Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-09-14
IN GENERAL.

st. Julien has again lowered the trot
ting record, this time 10 2.ll IA. His
owner expresses willingness To sell him
for $4,000.
A begger held out his hand.
haven't a cent" said the gentleman. al
did not specify the CON-" responded the
mendicant.
During recent hail storm at Ruoin,
France, hailstoues fell a. large as hens
eggs, and some larger than mems fists,
Branches of trees were cut of by them aud
birds killed.
Although New York has one hundred
more or less commodious hotels, IL Is very
difficult to secure room at any one ofthem
at the present time, so great is the rush oil
business and pleasure travel.
What are your polltics?" the chaplain
OF the Iowa penitentiary asked an intelly-
gent looking convict Il have not come
out for anybody yet" replied the convict,
gazing placidly through the bars.
We are indebted to ii. II. Warner &
Co, OF Rochester, New York, for a copy OF
Spoford's American Almanac for 1880,
one of the most useful pooks OF reference
of the kind extant The compiler Is \. K,
Spoford, Esq, Librarian OF Congress.
One advantage in holding the State
Fair at Lewiston occurs 10 us-thc Lew
iston Journal is printed there. live
newspaper like the Journal contributes
not little tn the success OF such an under
taking. Belfast Journal
Two men rode up on harnesscd horses
TO a circus ticket-wagon at Leadville,
htched the beasts 10 II aud dashed OFF with
the vehicle, Ia which were the treasurer
and $500 The Snowman gave quick
chase and regained the treasure, but the
robbers escaped.
-Twenty-one steamships, making alto
gether 206 trips across the Atlantic ocean
this season, having carried 1896 passen-
gers from New York. These passengers
were nearly all American pleasure-seekers,
and should they spend an average OF $500
each In Europe, the people OF that CONT
nent will get from the United States the
vast sum OF 81, SIS 900.
A fne-art publisher In London an
nounces public competition OF original de-
sigus for Christmas and New Year cards.
Fourteen prizes are offered. amounting
altogether Ia the value or $500; aud the
judges are Sir Coutts Lindsay, Mr. Bough-
ton and Mr.. Marshall artists. The de-
signs need not be appropriate 10 Christmas
or the New Year only, but they must have
some suitable sentiment expressed In
words.
Mrs. Louise Woodruff is a sensible
woman. She WAS one ofthe passengers of
the steamer Seawanbaky, recently burned
in New York harbor, and barely escaped
with her life She remained on board the
burning vessel until her back was scorched,
fearing 20 jump into the water because she
could not swim. Ai(er two weeks nervous
illness from the shock she made IL her first
business 10 learn 10 swim, and she now
breasts the waves Ike a mermaid.
Il Galveston merchant Is In the habit
Of imposing on the credulous by Dragging
about the extent OF his business relations.
Whenever he hears or reads OF failure in
the commercial world, he shakes his head
and says II lose i've thousand dollars,
80 help me JENNY gracious" 4 few days
ago a gentleman, IN passing, asked him;
1 NAN. dpul. 4AbN iluNH NbHlI lbu nav
lost II Or. Tanner had failed:' Not more
than couple OF thousands" replied the
uuSuspectlug John, who, not reading the
paper, supposed that Tanner was very
likely New York leather hrm.
The people OF Llnesvile, Ohio, were
aroused by tremendous explosion In the
heart OF the town the other night, which
brought out the police with the idea that
a safe had been blown open. Nothing
could be seen, however, until at last the
proprietor Of hotel near by suggested
that a stranger who had Just gone 10 his
room might know something about the
matter. His room was according entered,
where he was found trembling and white
A. sheet. On being questioned he con-
fesSed that he was in the employ OF an oil
boring company and had had In his pocket
a quantity of dynamite. When returning
10 his hotel he had accidentally dropped
the dangerous stun In the street, when IL
exploded with great VIOLENCE. IN cxami-
nation showed that the street was badly
torn up but. by singular good luck the man
escaped injury Had the explosion oc-
CURED in the hotel the building would
have bpgu blown In DipCrs