Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-08-17
IN GENERAL.

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opinion without pay
A man digging clans. Says the New
Orleans PicGyHae, hardly knows whether
ne Is fishing or engaged in agriculture
pursuits.
The PERUVIAN SYRUP has cured thou
sands who were suffering from dyspepsia
debility, liver complaint boils, humors
female complaints, etc. Pamphlets free tc
any address. Seth W. Fowle & Sons
Boston.
Somebody advertises for "machin,
girls" Now we would like to know IL
what particular "machine girl is better
than ''hand maid?"
HAVE wIsrAR's BALsAM or WILD CHER
RY always at hand. II cures coughs, colds
bronchitis, whooping cough, Group, inhu
enZa, consumption, and all throat and lunG
complaints. 90 cts. and 81 a bottle.
A church organization at Riverside
near New York, was turned out Of Its
church building for debt last week. The
debt was $3.50 and the creditor was
another church.
The following advertisement appears
in Canadian paper: "will the gentleman
who stole my melons last Saturday night
be generous enough to return me few OF
the seeds, as they are a choice Variety
| What tramp can now have the hardi-
hood to ask at our door for meal OF "wit-
ties, with the plea that he has eaten moth
ing since yesterday Can't he profit by a
good example? Let him ask at DR.. Tan
ner's back-door.
1T was Elizabeth Stuart Phelps who,
being asked IL she was not afraid to be on
the beach in q storm, when IL was deserted,
replied that she preferred the voice OF
God to that of the summer boarder."
AS the result OF American enterprise
In exhibiting specimens of the work OF our
machinists at the exhibition at Sidney, In
New South Wales, prominent locomotive
firm has received orders for twenty seven
machines in addition 10 the four shown.
A new boarder st a West End board
\ ing house split some milk on his coat and
was fearful lest 10 would leave a grease
spot. An old stager assured him that there
was not the slightest danger, but that he
might look for chalk mark when ii dried.
! The manufacture OF paper bricks is
said 10 be carried on extensively in the
West, aud especially in California, where
the best tlbrous material Is provided. The
quality OF the bricks render them well
adapted for building purposes. The Chinese
make the soles their shoes ofpaper SINH
larly prepared.
| 1t is asserted that in St. Augustine,
Florida, is the Oldest dwelling In the
United States, built there in 1865 by Philip
Melendez, a Spaniard. But in Sante Fe,
New Mexico, is an ancient pueblo dwelling
still occupied by number OF native famt-
| lies, which a priest reported standing at
the time OF his visit in 1889.
The railroad between Vera Cruz and
| the City OF Mexico is said TO be marvel of
engineering. IL ascends 700 feet, 400 In
% miles. IL passes from hot TO temperate,
and from the latter 10 the cold country. IL
spans raviues, scales precipices, and plung-
e. through the bowels OF mountains below ;
/ then I'D into the clouds again. To con-
struct this line il took Sc years, 10 Presi-
dents and one Emperor.
Eastern people who have general
/ idea OF the size OF Colorado may yet be sur
prised AZ the statement OF the Denver Ne'es
I that IL is the fourth State in the Union In
this repect, and is larger than New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts. Connect
/ cut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey,
Delaware apd Maryland combined.
A New Jersey farmer heard strange
noise among his hens l. years ago and
/ fred a shot gun st il from his bed room
window. The other day he received $500
| from an unknown man who stated that
having his legs filled with bird-shot made
81 honest man OF him, and now a. he was
about 70 die, be desired 10 reward the
shooter.
The elevator recently built by the Erie
Railroad Company on the New Jerse side
OF the Hudson River, has q capac lily Tor
800 900 bushels OF grain. and Is claimed
70 be the largest and most complete IN the
country. The machinery Is run by two 21O-
horse power engines, and the elevator can
receive and unload forty cars at one time
/ by means OF steam shovels, At the rate oil
three minutes, and can losd four ordinary
steamers In four hours. Its cost was $3.50,
600.
Texas promises to show the most phe-
nominal growth OF any State In the oniou'
No county from which the census returns
have been received reports less thah iOo
per cent. increase in ten years, whl!e niau.
90 up TO 200. and some even 70 'Vv; Deu-
yer, Col, has been regarded rs the CIV!
showing the most marvellous increase wa.
Of $40 per cent, but she is left clear out Oh
sight by Dallas, Texas, which has -ue-
veloped from a hamlet OF 500 persons ID
1870 10 4 city OF 1900 inhabitants now
an increase OF 1875 per cent.
The small boy has a good friend IN tue
Supreme Court OF Kansas. ranIosu
company was sued for injuries receiVeu os
q boy while playing upon turn-taoie, anu
the Court held that, As everybody Auo"S
that by nature and instinct boys love "
ride, and will cling 10 the rear OF wagons
ride upon swings and swinging gates sliue
upon cellar doors and stair rails, ana e,eh
pay 70 ride upon imitation horses, inc!
should act accordingly. No person mas
right 10 leave dangerous machinery caiSu
lated TO attract boys, without taking steps
70 guard against all danger, and the pers0H
failing 10 do so is guilty OF negligence
One day our dog Towser was lyin'
IN the sun TO trine 10 sleep, but the flies
was that DAD Ge couldn't, cos he had TO
catch EN-, and bimeby bee ht on his head
and was working about like the dog was
his'n. Towser he held his head still, and
when the bee was close to his nose, Towser
winked at me like he sed, you see what this
: buaer is doin', he thinks l am lily OF
the valley which isn't opened yet, but
you Just wait till blossom, and opened his
mouth very slow so as not 10 friteu the bee,
and the bee went into Towser's mouth.
Then Towser shet his eyes and his mouth
too, and had begun TO make a peaceful
sn,iie when the bee stung him, and you
never see lily OF the valley act so in your