Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-08-24
IN GENERAL.

A nan 81 years of age might hav
seen every President of the United State,
with the exception OF George Washington
An exchange assumes 10 tell ''what tn
Indians raise" The thing they raise mos
Is that which Robert Ingersol doesn't be
reve in.-Elmind Free Press.
The Chicago TribWRe says that ''ther,
are not many men iuehis country who car
say as much in one column OF tne type aS
James G. Blaine OF Maine.
One of the latest marriages in Cincin
nati was John Damn to Anna Pleffer. Il
i TO be hoped that Annals curse viii
ALWAYS come home 10 roost.- NdSArill
ia.srcda.
The bathing suit worn by the boys
slopg the river front tits well and Is very
simple and inexpensive. Ii consists OF q
wad of cotton in each Philadelphia
CLr1uicle-H Herald
Col. Frank W. Johnson, the only sur
yiyer Of the bloody struggle at the Texan
fortress OF the Alamo, is now 50 years old,
but i engaged in writing history of the
Lone Star State.
When YOU see a man take of his hat
10 YOU. it is sign that he respects you ;
but when he is seen divesting himself of
his coat, you can make up your mind that
he intends YOU shall respect him.
-Statesville, y. c., claims 10 have the
largest botanical depot in the world.
Cherokee Indians are employed TO collect
The herbs. OF which there 100 varieties,
and last year l, 500, 900 pounds OF roots and
herbs were shipped.
The daily income Of the Gar is bat the
mere tribe of S25,O 600. That OF the Sultan
j. sin leSS-only SlS.O The Emperor
of Austria gets $1,000. The Emperor of
GERMANY. $500; the King of Italy, $1,000;
and the King OF Belgium, s64S.
A man at Burlington, y. J., while look
inc over A picket fence at his wife'S grave,
slipped In some way and caught his neck
between two Of the pickets, So that he
could not extricate himself, He was re.
leased after a while, and died shortly after.
Lewis Hntz. OF Independence, Mo,
WAS acquitted OF murder there on the
GROUND of insanity. lie was struck dead
by sunStroke. on the same day OF the
month. Al the same hour OF the day, and on
the very spot where he committed the
deed
The Is" puzzle has been brought to
the attention OF 80 learned body a. the
Raval Society. Edinburgh. At the meet
ius on June :, Prof TAFT, the distinguished
mathematician. sent note on the theory
81 the puzzle, and gave rule for deter
mined whether particular arrangement
was So!ablc or not.
According to the census just complet-
Cd, Massachusetts, viii probably prove 70
Dee the most thickly settled State IN the
Union. The figures are 22s To the square
mile. Rhode Island following with 2l2.
uf all the countries on the globe, Belgium,
Great Britain and Italy are the only ones
more densely populated.
1t is claimed that the first watch man
u,sctured In this country for the trade was
made in Shrewsbury in isl by Luther
Goddard. a clOck-maker. who procured
foreign wOrkmen 70 make The the finer por-
lions The business continued until IL
,gs. removed to Worcester. One Of the
earliest watches Is now preserved by the
American Antiquarian Society at worces-
Ter.
There are four ladies in Brunswick
whose aggregate ages are 3S3 years-all
widows. Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Lamb, Mrs.
Price. Mrs. Toothaker. Capt. WoOdside
whose funeral occurred few days since,
VS. - wears Of age. The are now twelve
persons in Brunswick 50 years old. The
oldest person is Mrs. Jones, aged 81. Capt.
James Sinnctt, OF Harpswen is now 90
wears u age.
Col Ralph Rollins, i confidence man,
died in the Pennsylvania penitentiary q
week ago. and word was sent 10 his first
wife. She said she wanted nothing Of him
or his. and his body went 20 the POtters
held. Since then $4,000 worth Of dia-
mocds have been found in the handle Of
Rouias' shaving brush. and his wife has AZ
once DIT in q claim for them, which i dis
puted bv = poor creature who was faithful
90 the last
Heard in Md-Channel- Robinson :;
You've seen more OF the world than
most people. Mrs. Smart. Now, where
have YOU meet the handSomeSt, pleaSaHtest
anu best bread peOple:" Fair American:
Well. among your British aristo cracy."
Robinson Indeed, That is most crafty
lug 10 my pride a. an Englishman. And
where have sou CONFERENCE.-The ug-
iie,t. vulgarest aHd most offensive speci-
mems Of humanity ; Fair American:
..wen. among your British aristocracy!'
-PWct.
A Brunswick. y. J., saloon keeper has
pair OF beautiful white ponies that prefer
lager beer 20 water. AfteF having return
ed from a drive behind his pets, he always
goes into his saloon and brings out glass
OF beer for each. When il is placed be-
fore them they sniff II and then throw their
heAls back and allow il 10 be poured into
theif mouths. lie has several TIMES offer
ell them water on returning, bat they have
always turned their heads away and looked
toward the door OF The saloon, as If expect
inc 10 81. the beer COMING.