Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-03-15
IN GENERAL.

New York boasts four opium dens in
one block.
The famous long bridge over the
Potomac has been carried away by the
Hood.
An Irish gentleman writes us this
morning ~ say that half the lies told
about the Irish are true"
March cam" In neither like Hon nor
vet like a lamb. hut more like yellow
dog fresh from an encounter with III" slnp
hurkct OF some scullery maid. - Boston
Post.
General Grant set the example nj once
~ tho meeting ofthe worlds Fair Executive
Committee the Other day when T. was pro
posed that each member shonld begin By
subscribing $1,000.
Mr.. Pcnt~co,, tolihls brother clergy.
man In hrnokllre. the other d4v that "ln
the early DAYS OF tie Church 5000 converts
were made hv ono sermon. and that now IL
tskcs 5000 sermons 20 make one convert. ="
Roy. Mr. Tuppcrof Chicago Wa. falsely
accused Of having set hrc Ia his church.
when the fart Of his innocence was estah-
lished az well a. the further fact that there
never WIS any real reason for doubling IL.
the sociaty said II was sorry, and doubled
his salary.
1t was stated In the Army and Navy
Journal some time since. aud has never
been cnntradicted. that Maine l. the only
Suite which never lost dag hy capture
during the rebellion. No enemy's hand
was ever laid upon flag borne by MAN.
regiment.
The national Association oc Veterans
ofthe Mexican War assembled NJ Louisville
gu Tuesday. General Tom Taylor called the
meeting IL order, aud General ". l..
Jackson delivered the address nf welcome,
which was responded ~ by G. neral j.
W. Denver. About 200 veterans were
present.
The arms bill which was introduced in
10 the British Parliament Monday prohibits
the possession or carving OF arms except
nv licenses permits the search or houses
from sunrise To sunset aud. empowers the
authorities to prohibit and regulate impor-
tation and sale of arms, dynamite aud nj
trn-glycerlne. II applies only u ireland,
and Is TO continue Ia force fre years.
A new invention l. reported from It
aly, consisting In application of light-giv-
ing materials to printers, ink, whereby the
print becomes luminous In the dark, so
that in future IL will he possible % read ut
night. In bed or on journey, without the
assistance OF candle or lamp. A new daily
paper, in which thls luminous material will
be used. il, Il is said, about TO be establish
cd in Turin.
Every now and then one hears or
death here or there that is as directly trace
able 10 the war a. were those that occurred
on the battlefield, In hospitals, or In the
Southern prison pens. The swamps
of the peninsula planted the seeds OF the
maleria thousands of bodies that with
stood attacks then, but as age comes on.
and with IL loss OF power tn withstand
disease, the old malady. which has been hut
dormant, reassrrts itself and hastens its
victims To the grave. They who thought
they had escaped the perlls OF war wer" but
reprieyed. They are dying daily-dyins
for their country a. truly rs those who fell
By the bullet Boston Transcript.
The society for the Prevention ofCruel-
abused offspring of beggars and drunkardS
that many people would be glad To see 1t
tipd a way ofinterfering between child and
parent In some families that profess TO be
respectable The wretched son or the
tirunkard IL beaten cruelty because anger
has temporarily dethroned both reason and
affection In the father; bat rum Is not the
only incentive 10 anger and this passion
when excited can make the alleged gentle
man Just as brutal As the drunken hoor.
Not one punishment in ten Is inflicted
except when the parent Is angry: not one
angry parent Ia thousand fails for the
time being TO be an utterly unreasoning
brute and contemplate coward. lnherit-d
vices, Ike other oil wrongs. die hard, and
no vice has an older lineage than that
which prompts parents To expend their
superiuoIs savagery on erriug children.
The young must he trained. but those who
are disciplined as the brntes have their
parents to thank II they are brutes when
they have reached the age that should ind
them msp aud wowep.-NsH York Berasd.