Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-04-12
IN GENERAL.

The Frazer Axle Gre'sa Is the Stan
dard Axle Grease of the world. Use II aud
save your horses aud wagons. Oae greas.
| Ing viii last two weeks.
There l. tax upon wedding rings In
England of l. shlling> an ounce. AMI the
revenue therrfrOm Is about slOO OOO per
year. Ia uo other country In tie world Is
there such u tax.
The amount of f~h annually consumed
in New York city aggregates nearly 81
600 600 pounds, OF which cod comprises
about 900 coo pounds, blue il>h nearly s.
600 600 und ma krrcl 5 800 900 The value
oil hi, supply j. about Go 800 900.
We would call special attention to n e
a ivertisrmrnt In this issue OF &. Merrill
& Co thu wrlI-kunwn Nur>rrymrn OF Lew
i.tDn, VI ,ine, who are in want OF few
more statesmen.
A few weeks since at a conference OF
legal gentlemen ia France the following
question was brought before the meeting
for discussion: "Ifa sou We're To borrow
/ money OF hl~ father, agreeing Ia pay inter
est and legal taxes, aud subsequently iail' d
aud made legal settlement with his crvdi-
tiuuS, shuuli h.. be hrli resp ,n-ib.e for thu
whole uf the debt oue al ia. -ir- "f hi>
fathers c,.tatrl' IL WAS d,cid u tnaL he
should not.
A tragic story l. rep Irtrd from Sonfh
Australia. \ cUiUui>t named McCaIt Y,
with his tnur sous, were out rraplug, hen
"A tiIc, which h al been burn iu2 Ia the thrush
SOinr twelve miles away. suddenly {. me
down upon their farm by the rising al e
t"rrihc wind. They had barely time Ia tir~
u clrariug when the fire rushed past
them ia fim,> 80 iect high. A. soon
they could do ~ they FASTENED humrwari,
10 hui uuly the chimney OF their hou,c
Standing, and the 81 aired bodies OF the
wife aud mother. the dive daughters aud
another son ly ng about IL.
We feel that We are doing the public
favor in calling their attention particu-
larry 10 HOODS Sirsaptrilli. This il not a
pal, ~ M dicine, hui Is pr"pr e. AIRY arti' l.
pjs- sdug real cur alive properties, aud h
fleets npon the Bupd are very positive.
Spring debility. BIliou>nrss, Dyspepsia,
aud all troubl' caused by impure blood
readily yield 10 this excellent medicine.
We think those who give II Il trial for that
Oub VI SOihs ilOil ~
-uif r aud II peculiar IL This season, Will
be quite satisfied with the Results.
A physician IN Trcum,eh, Michigan,
named iiau-r, has met with a series uf re-
III rkable mi>furtuurs lately. About II
year ago he W - assaulted in thu sire I,
robbed and laid on the railroad track, whe o
train anputrd one baud. At Tie Chicago
Couclavr OF Knights femplars he Wa
jo>tled from 4 platform and disloc. q
shoulder; at some horse-races In October
he Tell by the railroad and Was 50 severely
hurt on the head by the car wheels that he
barely survived his injuries, aud few
pights ago he was dangerously stabbed In
the back aud breast by u burglar who had
entered his house, AMI at whom he Unsuc-
cessfully areG three shots.
"A belief in wiichcraft still prevails in
Germany. man aud his vile lately
brought suit In country court against 4
neighbor whom they accused or causing
the death OF their TWO little pigs by witch.
craft. The woman, In stating the case,
said: "You couldn't see any marks on
their bodies at all. In the evening they
were healthy, ate heartily, the pigsiy was
locked, aud In the morning one OF them
was already dead. The defendant crossed
the yard dui Ing the night and bvwit;h,d
them. l speak TO you, judge, as To "A faith
or, and implore You 10 make her ri, G you
stands how To bewitch. Br side>, shc has
before this Made ME aud my husband lousy
by witchcrait." The suit Was dismissed.