Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-02-22
IN GENER AL.

james Is the lucky name. Gen. Gar
field i the sixth President with that Gu
phOuiuS title.
WIN. T.. Chandler has presented 10 the
New Hampshire State Historical Society
,he pocket knife carried by President Lin
coin on the night OF his assassination.
Colonel Insersoll calls IAN economical
rich man curse aud pest" That couu-
Try i hleSt. he saws, where the rich are
extra,agaut aud the poor are economical"
Put down In one corner ofyour men,
ory for future use the fact that in the year
1900, February will have but tweuty-eight
dsys although leap year. This phenome-
non occurs only once in 2OJ years, and al
WAYS in the odd hundred.
A getleman recently returned from
Chicago SAYS IL Is painful 10 see the efforts
OF the boys OF that Hat city 10 DO little
coastiug. The latest dodge il - hoist =
sail aud trust 20 the wind, which always
blows in Chicago, rather than 10 gravity,
which has no chance.
The steamer Great Eastern, launched in
November ,ls67, has, il j said cost So
UuO. 900, has not paid one quarter OF that
sum 70 her owners, and has gained such 4
name for IN luck that sailors refuse 10 ship
ia her The only paying scheme she was
ever in was the laying Of the Atlantic cable
in lSJi.
The holidays Of ISL fail on the follow
! iug days OF the week Washington's birth
day. Tuesday; Decoration day, Monday,
| Thanksgiving, Thursday: Christmas, Sun
| day. Church holidays are as follows ash
Wednesday, March3; Mid Lent March 20;
Palm Sunday, April 10; Good Friday, April
/ -: Easter Sunday April Il; Ascension day,
May 70; Advent Sunday, Nov. p.
The LelristoR Journal has issued a
small pamphlet containing statistics OF
4 Lewiston and Auburn manufactures for
/ 1850. The total manufacturing capital OF
Auburn was -. OOO, OO0, OF which 81 ,000, coo
was employed in shoe manufacturing. In
/ Lewiston the capital invested in manufac-
turing was s., 200, 900, and So, 0O0, 900 yards
! Of cotton goods were produced.
! ANOTHER CANIDATE.-By large MAORI
| " the people OF United States have declared
/ their faith in Kidney Wort as a remedy FOL
| all the diseases OF the Kidneys and liver,
some, however, have disliked the trouble
OF preparing il from the dry form. For
/ such a new candidate appears in the shape
ofKiduey Wort in Liquid Form. II is very
concentrated, is easily taken and is equally
efficient as the dry. Try it.-LouisVihi:
Post.
| The Providence Press says: Miss Ids
/ Lewis, the keeper or the LIMERICK light
| house in Newport harbor, has added an
other 10 the number ofrescues from drown
ing which she has made, which has now
reached nearly score. Two members Of
the post band at Fort Adams, while cross
on the ice from the city TO the fort, broke
through the ice and would certain y have
drowned but for the assistance rendered
them by the heroine OF LIMERICK. Miss
Lewis's fame has reached beyond the sea,
and she richly deserves all the honor thai
has been accorded TO her.
-Nonogenarians are not uncommon,
but philanthrOpists like Peter Cooper are
Few men live 10 the age of 90 and do ths
amount of good in the W orld that he has
done. lie character istically celebrated bis
nia4tieth birthd ny Saturday by giving
500 OOD to his cherished Institute, anC
\ $40 600 for other benevolent purposes
The Institute, his greatest monmament %
Y philanthropy, al which free Instruction L
given nightly 10 1000 or more pupils ol th'
xork,ng classes, cost him originally $500
coo. aud he has expended as much more Oh
its Maintepauce.