Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-12-27
IN GENERAL.


Thirty one thousand emigrants arriy
ed In New York in November, nearly twice
as many as during the same month OF lasI
year.
Il Rhode Island Justice refused "a
marry man named Carr to q widow OF
the same name, on the ground that be was
afraid 10 couple cars.
Secretary Blaine has received a cable
despatch from Baron VonSteuben, which
saws ne has named his son, born last week,
" Blaine Steuben."
Portraits OF President Gsrtield-good
ones, too-will soon be for sale at ) cents.
They will be found on the new fve-cent
postage stamps.
A Kansas mob broke open Mrs Loeb
mans door aud smashed her windows, be-
cause she died Information against the per-
sous who sold her husband liquor.
The New York Supreme Court has
lust granted divorce 10 Anges Robertson
from Dion Boucicault, the actor, with g.
GOO year as alimony.
Formerly in our Navy. the sailors had
their daily rations OF grog, and similar pro-
vision was made for the soldiers OF our
Army. Now both are supplied with coffee
a. a substitute.
The Washington Star considers the
attempts upon Guiteau's life dissraceful In
every wsy-noi only breaches OF law and
order, but utterly discreditable 10 Amer
lean craftsmanship"
A Washington correspondent describes
Congressman Diugley as a slight, delicate
man, whose exceeding paleuess OF complec-
tion i all the more marked by the lefty
blackness OF his hair and beard.
The Sioux have fashion OF naming
children In the order in which they are
born. 10 the roll has many such names as
Wtnona, Hapan, llepi, wanoke, Heke,
etc, which mean hrst-born, secoud-boru.
third-born, fourth-born, nrh-born, and
so on.
-" Young men talk OF trusting TO the
spur or the occasion. That trust IS vain.
Occasions cannot make spurs. Ifyou eS-
Pect 10 wear spurs you must win them. II
you wish 20 use them you must buckle
them 10 your heels before you 90 into the
fight. "-Jdmcs 4. Garfield.
The Herdld, referring 10 the fact that
a very few OF the leading men OF New York
City were bo.u Ia the city, SAYS the same
Is true OF Boston, or Philadelphia, or any
other great city, making Il evident that
there i something in country training,
which develops energy Of character.
One OF the most famous OF Washing
tor characters is Mrs. B-lva Lockwood,
the fvna.c lawyer. She Is said 10 have
very remuncratiye practice. one OF her
eccentriCities i her utter contempt for the
usual methods OF locomotion, aud she may
be seen almost any day riding through the
streets on Il tricycle..
-" Il matters little what may be the
forms OF national Institutions II the life,
freedom and growth or society are secured.
Finally. our great hope FOR the future, our
great safeguard against danger, Is 10 be
found Ia the general and thorough educs-
ton OF our people, aud in the virtue which
accompanies such education. -jdmcS A.
GpcSeld
The Grst line OF telegraph was erect, d
less than forty years ago, aud At the pres
ent time there are more than 1000, 900
miles Ia operation. The United States
cones trst with $4,000 miles, with the
AtAultnlAAt Vi AhpAAtA
100. O00 miles; Germany comes next, with
lJ0 0OO mileN. amt the great Chinese En-
pire last, with 2O1 miles.
The Holiday DAM Uide A,rd1e gives
A. irontispiecr The second prize drawing OF
lat >prins's Prize Competition, the artist
+. II Luugren. the cngrsyer w. Closson.
IL j. cal,el Winter Birds, and Is one OF
the most beautiful pictures ever executed
IN this country, both in design and en-
craving.
-Iu the fall of lSSO wildcat was caught
Al the base OF Mt Washington and taken
To the summit, where II made its home
with the Observers at the signal station
during the winter OF lSSO-SI. la the fol-
lowin. spring. Tom ~ the cat was
CALEB 6y the Observers. left the SUNNI.
and nothing was seen OF him until the 9th
CT dsv. when ne returned 20 his last win
ter's quarters, making himself quite 81
home, apparently ready 10 spend another
winter on the summit.
When Lafayette stopped with Col
Spring on his visit In ISIS in Ssco, Frank
BRYANT did some little service for Lafayette
aud the general gave him therefor two sill
yer dollars. Bryant was hardly OF that
ace when a person could be said TO fully
appreciate the gin, but his mother laid
aside the money, fully believing that the
time would come when he would value
those coins When Mr.. Bryant died, he
let those two dollars 10 his sons, Warren
c. aud Geo. +. Bryant, who have Jealous
In guarded them ever since.-B'dds'ord
Times.
An exchange notes q number or emf
uent Americans who were born in the year
ISL. Among them Horace Greeley, Wen
dell Phillips, Charles Sumner. Elihu BUR
rift. Harriet BSecher Stowe, Fannie FERN
Edgar Allen Poe. DIR. J. w. Draper, Fan
ME kemble; Noah Porter, President OF
Yale College; lioratlo seymour; Alfred Is.
Street. the poet; and William Page, the
artist. Ofthese, Phillips, Mrs. Stowe, DIT
Draper. Fannie kemble, President Porter,
IIora,io Seymour and Page reached theli
70lh year.
ON Monday. Secretary Blame vacated
the office OF Secretary or State, ana eh
Senator Frelinghuysen, or New Jersey
vas confirmed by the Senate as his sue
cessor. Secretary Blaine's career as IRE,
nier has been one which the country VIII
gratefully remember. His bearing during
| President Gariield's Illness and his enet'
getic and discreet discharge OF the duties
| of his Office have made his premiership th'
most notable OF recent years. His oincia
communications, SO far as they have oeei
published. especially his Instructions u
Minister Lowell and to the American MID
i.ters in Chill and Peru (dissracefnlly dis
regarded, AS they were will be historic
! documents, distinguished for their vigor
Gus English and their strong and wei
guarded positions. Secretary Blaine re
I tires from Office with hold on pubic es
/ - :. g., man In this generation