Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-01-24
NUMBER 3.
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

The San Antonio (Ie1asl Empress re-
orts remarkable mortality among
drove OF sheep. Mr.. Sawyer, who is
large sheep-owner in Medina county,
drove flock OF $500 sheep out Of
Pleasanton in apparently good con-
dition. The drove had hardly got
thirteen miles from town before 1915
died almost instantly. Whether they
were maliciously poisoned or not is a
question OF doubt, but certainly the
vultures that devoured the carton
dropped dead on the ground. Some
argue that the sheep fed on the deadly
SIENNA berry, but this is mere conjecture.
In n small German town an innkeep-
err, to get rid of book peddler's i'm
portunities, bought an almanac from
him, and putting it in his pocket left
tho inn. his wife just then coming in 10
take his place. The woman was then
persuaded 10 buy an almanac, not know
ing that her husband had one already.
The husband shortly returning and
discovering the trick sent his porter
to the railway station after the peddler,
with a message that he wished to see
THE latter on business. "Oh, yes
said the peddIer, 81 know; he wants
one Of my almanacs, but really can't
miss my train for that. You can give
me quarter and take the almanac 10
him." The porter paid the money and
carried the third almanac to the inn
keeper. Tableaul
The great lumber. producing regions
OF the Northwest are divided into three
distinct districts, known as the Missis
sippi valley district, the Eastern Michi-
gan and Huron shore and the LAX
Michigan. The first named, embracing
the territory drained by the Mississippi.
81. Croix, Chippewa, Wisconsin and
other rivers, produced last year 1000.
100000 feet OF lumber and $50, 600, 600
shingles. The second district, inc.ud-
ing the Green Bay shore, Cheboygau,
Manistee, Ludington, White lake.
Muskegon, Grand Haven ard Vol
river, yield about the same amount,
while Eastern Michigan, taking in the
Saginaw valley and Huron shore, pro-
duced about l.l00.000,000 feet. As
though there has been al unusual cut.
ting in the Saginaw valley, the greatest
increase this year is in the Mississippi
valley.
The population OF Key West, Fla,
inside and outside OF the corporation
boundaries, is variously estimated from
twelve to sixteen thousand. 1t is as
serted by persons well acquainted with
he place that it does not contain half a
dozen families from the Souther States
Of the Union, and not twenty families
from the Northern States, and that OF
the whole population, exclusive OF the
garrison and the United States officials,
there are not twenty-five unacclimated
adults. About one.half OF the popula'
tion are supported directly or indi-
rectly by the trade in tobacco and the
manufacture Of segars; and the other
half are dependent upon fishing and
sponging. Inc tobacco is brought from
the West Indies and most OF It from
Cnba. The cigars manufactured from
it are shipped almost exclusively to
New York, either directly by ocean
steamers or through Cedar Key and
Fernan1.na.
Benjamin Harris Brewster, the new
sttorney-general, is badly SCARED in the
face, having been terribly burned when
a child. lie is, however, large portly
man OF striking appearance. In dress
he is peculiar. His coats" says the
Philadelphia Times, "are almost in
yariably light .colored; his vests are OF
velvet, and, being cut low, expose
shirt front of the finest cambria RIFLES.
His pantaloons, be they neutral-tinted
checks or somber blacks, are models OF
the tailors art, and his gaiter-tops are
invariably the whitest Of white. He
wears standing collars. a black stock,
ruffleI cuffs and an old.fashioned fob
chain with q heavy gold seal. HIS
white fur-beaver hats, made on mod
iication OF the old bell style, are worn
alike winter and summer. His hats,
clothes and shoes are made IN London.
In his study Mr.. Brewster sometimes
wears a blue cloth GETAWAY coat, but he
oitener appears in fancily.embroidered
velvet Jacket, out OF the short sleeves OF
which protrude his RULED cuffs"
Smallest Woman in the World.
Lucia Zarate, the smalles. woman in
the world, was born in Mexico. Her
parents were peons--that is to say,
half.breeds. When born she was the
size OF q rat. II was supposed that she
was dead, and she was put in little
box that happened to be in the room.
Soon, however, she began to scream.
She was then taken ont Of her box, and,
except that che was wondrously small,
she soon played and ran about like any
other child. This is what the weekly
Ay;,o,a Miner saws. but we can Law over