Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-02-28
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It has been found that, with potatoes,
the heaviest gross crop, but the lowest
net return, is produced by farm-yard
manure.
A popular writer speaking of the
ocean telegraph. wonders whether the
news transmitted through the salt water
will be fresh.
After all Oscar Wilde does not look
half the guy that one of our best young
men, with knee-sprung legs in pair oil
candle mold trowsers does.
London is about thirty miles in cir
conference, and has nearly 1900 streets
squares, terraces and lanes and there
are over 1000, 900 persons living within
A radius of fifteen miles from Charing
Gross.
The report of the Municipal chemical
laboratory of Paris for the month OF
December shows that of 400 samples OF
wine which was purchased and Analysed
only 70 could be described a. good !;
l45 are said to have been "passable, "
while 146 are qualified as bad, and 80 as
injurious.
Two Leipsic chemists have devised a
process for obtaining sugar in perma'
nently liquid form. This result is said
to be effected by adding to purified
sugar solution q small quantity OF citric
acid. which combines with the sugar
and deprives il of its tendency to crys-
talliZe.
The return of the Chinese students,
about which so much is said, it seems
was occasioned partly By the fact that
the Chinese government wished TO
utilize their requirements. Several oil
them have been called INTO tho service
Of telegraph lines just completed, and
others will enter the army. the navy and
tho arsenals.
The Duke of Westminster is thinking
of using his power a. landlord to in
duce the tenants under him in London
TO consume their own smoke. He has
sent out private commission to investi-
gate the matter, and if they report
tavorably. it will probably be made one
of the conditions of Westminster lease
that ones chimneys emit no smoke.
The Vesuvius railway having been
successfully accomplished, it is now
proposed TO make the ascent to the
crater of Mt Etna in Sicily equally easy
by a similar plan. A company has been
formed at Palermo for carrying out this
project. The railway will reach almost
to the summit of the mountain, whence
a fine view may be had Of Sicily. Malta,
and n portion Of the southern end of the
Italian peninsula.
A magistrate is questioning tramp
whose bearing indicates that he has
seen better days. You look AZ il you
had been gentleman he remarks.
YES" says the prisoner, with a sigh ;
"once / WAS worth several millions"
"Gambled. eh ?" NO, sir. "Squandered
it in riotous living, ELI p mo, sir. -
Then to what vice were YOU addicted ?
Friendship, sir"
At the Klawack canncry, an Indian
one day, abusing some others with oflen-
siyo epithets learned from the whites,
they Mt once fell 10 fighting. A trader
inauiring what he said IA them, they
replied they didn't know, only when
white men used those words they went
to fighting, and so tho Indians thought
that was the proper thing for them to
do.
Japan has set an example that might
we'll be followed 10y some continental
nations. Tie government was request
ell for permission to hold lottery in
order to dispose of such articles as re-
manned unsold at the national exhibit
ton. They refused on moral grounds,
and went 10 the expense of purchasing
all the goods themselves in order to
avoid the risk OF an immoral example.