Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-05-08
IN GENERAL.

The Adjutant General of Massachusetts
has made his annual report. He thinks
Maine militia are among the best rifle shots
and that Maine has the best artillery bat
terry in New England.
Advertising does pay. Not very many
months ago merchant advertised in the
Reporter for boz. He said he hardly ex-
pected to get one but thought he would
try, and sure enough, before aybreak the
next morning his wife presented him with
bouncing lad. We won't guarantee to
be as prompt on every occasion aud still
we believe that persistent advertising does
pay.-Somerset Reporter.
al tell you what" remarked a sable
fGnctionary in the White House, "the
President he likes snsppiu', roarin' hick-
DRY fire. When he comes long, fust thing
he sees Is whether the fire Is blsZin', and
he says, Keep that fire sgoiu',' he says,
keep IL agoin', It's kind of cheerful like,
says the President.
--Thurlow Weed smoked for half a Gen.
fury, hut gave up the weed q few years
ago. He breakfasted at O'Clock on toast,
eggs and coffee, lunched lightly at |, dned
geserously and with relish at and habit
ually worked or enjoyed social converse
until midnight. Mr.. Weed was religious
man. He approved of Moody and 1t was
bis nightly habit 10 repeat the Lords
prayer before going TO sleep.
The Post ONCE Department at Wash
iugton has ordered printed s7,500.000
blanks for the new postal note which is to
be furnished for money orders of ten dol
lars aud under at the rate of cents. II
i expected that they will be ready for de-
livery at all the post offices of the country
by Sept. lst. This postal note will be OF
great service TO persons DESTROYS of send
ing small amounts through the mails.
The total immigration into this couu-
try through New York in 1852 was 49,
6i2. OF these l76, 6S5 came from Germa-
ny. IS 7S4 from ireland. -. ISL from Swe-
ten, 80 OSO from England, %, $40 from It.
sly. and Is. 1877 from Russia IL would be
interesting to know how these newcomers
prospered in this land of peace aud
plenty"
There are thiTty-six theatres in Lon
don, which represent an Investment In
land OF more than $500 600, 600. in build
ings of more than Sl25, 600, 600 aud in other
property enough TO make up the gross
amount OF $500 GOO 900. These theatres
regularly employ 10000 persons, and give
employment 10 a. many more indirectly.
Their aggregate seating capacity Is 49,
coo; and the average attendance each night
il 81 04. as shown by the Lord Chamber
lsin's reports. The average admission Is
IS cents.
In Que OF the large Chicago shops the
other evening the electric lights suddenly
went out, and in looking under the dynamo
for the cause, a large rat was seen with
one leg raised as If about TO take another
step, motionless. The rat was dead and
rooted 10 the spot. II had leaped or step
ped, FIRST on one OF the copper conductors
underneath the brush, and in stepping on
the other closed the current so that IL
passed through its body, killing IL instant
ly. The machinery was stopped, the rat
taken or and then everything was all right
again.
-Obstreperous fellows had better be
careful not TO get caught II they choose TO
exercise their muscles on Postmaster.
An old act OF Congress declares that ANY
person who shall knowingly and willfully
obStruct or retard the passage OF the mail
shall be liable 70 q flue OF not more than
slOO for every ofense. A case In point
comes 20 Us from Missouri, where the
Postmaster was attacked by drunken
man. The offender was indicted under the
postal law OF Congress, and the indictment
has been sustained hy the United States
District Judge there, who has ruled that
aSSanlting aud battering Postmaster Is
ohStrUcting the passage OF the mail, and
that drunkenness is not an excuse for the
ohenSe-
No article has Jumped more suddenly
from worihleSSneSS 10 an important article
of commerce than cotton seed. Twenty
wears ago the seed OF cotton, when ginned
from the fibre, was considered 4 nuisance
and tons OF IL was cast into the Mississippi
every year The inventor OF cotton seed
press, and the announcement by him that
cotton seed oil was equal 10 olive oil, was
received with deriSion, and his patents
regarded a. almost worthless. lie to-day
j. "A poor man and his machinery Is now
making millions OF money for the South.
Al. the leading cities of the South are en-
gagged In the manufacture OF the oil, aud
the cotton seed Is a valuable part OF the
product. The oil cake j. found 10 be ex-
crllent. both - nutritious food aud as
fertilizer for the soil.