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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-08
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The Chinese book 81 ceremonies.
"Tchcou.Li.- dated about 30 A. d.,
gives directions for the Use ~ an um.
brella Ia b. borne over the imperial car.
Ia Hindoo mythology u was with an
umbrella horne over his head that
vishnu visited the internal regions.
The use of the umbrella In ancient
Greece and Rome as an adjunct Ia the
toilets of people Of fashion AMI Ia sew
sral ceremonies Is attested by countless
quotations from such writers NJ Gillian,
Pausanias, Arisiophanes, Aristotle. Pla.
tarch. Ovid. Martial. Juyenal, Pliny
and Others. The Greeks called II ski
adeion" aud the Romans ''umbslla" and
"umbracula."
The Roman umbrella was formed of
skin and leather stretched on rols and
could lie lowered when not In use. The
honor II bearing u over the owner was
reserved 10 the favoriis slave or servant.
Umbrellas formed part Of the luxuric-
Of wealthy ByIantines and Romans.
The Emperor Claudian carried goldel
umbrella with . carved ivory handle.
A Roman writer (Gorius) says that the
Romans got u originally from the
Etruscans. In siam the king grants the
right to employ an umbrella rs q patent
Of mobility.
The Indian and Persian title Of satrap
comes from che words Ch' hatra-paii. ar
"lord Of the umbrella" the Hindoo and
burmese for umbrella being "Chata.
The king Of Ava was liking Of the white
elephant and lord VI the twenty.four
umbrellas" ,:hs umbrella IL In fact
all over the east u mark Of high rank
Clothier and furnisher.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-08

The polio. regulations m England are
very digercn, from tho-e common IN
thi. country. The policeman there Is
no, nearly ~ Autocratic ~ he 10 here
AMI would never think u using . club
% striking man. except In self defense.
J. Gilner speed gives this story Of their
mild sway
UPON one occasion q man came into
my oiiic. and created . disturbance.
ordered him out lie declined TO 20. - ]
.ent for . policeman. AsergeAnt came.
aid Ia him!
This man does not belong here and
refuse. 10 leave my Office. Will you
please take him ouU'
l.IJ-cted Ola. sergeant Ia tell the man
he mus, 80. and then II he did not move
on I expected 10 $50 the officer remove
him by force. 40, q, all. The sergeant
.aid, "You had better leave here. sir.
and his tone was - RESPECTFUL and civil
AZ though he wa. Askirsk = favor.
The man manifested no intsution OF
leaving. and the police officer began an
inquiry As 10 his reasons for wanting a.
stay. This ~ enasp-raied me that put
the man cut myself, greatly Ia the
asioni.hinent and apprehension Of thu
officer.
ii. explained to the that had no night
81 interfere In the matter ! had brought
Ia his attention. and that doubtless the
intruder would get out warrant against
me and have me arrested for a~sAuli.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-08
rsI OUTLOOK.

IN. nearer The time gets Ia ,l'cilon,
the brighter are the Republican pros
pets; they haV. t~en Improving every
day for the last two week.. In New
York. the great battle ground, the re-
sult % the registration has nccn en-
coarsging to the Republicans ani disap-
pointinx To the Democrats. In the ET-
publican .irongholj- ot the state therr
ia large incrva.c In the registration,
while In the D,moCrstic stronghold b.
loo Harlem bridgr, the increase hs. bscn
considerably lees than the Democrats
anticipated. Both parties are nov claim
iug sO,t.o la IN. state of NcN York.
m. state ~lll eNiisutly be Close. bat the
I:spablican. sxpe,t to carry Il.
rbrrr b. uo di.puiing the f4ct
that the Democrat. are g~tiiu,
harmed. for. under the leadership Of
their candidate. GroVer Cleveland, thcy
have bcgun the cry % corruption and
fraud whlSh !. the fir,t step 10 the prOc-
-. % explaining defeat. Their ora
tor. aud pspcr. have runs the change.
"n this cry for numt.r % days.
Another .'gu % IN. Democratic .csre
g.. the attempt ~ eleventh hour iu.lon
With the Peoples Party. \ few day.
20 order. wsr, --nt out from the Demo
'r,tic national headquarters to Siihlra~
ll,e Cleveland electors Ia hVe or six vest
,rn states. aud substitute the names of
re Viewer electors. This MAS . de-
Ierais attempt o. throw the clevtion into
the house Of representatives by prevent
Ing a choice ~ the electoral college.
some II the candidates for ,l-ctor thu.
ordered 10 b. wlihdnwn have declined
To acC,pt that disposition % themselves,
aud the Australian ballot law In some
state. hs. mad. complication. which
will very likely prevent the accomplish
msut 20 the fusion. The attempt al
fusion !. likely Ia b. % No avail, and ].
more significant Ss straw than a. any
thing else.
Of cOar-s the vote. can not be counted
until sftsr thsy or. cast; but the prO.-
pet I. good that When the rrturu. come
Ia Tuesday night, they will Rad a. ~e
want thru "a.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-08

In = little out % the way alley not Tar
from Stuyyesant square there Is = small.
dingy barroom. II Is the fayoriie drink
ing place u dozen or more old men.
who are cronies and have met and played
chess there for many years. The aged
proprietor Of the place has filed the
room with curio~ities-strange stuffed
birds. autographs of old New Workers.
theater tickets 10 q quarter Of = century
ago. q few old fashionei collars, etc.
The old gentleman l. facetious occa-
sionally lie has been chuckling over
his latest joke for week OF two.
Hanging from the ceiling directly
over the lar Is bamboo biricage. The
four sides % the cage are covered with
cloth curtains. On one of these curtains
l. printed this inscription. "a Mexican
Bat" OF course every customer wants
to see the animal. but ON lifting the cur.
tain one sees nothing but brick sus-
pended from the top of the cage by \
string. The experiment generally costs
the curious psrson ut least the price OF
tive fagons Of ale.-New York Tribune
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-08

Who wore the first amulet u would bs
impossible 10 say. but the adoption Of q
talisman TO ward Oh evil Is Of very
ancient origin.
PhylActeries. the Greek word for anu.
lets. were worn by the lsraeliies, TO
which allusion Is made In the Scriptures.
These phylscteries were narrow strips
VI parchment ON which were written
passages from the Old Testament. A
strip WAS placed In small leathern boz
and bound to the left elbow by narrow
strap. There was . smaller phylsctery
for the forehead. the boz for which was
about an inch square.
The word amulet IL Of Arabic origin.
and implies thing suspended. Amulets
were Of various kinds. The moonstone
found In the desert Of Arabia was worn
~ . talisinsn against enchantment by
the women. who suspended Il around
the neck. II was . white. transparent
stone. the time for searching for Il being
midnight.-Detroit Free Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-08
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-08
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WHEN BENJAMIN West. the great
American artist-born In Prnnsyivania
I'm isss--rr % little boy. one of his
school fellows tempted him 10 - holiday
from trap Hal lcll by.rro,nising him .
ride to a D., ;.ilDriny plantation. Here
10 the horse bridle'i and saddle'i.- said
his friend. 80 come grt mp behind me"
"I,ehind yJa.' crie,i Benjamin. 81 will
ait iehind nol,ody." "Oh. very WELL
replied tie ether. II viii ride behind
you: ~ nount." lie mUunied Accord
ingly. and away they rude. This ts
the last ri,o hall have for so,ne time"
said his csGpinion. Tomorrow ] AIN
tobc sppr-nticrd toa tailor" Atsilor"
exclaimed benjamin. lyon will surely
never L. a tailorf' "Iniec'i ! shall"
continued the by; lit !, very god
trade. What 10 You intend 90 te. Zen.
janninr' ~ painter" What sort Of
trade y THAR "a painter" said the
Quaker hoy proudly. lis the companion
VI kings and enperors." "Now you
must be surely mad" said the einbry.
onic clo,hier: "therc are neither kings
nor cmpcrors Inc America" AYE" said
young West. but there are plenty In
other Parts VI ia. world. And do you
really intend To i- tailor ''ind-ssl ]
do. Then you may ride alone" cried
the future president % the National
Academy % Great Britain. 81 will not
nj. with aiiy one willing 10 IL a tailor.
New York Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-08


When you 20 into the Marble COLLEGE
atechurch. at Fifth avenue and Twenty
ninth street, you viii find In the book
rack Of each pew card VI the sise Of .
fashionable envelope. Il II IN "ac-
quaintance card" bearing the pastors
name aud church address on one side.
with . nice little square In the upper
right hand corner In which 10 printed.
elf mailed. two cent stamp here" On
the other side u printed, ''ln order that
the pastors may have the opportunity Of
seeking personal acquaintance and ex-
tending tn you the courtesiss Of tho
church. please write your name and AL
dress below. drop the card In ths pa
tors mail boz. hand 10 an usher or return
by mail. Signed, David James Bnrrell.
D. D.. pastor; Rev. Palmer y. Hubert.
Rev. ALFRED z. Myers. assistant pastors.'
70 u . sort Of . drops-eard4n-a-slot-a nd
rscsivs-a-pastoral-call scheme. and they
~ u wogks wsll.-Nsw Yosk Tines
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-08


A historian has u that ~ early ~ four
centuries before Christ the~s metal mir.
ron were In such common use among
the Romans that any maid servant could
have ne many ~ abe could hang nj her
gir,ile. which probably accounts for the
fact that they gradually fell into desue.
tude among ladies Of the higher classes
and led 90 the Introduction Of substi.
tutes. Il IL hardly 10 bs supposed. how.
ever. that u was this fact which induced
some ingenious person 20 20 cut and bur.
nish the inside Of drinking cups ~ To re-
feet the face % the drinker many times
In highly warning manner.
In addition 20 the small hand mirrors
which 10 use'i 10 bs the particular duty
of some unfortunate young slave 10 hold
before her mistress. there were panels ct
stone set In the walls and 20 highly pol.
ished AZ Ia serve N mirrors. twas this
use Of dark stone that first suggested
the u.e Of glass for rejecting purposes.
which according 10 Piiny. was first man
ufactur-d at the glass works Of . gen
tleman named Siion. Black glass was
first used; Afttrwari clear glass with
black foil on the hack replaced IL. Pliny
tells US all abost this, and nom this time
ON no mention IL made IL glass mirrors
until the Thirteenth century. when q
Franciscan monk. johannes Peckham,
speaks % mirrors, not only Of polished
marble and steel. but also OF glass Gov
cred with lead on the hack.
by this time the amalgam used Ia
making glass mirrors was much like
that Of today. the difference being In the
method % it, application. The process
Was TO spread tinfoil on plain surface
10 pour mercury over that and rub the
two together with thu hand or with .
harv's foot. The Amalgam thus forme,
was then covered with paper. oyeI
which glass was laid. Tho paper wa
then withdrawn and weights pressed %
the glass. pressing out the excess Of msr
cury.-New York World.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-08
IOHN'S LETTER.

Hiram ConAnt Ia. lately opened hls
new .llo and I. pleased With the con-
tents. n. cut into inch pieccs, by
horse power. the product of four acres,
Que of sweet corn fodder and three 81
yellow corn. lie cut In the entire yield
II the three acres. the corn being fully
matured. Mr.. Consnt owns the orchard
that my father planted some forty years
sgo. Prom Que tree he picked t~el,-
barrels % number hsld~ins. The tree
had just come Into hearing when the
farm passed into other hands ~ years
ago.
Fred and hi, partner are building q
camp up on the Hines lot, as q tempo
rsry home for themselves, oDe yoke al
oxen aud pair of horses, While they
yard out and haul Ia Ia the Irish broth
er.' mill the lumber they cut and peeled
last June.
There are two 10 the nelghborhcod
Who 90 on eruiche., Mr.. Robinson aud
Mr.. ruttle-sciatica aud sprsined
ankle.
Mrs. Muriock'. wound IL healing
nicely, aud she IL In = fair way To IL
about sgaln.
During the sermon next sabbath at
the ". T.. church, aud for many sue
ceedln. sabbaths, perhaps, there will
b. q performance not down on the bills.
The principal performer IL young
man. sged thr~e, Who MAS never crossed
aud never must be- crossed. such rcst-
les disturb~rs should wear an air
tight box during sabbath service. or H.
left nj home. We have fought against
the temptation to commit infanticidc
thus far SUCCESSFULLY, but Il IL we'll Ia
take heed lest We fall.
We ate an oyster With neighbor Nel-
lie last sabbath. Nell IL a pleasant
relic % q pleasant past. An astrsy that
has fiosted down the stream of time
from happy by-gope, when old Rum.
ford Was In the backwoods. AL Of us
old fellows, when We take q backward
glance, are rvAdy Ia affirm that the old
days were the best days. However that
may be, they I've very near our hearts
! do hope that every one Of earth's chill.
dren, for whom Christ died, withou,
regard to age, sex or previous condition,
will reach that land where the inhsbit-
ants never grow old. Hut it IL evideu,
to the most superficial thinker that there
will BE-, there MAST be, q vast amount Of
polishing before We shall be- In conhI-
ton Ia shine ne the stars forever and
ever. Playing hide and seek amongst
the DEVILS pots and kettles sadly OBJ
structs the shining qualities In human.
ity. but they are there just the same
when you get at them.
john.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-08
NOTICE or YORECLosrnE.

wherva., Aifred v. Dow ~ Hiram. In The
Ccusty ~ Oifori asd state ef Maine, .iid on The
irth day of February. A. ID. lot, by his mott
gage dessl of that dsi~, by him daily sseusei and
feorie.i In Oxfori Western Distriss Rsnssry %
lcesis. bsok y, paTe i61. coaveye.i by mortgage
10 Charles ~ bavts . certain lot of land With The
beihiinxs thervoa. situated In saii Hiram and In
sail iessi tsussisi ~ folbvsi Commensins q
q STONE post on the wet lana of sseo River, said
pot Icing The northeastrrty corner Of the tsun
bouss 10. tfs<see on the beIth nse of said tsvn
koass 10 to stone pp>t thst forms thu nsrth.
wet corner ~ The tswp bosse ~ q ne skie 10
the rssaa ~ nov tfa,skd iron The covered bridge
W the saii tvv q kooss tbeDse Along tbe castor.
" stie of sail rial In . noftheriy diressiea by
the arst maple tIse moth ~ NE kouse on the ~
hereby conveyed IN point " 10 narksi hrvL
sftsr By q stone I'osl saii point and pcst ~ 10
situated 80 that The no,th lihe ef the "a hersly
oen,eyed shsil run ene fsss north of ssh nspk
tee IN strsieht line ~ isrIe pine stump %
the bsnk of ssco River. th<sse aksag satd liver
" arpt msatiosei t-oasis. bsins ths sams prsa-
isss THE day conveyed W Aifrei v. fyv.
sev. thervferv, Ne es.disiess q seid sess
gAgs Icing brsksa ] claia . fosp<,sssrs of
Md.
CRAlLxs =. pAvM
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-08
DIED.

In wslch,ills. ,It =, james Downing, sse'i
~ years AMI months.
In Bsl,ti.r,. m. at r.. Nancy smith. widow
% a.. n. InEalis, Formerly ~ p.nmafk, ss-i -
tesr..
In Msrll.aru, Mass. O,t. ti. 4. n. Paine. for
msrly ~ Ma.on. ssvsi = year.
IN Brysa,'s fenl, o,, ,, hr,. hshsls, wife
~ Otis pusiley.
In Ws-fori. O,t, Is. Mr.. Nellie J.. site II
t,ea ". Hrv~n, sni daughter ~ a. a. spi dor
"a. fstshsr. as.-i Is yesr., ~ month. AMI u
lays.
YEAR.
In Rs,bary, Nos. I, w. Je-sph rsnl~y. foF.
mstiy tms silver ~ kamfori.
In ts.t -gmnsr. Nov. !, lea 18th :. -tes.on'
In Hos5ary. Nov. I. Mr.. Jo-sph rssIsy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-08

Almost third Of the total population
Of the globe round &0o, 0Oo, 90 human
oeinss-speak nothing but the Chimes
and allied languages. One hundred mil
lion more speak Hindoo only. aud ~
100000 speak English. The Russian
language Ii fourth ON the list. being the
mother tongue Of ~. o0o, 900 people. The
German IL good 9th and In used by
1900. 900 tongues. France coming sixth
On the list In which Il was once frst
Spanish IL used by 100000 people In
Europe and the three Amercas--St
Louis Republic.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-08
SOUTH PARIS
piRECroRy.


Tn-s ss.xvvsssAsasi Chark. On ss.fay.
pr~arsiax -sVks, 10 - a. n. sssessh schs-st.
u n yeaag Iscps's r.sstisx. ;; N '. n. prsy.s
s.sssisr. sS y -. "Wednesday rr~yes ~s<s-
us,s.sii-s churA. NV. 7. wAiscslls. rssss.
oa sas.iay, prsshinx ssr>tcs. 10. ~ a. n. sAn.
hath ssa.-,l Il ~. rsersisx rvH,es ms<eins y
a. y sssaias PRAYER m~<sins - '. =. Tvs
.lsy PRAYER msstlns. I'S '. - c'.-s s's~''ss'
n.s.i., csarA. Rev. z. .. R.m-lsn. rs-sss,
oa Sas.i.y, ps~.s hiax -srv,re ~ Is a. -. sas'
hath ~shs-sl u -. prayer ws~siss '.@ y o.
ree-lsy evening rrsyef w.<<siss -
srArxp ukrrtxss
N-nrulAr ~sssias Tuesday evening
ea 30 esfev feli scss.
Ioo s.sesss M,o. i.,ss; w5.A,s s -ss,
Esss@p~sn,, nr.s aad TART Nea'iay evenings
r. % m~r.r. Grange. .~cssi saturday q
s.ea ,ess.A tss srssss .ssrs :. sssa 's w."
u.O.. C.-ttr-t AMI thlrf thar-iAys
Lot. r.->,sth rsr,. Ls-ixs. No III .:sss
every ether Monday s,eainx IN ,ss q. n. " jail
s.iarlsY % o. bsfO~ fali ~ssa. In %. A. u
.fvsishs 4. NeAr,s Gasp .-s,. --.resd
All tear,h rrhisy evenings u s>sh uensh 81
s'ck-k 81 q. A. X Hall
Poverty socishJe At Grange Hall
rrtl,v evening At 20. Narch to BE-
Gin "a : 10 sharp. 4 prize vii be given
far the nlost poverty stricken costume.
Dressing rooms al the hall. Admission
To- 49, hall 10 cts. Ice cream and cake
will ne on sale. All are invited.
Eev. NJ. lI,ughton will live In y. n.
rsyloT'. rrnt.
M. 4. Tutile fell In his yard and
broke hi shoullsr revently.
Mr.. Frank white IL visiting relatives
In Canada. Hattie Andrews IL doing
her work while away.
Quite . large number weat on the en-
cur.ion To boston. Many have not yet
returned.
Nrrsns,msut. hs,. ben made To heat
odd Fsllo~.' Block by steam. The sp-
parstns will be pat In AZ oOce.
Mt. go,ins, Iitcomb has had q Sic-
lent siisrk % .giaiic rheumatism.
&C. Jones h,. IN. contract Ia put
the steam heating apparatus In odd
Fellows Blcck.
Adrian r. M,xim, the well-kno~n
horse trainer aud dealer, and writer Tor
horse papers. did quite suddenly Tues
day morning. Mr.. M,xlm has contrib
utcd . great deal % matter Zoe the lead
log horse pap~rs of Nes Englsnd.
Some wear. since h. conducted an ex-
v.llcnt department % "horse talk" In
the Democrat Tor While.
fsri. Grange ~ill give an interesting
programme n.lt saturday. The hour
~ meeting has been changed from :
O'Clock Ia 30 N.
Friday evening. Nov. llth, there Will
- poverty .ocisbl. NJ Grange Hall.
4 prize ~ill IT, given for the worst look
Ing costume. Al are Invited.
TIL. item l. clippei from the National
Jewsler: "Mr. >imuel Richards, south
Paris. Maine, !. I'll doing ba.lDe.. al
the old stand. and pro-I-ring. Mt.
Richard. makes . Speciality OF optics
ani has established quite . reputation a.
a .klllfal cur,r 10 detective vision.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-08

According To the lewiston Journal,
the rout. for the extension of the Fort
land aud Rumfori fslls Railway from
Mcchanic Fails has been definitely de-
cidcd upon. Il gill run quite dircc,
from Mschsnic Falls Ia q mile or so b.
yond Poland Corner aud within a mile
aud /. h,lf 10 POLAND spring, aud turn
ing. will join the Maine Central within =
mile az two 20 Auburn, passing rcsson-
ably closs tn Ninot Corner, Empire >ts-
tIon. ilttlrtelds etc. Cars vii b. run
dir~ctlv from Rumfori Falls into lew
I.ion aud Portland. Auo,erhead bridge
will ~ built. says President Chisholm,
and there shall b. no delays.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-08

Some section men got q surprise on
the PiscztaQuis the other morning. They
were on hand car, which Was round
Ing q curve = mile and = half east Of
S~bec station when an engine, running
Wild, shot into view. The men r~msinesi
with the car Ne long NJ possible, trying
10 remove u, but did not succeed, and
at last had hardly time to Jump out Of
the way. The car vas struck and
thrown high In the air. Fortunately no
one WAS injured but the car Was badly
demoralired.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-08
Maine products are gaining In repute

Maine products are gaining In repute
and Maine Industries are sure to grow.
The best wooden shawls in the World
are made at Hsrland In this state, =
New York importer says, aud he u ready
To take large block OF stock In . e50o,-
900 extension Of the MILL and handle all
the products, dropping the lines he now
Imports, entirely. Another Maine
product that beats the world IL our co.,
densed milk. The experts ssy that the
brands Of the Aroostook Condensed
MIX Co. can't be equaled BY any other
made, In resisting fermentation aud
other qualities.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-08
A LARGE ATTACHMENT.

An attachment was recorded At the
Oxford Registry last week by Register
Stanley that Il probably the largest ever
put on 10 the records Of Oxford County.
IL Vas In the case Of State Of Maine W.
Grand Trunk Railway Company, aud IL
for the amount Of e52s,000. The case
IL returnzble at the December term Of
the supreme Judicial Court 1t Rock
land.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-08

Talking about letting on elections, Il
l. amusing to read the different reports
of some betting done az the Hoffman
House, New York. Thursday. There
we're three different reports Of the affair
In three different daily papers Friday.
According TO one report some Rspubli-
cans came In with sj0,0o0 to put up on
Harrison. but could ind no takers: az
cordiox to the second report, the Dem
ccrats immediately produced the nece.-
AIRY amount, but could not hnd the man
~ho made the Offer; accoriing To the
third report. the bets ~ere offered and
immediately taken. The news dispatch
es Of the same day reported on ooe sid..
that the betting men we're giving odd.
on Harrison, and on the other side that
they we're giving odds on Cleveland.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-08

The Lsplander sleepsin . big rsindeer
akin 10 keep him warm. The East In
dian also sleeps In . BAG; but u V not
alright, and Il 10 only intended 70 pro
tsct him from mosquitoes
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-08
A. +. Andrews & Sons.
PETITION voR LEGISLATION.

-
Notice A. hereby given that hs unl,',.,t.s
xiIi prv.snt The follo~ins Jstitign 30 No..
D. the bsst legislature 81 ~ stass ~ .,.si,s.
via. To the senate sni hoass ofr.pfr-s.s's ~
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-08

The father Of zwingli. the great
Bwiss reformer, was poor peasant, and
the earliest occupation of the future
theologian was the gathering Of sticks
In the forest for the family fuel.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-08
TIE o,al IN the BIBLE.

SoCru PANS, MAINE, Nov. =. 1ss7.
am 10 years old. In answer 10 the
question, how many times girl u men
ls.ned In the Bible, answer; Twice.
Joel, ID chapter, ID verse. Zschariab,
sh chapter, 18th we're.
SUSIE Z. PokrER.