Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-06
srATI PARAGRAPHS OF INrlREsr.


Cumberland County has . novel breach
Of promise suit. Ths dsfsndants u v
said, rot The marriage certificate over
four ysars ago. For that length OF tine
hs carried e In his pocket, and then -
Q result Of q lovers quarrel. burned u.
Thersat the lady brings . suit.
The Eastport Sentinel says that the
small barring which The sardlne fActo-
ries use for canning have thus far utterly
failed 70 put In an appearance TINS
spring and have prolonged their coming
on the coast 70 the extent OF several
weeks beyond their usual arrival. 40
cording TO the latest sdvices from points
along shore where the hsh are noticed
In their annual migrations, there has not
been an indication Of the approach OF
the ''spring school" Of herring TO Do Oh.
served; only few scattering "pods" OF
the nshes have been seen and they OF
mixed order, ranging from brit to
six-inch fish, and Of course, totally unfit
for canning purposes, even II In sum-
Client numbers, which they were not.
Mr.. Fred s. Blanchard OF Bath, has
engraved fine map Of the state for ex-
hi6ltiou at the worlds fair. The map is
q large one and superbly decorated and
embellished. Il gives very clear show.
Ing Of the location Of the states princi-
pal industries and its undeveloped re
sources. Il 10 done In colors and key
at the bottom fully explains Il. All the
cities and large towns are Indicated 10
special colors. The timber lands and
agricultural portions are neatly pict-
ured out, ~ are the resorts, nshing
ponds, etc. There are cotton mills,
wooden mills, oil cloth factories, paper
and pulp mills, shipbuilding sections,
tanneries, starch factories, the lime In
dustry, granite quarries, slate works,
Ice fields, saw mills, canning factories,
the line Of the principal steamboats,, ana
everything our state ls engaged 10 or has
facilities for engaging In, and each 10
given It's proper position and coloring'
Portland sea captain evidently takes
an optimistic view Of the spiritual con-
dillon and progress of sailors, for he
makes this statement: Fifty years ago
when was follower Of the deep Il was
very uncommon thing to meet with Q
Christian seamen. Nowadays a. L visit
them notice . complete change 10
them, on shore and anoat. ] find also
that Christian service creates no great
excitement among officers or crew when
that privilege Ia asked, which is OFTEN
granted me. When I see the rig OF the
the sailor of the present day and con.
trast Il with his rig Of forty years ago
his short blue Jacket, his tarpaulln hat,
large rolling shirt collar, with black silk
hand kerchief tied with . square knot,
his blue or white flowing pants and
rolling gait-I cannot help thinking
what q change forty years have made.
For now he IL attired as an ordinary
civilian. Surely this lapse OF time has
made great change In his temporal az
well a. his spiritual welfare. When the
sailor becomes Q Christian, he becomes
missionary.
Maine packers have In many instances
fought an uphill fight with unfair COM
petition and II 10 greatly to their credit
that they have succeeded as they have.
The best canned goods In the country
come from this state and there IL quite
general recognition Of the fact. Never
theless, unscrupulous competitors In
OF her states and who haven't much OF Q
reputation to sustain are ever deyising
to "cut under" the packer, who Is en-
deavorirg to sustain and Increase q repu-
tatiou for first class goods. By furnish
Ing an article 'little cheaper" they are
enabled to catch many OF the buyers.
Western packers can supply canned
squash and pumpkin 80 per cent cheaper
than the rates for Maine goods, and
Portland Gamer tells why and how.
While the Maine packer dries the pump
kin and removes the rind and seeds, the
western hustler hashes them all up,
green and dripping, with the rest OF the
pumpkin. This process may be COM
pleted by taking the can, perhaps llt.
lie more than half filed with this mixed
pulp and filling up with water and
starch, and perhaps little gelatlne to
give greater consistency. Cooked 10 9
retort, the result would be a chemical
pumpkin compound, almost insoluble,
and OF dark color. To overcome de
fects q slight dose Of our old acQuaint-
snce, sulphlte OF sodium, 10 necessary,
restoring the lighter color characteristic
of the vegetable. This IL the method
economical for the packer, but obviously
not for the consumer.