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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-01
SUMNER.

Mr.. Frank Townsend and family from
California are visiting his sisters, Jane
and Salome Townsend Of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Africa Keene of Rhode
Island are stopping at @. =. Dyer's.
Mrs. l.. o. Bracket and daughters OF
Auburn are visiting at Il. G. Bowker's.
Mrs. +. c. Bowker Il In feeble health,
Urias Bonney finished haying July
2lst. Melrose Ford Of Minot worked for
him through haying.
Born, July 2lst, to the wife OF j. ii.
Morrill,, daughter.
1t Is reported that there are no blue
berries on Black Mountain this season.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-01

M. Edwin =. Foses and daughter OF
Gmbridsc. Mass, were at Paris over
syday. Mr.. Daniel fobes, Mrs. War
Va white and Miss Maud Taylor re
urBei home to Cambridge with him
N0niay.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-01

While other places around Us were
nsallv .prlnkled II not deluged with
,AeVers lat Wednesday, at the Hill we
ri only enough to lay the dust. How
uer. the crops were not dried up so
hdly here a. in many places, and they
an Dot a. Vet suffering very severely.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-01

"A TIE Washington dispatches report
~ post Office has been established at
, -, oxford County, and Mrs. Belle
"'o'er appointed postmaster. Edit
-, are supposed TO know everything.
Hs%y don't; and u some one VIII
ss.y INFORM the Democrat In what
n. oa OF ihis great and glorious county
~ OsI ofiiee Hale 10 sltastsd, b VII
IN car gratitude.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-01
Upton.

"Is our rain about overr' Is the com
mon salutatlou for the past week. :.
Mrs. Mile Campbell OF Mexico II
visiting relatives and friends In town.
III. Is. Fuller Il at work up the lake
for Stevens Of Boston.
Mrs. L. L. Lane Is at Bethel this
week.
Mrs. A. X. Frost had q rug bee
Thursday.
There was q dance at VIM. Sargent,'
Tuesday night and one at A. NJ. Cool
idge's thursday. =.
RALPH wilder Of Roxbury, Mass, II
boarding at the Abbott House.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-01

The flake" story about Lizzie borden
sriBg herself up and going to jail
srgrk here over the telegraph about )
5Scck thursday afternoon, and Afford
dan opportunity for very satisfy Ing
-ltoh you 30" The arrival OF the
torning papers the next day afforded a
ttsrnt hind Of an oppOrtunlty-an OPP
Iouuhlty for learning something OF the
lsE.parer silly season."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-01

PsOple-young people-will dance,
usn Il Il j. hot. That fact WAS suffi-
denily demonstrated last Wednesday
u,ning. Il was a hot, sultry night,
9Th thunder showers all around Us.
,Jia nice party went to the hall and
uoyed the evening with social dance.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-01

The hicv,le fever has struck Paris
mn In IL full severity. ave are for
rsaie to have escaped those things as
ba,s. Ne have" Is the opinion render
4 II the matter by the judge OF our
Municipal court.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-01

he universtlist sunday school goes
ga basket picnic 10 Glbson's Grove
Hu Wednesday, or II Wednesday IL
sormy, the next fair day. All who
'kh To ~ In the "big team" are re-
vested To- leave their names at MT.
hrble's BY Monday night or early
lUssday morning, that IL may be known
boa many are to be provided for. The
,slm will start from the church at half
las : Wednesday morning. Mr.. Per-
lts will carry all Who wish to go for
/. tents, round trip. A general and
Wfdal Invitation l. extended.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-01

Mrs.. Horace Cummings new house on
Min street l. approaching completion
,,d /. one Of the handsomest residences
) town. \ valuable addition to the
tllagp.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-01

m Democrat had a pleasant call Sat
,rhy from Prof. X. j. Everett OF
PAsd. a former popular principal of
,NIori Normal Institute at South Paris.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-01

Mr.. y. =. whitman who has been
,.fiug In Mexico, Il soon to return to
br, sud will occupy Mrs. SHOWS rent
,lFh /. now being put In repair for
4.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-01

he Uulycrsalist Sunday school and
rsshing service will be omitted next
,,plav. owing to the grove meeting at
Ike Aua.agrnticook, which u number
in aIirnl
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-01

ui.. VI. Rose Giles Of Portland, teach
,,n the Smaller school In that city, Is
sssiing a portion Of her vacation at
hr. visiting friends.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-01
BROWNEIElD,

Wednesday a heavy thunder storm,
An abundance Of rain this week, which
Is satisfactory to every one.
+. B. Bean continues In poor health.
Scott Durgin has moved Into the Tat
ten house. -.
Scott Thurston has moved on to his
uew farm, the Oscar Poor place.
Lots Of city people In town.
Rev. aud Mrs. Newton Clough cele-
brated the 25th anniversary OF their
marriage Wednesday evening.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-01
WEST auckElELp.

Fred Bennett aud family have gone to
Berlin Falls, N. II, to visit his wife's
folks.
w. 8. Austin 10 at home.
Mr.. Thomas Taylor OF Brockton,
Mass, Is visiting his brother, Asa Tay-
lor, who was 93 years old last March:
Levi Monk of Hartford Is cutting Ly-
sander Monks grass.
Adelbert Jordan moved Into hornets
nest and got his horse stung SO that he
ran away and smashed the moving ma
chine to pieces, and bruised the horse
quite badly.
Mrs. John Newton and sons have re-
turned to their home at Andoyer.
Maud Harlow has gone to work for
Eldron Stearns OF Paris.
Charles Simpson from the West has
visited his sister, Mrs. Augustus Bonney,
Born, July Is, to the wife OF +. M'
Cooper, son.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-01

The family Of Hon. Edward l.. Paris
tyeN York are expected to arrive and
Tsn their summer residence at Paris
I'm this week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-01
WATERFORD.

NIelylna d. Pingree's farm buildings
In Waterford were burned Thursday
noon, July 10th. Loss 81 800; Insurance
NJ liz.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-01

NJ and Mrs. Thomas l.. Stearns and
n, ,nd Mrs. John T.. Stearns aud son
SCambriIge, Mass, are visiting rela-
i've. IN town.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-01

rs, Drake of Portland spent
..si,y at the Ill.,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-01

cant Harlow has returned from q
.SSInr trip to Weld Pond. Miss Ger
NE Harlow came from Dixfeld with
I'm.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-01

:. Ria. Thomas of Portland spent
sI,v Al the llill.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-01

a.. M. Preuti.s of Bangor visited
l.,er, here last week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-01

W. n. Marble Of Boston spent q
sais Of DAYS here last week with his
49, g.lsi. Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Marble.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-01

v.. Mac +. Thsyer Of Portland and
~. Mary f.. Quimby Of Concord, ".
,i.ited last week at J. G. Marbles.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-01

w,. Cornelia Pulsifer OF Auburn
"A The family Of Mr.. Pitman Pulsifer
J, NJ. Mellen's last week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-01

NJ. Mabel Ripley is spending her
ton With her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
E,sscm Ripley.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-01

a, " n. Robinson and daughter
ysrwsy have been visiting at Albert
N hrk's.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-01

-. anil Mrs. W. l.. Perham and
vi liter wilma are at Ex-Governor
p.,h.n's.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-14

Still, II h not to be denied that even the
most casual and inattentive visitor must
| be benefited to some extent And herein
lies the chief glory Of thsAlir II IL wer,
merely show OF the worlds progress up
To the present age, It would be a grand
thing, no doubt, but IL would not be worth
tithe Of the time and money and above
all, the genius expended upon IL. As nm
instructor, an educator, however, IL win b,.
worth all it costs and much more.
Most Of the mere amusement huntsr.
VIII devote their time largely to the Mid
way plaisanee, and certainly they will find
much pleasure In so doing But the eth
nologist and ethnographer may find fully
aS much in their own peculiar way, and Ger
tainly no better opportunity has ever been
presented OF making comparative studies
OF the different races and nationalitie- OF
mankind. Here are all races, classes and
conditions of men grouped together In
characteristic villages and illustrating ali
the phases Of the lives they lead when at
home. Here are Turks and Egyptians, AL
gerians, Arabs and Sondanese, Japanese
Javanese and DahOmeyans Maoris, Fski
mos, IaplHnders and Indians. Whether
man gets most amusement or instruction
out OF them depends entirely upon the spirit
and object OF his visit, but there is nothiur
10 prevent his getting both.
Here Is the street OF Cairo for iustanc.
full OF color. life and unique ATTRACTIONS.
The booths and baZaars are exactly like
those OF the Egyptian city. and in them
may be purchased anything from A ciua
rette TO a costly rug Then there are the
dancers in the theater, and the juRglers and
snake charmers. all decketl out In their
gaudy fineries Here also is an exnct re-
production Of the temple of Luxor. which
was built by Amenoph III about 1850 B. C
On the walls are sculptnred battle scenes
and other pictures In the ancient style, and
before ths entrance are two obeiisks similar
to the famous Cleopatra's needle. They
are 70 feet high and feet square at the
base one OF them has an inscription In
the hieroglyphic language dedicating IL TO
the president who is thus addressed I'm tn.
ancient idiom like pharaoh
Horus, the powerful bull, begotten Of Justice
and Truth. rich. strong and doubly yigilAnt
lord, the mighty governor, chief ruler OF the
United states of America, offspring OF the God
OF light, Grover Cleveland, beloved OF the great
God who gives lfe everlasting.
There Is "A mosque IN the Turkish village
and every detail OF Mohammedan worsbip
Is there followed out This Is the frs,
mosque In America to be regularly dedi
Gated. and special permission had to be oh
tanned from the sultan for the purpose
Five times every day the ulema calls from
the minarst for the faithful to pray. This
is what he says
"Aliaho Akbar. Allaho Akbar. Achha
dou an Ia elaha ella Allah, wa achhndo ana
Mouhamed rassoul Allah; Haia ala FL Sa.
lah; Haia ala FL Falah; Allaho Akbar, Al
laho Akbar''
Which may be freely translated thus.
1od Is great, God Is great, declare there
Is only one God, and testify that Moham
med Is his prophet, let us pray. let us be
gin; God Is great, God Ia great"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-14
Holes In the Drinking gun.

Every tin cup in the police stations
of this city now has a hole punched
IN Its bottom. The police commits
sioners wondered at the disappear.
ance of so many cups some time ago
and caused an investigation to be
made. This showed that the police
men were in the habit or CARRYING
cups Of water to their sleeping rooms
10 quench their thirst during the
night. In this way the cups were
mislaid and never returned to their
proper places. Many remedies were
suggested, but without avail. The
cups were tied by chains and strings.
but they continued TO disappear. At
last an ingenious member of the de-
partment suggested punching hole
in the bottom of every cup. Then il
would be impossible for them to hold
water any length Of time. The in
ventor did not secure a patent, and
in all the station houses his plan has
been adopted. New York Times.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-14
sIl.. MORT. aud Her phonoxr....

Notwithstanding the long stage expe.
rienee Clara Morris has had she is an
indomitable worker and studies like a
student day and night Few OF the new
methods of voice culture used by special
teachers IN colleges and conseryatories
escape her investigation. and she sub
scribes for every medical, musical. dra
matte and scientific journal that touches
her line of work. Among other auto.
matte apparatus for testing her vocal
powers she has a phonograph in con.
slant use, not only in reviewing work Of
old and familiar parts, but to ascertain
exactly how her voice sounds in pas
sionate, hysterical and pathetic passages
of Importance.
When certain passage fails to make
the desired impression upon her audi.
ence. or when she has any doubt a. 10
the way passage sounds ON which she
has worked very hard. she recites il into
the phunograph and then grinds IL out
again and again for her searching crit.
clsm. Hearing herself as others hear
her, she Is perhaps the best judge Of her
vocal defects because of her sincerity
and intelligence. In all new roles Miss
Morris first memories the text. and
after her very best reading into the
electrical instrument learns the mart
from the model repetition. New York
World
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-14
An un.rp.c,.d snln,inn.

At Sunday school service a clergy.
man was explaining to a number of
smart little urchins the necessity of
Christian profession in order properly to
enjoy the blessings of Providence in this
world, and, to make it apparent to the
youthful mind, he said:
"For instance, want 10 introduce
water into my house. turn il on. The
pipes and fancets and every convenience
are in good order, but | get no water
Can any of You tell me why don't get
any watery'
He expected the children to see that il
was because he had not made connec.
ton with the main in the street. The
boys looked perplexed. They could not
see why the water should refuse to run
into his premises after such faultless
plumbing.
Can no one tell me what have neg
lectedy" reiterated the good man. look
ing at the many wondering faces bowed
down by the weight Of the problem.
II know, squeaked little fiye-year-
old. You don't pay up -Lippincott's.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-14
THE 6A5Y's BED.

The baby must have a cradle"
The fair young mother said;
"He must have place of his very own
To nestle bis precious head;
He shall have downy pillow.
And a coverlet soft aud whise
And the lattice work shall be woven throagl
With ribbons dainty aud bright"
"oh. yes; he must have cradle!'
The proud young father said.
As he smoothed with tremulous fingers
The pretty, curl crowned head:
lie Tiil take a v-crld OF comfort.
As he slowly, sleepilyswings.
Half waking and half dreaming
While his mother rocks him and sinR..~
80 planned the fond young parents.
As they watched their darlIng's grace
Yet they did not buy a cradle
For the haby's resting place;
But they bought tiny casket
As white as the drifted snow,
And their hearts were well nigh broken
With a sudden weight OF woe.
Aud they laid the beautiful baby
In bed ~ his very own,
And strewed IL with smilRx and lilies.
And roses white and half blown:
And his pillow was soft and downy.
Tle blossoms covered his breast.
And be slept and needed no rocking
To deepen his quiet rest
LILLIAN Grey In Coed Housekeeping.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-14

Its wonder to me, says an actress
that there are not more theater fires.
Many dressing rooms have unprotected
gas jets, the long flames swaying with
every draft, Only the other night my
Gainsborough hat, loaded with feathers.
ignited and blazed TO ruins ON my head.
Then the girls are often so careless. In
the haste of quick changes a stub candle
Is set up in its own grease on wooden
shelf and often forgotten when the girl
rushes TO the stage. OF course there are
people around to watch for such careloss
acts, but il would not be hard to have no
one to see them in time" Which Is told
not to produce disquiet, but to enforce
extra caution. New York Times.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-14

One very noticeable popularity of
the people of Colorado Is their habit
OF speaking of the eas. as home. :"
AT home in the east we call that
Virginia creerer," said one. II go
home to New York every few
months, said another. I'VE long TO
go back east to our homes. but when
we get there the climate does not
agree with US, and we hurry back to
Colorado. - Thus was revealed the
peculiar tenure the place has upon
thousands of its citizens. - Julian
Ralph in Harper's.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-14

Every one who has been much at
sea knows something Of the peculiar
splendor of the heavens when beheld
from the deck of a ship. Celestial
phenomena seem to possess an un-
usual impressiveness when viewed
under such circumstances. The clear
ness Of the air in fair weather and
the hntness and distance of the hori-
zon tend to heighten this effect. A
similar impression is noticed upon
the broad, grassy plains Of Taxas. =
Youths Companioh.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-14

stranger-Say, sambo, I'll give you
Eve dollars IL you'll go through this vii
lage tonight and carry of all the roosters.
sambo Gndignantlyl--I amt no chick.
en- thief.
Il don't want you to steal them. just
remove them for few days. Then you
can bring them back"
What good'il dat do your
am peddling alarm clocks. Good
News
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-14
A living NIe,nnrinl.

Miss Mary Z. Holmes. Of Rockford.
his, proposes TO invest from S75, 900 to
100000 in a colored womeus literary
aud industrial school, 10 accommodate
100 pupils, As a memorial to hey mother.
1t is 10 be situated in Mississippi, at
some point easy Of access, and with a
thickiy settled population, the neighbor.
hood To donate the site aud necessary
ground. II is to be under the auspices
OF the Presbyterian church. Home.
maker.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-14
In INFINITE VARIETY.
INSTRUCTION AND AMUSEMENT ARE
BLENDED AT JACKSON PARK.
All the Races of the Earth Represented Ir,
Midway Piaisance- The unspsakasi.
Turk and the ArtfuI Arab-seen. In III.
Street Of Cairo.

You can have your choice IL depends
entirely ON yourself whether the World
fair shall be for you an exaggerated dime
museum or university Of liberal eiuca
tion. II gar come simply 70 he amused
you will have no dificulty In getting ali
you come for, and before You get through
you will be likely TO realize that even
Smusenlents can become tiresome II you
come 10 learn, you will soon find out plenty
OF things worthy Of study in the very places
IN which others find only amusement. IN
you only had time 10 study il all thorough
". what an education IL would be- But II
the fair were 10 remain open 10 times a.
long as 1t is likely to you would not have
time for that. The man is especially fortu
nate who has time sufficient for the thor
ough study Of any speciality he may be in
terested in All that the average visitor
can hope for Is a more or less thorough Ia.
spection Of the main features, aud the edu
oational profit To he derived from this will
very largely depend upon a persons previ
GUS habits of observation.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-14

Then the Mohammedans make their Alb
lutions aud begin to pray, no matter what
they may be doing or where they may be
They are very devout, no doubt, but just
the same they are up 10 no end Of tricks,
not only the sleiEht OF hand tricks that they
exhibit professionally, but sharp littlet tricks
OF trade by which they hope 10 beguile the
shining shekels from the pockets Of the
giaour.
When you get very tired, go down 70 the
lagoon and take q ride In one OF the electric
launches IL will be found to bs very In.
tsresting as we'll a. restt,il, aud views can
bs obtained In this way that cannot be had
In any other. G. I. BAXTER
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-27
WANT TWO STATE ASSESSORS REMOVED.

Poughkeepsie. Jan. 90 (,peclall. have
been filed with the Board of supervisors In Columbia
County rejecting severely on State assessors W. IL.
Wood and H. ID. Brewster, charging them with making
an equalization table for the county without regard
TO facts and figures preamble states that the table
was n most unjust and arbitrary decision. In that
II raised the equalizcd values In certain towns repre-
sented IN the Board OF supervisors by Republicans
mously ard lowered the eqGalzed value OF certain
other towns represented In the board by Democrats.
without regard 10 facts. thus showing partisan
and unjust disposition the part OF tho Assessors
10 punish certain towns. The lnal State resolution
read follows:
Resolved That a conm.ttsr OF three be appointed by
the Chairman Of this Board. who stall draft a petiuon
be PIC sencd y, Il. l.. Fcwer Governor Of the State
Of NewYors. asaing him the said William II
Wood and II. Bfcwsters from the Office OF State
Assessors. stating In detail the reasons therefor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-27
, my ivD WIFE CHARGED WITH THEFT.

Franz C.. Ilardman and his wife. Matilda. hNhs
ot No Ala East Nintl-st., where iaidman has
barber shop were arrested near one OF the 'rygoo'S
stores in sixth-ave. Wednesday afternoon on sns-
plcion Of theft and were locked mp ut the Central
Office By Detectives McCaulcy and " hr'en. In"
officers had seen llardman lettering near the store ana
had seen bis wife 60 In aud out OF the place. "heh
the couple met on the sidewalk t1e wcm"h shN' '"'
man something which lie concealed In his pockets.
u,rdman and bi, wife were searched at the Cen
trail Office and two pocket hooks were found In Their
possesslon. In one Of them the address OF Mrs.
T.. Tracy OF LanslneJurg, y. \. Inspector Ncihugh-
I'm elegraphcd an inquiry TO Lanslnsbnrg ana got a
reply that Mrs. Tracy at the Gilsey House IN
this city, She found yesterday, and she recog
uizcd the pockcbook as her property. " bao oe"h
stolen from her in Ge drygoods store. me amount
az money I'm the purse not large. Hartman ana
his wife were taken the r0mbs Police Court yes
tcrday and were rcmandc1 uhtll tO'uuS