Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-09-05
MERE AND THERE.

Secretary McKeen, IL Il reported, has
been having Views taken In winthrop
for the worlds fair. II it IL pictures OF
highly improved farming lands that he
wants, winthrop IL q good place, and
we haven't anything but praise for the
town any way, but II 10 IL natural seen
cry that he wants, Why didn't he come
Into Oxford County,
Retrenchment and reform are goosi
things In their place, but the people who
live on the line OF the Rockland anu
Camden electric railroad don't appre-
clate it lust now. To be sure, their mall
Il carried cheaper by horse than lt WAS
by the electrics, but 10 isn't any cheaper
for them, and Il takes longer. And II
there Il anything on earth that Q man
hates TO do, IL IL to walt for the mall.
The house has repealed the Shermln
Law by vote Of 40 to 10. The seu,te
IL now wrestling with the silver ques-
ton. With lis deliberate style OF ac-
ton, Il may take IL some time to get to
vote upon IL.
There Il prospect that the legality
of Secretary Hoke Smiths action In his
wholesale suspension Of pensions Will
be tested In the supreme court. A
Washington attorney, who proposes to
bring an action with this In view, has
been studying the subject, and declares
himself satisfied that the secretary OF
the Interior has no authority 10 undo the
acts OF his predecessor.
Lieut.. Peary's north pole expedition
seems to be In the hands OF his enemies,
a. far a. the papers are concerned. The
number OF sake" stories and denisls
thereof that have been published since
he called from Portland, would not
sdorn tale whether they pointed .
moral or not.
The hurricane which swept up the
Atlantic coast last week and destroyed
90 many lives and 80 much property,
came from the West Indies. IL that is
sample Of their staple crop, don't talk
any more about annexation.
Republican and Democratic papers
are now engaged In analysing the vote
on the repeal Of the silver purchase Law
In congress. TO show that their party
deserves credit for the repeal. After
all has been said upon the matter, the
simple fact remains, which all must AL
init, that the repeal Was voted for by .
very large majority Of the Republicans
and very email majority Of the Demo-
Gratis. A vote on any question Involving
the soundness OF the currency will al
ways ind large majority OF the Re
publlcans In its favor, while the Demo
cratic majority, II it gets on the right
side at all, Ia very small.
Henry wstterson has been, In the In
terest Of reform, to see those naughty
shows on the Midway Plaisance, and lac
Was very much disappointed. He says
the shows are not naug hty, but simply
nat.
Charleston, g. c., suffered worse than
any other city In the last terrible storm.
Charleston seems to be an unfortunate
city. War, earthquake. fire and flood
almost seem to have marked her out for
destruction. A superstitious person
might attribute it all to that hrst gun
fired on Sumter, thirty-two years ago.
"Deposited him In . cavity" Is q
euphemism Of the slang "put him u
hole" which has been originated In
congress during the present session.
The Congressional Record Ii to be u
Illustrated. The first picture viii not be
q snap shot at "Buck" kilgore kicking
down the door.
10000 Smiths had family reunion In
New Jersey the other day. Most Of the
family were too busy to attend.