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Evening journal., 1893-09-15
Nav ROAD Viii eE euILT.
william L. Wilson Was in the Sad MI
norlty To-day.

Giles Lambson, William f. Smalley,
Sr.. A. ID. Bird, ex Sheriff William Sim
mons and William L. Wilson, COM
mission appointed to decide upon lay
ing out a new road from Kimber avenue
to Naaman's creek. met st the Court
House this morning. All but William
u. Wilson voted in favor Of having the
road
Walter Pearse was allowed 1924. So,
Alfred d. Handy $7e, and the Phila-
delphia and Baltimore Railroad Com
pany, 81, for damages to land. Ine
return was fled in the office OF the
clerk of the peace.
Evening journal., 1893-09-15
THREE CHILDREN CREMATED ALIVE,

Fire Destroys the Residence Of
wealthy Farmor-The Rest Of the
Family Barely Escaped.
RnFATowN, Tenn, Sept. 15.-The
residence of Milton Myers, a wealthy
farmer, near Millerville, was destroyed
by FIRE last night and three children,
aged 10. and years, were cremated.
The rest of the family barely escaped
death. Mrs. Myers, with a ? weeks old
infant. jumped from the second story
indow. Both are very low
Evening journal., 1893-09-15
REFUSED TO CONFIRM NOMINEES.

Senate Committee on Indian Afairs Rem
der Decision and Act Upon 1t.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15;-The Senate
Committee on Indian Affairs, by vote of
9 to 9, has decided to reject all nominations
where the appointee is not resident Of
the state or territory to which he is as
signed.
in conformity with this 1t refused to
confirm the nominees for Indian agents
at Yankton, SD. aud White Earth, Mimi.
Evening journal., 1893-09-15
"esTHERD THE NEW sAsYs NAME

The President and Mrs. Cleveland Indulge
In Their Fondness for Scriptural Names.
WAsHINeToN, Sept. 15.-The new
White House baby will be known here
after as Esther" This old-fashioned
name has been selected for the child by
the President and Mrs. Cleveland It is
stated that the selection of this name
has no significance other than the par
tiality Of the parents for scriptural de.
nomitives and that it means "a star" and
good fortune.
Evening journal., 1893-09-15
The uitchs. Want Hoss.

The Water Witch Steam Fire Engine
Company wants l, 500 feet OF hose, and
subscriptions are being solicited rom
residents of the Seventh ward and the
Higblands. The iremen assert that II
the Water Witch Company had been
properly equipped with hose the nre IN
Frank II Laws store would net nave
been so disastrous.
Evening journal., 1893-09-15
HlRsT,s PENsIoN ouT %.
After Enjoying Il for Several Years He is
Thrown on His Own Resources.


Thrown on His Own Resources.
Edwin Hirst, Of No. coo Madison street,
a Matchmaker by trade, and man who
served in one Of Delnware's regiments
during the late unpleasantness, has had
his pension disallowed. He enjoyed it
for several years on account OF the loss
of his left eye and contraction Of rheu-
matism In the service.
In July payment was suspended, and
physical examination ordered The re-
suit was that his name was stricken
from the list.
The cause assigned for suspension Is
that the war. records show that Hirst
only had fifty eight days actual service,
while a new ruling calls for ninety days,
He has a nine months discharge, but the
department demands at least ninety
days Of actual service.
Evening journal., 1893-09-15
Sol the Person IN oueatIon.

William Sullivan, Of 623 East Seventh
street, wishes it stated that he is not the
William Sullivan who was convicted Of
disorderly conduct in the Municipal
Court on Wednesday.
Evening journal., 1893-09-15
AFTER THE CAPE NAY CUP.

The Brittania is slightly in Lead Of the
Navahoe.
LONDON, Sept. 15-The yachts Brit
tania and Navahoe started at 1 o'clock
In the race for the Cape May cup.
The Brittania led slightly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-19
fro BIZ Continued
The Latter 81" .. i. Mascot

ID the letter ~" like the letter "E,'
% indispensable that 1t Is a. difficult to
find q list OF names without the former
appearing In II a. II Is to find u complete
sentence In which the latter does not oc-
curl Is the above the cause OF Its fire.
quent appearance In the nanesof Amer
ica's great men, or Is 1t really mascot
letter? Beginning with our presidents,
I find II as the first initial In the names
Of eight. The only president OF the
Confederacy also began his name with
the .'little mascot" In the list OF
the vice presidents ] find It six times,
divided equally between the Christian
and the surnsmes. Among the names
OF the presidents pro tenn. OF the sen.
ate II occurs % times and among the
speakers of the house II times. Thir-
teen Of the secretaries Of state com.
menced their first names with ~ and
one used II a. the initial OF his surname.
In the realm Of justice the record Is equal.
ly II not more startling, 81 out OF total
Of 50 chief justices and justices begin
ming either their first or last name with It.
Besides the above we find 1t In the
names Of nearly all the multimillionaires
Of the oountry-viz, John d. Rockefeller.
J. ]. Astor. Jay Gould, ]. II. Sears. ]. =.
Morgan, ]. B. Haggin. J. W. Garrett,
John Wansmaker, ]. @. Fair, John w.
Mackay. J. @. Flood. John Arbuckle, j..
b. stetson, John Claain. Joseph Pulitzer
and dozens Of others. ST. Louis Republic.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-19

sprsng to tho ground. Al he came up
TIE stepl saw broad. low brow, with
heavy masses Of dark hair. threaded
with silver. eyes dark and full Of sorrow,
. soldierly mustsche, . strong chin and
straight nose.
Daphne 1ung herself into bis arms,
He pressed the child with . tender, CO
ressing grace to his heart and kissed her
little face again and again. "Papa'a
own baby" ! heard him murmur.
During this meeting Portis stood back,
white, trembling. and with eyes hxed
upon the ground. When Colonel March.
mont put the child down. she moved for
ward and mechanically held out her
hand. She seemed like . psrson In q
trance.
I saw Colonel Marchmont start. then
taking the outstretched hand he barely
touched II with his lips, saying, ~ hops
You are well, Portis."
every well. And your
"Never better"
"Let me introduce an old school
friend, Prudence Mason, Of whom you
have heard me speak. Prudence, my
husband"
Colonel Marchmont shook hands In
hospitable fashion and greeted me with
friendly little speech. was vaguely
conscious that my unexpected presence
appeared to be relief to him.
He soon went In to breakfast. Daphne
ran after him. The child had lost all heI
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A sudden quick turn In the path
brought NJ up against Q high wall COM
pletely overrun with creepers and other
vines.
"Seey" whispered Portia. "See, beyond
that wall lies the swamp. Yes, 1t Is Q
gruesome place. I hate It! I fear itT
Ny eyes running along the wall caught
the outlines of q door or gate half hid.
den under the luxuriant growth Of tan.
gled and running vines.
why, Portal I cried, "here is q
gate. let us open 1t and have peep
into this land Of terror"
As I pushed the vines away . cold
hand-the hand Of q corpse-was laid on
mine. turned In terror to see Portia's
maddenej eyes burning like hot coal'
In her livid face.
Come away" she Missed In my ear
"come. Don dare to try to open 1t
Come. come"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-19
wrisssn for sAs Oxford Dsnoerss
THE OLD, OLD STORY.


Tell u again, repeat ths old. old ssoryi
epresd the glad titlings over iand and 80.
OF Christ the King, whS left his thrOnsin glory
To bring us hfe. and peace. and liberty.
Twas night, the wOndrOas night Of chrissmai
In Juda's Dolls thsir watch the sAsPherds kept
While starr above were bright with hidden glory
And earth beneath. uncosscioss, drsamsd and
Then, assels oped the psaIly s.ts:S St heaven.
To bring the gladdest tldinGs ever given,
OF peso asi joy throushs . Rssseemsrs name
Sing it to-,lay, the sweet Old Chhstmas story
Ot Christ The Counselor, the Prince OF fesce'
Revealing unto NJ the Fathers glory;
Let tho glad welcome Of his praise Increase.
Az Wise men cams and bowed In alteration.
And brought their offerings. sold' and spices
sweet,
Let us, obedient TO his Invitation.
Give him our hearts. and worship at his fees.
Tell tenderly again the sweet old story
oh, tell to-day Of Christ the Savlour's birthi
Tell OF the peace. the love. the light. the glory,
Thatovernowed the heavens. and came 70 earth
JULIA X. ABBorr.
Fryeburr. December. 1888.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-19
Donhn. auno herseIf into kis arms.

Daphne flung herself into hts arms.
dmidity and seemed to me to look def.
antly at Portia. Her mother, on the 9th.
er hand, wore the air OF humility and
melancholy ! had before observed.
Never had witnessed 30 cold u greet.
ing between husband and wife. While
Colonel Msrchmont treated Portis with
courtesy, he unmistakably held her at
arms length. Nor was I surprised when
an hour later. coming from my room. !
saw him enter suite Of rooms In quite
the opposite location from those Of Por.
tia. I at once realized one source Of my
friends grief. Loving her husband with
the fiery intensity Of a warm, southern
nature, she yet was an unloved wife.
Still Colonel Marchmont was a man Of
kindness, amiability and affection. He
showed IL In his treatment OF his child
yes, of his servants and even his dogs.
but toward his wife he was as icy and
ainty as marble.
danger through him." she had said.
Ny heart ached for my friend. Yes, the
danger Of being cast of, deserted, put
away-that was the evil which threat.
ened this tempest tossed soul.
All, poor Portia! I saw my duty
clearly now-to stay with her. comfort
and solace her all In my power, and II It
were possible bring this husband and
wife, drifting SO dangerously apart, to.
gether once more.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-19
ANARCHIST PALLAs.
The Exscutsd spanish Bomb Throwsr waa
Undoubtedly q Fanatic.

The Executed spanish Bomb Throwsr waA
Undoubtedly . Fanatic.
The world was astounded on Sept. %
last ut the news that daring attempt
had been made on the life Of Marshal de
Campos while reviewing the troops at
Barcelona. The assassin was Pauline
Pallas, who paid the penalty Of his crime
q few days ago. He was executed with
his back to the firing party. Pallas seems
to have been peculiar individual. He
was q quiet young man OF the blond
type, about 30 years Of age, married
and the father Of three children. He
was born at Cambrils, In the province OF
Tarragona. Some years ago he emi.
grated to Argentine and then went to
Brazil. He returned to Spain and set.
tied down in Barcelona at the hosiery
business, working at home.
After close investigation by the police,
II seems that Pallas was not affiliated
with any anarchist or revolutionary so.
ciety. He was always very reserved,
seldom visited anybody and had no call
ers. He was undoubtedly fanatic. He
displayed remarkable calmness from the
moment Of his arrest till his death, but
always aired his ultra anarchistic the.
ories and regretted he did not kill the
marshal.
The day Of his attempt he left his
home. telling his wife he would not 70
turn till evening. He took dinner In 9
wine shop In low quarter OF the town.
Then he went to Mount Monjuich, where
his bombs were concealed among the
rocks. came back to the town, took .
position near the troops and hurled hi
bombs at Marshal de Campos while the
soldiers were passing the veteran com.
mander. He was seized and confessed
that he was the culprit. General Cos
tellri was wounded, and civil guard
mortally injured. A number OF spec
tators were more or less hurt by the ny
ing fragments Of the projectiles.-Msd
rid Letter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-19
Ksutueky leads.

The Kentucky Register, publishsd at
Richmond, KY, furnishes the following
surprising item Of news:
"Mrs. William Cook has given birth to
Q 10 pound boy. She II 6S and her hus-
band 70 years old. They have named the
baby Grover Cleveland Cook, and the lit
tie one has brothers who are grsndfa-
thers."
Richmond. KY, u the homo Of ex'
Governor ]. B. McCreary and u also the
birthplace Of that warworn veteran Of
Democracy, Colonel William II. Old
ham, now Of Denison, Tex. The colo
nel's 10y cannot be concealed, and he
proclsims the glad tidingsof the remark
able birth on every occasion and SWEAR
on the Democratic Bible that Kentucky,
and especially the blue grass region,
leads not only in great men and bseut'
ful women, but also IN 10 pound babiss'
He declares further that the blue grasa
region has ever BEEN famous for sxtraor'
dinsry events, but he thinks this las'
event has broken the record By LONG
odds.-Exchange. Ef ftf
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-19
PHIL LARMOUR'sWOR
NOBLE AND UNIQUE seNeFAcrloNs
or THE CHICAGO MILLIONAIRE.
rhs Great Perk asd Beef Packers Hiissies
Sunday sshssi asd Institute "A I've
aiiiisa Investment. and Nearly 5000
especial Corrsspondsnee.l

especial Corrsspondenee.l
CHICAGO. Dec. il.-Sundsy last found
me In this big. black. roaring. grinding
town. Said I to . friend. "what is the
biggest thing one can see In Chicago on
the Sabbath dayy' "Go down to the
Worlds fair grounds" said he. "and
have o last look ut the palaces OF the
White City" mot for $1,000 would ]
do that" replied. THAT White City
lives in my brain almost like the mem.
ory of beautiful dream. was among
the first newspaper men In the country
TO break forth with enthusiasm over
that paragon Of architecture. ! came
out here last April while the snow and
rain were falling. when jackson park
was o sea of mud, when personal dis
comforts drove Rsthetics out OF most
people. and Notwithstanding all this In.
dulged In 20 many raptures that the
people who read my letters thought ]
had gone crazy. They didn't think there
could be anything this side the golden
city Of the great hereafter as magnificent
o. the things attempted to describe In
my poor way.
"Well. Just as the fair had grown to
perfection and the crowds had begun to
come, was called away to Europe. !
travelled about Q bit In the old world
with the vision Of the White City ever
before my eyes. Unconsciously com.
pared with It all the famous architecture
and all the famed beautiful places !
came upon. and beside the Worlds fair
palaces these seemed dull, dingy, ugly,
uninteresting. With the Worlds fair ~
standard, Europe was Q failure. Then
I hastened back to America, TO find this
country unanimously and enthusiastic.
ally indorsing the Worlds fair raptures
which had indulged early In the season.
Do you think could be hired to 90 out
to the Worlds fair now; to stand beside
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-19
PRAIRIE HAY.

In Illinois and the prairie states west
of the Mississippi River, II is n matter oi
common experience that horses which
have had their usefulness impaired by
heayes and other diseases In the Timothy
and glover states of New York, Penn
sylyanla aud Ohio, from Improper fee'l
aud treatment, have FULLY recoverru
upon being taken To the prairies, turne''
loose ON the Wild pasture In summer
aud fed exclusively on prairie hay in th'
winter. Thus rrcuperafed, they nave
performed excellent service for years.
In one or more varieties OF grass could
be brought into general cultivation,
which would have equal value for horse
forage with the native prairie grasses,
thew would be Immediately adopted by
skiiled horsemep In preference to the
tame grasses now In general cultivation
both In Europe and the United States
O~ ing TO the increased demand Tor
prairie hay, the Chicsgo Board OF Trade
has adopted the following inspection
rules: Prime prairie hay shall be purely
upland hay, free from swale grasses, ol
good color, well cured and free frou
must. No. l prairie hay shall De upland
and midland prairie hay, OF good Color
well cured and free from must. NO.
prairie hay shall be swale or slough hay,
either wholly, or mixed with upland oi
good color, well cured aud free fIou
must. No. I timothy shall be timothy
not mixed with more than oue-hfth ol
other tame grasses, OF good color, vel
cured and free from must. No. timo
thy mixed with not more than one-tnir,
OF other tame grasses, OF good color
we'll cured and free from must. Mixet
hsy shall consist Of mixed tame grasses
of GOOD color, we'll cured and free from
must. No grade hay shall DO all Kind
of hay, badly cured, stained, or In an!
way out Of condition, the certificate o
insnectiou to state whether Il 10 tame o.
prairie hay. All certificates of inspec
ton shall chow the grade and number o
bales In each car or lot Inspected AM
plugged; and when Intended for snip
ment, the final inspection or piugginI
shall take place at the time OF shipmen
In order to be certain Of the sound con
dition Of each bale. The fees Tor 10
spection are % per carload, TO be divide
equally between the buyer and the seller
Prime prairie hay, inspected under tnes
rules, viii prove q very valuable 100
for horses and cattle, being nutritious
, free from dust, and furnishing an exec
, lent variety.-Americau AEriculturist.
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didn't know but some OF the servants
had besn chattsring thsir sbominabls
stuf1 10 you. Idon't allow II TO b TALKED
u I know u"
"Wsll, II there nothing In II, Portiar
I asksd csrslsssly. my drivcr was tell.
ing me that II was . common rumor In
these parts that unholy ritss are prsc-
ticed ID that swamp. and - We came BY
Il last night ] beard
"what did you hearr' she demanded,
with distended eyes and quivsring nos
trila
81 heard an awful cry-a fearful
scream. DO you know ] could only think
OF one thing"
And THAR I.
"Murier!" scarcely breathed
Portia turned 81 pale was alarmed.
"Oh. my dear girl, forgive me for
speaking Of these Things when you are
already 30 unstrung. But why did We
come to this desolate spoti The very
surroundings suggest all sorts Of ghastly
topics. Let US return"
But Portia went on down tho slops
a. II impelled by some unseen power.
Straight toward the swamp she went.
Come back. dear" I urged; come"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-19
CHRISTMAS CAROL.

sleep, snow. white world. under the stars.
Sleepi Sleepi
while choral angels from on high.
Floating across the midnight sky,
Lean down with waving lily.wands,
To bless the earth with gracious hands.
And bark the golden chorti
"Praise he 10 Chnst our Lori,
The Son Of Man In lowly manger born,
Before whose face the strength OF Sin 10 shorn.
Then, tili the holy morn.
sleepi sleepi
waiei bright world, under the bright sun,
wakel wakel
IIark! how the Christmas angels sing:
.AIl haili 70 Christ our Lord and King!
All hail! good will and peace 10 men'
All hall! " God on hight Amenr'
Join ye the joyful song;
The reign Of ancient wrong
10 DER this hour Tor Chrtst the Child 10 born'
Oh, happy worldi thy bonds Of ain are torn,
This holy Christmas morni
waket wakel
-Demorest's Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-19
A, I,.uit.d seotchms..

The following story heard at Killarney
shows how differently an Irishman and =
Scotchman will take joke. An English.
man who had been fishing In the lower
lakes said to his boatman: IAN eItraor.
binary thing happened to me some timo
ago. lost pair Of scissors out OF my
fishing book at the end Of the lake. The
next year was fshing here again and
hooked and killed very large pike. !
felt something very hard inside him, 10 !
opened him, and what do you think It
vast" "Begorrs. your honor, Id think
Il might be your scissors only for one
thing" "What IL thatr asked the other.
"It's only Just this, your honor. that there
never was pike In any Of the Killarney
lakes since the world began"
Afterward the same Englishman tried
the same story on = gillie In Scotland.
When he asked him, "what do you think
was inside the pikeY" the gillie replied'
"Your scissors and nae CUTS; and the
Duke Of Argyle-and he's far greater
man than the king-would not have In.
suited me nae. I'll Hsh nae mare WI
re-" And OF he walked.-"Seventy
Years Of Irish Life"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-19
AMsRIcAN HAY in GERMANY.

Russian hay has been excluded from
Germany by government decree, and the
German chemists have been analyzlne
some poor hay which America has ~
fortunately exported to Europe. Tn
samples showed deficiency OF protei'
yaring from three to thirty per cent NJ
compared with European hay. Atten-
ton Il called to the fanclcd danger q
Introducing new Insects. Much OF H..
American hay was mixed with noxiou,
weeds and innutrltlous specles Of grasse,
instead Of being the clean timothy and
clover 10 demand by the European feed
or. m Americans wish to develop .
profitable market In Europe for hay
they should export the very best product
obtslnable, well cured and baled, ane
carefully cared for during shipment
ne oldrwSrld farmer will not have hl'
stables made dumping ground for half
rotted grass and weeds. merelv becaus'
hay 10 s,arce, but viii promptly reducs
his stock n ne cannot buy good feed
American Agricalturist.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-19
A PECULIAR PHENOMENON.

F. A Ns,igabis Eiver Biown Dry and steam
beats Left High and Dry.
One Of the most peculiar phenomena
ever seen In this part Of the country was
witnessed by people in the Maumee val.
ley this morning. The terrific gale OF
last night blew the river dry. From the
rapids ut Waterville. 90 miles above the
city, to the Lake Shore bridge, just above
the harbor, people walked across the
bottom a. on dry land. The cause was
the direction from which the wind came
the southwest. It Is not uncommon
for the water to drop four to eight feet
when the wind blows toward the lake,
but never before has 1t blown 30 hard
that the river bottom became visible.
There were over 30 feet Of water In the
karbor yesterday. Many large vessels
were tied mp at the wharves, and soon
after the water began running out they
rested upon their keels. The steamer
C. B. Wallace was making her regular
trip mp stream last evening to Perrys-
burg, when she was caught half way to
Perrysburg and stuck In the mud.
Just above Perrysburg is q series OF
rapids. The river Is two miles wide and
filled with limestone islands. This small
archipelago was drained as dry ss q
mountain side. In the pools thousands
Of fish Of every kind known to the lakes.
and many which no one In this part OF
the country ever saw before, were caught.
When the country people looked out
this morning, they were astounded, but
they readily grasped the situation and
commenced to I'LL barrels, washtubs and
everything that would hold them with
fish. In the rapids many interesting
articles which had got into the river
above were found. About noon the
wind calmed down, and the water rolled
back, much like an ocean tide. This
evening II il Is deep as usual. and the
largest steamers on the lakes are going
back and forth.-Toledo Special to Chi.
cago Herald.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-19

The hsroism Of . servant girl ssysd .
span Of valuable horSss for John xossr
Of Psrkiomsnvills. The large barn on
The farm wrs sst On hrs. and ths insu.
whom they discovered the flames. feared
10 sntsr the stablss = release the horses
and four hsad of cattls. Ths daring
girl, however, dashsd into TIE burning
building and frssd the plunsing hoesss
ana was burned on ths hands and faos,
though not seriously. She was grsatly
ohssrsd By The men who watched ths
eays dssd Ths bfzn M dsssseSsG-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-19
Playing Cards.

The Chinese, who, according to their
histories, invented everything before
anybody else, claim the merit Of having
first designed playing cards and deyel.
oped the games arising outof th'm. The
Emperor Soun.Ho had many wives. who
naturally found time hanging heavily ON
their hands, 30 the emperor devised
amusement for them by inventing cards
that Is, II we are to put any belief In the
words Of the Chinese historians. There
were 30 cards In each Of his packs-thres
suits Of nine each and three extra or su.
perior cards. The Chlless cards were
oblong n ours are. while those OF the
Hindoos were round.
Surprising though 1t may seem. 1t II
nevertheless true that the queen In our
suits is comparatively modern innova.
tiou. The picture cards were at first
entirely military-king. knight and
knave. The Italians were the first. 1t II
said, to give the lady = placei In the pack.
New York Herald.