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Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-04-28
Cornell and Columbia.

NEW YORK, April 28.-The 18th annual
concert of the glee, banjo and mandolin
clubs Of Columbia college will be given
at the Madison Square Garden this even
ing. The sevices of the Cornell musical
clubs has been secured, and on this occa-
sion they will make their initial appear
ance in New York City.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-04-28
Railroad sold.

Sioux Cry, April 2s.-It is announced
that the Sioux City and Pacific Short Line
has been sold to the Great Northern and
will form link in its route to Denver.
Particulars of the transfer can not be
obtained as VET.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-04-28
-::-BRIEP WlRINGS-::-
Going to the Fair:

WASHINGTON, April 2s.--The call of the
supreme court docket will be suspended
to-day. This, of course, is for the pur-
pose of enabling the court to arrange for
its trip TO the opening of the Worlds fair
st Chicago May l.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-04-28
Cholera lnnoculation.

BOMBAY, April 28.-Dr. Haffkine, who
recently came to India to make expert
ments in the prevention ofcholera by
innoculation of choleya virus has innocul-
ated 400 persons at Agra and no evil re-
suits are reported.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-04-28
German Newspaper Men Coming

German Newspaper Men Coming.
NEW York, April 28.-Fourtten en- German
newspaper men are on the Hamburg
American steamer Fuerst Bismarck.
which is due here to-day. The party will
then move on to Chicago. Count Hesse-
Wartegg accompanies them.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-04-28

If out of order, use Beecham's Pills.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-04-28

Premature badness may be prevented
and the hair made to grow on heads al
ready bald, by the use of Halls Vegetable
Sicilian Hair Renewer.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-04-28
Notice to the,Public.

We the undersigned sell the only genu-
inc W. j. Lemp's St. Louis lager beer in
kegs or bottles. See that our name is on
the tables. All other beers sold under a
St. Louis label without name are imi-
tations.
Kp,cv ppos Hola noa1Ars
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13
BEHIND The sooTlIeHTa

A&scs romantic play Of the time Of The
restoration has bern written By Clyde
Fitch for Henry Miller.
Isidors witmArk has completed . DIV
farce comedy. entitled Galapagos Char
KY for two well known comedians
Prvd Le>,ie's "Recollectioos" Are TO Be
published shortly By w. 7. Vincent, his
most intimate friend and part owner with
him Of ''Cind1 Ellen"
James J. Cort<st. the aetor-pugilist, u
contemplating . pruduc..on Of l-aet yer
sion Of Beau Brummel" The champion
will probably give Mansfield pOtntA
Mss May Brooklyn has been sen In New
York many times and has played many
parts. lot she has seldom been se<n TO such
good advantage a. In LADY windermsrss
Fan"
Tony Dsn.er. after several year. vttre-
nent from the show bCsine>s, having long
ago settled down In Chicago - wealthy
rial estate owner. has determined TO return
10 his first love
H.C. Husted has been engaged By Jos<ph
Jeiferson for his spring tour. He WAS With
Mr. Jefferson some yeArs ago, and sincs
then be Ia, b~en business manager for Mr..
and Nh Kendall
The musical critic and librsttist, signos
Angelo ZAnArdi. has died az Milan AZ the
axe q - lie Was . native Of Venice AID
wa. one Of the stat Of La Gaie;ta Musicale.
He was. however. most noted - the trans
lAtor into Italian Of the librettos Of op<ras
by Wagner. MAssene,, GoldmArk. Aub<i
and Halsvy among osheA
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13
EXPOSITION ECHOES.

Commissioner weiner Of Cape Colony,
South Africa. has secured . concession 10
sell rough diamonds In the Cape Colony ex.
hibit.
There will he about 80 concessions or side
shows connected with the main exhibition.
and to BE them all will cot the visitor
sii.O
A feature Of the Idaho exhibit will be 10
tons Of cabinet orvs owned by tbs state.
There will also be fine exhibit Of sap
phirss from Stanley basin
One Of the most interesting OBJ ects at the
Chicago fair will be model OF Copenhagen,
with the new FREE harbor. quays and ware
houses, as it will be when completed
The Indian nations will make an exhibit,
displaying their present knowledge Of the
manufactures and mechanics, their status
In the fine arts and their collection Of curl
ositiez-
The women Of North Dakota have ar-
ranged novel exhibit for the state build
Ing. This consists Of the cart In which the
fst settler Of the county brought his bride
TO PembinA
In the center Of the dome Of the Govern
ment building In the Worlds fair, rising
up 30 feet from the door level. IL the hollow
trunk OF giant redwood tree from Califor.
MIA q feet In diameter. Inside its walls, Q
feet In thickness, Il . comfortable sittins
room space
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13
sHERIrr's SALE.
nNEORD.. o.

T.t.n on execution AMI will ie -oli ~ pubrc
auction, 90 Tuesday the frst day Of August y.
% lss AZ one o'cl0-k In the Afternoon al w
orsce Of -. u. Hsr-ey, IN Bpckfsii, In .aii
County AL the right IN equity uhieh Harriet a.
Robin.on Of Hartford. in The county OF oifori
IA. or kAi on The eleventh day OF MAY, n. u.
ls,, NJ four O'Clock In the Afternoon Wien the
zane va. attAchei on The original WIZ, " "
desm the following de-rrits-i real estate stuAt.
s.i IN Hartford. In aid county, 90 vi one bali
pan In common AMI uniiviiei OF certain bot
AM with the builiings thereon, Icing The home.
.t|ad farm on which Winheh ;. Robinson ADJ
saId Harriet A. Robinson now i've. The Above
ds.crit<si premises being subject % morgaxe
recoriei In Oxfori regf.try 81 decis, TOOK 70
page a. xiytn % Oscar III. Her-ey for one
hunirti and any dollArs. dAis-i August u, lssi,
on which there II Dow due about one hunirci
AMI ,,Ity tighi dollars. Al.o one othtr lot o.
parcel OF land known o. the ptnAee lot In sald
Hartford conveyed by John y. s~..ey OF Can.
ton In saii County % Harriet A. Robinson by
iee,i date.i February 9Th. A. ID. iso, reoor'irl
In oxford Registry Of Deef.. BOOK nc, Page -
AMI bounded a. follows: on tie soeth BY And
Of benjamin. y. Cary, on The wet BY land oi
north BY land OF John u. Thompson and on The
east by Land Of James AMI Orlando lri.h AMI
]. W. WHITTIER. Deputy sheriff.
Bufkfsh June :, ls1.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13

A esever fsrEsr, vhs lgsrss - Frsd
Thon, kAs seearcd $3.50 fro0 Tie
yssioaal Bank q Re6eopeiss Of Bostoa,
and esso0 froa IL Xssissal Ba.k a
Conserve, By Deans q forged cAsAievs
ehecks % tie Firse NAtioaal BAnk Of
Leuistoa. o. the 1ssh q Nay Tborp
vest 20 he Yirss Nstioeal Rank In
Levistoa- He depesited 90. and took
o certified eAeek, sigDed By Cashier
Tenplesoa. Il uas sos learned that tuo
ehecks with Mr.. Tenplesoa's name
forHsd bad ben cashed at the Bank OF
Co0merce In Boston, until that bank,
ufich Il this Leuistoa hanks corre-
spoodent at the Hah, seut along the
Iosthly stateoeat Jane lst- IL was
thought at drst that Q blank check might
IN so0e Way have beea sfolen from Lot
ing, short 4 Harmon Of Portland. vho
supply the Leuistoa bank, bat investiGs-
tioa has proved that the false checks
were made through the photoErsvure
process. The number Of the genuine
check wAs ll9, 80, and the others we're
filed In 20 ~ to correspond. The hank
employees do not recoliect anything about
the appearance Of the man. and the pc-
lice have failed 70 1nd out anything
about his shereabouts while In town.
Other Maine banks and police depart
meuts have been notified Of the ahair.
Later developmeuts shou that the forE-
er's operatioos we're more extensive than
6rat supposed, and that other banks
we're yictimiIod.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13
WHIP AND SPUR.

Iowa has ioi trotting tracks
Flora @. as. by Altoona, has . colt By
Dawn. 2:isti.
silyerone, e:is,t, BY Aleyone, has . colt
by STEAMBOAT, ?O'Ii.
The track at Cellar Rapids, Ia, IL to be
cut up into house lots
Meetings were given over q MAssachu-
s<tts tracks last season.
Won Amin. 2:iYi.. will be In training
again this year. lie IL I? years old.
Lulu d. go. by Bettsrton. hss been pur
chased BY Z. p. Pendleton. Norfolk.
George Van Dyke Of Lancaster. y. H., has
bought Royal Lumps, 2:251I, by Lumpa
Ben Kinney will campaign the Volunteer
pacing stallion Sc Patrick, 2:i4H, this
year.
I. U. shippee. the California breeder. has
gelded every yearling and 2-year-old On his
farm.
Patti Hunter. by Patron, 2iljI, out Of
old Matte Hunter, 2:i2,., isCne Of the starr
Of Cope Stinson's stable.
I'd Coswell will locate this season at
Concord, y. II. Arago, 2.2,/, by Steele.
will be at the bead Of his string.
Persica. 2:isji, by Belmont. has got over
the lamenesa that troubled her last fall
and IL expected to Be good marc In her
elass this season.
A horse called Rowley broke the English
trotting record March q by tro<ting mile
In 2:24H on the Aintrre track. Liverpool
The previous record was 2.2S.
At the nnt Tennessee breeden' sale,
which was held at Nashville rscsntly. $50
horses were sold for $4,000. Buyers and
sellers were generally aatisnsd with the
Field and Farm.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13
IAsu U,oueTre.

Aho-f sAah nos stand vhils eRvhg.
Gsorss srs nos to b. WON - IL tahas
updrs any dseumstancA
rh<s~ sAoah ~ % di69sncs betwsa
Company na-sas- nd thoss in dafly ~
rhe napkin IL MOI foldsi. but = anpay
ezushed and lad bold IL paats q risinG.
No arxunsatafive o. in any v.y IN
pleasant topic sboaA b broaehsd - u
tAble.
Cote. may Be srsvsd q any tins during
brakfass. bas shoah COM q IL I'D a
dinner.
Do NOT overload the plsts q . gu.s q
press upon any one that vhicA thsy Aavs
ooce declined
Never say o. do o. countenancs N oeh9s
the saying o. doing Of anything ruds % tn-
polite at the tab,e
Remember the maxim IL Coafudus.
Eat 1t Jour own table - yoo voah e.
af the table Of . king"
Never notice o. comment upon any sces-
dent, bat render unobtrusiveiy any ss.ass-
Ance which may b peoe.aaxJ and po.dhla.
The side Of the spoon b TO Be plaosd "a
the mouth. excsps In the cAss Of . man
wearing . mustafhe. when the point Of tAs
spoon leads the way.
Where wine 10 srrved at dinner IL may b
declined without breach Of ooursay, and
should no more than any Other article b
prv~s>d upon the guest
Teach the children to eat 1t table with
their elders and TO do IL In . dignifed man
ner. IL IL impossible to forvtell wkat mo
nent may r-quire them 70 eIemplify thetl
home trimming
Letters, pewspApes o. hooks should
never be brought TO the table. though
very important me-.ass may Be rec<ivei
and attended to. permission being aAksd q
the Lo.sesA- Good Housekeeping
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13

Living on one Of the many Islands In
Casco bay 10 . crusty, close-hsted old
bachelor, who, although proprietor OF
nearly half the island and large sum
mer hotel, goes about the place dressed
In shabby .sstore clothes Of the cut OF
the seventies, and uas never known to
spepd . penny where be could save one.
In spite Of all this be has been the target
Of all the matrimonially inclined young
women on his own and all the neighbor-
Ing Islands, for the last dozen years, but
has remained stolidly unmoved by thee
tender advances. Finally Zoo Memorial
day) . buxom young woman, who has
.eryed q. bead ~sitrrss At the hotel for
two years, led him In triumph 10 the
parsou. A few days after, one OF his
summer bozrders met him In the city
and congratulated him; When he re
ceived this eharacteristic explanation.
..Hum-yis-I be married-but yer see
I save sixty dollars in wages by gittin'
married before the season begins"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13
INTERESTING FACTS

Cor,sts have been found On the waists OF
Egyptian mummisA
The LAplAnder sleeps in . big reindeer
skin bag TO keep him WARN
Mans finger nails grow about an inch
and half every year.
II IL sAid 70 be . geological tact that gold
strata underlis Philadelphia
The idea Of the church spire Was ongi-
mated in the twelfth century.
Dissection Of human b.lies by medical
students has b-sn prsetioed since b. c. 30
Nineteen Of the pensioners Of the war OF
1919 are over 100 years old. six OF whom ~
side In Vermont
Fifty-seven thousand Eve hundred and
eleven Letters are written In London even
day. requiring % gallons Of ink
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13
CURIOUS cUlllsos.

The Church Of AL Hallows in London
still possesses an income originally given TO
IL for the purpose Of buying fAsots for burn.
ing heretics-
Chinese women devote very little super.
nuous time 20 hairtr-ssing Their tresses
are arranged once q month. and they sleep
with their heads In boxe>
One Of the largest forests In the world
stands on ice. IL IL situated between Cral
aud the OkhO,sk seA A well Was recently
dug In this region. when IL wAs found that
q, depth Of so feet the ground Was still
frozsu-
To such an extent dos religion prevail At
Gonoatoa In the south seas that every man,
woman and child on that Island who dos
Dot 20 TO church at least three times aweek
IL liable TO be arrested and fined. the fns
going 10 the king,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13
PEACHES AND CREAM.

Ma Edwin Gould. who IL only In hes
sineteenth year. IL . tall, handsome hru.
sette Of graceful carriage.
Miss wanamaker IL heiress TO ct least
E,m.0oo She Is 70 pretty that abe would
be catch II she hadn't cent.
MrA Charles Carroll Of New York made
m arctic voyage ~ part Of her wedding
journey around the world In 1901.
Mn. Robert Louis Stevenson II portly.
Eay haired woman who was grandmoths
Or when abe married her second husband
Lady Evans wife Of the ex-mayor Of
London. was . housemaid st the Oaks ho-
tel. Seven Oaks. England, prior 70 hermar
rage.
The wife Of Marx Twain u Q handsome
iemiblood with wavy brown hair. She n
20 yean old. but abe doesn't look T. Shs
fortune.
Mis- Florence l. Stephens Of venita, IN
the Cherokss nation. h prvtty and accom-.
plisbed full bloodsd Indian giri who h
now In Boston completing hr musical edu.
catiou.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13
DIED.

In Norway. Juns 5, lima c. nariO~. As~i
q year. anil dAys
10 Norway. June 4, John Il. santors, as~i y
YEAR. months AMI j. dsy..
In Ntvry. MAY -, Mr.. Hannah l. Rysr-oh'
In soGth waterford. May :, Man Anh, Vii.
ou % ElsAier HAmhn, Asei - year. All
10 Porter. Jane ., Mr.. John r. frsnsh. 'srd
In KsIsr Fails. Nay =. Mr.. Hannah Cousins,
In ksisr V,h.. Nay -. Mr.. Macy FrAli.r,
In KeIsr Pals. May 81. Mr.. Ruth wAie.'
Il, sSu,h Bsthsl. June 6, Hir,m II. HOi-iOn.
As.-i about - years.
In Csmbridfsport. Nas.., NAY -, amer 2nf
AMI painfal lllbe... MT. CynthiA a. HAY
q ysar.. 1 mouth AMI - tAy.. The remain.
uers taken 20 weehytlle. Ne, her former bone
Cor intsrmsnt. lLsvist0n Pap<r' psa-s copy
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13
MARRIED.

In NORWAY. June 5. By Rev. J. ". RSesrs.. Al
re torse % The brtste. wu- W. faybe All
IAura A win.IOx, b.Sh % NOrvay.
In HtLrOn. jane 5, az the r.sitsbce q VI
br.s<'. father. by A. ". fofx. I-g, Nj. Ntn.
90 A. fro-i y NORWAY All MISC flo'ehr =
TID<r % East Hebro1.
In U.srOn. Juns :. By Rev. :. u. Richari.on,
NJ Gtorre L. ssavey All Mr.. EIlsh ". Gun
uinr.. h-oth % BU<kteli.
In P0lsrd. June ), By R<y, z BarCa, NJ,
Iosr :. Brixxs, Jr, AMI Linis W. Cobb, 18th OF
ip woodstock, Jgns u, BY Abien Ch..s, E-J-
NJ. Robsllo {. D.Vi. AMI Ms. obsiiA ". fork-
10th % wO-.i.tosk.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13
VALUE OF MAINE SPRUCE.

A timber elp~r, makes the Interesting
statement that the spruce lands OF Maine
are to-day worth more than were the
pine lands Of fifty years ago, mainly b.
cause Of The development OF the pulp
business. lie estimates the value OF
sIld lands AZ 81 Per acre, reckoning
only eixhiy-five cord. 70 An acre. Tier.
are peAriy s.jlo, OCo acres OF Mid land 10
Maine, and assuming that only quarter
Of this IL covered with merchAntable
grov,h. the total valuation would b.
sone,hinx Ike 81, 0GO. 90. some idea
Of the immenss extent Of Wild lands 10
Maine may be gained from the statement
that they would make state twice q.
large a. Massachusetts,, twice ne large a.
Nev Hampshire and Vermont combined,
and thirteen times ~ large u Rhode
Island. In Aroo.took County alone
there are nearly 800, 90 acres. While In
p1scataquis, an adjoining county, there
are over 3,000, 600; In Washington. an
other adjoining county. over cO,oo; In
somersst nearly 400, 90, and In HAn-
cock about 10000 acres. Penobseot,
the most thiekly settled county In
eastern Maine. has over 80, 90 acres
y. Y. Evening Post.
The statements contained In The above
extract. which appears 10 the New fork
Post. may Be oserdrswn In some par.
ticulars, bot IL serves TO give An idea OF
the extent and wealth OF Names Wild
lands, and also - . reminder OF the
future value Of spruce in particular.
shrexd Observers long ago marked the
possible drift Of the pulp and paper
business into the state, but the bushes.
may be aid 10 Be yet In liz infancy, and
there are good grounds for believing
that the future value Of spruce for pulp
VIII be far beyond AL present eIpecta-
tons
The opening Of the b. q A. railroad
In the near future, viii undoubtedly
bring about zone marked Development
In the pulp business In the state. Both
our own a. well ~ outside capitalists
realize that fortunes exist In the almost
lnexhaustible supply Of Maine pulp
stock. and ve may yet see Industries OF
this Kind established that will give en-
ploymsot To greater number OF work
men than ever the manufacture OF
spruce and other woods into lumber has
In the psst.-Bangor Commercial.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13
ePicUReAN MoRseLs.

Il h tbs eatsFsr's latest lad to flavor char
lotts russ with brandy instead Of sheny.
Jsllis sxposed 10 the air 10 cool Cd On
said 70 absorb the poisonous germs anost
Never wash rsisins that ars TO b used In
sweet disheA Il win make the pudding o.
caks heavy.
Late In The season, whsn turnips, pars
nipa. carrots. etc. begin 70 loss their sweet
ns., they may b greatly improved By sdd-
Ing teaspoooful or two Of sugar 70 Tie
water thsy are boiled In.
Hippophagy In Paris continues 70 In
Esass. During lso9 no fewer than ai,cSi
honA so donksys md q mules wsrs sat0
i ~ r...ssa :yssy ., .s,rs' s'tas =
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13
SUGGESTIONS.

Do not marry . poekstbook II you dspiss
- owner
One can have no greater enemy than
violent temper.
vulgarity coupled with wealth Is nAn-
eating mixture
The only article you can take into anoth-
e. world Is your character.
Don't wait until Jour friends die before
you discover their good qualities
Good health depends more upon peace OF
mind than upon powders and pills
Wearing diamonds does not exempt one
from being careful about ones verbs
Stand upon your own foundation, Jour
ancestry can neither raise nor lower Jour
swn personal character. NewA
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13
NOTICE OF roREcLosrRE.

whereas. Lila J. Weber. then Of Newry.
In the County Of oxford and state OF Maine, by
AMI reocriei in OIfori County ReT.try OF
DEEDS, hook ~. page -. conveyed 70 me. The
undsr.ixDed, certain parcel of real estate cit
late-i In Nsvry. In aid county. de.erbe.f q.
follows, 10 Wit, Icing lS numberei twelve ID the
River. asd icing the Moran farm. 80 oalb-i ;
anil whereas The condition Of sAid mortgage has
teen broken, now therefore, BY rsson OF The
bpeaeh OF the condition thereof. j claim fore
June sth, lsso. JESSE ID. RCssELL-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13
PERSONAL

A. II. Edwards, soo Of Gen. c. 8.
Edwards Of Bethel, has been chosen
chief clerk Of lihsral arts department st
the worlds Columbian Exposition 1t
Chicago, vith salary Of $40 month.
Nr. Edvsrds h sspefintssdept OF
schools Of Pittshsd, Nass., and Was
lately burned cot, losipg hh valuable
law Ilbnsy and Almost everything slss.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13
A MAIneMArlcora PaoslsM

A young New Yorker, vho 10 10 need
less % ssy n . lawyer, has been puz-
ding waahlngtou mAthematictAns With
= problem, which n ~ follows:
A osisss % sre~ps svessy -nys .iiss lsss !.
s.r,tsspd - Q psiss tvsssy -nvs eilss dissAss A
eOsgtsf ssarSs sinuhAssD1siy vim NJ rsaf Of N
oolans ssd rsa<kas ~ hssf tkareof k<surn.
iss. - sssss ~ rsas u NJ eslsns e " pstsi
vEsss ~ hsad originally vaA la " tfvop.
ssi N esarfss Az ~ travel % usfforn rsss Of
spssd. Hov nAsy silss dsss N oesrssf inv
Ths osixinatos Of the problem has BET
ol0O that ths answer II any miles, and
amer roo have worn out coosbderaole OF
the gray matter Of your brain you VIII
concIuds that ~ n right In The nrst
plscs zoo Win 70 10 vosk upon The A.
sampslon Inst he troops keep on nov-
ing indsdnlfsly, and yoa vii and tia.
u answer dspsnds upoa ths relative
rssss Of nove4ens of The troops and ths
courier. Thss yosr eye Win catch hat
sxprsssiou, s'tvsasy-6ve miles distant,"
ana is yin coos over 700 that v
srSck ausseioa, and hat IL courier slm-
DIV ridss % ~ polss tvsoty-oye miles
disssss, asd thsa, liks ths nools DUKE qf
Yoek. - ~ back again.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13
JUSTICES APPOINTED.

In liss Of justices Of the peace and
quorum, recently appointed by the
governor, Are the following In Oxford
County:
saafsrd l. Texy. Para.
= T. Haseings. HSysbsrE.
ssssss Rvsss. sssssAAa-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13
TIE SAVINGS BANK TAX.

Bank Examiner c. X. Written Il find-
ing more than enough 20 do just now In
determining the market values Of securi-
ties held BY savings banks and loan and
trust companies. Every one Of the
hundreds OF different bouds, stocks, ETC..
returned by the banks, must lie carefully
examined and IL. individual market value
determined. Each report from the bank
officials has 20 be gone over item by item
and much figuring IL found necessary.
But the hard work does not end with
this once. After Mr.. Whitten has
figured out q report he sends IL up 10 the
State assessors, who must then compute
the Tar TO be assessed In accordance with
the new law. A. there are six different
elAssineations. each with = different rate
OF taxation, the labor necessitated can
be readily conceived.
A Journal reporter Was asking one OF
the assessors about the Law recently and
In response to his inquiries the assessor
said: awhile the Law Il complicated and
devolves upon us q great increase OF
work we are bearing up braSely under
the strain. We have devised methods
and forms 90 that the work Of classifi-
cation becomes one Of routine largely.
But not entirely by any means" and he
sighed mournfully.
.New questions Of q delicate and COM
plex nature will spring up. For instance
take the question Of District Of Columbia
bonds. Are they United States bonds
In the meaning Of the law; OF course
they are issued by act Of Congress
and are guaranteed by the government
and vet they are issued by the district
for district purposes. We have consulted
several authorities and they differ. The
matter has been referred to the bank
examiner who viii obtain a competent
legal opinion.
There are some curious features
about the Law, as well as these perplex-
Ing problems that grow out Of lts appli-
cation. The act says that the hanks
shall make returns To the bank examiner
upon the fourth Mondays Of May and
November Of each year and that he shall
have % days In which TO determine the
market value Of the securities returned
and shall report to the state assessors
his valuations.
..Then In another section IL says that
the assessors shall do thus and 40 In
assessing the TAI and shAll-here's what !
want you TO potice-commit the taxes AZ
assessed TO the State treasurer upon the
second Mondays Of June and December,
or about Is days before we get the valu-
stious from the examiner. This anachro-
nism Il due, believe, TO an oversight
when the bill MAS amended and the time
Of making returns changed."-KenDe-
bee journal
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13

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