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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-11-07
The Great Gulf Storm.

A late letter received from Biloxi,
Miss, gives q more hopeful view Of the
situation. Hundreds Of men are busy
In repairing damages caused by the
storm, and In few weeks everything will
be restored. The heavy rains which fol.
lowed the great winds did great service
In melting and washing away the salt
debris that was left on shore. The
writer says, "Even the flower beds In
the Montross House yards were washed
clean and show no signs OF their salt
bath" The wharves are being rebuilt.
and the vessels high and dry on the road
are being wrecked and removed. Right
In front Of the Montross House the
wreckage Of several vessels and lumber
yards accumulated and greatly protected
the property. The yard fence was the
only one left standing along the entire
beach. The destitution In Biloxi Is re.
ported rs being rapidly lessened. Among
the prominent citizens Of Biloxi who lost
their lives In the great storm was Cap
tain w. II. Patton Of Back Bay. He
was on the schooner La Marsh, and be
and all his crew were lost. His remains
were found lasheJ to his schooner some
days after the storm had subsidized.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-11-07
r,,o,.,,r IN. Au,,,ru., Law.

Circuit Attorney William Zacbritz
Tuesday fled 208 suits In the circuit
court against corporations that have
failed to comply with the antitrust law
framed and passed April 2, 1891. This
law requires all corporations to file am.
davits once q year, stating that the frm
IL In nowise connected with q trust or
pool. Several suits Of the same nature
were brought last year. but the delin.
quents came to time, and they were dis.
missed.
Mr.. Zachritz said to a reporter last
night in regard to the cases that they
would be pushed against every violator
this time. II cannot see," said Mr..
Zachrits, "why corporations should not
be made TO comply with the law the
same % individuals. The penalty Is q
fine Of not less than $50 and not more
than $1,000. Each delinquent can be
brought forward and fined each month
for delinquency. The law must be com.
piled with."-St. Louis Republic.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-11-07
THE MIDWAY IN CALIFORNIA.

Many OF the Features Of the Chicago SHOW
to Bs Exhibited at the Midwintsr Fair.
The managers Of the midwinter inter.
national exposition, to be held In San
Francisco. are showing much enterprise
In their engagements Of special attrac.
tions. Besides the many exhibitors at
Chicago who will remove their displays
to San Francisco, arrangements have
been made to show the customs and
manners Of other parts Of the world,
either not 30 civilized or boasting OF an
older civilization.
II is the Midway plaisance which
will be drawn upon for these exhibitions.
and the street In Cairo and other orien.
tai scenes will be reproduced In Golden
Gate park. A German village. q Spanish
village. practical representations OF
quartz mines and q lake filed with
ocean fish are also among the features
Of the scheme. The Chinese display will
be especially fine. II will be contained
In q building Of appropriate design,
within which will be q garden Of rare
Chinese plants. In the center Of the
garden the grave Of Confucius will be
reproduced. There will bea theater for
Chinese plays by native actors, and
booths In which various handicraftsmen
will be at work.
The crowning glory Of this depart.
ment will be pagoda 75 feet high, fash.
ioned after the celebrated dOmes at Nan.
kin, with tiled roof decorated with fan.
tastic carvings and figures Of the tabled
dragon projecting from the angles and
dragon flags Of blue, red and yellow aut.
tering from the stats Of decorative de-
Ri0ns
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-11-07
CROWN AND scePTeR.

The czar OF Russia. despite his great size,
II very plain eater. At state dinners he
rarely takes anything but soup and dessert.
Abbas Pssha. the kbedive Of Egypt, In.
tends to visit England In the spring ofis9t,
provided that the English court shall be
willing.
Queen Victoria has never yet allowed
lady to smoke cigarette In her presence.
She has the greatest horror OF . woman
smoker.
King Behanzin OF Dahomey II said 10 Be
q follower Of modern fashion In his corrs-
spondence, for he has selected Q gorgeous
coat Of arms, which embellishes all his let.
ten
The Princess Louise IL said To be very
superstitious and sometimes will not at
tend public functions ~ agreed upon on
the plea that she knows Il will be one OF
her bad days"
Queen Elizabeth, when asked by Lord
Arundel II he might be permitted to wear
some continental decoration conferred upon
him, testify replied. II will have my dogs
bear no other collar than my own"
Emperor william may he called = royal
spanker. He frequently gives his oldest
boy q thoroughly old fashionri spanking
W way Of keeping down the youngsters
impression that be. ton. isa war lord.
The Princes. Of Wales is very kind to her
poor neighborx At Sandrnghan. Often she
may b seen picking mp the dusty little
dots Of childrvn from the roads, placing
thar, A, her oSn caYyiaue until A In oom.
plstely packed and then duly delivering
saeh st lts own home TO boast Of having
Sajoysd Q ride with her.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-11-07
A FARM SERMON.

The Northwestern Agriculturist gives
In three lines text which Il capable OF
being expanded without being weakened :
"ToO many people are governed by the
idea that they cannot be satisfied with
anything which somebody else does not
covet." This fact IL too often illustrated
on the farm. A man has flock OF
sheep and his neighbors have sheep, aud
there comes season when there Is no
call for sheep In this section, and as no.
body wants to buy, he thinks sheep are
poor stock to keep, and offers for sale at
q low price, and starts a panic, and
every body wants to sell sheep. In a
few years they are scarce and the rush
starts the other way, and the same man
thinks he must buy because Others do.
A man may have animals which he Ia
feeding for beef, but II beef Is quiet and
no buyers appear, he thinks IL will not
pay To feed them, and starts after pur-
chaser and sells at loss because he Was
In hurry and had not finished them for
market. Such men are not satisfied with
their farms unless some one makes them
an offer to purchase every year. They
lack independence and forethought
enough to know when they are doing
well with their own method, and In
watching others they do not make due
allowance for existing differences OF soil,
location and natural adaptation. IL Is
well for q man to keep his eyes open,
but he should watch his own business
most of the time.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-11-07
KEEP UP TO I'VE TINES.

How to spend the long winter even
lngs In the most profitable manner Il q
question that ought to Interest every
farmer. In the summer there are no
evenings to speak OF. We work hard all
day and the most agreeble thing at night
Ia pure unadulterated rest, but In winter
there are several hours after supper
which ought to be valuable part OF the
day.
The mother and father should try to
make the home attractive and cosy 20
that the boys will not want to be else
where.
Have plenty Of good reading. II
possible take daily paper; let your
boys know whst ls going on outside
get them interested 10 politics II you
can and urge them to watch the pro-
ceedings OF congress.
There Il nothing 10 which there ID
more chance for improvement than In
farming.
Thls 1s scientific age and farms all
ought 70 be run on aclentific principles.
Let us como out Of the old experimental
farming and 70 along with the times
looking for the reason aud not the re
sults only.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-11-07
A VIVID DREAM.
A Passenger Kicked Out . sleeper window
and Threw Himself to the Ground.

A Passenger Kicked Out . Sleeper window
and Threw Himself to the Ground.
A young business man Of Minneapolis
bought furnace and had 1t set up on
Saturday. Yesterday he worked all day
showing his wife how to run 1t 90 she
would not burn the house down, and
last evening took sleeper for st. Louis.
Near Fulton he had vivid dream.
He thought his house was afire and
his family was locked up inside. With
yells Of desperation which fairly froze
the blood Of the other passengers In the
sleeper, he kicked In the door and found
the floor burned away, his wife and
everything in the house cremsted, and
he himself landed In the cellar with q
heavy thud. The blow awoke him, and
picking himself mp he found himself by
the side of the railroad track. Glancing
about him. expecting to see the train q
wreck and the other passengers killed,
he saw In the starlight his train vanish.
ing In the distance. He had actually
kicked out the double window Of his
berth with his bare feet and thrown him.
self feet first through the window to
the ground while the train was run.
ming 25 miles an hour, and was unhurt,
save three cuts on his left leg, caused by
the broken glass.
The passengers notified the conductor,
and when the train was backed they
found the man walking to meet 1t. He
was clad only in his nightclothes. It
was almost impossible to believe his
story, but his condition. and the deserted
berth containing his clothes, and the
broken window confirmed it.-Moline
Qlls.) Cor. st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-11-07
To Deport Consumptives.

Since the great majority Of the medical
fraternity Of Massachusetts, have recent
ly subscribed to the belief that consump
,iJn Is contagious disease, It has been
borne In upon many besides those direct
ly interested In consumptive persons
through family or other ties that the
proposed work Of the new Invalid Aid
society. one Of the latest Of Boston's
benevolent institutions, is business as
well as benevolence. A moments refiec.
ton convinces every one that II disease
whose annual harvest In this country,
and especially In this district, dwarfs all
the other diseases. including even the
epidemics wherever there are such, ID
communicable. a. now appears, then 1t
everybody's business, In common self de.
Tense, to promote the migration Of con.
sumptives and q fund for the deporta.
tion Of consumptives too poor to travel
IL q public hygienio precaution.-Boston
Transcript.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-11-07
STATE GRANGE.

The twentieth annual session OF the
state grange IL to be held at Dover,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
Dec. l9th-alst. The Patrons OF Piscata-
quis County will. give It . cordial re-
ceptiou, and do all 10 their power for Its
full success. First class hotel accOmmo-
dations will be furnished at the B'ethen
House and the Foxcroft Exchange.
This season will be one OF importance
In the work of the order, since the bi-
enuial election Of officers occurs at this
time, and naturally much OF interest as
well ss Importance to the welfare Of the
order attaches to the action taken.
There Il likely to be full representation
of the subordinate Oranges present at
the meeting.-Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-11-07
Hhx II. Asser II Prsud.

Mr.. william Waldorf Astor u the
proud posssssor Of the black pug dog
Man Friday. having Just purchased that
distinguished animal from Mr.. r. Aorti-
walls Of Taksley. Essex, ut . big price.
Nan Friday u described BY cOnnois.
ssurs - very handsome. with . most
perfect jet black coat Black pugs ars
vsyy rars and extremely quaint, and Mr..
Astor bslisvss hs 70 the only American
who posssssss . spscimsn Of the brssd.-
Leudon Lsttsn
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-11-07
DANGEROUS oeRetIcra
Nssd % IN Intsrnasiessi Agreement veS
Their Marking o. Removal.
We ashtoc ctov, dtsnatrh ane1t tha Ye4-

Nssd ef IN Intsrnatiessi Agrssnsnt ver
Their Marking OF Removal.
A Washington dispatch snent the res
olution of Congressman Cummings pro-
viding for an international agreement
for the reporting. marking and removal
Of derelicts In the north Atlantic ocean
says;
Secretary Carlisle. In . letter to the
committee on the subject, says that the
necessity for such an agreement among
the governments concerned was empha.
eized ly the international marine con-
feren:s held In Washington In 1880. He
believes the resolution . proper one and
recommends Its passage. Accompany.
Ing his letter are extracts from the re-
port of the commissioner Of navigation
on the subject.
Commissioner o'Brien in his report
especially invites attention to the sub
ject Of derelicts and other distractions
to navigation. He refers to 1t as q mat.
ter Of international concernment and
one Of great Importance. President Mink
of the American Steamship association,
In q letter to Mr.. O'Brien. says that he
Ii informed that the commissioner Is
making heroic efforts to get rid OF dere-
licts of the Atlantic coast. He Is re-
joiced at this, a. the members OF the as
,ociation are complaining bitterly at
these unlighted and unmarked obstruc.
lions. They have been 90 frequent OF
late that no captain feels easy In going
up or down the coast.
Mr.. Mallory says that precious car.
goes and still more precious lives are
greatly threatened every time q vessel
passes between the United States and
Europe and along the North American
coast, and they are not infrequently de-
stroyed. Charts have done much for the
safety Of commerce by showing the posi-.
tions Of 332 vessels abandoned on the high
seas and by marking the drift tracks OF
i8o Of them. But they have utterly
failed, and this Ii an alarming fact, to
show the tracks Of 825 derelicts which
have been reported. It another alarm.
ing fact that they have tracks and do
drift. They are here today, yonder to-
morrow. They are o rowing feet that
always hover upon the pathway Of com.
merce. They are more dangerous than
feet Of pirates, because they are vast.
ly more numerous, because they strike
even more by night than by day and be-
cause they are more merciless when they
do strike. To destroy them is the only
effective way Of dealing with them.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-11-07
A College joke.

A good an example a. can be given Of
the jokes played on new students Il the
ancient "Pempe" Of Winchester college.
On the hrst appearance Of boy In the
school Q companion viii ask him with .
kindly air II be has book called "Pempe
Moron Protsron" Greek for "Send the
fool farthsr'). without which Il win b
impossible to properly get through his
work. OF course he will say 'sNo," and
then hs viii be sent on . Wild gooss
chase from one boy TO another In the
hopes Of obtaining copy. The game 70
kept up with great spirit until the older
boys are tired Of the fun, and than the
green Lad II referred TO one Of the mas
ters, who, instead Of giving him vol.
ume, - he sxpscts, ends his trouble by
explaining TO him the joke Of "Psmps."
London rtBits.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-11-07
A curious VIII Contest.

A curious viii contest, according to
Paris papers. is about to be tried In the
Seine courts. Five years ago . Russian
princess died. leaving Q large fortune.
There was great surprise among her rel.
atives when the testament was opened
By one Of it, clauses she left 5,000, 900
francs to tho person who would remain
0 year In the chapel to be erected above
her grave In the Pere Ia Chaise. The
body Of the princess, according to the
Legendary report, lies In Q crystal coffin
In wonderful state Of preservation. No
one Of her relative, has been able to re-
main longer than two or three days In
the chapel. What win become OF the
5.O00. 900 francs II the question.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-11-07
Two Famous Prisons,

Two famous prisons are soon to be
demolished. They are the Roquette.
near Pere Ia Chaiss cemetery. and st.
Pelagie. The former IL the spot where
the guillotine 10 erected whenever there
b an execution in Paris. II was there
that the arcbbishop Of Paris and bis
brother hostages were shot by order Of
the commune In 1871. There are still
legibls words which he wrote on the
iron grating Of his cell;
40 Crux AveSpes nica."-Paris Let.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-11-07
IN. oon., H.. . sher, r.il.

Professor Brooks Of the Smith observ.
story has obtained his third observs-
ton Of the new comet frst discovered
by him Q short time ago. Its position at
discovery wssi Right ascension. - hours
81 minutes; declination north. II do
grees IS minutes. At the third observa-
ton it, position was found to be: Right
ascension, 70 hours % minutes; declina-
ton north. II degrees 90 minutes, which
shows the rate and direction OF motion
since discovery. A seen through the
telescope tire comet appears quite bright
and has Q sLoit tail. This u Professor
Brook nineteenth comet discovery
Geneva N. ~ Dispatch.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-11-07
WHAT NEXT

The cattle shows and fairs, large and
small, are now all over for the season.
These have generally been successful In
= broad sense, and have afforded an OPP
portunity for farmers and their families
to assemble aud give attention to sgri-
cultural affairs In general ~ well ~ TO
meet socially with their associates 10 the
business. This serves TO draw them out
from their individuality, broaden their
minds, expand their knowledge aud give
pleasure TO the life on the farm.
Hut, these occasions have passed by
for the season, the harvests OF the year
are gathered In, the long evenings are
with rs, the stormy days will soon be
along. With the active farm work
closed by the season there comes more
of leisure for the farmer, more OF time
that may be spent otherwise than Ia the
confiuing demands Of the productive
season. How shall this time be spent
There Il still left the Grange with Its
prescribed work and regular meetings.
Every farmer aud his family will lind
Il to their advantage to take an active
part In Its work. The benefits are many
while the demand upon their time is no
more than can properly and profitsbly
be rendered to such work. The In
fiuence for good OF q well conducted
Grange where all hands band themselves
together In Its legitimate work, can
hardly be estimated.
But there are SWITCHES OF time, hours
Of leisure, long evenings In the coming
months on the farm which should not
and need not be lost time. There 10 al
ways room for farmer to learn. His
business Il never mastered. This time
can all be- improved to advantage by
reading and by q study OF the different
branches Of work he is called upon to
carry on. As a source Of information,
as a stimulant to research and investiga-
ton, there is nothing equal to the agri-
cultural paper. In II from time to time
are brought out all the phases Of the
farming Of the locality II aims to cover,
all the best practices known to the most
successful Farmers, all Of the latest
knowledge pertaining to the business,
all Of the advances made In the investi-
cations going on In Its behalf. IL any
point important to the individual Is
omitted II may be called out at any time
by the interested party. There Ii no
other such education available to the
farmer.
And Il comes In q form completely
adapted to ht into the inches OF time,
occasional hours Of leisure, unemployed
winter evenings left to every farmer.
The agricultural paper, then, 10 a ne
cessity. Il should be read and studied by
every farmer. Cheap as II ls, there Is
nothing Its equal rs an educator to the
farmer. This with the Grange will
enable the farmer and his family to fill
up the spare time Of the coming months
and with profit to themselves and with
advantage to the future work OF the
farm.-Malne Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-11-07

Bookbinder Timothy c. Commerford
was thrown from an Atlantic avenue
car In Brooklyn on Oct. II through the
alleged negligence Of thsconductor. One
Of the wheels passed over his left foot
and cut Oh three Of his toss. He sued
the company for 1000, and . jury In
the city court gave him ee,Soo-Brook'
gu xasis.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-11-07
IT LOOKS LIKE A SCHEME.
The Midwintsr Fair 70 Bs Used 70 cirsun-
vent the Chinese Exeiasion Acts.

Ln9 MIONIutoT az ~ - w. ~ NsHSs-
vent the Chinese Exsissiea Acts.
TIE Chinese village that Il to be con-
structed and maintained ut the Midwin-
ter fair may prove Of interest to visitors
from abroad, but the Chinese who are
back Of the enterprise did not originate
It for that purpose, but In order to get
another opportunity to add several hun.
dred coolies to the present population OF
this country.
The Chinese believe that the resolu-
ton passed by congress granting to the
Midwinter fair the same privileges that
had been granted to the Columbian ex.
position-namely, the entry Of foreign
goods free and permitting to enter the
country the lsborers, artists and others
Of foreign nations connected with the
exhibits Of those nations-will offer them
an opportunity to land some moro OF
their countrymen.
They have placed the matter In the
hands Of their attorneys, and from the
expressions of certain prominent Chi.
nese It appears that they have received
advice that comedies with their wishes
In the matter.
Like all the schemes that the Six Com.
panies 90 into, II win be for making
money, and the plan they will pursue In
this instance became public at the Gus
tom house yesterday.
Already the scheme has been put In
operation, and negotiations have been
opened with coolies In China who desire
to become residents Of the United States.
Little Pete, on behalf Of the Six Com.
panies and other Chinese interested. is In
charge Of the affair and will zee that II
Is made financial success.
Little Pete is the 60 between In all
cases where money is used for the illegal
landing Of Chinese, and he Is considered
one of the shrewdest ''fxers" doing bust.
ness at the custom house. He has been
given instructions to arrange for the i'm.
pOrtation Of another gang OF supposed
actors, and for several weeks he has
been In correspondence with those who
are to assist him In China.
Letters have been forwarded to China
announcing that all who desire to come
TO the United States and avoid the trou-
BILE that the exclusion acts present can
do 90 by becoming members of the Chi.
nese village that 10 to be imported for
the Midwinter fair.
Under the resolution passed by con.
gress, II It will apply In this case, the
number that win be permitted to land In
order to participate In the fair Is not
limited, and how many will be desig.
mated by Little Pete and his associates
has not been made known. II is expect
ed, however. that fully 300 will avail
themselves Of the excellent opportunity
that will be presented, and for that priv.
ilege each one must pay t200.-San Fran.
cisco Examiner.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-11-07

A family residing In Warrington, Ca,
was considerably shocked during an
electrical storm q short time ago by the
lightning striking the telegraph and
electric light wires which pass the house
After the storm had subsided It was ~
certained that q large Hg bush In the
rarden had been struck and hen and
three chickens which had sought shelter
snder the broad leaves killed. The
,hickens were found under the hen.
which was sitting In natural position
with not . feather rufied.-Atlanta Con.
stitutiou.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-11-07

Since the conquest thsrs have been ~
wars between England and Francs. In
the last war. between 1909 and 1916. II y
estimated The total destruction OF hu-
man NE amounted 70 i,soo, 900
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-11-07

ifsi.. D,s:risssss. % ssa ' 5 sS.i csrds =
Eat bon with fall dirsrsioss. rrics - cssts
Ssh; for % 90 Gss up club snd ~ yeurs
naasissssrsi osiy b. vRxp I. vARwKI.L.
sseAsl. Ne. sspd i1e. fer ~ pses eaialsgns.
ssi.s ever kss sayIss q kabsss ssaaDs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-11-07

Creameries are undoubtedly . boon
for q community, bat there e great riak
IN starting one until the milk from 5o0
to 800 cows n assured. With that 40 .
basis and an Intelligent constituency,
the growth Of business ID sluost certain.
-Anerican Tarmer.