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woman tn do general hoa.s work. pAin
cooking. Good wage. vii le pail, Write % al
on Mr.. sylvan shurtka sSgth rar.
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June :. lsS.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13

wastsd-tvo apprentices, oss for ms-
ehiss shop and ons for foundry. Apply
% J. W. Penney Z Soma, steam engine
worms, xssAAnS Pals, xsins.
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HeeE AND rSeRE-

II 10 Suggestive % ths corner u rhen
PresItent Cleyelaod p9i himself oy HE
a,re-sleCsIon trlds. The srDosoe~o>n;
.rOn wl.hlnSioa that The presstsnis
polIcy In raAkirx appolrin~,ts u 20 r~e-
1xriss Tannary nsn ~hsr tb~tr char
se,srs .iIl sarrani r.. Th> seL knoun
character % ihs Dsn IN keo>rAl uhou
IanrnAny pressnts % receive tbs spous-
u .grseIsn: eIplAcA;ioc % the fAct thai
ihs presitsct has - f,r r-coxnlIet Tan
Many by Oaly 0ce ot.cs o. inporiAnes-
Nlrls.ss Blogn; q; Hawai- has 20;
ahou, 20 ils toln; % sntOrsl,x Ninls.sr
s,s,ea.' views regarding he an,eIailon
Of the hlarcs. His conyersson. or bis
edgea;ioa. sesns % e< PROGRESSING mp
Hly.
he ,Ic.-presldsn; o. The usltet states
ls.t hi. pas. AZ hone oos morning .h<o
be zsrt % The World. fair. AID I, order
20 get In without payinz. made . htile
lcens q rsport % ~klek vas tsleSr1phed
al over The country. II yO1 and had
forgotten cor pas.es. ue sbogt have
pqlIed cot cor hAlf-tollars without any
lntlrnAiSon o. he sIalist positions skieh
entitled y. 20 - teadheads.
4! John L -1lliyAn car write q s9c-
essssll took. there |. csrtslnly 90 reAsoa
xhy ih- mother % Carlyle Harris sbO1lt
%, - .1ccs..ful 4, ID. saD- ysntGre /;
lot either Ons IL a. oetraxe Gpoc a.
unorsctlnS and k>lpI@.s pgblic-
n. 49, .-r, ~. a., % - . iu-x so-
The trial % LlxxIs BOrten. Bot thsn-
Ia Na.saeh1.Ssr. ability 20 form a, opin-
zoo do~.rI dis4Galtfy q nan Zoe ssrsinx
ca jury, As IL sestas 20 10 some states
he es.e % Dr.. Brixzs. Suspended
sy The Presbyterian General Assembly
FOR pronglxa,inx doctrines Dot In accord
With The creed % that church, la. at
,raeted xeoeral attention.. DIR. Briggs
has nany followers. esec probably sone
arnonz tho.e xho still remain In full
fellow ship In The Presbyterian church
%, b "a. teaching doctrines direrent
from The rixid creed % bis church. and
few question The cosrec,nes. % the &c
iIon % The assembly In .G.psnding him
An extra session % eonxress viii b
called By the president 10; later than The
18th Of september: that IL ssttled.
when President Cleveland nrst decided
% call al extr1 session, the principal
reAlou given for such action MAS 20 ~
form The ..robbsr arif- established BY
,he Rsp1blicsn., and which formed The
principal issue In the las; campaign.
Lately, however. tbe DISTURBED financial
condition OF the country has oyer.hat.
owed everything else, and the pr~siden'
announces q. his reAsOr for calling tbs
session tia; some legislation on the 81
Yer question IL lmperatiyely demanded
where IL Il possible 20 secure any such
lsgi.lAtIon from thls eongres. 10 al open
question. II IL can Be accomplished. The
COUNTRY ~ill hall IL With Joy. Bot u Il
Instructive % nots bon quickly the qass-
ton Of this .'robher tarin, which ].
annually taking 20 many unnecessary
nlllions from al oyerb1rdened people
1. relexstsd 20 . back SEAT.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13

Mlnls:s. BlOGn; q; Hawaii has 70;
ahog, 70 ihs poln; % sntOrsl,x Aiais.s'
stevens views regarding he anosIa;lon
% ths slant.. His eo1ysrsson. or his
sdgea;ioa. sesns 20 Be PROGRESSING mp
DIV.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13
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"a ny M - aAilsf % r,<~tsssf prses ~
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go q "a fsl~S-sS pls<ss IN ~ CS-sp
80 PAy1a. assrYy's Drxx 49,
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13

~ John l.. sqlliyAn can write . sse-
cs..fll took. there Il csrtsinly % reasoa
xhy ihe mother o. Carlyle Harris sbOold
%, - .scce..ful I, ID. sans 'sniGre /;
lot either Oos IL a. Outrage Ipoc AZ
u,oSsotinS and helpless p1blic-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13

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fses nros osAssrs1ss tssrre>>s - SL-H
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49, o>apass asi psv@S-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13

II took only zoe day 20 -, /. jury for
The TRIAL OF Llxxis Borden Bet Thea
II Na.saek1s~trs ability % form a. opin-
zoo do~.n'I dls9gAltfy nan for s<rSinx
Ga . jury, ne Il s@sras % 10 some states.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13
Orchestra

DR.. Woodbury. presented the diplomas
and made short and appropriate adj
dress TO the graduates. The members
Of the class and the teachers Of the
school are deserving of great credit for
the beautiful manner Ia which the parts
were rendered. After the exercises the
class gave . rec~ption In the yestry.
J. freeland Doble Was seriously In
jured Tuesday tight, as he Was re-
turning from work at Y. VI. Thayer's,
by being thrown from q wagon. The
horse, driven by man ~ho IL at work
for Mr.. Thayer, became frightened at =
frs by the road aide and jumping sud
denly cspslzed the wagon, throwing Mr..
Doble against q post with great fore,
breaking his Jaw In tso or three places.
Mr.. Doble MAS made a. comfortable ~
possible by Drs- Rounds and Woodbury.,
and vas taken 70 the hospital at Lewis
ton, Wednesday, where he Il ~ comfort
table 90 could Be expected. Mr.. Doble
n es years old and the injury must be
loos and severe one. No bl,we 10 at
tschsd 10 the driver.
Hoo. A. Z. Herrick Of Bethel Mas In
town last week
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13

rest MAD sue utu sccu CtaWi thioebh
a window into her domicile. The
doughty police Of that bailiwick armed
themselves cap PIE and taking their
lives 10 their hands went forth In quest
OF that house breaker. He was found
and proved to be the man who Was
counting the scared woman's sister. He
had simply effected Romeo entrance to
the house.
The reorganization OF the Atkinson
House Furnishing Co. has been complet-
ed With the following llst Of ofiieers:
Cushing. Olmstesd a SNOW, summer strest.
T,a.ur~r-AIlers c. Haxer Of Boston.
Dirs<tors-siipey Cushing; Hiram ID. Upton.
rs.its:t Of ne Iru,s Co. o. s asssss :, ,
nrm Of John q, Pray a son Of Boston; and Levi
Turner. Jr., Vt PORTLAND.
The plan IL to carry the business on
permanently, as Il IL believed that the
large good will Of the business will en-
sure good profit II cons<rvatively
managed.
Capt. Henry l.. Wood, for eighteen
years postmaster at Dexter, always had
q warm spot In the hearts Of his men and
here IL one OF the reasons Why, ~ re-
lated by one In his command: rwben
the nd Maine was In Louisiana, all Of
the captains OF infantry companies were
allowed to have horses and drew nations
for them. Capt. Wood had his horse ~
well a the rest, but i don't believe be
ever rode him q rod. On the marrh one
would zee the captains mounted all along
the line but wherever they saw Capt.
Woods horpe they saw . footsore or
tired out private on Il II they saw any
body. That's the way Il WAS always
used. Many and msny's the time have
seen Capt. Wood trudging along on the
march carrying two muskets he had
taken iron boys Who were worn out
and tired. when be saw one OF his meo
lasging or limping he'd give him 9
chance on the horse II it was not needed
more for somebody wore Cd, and any
way he'd hslp him By earring his
0oo8DSs
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-13

said an old resident Of Phillips. IL
never knew potatoes 20 be 80 high az
81. % per bu.hel In Phillips, and ] have
lived here fifty years. About q dozen
years ago sold mine for 81 PER bu.hel.
| remember al.o that number OF years
ago sold fine lot for ~ cents per
bushel after planting time"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-05
LOVES FIRST KISS.

Sweetheart, twas but while ago-it scarce
seems yesterday,
Though now my locks are white as snow and
all your curls are gray
When, walking in the twilight haze, ere stars
had smiled above,
Whispered soft :"I love you" and you kissed
me for that love-
The first kiss. dear and then yonr hand
your little hand 80 sweet,
And whittier than the white, white sand that
twlnkled meath your feet
Laid tenderly within my own! Have queens
such lovely handsp
No wonder that the whip-poor- Wills made
sweet the autumn lands
1t seemed to me that my poor heart would
beat to death and break,
While oil the world, sweetheart sweetheart
seemed singing for your sake;
And every rose that barred the way In glad
and dying grace,
Forgot its faded summer day and, leaning,
kissed your face!
envied all the roses then, and oil the rosy
ways
That blossomed for your sake are still my
life's bright yesterdays;
But thinking of that first sweet kiss and that
first clasp of hands,
Lies whip-poor-wills sing sweeter now
though all the winter lands
Frank L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-05

for In his native city there was an esq
tablishment Of this kind which, In his
day, rivaled the later reputation of the
Bastile. The men of the fifteenth GEN.
tury had little Of comfort In their daily
lives, and, not knowing what 1t was,
never missed 1t. Even the palaces OF
those times were built without the
slightest care for what the moderns
consider comfort; and in the royal resi-
dence less regard was shown for ths
convenience OF Its occupants than is
now displayed In the cottage OF the Ia
borer. Even in the Tuileries, begun
over 100 years after the birth Of Colum-
bus, no systems Of sewerage or drain.
age was provided. and the slops of every
description were thrown into the court
yard, through which the palace attend
ants constantly passed and repassed.
When royal dwellings were OF this de-
ecription little regard would naturally
be shown for the comfort OF prisoners.
and no more cheerless place OF abode
can be imagined than the huge State
Prison Of Genoa. Its forbidding ex-
terror was indicative of the internal ar.
rangemen. No provision was made
either for heat, light or ventilation, and
many Of the cells were so far under.
Illuminated their interior.
But those were merciless days, and
the prisoner was fortunate II he e5caped
with only a term Of Imprisonment, for
in the lower tiers were torture cham
bers where evidence was extracted from
luckless wretches. by savage torture.
Executions were then public, and one OF
the worst features we're the insults
heaped on the condemned by the rabble
that always attended an execution.
These outrages were not only not dis
couraged by tho authorities, but on oc-
casions when 1t was anticipated that
public sympathy would be extended to
the condemned, bands OF rufflans were
hired to attend the execution and curse
and maltreat the unfortunate victim.
Hanging. burning, drawing and quar-.
tering were then accepted modes of OK.
ecution, and on more than one occasion
the young Christopher no doubt saw In
the street before the great Genoa
prison the carts containing the mangled
remains Of state prisoners, while before
tho CHASTITY tokens walked the masked
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-05

Captain Molard, q professor at st.
Cyr, Francs West Point, who ought
to be good authority, has made care
full calculation of the force of soldiers
now under call in Europe. He puts
France at the head, with $500, 900;
next, Russia with 2, 451 900 close upon
her, Germany with 2,417, 900; then,
after long interval. Italy, with 1,514,
600; while fifth among the armies
comes that of Austria Hungary, with
1,O50,000. A great drop brings us to
Turkey, with 100000; to England,
with 342, 900; and to Spain, with 300,-
O0O The lesser powers put together
can muster 1 ,2S9, 600, SO that the ag-
gregate would be IL, 563, 900. 1t is u
tremendous aggregate for Europe to
maintain, comments tho New York
Sun. However, only a small part of
these forces are constantly with the
colors, forming what we should call
the regular or standing army, They
include the reserves of various grades,
and perhaps only fourth or q fifth of
the whole body are always under arms.
These figures, nevertheless, MS we un-
derstand the matter, shows us the
number on the rolls or in the calcula-
tions for possible use in time of war,
and for which provision is made of
some sort in the military budgets.
But Captain Molard expects these num-
bers to be far outdone seven years
hence. From various calculations and
surmises he concludes that in the year
1900 Germany will have 5000, 900 SOL
diers: France, 4,35o,0 Russia, L.
100000; Italy, 2,236, 900; Austria
Hungary, 1900, 900; Turkey, 1,15O,-
600; Spain, 100000; England, 602,
600, and the smaller powers 1882, 900.
Here would be prodigious aggregate
of %, 420, 600. This calculation for the
year 1900 supposes, therefore, an ad-
dition of nearly 1c,000,0 900 to the
crushing military establishments of to-
day. 1t is not beyond the domain Of
reasonable possibility that before the
Twentieth Century arrives the huge
military fabric of Europe will tumble
of it's own weight, and that, under a
general plan of disarmament, the
armies of that period, instead of being
nearly double those of 1893, may iot
be more than half as great
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-05
Lane astrlans fought the first battle of

Lancastrans fought the first battle of
the Roses war.
Whom the explorer was IL he, no
doubt, saw many OF the Cologne Jews
who at that time were expelled from the
German capital, and as we know
little OF his early travels he may
even havo been at Cologne, and there
have seen the foundations of the Cathe-
dr4l which Is now ono of the wonders Of
the Christian world. Its first stones
were laid 200 years before ho was born,
but the work went on slowly, and in his
youth the walls were scarcely ten feet
high, while u small rooted inclosure In
QUO corner served to shield worshipers
from the weather. Three years after
his death the work ceased altogether,
and as not resumed until 1912, nor was
it until 1880 that the grand pile was fin
ished, over 600 years from the COM
mencement of tho enterprise, which thus
covered In its construction nearly half
Middle Ages and the whole OF modern
times.
In the travels OF his early days 1t is
no. impossible that Columbus may have
visited Antwerp and there have beheld
| In their prime the fortresses which. now
| III decay, wero then just finished and
| the pride OF tho stout Dutch city that
hoped by means OF them long to Ire-
serve its independen q. The Antwerp
| forts, however, dwindled into insig-
niticancc in comparison with another
| fortress which Columbus may have
eoen, and which had then just been
completed, the famous Bastile OF Paris.
Erected as the citatel of Paris, it was
tho principal defense OF the city, and
was then de- med one OF the strongest
iortrcssc cs In the world rivaling even
the giant structures that the barons of
William the Conqueror had erected in
England to hold In awe the vanquished
Saxons. Nearly 100 years after the
death of Columbus Henry ~. and his
Veterans assailed 1t In vain, its thick
walls and lofty battlements defying
every attack. In Columbus boyhood
1t was known only rs n castle, not hav-
ing thon boen put to the vile uses Of
tyranny that afterward made it infa-
nous in tho eyes of the French na-
tion and brought about its demolition
Mt tho hands OF the infurlatei
rabblc. But Columbus did not need to
travel to Paris to SEQ q model Prison.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-05
The Boys Festival in Japan.

The great event of May, in Japan, Is
the celebration on the fifth day of the
month of the boys festival. 1t is
called Nobori-no-sekku, festival of
flags, OF ShoDy-no-sekku, festival of
reeds Before the door of every abode
which has been blessed by the birth of
boys during tho past seven years, rises
q tall bamboo pole, from the top of
which are flung to the breeze gigantic
carp-koe-made OF paper OF woven
stutfs in brilliant colors, one for every
son. This particular fish is chosen for
symbol because it swims stoutly
against stream, and even up rapids,
leaping cascades to the higher waters.
This implies that the boys in like man
ner must be sturdy and indomitable,
stemming courageously the stormy
currents of life's stream. Flags also
are raised before the houses, bearing
pictures of the Chinese mythical hero
Shoki, as an example Of strength and
bravery. Weapons, -armor and pic
lures of heroes and horses are chosen
for the decoration of the tokonoma,
the slightly raised platform which is
the place of honor in every living
room.
The flower held in highest favor for
this festival is the iris; but a kind of
early chrysanthemum, and particular
variety of bamboo, called moso-chiku,
are also used. Bundles of reeds and
mugwort are fastened to the projecting
roofs of the houses on this day
Demorest.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-05

Rome, over q tnousant. miles away, be-
fore tho end Of week; the results Of
Cressy, q hundred years earlier, were
known all over Europe within fort
night. Sometimes, OF course, exagger-
ated, the accuracy Of this hastily trans
mltted Intelligence was wonderful. A
gentleman In England, whose brother
was killed and whose two sons were
wounded when Joan raised the siege Of
Orleans In 1929, learned the fact In six
days, and started to the relief Of his
boys on tho seventh. When intelligence
spread like this, great center Of busi-
ness and population such as Genoa was
must also havo been q center of news,
and Columbus, when lad of g. may
have heard tho news of the final expul-
sion of tho English from France In 1451,
and when little older he must have
heard news OF the war begun in 1853 in
England between the rival houses of
York and Lancaster, In which roses
were the emblems and the kingdom
the prizo. No doubt, among his COM
rades he had heard tales of the terrible
Turks and of the still more terrible
Tamorlane, who, forty-three years be-
forc the birth OF Columbus, had defeat
cd and captured the Sultan Bajazet, and
llupTlSOHeu MIN III III iron cage JOr the
amusement Of the savage troopers who
composed tho conqueror' army. Tales
liko this fascinato the boys OF every
century, and Columbus wa probably no
exception to tho rule that boys delight
in stories OF adventure. When Column
bus was n boy the name OF Turk was
terror word throughout Europe. Moth
crs frightened their children into obedi-
cncc with tho threat that the Turks
arc coming" and the story OF the great
est Turk, who, at the time of his do
feat and capture was besieging Con-
stan tinople, a city In close commercial
intercourse with Columbus birthplace,
was doubtless told with many exaggor-
atoms In tho streets end nurseries OF
Genoa.
Tho year before Columbus was born
Ladlslns of hungary was defeated and
slain at Varna by the Turks, and tho
memory OF this great national disaster
was doubtless revived by the torrble
defeat OF tho Turkish cavalry by Hun
niados whom Columbus was 6 years old.
When he was tho city Of Genoa was
stirred to Its depths by Intelligence that
alarmed the world. Constan tlnople, in
spite OF the horoiG resistance that for
months had excitei the admiration of
Europe, had fallen lefore tho victorious
arms Of Amura:h. and swift ships flying
before tho southeastern gales had
brought the dismal ucws to Venice and
Genoa. Tho capital OF tho East was
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-05
Bell Founding.

The art of bell founding is undoubt-
edly of great antiquity. The Saxons
are known to have used bells in their
churches, although probably but small
ones, for the Venerable Bede, writing
at the end of the Seventh Century, al
ludes to them in terms which seem to
show that they were not unfamiliar
things The towers of the Saxon period
have belfries of considerable dimen-
sions, in most cases; and at Crowland
Abbey, in South Lincolnshire, there
was famous peal of seven bells many
years before the Norman Conquest.
The monks at that time, and for long
after, were the chief practitioners of
the art of bell founding which, in
deed, is one of the many things those
well-abused men have handed down to
us. Their bells were rarely without
inscriptions, often in very bad Latin,
containing perhaps some obscure joke,
the point of which is quite lost. More
often they were of religious nature,
sometimes, we fear, not unmixed with
q dash of superstition, as when the bell
| declares that its sound drives away the
demons of the air who caused pestil-
ence and famine, lightning and thun-
derstorms. AS rule, unfortunately,
they put no dates on their bells, de-
feet which has been in some measure
overcome by the researches of many
enthusiastic campanologists, but which
is likely to keep the early history of
bells shrouded in darkness for long
time to come.-Gentleman's Maya
| zine