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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-11
DINNER IN AN ARAB ItNI.

We sat In circle. The chief did the
honors by Offering us dish after dish ol
highly spiced meat, each dish tasting
much like the last one, ssve that the sauce
contained more or less sand according ~
the wind happened Ia strike u while
coming from the Kitchen tent 10 ours
We ate q little Of each out Of compliment
to our bost, but for one would have
given Il all cheerfully In exchange for q
glass of fresh milk and piece OF clean
bread.
No mere servant or retainer was per-
mitted Ia come near us-no one but ths
chief himself. The kitchen menial'
brought the dish to the door of the tent
the lowest retainer then took u and
handed it to the next In rank, until u
finally passed 10 III lladj Mohammed,
Who alone then placed Il before us. lie
himself ate nothing, explaining that u
was = period of fasting for the faithful,
when between sun and sun no food
could pass their lips, not even a ~hii' oi
tobacco.
Finally came the great event Of the
feast, the solemn act, like bringing In
the plum pudding st Christmas. The
iaps of the tent door were parted vide.
III Had waved his hand, aud In stslked
two noble sons of the desert, bearing
between them the kh that had been
roasted whole In our honor. ilcofs and
skull were there. lie looked horribly
naked with the skin OF and his aide.
shiny With dripping. lie VAS spllted
from end tn end 90 pole the si,e OF a
canoe mast, and ellclied universal ad-
mlrstiou, particularly from the fasting
faithful. We seized our Jsck-kniyes and
peeled OF .hlngle. of meat so succulen'
that We soon forgot all about What We
had already consumed. IL wss lIo-
merle feast, With Homer waiting upon
"a. since then Remington aud ] have
made gs.tronomic dlsco,erie. In the
house. ~ Paris, aud tasted things which
made "a. feel that our heaven WAS not
good enough for q French cook; s'ill'
even thsr-, We found ourselves prais.
ing di.h In thl. Wise:
"it'. splendid, but, an that Sahara
kid"
~ IIadJ gave us delicious coffee, done
after the manner % the East, and sers-
ed no, In china, but In silver cups OF eN-
qul.iie workmsn.hlp. lie kindly al
loved IA to smoke, although before do
Ing .o he and all the faithful carefully
protected themselves from the forbidden
frsgrsnc, by drawing their burnoo.es
across their mouths aud no.trils.-lIsr-
per. Magsline.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-11
clRcUasTANTlAl EVIDENCE.
The London south End Mystery io Cic-s
with the Hanging of Head.

u
with the Hanging of Head.
II IL many months since London and
oil England have been aroused TO such
unanimous interest In criminal trial
as that manifested In the solution OF
what has been known since June last a.
the south end mystery. A young mar
ried man In comfortable circumstances
named Read has been tried for the mur
der Of fiorence Dennis. a young won
an with whom hs had improper rola
tions iler body was found In lone
some spot, and there was no direct eyi'
denoo 10 connect Read with the crime.
Il was principally his reckless. unsup
ported denials and the extraordinary
story Of his depravity In many direc'
tions that finally resulted In his conyic'
tion and sentence 10 death.
II was proved that ho was In Oh,
neighborhood of the murder when b,
asserted he was so miles away. IL wa.
also shown that he hal similar relation.
with several other women. and that the
murdered girl was about TO become the
mother Of his child. Nevertheless the
evidence was not sufficient 10 convict In
an American court. and tho prisoner
reaffirmed his innocence In strong Ian
guage before the death sentence was pro
nounced upon him. lie will be hanged
London Cor. New York Sun.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-11
HOW SHALL ! LOVE you,

How shall love youi irram ell day,
iAcar. Of q trssieser. svestsr wayi
sonEs thai sing ~ you. wori. that sAy,
Prayer. that aw ,ciceicss on hps that wouh
pray.
The-e may nes ,sli of the love cf my tife
How shall love yea, my swestheat. my wifef
How shall love yoai Love 10 the bresi
Of hfs 3. q wuman-she white AMI The rel
az Ali the worli's rv-e.. the light that IL shei
oa sil The wcrsi's pathways, all hfe 'hah 70
dealt
The .ar in the storm and The strength In the
strife.
How .hali love you, my 'wes,hsa',, my vife'
.. there burien your heart must beari
I shall knesl lssly and m u. deari
u thew thorn In The crown thst you wesrs
let n hiie In my heart ull rc-e bho-som
thsrei
for grisf or for slory-fcr death OF for life,
- shali love you. my sweetheart, my vile
-frsnk l.. stanton In Dcoemlsr iA'iiss
lone JournAl.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-11
s,sTs FOR TRAINING

"what shall eat To get me into the
best Kind of trainingg' That is an I'm
portsnt matter. Ia fact, eating IL the
most important part OF oftrsining. " you
are well, IL your stomach 10 In good con-
dltion, aud your digestion ]. healthy.
you can stand a great deal Of work OF
any Kind, and Of the athletic
Kind especially. You will remember,
for instance, the time you went out and
ran a mile when you were completely
out Of training. The first pain or dis
,urbsnce YOU noticed was In your
stomach. There Was = feeling Of nausea,
a faintne.., aud In u moment you wer,
completely overcome. That Was be-
cause your stomach WAS not In good and
suitable condition. The care OF the
stomach and the care Of the wind are the
two primary laws Of training.
Th.u there are certain kinds OF food
that any one, doctor or mother or friend,
will tell you are not healthy for any one
and never will be. They are not abso-
lutely unhealthy. People eat them and
do not die at once. hut they are like
smoking. II may not be very injuriou.
Iult-ktoWu htus bet y" ~
history of the world did any one try "a
prove that smoking tobacco WAS good
Tor him. That l., Il Ia pleasant 10 those
Who smoke. They like IL. II may not
hurt them. hut there IL nothing Ia u
that makes flesh and muscle and bone
nothing that makes strong nerves and
steady hand. This Il true OF pastry, ol
fancy, highly seasoned, highly dressed
desserts aud dishes, greasy substance.
.oggy breads, and dozen other thing
that you know Of as we'll as i. These
thing. all may be pleasant, and may no,
really do you any harm m you live along
from day TO day, though they certainl,
don't do much good, but they Will al
once prevent you from educating your
self up TO q long Wind and q power o.
hard endurance, which IL what you wan
when you are going into athletics. IL
the same way vegetables OF many Kind
are not good for = training man. The,
all hi. stomach up With pufied-up moth
ings that do not give him any goo,
solid strength To speak OF, after all u
said.-Iiarper's Young People.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-11
A Nal. Model Yor p,ans.

One Of the funniest things that have
some to light for q long time is the
confession by . male model that he
po-ed for g. Gaudens' statue Of Dian
now fiourishing from tho top OF the
Madison square Garden. The model IL
. young Englishman who posss~ses . re.
markably symmetrical form. but among
all Olympus Il II hard to reconcile a
man - reprsssnting Diana -6an Fran
disco E1aminss.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-11
A ch..4. /. Ear C.nsri.,..

Prizes arc offered by The Revue
Suisse de Photographic, Geneva, for
the be.t photograph Of u falling drop OF
water. The drops are to be OF distilled
water, issuing from tube. the internal
and external diameters Of which arr
measured, with no special conditions
~ 10 the sizs Of the picture. but with
preferences for something near the nat
urai sise Three prizes of medals will
BE- given and three honorable mentions.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-11

come 20 my rooms In Duke street
will await you at the door. and We will
20 a. the chambers of this villain
"IIo IL no villain.
n say he is, Miss Bllin, and I'll
prove him o. L. - tomorrow. "
"Do u, 4" she said, fixing me with a
glance. and you shall see how bitterly
I shall punish his ,rcachery. Now ~,
Mr. Dcnham, and meet me tomorrow
evening ~ you have arranged.
bowed and left the room In silcnco
As I passed through the door ! looked
back and saw she had thrown herself
ON the couch. crying bitterly. The sight
pcrplc,ed me-
Does she know anything. " thought,
"or does she believe Felix " really
francisl Well. when .he and Rose Ger
non come face 90 face. the truth will be
revealed.
Tho truth was stranger than even J
suspected
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-11
Mr.. ssArn's SUCCESS WITH SOUR
APPLES.

In a recent issue I saw the question
and answer In relation 10 feeding sour
apples to horses or cows. Nov l know
nothing of What effect they would have
on COWS for milk or butter, but ou
horses know that apples Of any Kind
will produce desh. traded for horse
that Was brought from Boston; should
Judge he WAS twenty years old. want
ed 10 dispose Of him, but he VAS 90 thin
that every one was afraid of him.
tried every way TO fiesh him up, but did
not succ.ed until began feeding hin
sour apples, and then he began To take
on flesh rapidly. ] also know OF year
ling colt that got down thin and the
owner said he had uled most every way
10 build him up. told him to feed hin
from two TO four quarts Of apples q day
lie did so, and the colt came out In the
spring one Of the best he hsd.-C. &. w
Heath In Mirror and Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-11
NO LONGER INTERESTING.
lie came and stood beside the type

lie came and stood beside the type
writer.
81 am greatly interested In you," b.
said tenderly. "will you be my wifey
The girl wrote four words before re-
plying. a.,
fer to have you interested In me-"
IL WAS afterwsrd discovered that she
came from family noted for its wis-
dom during several generat'ons.-De'
trolt Tribune.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-11

Hogs cannot grow aud do halt so well
In cold house az In wsrm one. Some
Of us make the mistake of believing that
good bed will make up for open side.
TO q buildlng. But there IL danger of
massing aud smotheriDg In this way
where . large number are kept.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-11
HOLLAND MAD
tn. Ent.rpri.ing and t-.'.a NTH ia %
Captured Gosasm.

Tn. Ent.rPri.ins and .-.''., NTH ia .
Captured Go'"-un.
The town has suddenly g.Ir Holland
mad. not a. that thrifty little kingdom
did when IL lot IT, heart over tulips
and threatened % bring the finances ~
the country 20 ruin. lut wisely dis.
crcetly mad. ~ New Workers become.
The china shops are filled with D,lit.
the silyorsmith's eases with Dutch III.
YER and the very milliners display lit
tie Dutch hounet., fashioned like tho
quaint peaked caps worn by the good
damos ~ old Amsterdam. Even Dutch
furniture ha. becomc q crazo and fa.h.
ionable shopper, arr passing by the ror-
gcous empire styles, decorated with the
laurel leaf, ~ buy the Dutch sofas and
cabinets. curiously inlaid with rare
woods and wrought with pictun~qus
carving
In far better tI,tc il this Dutch fur
ni,urc, fashioned, a. II T., by hand To
meet the domestic needs ~ a sincere,
honest folk. than the empire fumiture.
with it, bizarre ornamentatiOns ~ gid.
"a metal and iis mock classic patterns.
designed tO suit newly created aris.
tocracy. II We cuuld but bring hack the
simple domestic spirit n the Dutch with
our Dutch fashions, it twould settle many
q social problem. but Dutch fashions as
they now appear arr n costly as tho
gildod fashions of Louis Xv or the en-.
pire. IL has long hoen an established
fact that one must pay most eNtraya'
gantly for rchncd simplicity, - that
Delft II often almost n costly n DrCs-
den. There are pretty fruit baskets In
Delft. drug VASES, " low bedtime can.
dlcstick-. Shoes AMI the most altogether
delightful tilcs imaginable. duplicating
In pattern old tiles, some ~ which siill
exist in manor houses I'm old New YORK
and near Albany. II j. now possible n
get almost all the new shapes In this
modern Delft. a. II i wise European
custom 60 save all designs used In the
china factory. New York Tribune.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-11
R.p,a r,r,as MAKE. Gua. Hot.

The heat developed by the firing Of
ieayy guns l. remarkable. During some
Ncent tests at Sandy Hook gun that
lad been fired IS times melted solder
Dlaced upon the chase, while another
vas hot enough 10 soften lead, indicat.
az a temperature OF GOO degrees y.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-11
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"srnrp ras rLov."

Ccrr,seossienes On prscticsl Agricultural teyios
eonei,rsi. Addv.. an cesnmuniestions In
tsn.lesi Tor this dspsFtInsnt 81 Ht>st u. uAs
Parts. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-11
ogpRIclArIos OF Real ESTATE
vnROwS A SHADOW.

M.S. ". ssys the average fafmel
g,ts a better living than the average day
lahorsr. lie ought io. A farmer no
only has a trade, but II he oNns a farir
he l. In busines. for himself, and tbs
money Invested /. hi. stock la trade
Farms have been deprcclating In value
for the last fifteen years. Real estate l.
not worth a. much by one-tifth 10 one
third-and some 20 80 far a. to say QUE
half-as Il Was In ls'5 under the sans
state ~ cultivation. New u u di'c"uf
aging for the farmer, 10 work through
the year q. hard ss his strength will pr
init. to sAy uothlng of hi privatlons
Knowing AZ the same time that his faru
" nm not be- worth a. much AZ the end oI
the wear a. when he began, although III
IA. made a number oi Improvements.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-11

You cannot eat your cake and keep Il
too especially on shipboard.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-11

~ suh-crilsr hereby xive- pubic nosics
4 ass bssn daily appeints.i By the lionor
4 =. ~ - frutsts Zoe the Coanty ~ Oxfor,i.
~ y
LtNiAMl> BAkER. late % Albany.
- taantY. desvs-esi. BY giving bod ss the
y, he thswforv requests al psr-ons
- . m estate - said 1ecea-et o. male
s...,is paymsut. sni tho-s sho have any
-. thsrtgu ~ exhibit ths ssms -
- 80 kNOIu ". WOODBURY..
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-11

Find out each COW. capacity for but
,er making. II she has none send her to
the butcher aud put one Ia her plac
that will pay you profit on what shs
eats.
IL the stables are dark pat In Window
"a let IA. sunlight Ia. II will pay.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-11
.Watsb,lox- IIoIman.

Mr.. Holman Il more inclined to fire.
silver than ever and thinks the failure
~ do anything for it stands next tO the
hard times ~ the caus. Of the late reyO.
luton. Representatives irom the eastern
cities come in slowly. as usual, and 30
Ear as they talk are mOr certain than
YER that "the financial yagaries of
Sestern Democrats arc running the par.
Iy." a considerable group of southern
men, Of whom Mpssrs Livingston,
Money. and Abbott Of Texas are types,
ny tha, the president "Uught not %
naye stayci on the issue by bonds or In
my other way. lie should have thrown
he whole crsponsibility on congress and
aid. II you don't act promptly, the
government papcr will 20 20 protest
rhat would have aligned parties on this
money issue last year. and We could
iavc had u settled bcforo the end of
his session. The Democrats can afford
% h. lpnirn once On this issue, hut fur.
her ,cmpuriling will H. ruin. The pco-
De simply will not endure II. And
.nally u score or more Of leading Dem.
vrais from the central west and south
hink the country Is entering on apother
IA II eNtrcm. bitterness In political
warfare. Tho Missouri men are gcner.
lilly ~ this view. and with them agree
mott Of those from Kansas and the re-
pOn south ~ those states.
| Very Much st Sea
Summing up the talk of all these, IL
amounts 20 this: Tho 20 called iinan.
,ial policy of the government for many
iears has been nothing but series ~
smporary expedients and artitoos, eva
ion- and dodgss. IL can't 20 ON. The
ountry must soon decide once for all
,etween two policies. Either there must
~ q contraction ~ the currency and
lowering Of prices. 30 the gold basis can
be- maintained. and the regulation OF
the paper volume must h. put In the
hands of the bankers. or there must bc
frco coinage on the old ratio or some
thing near IL. With millions this Is q
question of success or bankruptcy. With
millions more IL l.. Temporarily at least,
q question of bread and meat. and such
questions are always fought over with
great bitterness They suggest. without
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-11

Needs pills cure nausea. siss hesaasss
,,sls,ss,oA h;isunssA ~ by sn dFuogsA
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-11

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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-11
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IIEII TINS
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-07-27
The Battle of Piedmont.
Lexington Gazette, July goth

Lexington Gazette, July 2oth.]
The Stanton VINDICAEOR publishes an in
teresting account of the Battle of Piedmont
which took place June 9Th, 1864, from the pen
OF Gen. Imboden. The General is mistaken
in regard to the killing OF j. NJ. Templeton,
Capt. of Co. G, who he says was from Augusta
county Capt, Templeton was from Fairfield
Rockbridge Co.. and his company was made
up of Rockbridge men and boys, and there
were no finersoldiers in the Confederate army
and no company had a drawer leader OF more
gallant gentleman than Capt. Templeton.
1.-THE error was not Gen. Imbodens but that
which the name of the regiment, augusta
Reserves - carried with tit conveying the
idea that all the troops in it were Augusta
men, Capt Templeton was brother Of Mr. j.
A. Templeton of Staunton, and the father Of
MI. j. Frank Templeton of Waynesboro. The
way his family got the news of his death il
Illustrates one of the horrors of war at our
doors, as was the case IN Virginia. Capt,
Templeton volunteered to take the place Of
Capt Donald. who was sick, and went from
his home in command of the Rockbridge
company in the Reserves. After the battle
in which he fell, Hunters army continued
on up the Valley. AS they passed Capt.
Templeton's home they told OF the battle and
gave such a description Of the person and
uniform of one of the officers who was killed,
that Capt. IT'S family were convinced it was
he. After the army got by, an undertaken
was gotten by the family at Mt. Sidney to go
over to Piedmont. The body was disinterred
and proved to be Capt, Templetons. It was
taken home and buried. The remarks of the
Gazette about the fallen officer are as just as
they are complimentary to the memory of a
gallant solder.-EC. INDICATOR
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-07-27

The semi.annual report of the Virginia
crops for 1894, by Commissioner of Agri-
culture Whitehead, gives the following as
the general average:
Prospect-Wheat. 50; corn, 80: oats, IS; hay
63; cotton, IS; tobacco, 10; Irish potatoes, 8S
sweet potatoes, IS; peanuts, So; pastures, So
apples, II; peaches, 5; pears, 8; grapes, "a.
Acreage-Wheat, So; corn, 1o2; oats, 93
hay, 81; cotton, i01: tobacco, II: irish pota-
toes, 162; sweet potatoes. o.; peanuts, y; pas.
lures, 9S.
In 1895 the general average was:
Prospective heat. 100; corn, 81; oats, 50
hay. 70; cotton, 83; tobacco 95: Irish potatoes
46; sweet potatoes. 90; peanuts, 90; pastures
a3; apples, 20; peaches, So; pears, 81; grapes
sc.
Acreage-Wheat, Oh corn, 1ei; oats. 90; hay
%: cotton, 10; tobacco, 95: Irish potatoes, 100
sweet potatoes, 81; peanuts, 80: pastures, 81.
OF the crop i'll the Valley Mr.. White
head S report says:
Sin this section all but two counties report
wheat and corn. Only four report Oh tobac
co Augusta leads ia the production OF
wheat. raising over 500, 600 bushels. and also
corn, producing over 100000 bushels. follow
ed very closely by Rockingham,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-07-27
TROUBLOUS TIMES FOR ICON
SENTATIVE" SENATORS.

The letter Of President Cleveland, which
We give in another column, has caused al
explosion among She conservative" Dem
ocratic Senators who were engaged in the
preparation of the protection bill Of the
Senate. Senator Germans usually imper-
yious epidermis, has been pierced to the
extent that he delivered a severe attack on
the President. He charged that Cleveland
had given out that he was in favor of the
Senate bill, and he called on two OF three
Senators to verify his statement. His wit
nesses testified. that they had had treason
to belieye' that the President favored the
bill. When we recall Mr.. Cleveland s re
| cord on prominent issues before the coun-
| try; how direct, straight forward, and
prompt he has been to take stand, often
to the anger of leaders Of his party who
thought it unnecessary: when we recall his
course On silver, his course on tariff re
form, frank, 0ntspoken, fearless, in season
aud out of season, we quietly set MI. Cor
mans suggestion of double dealing by Gro
| ver Cleveland, aside.
In the turmoil that has arisen among the
Senate CONSERVATIVES" and the attacks OF
Vest of Missouri, VOORHEES,, Jones OF
Arkansas, and Harris, on the President
he has an unexpected ally-Senator Hill Of
New York. To Hill, MI. German in his
wratlful speech against MI. Cleveland, ap
piled the term ''the Iago Of the Senate.
MI. Hill took up the term and went on to
describe 'sthat other great Senatorial assas
sinatiOn where Caesar met his death.
German he characterized as the s'lean tnt
hungry Cassius;" Vest ag Casca wit
struck the first blow, VOORHEES, as Trebon
| ius; Jones OF Ark. as honest Brutus, ant
Harris CT Tenn, as Metellns Climber. III
said they loved not Cleveland less, but thei
party and this bill more, and 'fThey Wer
all wise and honorable men, Thehit wa
SO effective and 5here was such continued
laughter among the Senator's and applaus
in the galleries, that the temporary Presi
dent Mr.. Harris) had to threaten to clea
the galleries.