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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-04
CHATTER TX

Dr. Mcrrick was delighted To sco me
again 80 speedily and assured mo that
he hal thought of nothing else but the
lone inn crime The peculiar circum'
stances ~ tho case fascinated him great.
iy. Decidedly I should Ia detective, "
be- said laughingly. II have t-cn In
venting all kinds ~ theories In conncc.
ton with this matter. by the way. my
idea % searching the shipping list was
god one T"
Excellent You received my letter.
"Idid. with much pleasure ~ Fran
els did not arrive In England until the
9th Of Junoi"
"No' Therefore IL was Francis whom
I met at the Fen inn. who was killed
6y his brother. and IL IL Felix who now
passes himself OF TO Olivia Beilin ~
Francis
Docs she not guess the imposturef
"No 80 far ~ can sce. she firmly
believes Felix TO b. Francis You were
also right about tho hiding OF the
CORPSE"
''You don't say soy' cried Merrick.
highly delighted "Did Felix ride out
o. the Fen inn and hide the body. ~
surmisedi'
"He did have the evidence OF the
livery stable keeper TO prove that he
hired horse ON the iith and did not
return till midnight"
During which time he disposed Of
his brothers, bodyy'
Precisely. Itracked his horses hoof
marks to the pool wherein ! am con-
vincod the body lies hidden.
"Egad. You are wonderful man.
Denham. Did you have the pool drag
ged for the bodyi"
"Not yet I wished to tell you all my
discoveries before doing So"
"Niany thanks am 10 interested In
this case that IL IL great pleasure for
me TO follow Il step by step"
"lwish no thanks from You. Merrick, y
said I heartily. at Ia rather the other
way. as your reasonings have led me "a
these important discoveries: First, that
Etllh Was ih "Ss sNSoos Ns"s es""~s-
did not arrive from Chile till this month.
and. third. that Felix himself hid the
corpse by myself should never have
discovered NO much But have made
one most famous discovery"
"Yesi And that isi"
81 know how the crime was commit
ted and by whom"
"You don't say sol" exclaimed Mer'
rick In much excitement Have you
seen strenti"
"No II was not Strent who killed
Francis Briarfield.
"you don't mean 10 say 10 Wa Ross
Strentl"
| "No Il was Felix himself.
Merrick uttered an exclamation oi
surprise and remained silent for few
minutes
"But you said yourself that Fehl
never came TO the INN ON that night.
be objected
$50 I thought, but 10 appears that
was mistaken. Fundy, the livery stable
keeper. told me tAst Felix hirsd hoss'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-04

from him on the 10th and iith Of June.
On both occasions hc did not return till
midnight Now. Francis was murdered
on the 10th. and his corpse disappeared
on the iith. Felix IL therefore respon'
sible for both the murder aud the con-
scalment IL the body"
That IL purely circumstantial evi-
dence"
laid down the arrowhead ON thu
table
This is proof positive" ! said tri'
umphantly. with that piece of flint
Francis was killed"
Really. said Mcrrick skeptically.
picking mp the arrowhead with such
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-04
fro BE cosTiSuED.l
A NEGLECTED WONDER.
The spanish E.earisi . Mar'si"a' spsei'
men of Assient Architecture.

The spanish Eseurtsi . Msrssioas speei.
men of Ancient Architecture.
Tho Escurial. the palace Of the Span
ish king. an architectural marvel. for
merly Described ~ tho eighth wonder
of the world" Is now seldom spoken
of, even by those who are ready to ~
wild over much less pretentious struc-
turs The cornerstone Of this Spanish
81. Peters" was laid by Philip ii In
1858, but Il was 500 years 1889 before
the monstrous building was pronounced
finished. II was built by Philip In full
dllment Of q vow to "erect the finest
monastery In the world" should his
forces b. successful In their great battle
with the French. That battle was fought
at ~. Quentin OH Aug. 10. 1857. 81
Lawrence day. and In order to honor
that saint as we'll ~ 20 fulfill his vow
the king had the foundation OF his great
memorial laid of In the shape of grid
iron. the implement Of torture upon
which tho voodly Lawrence is reputed
to have suffered martyrdom.
To those who have never visited the
Hscurial the size Of the gigantic struc'
tu,e is beyond comprehension. Its iiC
feet from north to south and 5sols feet
from east to west. the square towers a'
each corner rising TO . height OF over zoe
feet. Within this monstrous building u
the kings palace. cathedral. monas
terry Of 900 cells, two colleges, thre'
chapter houses. three library buildings,
Eve large halls. six dormitorie-. thre'
hospitals aud over 3. 900 other rooms. IL
order tn make st. Lawrence's gridiroi
complete. tho building Is built In quad
rangular form. with u rows or ranges
Of monstrous stone structures cros'in,
each other at right angles, those form
ing the gridiron's ribs, the handle be
ing wing I'0 feet In length. Ih'
church. which IL part of this vast pil
Of masonry. IL 36t feet long. $50 fee
wide, with dome $50 feet Ina height
II Is estimated that tho building Cos
| ESQ, 00o, 00o. ST Louis Republio
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-04
rs, MARKET FoR OXEN.

There are some oxen for sale, but al
the same time very few change hand. on
account of prevailing low values. when
the market will be- better l. one OF the
problems on which no one IL t~be found
brave enough "a set the time. Western
papers, howeyer, reason that there ts
but a small amount of corn In the feed
ing sections Of the country, and that
with the price At ffty cents busbel,
feeders will be tlmid about buying the
cereal for feeding purposes. IL i there
fore apparent that cattle feeding opera
tIou. will be considerably restricted this
winter. sooner or later the absence of
corn fed cattle would be- felt on the
market, aud of course would cause an
advance. Whether all this will be real
ly.si. tlme only can show. Anyway, 80
long a. the cattle are on hand and are
Ia bs kept for a time, u Is better To push
them With good feed than To keep them
without gain.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-04
rar naAAnI 400 olIo

North Favette grange of fennsNl
vanis gOss on record ou the oleomar'
sArius question as follows; Oleomar
garin. sold n ol-omargsrine i props'
and legitimate, but when sold ~ ih'
product ~ the farm dairy, or ~her
rolorc,i and made 10 initiate butter, IL !,
fraud practicrd upon the consumer. aud
A blow directed st the business In which
large class 20 our farmers are actively
eng,grd. The dairy cannot compete
with the slaughterh0use.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-04
A BRIGHTER OUTLOOK FOR CATTLE

- tfh SSfeSN'N v Wv ~ 80
A speaker before the Iowa breeders
Association made according 10 the
Br.eder's GsZ.tte the following remarks
In relation Ia the future Of cattle:
"The cattle business has been on the
ragged edge for the last t~o or three
years, lust as the great depression Ia the
hog market was for some time back, but
a few mouth. sgo the tide turned and
nov that animal I. looked upon with
favor. IL !. estimsted by some Of ou'
prsctic,l feeders that In Page County
alone there wa. not lees than stO,SI
Lost In feeding c,,tle ls.t winter, Will,
the breeder only received fair profit foI
raising them. Hut We think the dawr
Of brighter day 1. at hand. and the
tide has already turned Ia favor of th.
cattle owner, aud especially for the one
that has good stun"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-04
CANE IN On THE TIDE
cosGRc5sHeN WHO WERE LANDED
BY TnE POLITICAL WAVE.
10 ssspvi.ed s"m. "f Them - Mssh - 10
D,d the Publlc Owens .f ksutssky and
How. .rd of aI.h.as -Bynum's Successor.
Chsages Wrought by Time.
Ispscial Correspondsncs.l

Especial Corrospondsnc..l
WASHINGTON, Nov 30. The Repub-
licans will have fun getting the Fifty.
fourth congress In order and putting
the right men In tho right places, for IL
IL the uniform testimony of all the old
members that there never has been 80
much absolutely new material. At least
100 IL tho new members of tho hOuso
are new In almost every senss u the
word. and half - these were nominated
for fun and elected by what the Demo
Gratis consider mysterious and afiiict'
i've providence In truth, one of tho
y,ry new members from Indiana ex.
rr,~ - it Correctly In saying. There
will h. at least one remarkable feature
Of the Fifty fourth oongrcss-the fact
that l shall L. In II. for between you
and me I hal a. little expectation oi bo.
ing elected ~ ~ being struck by light.
ming" Already ludicrous stories come
from every one % the large western
state. u how this or that local politi.
clan who took the nomination Just to
iill out the ticket wa. foated IN by
the unexpected delugc. There arr sto.
rics ~ ambitious young lawyers who
made the race just to get acquainted
with tho people. of retired business men
who accepted the nomination Just for
the honor ~ IL aud neither made speech.
- nor sp,nt money. ~ labOrcrs and Ia
Dor organizers who woru nominated L..
causo they could add strength tO the
county tickets. and ~ nj least five who
were nominated lecnusc ~ their nOtori
Gus coc,ntricities. by which they were
expected 20 inject some fun into the
campaign.
tn. Hs- Material.
An old member thinks that cheap
joke In the play u "Thc Texas Steer"
about Indiana congressman who We're
afraid of the cars when they trst came
here may bo realized. aud it Is serious
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-04
rne PRICE OF CATTLE.

We have often indicated the belief
that cattle will once more be fed Tor
beef In the eastern states. The cost OF
shipping grain that will produced pound
Of beef u not so much larger than the
cost Of shipping pound of beef, but
With the superior manurial value OF
grain In the Esst over Its estimated
value In the West will practically bal
anc. the difference.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-04
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"srkkD rak pLow. :"

Ccrre-pootsncs on prschcAi agricultural topics
u -olicitsd. AddFv-. an cosamuniostisnsi In
tsnded Toe this dspsrtmsnt q. stsst n. uAn.
sosn, Agricultural tiitor Oxfogd i,swccrst.
Parts. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-04

4 do not think there i class that
loves b.ei any better or u more worthy
of u. than the producers. The best Way
% have fr,sh beef such winter a. TIL.
4. % dress bscf nicely, hang " In cold
building, let II ircete aud stay frozen,
cutting OF a. you want Ia use. freei.
lng improves IL wouderfully.-Naiional
~tocgmau.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-04
Essrlhi WngAI.

At length IL has been shown that there
i limit TO the extent of the decline oi
the price Of wheat. The large amour,
OF wheat fed this season has shown the
farmers that Il is equal la value To ccir
90 that henceiorth IL. lowest limit musl
be the market Rates OF corn.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-04

Farmers are discussing the taxes more
than usual, and there IL evidence that
there 10 TO be o movement by them In
the near future Tor equitable taxation.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-25
Fiendish Torture I'm Russia,

Six peasants living near the town of Os-
trogoisk, Russia, have recently engaged in
wholesale thefts of wood from the forest
of Peskow, selling the wood and bribing
the keepers of the forest with part of the
proceeds. One of the keepers, a man
named Goworoff, refused their brides and
threatened them with punishment if they
continued their thefts. Later Goworoff
informed upon the thieves, whereupon
they seized and bound him and subjected
him to most horrible torture, tearing out
his tongue, piercing his eyes with pins I'M
til his eyeballs were mere pulp, tearing of
his finger and toe nails, and finally tramp
ling upon his body until it was lifeless.
Goworoff's body was found in the woods a
few days ago, presenting a most sickening
spectacle. An alarm was given and search
was made for his fiendish murderers, but
they had disappeared in the forest.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-25
The BunghoIe Rifle club.

The disposition of Americans to eXag-
gerate is especially prominent in what is
known as American humor. \ story asso-
ciated with picket firing" during the civil
war brings out this feature of national
character. One day there was truce be-
tween the two hostile picket lines. "Ho
Yank!" called out lank Missssippian,
who had just been posted. "Can You fell
lows shoot?" oval, Johnny, | guess We
can, some. Can you?" shoot" shout
ed back the Confederate. "Why, down in
Mississippi we knock bumblebee off a
thistle blow at 800 yards" "Oh, that's
nothing to the way we shoot up in Var
mont | belonged to a company up Their
of hundred men, and every week we
used to go out to practice. The capn
would draw us up in single file, and set a
cidar Darrell rollin' down hill. Each man
took shoot at the bunghole as it turned
up. This barrel was then examined, and
if there was a shot found that didn't 90
into the bunghole the man that fired it was
expelled. | belonged to the company ten
years, and there amt been nobody expelled
yet. "-Netc York independent.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-25
The Kearsorge-AInbo Fight

Recalled by a London paper, the Daily News J
The old Kearsarpe which sanl, the Ala
hama has herself Come to a violent end
She was wrecked few DAVIS 400 in the
Caribbean sea hannilv without loss of life
If is all but al vears since She fonobt her
Great foht off Cherbonrg so She has kent
The seas a lone time. She deserved an hon
ored Mace on The retired list Of the Amer
loan nav for She had claims on national
Gratitude only second 70 those of the Con
stitntion Her frbt with the Alabama
was conducted very mich on the model of
tho Oil nersoral contests in tho 400 Of
chivalrv After hot nu-suit She had at
last cornereJ tho Confaderate cruiser which
had wrouobt so much min to American
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-25

James D. Dana, the oldest Yale profess
or and an eminent geologist, has resigned.
Philadelphia had a 100000 fire Satur-
dav, starting in the elevator shaft of a
large warehouse, and destroying building
and stock.
Mrs. Blakesley of Meriden, Conn, was
instantly killed in runaway accident FRI
dav. Her son and daughter, who were
with her, were both seriously injured.
An immense section of land in an ee-
waited part of the city of Cincinnati is slow
lv moving down the hill, while long, deep
assures have appeared. Streets at the foot
of the hill are being blocked, and houses
are being moved from their foundations.
James Wilson of East Cambridge, Mass,
cut his wife's throat Sunday evening,
death resulting instantly, and then intlict-
ed a fatal wound upon himself They were
both hard drinkers, and Wilson had re-
Gently been released from the FoXboro
home for inebriates.
The entire village of Manchester, n. j.,
including huge railroad shops, churches,
school. store and residences, is to be sold
at sheriffs sale. A mortgage given by
John Torrey, now deceased, in January,
1867. to the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
company of Newark is the paper upon
which foreclosure proceedings have been
brought.
A steamer which arrived at Namamo,
B. c., Saturday night, brought from ko-
diak. Alaska, the captain and crew OF the
San Franciscan sealer Undaunted, which
was caught and ground to pieces in the ice
foes off the mouth of the Coseper river
March 7, and from that time until April
the men were confined to the drifting noe,
suffering extremely.
A large number of the employees of the
government printing Office at Washington
We're discharged last Saturday-proba6ly
as many as 700. 1t is claimed that the
office has been made a sort of asylum Tor
disappointed applicants and office seekers
Of ali kinds. and that the number borne on
tbe nay,roll far exceeds either the needs or
the capacity of the office
Alice and Thomas Smith, aged 10 and
70 Years respectively, the children OF
weli,to-do farmer in Tilton, N. H., mystic
rionsly disappeared Friday and no trace
oon he found of them. 1t is supposed
thew h have been kidnapped by some OF the
numerous tramps and released conVlcts
Who infest the state, or murdered for the
few trinkets they wore. A searching par
ty is securing the country,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-25

Terence V. POwderly, ex-general mas
ter workman of the Knights of Labor; A.
w. Wright of Toronto, eX-member of the
general executive board of the Knights /;
and p. Quinn, master workman of district
assembly No. 80, and a supporter of Pow
derby, have been expelled from the Knights
OF Labor. This action is taken because
of the attempt of Powderly and his asso-
clates to bring about the absorption into
the Federation of Labor of the trades as
sembies of the Knights.
A desperate plot of the striking miners
was discovered at Wilkesbarre, Penn, Sat
urday for the blowing up of the houses of
Two of the mine bosses, who have been
active in securing men to supply the places
OF the strikers. Nine of the plotters were
arrested, and kegs of powder sufficient to
destroy all the buildings connected with
the mine were secured. The plans We're
to have been carried out that night. Arm
ed men have guarded buildings and prop
erty of the mines for several days and
nights.
The Adams express train from New
York to Boston ran into an open switch at
Springfield, Mass, Saturday morning and
crashed into a freight train back of the
freight office. The express locomotive
was damaged and two freight cars were de-
rallied. The engineer, fireman, two mail
clerks and express messenger were slightly
injured. This train is the one which tramps
tried to derail at Cordavile, Mass, Friday.
A brakeman discovered a gang of tramps
near the track and became suspicious, and
leaving the train to look about three pistol
shots were fired at him.
A trial which has attracted much atten-
ton and has been on the whole a remark
able one, that of DIR. Henry G. F. Meyer
for murder, closed in New York Friday
with verdict of murder in the second de-
gree. The crime was that of poisoning a
man in order to cheat an insurance compa-
ny out of an insurance on the life of an
individual whom the victim was person
ating. The testimony was almost entirely
circumstantial, but the verdict is undoubt-
eddy just in declaring Dr. Meyer guilty.
1t is compromise verdict Ten of the
jurors were for murder in the first degree,
one was for acquittal, and one for man
slaughter, so there could be an agreement
only on the basis of murder in the second
degree, which carries with it the penalty of
imprisonment for life. Nearly 1000 men
were examined before a jury could be OBJ
tanned. Mrs. Meyers trial will begin
soon.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-25

A significant incident in temperance
work is the fact that a brother of the Car,
high dignitares of the Greek church, and
the ministers of all departments of the
government have joined the temperance
society in st. Petersburg, Russia, while
the leading newspaper of the city says that
"only the cooperation of the government
departments with the efforts of the society
can deliver the people from the thralldom
of drunkenness" Tea houses and the
other usual agencies have been tried, but
while these are helpful they are ineffect-
ual without the help of the government
and the laws.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-25
STATE OF VERMONT. Westminster. SIS.

- By the Probate Court for Said District
To all persons interested in the estate of LES
LIE L. CROSBY late of Putney. in said
district, deceased, Greeting.
Whereas. Frank Ward, administrator up
on the estate of said deceased has filed his pc
ttion in this court setting forth that the sale of
the whole of the real estate of said deceased
will be beneficial TO the heirs, and all persons
interested therein, and praying for license
TO sell the same, and at the same time
filed in this court what purports to be the
consent in writing of all the heirs residing in
this state to such sale. Wheyeupon it is ordered
that the same be heard the session of said court
to be held at the Probate Office in Bellows
Falls, in said district on the second day of June
1894, when and where you may be heard in the
premises, if you see cause
10 ZINA II. ALLBEE, Register
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-25

A census bulletin has been issuei in re-
gard to the conjugal condition of the coun-
try. OF the 1863, 1927 males in this state in
1890, 10, 40 were married and 81 900 were
single, 6S0S were widowed, 5S4 were di-
vorced and the matrimonial condition of
los was unknown. OF the 1853, O05 females
in Vermont, 77,9S6 were single, 1856
were married, Ia, 43S were widowed, GIT
were divorced, and the conjugal condition
of 80 was unknown. 1t is interesting in
this connection to note that there were
over 6OOO more males than females in Yer
mont in 1890, while of the total population
of the whole country the males constituted
51.21 per cent and the females 4S.79 per
cent
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-25

An average of 240O subordinate grange
meetings are held in New England every
month in the year and in addition to these
2O00 Pomona grange meetings or grange
institutes are held every year. Twenty
four thousand subordinate grange meet
ings, 2000 Pomona meetings and six state
grange meetings all in little New England.
Is it any wonder that high degree of gen
eral intelligence prevails among the farm
ing population? And the grange has only
lust begun its work here,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-25
The Destroyer Destroyed.

The famous Ericsson submarine boat,
formerly known as the Destroyer, which
was bought by the Brazilian government
while the siege of Rio was in progress, is a
submerged wreck at the mouth of the har-
Dor of Rio Janeiro. The dispatches sim
ply state that she went down with all
hands; that there was an explosion, and
the ship broke open and filled Immediately.
Either the boilers or the dynamite ex-
ploded.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-25
C,TArE OF VERMONT. Marlboro. S.

In matter Of NJ. W. JOHNSON. ABBIE NJ.
JOHNSON and f. l.. TYLER. nsolvent debtors
Notice is hereby given that VI. W johnson,
Abbie NJ johnson. and + l.. Tyler partners in
business, of Marlboro In said district on the 2sth
day of April, 1894 filed their petition in insoI
vency in this court and that meeting of their
creditors will be- held at the Probate Office in
Brattleboro in said district on the Sth dav of
JUNG, 1894. at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon for the
purpose of proving claims against. and of choos-
ing one or more assgnees of said estate and
that the payment of any debts and the delivery
of any property belonging to said debtors as
partners or as individuals. TO them or for their
use, and the transfer of any property by them or
any of them are forbidden by law
81 +. W. STODDARD, Register
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-25
OF VERMONT.

- The Probate Court for said District
To all persons interested in the estate of
MARIA MANN, late of Wilmington, in said
district, deceased Greeting
Whereas Hosea Mann, jr., has presented to this
Court an instrument purportng to be the last
VIII of said deceased, for probate: - You are
hereby notified that this Court will decide upon
the probate of said instrument at a session there
OF to be held at the Probate ONCE in Bratteboro
in said District. on the last Saturday Of May
a. ID. 1924. when and where you may appear and
contest the same, if you see cause.
10 +. w. STODDARD, Register