Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-11-06
MERE AND THERE.

To-day, Tuesday, y an important day
In the political world. u decides uos
only the complexion OF the next Coz
grsss and The Goveruorship OF New
York, but great number OF other 20.
llticai problems 90 well. lt looks % u
the Tammany tiger was down In New
YORK, and the Rspublican star In the
ascendant everywhere, but the returns
win tell the story exactiy.
A gold mine has been discovered In
New Hampshire, and the gold milne Of
Pittston In this state 10 reported 10 DC
showing remarkably good prospects.
The history Of mining for precious
metals In New England 10 not such ~ TO
create great expectations In the minds OF
people generally With regard TO any new
discovery.
II Il reported that the authorities at
Augusta have promulgated an amend
ment To the game laws OF the state, max.
Ing the hours between 10 o'clock ut night
and the next morning Close time on beer.
In other words, they have issucd orders
that no liquor must be sold after I'D
O'Clock at night. What chapter aud
section Of the revlscd statutes II u that
gives city authorities power 10 establish
the hours during which liquor shall not
be soid'
One sentence Of the press report Of
this new administration of the prohlbl-
tory Law In Augusta has . peculiar
sound. \ restaurant keeper Was CON-
planning that he couldn't keep open after
10 o'clock, but one Of the police force
assured the reporter that the restaurant
keeper Was only prohibited from selling
beer, and added ale can keep open ell
night % furnish food for people As long
AZ he selis uno beer" lie didn't prob
ably mean Just what that sentence taken
by Itself would indicate, but II sounds
funny.
The latest Idea 10 sleeves Il the pueu-
matte sleeve. The story 10 told OF
lady Who wore them at . swell function,
aud accidentally puncturcd one OF them
With pin. The result MAS morr mortl-
flying than that coming from . punc'ur-
ed bicycle tire.
There's nothing the matter With the
conductors on the New England end OF
the Grand Trunk, thank you. a short
time since Il Was announced that the
Grand Trunk had caught some Of the
conductors at dishonest tricks, and ~
measure of protection to Itself Vas
going To change the run of every con.
ductor on the road, go that each would
go over . route With which he had not
become familiar by years OF travel.
Later Il IL announced that this order
does not apply to the conductors on the
run between Portland and Island Pond,
but that they ~ill all retain their pres
ent positions.
Think Of the elegant, cultured prince
Of after-dinner speakers, ChAunccy NJ.
Depew, addressing . political meeting In
the Bowery, where they say such things
aud they do such things. And he caught
the humor Of his audience, too, aud
made them howl with delight. Verify,
politics makes strange combinations.
A farm Journal contains an advertise
ment Of metal wheels, "Tires I To : 10.
wide" An s-inch tire would look queer
10 most people. Yet With the growth OF
public sentiment In regard Ia better
roads. and the education Of the public In
that respect, tires will grow wider, aud
IL will not be very many years before
narrow tire on heavy cart will look -
out Of place a. Wide one now.
Police Justice Paddy Diver. who has
lust resigned his position In New York,
IL IL SAID .would be all right II he would
let whiskey alone" Yea, aud there are
millions Of other men In America OF
whom the same thing might be said.
Hut they are not the men whom we en-.
pcct To see wearing the Judicial ermine.
First we read that there Ia an epidemic
Of diphtheria at Pennington, then We read
that there IL not; then Ne read aRain
that there IL. II IL singular that the ap-
pearance Of any contagious or Infectious
disease anywhere always brings out just
such contradictory statements. What 10
''the Niger In the woodpller'
The schoolmaster seems not tn lie on
the board of health In South Dakota. \
paper published In that state recently
contained this advertisement;
sorics.
All psr-on. having lies Cbosra IN heir miist
must - that They are pot running looss. ani
when dead must Il. barbe>i AMI prOtsfly dis
p.-r.i Of Any violation Of this nssior uiil 10
prosecuted under the health at.
PkR OHpsn Ro,sD os IIrALru.
Ia connection with the sewerage
system OF Portland, there IL some talk
about damming Hack Bay. Change only
one letter. and you Will have the name
Of an act which has been successfully
performed lnnumerAble times.
What q season this has been for
thunder storms. One who MAS superstl-
tious might imagine that men had tam
pered 80 much With the force Of electricl-
~ that Great Juplter's wrath had been
aroused, and be Was bound 10 show
mortsls that he still holds the thunder
bolts In his hand.
THE slcYcLs RAILROAD.