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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-19
HERE AND THERE.

In the course Of his charge 10 the jury
in the Hughes murder case, Judge Bon
new made some remarks which, though
probably called out by special circum-
stances, have general application, and
contain suggestions for the public as
well as for juries:
Gentlemen of the Jury. the idea 70 some ex-
tent prevails that veTdicts Of lurie- should not
only De rendered according 70 the law given by
the court and the evidence produced In the court
room but that they should also. In some way, be
satisfactory o. the public At large who have had
no particular acquaintance with the law. and
whose only knowledge OF the facts y derived
from street rumOr or from scraps of testimony
printed in the public newspapers.
"Such an idea i pernicious and dangerous 20
the rights OF man. when the veriicts cease 10
represent the honest convictions OF the jury " no
have seen all the witnesses AMI have heard all
the testimony, the decline Of liberty has begun
and the dawn OF anarchy has appeared.
you are acting In no representative capacity.
Your veriict should be the result OF your own
individual opinions, and not the refe ton OF the
opinions % an ' other living man. he aw has
selected you 10 act because IL believes you 10 be
honest Intelligent. and cabable of formi Dg your
own opinions from what you yourselves see and
hear. The law, a. well a. common justice, de
mands such a verdict. and will be satisfied with
Nothing different from sgch verdict"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-19
RESOLUTIONS

Adopted by Parker Post, No. l5l, G.
A. K, Feb. :, 1895:
Whereas, Our beloved comrade, limo
thy 5. Stearns, has, by orders from the
Supreme Commander, been transferred
from US TO the Grand Army above
| therefore be IL
Resolved. That in his death Parker
Post is again admonished that our ranks
are fast being thinned, as one after an
other answers the last roll call.
Resolved, That while We meet with a
loss in his transfer which cannot be re-
placed, vet We cherish his memory and
proudly look back TO his brave record as
a soldier, and his kind and exemplary
life as a citizen, and like good soldiers
royalty submit 10 His orders who dOeth
all things well.
Resolved, That Parker Post extend
their heartfelt sympathy to the children
Of our late comrade, aud point them to
that source whence comes all help and
consolation.
Resolved, That these resolutions be
spread upon the records of Parker Post
and published in the Oxford Democrat,
and copy sent TO the bereaved children.
JOIN F; f foz, Committee.
Lowell, Feb. 2, 1895.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-19

The resolve giving the Bangor insane
hospital sl5O,OO0 has finally passed both
houses aud has been signed by the gov
ernOr.
\ bill introduced by HaiDes of Water
willie il an endesvor 10 make tramps pay
for their food and lodgings by breaking
stone or saving wood, OF some other
form OF labor.
The education committee has voted u
give the academies asking aid $500 an
nually for two years. The academies
asked for various sums. only TWO oi
three have applied for aid.
Mr.. league of Carlton has presented
bill allowing any person whose grain OF
grass i being destroyed by deer 10 kiil
such deer oy himself or servant IN c.ose
time.
The friends of the woman suficag'
movement are confident that the bill vii
pass the house, aud il opponents are
equally sure that il will be beaten IN th'
senate.
The committee on toms has aC;ed
f,Vorsblv on the Peru RumfOrd matter
TIE York delegation i considering
the bill 10 provide for the removal If th'
county seat from Alfred TO BiGdeiord al
Saco. The friends OF the measure SAY
that the present system Of holding som'
terms 90 court in Alfred and some "
Biddeford i cumbersome aud unSatis
factory and that Alfred i not wei
situated for county seat. There mus
soon be 81, 600 or $4,000 expended OF
the county building and SO this seems al
opportune time for considering the re
moval. The bill i in the form of an eu
ahling act 20 permit the voters OF th'
county 20 say whether they will remove
the county seat 10 Biddeford or Saco.
A warm hearing on the question Of
dividing Cape Elizabeth Was givei
THURSDAY.
The Bangor and Brewer bridge Il
once more AZ the front. The public
want a free bridge, and the owners arr
willing 20 sell. but they want 5000
which the people think is altogether to-
much.
The statement OF amounts aPpropriat
ga by the legislature 10 date i a. fol
loWS
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-19
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Quality Weighs Most
bargains.
We are Going 10 Move.
To Those Who are owing Ne.
Legislative Notice.
Lifting Bill
statement y. Y. Plate Glass lns. Co.
statement Trader. y Mechanics ln-- Co
statement Metropolitan Plate Glass ms 20
statement Western Assurance Co
statement British America Assurance Co
Statement Uolvoke Mutual FiTc lns. Co
\.ts,,e ~ Enr,-c la-ure.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-19
Lowell, Feb. 2, 1895.

The Simple Story Of How to Build
an Electric Motor at Home" IL the title
OF serial now running In the Detroit
Electrical Student. The story Of how to
build motor No. 2, and the battery to
run it, told in language child can un-
derstand, begins with the issue Of March
2. Give the boys chance. Electricity
will be the biggest bread-winner Of the
10Th century. Perhaps your boy, II he
gets start, will make 1t his life-work.
The Student is crisp little weekly for
amateur students Of electricity. One
dollar a year. Five subscriptions will
bring the sender castings and material
for one motor ready TO be built, freight
prepaid. Student Publishing Company,
80 Lafayette Avenue, Detroit, Michigan.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-19
OxEoRp POMONA GRANGE.

The next meeting Of Oxford Pomona
Grange will be held at Bethel March 9th
with Bethel Grange. Tickets will be
sold at all stations between Mechanic
Falls and West Bethel at half rates,
good TO go March 4th and 9Th, and re-
turn on the 5th or 9Th, on any regular
train. Special train will start at :45 p.
NJ. on the 5th from Bethel for South
Paris.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-19

The Belfast Journal tells Of man
who recently brought to the market oil
that city turkey that weighed twenty.
three pounds, and brought between ~
and Is. He remarked as he disposed OF
It that It "paid better than Cleveland
wOOl.v
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-19

The Maine Commission OF Pharmacy
was in session in the Common Council
rooms, Augusta, Wednesday, and had ii
applicants before it for examination, two
Of whom were ladies. The examinations
continued into the night.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-19
The new entries this term number 10

Inc new enlTes this tcih uu"oci i"''
Two OF the members OF the first jury
are brothers-Abel Andrews OF Albany
and Eden Il. Andrews OF Stow.
The case OF John \. Hooper, executor,
vs.. Andrew j. Hall, has been referred 10
Hon. A. +. Herrick and Hon. X. a.
Frye.
That badge Of Swift River gold at
tracts considerable attention, and Sheriff
Porter doesn't object In the least TO your
examining both the front and back OF It,
IL County Attorney Smith isn't one OF
the rising young lawyers at the oxford
Bar, our judgment Is at fault. His AT
gument In the case OF State vs.. Isaac
Moody was able.
Judge Emery Il somewhat fastidious
In certain matters, and he doesn't like to
look ut the bottoms OF mans boot
soles. Moral: Don't put your feet on
the table or the rail.
The deputies In attendance this term,
besides Jailer Garland, are Tucker oil
West Paris, Cross Of Norway, and Shir-
ley OF Fryeburg. Deputy Tucker guard
ed the grand jury room during the ses-
sions OF that august assemblage.
CT. Whitman, Esq, the new clerk OF
courts, gets hold of the duties OF his
office with commendable aptness, and
his part OF the court program has been
carried along with degree OF ease
hardly to be expected from one new to
the work.
In the case OF Fox, administrator, VS..
Chellis, brought before Judge Emery
Tuesday afternoon and involving the
question as TO whether writ signed by
former clerk Of courts would hold, the
Judge ordered the writ signed by the
present clerk and thus sustained.
10 the two cases appealed from the
award of the county commissioners for
increase Of land damages on the new
road around No. hill, In Paris and
Hebron, the committee Of reference con-
sisted Of X. A. Frye of Bethel, ii. G..
Brown Of West Paris, and John Wyman
Of Norway. Their report, filed at this
term, gives Marion A. Bessey s2l0-
original award sl00, and Ezra Marshall
s25-original award nothing.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-19
''77.'

DIR. Humphreys Specific III" for
grippe and colds Is nov on every tongue.
Ii will .break up" an obstinate cold
that ''hangs on. Fef sale by all drug
gists.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-19

Mrs. j. ID. Murray Of Parkmans who
Is in her slst year, has dried and put up
fifty bushels Of apples, besides doing
her housework the past fall. Maine has
quite number Of smart old ladies Of
this order and is justly proud Of them.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-19
SINGLE COPIES.

single Copies of the Democrat are four een1s
each. They win be mailed on rcoespt OF prtee Q!
the publisher or for the convenience OF PAtISns
JnsAe comics ~ OF each issue have been placed on
ssie Al me following places In the County
south Paris. Sturtevant's Drug store.
Shurtlef-s Drug store
Norxav Moves Drug store
Ruska.id Alfred Cole. Postmaster.
SrVeburx Al Lewis. Insurance once
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-19

In Norway. Feb II, to the wife Of Chas. joe
lin, son. az
In Kexar Falls. Feb. 5, to the wife Of Fred W.
Fox, n daughter.
In Peru, Feb. 8. to the wife OF Herbert Jordan
q son.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-19

Wouldn't Salary Come Handy 2-see ad'
versisement Of Chance 70 earn money" on
another page. II you want position.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-19
Listing Bill-FinaI Hearing.

The Joint special committee on Taxation civ,
notice that an adjourned and hnal hearing vii
bc held In the House OF Representatives. Thurs
day, Feb. 81. ls.o. at 30 O'Clock In the evening
on the Listing BIN, 80 called.
Per or,!er,
IA, GILBERT, scc'y.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-19
British America Assurance Co.

Of Toronto, Canada.
incorporated 1888. Commenced Business 1855.
GEO. A. cox. President. Secretary, P. v. SINS.
ASSETS DEC. 81, ls9i.
Loans on bond and mortgage, FIRST
uens.) G0,000 90
Stocks and bonds, market value, Sl4.l ITO 81
Cash In ONCE and In bank, 1919 10
Interest due and accrued, l3.iN s.
Premiums In due course Of collection, 1852 81
"s & actual value. " ~ d, le4, las 70
LIABILITIES DEC. 81. 1894.
Net amount of unpaid losses and
claims. tl1O.I8 70
Reinsurance reserve, SIS, 906 o.
ETC. c. ' 7ys57 90
Total amount of liabilities, 76< $50 Is
Surplus. 3S8,el8 81
Aggregate liabilities including net
9. N. BUCK. Agent BssAsL Maine. :
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-19
HoW,s THIS |

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward FOL
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY 4 CO.. Props., Toledo, U
We the undersigned, have known r. D.
Cheney for the last Is years. and believe hin
perfectly honorable In all business transaction
and financially able to carry out any obligation
made by their firm.
WEST 4 TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, .
WALDEN, KrSNAN 4 MARVIN, Wholesale Drug
Rists, Toledo, o.
| directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces o
the system. Price sc. per bottle. Sold by III
Druggists. Testimonials free.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-19
THs LEGISLATURE.

PROGRESS MADE DURING THE FAST
WEN.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-19
MARRIED..
DIED.
LEGISLATIVE NOTICE.

LEGISLNTIVE NOTICE.
The Committee on Towns will give public
hearing at their room In the state House, req
IS lss6, at 2 O'Clock =. NJ, on petition OF Lewis
&. Putnam and 81 others Of Franklin Plantation
asking that a part Of Franklin Plantation be &c,
on to and made part OF the town OF Peru and
that the remainder Of said franklin Plantation
be set on TO and made part OF the town OF Kun
ford.
By order OF Committee,
RA RYERSON, Secretary.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-19
CRIMINAL BUSINESS.

The dog case, which was the last civil
case for trial, was given to the jury Sat
urday morning, and the criminal docket
waa then taken up.
In the case Of State vs. Kingman g..
Perham for larceny, the Judgment Of
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-19

TgKxs al 50 a year II paid strictly In advance
Otherwise s2-o6 year. Single copies cents
ADVERTISEMENTS All legal advertisements le
given three consecutive insertions for sly Psr
inch In length Of column speciai oontta .,A
made with local, transient and yearly a''ei's'
ers.
jon PRINTING New type, fasf presses, sese
nover experfsncesi workmen and low prices
combine 10 make this department OF our oasH
ness complete and popular.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-19
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
COURT OFFICER

COURT OFFICERS.
l.. 4. Emery, Justice Presiding.
Charles +. Whitman, Clerk.
John c. Clay, Stenogrspher.
Fred A. Porter, Sheriff.
II. T.. Hammond, Crier.
Eugene +. Smith, County Attorney.
w. A. Barrows, Messenger.
Herrick G. Davis, Librarian.
"All persons that have anything to do
before the honorable justice OF the
Supreme judicial Court, now held at
Paris, within and for the county Of Ok
ford, may come forth and declare II and
they shall he heard"
Thus Crier Hammond proclaimed, ut
IL o'clock last Tuesday morning.
Rev. Mr.. Wedge offered brief pray
er, and the February term OF Supreme
Judicial Court WIS in session.
The forenoon was devoted 10 the cali
ing Of the docket, and twenty-four cases
were placed on the trial list.
The assignments of cases for trial
were made and some minor matters dis
posed Of, In the afternoon.
The larger portion Of the day We'd
nesday was devoted to a hearing In the
case Of Silas n. Wright, appellant, We.
degree OF Judge Of Insolvency. This
was an appeal taken from Judge Will
sons decree granting discharge In the
case of John p. Penley Of Paris, insolv'
ent debtor. Peuley's creditors object tc
the discharge on the ground that, as
they claim, Pcnley had transferred prop
erty to his wife In fraud Of the creditors
NJ. l.. Kimbsll and John T.. Swasey ap
pesred for Wright, appellant; James ;
Wright in support Of the decree OF thu
lower court. Judge Emery's decree Il
not yet filed.
Following this case the case OF james
f.. Hutchins OF Lowell vs.. John J
Skilliugs was heard by the court. K. +
Hastings for plaintiff, VIM. Lyons o
Wes,brook for defendant. The hearing
was continued In the evening, snd wal
not concluded until nearly IL o'clock. II
was suit brought to recover a balsnc'
on a carload OF apples sold bv Hu,chin'
to Skillings, Skillings not having paid tn
full price by some forty or fifiy dollars
Skilliugs claimed that the apples wer'
not "a represented, and that he had pait
as much as they were worth. The EVIL
dence showed that the spples when sole
by Hu,chins TO Skillings were In stor'
house at Fryeburg, and that they hat
been bought by Hutchins OF diileren
parties, already packed In barrels, ant
marked No. and No. :. IA TO the rep
reservations made, Hutchins claims tina
Skillings bought the apples IA the.
stood, after having full opportunity 4
examine them for himself; and Shilling
claims that he bought the apples a
guaranteed No. and No. 2, OF goo
quality. Judgment for plaintiff, $50 ant
interest from the date Of the writ.
The traverse jurors reported for dut
Thursday morning, according TO the or
der of the court, aud were empanelcd "A
follows:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-19

desire 70 extend nv heartfelt thanks
70 the many friends who have so kindly
given me their aid and comfort during
nv great bereavement, and especially 10
the children for their kind remembrance
and floral tributes of love for the one
who had gone before.
Mrs. l.. w. JACKSON.
south Paris, Feb. 10, 1895.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-19

President, Mary J. Gordon.
S.N. Pres, DOrcas BaTrUws.
J. '. Pre- Evelyn Young.
SECRETARY. Myrtle Stiles.
Chaplain. Lydia Wiley.
Treasurer. Clara Elliott.
Conductor. Annie r. Jorizn.
Guard. Jennie Barrows
Asst Con. Grace NoOdsum.
Asst. Guard. Lizzie Aters.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-07-05
Energy of a Traiu-

To-day trains weighing 400 tons
thunder by at seventy five miles an
hour, and we hardly note the passage
We take their safety as matter of
course, says the Philadelphia Press,
and seldom think of the tremendous
possibilities of destruction stored up
in them. But seventy five miles an
hour is 40 feet scc$hd, and the en-
ergy of 400 tons moving at that rate
is nearly twice as great as that of Il
2,OOO-pound shot fired from Il 100-ton
Armstrong gun. This is the extreme
weight and speed now reached in
passenger service, and, indeed, is very
rarely attained, and then but for short
distances; but sixty miles is a com
mon speed, and ii rate of forty or fifty
miles is attained daily ON almost every
railway in the country
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-07-05
Reduction in Freight Rates.

Il few days ago mention was made
IL these columns of reduction hav-
ing been made in freight rates from
San Francisco and Sacramento to
Utah points. Agent Kitto informs
ius that the reduction affects local
points in Nevada as we'll. The new
schedule is called special commod-
ity tariff and includes several hun
dred articles, on most of which freight
rates have been lowered, slightly in
some cases and in others quite ma
terially. For instance the rates on
coal oil and gasoline has been reduced
from 81 43 per hundred pounds to
81 %; teas from 81 to ST 10; tobacco,
from 81 20 to 81 10; hardware from
81 70 to 81 10. Among the other ar.
ticles on which slight reductionsllave
been made may be mentioned coffee,
millstuffs, liquors and household
goods. This is short step in the
right direction by the railroad com
pany.-Silver State.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-07-05
Tough Times in BilIvfIle

Lightning struck our Office on
Wednesday night. 1t was the regular
Georgia lightning, and the jug held
two gallons.
The financial stringency hes struck
Billvillc at last. The town is dead
and we are sitting up with it until
they can raise enough cash to defray
it's funeral expenses.
The school exhibitions TIRE over:
Mary's little lamb has been turned
out to Craze; the boy has left the
burning deck, and curfew won't ring
again till next year.
Six mon that we recommended to
the President for Government posi-
tions are now splitting rails for a liv-
ing, and yet, those same six men
meant twelve votes in the last election
Billville Banner.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-07-05
OLD SAMOAN WAYS.
Queer Custom OF Tattoo.ng Among the

Queer Custom OF Tattoo.ng Among the
Men
The SamOans are physically a splen-
didiy mad" race of Il deep bronze color;
their hair is naturally black. kut is coi
verified by frequent dressings OF lime,
Whioli have Il bleaching effect, 20 a dull
reddish tint: this custom obtains both
with the Iacn and the women. Their
arms and chests are specially well de.
velQpcd from their habit Of padding
long distances in their canoes from
island tn j,iand; in fact, at SD great dis
tancCS from the mainland wc:.e these
natives seen by carly travellers, that this
group was christCnGd the Navigator
islands Az this time. too, travellers re-
por.cd that The SamounS wore Tine black
"iicins rca"hing from the waist to q
short distance above the knee. This
report, though without foundation
in fact was due to the custom pos
srssed by these people of tattooing
themselves after that fashion, covering
about the same part of the body as
would Il pair of our bathing drawers.
All the n:cn are thus tattoeed on ar
r!Ying at maturity, says Westminster
Review, and are not allowed to take
unto themselves wives before the pain
tuI process IS complete. Regular pro-
fesSional tattoocrs are found among
the people. and the tattooing often oc-
cupies some months, as the patient
only .undcrgoes as much as he can bear
at each operation. The designs tat
toocd are very ancient, and the present
generations are entirely ignorant of
their Specification. This latter fact ap-
plies also to the words of their rowing
songs, which they sing in perfect har-
mony and in time to their oars or pad
dies; the words suing are now obsolete,
and, like the tattoocd designs, are not
understood by the people. 3.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-07-05
He HAD a sNoRlNe-RooM.
late John A. Morris Enjoyed Secluston
on His Own Yacht.

late John A. Morris Enjoyed SecluSion
on His Own Yacht.
''I'm only q snooth-water sailor" the
late millionaire horseman, John A.
Morris, used to say. He had his yacht,
the Cora, named for his wife, built for.
the shallow waters around New Or
leans, and found it almost totally unfit
for the rougher element here. Its cab
ms were like the rooms in house, and
all its furnishings and equipments
were .sumptuous. It was slow and roll
ing, says n writer in the New York
Times. but was good enough to go to
the races in. When in command of the
deck Mr.. Morris made it rule to con-
cede the right of way TO every craft he
met. "These people are working" he
would say, while lam only out for fun
ut is my business to give way to them"
But, with his customary shrcwdness, he
had another reason, which he never
mentioned. by getting out of the
way of these people l make them my
friends. If anything were to happen
If the Cora were to run down a vessel
by any chance, these people would not
make much of "a fuss about it. They
all know me ;and my boat, and never
give way, because they know shall do
it," He snored like bull On the
deck of the yacht he built a snoring
room, where he could below and snort
without disturbing his guests The
boat was stocked with the finest wines
and liquors, ccrdials, ETC., bit they
were for his friends. He never touched
them. He was the finest carver 1 ever
knew. He used the most wonderful
knife, and never was known to miss a
joint. When the Cora was at New Or
leans Mr.. Morris turned it over to his
young friends. Every day sorac young
lady would receive a note to thc effect
that the yacht was hers the next day,
and as many of her friends as she cared
to invite
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-07-05
Dressed DoRe.

The dogs at the French watering
place, TroUville, are a source of lEafail-
ing amusement. A white terrier be-
longing toComtesss de Breteuil had on
white doeslsin leggings the other day
when it was muddy, and aSorrespond-
'ent counted five different coats on one
white pug one day, all embroidered
with heraldry.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-07-05

When occasion demands it's use try
do Wits Witch Hazel Salve. IT il
cooling to burns, stops pain instantly,
cieanses, perfect healer for scalds or
SKIN eruptiona, always cures piles.