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The Portland daily press., 1895-08-19
Incendiary Fire at Bridgeport.

Bridgeport, Conn, August 1s.-Fire
this afternoon destroyed the yards of the
J. L. Tomlonson Lumber company. The
Connecticut Web company's dye room
caught fire several times, but the flames
were extinguished before they did any
damage. Three horses were roasted to
death in the lumber company's barn, and
a like number saved. The stock was
valued at $50, 900, most Of it being CON
sumed Partly insured. The building
belnngad to the Barnnm estate. They
The Portland daily press., 1895-08-19
Maine Pensions. .

Washington, August 1.-THE following
Maine people have been granted pension
today
ORIGINAL.
John o. Mccoy, Bangor; Francis
Rolfe, Togus; Nathaniel Carver, Togus.
ADDITIONAL.
Rawlins T. Atkins, Togus: Otis
Currier, Lewiston; William II. Kelley
Cumberland Mills; Charles e. Jordan
South Windhaln.
RENEWAL AND INCREASE.
John McKearney, deceased, Eas tport.
REMOVAL.
John T. Stevens, Bangor,
REISSUE.
Anson Crocker, Machias.
ORIGINAL, WIDOWS. ETC.
Margaret IL McNearney. Eastnort
The Portland daily press., 1895-08-19
Allowances for Postal Clerks.

Washington, August 1.-THE Post
Office Department. today made annual
allowances for clerk hire in the following
post offices, beginning August 16; Bath,
Me, $2324; Newtonville, Mass, $500;
s17o0; Middleboro, $500; Plymouth,
$500; Attleboro, $500; Leo1ninster, $500;
Beverly, s17oo; South Fra1ningham,
S17OO; Andover, s1400; Amherst, S17OO;
Waltham, $500; Newport, R. L, $4,000.
The Portland daily press., 1895-08-19
j. S. Coxex Gets a Fall.

Guthrie. sOlk., Aug. IL. General
pie here today on his non-interest bearing
bonds and good roads bill A great num-
Der rushed up to shake hands at the close
of his speech and the platform gave way.
Several hundred fell short distance to
the ground. Mr. and Mrs. Coxey were
considerably bruised and others were
slightly injured.
The Portland daily press., 1895-08-19
Pres. seelye's Daughter to Marry.

Northampton, August H. Abigail
Taylor Seelye, second daughter OF Prest-
dent L. Clark Seelye of Smith college,
will be married to DR.. Charles Locke
Scudder of Boston, Thursday evening,
September 5. The ceremony will be per
formed in the college chapel, the bride's
father officiating. DR.. Benjamin G.
Blodgetb of the college will preside at the
organ. Only the relatives and a few near
friends will be present, and there will be
no reception after the ceremony.
The Portland daily press., 1895-08-19

have occurred, as quite wind was blow
ing directly toward the elegant residence
of ex-Gov. Robie near by; also the
carriage shops and stable of Mr.. G. II.
Lowell would have been consumed.
The Portland daily press., 1895-08-19
Dwelling scortohed at Gorham.
ESPECIAL TO THE PRESS. I

Gorham, August lS.-Saturday noon,
sparks from the chimney set fire to the
roof of the dwelling house owned by ex-
Gov. Robie on Elm street, and occupied
by Mr.. John W. GRAHAM. The alarm
was given and the fire was extinguished
with slight damage. but for the prompt
wnrk-a DANGEROUS nanaagration might
The Portland daily press., 1895-08-19
THE WEATHER.
Fair, Preceded by Showers.

Boston, August 1s.-Local forecast for
Monday: Fair; rising temperature; !;
winds generally westerly.
Washington, August 1S.-Forecast for
Monday for Maine: Fair, preceded by
showers on the coast; variable winds, be-
coming northwesterly.
The Portland daily press., 1895-08-19

We're all plain lumber sheds and were
FULLY insured. The origin of the fire was
probably incend iary.
The Portland daily press., 1895-08-19
Its Bloody Secrets Hidden.

Chicago, Aug 18-Holmes' castle is
burning and the destruction is practically
complete.
The Portland daily press., 1895-08-19

Distinguished Guests Are Expected to be
Among the Occupants of the Coaches
The Coaching Parade Will be Feature
OF the Fair.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-14

4 ummsr visitor in Mount Desert
fell ntn conversation wira Il zzrire who
was busslv en-1ersi in doiu- uothinx
How IN the surid do yuu anaz~ 70
wake ! Iirirg here inquired she saln-
rasr vstur when the conversation hz1I
he~1nau somewhat c~ssz6leurizE
Wall. stranger. szld she native.
slowly -therr aint aHvthiu ~ make
SrrabeutS rrue 20 say Bur - 49, IN
viurer / h4Ei legs an n SINNER haul
nszlerS- an tvixr rhem sExo I -Srap~
sIoHE
-1e1t-ns Repeatedly the rsstorsdouht-
fully
TGs-mgr folks that take their meals
tn the huteEs. an amt -ot str~n'sh tn
walk half 4 rusi. explained the native
Al. And whieh do yoa enjoy 5et-
ter. summer ar wfurer inquired ths
summe visitor
Weather don't truuble mr. une wav
nor Mother. replied the native: but
when you eome tn haulin-well. I dun-
no. Logs il harder 10 hist. there amt
any two ways about that. But when
you git EN- h'tste-I. there they be- An
there no 1iEh-he-iesi shoss nor traiIin'
skirts To n log 10 Eeteh- I reckon. on
the whole. logs i est about as pawn.
an eansidersble less precarfsome than
ENTHUSIASTICALLY Companion
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-14
CALIFORNIA PRuNES
rr-af@~a1 Of th= Eruis Ia Drytnx n n
the HErk<G

rr.atm~az Of th- Fruis IA Dryfnx n ~.
the Msrk~G
In harvesting the ran e-o5 /. =
important that the fruit sh1ald BE-
thoroughly ripe before Il = gathered
otherwise tt VIII lack the rfeA favor
essential to n good ~zarketab5e fruir
The principal varieties Of 1r-n<z grown
tn California are the Petite prsne. sr
Agel Gr California przne. the HIM
g1rian- the Roh- de Se-x-rs. che ST
e prune and the T-axedr. Tie Cali
sarniz przr~ Is hy tar the ms-t cor.-
ma1 The tr-zit : 0f medium sim an5
ovua1 IN Sh4pse The skin = somewhat
thf<< and Srrz AMI xh~u rfpe TIE trui.
. Of 4a1rx-p9rple e5lor. with n bEnish
HeoR Tx Gr<a IS yeiIo-. sens3~r ard
raea N snxzr tuicr Il IS . <zsz3 truit
when 8rsetL
When ripe the Skin Of the prrn~ h.-
coEs-s sliEntir shrfveleL Tie fruit ;
allowed To 3rup frusz the tree ar the
tree Is Sently sA4kea 70 bring the
rrpest 10 the groznd Sozz<eizzes a
she~t s plzeeG ~unsAerneath- and 1fter
the tree has be~a shaken th~ sheet ;
LifteSt by the and the fruit
shaken into the baxe< The baIk Of
the tr1it- nowever, HIS 10 be p5exe<3
uith the hand sruaz the xrozn.E
Frames are graded before 5eiuxdrs-.I
the 0oieet bang % get equality in arr-
Hng- The szaH frzit dries more rau-
l&lF than the larger. and hT grading il
= more even quality Il finished fruit .
the result The next process "a To dir
the frat IN n preparation of lv@ me
object of this i< To rrrnoxe the blo-sm
which slls up the psr~s Of The skin.
and at the same time to crack the
( slightly. 50 that exapora-
tio1 ray take place uor~ ran
ldly. In Its natural state the skin 81
the p-une = 50 tOugh that the fruit
would require a long time to dry
After being dipped in Boiling I've for
aooat thirty seconds the wire basxets
or perforated pals which contain the
prunes are plunged into fresh water to
clean the truit The prunes are then
spread On trays and drie1 in the sun
When sufficiently dry the frrit : pat
IN 4 10 sweat Il i carefully
snoveles1 over from time 70 time. - A.
10 insure thorough inter-zixture Il
: subjected TO n dnal dip in boiling
water to destroy insect germs to softea
the skin and to improve its appearances
by giving il gloss and eol6r The
prunes are then pat through a grader
and assorted into sfzes for marketing
There are six sizess ca Thase ranging
from forty to HftT To the psand. ~
nifty to sixty. e9 sixty 10 seventy. a
seventy TO eighty, ~ eighty 10 ninety
10 all below ninety.-SatiouaI Re
view
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-14

TRr arss eolcrei EAR to work on Q
s*r-st car IN Detroit wzs appointed
zaotorrz1n On u Of the trolley cars
running On the principal route IN the
city . few days ago
SoxE people IN White PiTcon- Mich.
assert that their horses are frightened
By the appearances Of wor1e In blooE-
ers, and the city council has been pc
tition~d TO prevent women frun xuzrS
On the streets N those gzrus1tA
TIE south maintains It's reputation
for Conservatism Il - noted Is an in
ter~ssing piece % news In several Viz
GINA nervspapersthat recently sYouux
woman bieycliSt Ia, appeared n New
port News wearing bloorerx
: SAx FaASc1scoas fire Department
COMMITTEES has declared against tall
Buildings and reeozzez6ed Tia p1sr
Sag~ Of an ordinance prohibiting the
srecEi1n Of ar-Proof buildings a
y greater height than 80 feet. and
providing that buildings that ar- not
frrpro0f shall not exceed eighty fret
In he4g1E
TEE first penny post to Be established
IN this country was N rT53 IN PhLla1el-
P1i2. and two yszrs later was sxrs1ded
into View England BIZ BerianSa Frank
in Il was not zata 1853 that the car
rser syssen vas lrauyn<sted 6r the
pest o4ce department.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-14

A queer old clergyman once lived in
the diocese of Canterbury, of whom the
following Gneceinte is told. On his 20
ing n day 10 order a wig the barrier,
young IN business re4diiy accepted the
orvier and venrunei 10 ask his guest
IA dine- The invitation was accepted.
and i bowl of punch followed. To which
the divine did full Justice Afteri was
over the h4ro-r was beginning 10 meas
ure- bur ms customer shook his head.
-No- no. he said, ~vou shnn-t make the
wig Why n0tr exclaimed the a.
ronisned host Have 1 lone anything
10 offend vau% Quite the contrary.
you're such a good fellow that I haven't
Eur the heart 20 1ske you in. III 60 tc
somebody els-- YoH know. II you made
the wig you'd never hzye been paid tna
4. -L0nd0n Telegraph
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-14

Bring eomfar- and improvement md
tend. ID p~rsaEzl enjoyment when
nEndv 1~L he nazuv- VINO live heE-
trrrh<n oshrrr1 and enjuy life norr with
l=s expenditure. hy mare pmmpIly
sizusinx The worlds hst ~urusincrs %
The ae~hs Of pnvsiG being viii attest
tse value ID health az tte purr liquid
&=axsEe uEinrfulz eEnuE1cni N the
rzciv =yrnp Il Fz
Ii exrrlIenc4 = dne % its presenting
N the tuFz INST acceptable and plaa-
ant a the Taste. the Refreshing and truly
&leGGZ pTup~r-1eS Qf ap~rfeet AK
xnNe ezfn4iiv GeznzinZ the system.
1~sprilnE u1lAS heNizchcs and fHrens
and p-@ru2leatiF curing constipation.
Il has rvea satisfaction 70 millions AMI
mt nth the approval of TIN masiieaI
pruses-sun- o@czzs~ L axis On Ehe Adj
neyS Liver and Bowels without xezE-
en1nx then and L = p~rfeeriy ira zruu
evcrv objectionable suhsznnre
Syrnp II Ez > Sr sale hv al drug.
<iszs IN SIG ami 81 bgstie% ont i ; man
afac-ur-i bv the CkiifuEuia Fig Svrun
Ca uiy wnns@ nAEne > pnztzi0n every
pEckz<- also rhe name. syrup of Fz
and o<inx srll infurnei- Yuu vii MT
@r~pS any s1nzSltute # 0skre1
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-14

Over there IN the hill country lives 4
nan BY the aaue Of Bunk weasherto-d
Through childhood and boyhood be vas
ny side partner in L thousand cioss calls
and tight places He Is Row ny fellow
eitizea md nv srseE4 till dezs1 60 -
p4-t
Well. Bank he rode By one dzy last
week and thruEe1 some reu iigrt on
the subject AZ band S0oa Is ever the
nan hove in sight I knowed <oo1 and
sell that sUnethin terrible had -oszs 70
PASS over in the hill eountrT. He Vas
rt1in of the onlTsss hxll-faes mule in
the country. which I wozl1 know that
mule II vas 20 meet him in Halifax
with slinen buster IN But tbs uar
MAS rsdin n lSs1w walx. and that didn't
look like Bank We1therSorl He want
sirgin AMI he want xEiSsIin. which
that didn't have the usual sound and
z-ppeHrnnents Of Bznk- BGtft Vas Bunk.
The news had ~ent the rounds some
days befo-~ 10 the extent that Banks
baby zir4. little Mittse. was mighty
SICK Il N1s ny place Il Of went over
there 70 see about il. but somehow
ever time I got ready and started 20 70
I didn't 90 II there Is anything in
this xide and wicked world which I 10
love it - women and cnIldrer- But in
ezse OF sickness I reckon I an the
blznGsss most onnaEdiess nan yuu evpr
heard tell Of ArUGnd EherH ANYBODY
- sick I an 1s awkward and bad 0zt Of
place Ks L blind uEle n q shootin
match So I hadn't ~ent aver rs ret to
SEE about little Mittfs. They told ne
shGt AEnt S1ncY Newton had c.=s up
from Panther Cr~ek- With Yerhs N her
hands ard heaIin IN he< sings Is IL
Ser~. AMI Was PlEn =sIlia 70 leave
the little o=e with AuaE NzR<T and tie
god Lori
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-14

the thcruughfar~ are two or three long
visra@ calh different from the r-sr.
and ret each u the greatest attractive
ness
Devotc-z 1t the Napoieonic shrine
viii Snti some Interesting m~ennentoS OF
their Idol in the Virginia Colonial Ease
Thsze relics are genuine. having b-en
inherited by the exhibitor from Mons
Pascal Schiszuo. 70 whom they wer.
given bv Char,ss de Munfholon. consul
AZ Richmond. Va who had rc~iv-ri
them from his father. Marquis de
M~onrholun. and from gen. Bertrand.
both Devoted friends of the emperor.
M~inns@asE. however has the most waltz
able N-lpoie1nir relic At the fair: il -
OF exhibition IN q small czse IN the
nscurzrive art room. and i n small
irgu chest. with cuupu Iock. in which
Napoleon carried his private papers
when ON has campaignz- Other inter-
essing thiugs connected with the
French revolution are also 70 be =eea
IN r~uisexhihit-
In the Lucy Cobb rom. Woman-s
building. arr three old prints. date.
11gI. one of the Vatican library. one
Of rAe Dugai palace, Venice. and the
rhiri of the <zrrfen Of the TIiferie%
printed for CaETngroR Bowies. st.
RauI's church ward. London. the art
Sts name. MarrSchL The lucky own-
~ of rh-se rare prints bought them
only n few yezrs ago for SIN
The cradle in which jefferson WIS
rorker 5 exhihitesi IN the Forestry
buiIding- II i o like that of Jeffer-
7u Davis N the CGnfe-ferzte hall.
Massachusetts, should seHd for TIE e~le-
rrarei Adams crzdle. in which seven
generations of Lat great family have
been rocked.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-14

the @me hour. The editors earns frum
Missouri. Illinois and Arkansas said
one # the -litorS. When We entered
the Eu8unsis what we SAW astunIshsd us
We losiArl in a-nazemeut for several
minutes frum the rerrac- urWr the audi
turluEn upau the BEAUTIFUL buildings
the GRAND panorama that was be-
sur u.s. II we were <uinE ~ have an
exposition in our state We would have
the exposition here IS our mosiel-
eaite q aumher Of Chicago business
uen. -uEerh-r with rh- First regiment
and I brass laEd. are On tEc ere u IN
sadlng tine great niE
The slcesss o. tus exposition IN -h-
natter # ar-eudan- caEuss from the
trruendous zfrractivrness OF that en-
terure Nothing cUuId NJ luaEinesI
uur- eaupIete anli harmonious rhaE
this shows ~ TIM Ereat c1rr0u ssure~ of
the s1urA- The u-iur~I rates II rruvel
on rh- railways have 4ls1 contributed
largely in the direction. thouen MT ~
ing aezrE - far ~ she eouiiaI asepataI
sfy e the Atlanta z@t4 The 2eE1su of
TIM IA lnaiuiuE "a apea the
exhibition gru4nJs On @zndzv hzS
given WHsi%urelsf satisfaction through
lur rhr south. Wherr rrvrrvnc~ for the
>ahozEa has rot yet given pIze~ ~ the
.0uss Aeas whieh prevail IN somze other
narsu AZ the euuntrv
Bur = word II caution Is not n Of
0rieE- The exhibit Of msSzls and i'm
pastors n eaRnevttUR with TIE Atlanta
exposition as rich and raried rs Il has
ac~n ar other great fairs ami the vHs
tor might do WORSE than losk ~ his
purse strings Il not the fukirs of the
Midway whu are "a be frars-i. not thOse
Who seil pure guid Dzdges for = quarter
of > dollar. who lure you into cheap
shows or bad dining halls. not even
thuse wh0 piek yuur p~1esets IN dense
sruwds u sandhzg yum in dark alleys
These are up@n-hearresl. honest rogues
Whuse designs MAJ be anticipated and
vvnuse deseis ma he arerTed 1v 4 keen
eve and q stout cane The dangerous
raseaIs ara those who shake your hand
The p@rrage of fraud thrivcs on
crowds and vanity There Is no oupor
rlnitv at such times as these 10 analyzs
s~Osiet Everybody IS ON the rush
@~kfng mvltariOns. parting their hail
N the middle. wearing their best gown.
anal brightest jewels. spending money
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-14

th0uyht IN the early ssar~ Of chioro-
turn i~nhui4riGn. resolved that be would
ay aeld sally Eav bold of 4 and 80
read the rstdle Of the world. Having
composed himself N his e=Sv-ehzar in
his sTrdE. with writing materials AZ
hand. he inhaled thu chIorof0ru. felt
THE great Thought evoive in his mind.
Fuusszl himself for an instant. sefzesi the
ZEN. wrote desperately he knew aof
what. fur even a. he lid - he fell back
Hnc1nsctO9S- On csrniHE TO himself he
turned eagerly { q the paper, 20 ind m
sc-rhei ON II. IN ~spraWling aut IegibIe
characters the Secret of the universe
N thee words: A strung smell of stAr~
pearias prrades the whOIe London
Views
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-14

wife c2E~lrss @r1f.- holding their AcEsis
A. high As rtley ean. IN due- heinGu II the
Uurlt Vurtdlv anai striving sur dizsine-
ton IN cosmopolitan sueietv
In this turmoil and pasziol. When
hesss arr ts1rnsi with the thunder OF
high uameS when ey@arr hlinsieI with.
gGrrs and giitterz when even the ussar
brain bes1u-s of- h~causs thu Ie~
are tir~i and thu arms arr wear amt
tbs stuuzch IS added with BEAUTIFUL
fOssls and hzd hours. the saft. smuath.
Only r1sue Of surarty giIdes aruuni
= aisE carnival One invitation "a a
swell function. and the rugtt-s carer
= easy one Introduction. and his sunre
- set
= there = any one thing that the
-Er1nuters II the fair pride them.
SELVES upon. * is the variety IN its
seems and attractions This : fuunI
In plenty among smaller buildings
erected 5v states and corporations
such as rhe handsome RnicEerHaeSer
mansion. of New YORK. state. the Long
FELLOW home. of Massachusetts,: the
superb villa. Of Illinois, the quaint Old
4[AA1 AAAAAa AL NLAkAbELAAG@ EAE
queer loaking barracks Of Alabama. the
Cazy bungalow, Of Costa Ricz. the
giant Cog cz1in. OF the cr-oIe kitchen,
the pretty "reminiscences. of the women's
annexs ne wonderful plant pyzmid. of
El0rdas the railway sheds or stables
IN which the inon horses stand upan
exhibition, m eampzniie. the graee-
tM uusie stand. where Gilnures band
ponrS firth its food Of melody eyery
day the Mexican village with rs n
~ser-sting approximation Of Axtee. span
izn and Saraeen rypes Of construction
,he Jap1nsz@ and Chinese uIIagz
which transports Toxic and Canton tn
4 Gate City uf the south. and the In
dian vlIaga and 01h0Ery VILLAGE.
wcere 2rzgs AtEcz e~nnfrourz zsags
AzE-z II s4EzI ingenuity and dire.
9sre and -her=. II z1r-hzic nHrl.-
ions winds the main road. 1nehaIf
m~acadAniz~d. az n 70 show the mod
en- ayr ard une-h4lf e~1rtiHrnE. that Is
m zzT- cuupasel Of a solid roadsxay
Of heavy pine plznkz. a. II I'd rrure-
sent this beginning u Ii, century. The
czeFer artist ~ the exposition % AZ
ranged road and mend1w. hiE aud
buildings t2=t nun ererT paint along
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-14

RI<ht AZ 70 the he-ss --rx rusts Bznk
W~s4tbsrsar2 sEzE GaT. but BE- z~rer
rzrz=z kIs aea4 90 szexe a wo-L I
sol& Aiz 10 4lsmouns xrz -fr Iowa and
1itcA and nazs m shieA he xezt On -
la bat be &i&ns say GosHln
7 h1E~ ss~z TIE =sztsa e that zzn
Bank We1thsrfor1 4n3er fro And On
srtA Toz xE&ezeanL have sssz hin
when Ike ar .ax fall os baxse knives
xE4 pissuls-xfth feozs and uhlsZr a
pientY at b@th ea&x q the 1=@-ssan
80 a1f-seased ard zerer zsve a =zsrl~
o. lat hhs eye - shea / seat oas
tn1s day and net eim At TIE r1re 1zz
snok his hKz1 Hn3 felt Il rruEIsn IN
1ins Ar saw the tears biz Is xtass
marines sE2E1In IN ais eyes / znowed
COED and we'll shat Il -e1nr Fate
h11 laid AIs h1E1 On little Mite. AID
she had sen the Gn1l way of4 Al amman
flesh
e w1s soze time befo<~ Bzuk co4Ia
zrliuber hiuself sGfEzieaE q esez ID
and 10 xnY salkin co SPEAK 0E Thea
he soul4 have 10 stop 0z<ss IN 4 whiIe
10 take 1lon< BREATH and keep trva
choka
Yos can see I En AL hzsEs1 and
brose IN RHfe. Bank sent en- 20 saw
presently. and I reexon ynu know
s1thoEs xrY sellin trUz ne koz i euzas
20 PASS / can't 1n1erssan4 It. Ezfe-
that little new grave Which shsv ave
E14e dowa there IN the orvazr3-
hl2Eet r. e1n zn1erssan1 il. Thev
took and barred our little Mitrie
there shIs =0rnIz They SAP it > we'll
AMI right-th&t IL sill AL xo-x out
right s~o1ewhere< down the Iine-bus il
a0E LOOK right. and Il don't feel right
20 ne n0w. and hanged III can see now
Il xill aver cone ocs that wa-. Bur
ne and Amt Nancy and Nil the doctors
Dat together eozl3n-t help IT. I rode
down TWO young mules huntin I'D doc
tors and Soln after medicine, and Mandy
that's Bunk wife she didn't sast her
EYES IN sleep fora whole entire week.
Bat We couldn't keep the little oue
WITH rs any longer
~Renszber. Rnfe. she was tie onIv-
est gal Se lad in the family, ard the
baby At shzE And 1t . the hardest and
=0sS strangess thing in the world 20 ne
Why %e couldn't manage no w7y TO keep
the little thing On the earth till sone
other ard further day. The world was a
heap more brighter and better ulace
Elrh her than IL ever will be xithour
her.
Bat l reckon Yoa must be about
three-thirds ri<nt. Rafe. IN re<ards 20
n thtng-n4n horned Of Mozan "a
mighty snail potatoes and sew n the
hI. with the ro~s Szx feet xu1rx Bv
gracious I hrznx IN the best doctor in
the country, and told aim 7 uould
give hln n clear deed 10 our farm and
al the stock On 4 IL he wo1id bat
only pasch in and 20 20 work and ssop
that fever and cure or little Nitefel
And Mandy lowed she wouId ainx in
hereows and chickens and All the nouss
ax-ents into he bargain Well. the
Doctor he pitched IN and xent 70 work.
that was All. He couldn't do aothfn
with tbs fever. and he couldn't pat OF
the digxin Of thaElitrls new xr.sa down
there an shs orchard any more than ne
Mandy AMI Aunt Nancy could"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-14

Commenting IN the taet that nos
long ago the pastor Of n church IN the
Whiteehapel district in Lanaou an
no1ne>d from the pulpit that in future
his hearers mixht smoke their pip~s
during services IL they chose. indie
pendenee Beige says there Is nothing
50 very strange zbazt that In the
Mexican urts Of law, il savx the
smoking Of cigars Is sanctioned br
aoary castons there = may often see
a prisoner putting away at the fragrant
weed while answering the questions
pat TO him by the iaAg-. and the latter
s>renely adds To the general SNAKE.
Mexican teachers reward dilixenr nu-
pills by giving them permission 10
smoxe cigars or cigarettes during
school hours and whenever the worthy
r~sa2xozus Is IN good hanor the school
room Is thick with smoke Smoking
begetS thirs<- henee ON the sszsAsras
desk stands n hHge Jar sIIed with
-puiq1e.~ the national beverage. 10
refresh the tntor and tnE1<~d