Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-10-25
MAINE NEWS NOTES.

the Mauser rife that was given him by
Captain Butler OF the signal corps, plac-
ed In case and set up Ia the rotunda OF
the capitol In this case will also be the
flag used by the signal man who signal
ed 10 Sampson's fleet the attack upon
Santiago. These with card bearing tn"
,mes Of Names signal corps will make
uice little attraction, and will be a
lasting tribute to the brave fellows of
the signal corps
Our little friend the bobolink has got
through another dangerous period, the
Washington papers announcing that
reed bird shooting Ia about over for
this season. When one considers the
dangers our song birds pass through,
from cold storms In the ST. Lawrence
region. b, the small boy With his qua
or collecting mania, the cat with her
appetite ard her kittens, the electric
wires and the storms along their Wy
as they journey southwark aud III.
hunters awaiting their return 10 their
winter home, the wonder Is that sny
live Ia return In the spring-,ime. One
Washington paper that announces the
departure OF the boboliuk, continues
Now that reed birds are about gone,
blAck-birds are taking their place on IN.
market benches.
An elderly Lewiston gentleman,
whose wife has been away for several
weeks, and who found that the cook
was sighting him, and the table was
getting rather prossic, suddenly aston
ished the domestic Saturday by stalk
ing into the kitchen with an apron ticd
around his waist, and proceeding to
make six apple and mince pies, two Gus
tsrd pies, n lot of doughnuts, and can
OF ice cream. lord sskes," said the
cook, ~ didn't know that you could
cook" "well, can when have TO. |
shall be glad when Sarah gets home, so
YOU will do little cooking yourself"
And telling the girl to watch and not let
the pies burn, he went out and slammed
the door. The next day the cook, who
hxd been in the family for years, got one
Of the best dinners In the history OF the
house. She now looks upon the head oil
the house with newborn respect.
In the mastering out OF the First Maine
regiment Captain Rogers will take the
compsnies 10 succession, travelling over
the state, accompanied by the surgeons oil
the regiment who are TO make the re-
auired physical examinations. The COM
pany commanders aud clerks have been
for some time In camp, working on the
mu stering out rolls. Five sets OF blank.
are REQUIRED, one each for the adjutsnt
general Of the army, psymaster, muster
ing out officer, sdjutant general OF Maine
and the camp. The mastering out paper
contains pay and property accounts snd
all the required information and history
concerning each soldier, dead or alive.
The only other separate papers will be
those for the discharge. All the prop.
erty will be turned over to Qusrtermss-
ter Barrett, who will have the custody
of IL. After the companies have received
their discharge, and not till then, the
field and st n aud the band will be mus
tered out at the camp. This will be
done early In November.
Members OF the Lewiston police force
remark that the rapid Increase OF In
toxication In that city Is not alone
among the roughs OF the lower ele-
ments, but among well to do families,
as well. IL helped a young man TO
Il nd his way home last night, said
policeman to reporter the other day,
"who has good position, who Is well
and happily married, the father OF q
bright little girl, and who is 3 grad
uate OF one Of our best schools. | can
| not see what so many Of our young
fellows are thinking of when they put
| into their mouths the thief that steals
not only their brains, but the happiness
OF their loved ones, and their means OF
support. know very well that II the
employer OF that young man had seen
him last night, as he might hsve, ne
would be without his salary to-day. IL
seems TO me that liquor drinking is on
the increase among respectable young
men, but may be mistaken"
One Of the most cosmopolitan con-
gregstions Ia Maine Is that over which
Father Bradley of Lewiston presides at
Lisbon each Sunday. There are Slavs,
Germans, Austrians, Huugsrians, Rus
slams, French Canadians, Irish Amsri-
cans, Americans, Italians, Prince Id
ward Islanders, Frenchmen and other
races among them, and yet this good
priest gets along with them finely,
helps them to become good citizens, and
teaches them religion and patriotism as
but few clergymen could do. They
think a great deal Of their spiritual
father and leader, and he can do more
with them than almost any one else
could. The secret Is that he believes In
them. Yesterday he said to the report
er: ~ think that out Of all these differ
ent people can cement parish that
will be an honor to the country and to the
church. They are very anxious TO be
come good citizens, aud they are doing
90 to the best of their advantages. They
labor, some of them, under the difficulty
OF not being well versed iu the principles
OF Americsnism, but II is wonderful no "
their children take hold OF American
doctrines"
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