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Arizona republican., 1898-08-20
GOSSIP OF EUROPE.

Some definition ought to be made of the duties and of tke rights of the foreign envoy who holds the position of dean of the diplomatic corps in the capital Of the country to which he is accredited, says Marquise de Fontenoy in the Washington Post. It has hith- erlo been understood that this posi- ticn of dean owes it's existence to a sort of unofficial arrangement among the members of the diplomatic corps, and that the dean is merely chosen for the purpose Of becoming their sDol<es- ,9an in matters more of social than cf pUraly official character. such as. for instance. when the diplomatic corps wishes to present its congratulations 10 the executive or it's condolences or when returning thanks at banquet for toast to the foreign envoys-
 The diplomat usually selected as dean is the envoy of highest diplomatic rank who has been longest accredited ttl the place, this being, however, the rTle only in countries where the Cath oiic religion is net the state creed.
 n France Austria SDain. Portugal Belgium. and Bavaria it is the papal nuncio. who ro matter what the date cf his appointment. is by 3 sort Of un- written law accorded precedence as dsan Of the diplomatic corps, as the spokesman of which he figures or all occasions, especially at the New Yea~'s reception days of the executive. when ta presents to the latter the congratu- lations and good wishes oi his fellow d.pl0mats.
 Were il not for this arrarg cement Count Munster. the German ambsssa- cor. would be the dean of the diplo- reatic corps at Paris. which would. to say the least. prove awkward. for it ie he who has resided cn the banks Of t}s Seine in t;,s carecit- e German
Arizona republican., 1898-08-20
DISCOVERED BY SpANiARDS
Extraordinary Devices introduced
 info the Uaited Ssases Navy.

Santiago de Cuba, Aug. fS-The en- telprise Of tLe American press in its search for news pales into insigliii- canoe when compared with the jour nalisttc feats and startling discoveries made by the Spanish press in a quiet unohtrusive way. The Bendera Es panOla. Santiag go's leading paper, in it's issue Of March 3, commenting on the naval preparations in the United States, informs it's readers that:
 Of all the devices that are being introduced in the United States navy perhaps the most curious are the dis guises for their warships for use in time of var. Those disguiseS consist Of palntec screens of wood and oil cloth so fixed that they can be low cred overheard and fastened to a war shlps sides, covering and hiding the batteries and so painted as to exact ly represent some particular vessel Of one of the transatlantic lines plying between New York and Europe. They even initiate an upper, or hurricane deck, and the illusion is complete The advantages to be gained from such a clever contrivanoe are obvious, as it enables vessel on sighting an enemy of greater power or speed to don peaceful, innocent disguise and evade pursuit, or vice versa to approach a weaker adversary without exciting sus- picion. The different navy yards m the United States have been working steadily on the device since last No vember, and several of their large cruisers are already equipped with their monks cowls. The New York will impersolate the Kaiser Wilhelm l of the North German Lloyd, the Col umDia is to represent the Fuerst Bis marck of the Hamburg American Pac- ket company and the Minneapolis will be replica of the Umbria of the Gu hard line. We have not obtained an exact list of the rest of the cast, but suffice it to say that each warship of the United States will impersonate on the high seas some well known peace ful merchantmen
Arizona republican., 1898-08-20
CANAL CONSOLIDATION.

On Friday next at the court tousa in Solomonvilla there will be a meat. ing or the stockholders of the San Jos. and MonteZuma canals to further con slider the proposition O. consolidatins these canals under a Lew comparv Last spring there was series Of meet lngs held and it was agreed that 80 Der cent of the stockholders ill the iva old companies should sign an agree ment then the consolidation should he perfected. The required number of signatures have now been obtained and the meeting next Friday is one of great importance to all who own water rights in either the San Jose or Mon teZuma.
 The survey Of the rou1e for the new consolidated canal has been made. Ii will have a fall of 41a feet to the mile. which will enable 1t to carry more wa ter than does both the Montezun1a and San Jose canals. This consolidated canal can be made to water every acre of land under the mesa between it's head below the Brown ranch and Pima and when built will be easy to keep clean, in fact, a fall Of 415 feet to the mile will not allow any sediment to be deposited in the bottom of the canal.
 The friends of this consolidated proposition argue that its success wiH secure to every water owner more wa ter than he now has and at great deal less expense for maintenance of the canal.
 It would enable the owners of the Layton town canal to transfer the head of their canal much higher there by enabling them to cover much moEN land and secure a canal with sufficient fall to keep it clean, to say nothing of the increased amount Of water they would receive.
 This canal meeting should be attend ed by every one interested in either of the old canals.-Solomonvill Bulletin.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-20

AuStrO-Hungary seems determined to ,naintain it's reputation for independ- ence For the eldest son of the head os the family, Prince Nicholas, has just fitted in the most deliberate fashion Q member of the imperial house Of !iapsburg, namely, the Archduchess Christina. eldest daughter of Archduke Frederick and niece of the queen re- gent of Spain, in order to marry Count ess Cziraky.
 Only those who have lived in Europe anG who are cogniZant Of the profound ieference that is accorded to the i'm oarial family will be able to realize .;ie sensation which has been created hy this, in Austria at any rate, alto eether unprecedented instance of an archduchess being tilted by a noble for the sake of a mere countess of no particular family or position.
 The only instances that offer any an- alogy to this slight placed upon the house Of Hapsburg are that of the pres ent marquis of Bath, when prior to his accession to the peerage. and when still 6 mere commoner, he tilted Prin- cess May. now duchess of York, in or der to marry Violet Mordaunt, the girl whose appearance in the world twenty eight years ago was the cause of the 1 eelebrSt ted Mordaunt divorce case, in which the prince of Wales was lnvolv- d as correspondent; and also that when Prince Alexander of Battenberg, who was not royal parsonage, but mere German nobleman, tilted En- peror Williams sister, Princess Vic toria of Prussia, within few days of { the date set for the wedding at Wind sor, in order to marry an actress, whose father had been valet and her mother a cook.
 The Esterhazys, although Austro i Hungarian nobles, belong to the so- called mediatized families; that is to say, houses which have once enjoyed 1 the rights of petty sovereignty, and can therefore mate with the reigning houses otherwise than morganatic.
 Moreover the Esterhazys might now be kings of Hungary had they so willed. For the first Napoleon made a definite offer of the throne and crown of St. Stephen to the Prince Esterhazy of The day with the object of seducing hi1l from his allegiance to the emper- or of Austria
 Prince Esterhazy contemptuously de- tclined these overtures of the founder of the Bonaparte dynasty. feeling prob ably that nothing could add to the prestige of grandeur of his house.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-20

Tie nrincelv house Of Eeterhezy in
Arizona republican., 1898-08-20

Colonel John Jacob Astor has also dashed the hopes of his admirers by announcing that he is still a soldie<. and will not run for congress in t4A Tenderloin district. He will report to General Shafter when his furlougA expires.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-20

The family estates Of the Esterhazy family, even in their present reduced condition, are almost exactly mile for mile the size of Ireland.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-20

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Arizona republican., 1898-08-20

4 TRIP TO NORTHERN ARIZONA.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-01-11
suckElElp.

Mrs. Florence Skurtevant returned TO
her home Ia Turner New Years Day on
account of the sickness Of her parents.
L. l.. Gardiner and wife Of Sumner
were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Irish
over Sunday, Jan. I'd.
r. n. Atwood went to Boston and
vicinity this week.
Mrs. Waldo Pettengill and daughter
Of Rumford Falls were In town Monday,
Sd inst.
william Irish and wife visited their
daughter, Mrs. Marston, at Auburn this
week.
sheriff Warren went to Bryant Pond
on official business Tuesday, the 4th.
Rev. @. B. Hannaford and Fred II.
Atwood Of Rumford Falls were 10 town
Friday, the It'll.
Quite delegation attended the SYM
phony concert at Lewiston Friday even
Ing on the special train.
Mrs. Amial Jones, whose illness was
recently mentioned, died Thursday even
ing last, aged 81 years. Mrs. Jones was
born 10 Buckfeld, and was the eldest
daughter Of the late James Hussey, and
In her younger days was school teach
or. While her domestic cares confined
her to the circle Of her immediate family,
having had the care Of her aged father
and mother, she was lady much re-
spected, and whose influence was always
counted on the moral side-warmly de-
voted to the rearing and interest Of her
children who loved her very much. She
will be especially missed-and although
n \ - =
selves, 4 daughter, Mrs. Carrie Sesvey
Of Southbridge, Mass, Mr.. Herman
Jones Of Boston, Geo. o. Jones, recently
OF Bryant Pond, and John Jones At
home-ss well as the devoted husband,
will all seriously feel this sudden loos-
ening Of the cord Of motherly affection
that bound this family so firmly. The
funeral took place from her late resi-
deuce Saturday afternoon, Rev. +. w.
webber Of Rumford Falls officiating.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-01-11
GREENWOOD.

How many have got il down ~ since
the new year came in:
And still they keep asking how many
more years there will be in the 18th cen
fury. Our answer Is that there will be
Just three more, IL time continues to wsg
along as il has for several ages. and that
the 10th century will begin on Jan. L,
1901, when the clock strikes II at mid
night, supposing, Of course, the said
clock 10 be correct.
just ten years ago Darius .. Davis OF
Minnesota and myself happened 10 locate
each other, and ever since that time We
have written 10 each other alternately
every month, and sometimes oftener; so
that we have each written between sixty
and seventy letters, and not one has ever
failed 10 get there In from three TO six
DAYS after mailing. Another letter goes
10 the Office for him with this one, and
Uncle Sam carries his TO Minnesota, a
distance OF more than 1000 miles, for the
same paw that he does the other TO South
Paris. The readers Of the Democrat
have had the benefit OF good deal Of
news from Mr.. Davis letters, and prob
ably will for while longer.
And still they get married and die.
Last Saturday Annie Bryant babe adieu
70 her parents and former home to be-
come q helpmate 10 8 young man In
Woodstock. This Is the fourth time the
fellows have come fDm other towns and
taken girls from Mr.. and Mrs. Brysnt's
family for wives. The fact il, when u
young man wants wife who knows
how 70 work he knows where TO come
after her.
Mrs. Isaac Judkins died last Friday,
and was buried the following Sunday, 1t
being just two weeks from the day that
his brother buried his wife. Both OF
these women belonged to the Greenwood
Baptist church, and each one left little
girl, aged about three and two years re-
spectively.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-01-11
THE OXFORD BEARS.
THE oolNos OF THE WEEK ~ ALI
SECTIONS or THE COUNTY.
PARIS HILL.

First Baptist Church. Rev. II. A: Roberss'
Pastor. Preaching every Sunday a. ~ A: =
Sunday school - II n Saeeasn kvsnine -.
vice al 5:oo ?. n. Prayer Meeting "Wednesday
Uniyerraiiss Church Rev. Z. W. Pierce. Pas
tor. Preaching every Sunday at II a. =. sun
day school al IAN. Meeting OF nounk rsoPE
Mrs. Wiley, who has been with her
sister, Mrs. Cullen l.. Carter, during the
first OF the winter, has gone to Aassa-
chusetts.
"Little Toddlckins" made hit at the
Uniyersalist Circle Friday evening. IL
IL an absurd little play, full OF ridiculous
and mirth-provoking situations. The
company 90 to West Paris next Thurs-
day evening to give the play there As
return benefit performance.
Mrs. l.. G. Dame Of Roslindale. Mass,
il visiting her parents, Jacob Dances
and wife.
Mrs. Charles A. Mason Of Auburn Is
visiting relatives here.
The members Of the band are request
ed 10 meet at the band hall Tuesday
evening 10 start the wheels moving again.
Come out and bring your Instruments.
The Baptist Circle will be held next
Friday evening. supper at O'Clock.
All are invited TO contribute For en-
tertsinment there will be given the
comic pantomime, "Single Blessedness, "
with the following cast OF characters:
Mr.. Haritoplease, Mr.. u. ID Hammond
Ma Slowgirl. Mr.. n ID. Hammond.
Mis- rxtrayavaut. Mrs Anna Chase.
Mis- smart Mrs.. j. C. Cummings.
Nil literary Mr. Wallace Adams.
Ni.s Pride Miss sarah Il Pay
Ni-s FIirty Miss Georgia Garland.
Nj. Perfection Mr.. Irene Tucker.
Horace Roberts.
Cav Gailants Perley Ryerson.
Wallace Adams.
Grand tsblesu, Sweet Revenge. After
the entertainment there will be given a
''curio exhibit" A prize vii. be given
to the one giving the greatest number OF
correct answers. Please bring paper
and peucil.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-01-11
WEDDING RECEPTION.

SOUTH WOODSTOCK, Jan. o.
Frank Davis and wife held their wed
ding reception at their new house on
Wednesday evening, they having been
married on New Years Day. About six
ty-fve Of their many friends were pres
ent, and all enjoyed the occasion superb
ly, especially Isaac, who always intends
to have good time himself on any oc-
casion like this, and to help others to do
the same. Refreshments were served at
8 O'Clock consisting Of cake and coffee.
The presents were numerous and Of the
useful kind, which the following list will
show:
Two nice chairs, one willow rocker and one
rattan rocker. also one paper rack, from Frank
lin Grange, Of which Mr.. Davis and wife are
One large: oil painting from Mr.. and Mrs G.
W. q. Perham.
white damAsk table cloth and l.? dozen nap.
kins. from Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bryant.
One Dor. bon dish A. n. Andrews and wife
Pitcher and three bowls, Mrs. !. W. Andrews.
Crumb pan and brush, Dannie Bryant.
One-half dozen damask napkins, Mrs. Horstio
D. Bryant
Glass caster, Horstio ID. Bryant
Tidy and picture throw, Resale T.. Bryant.
Stew pan, Mrs. Hannah Irish.
Picture throw. Mrs. Lalia ID. Estes.
Butter knife and sugar shell. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Soue.
Glass plate, Mrs. c. b. Brooks.
Brush, Lottie Bryant.
Two packages Of soda. Ernest Brooks.
Pepper and salt shakers. Wesley waterhouse.
Table cloth, o. W. Robbins and wife.
Three bowls, Harry Day and Geo. Stevens.
Ironing board, II. A. Bacon.
Silver bread plate, Geo. Davis and wife.
Match safe. Ethle Davis.
very useful present was made by Mr.. Z. l..
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-01-11

Albert 4. Robinson, youngest son oil
the late Joseph Robinson, died suddenly
Saturday, Jan. |, aged 81 years. His
funeral Was on Wednesday, Rev. Geo,
A. Lockwood OF kennebunkport offic-
iating. assisted by Rev. Mr.. Abraham.
The orders Of Mssons, knights OF
Pythias and Sons Of Temperance OF which
ne WAS a member ATTENDED. Masonic
services were conducted by the Norway
Lodge. Music was furnished by Mrs
Scholfield, Lewiston, orgsnist, and Mr.
Horne and others Of Norway. Flowers
many aud beautiful, were sent by friends
here and In other towns. The death ol
Mr.. Robinson will be deeply felt, not
only by his family and friends but by
the community In which he lived and In
which he has manifested sn active 10
terest in all public and educational I'M
provement.
DIR. A. l.. Hersey has returned from
Chicago.
There IL much sickness here. John
Whitney Is very sick. Mrs. Henri,
Everett Is sick with rheumatic fever
Geo. Houghion is quite sick. Mrs
Hannah Smell is very sick nj the home
Of her daughter Mrs. Croker. Mrs
Doughty Is with her.
Married, Jan. l. Mr.. Arthur Record Of
Norway and Miss Ids Lombard o.
oxford.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-01-11
GRAFTON,

The snow so much needed by lumber
men Is here at last.
Mrs. N. NJ. Brown and daughter Ruth
are staying In Auburn at the home OF G.
|. Brown, son Of Mrs. Brown.
Florence Farrar IL teaching our school
this winter.
Last Friday. Dec. 3lst, the remains of
Ethel Davis, the little daughter OF c. II.
Davis, were brought here for interment.
c. S. Farrar, who has been visiting his
mother for the past few weeks, has now
returned TO Waterville.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-01-11
CANTON POINT.

The man who VAS wishing for snow
has stopped.
Business IL starting up In the woods
In the lumber and wood business.
VIII Stubs has harvested his Ice, cuts
some twelve inches.
G. NJ. Holland has so far recovered
from his fall that he Il able to be up and
dressed and can walk some.
c. NJ. Packard Was at Dixaeld Thurs
day on business.
b. C. Waite recently sold some cattle
to Lawyer Bradbury, so-cslled.
w. &. Magner has finished his work at
Dixheld.
Mrs. A. J. Foster Is slowly improving
The card party ut b. c. waite's was
success, there being some ~ present.
At the usual hour cake and coffee were
served. which were all No. one.
Sheriff Gates was In town Thursday
looking after parties.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-01-11

The officers OF Denmark Lodge, No.
30, |. o. o. F.. were installed Tuesday
evening, Jan. 1, by ID. d. q. NJ. Chas.
w. Harrington Of Fryeburg, assisted by
Fred Harrington IA grand marshal.
The ball at Odd Fellows Hall Dec. 81
was a success In spite Of the hard snow
storm.
Mr.. Horace True, while hauling birch
bolts down the pond for Mr.. Fred San
born, was unfortunate enough 10 have
the Ice break and lie, his load 60 into
the pond, he going with Il, but was
lucky enough 10 get out with no damage
TO himself or team.
Mrs. A. +. Bradbury has been ut the
Maine Hospital the past week for treat
ment.
The Ice harvest has begun In this sec
ton, and ranges In thickness from eleven
to thirteen inches.
Charles Jordan broke his leg few
DAYS ago while working In the woods by
log rolling on to him.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-01-11
S<lf Inducing Methods.

An article In The Lancet gives some
hints ON the inducing Of sleep which
will be Of interest 10 all victims OF In
sornnia. So vital 10 the necessity for
sleep that any method by which 1t may
b. secured Is worthy Of attention. The
means employed Is to produce WEAKNESS
by muscular exercise after retiring
Living ON his back, the patient first
reaches for the foot and head boards Mt
the same time. He then raises his head
half an inch. At the same time he
breathes slowly and deeply about eight
inspirations to the minute. which are
counted. After about go inspirations the
head. which begins TO feel heavy, Is
dropped. The right foot Is then raiset!
1.-THE reaching for the boards and count
ing being continued) and similarly
dropped when fatigued. The left foot
goes through the same process. The
muscles which are used in reaching for
the head and foot boards are then re-
lieved, and the body is elevated so that
IL rests on the head and heels. He then
turns ON the right side and reaches for
the head and foot boards again and
raises first the head and then the foot,
a. before. The same process Is gone
through ON the other side. Thus eight
positions have been assumed and large
number Of muscles used. II sleep has
not been induced, the same cycle Is gone
over again.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-01-11
.roe noIIerr Emereiae.s

After weeks in the forest Of Fontainc-
bleau Il il difficult to realize IT. monoeo-
nous amplitude, its endless repetition
Of similar prospects. And yet as for
est Il has no surprising beauty. Ono
NAV compare IL with Dartmoor-Dart'
moor pared Of its highest tors and set
thickly with young trees, growing Close
m the moss ON bowlder. It 10 . roll
ing upland with scanty mantle OF soil,
through the frequent gaps In which the
broken gray powders Of the naked earth
sometimes rise in fantastic heaps, some
times line concavities mile ACROSS o.
fringe the gaping lips Of long rayines.
Like Dartmoor. the surface Ii arid, and
you may tramp miles and zee never Q
pool, and yet. ON every side you may
descend from the forest by green valleys
into green plains and find brooks leap
ing miraculously from the dusty rocks
20 dip under ringing Willows
II is to these happy skirts Of the for
est that the painters villages cling;
Barbizon. advertised by Stevenson and
now abandoned to the cultured tourist;
Cernay, with It's great village square
Marlotte, nnothered under masses OF IL
laos like child laughing In new mown
hay; Moret, on the Seine. with its tow
er thanked. steep pitched bridge its
mills and ruined castles and spreading
river, and dozen others The simplest
of them turu austere faces to the solemn
spaciousness Of the forest, but their
sweet gardens give socess to the green
comforts OF the plaisS On image maybe
of the artists themselves: high unproit'
able aims in the salon; pot boiler'
emerging and red wine coming In by
the studio doors. saturday Review.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-01-11
A NEW FORM OF PERSONALITIES.

The old style Of portraying famous
people through "sketch" or "biogra-
ply" Is to be modernized In The Ladies'
Home Journal during 1893. Five of the
most prominent Americans have been
chosen for the departure: President Nc
Kinley, Mrs. Cleveland, Mark Twain,
Joseph Jefferson, and Thomas A. Edi-
son. Each will have Q special article,
which will consist of about fifteen or
twenty fresh, unpublished stories and
anecdotes strung together, each snec-
dote showing some characteristic trait
or presenting different side Of the sub
ject. The idea IL to show famous per-
sonslIties through their own doings and
sayings, and to make these articles ac-
curate the relatives and closest personal
friends OF the subjects have assisted and
given to the Journal the best stories and
anecdotes within their own knowledge
Each article will thus represent the
closest view Of the one sketched. No
authorship will be attached to any Of the
articles.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-01-11
WESI ERYERuRG.

Frank Emery and wife and little
Florence visited Mrs. Harrington few
days last week.
An invited company assembled at the
home OF Mr.. Dean Ballard New Years
Day. The ladies met In the afternoon,
enjoying very pleasant chat with his
mother, who is very interesting old
lady. The husbands came In time to par
take Of the hosts hospitality In the form
Of oysters, cold meats and pastry. All
were delicious, as the quantity con-
sumed proved. The supper was prepar-
I'd BY Mr.. Billiards. daughter Emma
one he can be proud Of.
Mrs. David Hill visited her brother
and sister in Massachusetts, last week.
Mr.. Eugene Littlefield's baby has been
quite sick, also Harold Mckeeu.
Mr.. Henry Andrews has commenced
logging on the mountain.
All are rejoicing over this big snow
storm, as they can now 90 to work.
The S. l.. c. held their annual meeting
with Mrs. J. w. Towle Tuesday, Jan. 4,
IL being club dinner.
The people are getting their ice now.
Mr.. Edwin Walker has new ice pillow.