Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-08-22
Here and There.


published by John NJ. S. Hunter for
many years previous to his death Few
months since, has passed out OF the
possession of the Hunter family. Inc
new proprietors are j. Eugene Brown
and W. G.. Mallett, both of Pennington.
Mr.. Brown, who has been foreman in
the office for years, will have charge OF
the mechanical department and the
local work. Mr.. Mallett, who will have
editorial charge of the paper, is gradu-
ate of Bow6oin, and has for several
wears been a teacher in the Normal
School and superintendent of schools
in the town. The Chronicle has for
over sixty years been the leading paper
in Franklin County, and always one OF
the best local weeklies of the state.
Under it's new management we shall
expect TO see it live up to its reputation.
The railroads in Missouri are bother
ed by what is termed "a bit of back
woods legislation" namely, statute
which gives the railroad commissioners
power to prescribe the stations at which
any or all trains shall stop. On petition
of ten or more citizens the commits
sioners are obliged 10 consider the
question of stopping any train at any
station. The law works to the needless
annoyance of the railroads, so it is said.
Doubtless it does, and doubtless 1t is
''backwoodS legislation" but it is not
difficult to discover a sound principle
which underlies it. That principle is
that railroads are built for the good of
the people, and should be made to serve
them. There is more or less feeling In
Maine that the railroad commissioners
have more power than ought to be con-
ferred upon three men. But more than
one has thought that it would be well II
they had additional power in one other
respect, namely, TO compel connecting
roads 10 arrange their schedules so that
they may accommodate their patrons.
Naturally, from business standpoint,
it would seem that the roads would wish
TO do that; but in some cases they seem
inclined to neglect the interests OF the
minority of travellers.
If the reports in the newspapers are
TO be credited-and they are probably
in the main correct-the Russian pleni
potentiarieS to the peace conference are
willing to give up everything which
Russia never owned, but nothing more
''There is no precedent in history,
SAYS Mr.. De Martens, Russian delegate
and authority on international law
where a country whose territory was
not occupied in whole or in part by thu
enemy, has paid war tribute upon the
conclusion of peace; and he draws the
inference that Russia should not pay al
indemnity. True, the Japanese are
occupying Manchuria; but that is moi
and was not Russian territory, though
Russia was practically in possession Of
il. But we have been informed by the
news dispatches that the Japanese hao
occupied Sakhalin, and the Russians
show no disposition to question tina
that is Russian territory.
One item which shows the damag,
done to the summer travel business o
the state by the enforcement of tn,
liquor law is the fact that the Portland
hotels are having the best season ever
and turning people away.
Portland, Ore, is showing the cOuntr,
how to make a big exposition pay ex
penses. The recipe is really quite sim
pie, and it's application is not limited t.
worlds fairs. If you want to make you
income equal to your expenses, keel
your expenses within your income. Th,
Portland people have made a seven-mil
lion-dollar exposition instead of fifty
million one.
The mystery of the Maine building a
the Portland exposition is explained b.
the Kennebec Journal. 1t seems tina
the commission built it ION tick" so Il
speak, and the people of Maine are to b.
given an opportunity to pay for it later
Mr. neCosfer iS not a Candidate