Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-26

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Schrank, who shot Roosevelt, has been |
pronounced insane by the court commits |
sion, and few will question the correct
ness of their verdict. Another affair /
which occurred last week illustrates the
difficulty Of protecting the people, espe-
cially public men, against the attacks of |
unknown insane men who are at large.
A maniac in Los Angeles, with sn infer |
nal machine which would have blown mp |
whole city block, for An hour held that |
part of the city in terror, and caused q Il
hssty moving OF the occupants OF court
rooms, jails, hospitals and offices. II
was only by the prompt action Of officers
at the imminent risk Of their own lives
that be was prevented from carrying ont
his purpose. Whether American life is
particularly fitted to breed insanity may
be . question. At any rate, lunatics
whose mania had never been suspected
seem to spring up, ready to rstroy life
and property, with uncomfo sable FIRE
quency.
IL looks very much ss II the next i'm
portant change in the geograp HES would
be the disappearance from ths maps oil
Turkey In Europe"
A current newspaper paragraph tells
OF wonderful automobile road which
has been built ON an easy grade 10 the
summit Of Lookout Mountain near Los
Angeles. The road 10 Just wide enough
for one vehicle, "the descent being made
by another route" IL is not specified
whether the other route by which the de-
scent 10 made is railroad or log chute,
or whether they simply tumble down.
Hiram Maxim has invented . silencer
for motor boats that IL Is said actually
sileuces. But how many motor boat
enthusiasts does be suppose will be will
ing to use IL?
A stage in the construction Of the
Panama canal has now been reached
where it seems to be beyond the reach Of
political criticism and cayil. All the
doubt that has been felt or simulated as
to its being o successful undertaking has
disappeared, and We are simply looking
forward to the completion Of the work.
That il 10 q monumental work, and one
that has been done wisely and well,
there is little reason to question.
There Is Q possibility that New ada will
come when Monte Carlo will abolish
gambling. Or when it will be hard ~
buy q drink in Bangor, Maine.
What's the use to moil and toll, and
burn the midnight oil, lrythm and rhyme
purely accidentally, thinking up some
bright speech to make at an after-dinner
session, OF writing q learned essay, or
even . sermon? Here's q concern in
cultured Boston that sends out circulars
Offering at reasonable rates 10 gather the
material and write Ii out 10 full IL de-
sired, for editors, public speakers, au-
thors and teachers, on almost any topic
under the sun. Ministers not mentioned
10 the list, but could doubtless be served
IL desired. And think how Interesting a
newspaper would be, or . dinner, or a
teachers convention, whore that brand
of canned goods was dealt outl
One victim Of the recent election over
whose fate the newspapers Of the coun-
try are manifesting an unholy lack OF
sorrow Is Senator Bourne of Oregon.
This 10 because Senator Bourne is spon-
sor for . rider In the post Office appro-
priation bill passed at the last session,
which requires newspaper publishers to
file with the department and publish 10
their columns certain facts with regard
to the ownership and circulation Of their
papers. The publication Of these facts
In no way conserves the rights Of the
public or any individual, and the facts
are not Of public interest except possibly
a. matter Of idle curiosity. To re-
quire their publication is an unwarrant-
ed interference with those engaged In
one line of business. The constitution
ality of the law Ii promptly being tested,
and IL 10 quite likely that whatever the
court has to say about II, the law will be
repealed at the coming session of Con-
gress, a. the members have heard from
their constituents about 1t.
One disadvantage Of one-cent postage.
when II comes, will be the time that will
have to be wasted by the ordinary bust
meas man or bis clerk In opening . multi
tude of envelopes enclosing circulars,
which under present conditions, with
unssaled envelopes and one-cent stamps,
he II able to get quite quickly into the
waste basket with or without opening.
There are about a. many candidates
for chairman Of the fish and game CON-
missioners In the state 20 there arc for
postmaster In some Of the towns.
A Patton man claims to have invented
. safety device for rifles which makes Il
impossible for the trigger to operate by
accident. He will never DO abs 10 in
vent device which will prevent the dis
charge of the gun in didn'tknow-it-was-
loaded and thought itwas-adser cases.
"Wish Candidate 10 . heading In .
Portland paper. No, don't b startled,
resder. Il doesn't mean that patriots
willing 10 serve the people are % rare
that any party has to wish for candi
date. Quite the contrary. Il means
that our friend Oscar &. Wish OF the
Eastern Argus 10 q candidate for o
federal plum.
Lewiston cannot run . municipal Ice
business, says the law court, even
though authorized to do % BY special
act OF the Legislature. The reason for
this 10 not because it 10 unconstitutional
70 authorize municipal loo plant, but
because the city does not own the ics
field, and b NOT given By the oct sum-
Client authority to acquire Il.