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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-19
WAS SHIPS HAVEN
Lough SwiIIey Of Great Value to
Allied Fleets.
peep.Water Inlet Formed Break In
Towering Rocks That Form tho
Coast Line OF North Donegal,
on tho Irish Coast

The destroyer guard is gone from
Eough Swilley. The Yankee ships no
longer round the grim black heights
of Knockalla. The hamlets Of Bun
crana and Letterkenny have settled
back into the undisturbed quiet OF the
north Donegal peasant towns.
Before the war Lough Swilley was
little known to the outside world, OBJ
serves the Kansas City Times. Few
ships ever entered between the for
bidding walls Of granite that rise on
either side Of the inlet. But the war
made It q haven for merchant Ships
q base for destroyers, and the only
home the wandering trawler feet OF
that section of the sea ever had.
The "lough" is pronounced as
though spelled l-o-k-h. It Is the Irish
cousin of the Scottish "loch," and a
not far distant relative Of the English
"lake."
Sheer and sinister rise the cliffs OF
north Donegal. They form one OF the
most forbidding coast lines anywhere
In the world. To the steamer tor
pedoed off this coast there was little
hope, for there was no chance there to
beach a vessel. When the big 14,OOO-
ton Flavia was hit of the Donegal
coast last August she stayed up three
hours, but was lost because she could
not limp the so miles or 80 to spot
where there was a break IN those
dark walls Of stone.
Lough Swilley is such a break IN
the towering rocks Of the coast line.
II is a narrow inlet Of water running
back into County Donegal some thirty
miles. And It is deep enough all the
way for ships of heavy draught. 1t
was of incalculable value to the allied
fleets and merchant shipping during
the war, because 1t offered alike q
haven and well.placed base for oper'
ations against the marauding subma.
rines that slipped around the coast OF
Scotland.
Past Bloody Foreland and Tory Is
land, where the legendary Fomorian
pirates made their haven. swung the
conveys on their way to Londonderry
Belfast and Glasgow. And there, too
was a favorite hunting ground OF the
U-boats. A seemingly perpetual mist
and thick rain hung over the sea there
abouts, periscopes were difficult to
glimpse, and the course OF the mer,
chant squadrons was CONSTRUCTED and
easy to follow. SO It came to be that
many destroyers and trawlers gath
cred in the vicinity Of Lough Swiliey
And Buncrana and Letterkenny form
ed an acquaintance with the outer
world.
They are tiny villages Of thatched
cottages, with white, high-steepled
church In each, and they are indescriD
ably behind in the march Of the ages
But they are proud Of their history
and the old patriarchs between pufrs
of their dudheens will tell one that
the story of Donegal begins with Con
all Noigiallach, the son Of Mall Noig
all himself. And beyond that Irish his
tory fades away into the haze OF time
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-19

Milroy stood breathless as the
thought came to him: I can keep this
letter, and Carey and she need never
know. The next moment he cursed
himself for the thought, turned, and
to the wonder. Of the passerby, hurried
at q rapid pace down the street.
BE entered Carsy's apartment, to
find him morosely packing his bags.
Carey looked up wonderingly. and
Milroy held out the letter.
In the familiar. If impolite language
of long friendship, he said shortly:
you blundering idiot, when you get
q love lette-, why don't you read all
Of 1T Now take that letter and
read It'll"
And Mllroy sat down to enjoy the
spectacle.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-19
Hls Future Brother.

A widower, who was minister and
father of a small son Of nine, married
a widow with boy about the same
age as his own son. The two boys
acted as pages at the wedding. As the
boys were going down the church aisle
the guests were convulsed on hearing
the minister's son say to his future
brother: "You wait till we get outside
and rll lick YOU"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-19
Amply Qualified.

Ladies' and gentlemen" sonorously
began the Hon. Buckram Bragg, ad-
dressing the beauty and chivalry OF
Tumlinville. Ark. in advocacy OF his
candidacy for the legislature. u am
one of the plain people. I was born
right yur amongst you. and never wore
a billed shirt or tasted store terbacker
till was Of age, and earned them lux
uries by the sweat of my own hands.
That there venerable stump tnat
stands antigoddlin' across from the
post Office is all that is left OF the
honest old tree that my paw, two OF
his brothers and three, four other
fellers tied me to when they put on
me my first pair Of shoes at the age
Of fifteen years."-Kansas City Star
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-19
vacation Not Necessary,

A New York woman decided to take
a vacation, although her husband oD-
iected to It. She went with her four
children, contracted bill for board
and her husband refused to pay II
The court gave the plaintiff the bill.
hut the case was appealed and high
er court decided that although wire
IA entitled to all the necessities OF her
nosItion. summer vacation Is not
included among them and so reversed
the decision Of the lower court.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-19
po,.,.,fu, aFourth Estate" =

The sfourth estete" Is the newspa-
nor press, II Is 80 designated humor.
ously as q distinct power in the state.
Formerly the phrase designated the
nersons constituting the lowest and
unrepresented classes Of society. a
distinsuished from the commons.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-19
aIna Recovered From Gull.

Gulls are attracted by any small
shining object, which accounts for q
valuable engagement ring, which was
accidentally dropped overheard In MID.
Atlantic, being found In the gizzard OF
one Of these birds, shot months after.
ward of the coast Of Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-19
Cleans Bronze.

Genuine bronzes may be washed with
GOOD soapsuds and a sponge or rag
and wiped dry with a soft flannel
cloth or chamois. Dirt and stains
NAV first be removed with q flannel
cloth moistened in sweet oil. After
ward polish the bronzes with flannel
or chamois.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-19
Almost Foruotten.

AlmooS V0SOVsse"
The bride and bridegroom were JUST
about to say u WILL" when the brides
mother dashed madly from the ROOM
and returned, running up the aisle to
the bride, and pushed the bridal bou'
quet into the brides hands. IN tne
excitement of the occasion the flowers
had been forgotten.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-19
r,... EnoII.b Woman Doctor.

The London Globe says: 1T re-
minds us how far the world has trav.
eled in 80 years to recall that on May
TX 1889. the degree Of N. D. was con-
ferred for the first time upon wom'
an--by the University Of London upon
Mrs. Scharlieb Of Manchester.
"Feeling had run 80 high In the dis
cussion Of this claim Of the sex that
Jenner had declared In Convocation
that he would rather see his daughter
dead in her coffin at his feet than ad'
mltted to a medical degree"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-19
Protect the Birds.

As destroyers Of weed seeds and
small rodents, the birds do yeoman
service. It is claimed that the aver
age hawk or owl kills thousand mice
ner wear. and the number OF weed
seeds that some Of our smaller birds
deyour is past belief.
Birds are the farmers best friend'
They may steal his cherries at times
hut they save his grain and his trees
and without productive FARMS the
cities would vanish. Protect the
birds.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-19
The Labor Question.

"Hox are You making out With field
hands? Did you land that fellow who
came over to see you yesterdsyp" e
"Here's what happened: I gave him
tho best room on the second floor, three
nights, OF week, all day Sunday, four
SQUARE meals . day, the use OF the auto
mobile, only three COWS to milk. and
working clothes at my expense, but he
ssid be guessed he coaldn't accept the
lob because our house hadn't been
naintsd recently and be didn't know
vhat his friends would think when they
called to see him."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-19

MIX & no substitute for meat, for It
n not sufficiently concentrated. 1t 10
Impossible for fowls 10 drink enough
Of il TO take the place Of meat. When
fed with animal food, milk psrforms sx-
oellent service.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-19
compIsts Recovery.

An Eldorado young man may %
aid to have completely recovered
from his recent illness. He says hs
has forgotten how his nurse looked
Kansas City Star.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-19

Never wear . blind bride 10 keep
yourself from seeing the value Of your
ssishher'a Ideoe md msthods.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-19
Daily Thought

Daily Thought
The formation Of culture, a. Of chazs
aeter is at last the moral sentiment
Emerson.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-19
AMONG THE FARMERS.
sPHED TIE PLow."

correspondence on practical Agricultural topic
y soncited. Address all communications In
HAMMOND, Agrscultursl Editor Oxford Dem.
ocrss. Paris. Ne
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16
Cox Outdrives
Tom Murphy
La Special Trot
Pilots Lu Princeton TO
straight.Heat Victory Over
Mabel Trask i'm South

ATLANTA, Oct. l5.--Two neck and
neck finishes featured the Grand Cir
cult races here to-day. One was the
tree-for-all trot, which was won in two
straight heats by Lu Princeton, driven
by Walter Cox, against Mabel Trask,
plloted by Tommy Murphy.
In the other, a 2:12 trot, Murphy
driving Molie Knight, won over Geers
plotting Wiki Wiki. Only two heats
were necessary also in this event,
which was confined to three year olds.
The best time of the meeting SO far
was made in the first heat of the 2:03
pace, when Frank Dewey, driven by
Cox, covered the mile in 2:01% "a. 1T
took four heats for this horse to be
declared the winner.
The summary:
2:03 PACE; PURSE. $1,000
Frank Dewey, b. h.. John Dewey
Direct c, Burnett. b. g., by Direct
Hal tMurphy) ............... . ,
John X. Braden, b. h., by John r
Gentry CVnomas) ....::........ 3
South Bend Girl. b. M, by Great
Time 2:ola. 2:o3l4, 2:o4A. 2oss.'
2:12 TROT; PURSE, *1,41o; SWEEP
M9!le Knight, b, m. by General
WIG WIKI, br 's g., by Anvii lGecrs) !
Time, 2:1sl., 2:llN.
FREE FOR ALL TROT (sPEC1AL)
Lu Princeton, b. h.. by San Fran
Msbsl st~I' TrasS HssS cb. m, by Peter the
Time, EOS "a. 2:03.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16
WB9eZ%&$ $4S7oSs %'{1{
xX by FREQ HahR1orue

challenging team from the British Isles
next December Those of US who follow
the game. here in the East especially
have seen Brookes, Patterson, Lycett
and Thomas on the courts, and we have
our greatest doubles teams and Incl
dentally walk off with the national
doubles title. We also remember that
the spectacular Patterson gave our
champion, William NJ Johnston. one of
the hardest battles IN the little Cali
fornians career in the recent national
championship tournament at Forest
Hills.
These things have filled us with a
certain amount OF respect for TIE
prowess of the Australians, but isn't it
possible that VIC have been minimizing
the strength of our English cousins :.
The British Isles players have done all
that has been asked of them so far.
All the other competing nations having
been disposed of the English stand as
the challenging nation, and the team is
already on its way across the long
stretch of water that leads to Aus
tralia
do not know the personnel of the
English team, but it seems certain that
Mavrogordato viii be a member, prop
ably A. II. Lowe and possibly ?. H.
Dawson Perhaps one or two of the old
timers of the English courts will also
make the trip, and it would come as
considerable of a surprise should Aus
tralasia lose the historic trophy, in
which case the American team of 1920
would have to so to England, instead
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16


What will probably be the last open
tournament on local courts this season
VIII begin tomorrow morning at the
West Side Tennis Club. when the tour
ney Tor girl juniors VIII get under way
Mrs. II. Franklin Morse, a former run
ner-up IN the women's national tourna-
ment, who Is conducting This fixture.
expects & line entry from among our
younger players, and the competition.
"hlch includes singles and doubles.
Wli undoubtcdly be interesting to
those who like to watch the uncoverinc
and developing of new players.
Inc entries close with Mrs. Morse
TINS evening, at her home. 123 East
Flfty- third Street. telephone Plaza 4S5.
and should be accompanied by 81 for
each player. There are frequent trains
running to and from Forest Hills from
the pennsylvania terminal.
The players who get most of their
fun IN lawn tennis by taking part in
those little impromptu matches that
are pulled of between the time they
qult work IN their downtown of
hces ana scurry out to their
club courts and the hour when tho
sun goes down arc making the moqt
OF their opportunities now The courts
are no longer monopolized BY the
formal open and invitation tourna-
ments, and every player is a member
of this club
Sooner or later, probably sooner.
these enthusiasts are going to wake lin
some morning 10 sec new blankets or
snow covering the earth and the courts.
and that Is why they are now inten.
upon getting full hours worth of
play out OF every sixty minutes.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16
Macomber Mare Takes
Lead in Last Sixteenth;
Vice Chairman Wins

A. X. Macomber finally broke long
string OF disappointments when his
fveyear bay marc, Fruit Cake,
captured the Kingsbridgc lightweight
Handicap, at about six furlongs, at
the Empire City track at Yonkers yes
terday. 1t was close fit for the Ma
combcr entry, AS Fruit Cake won by
inches from " {. Clancy's Pickwick
the favorite
Many spectators clustered about the
finish believed Pickwick had succeeded
in catching Fruit Cake, while others
thought the Macomber horse just lasted
to win. After celebrating for several
seconds, the judges announced Fruit
Cake as the winner. Fruit Cakes vic
tory was popular, for many had backed
her, although quoted at TO 1.
The result might have been diff
ferent had Picswck been able to find
more room during the early stages Of
the race. When Pickwlck did get clear
on the turn into the stretch, Ultima
Thule, which finished third, carried him
tar out into the the centre of the track.
Fruit Cake also suffered from Ultima
1hule bearing out tactics, but not as
severely as the favorte.
Field Unruly at the Post
!he seven starters proved All un-
ruly lot, for several broke through the
barrier before Mars Cassidy could get
them IN alignment. With the springing
of the barrier, Frank Wier's Toto
sprang IN front, with Ultima Thule
snd Fruit Cake following close behind.
Flckwlck was among the unfortunatcs
and was pocketed in the rear.
Rounding the hlly turn, Toto began
to get leg weary and dropped back as
Fruit Cake and Ultima thule raced
ahead. Pickwick also closed, but when
on the tail Of Fruit Cake, Ultima Thule
forced him vide on the bend.
Even at TINS point it seemed as if
Plckwlck could still beat his field. He
closed resolutely with mighty bounds
ana at the last sixteenth pole had crept
up to within d neck of Fruit Cake. The
issue then settled down to a test Of
riding generalship between Hummer,
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16
Laurel Entries

furlongs) s)&war smoic. ll6; pride Of In
dia, ll5. Nigilante. 1l5; Duke John, 1l5,
Kennecott, 1lj, Ruhidium. ~ War Win
ner 100. Rockaroo, 100. Echo b, il5;
I4ittlo Ed, 1l5; Subbor II. ll5, Peregrine,
100
Second race tsteepiechasc; claiming
about two miles -smithheid, 1856 Max
Meadows. 13S; Stucco, 1874, Mlnata. J5o;
Syrdarya, $50; Flare, 142.
Third race Cmniden. all ages SIX fur
lonss) Link Boy, 100 Clnrnhoila, %.
Nose nf Roses, SO, Torquato II, Ms; Cock
o. tho Main III Ny penr. 81, War putty.
10; a'okcy -. ~; Lloyd George, ~
.ls. aMrs c. II. Giiroy entry.
Ably Kelly. l24; Quietude, 90, Charlie
Loydecker. o. aBoritace, lot; Camouncur.
as, Naior. li3 al. *. l.. Ross entry.
Tifth race (threc-ye and upward
claiming; one mile and sixtcenthl --GaIicy
Head. io5. Hnrwood II. I05 xJacnetta,
'0l. airing Line. los. N'rank Monroe,
los. ladra. ioi aSi>y riiot. lJ6; Tit for
Tat. no, Galway, lo5. aE. Is Bryson
entry
sixth race Ohree-,.oar.ol and upward
claiming. milo ana IL sistecnthl-
Arfnnnt. 100. Molancholia. los. Ballad
lio l'ar coy, ioo Garbage. Jos Srootse
~: XJonn OF Are. l0l; h"poil, l05 cap
ital City los.
seventh race Nhree-y ycnr-olds and up
ward selling. ono mile and a stxtcenth)~ ~-
Graphic. Ill; xRelario. 1o5 Dancing Car
dun. 1i2, Jack o Spades. Il: xScarch-
nght 3d. lob, Sky Pilot. ll2, Noureddin
ia.
xApprcntics allowance claimed.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16
Several Local Athletes
Shift Club Affiliations

Many athletes of the Metropolitan
Association of the Amateur Athletic
Union filed application yesterday with
the registration committee for pormis
sion to change their club affiliations
Among these was Richard W. Landon,
New York Athletic Club, who declared
that he was returning to his studies
at Yale University. Landon won the
Intercollegiate running high jump
championship last May, and later, car
rying the coors of the New York Ath-
letic Club. took national honors in the
same speciality for this club at Phila-
delphia.
Others to change their club aAliA-
tions werc C. W. Papp, from St. Peters
Club to Mohawk Athletic Club; H. j.
Davis. from unattached to Mohawk
Athletic Club; Harry Elsey. unat
tached. to Mohawk Athletic Club, and
William Frick, Glencoe Athletic Club to
unattached. 1t is reported that Frick
Will eventually join the New York Ath
lctic Club
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16
Middies Lack Punter:
Hold Long Signal Drill

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Oct 15-The kick
ing game required good deal of at
tention at the Naval Academy this
afternoon, as no particularly strong
punter has developed as yet No scrim-
mage was indulged in. although there
was some work in breaking through,
going down field and tackling and along
formation and signal drill.
In the backfield Afford and Clark are
doing the punting, while King or Wal
lace can drop back, if necessary. None
is more than fair punter. Tucker,
back and end, had something on the
field, but he was hurt yesterday and
will be out Of the game for some time.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16
Brown Rallies i'm
Defeating CiIday
In Boxing Bout

harry Brown, Clark House, fought
an uphill battle in receiving the honors
over Walter Gilday, Union Settlement.
in q special 1875 pound bout at the
amateur tourney held by the 69th
Regiment last night. Ciilday held an
advantage for the first two rounds
but then tired with Brown more than
overcoming his rivals lead by land
lng many hard blows in the third scs-
sion.
The spectators saw sensational
hnockout IN the final bout of the 100
mound class when Arthur Bert. Clark
liouse. knocked out Louis Stein.
Hollywood Inn, after less than one
minute of boxing.
More than $500 persons crowded
into the armory to watch the bouts,
which were held in aid of the "I7ighting
irlshmen's' recruiting campaign The
simon pures displayed everything N
their boxing category in their ques.
Tor medals. One of the best was the
trial bout between Z. Cohen, Clark
House. and R. Raake, Glencoe a. Co., III
the l08-pound class. Cohen was de-
clared the winner after an extra round.
The decision was not we'll received.
The results:
iioSpound class (trials)~--Louis Goldberg,
Pastmo a. c. defeated L. Green. Brook
lyn a. A., three rounds; judges decision.
James Romano, Glencoe a. C.. defeated
H. Ginshurg. Y. N. II. A.. three rounds;
Judges decision.
FINAL hout-e;o'dberg defeated Romano.
four rounds; judges decision.
100 pound class Nrials)-A Berl Clark
House, defeated John sullivan. unatt chcd.
two rounds; bout stopped by referee. l..
stein. Hollywood Inn, defeated .. Frci-
baum, Clark House a. A. three rounds; i;
juo~os' decision.
1so-pound class (fiual bouD-Berl
knocked out stein In the first round
lto pound class Nrialsl--B. n'Grady,
Glencoe a. G.. defeated L. Ryan, Morning
side A. C.. two rounds, judges decision: :
Ryan quit. y. Forio, Paulist Il. c.
knocked out 6. Cover. JIarmonee Club. III
first round
lAQ-p pound class-O Grady defeated
I'lorio in the third round, Judges deci-
sion.
los pound class Grialsl-H- schaen
Pastine A. c., defeated II. Elster. Pastiine
A. G., three rounds; Judges decision. II.
Cohen, Clark House, defeated X. Raake,
Glencoe a. c, four rounds, Judges de-
cisiOn.
t0s- pound class (finsl bou)-Cohen de-
featod Schaen in the first round. Schaen
quit.
125- pound class Especial bout>--H Brown,
Clark House defeated ". Gilday. Union
Settlement, three rounds. judges decision.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16
Overseas Horse
Leads i'm Cavalry
Endurance Test

NORTHFIELD, VI. Oct. 15.-Not-
outstanding the lead won in the first
Ice of the 300 mile 'cross-countrv en-
durance test for cavalry horses By
Rob, the half-thoroughbred owned
and ridden by Colonel c. F. George
Of the general army staff, none of the
other thirteen contestants pushed their
mounts IN to-day's run. They are
reservlng their energies for the fourth
and fifth days, when the maximum
speed with the least strain will count
IN determining the victor.
The first run Of sixty miles from
FORT Ethan Alien was over as difficult
:: course as will be found along the
entire route. Neterlnarlans who ex.
ahmed the horses when they arrived
here last night pronounced them all
IN excellent condition Interest was
who is not only half breed and tlir-
cen wears old, the oldest horse en-
cred. but is an "overseas" veteran
having been in engagements at Chateau
Thierry and Scissors. lie was also {
member of the punitive expedition into
Mexico in 1916.
The contest, although carrying sub
stantia cash prizes and the possession
or one year of the United States
mounted service cup, is for the pur-
pose Of stimulating interest in The
breeding of cavalry mounts. The
riders include Chicago banker. seV-
eral army officers, three military CADETS
TWO English horsemen, Southern
breeder and two cowpunchers.
ST. Johnsbury was the goal Of TO-
lays Journey. The remaining stop
overs will he White River Junction
Thursday; Concord, \. H., Friday, and
The finish Saturday Will be at CamF
IeNenE