Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-19

They are having Interesting times
down In Dover and Foxcroft. In the first
place these two villages, which have
BEEN spoonipg for 10, these many years
and By this 10 10 not intended to infer
they are old, not ~ towns 20, but In
THAR youth-have got married. That Ia
enc Of the good jobs the legislature did,
20 now IL 10 Dover-Foxcroft. That Is
Item Of interest number one; but good
things, like bad things, appear never to
come singly; 30 the young couple, just
TO set up housekeeping with, have struck
"ils." For many years there has been
m oily ooze seeping through the ground
on farm near these villages and this
year the villages are determined to find
ont just what 10 10 and whether or not
10 10 0 com mercial venture. One hun
dred men have faith enough In the ooxe,
or are gamblers enough, to put 10 two
hundred dollars each TO find out wheth-
or there 10 any thing below the oily spot
on the surface that will make things
interesting.
The world Is being damned, and
every day brings news Of Its being dam
med to Q greater and greater extent.
The latest news Of this kind comes from
the states Of Nevada and Arizona, where
the highest dam In. the world is being
constructed. According to tentative
plans its height will be five hundred and
perhaps six hundred feet. II will be
built In Boulder Canyon, whore abut-
ments rise on either side one thousand
feet above the water surface. It IL de-
signsd to hold back the waters OF the
Colorado River and form Q lake some
whore from thirty to fifty miles In
length. It will border six states. At
present the worlds highest dam 10 the
Arrowrock Dam on the Boise River In
idaho, which 10 34S feet high. The water
thus held In check will be used for irri-
CATION purposes.
This week 10 "kind to animals week"
BY proclamation OF Governor Percival
p. Baxter. The governor urges "all
the people Of Maine, the clergymen Of
oil denominations. the teachers In the
schools, public and private, the parents
In the homes, the business and profess
sional men, the laboring men nc their
work, and the children at their play to
remember that kindness is the noblest
Of virtues and when shown to animals
makes their hard existence easier"
Coupons worth I'll, S57,750 attached
to Liberty Bonds owned by New Eng
landsrs fell due on Friday and were paid
when presented at either bank or post
Office. Coupons which fell due on Fri
day In the entire country amounted to
tlS6, 29S, 900, or about Sips for every
man, woman and child In the United
States. The amount of interest which
will be paid during 1921 on Liberty and
Victory Bonds viii amount to $780,
a. 900.
The affairs Of the town Of Thsyer,
Kansas, will be entirely under the con-
troll OF women this year. The mayor,
Mrs. A. 81. Frost. 10 widow with three
children and eight grandchildren. The
police Judge, Mrs. Hattie Brewster, Is .
widow with -four children and four
grandchildren. Three housewives and
IN old maid telegraph operator form the
city council.
Tom Freeman is the champion snake
killer of Missouri. He killed fourteen
with one shot from his rife. The warm
weather drove out the reptiles and they
wound themselves up 10 q ball. Free
man fred ut the bunch and killed the
fourteen. Some were wounded and
crswled away.
A Newspaper heading reads "Ths Gug-
genhslms Hold Control OF Smeltingp
Wonder u that will make the price of
smslts higher this spring?