Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-02-08

Tashionable Dressmaking.
Legislative Notice
L.F. Pike Co.
Salesman Wanted.
Banirupt's Petition for Discharges
For Sale.
Notice.
Here and There.
This week occurs one Of our national
holidays-at least IL is observed In some
ststes-February IL, Lincoln's Birth
day. Il 10 attracting moro attention this
year than usual, perhaps because OF the
completion of the memorial temple In
Washington, D. G.. This 10 o severe
classic structure, something like the
pbysical appearance of the man TO whom
il 10 dedicated, and contains . statue of
the Civil War President, by Daniel Ches-
tar French, also severe In It's simplicity
vet failing to hide the kindly expression
Of face, that more and more has come TO
be regarded as his greatest character
istic. As Q politician, like bis associates,
he felt constrained TO do what was con-
sidered 10 be for the welfare of his par
ty, and all Of these acts cannot be de
tended: as o statesman he did what cir
oumstances forced him to do; but a. q
man who strove, knowing the hardship
of the bill be climbed and the tempta-
lions which beset the way, the discour
s9ements and humilistions, he never
forgot his humble beginning, or the
feelings of Just common people, who
never could be anything else, nor those
Of their aspiring offspring. he was
kindness itself to both, so kind he hid
his acts because, so his friend Colonel
Robert Ingersoll said, be was afraid his
kindness Of heart was q weakness; but
more and more IL 10 the great heart
which lives In those Of bis compatriots,
and probably viii live when the heat Of
the struggle through which he passed
shall have entirely passed away.
Hell-no less an authority than Hugh
Psndexter, the novelist OF Norway, be-
fore Q party Of school marms In Bangor
q few days since, commended boy for
beginning q school composition with
this word; because, he said, it attracted
attention to bis story on the start.
Well, this 10 an important item and the
writer wants to attract attention on the
start. he IL not writing about the place
the angel Lucifer discovered, but town
In Wisconsin; and the above 10 not the
whole name. IL has . syllable added
Heller. Readers OF this paragraph will
agree with the writer that it Ia . Heller
OF place for pine trees. Our fathers
used 10 tell stories about old-fashionsd
"punkin" pines that used to grow In the
State Of Maine and Oxford County 30
big Q man could lie down on the stumps
without either head or heels hanging
over the edges. They are all gone now,
but it seems they have cousins still liv-
ing out in this Wisconsin town, although
tho probabilities are they WON'T be there
long. The woodman with his axe Is
after them. One Of these trees was cut
recently By the Pollock Brothers which
measured 50 inches across the stump,
and the ak logs from the trunk scaled
ais feet. It made about . car load.
The average car load measures 5000 feet.
The tree had $50 rings Of growth and
three men were just able 10 clasp hands
around the trunk.
People 20 to jail for all kinda Of mis-
demeanors, bot until recently 10 was not
considered one 10 raise beard; but
such . punishment befell q person In
Delaware recently for so doing. But
then the prisoner was . woman; and II
she had to raise beard perhaps IL was
thought such q masculine proceeding 10
deserved Q jail sentence. However, n
women are to have all other things
hitherto sacred to the male, why not let
her have Q beard. Most old-fsshioned
women considered beard an infliction;
but it seems to be . blessing In some
cases. IL was In this case. She long
sat In the side show Of circus and was
20 thrifty she saved $1,000. Some nine
years ago she married and thinking .
beard iii became . married woman
shaved it on. II was . case Of Samson
turned right about. Whom she became
q other women and incidentally lost
her money, she also lost power over her
husband. he left her. She had no
means Of support, 90 desired to again
grow her beard that shs might resume
her former occupation. She wished to
60 into retirement while doing 90, there
fore committed some breach Of law and
Wa sent to jail.
oh, girlsI how would you like to live
In Assam Every year IL . leap year
there-at least among the Caro- women.
They ''pop' the question, or perhaps
pop the prospective groom over the head
with q cudgel-that 10, II some cross
eyed, pug nosed 'sfemale OF the species"
goes hunting for him and be tries TO
hide. II she gets him there 10 no re-
dress, for the unfortunate youth be-
comes her property. Women Of means
In Assam take temporary husbands;
that 10, when they gee tired Of man,
they pay him for bis time and kick him
ont. Then they are ready to catch an i
other man. These stories ara told by .
missionary OF the American Baptist For
sigh Hlssion Society, 90 OF course are
true.
Misfortune 10 not always . bar to At |
tsinment. Rosslie Cohen. born sight
Less and believed to be mentally de- |
fsctivs fourteen years ago, hss just grad |
mated from the Brooklyn IN. ~ gram |
mar school at the head Of her class. She
ranked 100 10 all her studies except |
English, In which Der rank was 80 per /
cent, She 10 90 accomplished muslcian |
and dancer; also skilied 10 domestic
science and needle work, having made
che dress she graduated In. She plans
70 attsnd high school and college, and
prepare herself - . teacher for the
blind. All her school work was type
written.
There were 1000 hobo cats In Boston
last year, &C least that 10 the number the
American Rescue League found and
took care Of. Unfortunate fslines were
tsu times more numerous than dogs.
curtls-Porter.
The marriage OF John Sylvester Porter |
and Mis- Beatrice Ava Curtis took place
3 Rumford Falls Jan. 20, Rev. e. O. Jen-
kins oflclsting, the single ring service