Oxford Democrat., 1921-11-15


20 down In history a. dry seasons, and
there are prophets who predict the Vol
stead act will continue through the win
ter. They base their prophecies upon
various natural Indications, among them
the reported isot that muskrsts are
building their winter quarters as very
low water points.
On and after January ! next United
States $65, ,0O0, 900 railroad up In Alaska
will be ready TO handle traffic. The
ceremonies Of driving the last spike will
take place on Christmas Day. Be-
ginning st Seward, IL extends into the
Interior some four hundred miles, open
Ing up some Of the most wonderful min
ing regions In the world, and strange to
say some excellent farming lands. From
Chulitna Station, some 275 miles In the
interior, begins one of the finest scenic
regions on the globe, more than equal
ling the Rockies and Switzerland rolled
Into one. Along this part Of the route
can be ssen the Glaoisr National and
Mount Mckinley, towering 10000 feet
above the sea, to say nothing of many
other peaks from 1000 to 5000 feet
high.
Oxford County people living along the
line of the Maine Central Railroad have
long been accustomed TO seeing long
trains of pulp wood pass over that road
for the mills at Rumford and Livermore; !;
and have also long been accustomed TO
hear remarks a. TO why such trains
should run mp into the woods Of Maine.
Such people may be interested In q gov
srnment report to the effect that two
thirds Of the news print used In the
United States during the year 1920 was
made from wood grown on foreign soil.
Some 4,50O, 900 tons Of wood pulp were
consumed for all purposes during the
wear, and Of this thirty-five per cent
came from foreign countries, and over
S19l 900, 900 was paid for this pulp i'm
ported. The reason given for this large
Importation was the disappearing forest.
At the present time 10 is said there is no
adequate supply of pulp wood this side
of Alaska. That being the case we have
the anomaly of all the pulp material be-
ing located on one side OF the country
and all the mills on the other. The
problem is to get the two together.
With the expense Of Q long haul the
simpler way appears to move the mills
to the supply. Considering this phase
of the matter it would seem our Oxford
County mills, n they would live, have .
bigger problem before them than tight
with labor unions.
II one wishes to see stars, perhaps be
or she can do 30 by getting up early to-
morrow morning. November 10 Q shoot.
ing star month and there 10 q shower due
now-that is on November IA, Is and 10.
This shower 10 In the sickle OF the con-
stsllation Of Leo. Leo rises about mid
night, that 10 why one must get up early
or stay up late 10 see the shower. There
are two principal showers during Novem-
berthe Leonids and the Andromedes.
The present shower 10 the Leonids be-
cause the radiant point from which they
seem 10 come 10 within the constellation
of Leo. These meteors are very swift,
Of q blulsh-green tint and frequently
leave brilliant trains behind. The next
shower, the Andromedes, will take place
ln the early part Of the night Of the Gath.
This shower receives Its name because 10 |
proceeds from the constellation Of An
iromeds. The meteors Of this shower
srs reddlsh In color and are not such |
,wiftly moving stars - the Leonids, and
save no trains behind them.
There has b~en and 10 . great CON.
rovsrsy over who really discovered
msrsca. The Norwegians say it Was
Lief Ericsson; the Italians and Spanlards
m for Columbus; the Wslsh are certain
/ 10 Hsdoc Ap Owen Gwynedd; and
ow the Irish wish 10 be In It and say It
,as william Eyres. Eyres, % 10 ID said, |
,ss Q member Of Columbus' crew and
,as the FIRST man 10 step Ashore st San
alvador. l.
A statement concerning the Highway
referendum Was Issued last
eek By Governor Baxter, together With
10 proclamation required by law. which
,es the sIection made nsoessszy By tho
for Sept. II, 1o22, the nexf !
lgulax stnts election day. j.