Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-02-15
here and There.

here and There.
News from London last week brought
notice of the death of Mrs. Charles Stew
art Parnell, at the age Of rs years. She
was o noted and pathetic figure In the
worlds history. Thirty years ago the
world was ringing with the names OF
Psrnell and Kitty O'Shea. They were
respondent and correspondent In . d.
vorce suit brought by the latter's hus-
band, Captain William Henry O'Shes, at
that time member Of Parliament from
County Clare. As q result of the cpl
sode, Psrnell's political career was
ruined: but, it Is said, In Kitty 0'Shes
he found devoted wife. At first glance
this affair looks q good way OF from
Oxford County, but circumstances
brought 10 very near. Edwin Allen
Perry, o native of the town Of Oxford,
son of General John J. Perry, militia
officer, lawyer, congressman, and at one
time editor Of the Democrat, was him
self Q newspaper man, who had served
an apprenticeship on the Lewiston Jour
nal, the Bangor Wing and Courier. He
had run. away from home, q boy of
fourteen years, to serve In the civil
war, coming out brevet major. He
had served in the Franco Prussian war
rs member Of an English ambulance
corps, and on the field of Gravelotte had
been decorated with the iron cross by
Crown Prince Frederick, afterwards
emperor Of Germany, for bravery In saw
ing wounded men under fire. On re-
turning from this war be went TO Eng
land As member of the Boston Herald
stan, and while there ferreted out the
life story Of Parnell, which resulted in
his downfall. Thus IL will be seen the
story Of Charles Stewart Parnsll and
Kitty O'Shea was brought quite near to
Oxford County. Perry died January Z,
1911, at the age of IS years.
Just at present many letters are find
Ing their way to Oxford County post
offices with special Pilgrim Tercsntenary
stamps affixed to their envelopes. This
has been one way OF noticing great
events of various kinds for . number of
years, both In this and foreign countries.
1t has been published by philstelists
that no less than $500 varieties Of post
age stamps have been issued In the four
quarters of the world during the year
1920. They were issued for all kinda Of
reasons and purposes-occupstion, pleb-
iscite, commemoration, charity, peace,
victory, war tax and for other things
and events. Soldiers from various ma
lions have occupied the territory Of
other nations, and each have issued
occupation stamps for the use OF their
troops and perhaps for speculative pur-
poses, for OF course q collector wants
them. Some three hundred different
kinds of these sdhesives have been
issusd. Greek troops have occupied
Thrace, Belgian troops parts of Ger
many, British troops Batum and Meso-
potamis, French troops Syria, Serbian
troops Hungary, Polish troops Ukrania,
and allied troops In q number of places.
Plebiscite stamps have been issued by
Solesis, Marienwerder, Allenstein, Ne
mel and Corinthis; commemoration
stamps by Ecuador, Fiume, Lithuania,
Arabia, Argentina, Belgium, Honduras,
Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Brazil and the
United States; charity stamps by Latvia,
Bulgaria, Monaco, Hungary, Rumanis
and Esthonis; victory stamps By st.
Kits, Barbados and the Bahamas; air
plane stamps from Czecho. Slovakia,
Spain, French Congo, Sweden, Esthonis
and Tunis; war stamps by Bermuda and
the Csyman Islands.
A short time since our people cele-
brated Thrift Week; bot they would
like TO be considered thrifty all the time
and generally so consider themselves.
Every one should have q bank account
but don't. Out Of the ITO, 0O0, 900 popu-
lasion of the United States there are
II, AZ, $50 depositors In mutual and
stock savings banks, with total deposits
Of t61, $50, 470 90, an average Of S671.99
per depositor, or $751; IS per each person
In the country. The average size Of
deposits IL larger than in any other
country except Tunis, the French prov
Ince In Africa, which probably will be q
surprise to most readers. When II
comes to Numbers orr people are not 80
Ehrifty ~ those OF several other coun-
tries. About ten per cent Of our people
possess bank accounts. Germany leads
the world in the number of savers. She
pas 27,000,000 savers or about 40 per
,ent of the population. Japan comes
next with $4,000. 900 depositors. Great
Britain 10 third with about 40 per cent,
Dr. II, 000, 900 Of the population deposit
ng, and even Russia leads United States
With II, 4SS, 900 depositors. In the world
here are 146, 277, 1874 Savings Bank
iepositors with $2S, 12S. 2S5. 677 Ito their
,redit, or an average deposit of t15S oS
% each. II the deposits Of the world
Gould be divided equally 10 each man,
woman and child, 1t would amount to
1883 esch,-at least so the New York
savings Banks Association says.
There were GIL suicides reported In
he United States during the year 1920 |
rhis exceeded the figures OF the pre-.
ious year by more than one Thousand |
asses. OF this number TOT were chill
Ireu. Women to the number of 1904 |
lied through self-destruction, which
zero more than the previous year.
men reputed to be million
Tres became tired OF life In 1920 There
,ere rs managers of large business con-
ems 10 the lIst, % wealthy women, "A
swyers, s judges, 81 doctors, 40 actors
nd actresses, 81 college professors, "a
ollege students, "a brokers, 50 bankers
IA bank presidents) and 10
lergymsn. More than 400 soldiers have
lken their lives since the close OF the
'orld war. The oldest suicide wss 10S
sars Of age and the youngest Hve years.
hese figures were compiled BY thel
Avea-Life League.
Afghanistsn 10 . good way on and
ost OF 10 think of her a. . land worse
AN the Wild and woolly west In the
lys OF the Apache Indians and Jesse
lmes; bat Il seems times are changing
ere % they have beyond the Missis-
ppi and faster. II anything, than the
'ce ses BY Yankees. We bad the pony
press out there fifty years ago, bot
incs Kssir Jan 10 going 10 have sl
Dtorcycls despatch 10 that Asiatic
ustry. Three carloads Of machines
We already arrived 10 Jellulubad. The
,ir intends to construct maeadamised
Ids In bic country, and then he IL GO
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