Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-01-25
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The condition Of Great Britain Is
causing anxiety In many quarters. she
has won the world war but Is just begin
ming to realize the enormous cost or 1t,
and to speculate whether after all 1t
paws to be q world power. She has two
million men unemployed who are clam
oring for soviet government. She has
a revolution on In ireland, another in
South Africa, and still another In India;
also mutterings in Egypt; and she Is not
In q position to put these uprisings
down with her usual vigor. Should
these subject countries obtain their In
dependence, the result of the war would
be much different from what was sntici- |
pated. Many people consider the real
war was between England and Germany
and the other nations got into IL simply
because they had become allied,
through fancied common interests. H.
deed some people think the first act OF
aggression was committed by England
and before the death Of the Archduke
Francis Ferdinand at Ssrajero in 1914.
It becomes more and more apparent
that the real objective of Germany was
Africa and Persia. England had already
obtained q big portion of the former
continent and bad her eyes on the latter
country; so when Germany determined
10 make Koweit on the Persian Gulf q
terminus OF the Berlin-Bagdsd railroad,
England sent q feet to that port and
beneyolently assimilated the sheik OF
Koweit and the country and people be
ruled over. This act Is considered by
many people the curtain-rsiser of the
war. The Germsn-Austrisn Empire has
been In the divorce court for some little
time and II the British Empire should |
follow the denouement would be inter- |
ssting to say the least.
Now that old Ireland Is using so much |
news space, and the words "Sinn Fem"
and "Dail Eiresnn" are seen so often, |
readers may be curious as TO how they /
are pronounced and what they mean.
Martin Mulroy, the Irish historian and
teacher of Gaelic, is authority for the
pronunciation and definitions given be-
low. "Sinn Fem" is pronounced "Shin
Fsin" and means literally 1--WE, our
selves" 1t has been adopted by those |
who have undertaken the revival OF the
Gaelic language and literature and the
rejuvenstion OF Irish industries. "Dsil
Eireann" Is pronounced according to
the same authority "Dhowil Ayrin" and
means meeting OF Erin" 1t was the
name of the old parliament of Ireland,
law making body in existence rs far
back as $50 B. G. Mr.. Mulroy claims
the ''Dail Eiresnn" might be claimed as
the predecessor Of the New England |
town meeting, and was much the same
as the North German and Scandinavian /
"folk moot" He also claims the i
records show that Ireland had female |
suffrage In that far OF day.
So, 1t seems, historic trees are to have
q place in hall of fame made by the |
American Forestry Association, which |
seems to be- carrying the ball Of fame
idea some. Last week the tree In which |
Daniel Webster hung up his scythe |
when told by the farmer to hang IL TO |
suit himself, was nominated for the hall
on the 139th anniversary Of that states |
mans birth, which occurred Jan. 18th. |
Another nomination is the Wesley oak |
on st. Simon's Island OF the coast OF |
Georgia, where Charles and John Wes- |
lev preached the first Methodist sermon |
In America; also the Council Oak be- |
meath which Lewis and Clark took coun- |
Gil with the Indians 115 years ago. |
Nominations for places In the Hall OF
Fame must be made to the American |
Forestry Association, accompanied by |
photographs and historical data. More |
than three hundred trees have so far |
been fled with the association.
It Is estimated that some 400, 900 tract |
ors will be manufactured this year to |
fill the anticipated demand. Last year |
2S5, 900 were made. Ford expects to |
msnufacture 10000 in 1921 against
120, 900 made In 1920. Present indica-
tiOns are Argentina will order . large |
number in the next two years-perhsps |
as many as 100000 each year. The
various companies making tractors ex-
pect orders this year from continental /
Europe sggregsting 10000. Russia and
Germany would like to place orders at
once for 10000.
High heels have got to go-thst 10 II
one lives in Massachusetts, and the
Osteopathic Society has its way. IL this
society has its way, any person, male or
female, caught with heels over an inch
and one-ha high after January ], 1925,
will be fined anywhere from $25 to
$1,000, and be put In jail anywhere from
80 days TO one year; and this In add
ton to the tumbles, shackle- bones and
spavins caused by these stills.
Massachusetts, Is having difficulty, the
same ss the State of Maine, In filling her
militia quota. The boys say khaki may
be good enough for overalls but does
not make a nobby parade suit 1t thus
seems one of the chief glories OF being .
SOBER boy Is to have blue uniform
covered over with brass buttons.
Madame Galli-C urci has taken on the
ways Of regular prima donna. She has
divorced her first husband and 10 going
TO marry another. We shall have to
forgive her because her second sdven-
ture In matrimony 10 TO be with an
American, and she has taken out Amer
lean citizenship papers.
One of the most popular hymns OF the
last half-csntury has been "Beulah
land" heard In about every prayer meet
ng during that time. The author was
Rev. Page Stiles, who died at Cape May,
Y. j., last week ct the age OF "a years.
10 early life he was Q Delaware River
pilot.
A Correction.
The writer Of opposed to Dividing I
he Town. In Last weeks Democrat
vIshes 10 correct Q statement made 7
herein. He did not wish to claim that