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Oxford Democrat., 1921-12-20
.t.FOLDS A TERRIBLE TALE
captain Returning From Voyage to the
Torrid Zone Has Story OF Won-
derfui Experience.

A terrible tale of the torrid zone
was unfOlded by Capt. X. IL. Torribie
the other day on the arrival OF the
steamer Denis, which plies between
New York and ManaOiS, a port about
1000 miles up the Amazon river. The
skipper vowed by marine and other
saints that never had he seen sights
so strange, according to the New York
Times.
On q river which empties into the
Amazon, near Manaois, he said he saw
myriads Of electric eels so strongly
charged with electricity that the broad
bosom Of the stream was flooded with
light and the crew were able to read
their pocket Bibles by the glow, which
was estimated at 40 watts per eel.
When seamen brought some OF these
high-voltaged eels on. deck. Captain
Terrible said, the ships dynamos were
short circuited and there was the dick
ems to pay until the eels were discon-
nected.
But Skipper Torrible hadn't finished.
While the Denis was tied up at the
pier, q boy who was working with
loading gang fell into the river. The
luminous eels surged around him, and
when he was picked up he was dead.
A physician who examined the body
said that the lad was the victim OF
an electric overcharge. Captain Tor
rible brought back with him sun
lodging monkey, which prowled only
at night. He declared that the simian,
like an owl, was casual and apatheuc
by day, but when the sun went over
the horizon the monkey had 2o-2o
glims and was an ultra-lively stopper.
The captain took newspaper men Into
his cabin, where the pet was KEPT
and pulled down the shades. The sun
dodger reacted to the gloom by ap-
propriating and Immediately eating
straw kelly recently purchased at con-
siderable outlay by one Of the report
ers.
The skipper said that he had pur-
chased a Brazilian sloth to bring back
to the United States, but the animal
was too lazy to eat and died on the
way here.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-12-20
Attention.

An information" table has been set
up In the east end Of the corridor OF
the federal building, relates the In
dianapolis News. NJ. P. Bonham, as
sistant custodian, has placed the table
there with watchman in attendance,
in order that the patrons Of the post
office and other offices In the building
may be directed with the least pos
sible delay.
John G. Peters, watchman, was the
first to take charge Of the table. The
first person who stopped at the table
pointed to the sign information" and
asked:
"Does that mean what 1t saysr
"Sure," said Peters.
"Well, then, will you please tell me
where I can get good grade Of
white muller"
Fright here in this building" said
Peters, IF you have the proper Gre
dentials."
Oxford Democrat., 1921-12-20
ALsAcE BEGINNING 70 LIVE
Writer Finds q Feeling ~ Relief
PervadIna the People q the
Province, With Reason.

II is q strange, yet stimulating ex-
perience for anyone who u Interested
in the relations between peoples to
visit the much-contested strip Of land
known as Alsace. The last time Twas
In Alsace was more than twenty years
ago. It was the day after Bismarck's
death, and everywhere the black
white-red flags were hanging out at
half.mast In honor Of the man who
had made the two provinces a Reisch-
land-part Of the new German en-
pire.
Today Bismarck's work 10 undone; ;
gone, even from Germany Itself, is
the black-white-red flag; gone are the
Prussian officers and officials, the red
hated station masters, and all the 9TH
er paraphernalia Of imperial German
routine. The older order survives but
here and there, in the great official
buildings erected and arranged on the
grandiose German (or, as the Ger
mans now call It, Wnhelmian) scale,
In the familiar square blue German
letter boxes, In the neat blue street
signs which have been left standing
with q neat new French sign affixed
above or beneath. No doubt the minor
officials have been but little changed.
The village station master and the
postman have but doffed their German
insignia to don Its more easy-htting
French equivalent. But If the men are
the same, the faces, as well as the
uniforms, are different. There Is q
feeling Of relief, Of detente. in the
air. One has the sense OF q people
that has returned to the normal. At
last, after long ordeal, they can be
themselves. They are free to settle
down and to begin to live.-Alfred q.
Zimmern In the Manchester Guardian.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-12-20
alnamx for a Lodging.

Ale Mans signalman has just been
condemned to two years imprison-
ment for bigamy WHICH. he avers' ne
.or,r,tted in order to nnd In the pres
ent "crise de LOgement" somewnere
to lay bis head.
He Is a man Of fifty-five and he re-
Gently married a widow OF seventy
flxs who offered him a room In ner
cottage on the Arm condition that ne
should marry her. This he did, de-
claring that his wife was dead. one
of his wives was dead. but the ponce
tracked down another, who deserted
him some time ago. The unfortunate
man has now had 'crise de Logement
solved for some time ut leasI-fis
Figaro
Oxford Democrat., 1921-12-20
"J e. HARRORD.
GO HEAVY ON SOFT DRINKS
p.op,e Of the United States Consume
Annually Vast Amount OF
Sweet concoctlonA

That more than $1,000 1900 Is an
nually spent In the United States for
soft drinks is the conclusion reached
bv experts In the revenue bureau, who
base the figures on the tax returns
from the sale Of 10000, 100000 glasses
a wear at an average Of ten cents q
glass. This vast sum, according to a
chemist In the health department, Is
paid for sodas and other drinks COM
posed largely Of coal tar products OF
practically no food value and masQuer.
aiding under the protective cloak OF
"imitation" and artificial" which ex-
empts manufacturers from punishment
under existing statutes.
Orangeade, If genuine, Is glucose
sweetened water and oranges without
any artificial coloring. The imitation
orangeade, according to the chemists
In the New York city department OF
health, is a combination Of oil pr
orange coloring. sweetened with sacc-
harine that comes In bottles. Saccha-
rine is a coal tar product 500 times
sweeter than sugar, and Of no food
value. which Is considered Injurious
to health by medical authorities Il
taken In excess of four glasses day.
2. q. Fay In New York World.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-12-20
uoL LDS WILDERNESS IN SC0RN
,.,.c.ss Adyenturer Thrives on Such
e.rlls a. Might Well paunt
Even the Bravest

nitro Wada has always played q
80 hand Up and down the northern
ssryps Of civilization he has pioneered
o. az wears. He has been In the thick
:, every gold rush from the Aondike
- Hanson Greek. He Is an expert
,rspper hunter, cook. prospector and
sos.tesm driver. From Athabasca to
me mouth OF the Mackenzie. all old
,,mers know the little yellow wilder
ness sdventurer.
Soon after the discovery Of a gusher
call AZ Fort Norman last fall. winter
lossd the trails to the new oil
Aopanzs on the Mackenzie. But II did
no, shut out Jujiro Wada. Ice and
snow and bowling billiards have no
,.rrors for him. Employed by Van
eouyer capitalists to go to Fort Nor
NAV and stake claims for them, he
,,rrck out FOR Peace river with q team
- DOGS IN the dead Of winter. For
IanO miles he mushed alone through
ths frozen, wolf-haunted soitudes.
stsked his claims and came back
across the snow to Peace river.
Now be has been employed by q
New York syndicate TO go to the top
AZ ths world on q hunt for gold A
rrmor has long been bruited about the
arctic that Herschel island eonceals
rch gold deposits. The little Jap will
soon leave for the north prepared to
spend AZ least q year on this thunder
ryen desOlate rock In the arctic seas.
II he uncOyers treasure. there win be
no delay In bringing out samples. No
matter II II is 90 degrees below, Jujiro
Wsda will harness up his malamutes
and break trail back toward civliza-
ton. That's his way.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-12-20

Near East Relief organization, 1
Madison Ave-, New York City. Her
message reads:
"Deeply touched your great kind
ness towards Greek war sufferers In
Straits Area and Asia Minor. Thank
you all most sincerely.
SOPHIE"
At the same time, the Greek queen
sent her check to DR.. Barton, Chair
man of the Near East Relief Commit
tee, for 1000 francs as a contribu-
ton to what she termed the "beauti-
full work" of feeding, clothing and
housing the more than 10000 little
children who have come under the
care of the Near East Relief during
the past year.
Besides Queen Sophie, Admin al P.
Coundouriotis, Of the Royal Hellenic
Navy, who was regent OF Greece fol-
lowing the death Of the late King
Alexander, on October 25, last, has
also cabled to express the gratitude
of the Greek people for the aid fur
nished the Christian populations OF
Turkey by the Near East Relief.
More than 100000 was raised
among the Greeks Of the United
States, in two weeks, and sent to the
Near East by the Near East Relief.
to be used in helping the widows and
orphans rendered destitute by the
continuation of disturbed conditions
in the former Ottoman Empire. The
funds of the Near East Relief are
gathered by private subscription not
only among Americans, but among
the Armenians and Greeks In the
United States, whose countrymen In
Turkey and Transcaucasia have beeR
through indescribable suffering.
In an official report to Charles V.
Vickrey, General Secretary OF the
Near East Relief, Miss Glee Hastings,
of Spencer, Iowa, describes the pitt
able condition of tens Of thousands
of homeless, starving, half-naked
refugees, driven from their homes In
the war area, and huddled In stables
and out-houses, or on the bare
ground, for lack Of shelter.
Most of the refugees are country
people with almost nothing except
the clothes on their backs, stupeded
and dazed by their misfortunes.
Bread Is given only to women and
children at the rate Of one-half loaf
for a person, each day. The milk Is
reserved for the babies and sick. The
refugees sit around, huddled up
against the walls-women with dull.
sad faces, little children that are blue
and pinched with the cold, and too
miserably lifeless to cry. One family
of five sleeps at night on bare stone
floor, under one thin, ragged half
cotton blanket. In one room several
women are wasting away with tuber-
culosis; In another are some severe
eye cases. including two young blind
girls, who have no one in the world
to care for them. The overflow from
these buildings live in wooden shed
with the walls and floors gaping with
holes where the wood has rotted
away and in tents improvised from
rags and pieces of carpet"
A nationwide appeal Is being
made to carry on this work. checks
to be sent to Cleveland H. Dodge,
Treasurer. Madison Avenue, New
York City.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-12-20

thought Of it-and life-so fun Of per.
picking moral issues. Had abe not
lied to him would she have fulfilled
their own happy dsstiniesf Would
they have not rather gone their separ.
ate ways yet two more unhappy
mortais whose lives were but q
makeshiftf
Yet she had lied and In. that lie
she had cheated him, the one whom
OF all others she had cared most for
she had cheated most completely.
Perhaps he didn't care for children
now. Perhaps he would never think
Of them again. Perhaps, oh perhaps.
a hundred conjectures!
But clearly standing above the
others were these two issues-she had
lied to win him and because Of that
lie she had cheated and played false
TO the one she loved.
A lie Is vigorous parent. imbu
Ing Its offspring with Its ever power
ful blood Of doubt and worry. Always.
she felt. she would think from time
to time that she had cheated him, and
that In the deep recesses Of her mind
he would feel her love had been a
very frail and weak thing. :.
Yet again and again reverted to her
mind the knowledge that had 1t not
been for that lie when she had spoken
II Gregory and she would never have
been happy.
And these doubts and worried
thoughts were the heritage Of a lie
such as hers had been.
1t seemed like a miracle. She had
given up all hope. Still at times the
lie she had told In the first place of
all haunted her, because she felt she
had cheated Gregory. He never re-
ferred to II. He seemed radiantly
happy. But she had worried.
And then some time after she had
told him, she knew. She was glad she
Oxford Democrat., 1921-12-20

get about each other and sink their
hopes and aspirations and ambitions
and emotions and dreams Into the
coming Of another generation when
they had sworn and believed before
God and man that they would only
love each other. Did they love each
other so little2 Did they care only for
the sake of the family? 1t couldn't
be.
That was too cold a belief.
Another year passed and they began
growing apart. Marjorie had become
restless, unhappy. Was 1t because OF
children? Gregory asked himself.
Couldn't she have been happy with
him, Was his marriage to be q dis
nlusionf
But one evening she came to him.
Gregory" she said, ~ have so much
to tell you. Let me begin from the
beginning. I've been going to tell you
this 50 many times.
-When married you / lied to you.
Now. don't interrupt me. dear. Yes,
lied about my age, 1 loved you. l
was afraid II I told you that perhaps
wns too old t0 have children that you
vouldn't-marry me-tfat would
lose Won. And I couldn't lose ysn
Don't you see II was because isveo
Won 90 that I lied to your she crieo.
at ,ovaa von soS she repeated.
~sfy darling, I'm 80 relieved. ne
said. IAN care about Ii tnas you
love ma"
II know that" she told him Sut
the heritage Of my life has oeen
Furnishing me. Even though l NOV
Won don't think now that children
make any difference I know I cheated
Won. whom of all others I cared most
for"
marjorie Marjorie dear" ne
caressed her, Il am so relieved mat
Snow now what has been worrying
Won was afraid you had ceased TO
love me-" v.r
that" she said =,
@Ycu see, Marjorie" he went On,
.if At frst you had told me you ws.s
"a have q child would have osen ue.
uvhted-It would have seemed ,ne
conventional idea Of the COMPLEXION
Of married life which I had pic'u.s. !.
10 INV mind. Afterward reahaeo u'a. .
the most important Of all was Una.
had yeu and loved you and tnst sou
loved me. ,..,.re
-Lately I've become very 1ea'ou,
of your desire for children oeeauss
though didn't count 50 mucn. az"
dreadfully we've CROPPED In tne G.l. @
even though we have been 70 c'0s<
together" s.ar,
She was happy then as she na'n
been before, happy In the loss 80 80
he now gave her, the love for "s
~ had braved q lie. -.
A srea n n 30 hG 80
Oxford Democrat., 1921-12-20
Mines Still Causing Disaster.

It is said that about twenty Eng
lish and French fishing boats have
mysteriously disappeared during the
time since the ending of the war, and
It is thought that these disappear
ances may be accounted for by un.
Willingly bringing up a mine with
their haul. It Is said to be impossi-
BILE to detect the presence Of mine
in the net, for the reason that 1t Il
covered with the fish and seaweed. but
when 1t Is dumped out on the deck
or In the hold of the vessel, there is
likely to be an explosion that will
send all on board to eternity.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-12-20


course there are very extenuating cir.
cumstances at times. But / think
most OF them could be avoided If
people talked openly and cand.dly be-
fore they were married"
He told her then that he cared for
children, that they would mean u
great deal to him.
She felt herself growing more and
more tense The whole of her ached
for him. Yes, she had waited all her
life for him, never mistaking In any
Of the others, the substitute for the
real.
II feel as you do" she said softly,
Il love childreni"
And she spoke the truth. But yet q
truth that was only half a truth.
They were married. in the little vii
lage church on Christmas Eve and
when later the carols pealed forth they
felt as though even the carols were
for their happiness alone.
They had been married several
years. Closer and closer had they
grown together. How glad she was
she had waited until she was sure
she loved. She had had so many pro-
pOsals, and there were girls who had
had so few. She had ofren thought Of
the girl TO whom the simplest OF
pleasures had come as a complete and
magnificent JOY. This girl had had no
attentions, her life had been almost
manless. At last came q man into her
life, very slowly, very internationally,
but each slow step alOGg the way was
one which thrilled her and which
mounted up to huge and great proper
tions. It had to be a. great deal to
rouse Marjorie but Gregory had
reused her-fully.
She had always kept her fresh
charm and. her appeal though she had
left youth behind Her skin was
smooth. her color good, her eyes
dark and lustrOus and her hair had
no traces Of gray.
But during this time no children had
come to them. Gregory now didn't
seem to care whether they came or
not. He was quite content with her.
People change their ideas after
they marry II they really love the
woman they marry" he used to tell
her. Before they have theories. Now
II children came, all we'll and good.
But couldn't be any happier than I
am now."
She knew he spoke the truth. She
knew II. He was even jealous Of her
eagerness for children. Was this
what II meant to marry. he some
times asked himself. Did people for
Oxford Democrat., 1921-12-20
GREEK SOVEREIGN
LAUDS WORK OF
near EAST RELIEF
Cables Thanks for Christian
Lives Saved in Beautiful
Work" of Mercy

Athens, Greece.-The wonderful
work done by the Near East Relief
organization in saving the lives of
tens Of thousands of Christians
throughout Asia Minor and Trans
caucasia has received signal recogni-
tion In praise bestowed by Queen
Sophie OF Greece in a cablegram dis
patch by the Greek sovereign to DR..
James l.. Barton, Chairman, and
Charles V. Vickrey, Secretary, of the
Oxford Democrat., 1921-12-20
Bow Scouts Aid Birds.

The birds In the neighborhood OF
! St Louis have had their housing prob
lens reduced to lowest terms by the
act Of the boy scouts Of st. Louis, who,
as result Of a contest, provided 2,SOS
Sel-built bird houses. which have
been placed In the public parks ana
OtNer reserves. The winning troop
turned out 651 bird houses Inc
scout executive writes that much In
terest was reused locally. not only Id
The house building which 1t Is pro
posed 10 make an annual good turn
event, but also In the scouts them
selves
Oxford Democrat., 1921-12-20
elaekhlrd Fed Thrush

A lady Of Penzance who u q great
I0'er Of birds, says Mr.. W. a. Hudson
u his recently published book. "Ad-
ventures Among Birds" noticed tnat
olackbird and thrush always came
'0sether to her lawn where she was In
ne habit Of placing food for the birds.
men she noticed that the blackoird
.~ the thrush. picking up the crumbs
" bread and putting them into its
uouth. Looking more closely. she dis
"'ered that the thrush's beak had
Usen cut on close to the head. prob
.Oly BY steel trap or q sudden-deatn
pring trap. such as the children In
SnWan commonly use to catch OF
~ mail birds. The thruSh wss N
~saois of feeding itDGlf
Oxford Democrat., 1921-12-20
aoe,., AcsIoc and Aflseeien.

Among the delusions which at ot1'
ferent periods have possessed tnem.
sslyss Of the minds Of large masses OF
the human race, perhaps the most
cur,ous-certainiy the least creditaois
LA the modern ''soi-disant" science OF
political economy. based on the ioes
th.t an advantageous code Of sociai
.ction may be determined irrespec'
t,vely Of the influence Of social anec-
tion.-Ruskin.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-12-20
..... !, arau Thinas.

u tell you. friends, there Is :
80. nohler quality In being true ana
I,. sls.s,,I IN the little things d a.A
saap in being heroic ana '
1oai thinsklExsnan -
Oxford Democrat., 1921-12-20
Plsws,, rh,s s,..e a Nlshs.

mere are many Wild flowers thar
thsr petals and droep their
as with the coming Of each days
-. and II Is unreasonable to regard
- a ether than the sober fact which
oouously is-that the flowers have
-. asissp With ths apDreaah g
Oxford Democrat., 1921-12-20
Feet Are Natural.

4 haby hoy the most beautiful foot
In the world 1t Is beautiful because
II Is natural. The shape Of the bones
have not bean marred By ugly ~
eating, cramalng and AtnaEtinG ahasA
Oxford Democrat., 1921-12-20
Mar, Graham Bonner

Nd" Gregory Morse added.
"as I've always said, I
think people should be
honest with each other be-
fore marriage. I don't ap-
prove Of divorce-curious
thing to be speaking of on
the very evening I'm asking
you to marry me, but it has
a bearing on the subject.
No" he emphasized. II
dNnbt apDrnyo % ,lt,,o.oo ns
Oxford Democrat., 1921-12-20
u. S. ARMY HEAD
ASKS ARMENIAN AID

Washington. Major General
James G. Harbord, recently ap-
pointed General Pershing's assistant
Chief of Staff, has gone on record In
support of the work Of the Near East
Relief in Armenia. He says, In
letter to the Near East Relief:
"Of all the heart-breaking distress
that exists in other countries, be-
lieve that the Near East situation
should most appeal to our charitable
people. There are many thousands
of helpless orphans-children Of
Christian parents in Moslem land,
who must be helped by our people
II they are to survive. The Ar
menians have preserved their race,
their religion and their language un-
der conditions of distress for over
thousand years. They are worthy
Of a better fate than to perish, and
I believe that will be their fate with
out substantial financial and moral
support from the good people Of our
country.
az. G. HARBORD,
major General, U. s. Army"
General Harbord is one Of the
trustees of the Near East Relief or.
ganization, now making general ap-
peal for funds to continue It's work
among the destitute OF Bible lands.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-12-20

NOTICE.
The subscriber hsrsby gives notioe tnas,. he
has been duly appointed executor Of ~ ~
IDA B. FIELD, late Of Paris,
In the County Of Oxford, decessod. and gwen
demands srsinst TIE eoiaes Of safd deceased are
desired TO present tho same for aet$lement, and
ell indebted thereto arc requested 70 MAKE pay
mem 'nTsdi1iisT!fi wihsTi q. sruRTsvANr.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-12-20
NOTICE.

The subscribers hereby give notice that they
have been duly appointed executors OF the WILL
AMELIA D. sANBoRN, late Of Fryeburg.
hond. An persons having demands against
the estate OF said deceased are desired 70 pre-,
sent the same for settlement, and all indebted
thereto are requested 70 make payment 'mme'
"'"' FRANK N. SANBORN,
WALTER L. SANBORN.
November Is, 1891. AS'al
Oxford Democrat., 1921-12-20
JUST RECEIVED
A Car Load Of the
McHenry-MiIIhouse Asphalt
Shingles and Roll Roofing

The McHenry Milhouse Asphalt Shingles and Asphalt
Prepared Roofing in Rolls rendering Service and Satisfac
ton on all types of buildings throughout the United States
Millions Of buildings from the most pretentous residences
down to temporary covered with these asphalt
roofing materials
Oxford Democrat., 1921-12-20
Bank Book Lost.

Notice having been given this Bank % required
by law that Deposit Book Number 6tto Issued 70
Mrs. Emma A. Berry Of West Paris, lame, mas
BOOK of Deposit issued in its place; notice ID
hereby given that unless said lost book 10 pre-
sented within the time required BY law, new
book will be issued aud the public u nereDy
warned against tho unlawful use OF sucn 'o''
DooA' SOUTH PARIS SAVINGS BANK.
BY GEORGE II. ATWOOD. Treas.
South Paris, Maine, Nov. 30, ls9l. ts-oi
Oxford Democrat., 1921-12-20

McHenry- -Mlhouse Asphalt Prepared Roofing in Rolls is
the most economical and durable roohng ma
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