Oxford Democrat., 1921-05-10
Here and There.

Il seems that women and their cloth.
Ing have made good deal OF troubls
for the "horrid men" for 10 these many
years. Away of In Governor Winthrop.
.ime--say in 16S4-they were so giddy
the Great and General Court felt called
upon to call them down and so passed
the following law: "The Court, taksIng
into consideration the create, superflu-
Gus and unnecessary expences occasioned
by reason OF some newe and immodest
fashions as also the ordinary weareings
of silver, golde, and silke lsces, girdles,
hat bands, etc., hath therefore ordered
that no person, either man or woman
shall hereafter make or buy apparel,
either wooden, silke or lynmen, with any
lace on it, silver, golde silke or threed,
under the penalty Of the fofecture of
such cloathes. Provided, and it Is the
msansing Of this court that men and
women shall have liberty to wesre out
such apparel as they are nowe provided
OF, except the immoderate create slesves,
slashed apparel, immoderste create
rayles, long wings, etc. This order to
take place fortnight after the publish
Ing thereof"
There prevails Q general impression
that lizards are poisonous. Because OF
this . person In Skowhegsn recently
wrote Miss Edith n, Patch, state ento-
mologist, in regard to the matter and
received letter, part OF which Is given
below, a. 1t Is Of general interest;
"There are no harmful lizards In Maine;
and there 10 no reason why the creature
should be killed. In regard to the hsb-
It's Of our common newt, IL Is said to
quit the water when about four inches
long and TO live In damp, woodsy places
for two years or so, growing slowly dur.
ing this time. Then it again seeks the
water and q mate. The eggs are laid
singly and after or about two weeks q
tsdpole matches. These animals are, 10
oil stages, a. harmless as frogs. Their
diet consists OF insects and worms"
A big emerald weighing $50 carats
has been found recently at the Maz
Mines In Colombia, South America.
This may be interesting to Oxford Coun-
ty people where near emeralds-she
tourmalines-sre found, 80 near they
are ofttimss sold for the genuine. In
deed, there are traditions that real eme-
raids, which are only glorifed beryls,
were found q century ago or so In Tops
ham; but II these traditions are true the
stones themselves have entirely disap-
peared. One emerald was found q few
years ago 10 the town Of Newry. The
color was good, but the crystal was full
OF faws 30 the value was nil. These
South American mines are situated
about ninety miles from Bogosa. The
stones are found In limestone embedded
In calcIte. About oil the smeralds OF
commerce come from these mines.
A hog does not always wear bristles;
he may wear scales; and has been known
TO wear psntaloons. The one concerned
In this paragraph 10 Of the second varie-
ty. he WAS large halibut-the largest
ever caught In Psnobscot Bay-weigh-
Ing three hundred pounds. He Was
caught by Captain Melvin B. Wsbber In
his power boat. A tremendous sag In
the hand line acquainted the fisherman
be was making an unusual catch. Pres
emily he came to the surface blowing
like whale, and Captain Webber saw
he was choking 10 an attempt to swallow
. largo goldfish which had been hooked
while taking the bait. BE came by his
fate By being too greedy.
r. z. Putnam Of Lowell, Mass, In the
year 1919 laid ccccrets walk from the
street to bis residence, and 10 90 doing
Inadvertently covered peony bulb with
several inches OF tarred cobble stones
and an inch or two OF solid concrete.
This year the plant is 10 the sunlight
again, having forced It's way up through
this material.
John Mstsson out In Ironwood, Mich
igan, 10 In . brown study, II that 10 the
right color. he 10 trying to find . name
for his eighteenth child. He has ex-
bausted bis list and wants one more.
Fifteen Of those children are alive. he
10 10 years old and the mother 10 A
years.
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