Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-02-01
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People have been considerably Inter-
ested Of late in Sir Oliver Lodges efforts,
and those Of other persons, to get COM
munications from those who have gone
30 the spirit land. So far "a the writer
knows, their efforts have all been direct
ed to those who have gone, as the H.
dams say, to the "happy hunting
grounds" Ignoring those who got elect
ed to the other place. Now the earthly
lives Of the latter have been great deal
more interesting and exciting than the
former class and there Is reason to be-
lieve they may be 10 another existence.
Anyway 1t Is on the authority OF Shake
speare that the evil man does lives after
him, while the good Is Outlines buried
with his bones; so IL interest Is desired
better direct the wireless to where IL
may be expected TO exist. Prophet
Wilbur Glenn Volivs OF the Zion Colony,
Illinois, has anticipated this and has got
out Q Handbook and Guide to He'll, "
based on what be terms "helligrsms,"
he says he has received. According to
thsse hell 10 an awful place. OF course
one does not expect an inhabitant of
that sphere to be orthodox, and they
are not. They are all homeopsthists
over there and believe in the law "si-
militia similibus cursntur;" that Is, every
sinner 10 punished by an overdose Of his
own sin. For instance, a tobacco smok-
or 10 baconed In box Of tobacco smoke
and Q chewsr will be immersed In q
natatorIum Of juice. Should 1t be whis-
key be Is addicted to, then he would be
embslmed in alcohol. Any one blessed
with mulierosity during ais earthly
career will be sentenced to wait on all
the whims Of Delilah, Cleopatra, Anne
Boleyn or any other woman who may
have got to this place during the ages
for punitive purposes.
There Is Q dead Sea- near Seulac,
Saskatchewan, Dominion Of Canada. 1t
is q small lake or pond containing about
1877 acres. II has always been considered
about rs worthless piece of water as
could be found in the world, for 1t was
salt-the saltiest kind of salt. The lake
10 enclrcled with beaches white with in
crussstions Of salt; and the sir 10 80
saline the surrounding prairie is desc
late for some little distance. Boys who
swim in the lake can lie on the surface
without sinking and II they dive, bob mp
to the surface like corks. It 10 impos-
sibls to sink. Now this lake has been
purchased by Ave capitalists from Cal
gary, who propose to make their for
tunes out of the salt held In solution.
The water contains IS per cent Of salt.
This salt content Is greater than the
Dead Sea in Palestine, and five times
greater than the Great Salt Lake of
Utah. The lake has no inlets nor out
lets but 10 fed by saline springs, giving
the i'm preston Of vast salt deposits In
the earth beneath. The proprietors ex-
psct to extract some 500 tons Of salt
from the water each day when In full
operation.
Miss Alice Robertson elected to the
sixty-ssvsnth Congress, which may con-
vene in March, Is an interesting figure
because she will be the only female
member OF that body. She can't claim
to be the first woman elected to Con-
grsss-that belongs TO Miss Jeanette
terviewed by newspspermen. She said
she was born In Indian Territory, of
which ehe state of Oklahoma wss form
cd, her parents, Massachusetts, people,
having been missionaries to the Indians
She added an interesting item to her
family history when abe said that when
her rest-grsndfsthsr was ordained for
the ministry such . big crowd gathered
for the ceremony, he was forced to open
three barrels Of whisky.
There has been an uuoonfirmed report
for many years in the vicinity of Laurel,
that q wild man was living
In the swsmps along ths Leaf River. A
week or two since unusually high water
drove him out-sn aged white man with
} woman who said she was his wife;
also child entirely nude. The couple
lived on roots, berries and such animals
Is they could catch 10 traps. Driven
rom their usual habitation, they were
lnable to subsist so were taken TO the
county poor house. Asked by the sher-
q how he came by bis wife, the man
that he had caught her in .
'tsel trap.
This week the ground hog comes out,
" 10 supposed to. How these animals
NOW 10 10 Candlemas Day has never
zen made clear, but the probability IL
hoy don't know but Ii in probably one
4 their numerous lies. Whether they
bservs their shadow on this day or not,
e Whistler they try to, dossn't seem to
rake any difference with the remaining
FEATHER OF the winter. The ground hog
,ust be Soma relation to Ananias.
The latest thing for shoe making 10
strich skins. IL 10 said they will out
ear ordinary leather. The first con-
gnmsnt of these skins arrived In Bos-
N from South Africa last week, and
say shoes made from this
ock will be offered men and women ~
sster novelties. Now II these skins
ere tanned with the feathers on, the
d winged god Mercury would not be
II with modern messengers.
The Merchant TsIlors Designers As
citation, which met 10 Chicago last {
sek decides men must wear their
,users longer hereafter. That does
i mean until they are patched more;
& that the legs must extend nearer to
8 soles of the boots. Wonder II this
,desty on the part Of men win have o
, effect In frightening the skirts OF
men.
We have heard of blockhssds and =
nehsads and hard-hesded business :,
n, but Joseph Jones Of Merrimac.
lbams, seems to lead oil the hard
ldsd men heard of YET. He was .
ked In the "bean" BY mule and 10 d
70 and we'll; but the mule is . help
J cripple with his leg broken In two 2,
ces. W