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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-09
WHAT TO DO WITH COWS THAT 90
NOT PAY FOR THEIR FEED.

This question so frequently asked
when farmers are urged to weed out
everything Improbable, was well
answered at an institute In the West By
a practical man, who had many years
experience with cattle kept exclusively
for the dairy, and also with beef cattle.
He said:
"Sell her now for csnner, or for
whatever they want to do with her, for
what you can get, II II 10 not moro than
SlO. and not waste any food on her try
ing TO fatten her up. You may put .
little meat on her, II you feed her long
enough, but IL will be cheap meat, and
AZ the same time the dearest meat man
ever made. Every dollar you add TO her
selling price by feeding will coat you
more than two dollars In feed. Don't
worry about being Obliged TO cell her %
cheap. You have milked her for six
wears and made enough clean profit from
her 20 buy two good cows and more too.
She has been . profitable COW for you
ANYWAY, no matter how little yoa Get
for her. But you don't want 70 fool
svay any Of the money you have made
In keeping her BY trying 10 make oeef Of
her, somsfhlng it h nos In her nature 70
do.'-HoArd's Dairymsn.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-09
IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM.
The Duration Of Life Varies According to
Circumstances.


Circumstances
Among the long lived in the animal
kingdom we may mention birds, fish
and reptiles, although even in the lower
animals the duration Of life varies i'm
mensely, according TO the species Or
fish, the carp are especially long lived
Among birds, some of the parrot spe-
cies are supposed to live over 100 years
The swan, the raven, the eagle, are also
credited with great length Of life.
In the mammalia, the elephant at,
tains the greatest age. Ii grows for 20
to 80 years and is said to live from 100
to i5O years and even longer. We have
no accurate means Of ascertaining the
whales age. A lion is said to have lived
20 years in the Tower, but there is no ev-
idence that hSlttains anything like that
age in the natural state. Forty years is
recorded by naturalists as the exirCme
age The camel may attain the age Of
so. II eats little and drinks less. The
horse is comparatively short lived AMI
NAL. but it is well known fact that
WHEN ut uDtc llttl' WOth abb pssn7'H VIZ
greater part Of his days in pasture he
may attain to about 40 years of life,
but when horse is hard worked and
fed, moreover, upon beans, oats AID
other ossifying foods his days are much
shorter.
In the vegetable kingdom the yew at
tains great age. Those at Fountains alb
hey are about l,200 years old. Two
orange trees at Rome, planted respec-
lively by ST. Dominic and Thomas
Aquinas, are said to be from 500 to 600
years old, and there are records Of trop'
ical trees that, counting by their rings,
are supposed to have attained the age
of 500 to l, 900 years Nineteenth Cen
tury.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-09

lowed 10 roar snd run briskly for half
IN hour or 20 With full drsught. At
the end Of that time the stove lid b 70
turned 70 Ito retreat, the lower door is
shut and screwed up a'most cir tight,
and the cheating" ID over. In . short
while the stove becomes 20 hot that II
will keep the room - warm 10 you
choose for twenty y-four hours. And II
you know how to manage the brass caps
you can regulate your temperature ex.
actly according 10 your taste. In the
peaaxnts' houses the stoves are boilt OF
brick and plastered, but they are run on
just the same principle - thoee 10 thr
Emperor's palace. Aud all houses, even
the humb.est, have double doors and
o ible windows.
Yoa will understand how warm the
Ras s,ians must keep their houses when
you learn the surprising fact that the,
never wear any flannel underwear and
never have any carpets on their floors
Their clean, bare hardwood floors woul
give you IN ague even 70 think OF In an,
other country than Russia. There they
are comfortable and pleassnt. Indoor
the people dress In what We would call
summer clothes, very thin and mostl,
cotton, and never under any circum.
stances do they think Of wearing hsnnels
Out OF doors they wear furs from head
to foot, every body without exception.
Fur caps, fur coats, heavy high over.
shoes lined with fur--these for the well
to do; for the peasants, sheepstiu co.ts.
caps lined with wool, tall thick felt boots
We Americans don't know half Of thc
pleasure OF winter. never understood
at all the pure delight Of being absolute
ly warm and cosy out OF doors on bif-
ter cold day until discovered the de-
| llshtful combination Of Russian winter
| aud Russian clothes. No wonder every
body you meet looks bright and cheer
ful. Il Is q pleasure TO live under thes'
circumstances. They say there Il really
very much less suffering from sctus'
cold among the poor In Russia thar
among our own poor at home, and when
it gets too cold for the outdoor work
men 70 keep warm the authorities In th'
main cities have great bonhres built IN
the streets, and here the passers-by car
warm themselves ~ much ss they please
One serious thing 10 the cities IL to keei'
the snow cleared away. As soOn as u
falls the sidewalks are cleared entirely
and that In the streets IL also hauled
away outside OF the town, except few
inches, enough for sleighs.
By the middle Of November sll vehl-
clcs are on runners, for the Russian
know that from the time the first snoo
falls they will have good sleighing until
April. The slelghs are very close to tn
ground, hardly six or eight Inches awar.
They are built 10 accommodate t~"
moderate sized people sitting very clos
together. The driver, bundled In furs.
sits In front almost on your knees, and
as his back is usually yard and . bali
across he makes an excellent "~inH
break" Sleighing In Russia Ii cheaper
than street car riding is at home. and
you cannot walk block without being
besicged by innumerAble "eesvows-
stchilss," the literal translation OF whos'
Invitation to ride Il, "wont you take N
slide! Won't you take . slidey'-St
Petersburg Letter,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-09

a Sailors COsnpiaceney aad Hsssvolsscs'
Two Of the most genuine character.
istics Of Jask consider to he his com
plscency and benevolence. This sum.
mer. at Plymouth. I witnessed . curl
ous display of both. A crowd Of people
were surrounding and endeavoring to
secure a bull which had escaped from,
it, owner. The beast, exhausted by q
chase about the streets on one OF the
hottest days OF July. stood still and
painted, but, by his low growl and sig
nificant position Of the horn, betokened
he was not unprepared for his pursuers.
After many irs ifcctual attempts to seixd
him by rope. etc, an honest Jack came
forward and began to swear at them
Justify for their manner Of treating the
national beast Of old England. "Avast,
you lubbers! A turn. said he, land
see how ri take him in tow. Here,
Billy. Billy. Billyi There. don't you
zee how be mods at met Only treat him
civilly. and, like q gentleman, he'll
come directly" As he said this Jack.
sure enough. approached the brute. and.
patting his forehead. threw one arm
over his neck. leaned carelessly against
him, and. laughing at their fears, abus'
ed the mob for their violence.
"See herr." said be. Hero have
laid myself quietly alongside, and Bill
ly's as gentle as o young maFmselle.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-09

Il IL q beautiful legend Of the Morse
land. Amilias was the village black
smith, and under the spreading chestnut
treekjn his village smithophjken stood.
He the hot iron gehammered and sjhod
horses for dfty cents all round. please.
He made tin hjelmets for the ejodds
and stove pipe trousers for the hjeroeA
Mimir was rival blacksmith. He
didn't 20 In very much for defensive
armor, but no was lightning on two
edged bjswords and cut and slash svjcut-
lassssses. He made chyjeese knives for
the gjOdds. and he made the great
Bjsvsstnsen. an Arkansaw tOothpick
that would mike free incision clear
into the transverse semi-cclon Of Q cast
iron Ichthy osaurus, and never turn its
edge. That was the kind Of Bhjairpin
Aimir said he waA
One day Amilias made an impene-
trable suit of armor for second class
gjodd. and put il on himself to test II,
aud boastfully inserted a card In the
Svensska Norderbjravisk jkauahelde-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. saying that he
was wearing suit Of home made. best
chilled Norway merino underwear. that
would nick the unnumbered saw teeth
in the pot metal cutlery Of the iron
mongezy over the way. That, Amilias
remarked to his friend Bjohnn Birobin-
ason, was the kind Of BdJucckk he
was
When Mimir spelled ont the card
next morning. he said, "Btj? and
went to work with q charcoal furnace,
Q cold anvil. and the new isommphic
process, and in little while he came
down street with a skjword. that gilt
tered like . dollar store diamond, and
met Amilias down BY the new opera
house. Amilias buttoned on his new
Bjarmor and said:
"lf you have no hereafter use for
your chyjeess knife, strike"
Mimir spat ON bis hands. whirled bis
akjword above his heed and fetched
Amilias swipe that seemed to mi0 ev.
esything except the empty air, throash
which Il softly whistled. Amilias suil-
cd, and said, Go on. adding that IL
s.seemed to him be felt general ssnse
of cold iron somewhere In the neiehbog-
hood, bot be hadn't been hit.
"Ghake yourselfI'' said Mimis.
Amilias shook himself and immedi-
atsly fell into halves. the most neatly
divided man that ever went beGide him.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-09

ELEVATED HIN Five FEET ABOVE HIS BACK.
Amt you q pretty set Of swabs to treat
q dumb hanymal in this wsyl Where's
. moose? Splinter me! II was his
howner I'd sarve You out. Poor BillyP'
He had scarcely spoken these words.
making a sign that they should throw
him o rope, before the bull, slippinR
his horns from under Jacks arms,
thrust them between bis legs and in an
instant elevated him five feet above bis
back. Jack alighted on the hard pave.
ment amid the rosrs Of the multitude.
Rising up aud rubbing the saluted part,
he glanced ut the bull and exclaimed,
with n mixture of indignation and re-
gret: "Sheer of. You bloody swabl You
bears malicer'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-09
Han. Dreltmann.s P.rty.

Hans Brci.nann gife barty.
Deg had biano blayin-
felicd In lofe NIT 'Merican frau,
Her name vas Madilda Yane.
6he hat haar ~ prown ash pretsel.
Her eyes vas himmel plue,
Und ven dey looket indo mine
Dcy shplit mine heart In two
Hans Brcitmann gife . barty.
vent dere. you'll pc pound
valzet init Nadilda Ynne
Und vent zhpinnen round und round
Do pooticst fraulein In de house,
She vuysd 'pout dwo hoondred pound
Und efcry dime nhe gife shOomp
She make do windows sound.
Hans Breitmann gife barty.
dells you, IL cost him dear.
Dey rolled In more ash scfen kecks
OF foost rate lager beer,
Und venefer deg knocks do shptcket In
De Deutschers gifcs . cheer.
I dinhs dat NO vine q barty
Meier COON to bet dis year.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-09

wilmer mcArouo AWo nAssotsG AhO@s0ss
General Horace Porter describes the
surrender Of Lee in his Campaigning
With Grant" in The Century. The sur
render took place In the house Of Will
mer Mclean, it will be remembered.
General Porter says: It is singular
historical coincidence that Mclean q
former home was upon Virginia farm
near the battle-ground Of the first Bull
Run, and his house was used for time
a. the headquarters Of General Beaure-
gard. When il was found that this fight
Was 80 popular that 1t was given an en-
core and q second battle Of Bull Run
was fought the next year ON the same
ground, Mr.. Mclean became convinced
that the place was altogether lacking In
repose, and. to avoid the active thester
of war. he removed to the quiet village
of Appomattox. only to find himself
again surrounded by contending armies.
Thus the first and last scenes Of the wax
drama in Virginia were enacted upon
his property.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-09

sway on In his diagnosis. " said NimiE,
- he went hack to his shop to put up
the price Of cutlery So per cent In all
lines, with nm unlin tied advance on
special ordera Thus do we learn that .
good action in never thrown sway. and
that kind words and patient love will
overcome the harshest natures. .-Robest
J. Burdette.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-09
the oln ROAD.

The Old, disused, greeaswarded road
which lay beyo0d the fArm. house door,
How with magic hight u giowed
In days that arc no morei
lta bordering wallis. with brters o'efgrowu.
BY rustic labor rudely piled,
Were great bastiomcnls OF stone
To me, gAmesome child.
lts plum-trec Wa q castle fair.
It's brook 1ver. broad and free.
And every bush covert where
Some savage foe might b.
And far away palace wall
Cprearcd its splendors 70 The skies;
A poplar. silver. leavef and tall.
Il seemed 10 other eyes.
Since those bright hours, In many chine
I've soiied and walkcf DER many Strand.
AZ ceaseless. through the glass OF Time.
Has coursed The sileut sand.
But were there stretched before my Ken
The earth's expanse Of land and sea,
Twerc not 60 large Q world - then
Was thai old road 60 me-
Henry .. Webster. Gardiner. Nc. In the GIob'
Review
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-09

uKD SIX sHLOG ME ON DER K0P.
Hans Brcitmann gtfe tarty.
Dere all vas sous und brouss.
Ven de sooper coined IN, de company
DID make dcmselfs TO house
Dey ate dns bros und gensy brcosk
Do bratwurst und bgaten iine.
Upd vaah der sbendessca down
Nit four parrsls Of nsokarwsln.
Hams Breitmann gife . barty.
We all cot troonk ash biR
poot mine mont 20 parrel Of beeg
und cmptied it oop NIT . schwiR.
Und deu gissed Madtlda Ysns.
Und che shlog No On d kor
Und d company Ated NIT daple bsuAs
Mn d coonshtsbIs made oos shtep.
Hans Brsitmann stfs . barty.
Whsge IN das barty nowf
Whess - d. lofely golden c3oud
uat loat q d moundain's peUwt
Vksrs III De hinmeletIahlende seGg1,
D. shlas a d shpirit's hghtf
An euned sfhy nit d hgsT bsss.
Alhy b d sutgtstti
-Cnslss 0odfrsg I1lne6.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-09

The Spanish main is the circular
bank Of islands forming the northern
and eastern boundaries of the Caribbeal
sea, beginning at Mosquito and includ
ing Jamaica, Santo Domingo, the Lee
ward islands and the Windward islands
with the coast Of Venezuela, in Soutl
America. The word "main" has no at
finity with the English word rs in main
land. but comes from the Spanish Wort
manea, shackles, given in reference 4
the imaginary resemblance OF the broker
chain of islands TO that Tin early days. fa
miliar article. Boston Transcript
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-09

Patience Is most necessary qualih-
cation for business. Many man would
rather you heard his story than granted
his request. You must seem to hear
tho unreasonable demands Of the petu-
liant unmoved and the tedious details
Of the dull untired. That 10 the least
price that NAN must pay for high
station New York Ledger.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-09
NILES AND KNOTS.

A statute mile ID $3.50 feet long. II J.
our standard Of itinerary measure adopt
ed from the English. who In turn adopt.
ed It from the Romans. A Roman mill
tary pace, by which distances wer'
measured, WAS the length OF the steT
taken by the Roman soldiers, and wa'
approximately Hve feet long; Thousand
OF these PAGES were called In Latin .
mile. The Engllsh mile Il therefore q
purely arbitrary measure, enacted Into q
legal measure by . statute passed during
the reign Of Queen Elizabeth; It has nc
connection with any scale In nature.
4 nautical mile, on the other hand, II
equal 10 length to one-sixtIeth part OF
the length Of degree OF great circl'
OF the earth. But the circumference OF
the earth IL nowhere true circle; IL:
radius Of curvature is variable; henc'
the nautical mile, ~ matter Of fact, de-
pends for its length upon the shape n
well ss the .ire OF the globe sailed over
aud hence, strictly speaking, the length
Of the nautical mile should vary With the
latitude. from 60t6 feet at the equator
to 6i09 feet at the pole. Such extreme
accuracy Il not necessary 10 navigating,
aud cannot be we'll attained without M
due labor. The English Admiralty
therefore have adopted 60S0 feet as thu
length OF n nautical mile, which cor
corsponds with the length OF one-sixtietf
OF degree-or one minute OF arc-of 5
great circle 10 latitude IS degrees. Th'
United States Coast Survey has adopted
the value Of the nautical mile las equa
to oue-sixtieth part OF the length OF q
degree on the great circle OF sphere
whose surface IL equal to the surface ol
the earth" This gives the length ol
one nautical mile ~ equal to 60S0. q
feet, which is very nearly the. value OF
the Admiralty mile adopted in the Eng
llsh navy. Practically the nautical mile
10 500 feet longer than the statute mile
In other words, one nautical mile u
equal to l.l5l5 statute miles; or ont
statute mile Is equal 10 0 $50 nautica
miles. Multiply nautical miles by l.l5lb
and the product will be statute miles
or, multiply statute miles by 500, and
the product will be nautical miles.
Harper's Round Table.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-09

The hog, like the buekwheat berry,
fills best when the cool nights come.
When the pig points porkward, push
him along toward the barrel or the
market. Give plenty Of fattening food,
but be sure there Is none wasted In the
trough.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-09

The bacon hog Il not produced In num-
bers equal TO the demand. Inc meuium
weight hog that produces long, lean
sides, with well-flled hams, - the noe
that brings the highest market price.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-09

Do not let YOUR hogs, the cleanes,
snimsls about the buildings, bed IN OLD
tlthy sheds, nor about straw, art OF
manure piles. Give them dry, clean
pens with plenty OF straw. The extra
growth will paw for the trouble.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-09
"You re a man Of sinr'

rolled his eyes up lords the sealin and
sed:
"You 70 man Of sinv'
He then walked out Of the room.
Directly thar cum In two young
Shakereses. M putty and slick lookin
gals ~ ever met. II 10 troo they wa
drest In meal bags like the old one I'd
met previsly, ind their shiny. silky haii
was hid from sight by long white caps.
such Us ! suppose female ghosts wear,
but their eyes sparklcd like diamonds,
their cheeks was like roses. and they
was charmin enuif TO make man throw
stuns nj his grandmother II they axed
him TO. They commenst clearin away
the disl,es. castin shy glances at me
oil the time. got excited. l forgot
Betsey Jane in my rapter. and SEE 1:
my pretty dcars. how mir your"
I've mir well." they solumly sed.
"where Is the old mani" sed I In q
soft voice
"Of whom dost thou speak-Brothei
UriAhv'
II mean that gny and festive cusa
who calls me man Of sin. Shouldn't
wonder II his name wasn't Uriah.
"He has retired.
"Wssl. my pretty deas." go !,
"let'e kive some fun. Let's play pusl
In the corner. What say?"
"Air you Shaker. sir!" they asked.
"waal. my pretty dears. haven't ar
rayed ny proud fcrm in long weaki,
yet. but II they wus all like you per-
baps Id jine 'em. As 1t Is, ] am willin
TO be Shaker pro,emporary.
They was full Of fun. ] seed that at
fust. only they was little skeery.
tawt 'em puss in the corner and Gich
like phase. aud we had nice time.
keepin quiet. Of course. 30 that the old
man shouldn't hear. When we broke
up. sez !:
my pretty dears, eur 30. you have
NO objections. have you. TO . innersen'
kiss ut partin?"
"Yay." they sed. And I-yayed.-
Charles +. Browne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-09

There Is q great opportunity for the
farmers Of Maine TO give attention 70
the pig growing industry and realize
substantially thereby. IL Is to-day =
profi,able and encouraging line OF stocs
busbandry. Let's have more pigs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-09

An Irish crier ut Ballinasloe, being
ordered to clear the court, did 80 BY this
announcement: Now, then, all ye
blackguards that isn't lawyers must
leave the coortp'-"M Marx Lemons Jest
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-09

Warming pans containing perfume ore
now used 70 beat the beds Of guests st
English country housea
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-09

The archbishop Of Canterbury re-
ceives fl5, 900 year and the archbishops
Of York and London each receive el0,.
600
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-09

INFLUENCES ON The MILK YIELD.
There were two cows in our herd that
had been together al their lives aud had
become very much attached 10 each
other bu, IL became necessary TO remove
Fortune. one OF them, and place her Ia
another barn. As soon As Duchess found
her mste gone she began TO hunt from
stall to stall for her lost companion.
She would go all over the pasture look
ing through the cluster OF trees trying
20 find her. She suffered so much be
cause Of the separation tha, she rapidly
fell of in her fow OF milk In spite OF all
we could do. went down 10 the other
barn 10 see Fortune. She Was glad 10
see me, but kept looking out OF the
window for Duchess, and she, too, had
fallen of In her dow of milk. When
these cows were together they would
pass the whole winter without any per-
ceptible change in their dow OF milk.
How careful we should be, not only To
feed our cows properly, but TO do every
thing In our power 10 make them con-
tented and happy. Then only can we
hope TO get the maximum return.-frof.
T. L. Hsecker Ia Holstein-Friesian
Register.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-09

All grain fed to hogs should be per
fecfly sound. Heated or mouldy corn
vill cause intestinal worms and bring on
attacks Of diArfhGi.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-09

The public debt Of France u the lar
gest In the world and amounts 70 about
q, zoo, 900, 900.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-09
Poor and Weak

catarvh and 0ronchsas Isoo0'e
Mad no Appetite he~ Better y"
every Way-A Delicate ch''d.
"some time since took . sudden colo
and could not get rid Of it. Being suo,scs
10 c.tarrh and bronchial trouble l cousned
,.rribly. 1 lost my appetite and grew
40, and weak and did not feel hke
rork. I began taking Hoods ssrsspA-
,;I,.. In Q short time the cough dsap-
n,.r,d. I slept well, had . good sPPesiss
and i was batter in every way. Ass
,nr;nr I was not feeling well, | had no sp-
nstite and NO strength. resorssd 20
Hoods ssrsapariIlA and soon isis
uss xork. Nv little nephew was DELI
cate child and had . humor which u0.-
hl.d him 20 he could mos ress as hlsn''
~. bss taken few bottles OF Hoods o..-
..perills and now he has good aPpes',s
~ IA able to sleep" Am ADELE .
rrxrxAx, South Duxbury, Nass-
Hoods s;sssn s:s!ii.
Hoods Pills 1iils. IN ssd digestion. ~.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-09
AMONG THE FARMERS,
"sPssD rns

Ccrrsspoadence On practical Agricultural topic
u sonc1ted. Address al communicas1ons is
tended Tor this department 70 HENRY d. Han
noxp. Agricultural Edisor oxford psmocrai
Para. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-09

MANY EXAGGERATED STATEMENT.
ABOUT THE PRoFIrABLENEss O,
FARMING.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-09

Four-nfths of tho worlds supply q
cloves comes from Zanzibar and PembA
Africa
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-09

ESsks.
would go. slapt him on the shoulder.
burst into hearty larf and told him
that as yayer he had no living excl.
He jumped up Ms il bilin water had
been squirted into his ears, groaned.
rolled his eyes up lords the sealin and