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Russell and His Songs.

The late Henry Russell, the veteran
English composer Of "Cheer, Boys,
Cheer" and of more than 800 other
songs which were popular in their day,
had many amusing experiences when
he sang his ballads on various occa-
sions.
Once, after rendering "Woodman,
Spare That Tree" gentleman rose In
the gallery and asked, Was the tree
spared" On being answered In the
affirmative he. with sigh Of heartfelt
relief, exclaimed, Thank God for
thatw
After singing the song Of "The Dog
Carlo" who jumped of an Atlantic
liner and saved a child's life, Russell
was gravely waited upon by couple
of Yorkshire miners, who begged him
for pup.
One Of Russelrs songs, of which the
words were changed In accordance
with the altered conditions, Is our ma
tional anthem, Columbia, the Gem Of
the Ocean."-Argonaut
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fro BE coN1NuED,l ]
WHATMODERN SAlLORSFEAR
Not Winds and Sens, but an Explo-
aion which Scuttles the Ship.

Not Winds and Sens, but an Explo-
sion Which ScuttIes the Ship.
"Boiler explosions are the terror OF
the seafaring man." said an old time
deep water captain. Such thing Is
bad enough on dry land, but imagine Q
catastrophe Of that kind at sea. In
ninety-nine cases out Of a hundred It
means the absolute wiping out OF the
craft itself and every soul on board.
THE average landsman would be
greatly shocked in looking over the
maritime records to see how many yes
sells disappear each year and leave
absolutely no clew to their fate. They
run well up to the hundred mark. and
such mystery is not to be explained
away by storms. A Chinese typhoon
may swoop down like lightning out Of
clear sky and tear a ship to pieces,
but some floating wreckage Is sure to
tell the tale. A boiler explosion. on the
contrary. will blow hole as big as
railroad tunnel right through the center
Of the hull. and the stricken vessel
simply goes down like a shot. There
is no time to unfasten boat from the
davits or cut loose spar.
In the opinion Of seamen, that is
the story Of at least 80 per cent Of the
ships that leave port and are never
heard of again. Luckily the modern
system OF marine boiler inspection
is extremely strict and thorough, but II
is impossible to absolutely prevent
carelessness and fraud, and often
enough, no doubt, the fault lies with
the engineer.
There is an old story Of drunken
Scotchman who mistook the ther-
mometer for the steam gage and 'cuss-
ed out the stokers because he couldn't
get the pressure above so. That yarn
will hardly hold water, but I've seen
cases almost as bad. am glad to say,
however, that during the past 10 years
there has been a steady diminution OF
the number Of vessels which 'mys-
teriously disappear That is due, be-
yond all question, to the increased
stringency of boiler inspection and the
greater strictness Of examinations be-
fore license is issued to engineers.
Nevertheless there is still considerable
room for improvement In both
branches. New Orleans Times-DemO-
oraf
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DAIRY SUGGESTIONS.

A correspondent Of the New York
Farmer says:
Butter made from aerated milk is bet
ter than that made from non-aerated
milk. The commercial proof of this as.
sertion is the fact that consumers will
pay higher prices for butter from aerat-
ed milk than they will pay for any other.
Butter makers in Holland, Denmark,
Canada, and various butter regions In
the United States understand the full
value of the perfect aeration Of milk in
removing odors and in making possible
the perfect separation OF the pure
cream.
One gilt-edge butter maker asserts
that the delicate nutty flavor of his but
ter is not added to his butter, and Is
simply not permitted to escape from IT,
His theory is that only butter in which
the ylobules Of fat are unbroken can
have the nutty flavor. He says that his
butter is so made that the fat glooules
are whole when the butter is finished.
The breaking up of the globules takes
place in the mouth Of the consumer, and
as they break up, the peculiar nutty
a ,vor is perceived.
IL would follow from this theory that
ALI butter worked too much would OF
wanting in flavor. One thing is certain
Butter eyerworked is butter that Is mol
agreeable to the consumer.
Farmers who supply milk at gilt-edgt
prices to regular customers lind tnt
aerator very necessary part OF th'
dairy equipment.
Rinsing milk vessels with water, ever
the coldest Of water from wells ant
springs, will not sterilize them. Th'
bacteria that can survive temperatur'
OF 800 to 400 degrees below zero will
only smile when subjected to douse II
water at As or less degrees above zero.
Hot water is the sovereign sterilizer
milk and other vessels.
IL Is the bacteria dropped into Tn,
milk from the cows udder, teats anc
hair. and from the mixers hands ant
clothes, along with those that abound II
the unscalded vessel, that hasten tn
fern, ntation or sOuring OF milk. Ii
vessels and air totally free OF germ
milk would remain sweet and unchange'
for long time. ..,
Creameries and condenseries are justl
fled in refusing to accept milk that
laden with plain dirt and infested o.
bacteria of all sorts. Where ninety-nin
men preseut clean milk to the creamery
the hundredth man, IL permitted to ham
over his filthy, tainted, contam'nste
milk with the rest, will spoil the milk Q
the ninety-nine.
Do YOU expect a housekeeper to tax
vour milk second time, when she lind
a thick sediment in the bottom OF tn
frat batch she buys of you!
| Do you really think that creamer
ought to take your milk when It Is VII
libIy filthy, and when it gives Oh fo'
IodorY
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~ nasty place, this" sdtd Mason.
had become of poor Granville? Should
he not have made still greater efforts
than he had done to discover the truth
of his brothers disappearance
And again, ought he not to have In
sisted more strongly than he had done
upon his wish to make Gwyn his wife
What would become Of the girl. the
noble girl, who had so unselfishly
watched over him and sacrificed her
own desires of happiness to her belief
that she was acting for the best for
him in refusing his offer? He knew
that she was miserable In her life; that
there were terrible secrets OF the
strange household to which she be.
longed which must lie with tenfoid
weight upon her own innocent soul
These considerations caused his near
to bleed and his steps to lag. until oy
the time he reached the bottom OF the
hill and had to face the plunge into
The snow Of the valley he bad almost
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RO!XALss ss*"ts s$*;:s
y ABSOLUTELY PURE
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
lBSoLUTEN PURE

sir, up thcreT said Thomas in an in
quiring tone.
81 had nothing to complain Of" an
swered Mason. But why do you
ask? l thought you had all a great
name for hospitality up here among
the hills"
"Well. sir, hope we have. But, you
know, sir. different folks has different
ways"
"He means. SIR" broke In his more
talkative and less cautious wife, that
the Tregarons are not like other folks;
leastways they haven't been since Mrs.
Tregaron died five years back and
more. And my good man thought you'd
maybe noticed it yourself. sir"
"And how do you account for thatT
asked Mason.
"Well, sir, David Tregaron was al
ways an odd sort Of man, but his
wife was good one and helped things
along. And since she went he's took
life in loose sort Of a way, SO we've
wondered time and again how they've
managed to get along at all. You want
to put your best foot foremost to
scraue living I'D here. YOU know. sir,
and we've often wondered how they
make Shift to get butter for their
bread, letting things go as Tregaron
does"
"It's his man Merrick that they call
Coch Tai that keeps him from going
to pieces altogether" said Thomas.
Hes a capable sort, he Is, and he
wouldn't be wasting his time there II
1t wasn't for the lass"
"The old woman is strange crea-
ture," said Mason. 81 never heard
her open her lips the whole time was
there"
There was a look of surprise Oh the
face of every one at the table at these
words.
"She used to be talkative enough"
said Mrs. Thomas. "The difficulty was
to get her to stop"
Thomas shook his head.
ITS just one more sign Of some
thing wrong up there If old Mrs. Tre-
garon's lost the gift Of the CAB" said
he.
Nobody spoke for few seconds.
Then the farmer turned the conversa-
ton.
"And might one ask, sir. what
brought you to these wild parts just rs
the bad weather was coming on?" said
he.
Il came to try to find some trace OF
my brother" replied Mason, "who
was lost among these hills in the be-
ginning OF October"
Dear. dear! And have you been sue
cessful. sir?"
"Yes. And no. have found that this
Merrick. or Coch Tai. accompanied him
into this valley. and that he went up to
Monachlog to see the ruins. They tell
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-02-26
DESIRABLE FARM FOR SALE.

Ioa,r for sale my farm situated on Elm Hin
IN Paris. three miles from South Paris anu three
ri.s from Norway villages. This farm contains
ABOUT 2oO acres well divided into ullase; pasture
plnd woodland and is less than One-hAii % mile
'from A Rural Free Delivery mail route. Build
mg- consist OF house, ell. summer kitchen, shop,
room, wood. shed, stable, tool'house anu Darn, AT
IN yoOd state OF repair, all connected anu con.
Ieu!ent, aui gooi size hen-hOuse, l2x2O feet
IN size separate from other buildings.
Never falling water IN buildings anu pasture;
Average crop from orchard l. 75 to 100 barrels or
saSble apples; large variety OF smal IiulS; S;
Maple sugar orchard with sugar house anu All
apparatus. makes loo gallons of syrup In good
seasOu- Farm Is under good state OF crlLiNa,
tim ami cuts hav enough to winter IL head OF
cattle, horse and 80 sheep In an ordinary sea
sou. Il Is especially well situated for sheep:
dairy or stock farm and has u large amount OF
wool and timber l will sell the farm win win
stock and tools or without, or will sell In pieces
10 suit the customer. or sell the farm and reserve
apart Of the wool and timber with hye years
allowed tor Its removal Will allow par. OF tne tne
purchase price to remain on mortgage on tne
farm II desired ,
South parls Maine Jan. q. 1901.
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me he went on by himself, but | can
find no further trace"
The farmer and his wife exchanged
a stealthy look. And with one accord
they started fresh subjects of conver-
sation and refused to make any suS-
gestion or any hint which could either
throw Mason off or on the scent he
was pursuing.
When the younger members Of the
family had gone to bed, Mason tried
again to get from the farmer or his
wife some opinion, some suggestion on
the matter of his brothers fate. But
nothing he could say, no persuasion or
entreaty, or even affected doubt, could
draw them from their determined reti-
cence.
He slept soundly in bed in the room
with the farmers sons, and In the ear
ly morning, when the lads got up, he
started on his way to Trecoed, accom-
panied down the slope by the eldest
lad.
Just at the foot they found Coch Tai,
wearing a gloomy expression of face
and speaking in short, hard manner
"Sir," said he to Mason, "fve come
to tell you there's more snow coming
down. And you'd better stay up here
and not try to get back to Trecoed for
q day or two"
Snow comingw cried Mason In sur
prise. 81 shouldn't have thought 1t by
the look of the sky!'
Coch Tai remained stolid.
"Miss Tregaron told me to come and
tell you so," said he, with gathering
frown.
And without another word he turn.
ed and began to plow his way back to
Monachlog through the snow.
what would you have thought"
asked Mason, turning to the young
man beside him. THAT there was
more snow coming down or not"
Young Thomas. without looking at
his auestioner. stared at the retreating
figure of COch Tai.
"If I'd been advised to stay. sir, by
yon," and he nodded In the direction
of the redheaded peasant, I'D stay"
But Mason was obstinate. He was
weary Of the mysteries and dangers.
So he shook his head in answer to
the lads warning remark.
81 must Co." said he. "It's early. l
have the day before me. The snow has
melted a good deal. I can reach Tre-
coed before night, I'm pretty sure"
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"Cun you Utu4 me 8hGtteT JOT UlS HtyRT
| asked Mason.
ance, that she had turned him out into
the dangers Of night upon the noun
tains without word Of kindness or of
farewell.
But even this action on her part fail
ed to convince him that she was as hard
as her words. AS he made his way
with difficulty down the hillside In the
darkness he decided that he would fol-
low the advice she had given him at
the beginning Of their conversation
and find the other farmhouse Of which
she had spoken.
If he could get shelter for the night
he would start on his way back to Ire
coed early on the following morning.
He turned to the left, therefore.
when he reached the bottom Of the hill
and saw light on the high ground
above him on the left.
After long and toilsome struggle, In
the course of which he was plunged
knee deep into drifts at every other
step, he got to the foot Of the hill, and
from this spot found the ascent easy
enough, as a path down the slope had
been cut by the inhabitants of the
| farmhouse.
He knocked, and little active wom-
an, with sharp black eyes, opened 1t
and looked at him in surprise.
"Can you give me shelter for the
nightY asked Mason, conscious or
difficulties in his story. II lost my way
on the first day Of the snow and have
been staying at Monachlog farm ever
since Starting tonight on my way back
to Trecoed, l have lost my way again,
and so have no choice but to beg a
lodging for the night"
Before he had finished his speech the
good woman had opened the door wide
to him and was nodding cheerful as
sent.
Dear, dearr cried she In the sharp
Welsh accent with which he was now
growing so familiar. Its n bad busi-
ness to lose ones way among the hills
at this time Of year! And you may be
thankful, sir. as you ever found your
way to a shelter alive at all! And to be
sure you're welcome to such poor fare
as we've got. and to such bed as we
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II looks as though the government
would greatly reduce the war tax on
heer and leave it on some OF the neces-
saries of life, or at least on articles en-
tering into common use. There Is no
body behind the spruce gum and tnat
tax remains. In the matter OF proprie-
tarv medicines, many of which are con-
sidered hou ehold necessities, this tax DE-
comes a burden of magnitude. Ii the
neople are to be served, give them reiief'
and II the tax is to remain anywhere,
let il stay on beer and liquors, which
cannot be justly ranked as neai.n pro,
moters or as guaranteeing happiness ano
eomfort.-Maine Farmer.
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can give you! don't say it'll be what
you're used to, but It'll be better than a
snowdrift anyway! And we can give
you hearty welcome!
The family was assembling for sup
Der, and each member, on entering,
greeted the newcomer, the men with a
touch Of the forelock, the women with
courtesy. There was the farmer
himself, the husband Of the woman
who had made Mason welcome, and
there were three short, broad, sturdy
sons and two shorter and equally
sturdy daughters.
To MassOn's delight the conyersa-
ton turned as soon as they were all
seated at the table on the family at
Monachlog.
"And how's the lass" asked Mr..
Thomas as he helped his family from
a huge dish of ham and eggs. u did
hear as Tregaron was troubled about
her. She'd caught cold out In the rain
one day looking after the sheep for
her father"
"She's been very ILL.," answered Mas
son. IT was lucky in being able to be
of some little service to them, for I'm
a doctor, and Mr.. Tregaron had been
unable to get one to come and see his
daughter"
Everybody looked interested.
"And l hope they treated you yell,
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Wanted to Go to One Of His Wed.
dfuxa.

The Rev. DR.. -, prominent cler-
gyman, relates with much gusto tho
following story about himself. His
present wife, by the way. Is not tho
wife of his youth nor yet Of his early
manhood. but the lady Of his third
choice, and as a consequence the doc
tors set of olive branches spring from
divers maternal ancestry.
"Such a condition Of affairs" said
the doctor, might at times become
embarrassing except for the thorough
amiability Of all concerned. I confess.
however. to a slightly disconnected
feeling when shortly before my third
marriage was approached by one Of
my daughters, girl of 9 and one who
called my second wife mother, with
the question:: Papa, will you let No
90 to see you married? l have never
been at any Of your weddings Fun.
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NOTICE.

In the District Court of the United states Tor
IN, District OF Maine. In Bankruptcy.
lu tUr matter Ut
Eumturi Bankrupt. y
To tt. creditors of Walter -. Raynes, In the
County of oxford and district aforesaid
Notice e. hereby given that ON the 2nd nay ol
" ,uy adiudiCated bankrupt, amt that the hr7t
S-,tu. of his creditors will be h"d at the Ourt
House. in south Paris, on the 2Ith day OF reo;,
A. n. IuI. at 40 O'Clock In the forenoon, at whl .
tine the -ai creditors may attend, prove . tlleu
r-,iw. .rpoint a trustee, examine the bankrupt
ami transact such other business as may proper
Ig come before said meeting.
south Paris, Feb. ., lyOl. ,,,,o>,
Referee In Bankruptcy.
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NOTICE.

In t1 District Court OF the United States for the
District ~ Maine. In bankruptcy.
ln tug matter Of -.
Paris, bankrupt }
Tothp creditors OF Geo A. Abbott, In the
Co.rt. CO., OXFORD and district aforesaid:
N.tire s, hereby given that ON the 9Th day OF
Eel A. n. lgOl, the said Geo. a AODott
wa I. lis aJjudicated bankrupt; aud that the hTet
meeting uf mis- creditors will be he'll at the
JUuu House, in South Paris, on the -cth -ct
,iav ~ Frbruary. A. ID. 1901, at 10 O'Clock
IN ,ae forenoon. at which time the saii
cre.lltur- NAV attend, prove their cla.n' >
appoint "a trustee, examine the Bankrupt AN !
tra. sat .uch other business AS may properly
come before said meeting.
south Paris Feb. n, 1891.
GEO. a. WILSON,
Referee In Bankruptcy.
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NOTICE.

In the District Court OF the United states Tor
tBe District OF Maine. ln Bankruptcy.
Ia tbr UaJter Of -
JOHN WESTON, OF In Bankruptcy
Fryeburg Bankrupt. J
To the creditors of John weston, IN the
County OF oxford and district atOresaln'
NufIra H. hereby uiyen that ON the yth day OF
Feb. A. u. 1891, the salt John weston
va, iuIy sdjudicated bankrupt, and that the nrst
meeting OF his creditors will be held at the G0ur'
House Ia south Paris. on the 18th day OF reO;,
A. b 1901, at 10 o'clock In the forenoon al "nlyn
claims. appoint a trustee, examine the bankrupt
ana transact such other business as may proper
y come before said meeting.
south Paris, Feb. II, 1901. ,-
GEO. a. WILSON,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
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81 will not swear" said he. "And
I will take my chance"
Without another word she left him.
opened the door and then, returning
quickly. seized him by the coat sleeve
and thrust him out. into the gathering
darkness.
Then" said she, take your chance
have told you what to do"
"Gwyn, let me speak to your! cried
he eagerly. "Let me speak"
But the only answer he got was the
grating of the bolts Of the door.
The dusk was deepening In the val.
ley and creeping UP the sides Of the
mountains as he staggered away,
heart sore. weary of limb and alone.
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yoTICE OF FORECLOSURES.

Whereas AIrisn G.. Roberts of Buckheld. In
tFe. county OF ONtori, by his deed of mortgage
Ist,a. the tweuty.iilth day of April, \. ID. 1871
ami record, in the Registry of Deeds, book -
r.,y, IT,. convened 20 Robinson Dean certain
ris,. .r parcel uf land With the buildings there
ar. situated iu said Buckiield. on the hlg1wav
Irt.!r- from Hubbard LOwelPs 10 Bog BroOS
HN. .p called, the same being said Roberts
homestead farm, and the same that was con con
y.rs.i ~ -q!i Roberts by J. j. Fuller. And
whereas the condition OF said mortgage mas
been broken. now. therefore, by re son OF the
breach of tne cOnii ion thereof, we claim a tOre'
closure pf tlc mort age.
BucAGeIu. Feb II. \ d. 1901.
GEORGIA r.. DEAN,
LAURA r.. DEAN,
Atuiri.tratrlces OF the estate of Robinson Dean
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CHAPTER XIII.
COCH TAILS WARNING.


The oppression Of the silence and OF
the gathering darkness was awful. and
Reginald Mason felt that he wanted
to cry aloud. to do anything to break
the mournful spell Of dead, solemn
stiffness which hung over mountains
and valley alike.
He knew that 1t was useless to 60
back to the farmhouse, from the door
Of which he had just been elected so
unceremoniously. And. honoring and
trusting Gwyn Tregaron as he did, he
could not but feel that this action on
her part, strange though 1t was, had
been calculated, that she felt 1t to be
the best course to pursue to insure his
safety.
On tho other hand, 1t was true that
her attitude, when he refused to prom
ise not to investigate further into his
brothers fate, had been one Of def
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PhiIadelphis Feline Duplicity.

It was during the natural history,
hour.
"Give me-" asked the teacher, "an
example Of the alleged deceitful char
acter of the cat"
"In restaurants II Is sometimes said
to pass itself Off for q rabbit" answer.
ed the head boy.-Philadelphia Times.
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DiyfninR Rods.

The only trustworthy divinlng rod
that has ever been made is fortunately
cheap. 1t mas steel head and wood
en- handle and Is shaped something like
an anchor. Any man who wants one
should go to a hardware store and ask
for pickax.-Youth's Companion. .
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When your hogs weigh $50 pounds
shin them to market, as the present de-
msnd calls for such weight hogs, ana II
- we'll known that the first lOO pounds
is always the cheapest pork produceo'
feeders will find more profit In this'
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His Fervent Hsps.

Mrs. Sleepyize-Henry, the alarm
clock just went of.
Mr.. Sieepyize-Thank goodnessl I
hope the thing'll never come back
Ohio State Journal
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SIS 90 Reward.

The above amount viii be paid for the arrest
an conviction Of any person guilty OF OreSAlhg
-.,--i. tHe wiutows OF the Paris Grange horse
Per Order PARIS GRANGE,
..rra paris Nov L. 1900.
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AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPEED THE PLow.

on practical agricultural topics
Is solicited. Address all communications IL
tended for this department TO HENRY ID. HAN
NoND, Agricultural Editor oxford Democrat
Paris, Me.
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Order of Notice Thereon.

DISTRICT OF MAINE, ss. 800, ..,,,,,,,
ON this 10th day of Feb, A. ID. lsoi' on rea"i"s
the foregoing petition, 1t Is ho had
Ordered 6y the Court. that hearing oe ha1
upon the same on the 5th day of Mar, a; NJ ~
1901 before said Court at Portland, In sale us
trct at 10 o'clock In the forenoon anu ma sn,o
erst, newspaper printed in said District. ana
thar AN Snown eresiitors, and other persons IN
Interest may appear ~ the said time anu pace. ,Ss
and show cause, II any they nave WY s,aS e
PRAYER of said petitioner should not oe grans&S & :,
And il is further ordered by the Court Ina Ina'
the Clerk shall send by mall TO all Known cred' d
tors copies OF said petition ana TINS 9ruer, o.
dressed 10 them at their places OF fesricueo "s
stated - ~.
Witness the Honorable NATHAN wEBs. JUICY @
Of the said Court, and the seal Thereon, at t
land, in said District. on the 10Th asy oi reo'
"A. ID. 1901. ,,,.rL
A ,rre COPY of petition and order thereon. &
Attest: A. II. DAVis' oSfA'