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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-07-30

plantation next to us; that the house
Is burned down or some other equally
eficacious lie."
His sister looked at him sweetly.
"The trouble with your lies, Jack,
dear, is that they are always so ab'
surdly transparent, so inartistic, any
body can see right through them"
Even Jack turned sometimes.
"Then invent better one yourself,
Mel"
"That is what I am doing now.
want to do 1t as economically as posi-.
BILE. kilograms. unless you leave all
the sense out, are SO abOminably ex'
pensive."
Three heads were Immediately clus.
tered about hers as she resumed her
occking on the paper before her.
1--WE will be delighted to see you
Don't miss the lovely walk. Leave
your luggage at the station. Our boy
will call for it."
Entirely too verbose, seeing he did
not prepay answer" said Julia peremp.
torily. Strike out We will be- and
your and the and our Make II
read: Delighted to see you. Don't
miss lovely walk. Leave bag at sta
ton. Boy will call for it. There
Jack, how will that do?"
Jack grinned approvingly.
"For mendacity 1t takes the cake
By the way, speaking Of cakes, wha
are you going to feed the fellow on"
"Really, Jack, l can't think 1t nice o
polite of you to call him fellow eve
behind his back. He's mammals cous
In, and he must be NICE"
"All right, Nan. Well, then. Me
what are you going to feed mamma
cousin ONT Or are you going to trea
him like one of the family and starv
the soul out Of his body"
"Jule's yellow silk dress will FEE
him for the first week, and II he stay
any longer my jacket will have to go.
"Weeks! Is he coming here to live
confound himT'
"Not just exactly, Jack, but you Gel
tainly have not forgotten the lette
mother received from him six month
agoT
"From Berlin, saying that now hi
studies were complete he wanted
pay the old neighborhood visit befor
settling down to the practice Of med
] cine In New Orleans"
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Millet and "The Anselus.s

It was only after long years OF strug-
gle and dire poverty, through which
Millet was consoled and supported by
his wife, that the peasant painter wss
able to take the three roomed cottage
ut Barbizon and ''try to do something
really good" It was then that he be-
gan to paint that most beautiful poem
of poverty" the "Angelus," which is
today one Of the most valuable pic
lures in the world. Again and again he
threw aside the picture In despair OF
ever finishing it to his satisfaction, and
as often his wife replaced 1t on the
easel and induced him to continue.
On one occasion he was 80 incensed
at not being able to produce certain
effect that he seized knife and would
have destroyed the canvas and ended
the matter once for all had not his wife
fortunately seized his hand and IN
duced him to give the picture another
trial. Thus 1t was that at last the
"Angelus" found place on the walls
of the Louvre. The success 1t won en-
couraged Millet to paint many more
pictures and thus place himself among
the immortals In art.
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and spreading oaks, while inside things
ABSclU1EN PURE

| and spreading oaks, while inside things
were fast crumbling to decay.
The discussion on ways and means
that is, napkins and tumblers-had
reached the climax Of an order for "a
dozen pressed glass tumblers, inexpen-
sive quality" written in Miss Melli-
cents clerkly hand, when the dining
room door was softly opened, reveal
ing white capped and aproned maid
standing demurely on the threshold.
Miss Mellicent suspended her pencil
midair and stared. Miss Julia's stare
was Of slighter duration. Nancy Hen
derson, what do you mean"
The demure maid flung defiance at
them both from under her quilted wait
ress' cap. You don't suppose l am 60
ing to let him know that we keep only
one servant, cook"
"But that is all we do keep. Nanny"
I'VE will keep n waitress while Mr..
Ted is here. Girls, | am In the gulf.
How do you like, Miss QuInticus Cur
thus. if that was his name. never
thought to put my private theatrical
properties to such good use."
But he will ask for you. He knows
we are three"
II can easily be away on visit to a
distant school friend"
"Yes. but
"Now, see here, Julia"-and, with the
light Of defiance blazing in her great
clear gray eyes, Nancy turned upon
her second sister-"you are just to let
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PROBATE NOTICES.

To al persons interested In either of the estates
herein ,tter named:
Ma Probate Court held at Paris. In AMI for the
County OF oxford. on the SRI Tuesday of July
n the wear OF our Lord one thousand nine hun
drei amt one, the following matter having been
pylsCrtei for the action thereupOn hereinafter
hlirate,l Il t. hereby ORDERED:
Ttat notice thereof he given To all persons In
Rreste'i. by causing copy of this or,ier To he
published three weeks successiveiy In the OK
hrt Democrat, a newspaper published at South
Paris, IN said County. that they may appcar at a
Probate Court To be hell at Rumforyl Falls. on
the thrl Tuesday of August, AID. 1901 at 9Of the
clock IN the forenoon. and be heard thereon II
they see cause.
SETH BABB, late of Peru, deceased. Peti.
ton for the appointment OF Dolly X. Babb as
aiministratrix presented by Elda III. Luce,
daughter.
PHlLENA A. HANNAFORD, late OF Dix.
aeld, deceased. VIII and petition for probate
thereof presented by Asa +. Severy, the execu-
Tor therein named.
ELBRIDGE 5. wOLCOTT, late OF OXford,
deceased VIII and petition for probate thereof
presented by Ha: riet T.. ChaiOOurne, the eN'
ecuirix therein named.
HENRY FARwELL, late Of Bethel, deceased.
Petition for distribution of balance remaining
IN her hanjs presented by Alice j. FarweH,
smiuistratriX.
MILDRED FARwELL, of Bethel, minor
Petition for license to sell and convey real estate
presented by Aglena +. Farwell, guardian.
EMERSON WAITE, late OF Dixfeld, de-
ceaseL Petition for an allowance out of per
'O14l estate presented by Anna Z. Waite, Wild
0w
LESLIE e PORTER, late of Rumford, de,
eeasei. Pc 'itOn for allowance out OF personal
e;taie presented by NJ. Lydis Porter, widow.
CAROLINE T. WHITEHEAD, late OF Paris,
deceased Petition for confirmation of Fanny
T. Eddy As trustee under the will of said Caro-
In B Whitehead presented by Moses p. stiles,
saart an unto Alton K. Whitehead, beneficiary
ABIGAIL WEBSTER. ward. of Sumner.
tlrst account presented for allowance by Gilbert
y NJ. Small, guardian.
= ADA +. LOvEJOY. minor. of Andoyer.
FIRST account presented for allowance by Ed
mund y. Bailey, guardian.
ADDISON E. HERRICK, Judge of said Court
ALBERT ID. PARK, Register.
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also become physicians. This education
of girls tends to enlarge the place and
function of the public and semi-public
organization of women. Such relations
repres sont the intellectual and executive
force of thousands of able women. Only
women of distinct power could create
and control such organizations"
When men see that women intend to
quietly but firmly take their place in all
relations of life, believing that, In all
ways they are called to work for "God,
and home, and every land" they will
respect our efforts as they have not done
hitherto. There are great number Of
intelligent, educated women who, at
this time, should consider 1t their
privilege to instruct and encourage the
associates of their sex; and, through
sympathetic helpfulness and apprecia-
ton, develop the noblest powers in man.
Let us take courage and press onward
and upward. We have begun work
of which no one of us can see the glori-
GUS end. "All things work together
for good to them that work with the
good" and "He that is for us, is more
than all that can be against us.
1 will close with few words from
prominent Maine clergyman:
"The following are the aims OF the
Christian Citizenship Department OF the
Worlds w. G. T. u: A citizenship
which shall be one of brains, and in
tellect, and unselfish devotion to prin-
ciple, having no sex Observation-Disclosures
woman shall be as fully recognized and
as effective as her brother, and where
the Golden Rule shall be the basis OF
action-where loyalty to religion, not OF
creed or Journalism, but pure and un-
defiled before God, and the Father-a
religion of helpfulfness and personal
consecration-shall be the standard. A
citizenship whose aim shall be the ex-
termination of the liquor traffic, and the
opium trade, and every form OF vice
which debaucheth the citizen or worketh
any ill to it's neighbor. One which
stands for the preservation of the Chris
tian Sabbath, and all institutions for the
betterment of humanity, for public and
private virtue, for the sanctity OF mar
riage, and the protection of the homes
and the people. A citizenship which
stands uncompromisingly and always
at the ballot box and elsewhere-for the
overthrow of every institution, trade, or
business which robs wOmanhOod and
childhood of the sacred right to make
the very best of life given of God, for
His glory, and the purest human happi-
ness. -,
"This department will cooperate with
the oppressed and the down-trodden OF
every land, in securing and enforcing
just and righteous laws.
"And may God grant His blessing
evermore upon the work and the
workers"
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Abraham Lincoln.

This Lincoln of the black loan, VINO
built his neighbor's cabin and hoed his
neighbors corn, who had been store
keeper and postman and fatboatman'
who had followed q rough justice
round a rough circuit, who had rolled
n local bully in the dirt, rescued Won
en- from insult, tended the bedside OF
many a sick coward who feared the
Judgment, told coarse stories on bar
rels by candlelight (but these are pure
beside the vice Of great cities). who ad
dressed political mobs In the raw
swooping down from the stump ano
flinging embroilers east and west-the
physician who was one day to tend the
sickbed of the nation in her agony
whose large hand was to be on her zee
BILE pulse and whose knowledge, almost
divine, was to perform the miracle o.
her healing.-Winston Chrchilrs "Th'
C,.isis"
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A Chinese Joke.

There was a man in Ch'ang-an VINO
was very fond Of giving dinners, bu'
the food given was atrocious. One day
q guest threw himself on his knees III
front of this gentleman and said, "Am
I not friend Of yours|
"You are. indeed" replied his host.
"Then l must ask Of you favor
said the guest, land you must grant II
before rise from my knees"
"Well, what is itT' inquired his hos'
In astonishment
'Never to invite me to dinner any
more" cried the guest, at which ths
whole party burst into loud roar ,ol
laughter.-North China Herald.
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" had thrown the entire
I my | family into cOnsterna-
W ton:
il I'VE are so very mag.
nificent outside and so
exceedingly empty inside"
Said Miss Julia Henderson, casting
scornful glances at the meager remains
Of a meager repast:
"Your observation carries peculiar
weight with it in view Of such a din.
ner"
The third and youngest Miss Hender.
son said nothing. She occupied her
time concentrating the wrecked dishes
about one unturned plate.
They were lingering ut table to ac-
commodate the one male member OF
the family. His name was Jack, and
he was late. He always was late. He
was systematic in nothing but the
manufacturing Of apologies which salv.
ed his own conscience without In the
least notifying the cooks temper.
He made his customary tumultuous
entry just in time to catch the remarks
recorded above.
"There hasn't been any dinner in
view since my arrival. l should say
my individual chances Of being exceed.
ingly empty inside were first class"
Three females to one male is always
a bad domestic combinatiOn-fOr the
male. Six bright eyes were focused
upon Jack reprovingly. Three author,
itative voices were simultaneously
raised in condemnation:
Really, Jack, you ought to 60 for a
waiter in a restaurant. Food Is all
you think about"
81 am firmly convinced that nothing
but actual destitution will preserve
you from glutton's death"
The youngest Miss Henderson mourn.
fully averted her gaze from Jacks
empty plate. "All Of his natural tastes
incline him that way"
Jack groaned helplessly.
Natural tastes be hanged! They're
not in It. You three girls have got no
more feeling for starving man than
If he were golden calf"
(Which you may thank your stars
you are not, my dear"
A potato muffled "Why?" invited ex'
plantations.
"The temptation to melt you up and
convert you into a hall carpet might
prove too great for us at this juncture."
"What's the matter with the june
ture?"
ut threatens us with q man."
"a man?"
Haven't you heard, JackT
"Don't you know"
"Of course he doesn't. The telegram
was addressed to him, but nobody evei
knows where to find Jack, so the oper.
ator sent it out here"
With which the yellow slip Of paper
futtered In Jacks direction. Its Inn
mediate effect was to cause his eyes to
open very wide and his lips to perform
an inaudilia whistle. Finally he deliv'
cred IN opinion.
"Geewhillikens! Well, he Just can't
come. I'll wire him."
Miss Henderson was absently peck.
ing at a piece Of paper with crudely
sharpened lead pencil. She looked al
Jack with fine contempt.
you'll wire him what?
"That-that we're all down with the
measles; that smallpox Is on the
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/
| ing demurClU on the threshold.
me alone. You remember the last let
ter mother ever received from her cous-
| in, old Mr. Marston? Do you remem-
Der what he said about the dearest
wish Of his heart-that he hoped Ted
] ington would return to America some
day aud rehablitate the dear old home
stead, putting one Of her dear daugh-
ters-that's us-at its head as mistress!
Then he died." mournfully.
"And Teddy is returning to Ameri.
caY
"To fulfill prophecy"
Whether Nanny's bold scheme for
putting best foot foremost would
have received tie final sanction of her
more conservative sisters will never
be known.
The front doorbell rang, or, rather,
sent an intermittent whceze through
the great bare hall, and, being nearest
the door, Nanny answered the sum-
mons.
The low murmurs Of strange voice
sent two Of the Misses Henderson
trembling toward the open door, where
they crouched out of sight with the
avowed purpose Of eavesdropping.
"Please say to Mrs. Henderson that
| changed my plans about stopping in
New Orleans and followed immediate
ly on the heels Of my telegram. hope
she got the telegram"
"Yes, sir. This morning, sir, ! heard
the young ladies say"
Mellicent gasped. Julia clutched her
fiercely by the arn ard hissed in her
ear:
There's no help for 1t now. We've
got to see her through. Please don't
get Mysteries, Mel"
"Only this morning. There must have
been some delay" the guest was say
ing. Il am afraid, them
"Oh, it's all right, sir. Just step
into the parlor. I'll tell the ladies.
The boy'll take your bag up" With
which the eavesdroppers could hear
Nanny patter officially across the hall
to open the great mahogany door TO
the seldom used parlor.
Miss Mellicent fell white and limp
into the chair nearest her.
"Well, we are In for 1t. l shall have
nervous prostration before the day Is
over"
Julia looked wrathfully ut her and
quoted:
81 think we had best not get excited.
dear, or furried."
Here a white frilled cap was project
ed into the low voiced confab.
"Girls. he's Just splendid-a grea'
big. handsome, manly fellow, with ths
sweetest smile. Remember, he Is here
to fulfill prophecy. Now, don't let m,
sacrifice 90 for naught." She was
pouring out q glass Of water. "He'i
been used to white capped mattresses
Called me my good girl with the mos,
urbane composure. After I've wateree
him I'm going to take him into mann
mas room and give you girls chancs
to primp."
Miss Mellicent protested.
"But haven't said word to Aun'
Joliff about dinner"
Nanny stamped her foot In man
aer out Of all keeping with her cap ane
, apron.
leave Aunt Joliff and the dinner t
me. There must be some ladies to az
the entertaining"
With which she disappeared, carry
q Ing the tray with its glass OF watel
, upon It rs deftly as II her experience
of a maids duties had extended Ia
I beyond the boards Of the private the
4 atricals she SO ardently affected.
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FARM NOTES.

You cannot perpetuate good meadows
and let cows graza tn the rOwen.
There is no such thing as luck in
dairying. Success has come, and always
will, by thoughtful, studious attention
to the industry, and an attempt to pro
vide the most and best at the smallest
expense.
A farmer can raise more bushels OF
better grain, corn and wheat, or any
other produce, on fifty acres OF well un.
derdrained land than he can on 1OO
acres of wet land, and he can do it with
half the labor and expense.
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NOTICE.

The subscribers hereby give notice that they
have been duly appointed executors OF the last
vii and testament OF
SARAH h. DESH0N, late of Canton,
10 the County of oxford, deceased, and giving
Donis as the law directs. All persons having
demands against the estate of said deceased are
desired TO present the same for settlement, AMI
al indebted thereto are requested 10 make pay
nent Immediately.
July 18th, 1901.
ALANSON s. HATHAWAY.
ANSEL q. STAPLES.
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NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that he has
been duly appointed administrator with the will
annexed, OF the estate OF
MARGARET J. TOWNSEND, late OF Sumner,
N The County of oxford, deceased, and given
3onls as the law directs. All persons having
demands against the estate of said deceased are
desired TO present the same for settlement, and
az Indebted thereto are requested to make pay
ment Immediately.
July 18th, 1901. W. III. EASTMAN.
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Running the osntlet.

Running the gantlet as military
punishment was, 1t is said, originated
by Gustavus Adolphus to punish
thieves in his army. It was borrowed
by the English from the Germans VINO
copied it from. Gustavus, and. being en-
ployed In the British regiments ID
America, was readily taken up BY the
Indians Of this country.
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NOTICE.

10 the District Court OF the United States for
me District OF Maine. In Bankruptcy.
IN the matter OF
OSCAR BEAN, In Bankruptcy.
o. otBrownfe,d, Bankrupt.
:, 10 the creditors of OSCAR BEAN, In the
O,anty OF Oxford and district aforesaid:
Notice Is hereby given that on the 18th day oi
Suiy, A. ID. 1901, the said Oscar Bean
vas duly adjulieaied bankrupt, and that the
Srst meeting Of his creditors will be held at the
Coait House. in South Paris, on the 3rd day
u u August, A. ID. 1901, at 10 O'Clock In The
IIorenoon, at which time the said creditors may
ns,nd, prove their claims, appoint trustee, ex
anime the bankrupt and transact such othel
business as may properly come before salt
!, South Paris, July Is. 1901.
GEO. A. WILSON,
Referee In Bankruptcy.
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NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that he has
oeen duly appointed administrator OF the
estate OF
AUGUSTUS c. TUBBS. late of Hebron,
10 the County Of Oxford, deceased, and given
9oads as the law directs. All persons having
tenants against the estate of said deceased are
uss,red u present the same for settlement, and
al Indebted thereto are requested TO make pay
Ment Immediately.
July 18th, 1901. GEO. A. TUBBS.
JAMES s. WRIGHT, Agent.
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Ants can stand extremes Of heat and
cold. Forty-eight hours exposure to
frost will not kill them. and one SOFT
has been observed to build its nest IN
chinks In q blacksmith's forge.
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fro sx ooNTUUxD.l
The Important Thing.

"Do you t'.ink 1t makes much diner'
ence which planet person Is born un.
der"
'Not bit. so long as he keeps on the
arth."-Town and Country.
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II Is never too late to learn. but when
q man thinks he knows 1t all that set
ties it.-Chicago News.
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II a man is treated well at home, he
would rather eat at home and sleep at
home and loaf at home than anywhere
else.-Atchison Globe.
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AMONG THE FARMERS.
" SPEED THE PLOw."

nee on practical agricultural topics
Is solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department to HENRY ID.
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat, Paris, Me.
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THE JULY BOARD BULLETIN.
sILos AND ENsILAGE.

Corn is par excellence the silage crop
of America. 1t will grow over larger
area than many other plants. 1t will
grow on soils not adapted to some OF
our other fodder plants. 1t will produce
more pounds of digestible food nutrients
per acre than any other. 1t makes a
food well relished by all animals.
ITS LIFE HISTORY.
The most exhaustive study of the life
history of the corn plant was conducted
by DR.. Humberger His Investigations
bore directly on the growth of the plant
from it's earliest stages to it's maturity.
Considering the total quantities OF
food materials found by him, we find the
green weight of one plant cut at inter-
walls from June Is to Sept. 10 to run
from 4.7 grams to GIL grams, while the
total dry matter ran from 10 gram to
l2l2 grams. Professor Ladd in 1889
analysed corn at the different stages of
growth with the following results: Tas-
selling, 1919 pounds dry matter; silking,
3,0IS pounds dry matter; in the milk,
4,64S pounds dry matter; glazed, 1902
pounds dry matter; ripe, 1918 pounds
dry matter.
Averaging the results that have been
obtained by American experiment sta
tions, we find the gain in per cent be-
tween the first and last cutting to be 1913
for the dry matter, 9S for the crude pro-
tein and 265 for the carbohydrates. We
learn from these results the wisdom of
allowing the corn plant to fairly well
mature before cutting, particularly as it
is for the carbohydrates that we grow it,
1t is, of course, true that immature corn
is little more digestible than the ma
ture, but the increased yield of dry mat
ter far more than offsets that. Another
reason for delaying the cutting until the
corn is well matured is that it makes
better silage.
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paper read by Miss Jennie III. Brown Of West
Paris before the Oxford County convention OF
the w. C. T. U. at BuckHeld)
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A Fulfilled
Prophecy.
By JEANETTE
II. WALWORTH.
Copyright, 1900, by Jeanette II. Walworth.1
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AID the oldest Miss Hen.
derson refectively. fold.
ing up a telegram that
had thrown the entire
family into consterna-
ton:
I'VE are so very mag
n;fioont outside and sn