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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-02-19

laugh which grated little on his ear.
Doctor" said she sharply. you are
very good. very good, and thank you.
But no. We won't spoil 1t. You are
my sweetheart" and again her voice
quivered OH the word, while you stay
here, but when you 90, and that will
be soon now. very soon, you and will
be both as free as air."
"Rut If | don't want to be free,
GwynT persisted Mason with all
loverlike ardor.
The girl flashed upon him proud,
searching look.
But you do" cried she quickly.
There was moments silence, then
It was she who spoke again:
I'm not ungrateful. doctor. l don't
deny that II was in your rank Of life
that-that I'd give you different an
swer."
But surely that is my business" in
terrupted Mason quickly. IF l, un-
derstanding all the circumstances just
as well as you do
But doubt If you do," said she
quickly. 81 doubt II man, even q
clever man like you. can understand
and see It all as well as even a simple
sort Of woman. Anyhow. I've made
up my mind, and beg you not to say
any more about 1t, because l don't
deny it's temptation for me-" She
tried to laugh a little. But as It's
temptation l don't mean to yield to,
and as | know what's best for me as
well as you, why, talking would only
make 1t worse for me to bear"
But, Gwyn, l don't understand you
quite" She shook her head gently
and smiled. He went on, "You are not
happy here, know"
She raised her hand quickly to stop
him, evidently fearing what he might
be going to say.
II am not very happy" said she. Il
don't deny that. But my going away
wouldn't make me any happier. l
should always be worrying about those
I had left
"And you don't think you would be
happy enough as my wife to forget
your worries"
After short pause she answered In
low voice:
"No. Because l feel the differences
between you and me and between my
friends and my ways and yours more
than you can do just now. You don't
see me with open eyes just yet, sir, be-
cause of all the circumstances OF your
seeing me first. You can't see that I'm
only just farmers daughter, with
the ways of my own class. which are
not the ways Of yours. l don't know
whether could ever do right in a new
life, and | know you'd have to 90
through a deal on my account at first.
Oh, know 1t; know 1t! And 80, II
you please, sir, we'll say no more about
It, but stick to our bargain. And you're
my sweetheart flushed as she
uttered the word-"while you're here,
but you're free and I'm free as soon
as you reach the bottom Of the hill"
And with these words, with a pretty
glow In her proud face, she left him
abruptly, going out through the wash
house before he could stop her.
Then he was free! And she was free!
He stretched his arms and prepared to
20 out to his work, when he was star
tied by slight noise In the outhouse,
which betrayed that there had been n
listener to their conversation.
He was on the alert In moment, for
he knew that there was new danger
to himself in the possibility Of their
compact becoming known.
Who was the eavesdrOpper?
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CLIPPINGS.

Feed each cow what she can consume
to good advantage.
Animal odors once absorbed in milk
will always hang to 1t.
The minority of poultry keepers over
crowd their yards and houses.
1t is the extra feed and the ezra care
given the stock that fills the pocket
book.
There ia no danger of being too nice
in the management of the milk and
butter.
1t is not the COW that eats the most or
the one that eats the least that Is the
best COW.
Never mind the color of the cow; it is
what she can do at the pail that Is i'm
portant.
Poultry rightly managed takes little
from the farm and yields larger profit
than other stock.
"Let performance regulate the type OF
beauty of the dairy animal" writes a
longtime Jersey breeder and fancier.
As between two cows that convert the
same properties of food into butter the
cow that eats the most Is the most valu-
able.
It the COW IL to do the best she must
be fed regularly on the proper foods and
protected from the cold storms and wet
weather.
During cold weather hogs should have
all the clear water they want at least
twice day.
The best method to dry cow off is to
reduce feed, take away all grain and
meals, m IKE her subsist on coarse forage
only and give her only enough OF that to
maintain her. To reduce the frequency
of the milkings, and milk only enough
each time to relieve the udder.
The Hereford breeders association
took a significant step at their recent
annual meeting. A rule was estab-
lished that no calf was eligible to regis.
try whose dam was not two years and
three months old at the time 1t was
dropped. II that Is good doctrine for
Hereford stock, why not for Jerseys and
other breeds?
Every farm should In reality be fac.
tory, and the chief end and aim OF every
farmer should be to work the produce Of
the farm into perfectly finished products
before seeking a market. Butter, eggs
wool and meat are finished products
Farms run upon this schedule will nevel
] run down or grow weaker In fertility.
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DESIRABLE FARM FOR SALE.

offer for sale my farm situated on Elm Hill
In Paris three miles from South Paris and three
miles from Norway villages. This farm contains
about Poo acres well divided into tilage, pasture
and woodland and l. less than one half mile
from "a Rural Free Delivery mail route. Build
Ing, consist Of house. ell, summer kitchen, shop
ruom. wood. shed, stable, tOolhouse and barn, alt
In Suoj state of repair, all connected anu con.
veuirnt. and a good size hen-hOuse. l2x2O feet
In size, separate from other buildings.
Never falling water In buildings and pasture:
Average crop from orchard Is 70 TO loo barrels OF
salabic apples; large variety of small fiuits;
Maple sugar orchard with sugar house and all
apparatus makes no gallons of syrup In good
season. Farm Is under a good state of euiti'a.
u'n AMI cuts hay enough to winter II head OF
cattle, horses and 80 sheep In an ordinary sea-
son. II Is especially well situated for a sheep:
dairy or stock farm and has a large amount OF
wOod and timber. | will sell the farm win
stock and tools or without or will sell In pieces
10 suit the customer. sell the farm and reserve
a part ot the wood ant timber with i've years
allowed tor It's removal. viii allow par. OF the
purchase price to remain on mortgage ON the
farm II desired.
LEANDFR S. SWAN.
South Paris, Maine, Jan. %, 1901 II
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ROYAL ss*"rs sS*:*s
y ABSOLUTELY PURE
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
aoym BAKING POWDER CO.. NEW yoax.

own bed when night comes, and II one
Of my headaches comes on unexpected
ly want to know that kin hev cup
of tea. Mrs. Watkins says they don't
drink tea In heaven, but l don't see
how she kin know"
Mr.. Gallup was not directly appealed
to, and as he was reading that crow
had been known to feign death to avoid
having a crowbar thrown at hi-a he
made no sign.
"Waal, I've made up my mind to a
few things" said Mrs. Gallup as the 81
lence grew painful. 'I'm goin up to
heaven to do the best l kin. I'll be
nayburly with all the angels l meet
want no more'n my share Of harps and
wings and things. II don't find any
thin to eat or any beds to sleep on, l
shan't raise no fuss nor go into hyster-
les, the way Mrs. Taylor did at camp
meetin last year. Yes; I'll put up with
things as | find 'em and make the best
Of 1t, and won't be jealous II few OF
'em hev better clothes on or kin sing
better'n me. That's how I'll act, SAM
uel, and then If they pick on NE they'll
git as good as they give. kin be
sassed and picked on jest so fur, but
arter that they want to look out
Would it put you out any. Samuel, II
died at night instead of In the daytime?
AS | said, If died at night could slip
into heaven without any fuss, but II
It's goin to make you any extra trouble
I'll perish by daylight What will be
the most convenient hour fur you"
There was deep silence. Mrs. Gal
lup's tears made no .thud as they fell
upon the carpet. and Mr.. Gallup was
reading with bated breath that an os-
trich covers l3 feet Of ground at every
stride when in full flight. The clock
licked, the silence grew deeper, and
the cricket on the hearth fell into
doze. Then Mr.. Gallup suddenly laid
aside his paper, stretched his arms and
legs, with a "Ho-hum" and looked
around to find Mrs. Gallup asleep In
her chair. She hadn't gone to join the
angels-not yet. NJ. QUAD.
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THE KING OF HANDCUFFS.
How Harry HOudIni, American ssr.
prised the British.

How Harry HoudIni. American, Sur
prised the British.
When Harry Houdini, the American
king of handouts, arrived In England,
he tried to arrange for an exhibit OF
his skill at Scotland Yard, but the
authorities refused to allow him an
opportunity of putting on or taking OF
official handouts. says London NJ. A.
P. So, accompanied by a skepticai
London manager, he paid an ordinary
call as an American visitor to the
police headquarters. Mr.. Houdini,
after making the usual remarks on
everything he saw and heard, casually
asked a question about pair Of hand
cuffs The guide took them down and
answered:
"Oh these are handouts impossible
to remove"
Houdini was greatly interested, and
the incident closed by the American
visitor requesting his guide to lock the
handouts on his wrists. Then he
turned his back aid succeeded In get
ting them off in a couple Of minutes.
One of Houdni's strangest adven-
lures happened at big hotel In St
Paul, Mimi. where he was very well
known. To his surprise, he found that
q couple of men occupying the rooms
on either side Of his own appeared to
be mounting guard over him. At first
he only suspected this. but after few
days he was perfectly sure that one
or the other Of his neighbors shadowed
his every movement. One afternoon,
when Houdini was sitting In his own
room; he heard the sound Of scufiiing
outside the door. Flinging 1t open. he
discovered his two unknown friends
grasping a third man, who had evil
dently been wearing long dark cape
that was dragged on one side, showing
that he was heavily handcuffed.
Were a couple Of detectives. Mr..
Houdini," painted one Of the men.
This fellow made his escape from jail
some days ago. We knew that he
wouldn't dare to go to locksmith to
get his handouts removed. and we
suspected that he might come to you"
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fro an CONTINUED
Dangerous Economy.

A paragraph about an economical
merchant in Broadway saving the
backs of old envelopes for scratch pa
per reminds an old friend Of this story:
A New York dealer, who left about
S2,OOO,O ,OOO for long time kept up the
practice of tearing of the fly sheets
of the numerous foolscap letters he
received and sticking them on spindle
for scribbling purposes. Envelopes
were not yet in use. A lawsuit arose,
and the merchant thought he had won
his case when defendants letter, duly
signed, was produced. Counsel for
defendant examined the letter and,
turning 1t over to look for the super
scription. found that 1t was missing.
He Immediately saw his advantage
and said: This letter Is incomplete,
your honor. A sheet Is missing. l
claim that there might have been a
postscript on the other sheet which
would entirely change the character
of the order" The court SO ruled, and
defendant won the suit. The practice
of utilizing fly sheets In that mer-
chants Office was at once discontinued.
New York Press.
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In Regard to Scrofala.
Il in commonly inherited.
IL ID commonly luueTltcu.
Few are entirely free from it.

Few are entirely free from it.
Pale, weak, puny children are afaict-
ed with it in nine cases out Of ten.
And yet it may develop so slowly as
to cause little, if any, disturbance dur
ing the whole period of childhood.
It may then produce dyspepsia,
catarrh, and marked tendency to con.
sumption before manifesting itself in
much cutaneous eruption or glandular
swelling.
A hundred and one things aggravate
it, among them being want Of proper
exercise, too much heat or cold, i'm
pure air, unwholesome food, bad
water whatever tends to vitiate the
fluids and relax the solids.
Common indications of it are
punches, abscesses, infamsd eyelids,
sore ears, rickets, paleness, nervous
ness, wasting, and general debility.
It affected the eyes and caused q
running sore on the head of Grace
Goodwin, of West Franklin, Maine,
who, at eighteen years of age, testified
that she had been entirely cured OF it
by Hoods Sa-sapsrilla, when other
medicines had failed to do her any
good whatever.
It exhibited itself in sores on the
face and neck of the son of Mrs. Eta
Washburn, of Kennebunk, Maine, and
in punches under the eyes of the
daughter of Mrs. w. E. Tewksbury, of
South Atkinson, Maine, both of whom
were radically and permanently cured
by Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The fact is, Hoods sarsaparilla is
the medicine of all medicines for
scrofula, in either sex, at any age.
II acts directly and peculiarly on the
blood, which It rids Of every impurity
and makes rich and abundant, and
this can be easily proven by what it
has done in your own neighborhood.
Accept no substitute for Hoods
Sarsaparilla.
No substitute acts like 1t.
Remember, the first step toward
Hoods il step toward 3 cure.
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her. And | know that shall nave to
stay on after all I've gone through ana
see her break her heart and never be
able to so much as to take her head on
INV shoulder and tell her I'm sorry
Mason was listening very atten-
tiyely. with his hands loosely clasped
and his head bent.
"If thought" said he gravely, that
there was any truth In what you
fancy, Merrick, IL would save her
from any such fate as you fear"
What! You'd marry herr
Coch Tai was alert, alive, In mo-
ment.
"Yes," said the doctor after slight
pause. IF that were the only way TO
save the girl from misery. | would d1
So"
The peasant came forward and.
drawing a packing case along with MIN
as seat. sat close to the doctor. look
/ ing him straight in the eyes.
"Doctor." said he in a deep whisper
that seemed to bring the words up
from his heart, ut Is the only way.
You've not got the means to judge
what | have, you don't know all
know, you can never know 1t. but you
may take my word for 1t. If you marry
the girl and take her away from here.
from the whole lot Of US. and II you'll
be kind to her and treat her as you
ought. you'll be doing the only thing
that can make her happy and repaying
her goodness to you like the gentleman
you are"
But Mason felt less certain Of this.
"Are you so sure" said he. that
marriage with man who has nothing
warmer than admiration and gratitude
to give her Is the highroad to happi-
ness for woman"
Coch Tails features expanded In
strange. dreamy smile.
81 am sure" said he. You see, sir,
I know Gwyn. and l know her feel
Iings, because they are the same as my
own. II she could trust herself to me,
with or without love, just out Of graft
tude like. shouldn't ask no more.
And I'd be as happy as bird on the
tree. And I'd make her happy. too,
that well know"
"And you don't think 1t foolish OF
ron to throw away your only chance
lof her coming round to your
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| he. that there mas never been q queS-
| ton Of love between us? ! honor and
respect and admire her as good. true.
splendid woman. But that Is not at all
like the feeling you have for her.
Coch Tai interrupted him, throwing
back his head and showing face
down which the tears were chasing
each other.
"No. mister" said he, in trembling
voice. "it's not the feeling have for
her. And no more II Is the feeling she
has for YOU"
Mason was struck dumb. The man
spoke with the earnestness Of strong
conviction. and in voice eloquent of
many and deep emotions. After a short
pause he went on:
"Sir. it's you that's been blind. not
me. Love like what | have for Gwyn
don't make man blind; 1t makes him
see better and clearer than he did
afore. | knew when you came 1t meant
danger for her-and for me! | felt 1t,
sir, down in my very bones. It's super
stition, they say, don't they, to know
things are going to happen afore they
come? Well, superstition it may be,
but it helps as much as another thing.
And knew 1t as plain that night you
a. me as if I'd read it in the great book.
knew you'd come to steal my girls
heart away, and that you'd care no
more for what you'd got than do for
the cattle tend and feed"
Upon these words he broke down,
and his voice became husky with sup
pressed sobs. An awful touching sight
i, was, this breakdown Of the strong,
fierce mountaineer, this melting OF de-
tiance and dogged animosity under the
lire of the passion which consumed
him. Mason was touched to the quick.
"Merrick," said he, gravely, IL never
guessed this. hope now 1t Is not
true"
@It's no use hoping" retorted Coch
Tai, with energy, because I'm not
guessing. I'm telling you what's true,
what know. And don't even say
you're to blame. don't suppose you
are. You're gentleman, and you're
handsome and soft spoken, and your
hands are white and soft, almost like
a woman's, and whittier than our wo-
mems by long way. And she knew
you were In danger here
"Why should she know that?" asked
Mason eagerly.
But the peasant grew more reserved
at once.
"Well, you've said so yourself" said
he roughly. "and suppose you know.
Anyhow, she thought you weren't safe'
suppose, and that makes a man In
terestlng In girls eyes. And so. l
suppose, she looked at you and thought
about you and compared you with us,
the rough folks she's used to, and saw
a difference, and-and that did 1t. And
now there's naught to be done but TO
speed you on your way and for her to
face her trouble-alone."
Coch Tai shook his head Respondent
ly.
"If she'd liked me afore she might
come back to me-" said he hoarsely,
"but she never has. I've always known
that, and as | know the girls heart
lust as l know my own, for all I'm
only q rough. ignorant man, l KNOW
too, that she won't get over this any
more than could get over the loss OF
her IL l had to 60 away from seeing
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"As Mad as Q Hattef.0

Probably very few persons who fire.
ouently use the expression "As mad as
q halter" have any idea as to what It
means or why halter Is necessarily
any more subject to fits Of anger than
a plumber, a blacksmith or a carpen-
ter. The expression is said to have
come into use half a century ago, when
the manufacture Of hats was done
wholly by hand. The most striking
thing about the process was that OF the
beating up Of the felt. The halter hrst
dipped the mass Of wool and hair fire.
auently into hot water; then, SELLING
stick In each hand. he belabored the
mass most vigorously, stopping now
and then to get his breath. until the
material was matted together In
rough sort Of felt. The lively beating
administered to the felt, as II the work.
man were actually incensed, gave rise
to the familiar smile.
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A LIGHT IN THE YARD
MRS. GALLUP RECOGNIZES IN 1T HER
SUMMONS TO HEAVEN.

But She Fails to Get Any Informs
tion From Her Husband M - the
Manner In Which She Should Act
When She Enters Her Home Among
the Angels.
copyright, 1900, by c. B. Lewis
When Mr.. Gallup sat down for the
evening, he had his newspaper on his
knee and Mrs. Gallup was singing
Rock Of Ages" and clearing away the
supper table. He had been reading for
a quarter Of an hour when she quietly
entered and sat down and said:
Samuel, don't want to disturb you
nor make you feel bad, but l feel oblig'
ed to ask you few questions. Last
night at midnight Mrs. Watkins saw a
light moving around In our back yard.
1t was a light which bobbed up and
bobbed down and lodged this way and
that and when 1t finally went out 1t
gave great wink and splutter. II
was what they call ghost lantern,
Samuel, and it meant that there would
be death In this house within week.
It'll be my death, Of course. I've got
81 different ailments, with heart dis
ease throwed in, while you are as
healthy as q cornfield. Yes; it'll be me,
but I'm not weepin over 1t. I'm sittin
right here as calm as catnip. but |
want to know some few things"
Mr.. Gallup must have known Of her
presence, but he was too deeply inter-
ested in his paper to recognize 1t. He
had found an article which said that a
bedbug could be boiled in water for
four hours and then come out with his
ambition undaunted.
81 shall 60 to heaven when die, OF
course" continued Mrs. Gallup as her
voice broke n little. 81 orter go there.
Any woman who has whitewashed the
cellar every spring for q years, be-
sides maxim soft soap. cuttin carpet
rags, dyein over old clothes and maxim
one corset last her for 13 years, will go
To heaven on the lump. What bothers
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CONNECTICUT SHEEP INSURED.

"Did you ever hear such piece OF
foolishness as this novel scheme Of tax.
ing dogs proposed by q Connecticut
fsrmer?' said Joe, as he passed me The
H ,mestead Of Jan. II. As | read
eemed to see the ghosts Of departed
Grave, faithful st. BerBards, with their
life e-ssving records, lordly, respectful,
oeautiful-eyed mastiffs, intelligent, COM
panionsble Great Danes, affectionate,
watchful Newfoundlands, and quick
witted collies, the model cattle drivers
Of modern times, passing before me, all
doomed to die because they weighed
over twenty pounds, and every extr"
pound meant an extra dollar annually
,ut of their masters pockets.
"What would the man have" ex-
claimed. s'Starve all the decent dog
down to skeletons, or have nothing but
worthless ours and mongrels running
tbout? Or would he only tolerate
poodles, terriers, etc.? As far as pro-
tecting sheep is concerned, is 1t from the
larger varieties of well-bred dogs that
sheep-killers spring, or from the smaller
half-breeds and mongrels?'
That Connecticut farmer must be Il
dog. hater and would Danish them from
the state, for everyone knows that there
are comparatively few sheep raised 10
the state. This is not on account OF the
dogs, as some would try to make US be-
lieve, but because the sheep industry has
died out since our grandmOthers ceased
their spinning and weaving. The old
wheels have become back number and
been relegated to the attic or parlor.
The common farm-yard flock OF sheep
has passed away.
Much of the land in Connecticut is
con Sidered too good for sheep pastures,
and other branches of stock raising, and
agriculture has engrossed the Connect
cut farmers attention. In fact, fiocks
of sheep have become so rare in some
sections that they are as much Of men
ace to public safety when seen in th'
street, as is the automobile. They may
attract the attention of dogs from their
being a novelty, and they may, and do,
frighten horses. Yet if the horses run
away and destroy property and endan-
ger human lives, the state provides no
protection against sheep, though it does
protect the sheep against dogs.
The present income derived from the
annual dog tax would probably more
than cover the value of the sheep in the
state. Connecticut sheep owners Can
obtain 81 per head for sheep killed by
dogs, even though the animal killed may
not be worth it. What animals or, as
German citizen says, "human peoples"
are so well insured or protected as
sheep; and what other stock raiser is so
protected from loss? Our poultry houses
may be robbed repeatedly by bipeds and
quadrupeds, but the sheep corral Is safe.
Once in two or three years we hear OF
some one owning a small flock of sheep
who has been troubled by dogs and the
claim against the town is promptly paid,
but the dog tax is collected every year,
and if only the sheep damage were de-
Quoted, a handsome balance would re-
main in the treasury.-The Homestead.