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with him and asked after the mother
and Sister. Farther up the street he
met a village merchant and shook
hands and laughingly said that he had
been east in search of Il wife. lie
walked to his house, entered and called
to the family and kissed mother and
sister and apologiZed for having wor-
ried them as he had. He had the age.
height, look and voice of Jared, and at
first the women accepted him as such.
The story he told was queer one.
He had gone to look at lead mine
with n view of buying, and during the
short time he was left alone he had
tumbled down an old shaft. He knew
no more after that until he suddenly
came to himself one day in town in
Kansas and found himself tramp.
The fall had produced conclusion OF
the brain, and, though treated by doc
tors, he had lost his memory and his
identity and only recovered his wits
when constable banged his head
against a door in arresting him. He
had told his story, found friends and
been assisted to reach his home.
The story passed all right with the
women for day or two, but as 1t got
around the village and was discussed
pro and con they began to doubt. or
the five doctors in town four declared
the thing impossible. or the l,5o0
inhabitants not more than ten were
satisfied Of the truth Of the story. The
matter spread until two or three coun'
ties were interested and q dozen news
papers were discussing 1t, and first
and last good many people had their
say about 1t. The first idea, Of course,
was to test this Jared Burton's memory
about the events Of his life. 1t was a
great point in his favor that he had
recognized two or three citizens at the
moment of his arrival and that later on
he had met dozens of others and made
no mistake except in one instance. He
had seemed thoroughly familiar with
the house and with certain business
matters, and while he did not write
as free a hand as formerly it passed
for Jared's chirography. He had with
him the key Of his desk; he asked after
certain clothing he had left; he casual
ly recalled various incidents, and he
had settled down as the long lost re-
turned when he learned that his iden.
tity was questioned. He promptly de.
manded the fullest and closest investi'
gation. and the doubters were ready to
make 1t.
In his boyhood days Jared Burton
had received burn on the foot, leav'
ing q bad scar. This man exhibited
the scar. Jared Burton had been bitten
on the calf Of the leg by dog. Here
was the scar Of the bite. He had once
heen near death by drowning. This
man told of the incident. He had been
| In Chicago with his uncle for week
he had fallen off the roof Of barn; ht
had been on n jury in a lawsuit: he had
been robbed by>a man on the highway
| All these things were told over without
| a mistake, together with hundreds OF
| other incidents. 1t was public inves
| tication, with everybody free to ash
| questions. and 1t lasted four days
| There were still some who carped afte
| II was closed, but there was complete
| change of popular opinion, and Jaret
| Burton was complimented on all sides
The mother and sister fully accepte'
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aoyat BAKING POWDER CO., NEW Yoax.

him. and he settled down into his place
unquestioned. Three months had gone
by, and the talk and wonder had all
died out when blind man came along
one day. He was known in various vii
lagos as "Old Hanson" He sang
songs, told fortunes and performed
tricks and was we'll liked. Standing on
the public square with n crowd around
him, he sang songs and then asked il
Jared Burton was among the specta-
tors. Jared stepped forward. and the
old man took him by the hand. 1t was
his boast that, having once heard
mans voice and shaken hands with
him, he could forever after identify
him by the feel of his palm.
"This is not Jared Burton" he ex.
claimed as he let the hand fall.
"But ii is" chorused u dozen voices.
"But | say it is not. 1t Is not his
hand never met this hand before"
"You will believe it is Jared Burton
when tell you so, won't you| asked
Jared.
mo. You cannot deceive me on the
palm. You are n stranger to me-
There had been an investigation and
an acuuittal. but yet the blind mans
words set people to thinking, especially
as Jared himself seemed to be greatly
put out. The whole question would
have been rropened again but that he
started of for Chicago next day on
what he claimed was a matter of busi-
ness. He had close shave of 1t. lie
hadn't been gone two hours when
sheriff from distant county came to
arrest him as one Of gang of land
stealers and countcrfciters. He was
followed. but not overhauled. His real
name was Charles Wright. AS to what
became of the true Jared Burton no one
can say, but he doubtless met his death
I'm some way through falling into the
hands of the gang. He had papers
with him, but how they got him to talk
and give the Incidents Of his life can.
not be understood. 1t was curious
thing that another man should so close.
ly resemble him and should bear the
same scars, Dut IL NiS ~ i"Nt NV w ~
got over The blind man and the sher.
III declared the man to be cheeky i'm.
postor. and the latter furnished plenty
of proofs. but the question has not been
settled yet and perhaps never will he.
l passed day in the village not long
ago. and found the people about even.
ly divided as to whether the true Jared
had not actually returned and been
driven off again.
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COUNTERFEIT ART.
Americans Are Easily Swindled Q
Pictures by "Old Masters"

Americans Are Easily Swindled on
Pictures by "Old Masters
There will doubtless never come a
time in the history Of the art world
when the discovery Of "old masters
will cease. certainly not as long as
American picture buyers possess the
almighty dollar and are willing to be
swindled.
Nearly every week in New York for
the last year there have been auction
sales of rare old masters" Some of
them are rare, indeed; one that was
shown at the Macbeth gallery and also
in Detroit some time ago, supposed to
be a study of an old man by Rubens,
the left hand Of which was nearly
twice the size of its mate, and the term
"rare" did certainly apply very aptly
to the flesh tints.
Do people ever stop to think how
many of these "old masters" there are
in existence? Any one may have an
"old master" these days who has the
"price to pay the dealer to find one or
20 abroad and get one made There
are many artists in Paris and else
where who make good living, OF
what they consider good living, copy
Ing "old masters" in the various gal,
leries to sell to dealers for little OF
nothing, and they in turn bring them
to America and clear hundreds by sell
ing them to some moneyed art lover
who in some cases Is doubtless In the
possession Of more money than judg'
ment in art matters.
One we'll known New York art col
lector some time ago paid a large sum
for a certain painting that an enter
prising dealer had "discovered' and
who represented it to him as very rare
and the only one in existence. The
same gentleman while on a recent toul
through Spain was shown the original
painting upon the walls Of a certain
monastery. The sequel Of the story
does not say what he did with the
dealer. If there be a hereafter for these
discoverers of "old masters" their con
sciences, which seem very elastic. will
have to do deal of rubbering to get
back to the required shape to fit them
for their celestial abiding places or tc
meet the frowns of the shades Of de
parted masters themselves.-Detroi,
News Tribune.
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Dut 6ne COulQ scarcely Keep dlOOl 1Fou
the fancy that Wentworth's self had
escaped from its shell and was visitor
and participant among the maddened
line of combatants. She wandered
restlessly as the day grew and suspense
racked the more sharply, yet a glance
at her patients stony calm, a mask
with wide open eyes, which blabbed no
secret with tongue or look, had power
almost to root her unwilling feet. The
sun climbed high in his clear heaven
and dropped toward the west, where a
smoky murk fouled the blue with
creeping edges. Still there was no SUBJ
sidence in the angry roar, the devilish
meaning of which even distance failed
to make less appalling, no softening Of
those immobile features.
At last something went into the
CLASSY brightness Of the eyes. and the
body gave a shiver. There was an ip-
creased fury Of sound. and then 1t ebb-
ed. Wentworth's face was gray and
pinched, with q terrible bulletin writ
larger in its lines. The girl needed no
words to know that the Federal right
had finally broken to pieces, smashed
by Jackson's tremendous and persist
ent assault, and she knew it as surely
as If an orderly had galloped there hot
from that field of carnage. Was 1t
treason that in the joy Of a triumph
there was yet futter Of pity for him
whose colors were now In Parthian
flight? The witness was dumb and
sank into q natural sleep like tired
child.
The thunder Of battle rolled away.
and the days of week brought lessen
ing mutters till Brundage Hall again
basked in wonted quiet. The conva.
lescent was told nothing except that his
own army had made good its retreat to
the James river. That, however. pack
ed an Iliad In nutshell. Another fort.
night gave him the outdoor tonic Of air
and sunshine, but they could not as.
suage his disturbed spirits. Not pris.
oner, but an unwilling waif in the en-
emy's lines, the dilemma was madden
ing, and he must get to his own. as
soon as growing strength would permit,
through oil the hostile swarm which
barred the way, for he did not count on
the friendly offices of the Brundage
family. What had occurred after he
was shot was too shadowy to impress
him, even the sense that the alocfness
Of Polly Brundage was scarcely the
airy disdain of old with which her
beautiful eyes had shot their arrows.
The spinster's tongue wagged on stills,
but it had been pat to express her fer
vid sense Of his conduct over and over
again.
"If my deah father had lived" she
laid one day, zone whose gyallant heart
was attuned to every chivalrous
thought an deed, he w'u'd "a found a
way to make some fittin return to the
brave enemy, proved so good friend.
for no Virginia cyavalier Of ole blood
c'u'd "a shown more knightly valor In
protectin the helpless"
Wentworth discla aimed ANYTHING but
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iier, but his grievance mounted to hia

otOWtV Upp'OoSse's'
der, but his grievance mounted to hia
lips.
"You see my position, Miss Brun-
dage. must leave at once and find
my way to the Federal lines" -
"I'm shuah that my nephew, when
his military duty permits, will make
representations at the war department
IN secure a pass. An let me say, sub,
twill be almost like losin member OF
the family" she answered graciously.
This promised happy solution, and
Wentworth waited patiently for fur
ther war news Of Captain Brundage,
VINO nad been watching the Federai
front with Stuart's cavalry division
ever since the final issue of the Seven
Days battle. Occupied as his thoughts
were, much as he sought to steel him
self against the apparent Indifference
of Polly, he fancied that she might,
have melted little from her ice after
what had gone.
Could he have looked into the heart
Of this southern girl what a delicious
surprise would have warmed him
through, for with all his ardor to be
gone there was pang at the quick
that this living present was fated to
become an embalmed regret! Poor
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Gutenberg's Achievement.

In The Century Augustine Birren
thus charactcriZcs GutenDergs epoch
making invention:
The invention Of movable types was
the greatest distributive invention that
ever was or probably ever can be made.
1t circulated knowledge among the
children of men and plays much the
same part in human life as does the
transmission Of force in the world OF
physics. 1t was marvellous how quick.
ly thought was circulated even in the
age of manuscripts. \ book like st.
Augustine's City Of Cod was soon
copied thousands of times and trav'
elcd all through Europe after quicker
fashion than most printed books can
today reasonably hope TO do, but st
Augustine occupied n unique position,
and hand copying, though great
trade, employing thousands OF scrlDes,
could never have fed the new learning
or kept alive the reformation. The
age of Gutenberg was an age OF ideas
and demanded books. Just as our day Is
day of mechanics and demands cheap
motion. tcicgraphy and telephones. Gu
tenberg's first printing office Is marked
by tablet. Go and gaze upon 1t and
think of the New York Herald. the
London Times and the Bible for two
ppucp
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Ban.rupt's Petition for Discharge.

lU the matter or
LLEWELLNN L. KEYES, In Bankruptcy.
Bankrupt. }
To the Hos. NATHAN WEBB. Judge OF the DIS
trict Court Of the United States for the District
Uf Maine
7 LEWELLYN T KEYES, of Rumford, In the
l. County of oxford, and State of Maine, IN
salj District, respectfully represents that on the
9tH jay of January, last past, he was duly ad'
juj.eI bankrupt under the Acts OF Congress re-
atlu- O. Bankruptcy; that he has duly surren-
degei all his property anu rights OF properly
amt has fully comp led with all the requirements
OF said Acts aud of the orders of Court to lchinS
his bankruptcy.
Wherefore he prays, That he may be decreed
by the Court 10 have full discharge from Sl
debts .provable against his estate under said
Bankrupt Acts except such debts as are eN
ceptc.t bv law from such discharge.
Dated this 2nd day of April, A. ID, lOl.
LLEwELLYS L. hElE
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ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.

DISTRICT OF MAINE, as.
Ou tni- 6th day of April. A. ID 1901, on rea'-
ius the foregoing petition, It Is
Orjered 6y the Court, That hearing be h9i
upon the same on the 29th day of April, A; u
l.vl. before said Court at Portland, In sail DIS
trigt 90 10 o'clock In the forenoon; AMI that no
tlce ttsreo be published In the oxford Demo
crat, newspaper printed in said District, ana
that all known creditors, and other persons IN
Interest. may appear at the said time and place,
ant show cause, IL any they have, why the
PRAYER of SAID petitioner should not be granted.
AMI Il Is further ordered by the Court, Ihat
the Clerk shall send by mail to all known creI'
tor, copies Of said petition and this order, ad-
dressed to them at their places OF resldence as
stated
Witness the Honorable NATHAN WEBB, Judge
Of the saiJ Court and the seal thereof, AT fort-
ani IN said District, on the 9th day OF April
A ID. l.Jl
IST A. III. DAVIS, Clerk.
A true copy Of petition and order thereon.
Attest: A. III. DAVIS, Clerk.
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The Eorse lie Bought.

Higgins Is troubled with an over
weening curiosity about other peoples
affairs. Occasionally he gets taken
down, however.
He met Smithcrs in a car; he does moi
know Smithers very well, but he "me
boys" him as if he were a lifelong
friend
Busy, eh?" he inquired at once.
"Yes," said Smithers deliberately
"been looking after horse for my
WIFE"
"Have, eh? Well, let me look over
him for you"
"Oh, I've bought him."
"Not without trying him? Was he
sound?'
"He appeared to be-"
Doesn't shy"
"No, certainly not"
"Good mouth!"
eyes, think So"
"Good mannersW
But here Smithers arrived at his
street. When the reached the door, he
called back to Higgins:
II neglected to mention the kind OF
horse my wife wanted. 1t was
clotheshorse."
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order of Notice Thereon.

DISTRICT OF MAINE, IS.
ON this 6th day of April, A. ID. 1901, on reauihS
the foregoing petition, 1t Is
upon the same on the 18th day OF Apr, a; ~
1901. before said Court at Portland, In said DIS
trict az 10 O'Clock In the forenoon; anu tnat no
tee thereof be published In the oxford Demo,
that an snown creditors and other persons In
Interest may appear at the said time and place,
and show cause, II any they have, why the
PRAYER OF said petitioner should not be granIe.i.
And IL IS further ordered by the Court Ina. mat
the Clerk shall send by mail to all known cred
itors copies of said petition and this order, ad-
dressed to them at their places OF residence as
stated
Witness the Honorable NATHAN WEBB. Judge
otth said Court, and the seal thereof, at roII'
land In said District on the 9Th day OF April
A. ID. 1901.
l.. 5. A. III. DAVIS, Clerk-
true COPY OF petition and order thereon.
Attest. A. III. DAVIS, Clerk
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WAKING OLD.

"what Is your life? 1t Is even q vapor, tina
appeareth for little time, and then yanishetf
away."-St. James.
THE first six lines of the following poem wert
published two years ago, on my sixty .eightf
birthday. and the remainder were written for my
seventieth; but, for some reasons which neee
not here recount, they have been delayed unit
now, 80 that, II you think they have grown stalt
WITH age, please not read them.
Aug 26th, 1898.
That means another birthday, sure as fate,
And numbers on the milestone sixty-eight;
Only two more fleeting years, and then,
Translated, 1t will read. threescore and ten,
Providing the cold handed angel, Death,
Still gives reprieve, and spares this vital breath
Aug. 26th, 1900.
Since those two feeting years are come and gone
now re.touch my theme and close my song;
Fair muse, impart once more the poets fire,
And, while trace these Inns. my pen Inspire.
AS burning stars descend the evening sky,
Or tempest-driven clouds glide swiftly by,
My threescore years and ten are passed away
Since first saw the holy light Of day.
And should Time kindly grant one more decade
Before this mortal In the dust is laid.
Viewed in the past, those fourscore years would
seem
But as a shadow, or morning dream.
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Methods of Curing Jungle Fever,

got over my attack, but 1t was q
marvel that | did. One morning my
doctor bled me till there was scarcely
a drop of blood left in my body. He
then gave me 40 grains Of calomel, and
in the evening, as the fever was still
raging, he ordered me to be taken out
to the yard of my quarters, laid on a
bare rattan couch and buckets Of cold
water thrown over me for about ~
minutes. was then put back to bed
and fortunately fell asleep for several
hours. After some weeks ON the sick
list, | was able to return to my post at
Kornegaile.-"Fifty Years In Ceylon."
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REvERlES OF A BACHELOR.

What treasures dear OF the days agone
Are these which cherish now2
What loves they tell Of the withered past,
OF many a careless vow!
A curling lock from giddy head
That prisons CLINT of gold;
1t had place in my heart until
The love in my heart grew cold.
A slipper-mold Of her pretty foot,
A dainty affair Of pink;
It trippcd SO light in the olden days
That lie behind, link by link.
The scarlet strand OF a ribbon worn
And faded by passing time;
1t glowed so warm at her snow white throa
When life was joyous rhyme.
A kerchief daintily edged in lace,
A bit OF a spotless thing;
What subtle sense Of dying love
Its delicate odors bring!
What treasures dear Of the days agone
Are these which | cherish now!
What loves they tell Of the withered past,
OF many a careless vow!
Ohio State Journal.
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NOTICE,

In IN. District Court of the United States for
the District OF Maine. In Bankruptcy
EDGAR \. CUMMINGS, of In Bankruptcy
Woodstock, Bankrupt.
To the creditors of Edgar y. Cummings, In the
County ~ oxford and district aforesaid:
Notice Is hereby given that on the 2SrT day oi
Mar. 4 ID 1901, the said Edgar y. Cummings
was duly ajjujicated bankrupt, and that the
frs, meeting of his creditors will be held at the
Court House, in South Paris, on the 18th day oil
Apr.. A. %. 1901, at 10 O'Clock In the forenoon
AZ which time the said creditors may attend
prove their claims, appoint q trustee, examine
the bankrupt and transact such other business
a, uav properly come before said meeting.
south Paris, Mar. 3gth, 1901.
GEO. \. WILSON,
Referee In Bankruptcy.
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can carry gubernatorial convention
four years hence il you will each lose q
few days. time and expend 81 so. That
means friend Alden, of Winthrop, or
some other representative farmer, es-
conced in the chair of state. Now this
advice is free. Don't pass it by unheed-
ed. The members of the Board of Agri-
culture ignored my advice and now the
board has gone where the wOodbine
twineth. Farmers your future political
status is in your own hands.-James
Morrison, of Phillips, in Maine Farmer.
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D,.,ruo,ntea the Farmer

disappointed the Farmer.
'That city man that was visiting me
is an overrated cuss," remarked the
farmer.
"How so?"
"Oh, the papers all said he was a
great hand at watering stock, but
found he couldn't work the pump five
minutes without laming his arm."-
Chicago Post.
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Cured.

mo" said the man in the mackin-
tosh, my wife doesn't give away any
of my old clothes or sell them to the
ragman any more. cured that habit
effectually once"
'How was that?" they asked him.
"When found that she had disposed
of a coat i hadn't worn for several
weeks, told her there was letter in
It she had given me to mail the last
time | had it on. And that was no
lie either" he added with deep salts
faction.-Chicago Tribune.
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All!
He-Cissie, I've heard 1t said that q
kiss without mustache Is like an
egg without salt. Is that SO?
She-Well, really, ! don't know.
can't tell, for. you see, I've never
He-Ah, now!
She-Never eaten an egg without
salt.-Glasgow Times.
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A Policy Approved.

NO." said the policeman kindly, but
firmly, "you cannot photograph that
statue"
"Why not?" asked the tourist.
Because it is against the law"
The tourist looked at the statue In
question, massive piece Of contract
work, and then answered.:
"Well, | don't blame you. It's al.
ways decenter for people to keep their
troubles to themselves instead Of let.
ting them be advertised all over the
country. ."-Washingt Star.
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An Estimate.

Jack-That's n fine dog you have,
Jim. Do you want to sell him?
Jim-I'll sell him for $50.
Jack-Is he intelligent?
Jim with emphasis)-Intellgent!
Why, that dog knows as much as | do.
Jack-You don't say so? Well, III
give you so cents for him, Jim.-Ex-
change.
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Clean Sydney.

In Sydney the streets are thoroughly
cleaned every night, and any one
throwing refuse or waste material Of
any sort on the street is arrested and
fined. All the Kitchens in the larger
residences are OIL the top floor. ard all
the clothes are dried on the roof.
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Banhupt's Petition for Discharge.
IN the matter or
FRED T.. SANBORN,
RankruDt

Z N'F 11N'''<'
Bankrupt.
To the Hon NATHAN WEBB. Judge of the Dis
trict Court Of the United States for the Distrlet
OF Maine,
EREp f. SANBoRS, OF Rumford, IN the County
II OF ONfor,i, and State of Maine, In saII
District respectfully represents that on tne I-ti,
day of January, last past, he was duly adludged
bankrupt under the Acts of Congress relating 10
Bankruptcy. that he has duly SURRENDERED an
his property and rights of property and mas tuly
complied with all the requirements OF sald ACTS
and OF the orders of Court touching MS oanA-
ruptcy.
Wherefore he prays, That he may be decree1i
by the Court to have full discharge from al.
debt, provabe against his estate under sal'
bankrupt Acts, except such debts as are except
ell by law from such discharge.
Dated this 2nd day OF April, A. D. 1901:
FRED T.. SANBORN, Bankrupt.