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greot number Of these exiles and de

great number Of these eXiles and de-
scendants of exiles, after wandering
about Italy for many years and trying
without avail to get back into their
beloved city, took up their abode ulon
| q barren island in the midst Of lake,
which lay some thirty or forty miles to
| the north OF Florence In the very heart
of the Apennines. Upon this wild and
desolate spot. which nevertheless was
almost within sight Of their native
land. they fortified themselves. end
they sent for their possessions. culti'
waited the island and worked at their
several hand'crafts. Eventually they
prospered and increased in numbers
and made something of place of 1t.
And it was in the summer of the
memorable year of 1892, the year OF
the discovery of America by Columbus
of the death of Lorenzo de- Medici. of
the fall Of Grenada and Of the expuI
sion of the Jews from Spain. whcn
there came up one night great storm.
followed by dire earthquake. which
so shook the island that all the eXiles
rocked back and forth in their beds as
though they had been in so uiany
boats on a rough sea. ANA wien they
got up and went out in the morning
and took Il look around, 10 and behold.
their island had shot up with the earth
quake 1.2OO or 1900 feet ont Of the
lake, and they beheld themselves high
and dry upon the top Of mountain
whose sides were so precipitous and
smooth that he who should attempt to
| descend them would face certain death.
They were. in fact. as completely sep
arated from the rest of the earth as
though they had been suddenly trans.
planted to another planet. They had
small world completely and incontesla
bly their own, and here, at the time
when | made my ascension. they had
been living and dJ'!I, md L..rryine
and giving in marriage and wo:.;i;,.S at
their businesses and fighting ana max
ing peace and what not for more than
400 years.
The number Of persons upon the is.
| land at the time of the earthquake III
1892 was something less than thou
sand, and by the natural law of IN
| crease I'm the course Of n century or 80
it was fair to suppose that the popuia
| ton should have passed the suppor'n'-
limit of the land. Such, however, had
not been the case. At the time OF NY
arriv.l Firenzalino contai-.I a Ettl'
| less than 10000 inhabitants uf VIII II
| 5000 dwelt in well built. walled citi
which stood IL the eastern end Of tie
mountain, and 1000 were scattered
about the remaining territory. engaged
| In tlling the soil or as hcrdCrs OF
woodsmcn. Nor could | learn tha, !ho
number of these pc pie bad ut Any
time hecn greater during the 100 years
of their history.
The reason for this was Obvious.
There had been no fcwcr than forty
eight revolutions y tho republic or
principality OF duchy of FircnZa!l"o.
most Of which had been mpanlcd
by devastating and cruel wars. ana not
one of which had passed without GiC3h-
| she'd
From the time of the earthquake
down to the date of my appearing
among them the inhabitants had been
divided into two great political parties.
the Elcvatlcnists and the Depression
lists. The Elevationists believed ard
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nlrro or Gumbo.

Ok-a or gumbo is universally grown
in the southern states and until very
recently was generally propagated
from home raised seed. Being EN-
phatically a southern plant. of course
the home grown seed are the best.
However, new varieties are OCCASION
ally introduced, and these must be
purchased Of our seedsmen. The Tall
Growing variety is the old standby,
but the newer varieties. Density,
Dwarf Green, Dwarf White, French
Market, Perkins Mammoth Pod and
White Velvet, have been introduced
and thoroughly tested While in yield
none is equal to the Tall Growing,
vet the Velvet Dwarf White and Densi-
ty are earlier and perhaps more deli
cate in quality. A succession woula
include some Of the earlier varieties
with the Tall Growing. planted later
to furnish o full supply Throughout the
summer and up to frost.
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the quaint and ancient cut Of his habil.
iments. which resembled the garb of an
Italian merial Of the fifteenth century.
He was man of fifty years. his shoul-
ders were bent with toll. and he had
the air of q trusted servant. He re.
garded me with an eager and deferen-
tial air.
"And who are you?" I asked.
"Go to. Timoteow he exclaimed.
'Dost thou not know Clan Jacopo. the
lifelong servant Of thy honored house.
the friend who watched over thy child.
hood ana was the companion Of thy
adolescence? \ murrain on thee for
.hy ipSratitudc.."
"Ha. Now indeed know thee. faith
full .Iacopo." answered l. but methinks
thou art much changed since / saw
thee last"
"Santiddio! Well indeed I may be,
most excellent young master. for 1t is
twenty years this day since thy revered
father and let thee down, a callow
stripping of sixteen. with this same
rope into the lower world Of thieves
and heretics. Why we did so thou well
knowest. Thou vert the sole surviving
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anu puyluS IL Out oNei ehS
cliff. When it was about a third out,
II began to run very quickly of itself
until the whole 1.200 feet had gone
down and the windlass stopped with
jerk. did got think to remark about
the matter while he was busy at it. but
now, when | saw him pull long knife
from his grdle and draw it twice or
thrice swiftly across the rope. real
lied his intention and sprang toward
aim that | might thwart it. But / was
too late. Even as seized him he gave
one more vicious cut. The rope parted,
and | saw the end of it whiz over the
parapet.
"Villainw l shouted. "What have
you done? How is it possible for me
now t. descend"
"Descend?' he queried, with much
stupefaction. Hast thou forgotten
that the penalty prescribed by our
laws for leaving the country is death
and that the same penalty awaits the
stranger who intrudes himself upon
us? During the last 400 years know
of no one besides thyself who has
made the descent alive, and well wot
that thou art the only one who ever
| came up. Have not, then, done well
thus to destroy the evidences of thy
| crime?
My amazement was great as l lis
tened to the old man. Here was
pretty situation. could see no imme-
diate way of getting down without
killing myself, and l would be killed
by these hospitable people if stayed
where l was. 1t was fine nest that
had climbed into But my resolution
was Immediately formed. l had been
taken by this old driveler for Prince
Timoteo, and. come what might, Prince
Timoteo l must remain.
"But these enemies Of my house" l
objected. "Peradventure they have
still the same kind intentions toward
me which they had formerly. BY my
halidom, fear them not. But would
It not have been well to keep this
means of escape as last resortT
"Nay, Timoteo. The present ruler OF
Firenzalino, the Duke Castruccio degli
AIbizzi, is an ancient dotard. who Is
tottering to his fall. He has lost the
martial instincts Of his ancestors, his
time is spent in tournaments. In dane
Ing festivals and drinking bouts. Per
dio, put thyself at the head Of thy true
adherents and win back the pr1ncely
throne which was wrested from thy
race three generations back by the
Albizzi. All that thou hast to fear
when thy presence becomes known is
chance stab or two in the back from
thy opponents; for the which / rec
ommend that thou shouldst straight
way invest thyself in suit OF mail
or plate, either Of which in good as
sortment thou wilt find in the ward
robe of thy noble father. And that re-
mindeth me that we must hasten to
his bedside, for, as l have informed
thee, he is veritably in extremis. God
forgive me for babbling at such
time"
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[Fo BIZ CONTINUED
Win, CARLYLE Wrote OF Tennyson.

Tennyson in his prime was thus de-
scribed by Thomas Carlyle to Ralph
Waldo Emerson Oh Aug. 8, 1S44: lone
of the finest looking men in the world
A great shock of rough. dusty dark
hair: bright, laughing. hazel eyes; mas
sive aquiline face-most massive, ye'
most delicate, of sallow brown com
plexion. almost Indian looking; clothes
cynically loose, free and easy; smokes
infinite tobacco. His voice is muslcally
metallic, fit for loud laughter and pierc
ing wall and all that may lie between
speech and speculation free and plen
teous. do not meet in these late dec
ades such company over a pipe"
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Xnys of the Stnteamen.

Many years ago, when England was
engaged in foreign complications, the
first lord of the admiralty sent Admiral
Codrington a dispatch which was most
peaceful as far as 1t appeared before
the public. He told him not to take
his ships into action and SO forth. but
I'm q corner he wrote this short private
note, Go 1t, Ned" And Codrington
went to Navarino and smashed up the
Turkish fleet
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Smoke From Experience.

A man who tries to uphold all his
statements with the prop Of personal
experience is pretty sure, sooner or
later. to find himself In difficulties.
What kind Of posts should you say
I'd better have for my piazza" asked
summer resident Of the oracle OF
Bushville. "Cedarr
NO" was the instant reply; mot
less you want to pay for poor stun.
Git pine. Pine will last you hundred
years."
"Are you sureT asked the summer
resident doubtfully.
Sure. echoed the oracle. 81 never
state thing without l can prove II.
I've tried 'em both. Tried 'em twice
on my south porch, tell you"
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NOTICE.

In the District Court OF the United States fol
the District of Maine. In Bankruptcy.
In the matter of
OF RumfOrd, Bankrupt.
To the creditors of Homer Bar on
In the County of oxford and district aforesaid
Notice is hereby given that on the 2ar" n nay "
Aug. A. ID. 1902. the said Homer Barrol
was ,iuy adjudicatei bankrupt, and that the hrs
meeting OF his creditors will be held at the Cout
House, In South Paris, on the l'ta cay o.
Sept. \. II. 1902, at 10 O'Clock In the loIeuooI p
N which time the said creditors may attend
prove their claims, appoint trustee, examine
the bankrupt, and transact such other hasineS'
az NAV properly come before said meeting
South Parts, Aug. 2Ith. 1872 ,,,,ox
GEO. 4. WILSON,
Referee In Bankruptcy.
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ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.

DISTRICT OF MAINE, IS.
Uu thi, 23rl day OF Aug. A. ID. 1902, on rea'i'
lus the foregoing petition, IL l.
ordered bv the Court That hearing he h't'
uuun the same on the 18th day OF sept, \. ID.
I.,Is before said Court at Portland. In said Di-'
tr.gt al 10 o'clock In the forenoon; and that nc
t., thereof be published In the oxford Demo.
rrit a paper printed In said District, AN
tnut all known creditors, and other persons In
interest may appear at the said time ami pEict'
amt show cause, II sny they have, why the
PRAYER OF sal, petitioner should not be granite.
And II Is further Or'iered by the Court, Ina
the Clerk shall send by mall 10 all known cred
NOr, copies of said petition amt this order, au'
dressed 10 them at their places OF residence "s
-,lge,,
Witness the HON. CLARENCE HALE, Judge OF
the -aiI Court amt the seal thereof, at POrtlan,l
On said District, ON the 23rt day OF aug, n. ID
l-5
In A. II. DAVIS, Clerk.
true copy OF petition and order thereon.
Attest: y. II. DAVIS, Clerk.
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Good Winter Celery.

Giant Solid is large growing va,
riety of winter celery with broad. solid
stems. 1t is called one Of the best for
keeping purposes, has good flavor,
blanches clean and white, and is a
desirable variety for winter use.
Evans Triumph grows to Il medium
height; the stems are broad at the
base and it blanches well. 1t has
splendid flavor, is a good keeper, and
Is suitable for late winter use.
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NOTICE.

In the District Court of the United States for
the District OF Maine. In Bankruptcy
In the matter of .
WILLIAM W. JACOBS, 7 IN bdhTuPsoy'
OF Paris, Bankrupt. -.
To the creditors OF William W JACOBS IN tne
County of oxford and district aforesaid:
Notice is hereby given thar ON the sSru nay W y,
Aug A. ID. 1902. the salt William W. Jacobs
was duly adjudicat-, bankrupt. and that the mrs,
meeting of his creditors will be held az the Court
House. ia south Paris. on the 18th day OF sept;
A. D. 1902 at 10 O'Clock In the forenoon. at whicn
claims appoint "A trustee. examine the oanSrup'
ant transact such other business as may proper
ly come before said meeting.
GEO. A. WILSON,
Referee In Bankruptcy.
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ENTRANCE To AN APPLE CAVE.

The plank are covered with dirt and
sodded over to turn the rain. Two
twelve inch tiles at the top provide
ventilation. Rats have not bothered
much. A few got in, but were caught
with Il wire trap. A fruithouse 1t by
20 feet is built in front of the cave.
Double doors open on the north. so
that two wagons can be backed i'll for
unloading. There is an orchard and
timber on the south, so that hot south
winds have no chance to enter this
cave. Apples are stored in barrels
which are kept of the ground.-Amer-
lean AgriculturiSt.
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Nitrate of Soda on Garden Crops.

Nitrate of Soda on Garden Crops.
Field experiments with nitrate OF
soda on market garden crops lead the
New Jersey station to the following
suggestions:
First.-That both the yield and quail
ity of vegetable crops are improved
by a liberal supply of available nitro
gen.
Second.-That large quantities of nj
trogen 600 to 400 pounds of nitrate
of soda per acre. are, on the whole
preferable to smaller quantities.
Third.-That where large quantities
Of nitrate of soda are used fractional
dressings are likely TO result in Il great
er proportionate use of the nitrogen.
Fourth.-Three dressings proved Oh
the whole more profitable than two
When the growth is satisfactory, the
third dressing may be withheld.
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HOOD EARM
Gdrget Cure

In garget the udder becomes ihnameu'
hot, red and painful, and the milk seems
thick, stringy, bloody or watery.
A tablespoonful Of Hood Farm Cargo.
Cure mixed with damp feed two or three
times a day will cure any ordinary case.
"One of my cows had bloody garget and
I fed her Hood Farm Garget Cure, night
and morning for six days, after which the
milk was all right" A. E. LOOMS, North
Wolcott, VT.
Prices 81 and $3.50.
Hood Farm Salve - especially pre-
Garget Cure. Also excellent for cracked
teats, sores, bruises. 81. Call for treatise on
garget and its causes. Prepared by c. !!
Hood Co., Lowell, Mass. For sale by +. A
SHuRrLKrr & Co., South Paris, Me.
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LoR1LLARp GROWN UNDER GLASS.

can be trained on wire under the roof,
being SET about twelve or fifteen inches
from the glass; suggests writer in
an exchange.
To this may be added that the Lor-
lizard is Il favOrite tomato for grow
ing under glass. and the cut shows Il
handsome cluster thus produced. The
fruit is smooth firm. of good texture.
and beautiful. bright red color, The
usual temperature for forcing tomatoes
is about 40 degrees for day and TO by
night. and single stem training is pop
ular. According to some growers each
flower must be pollinated by hand to
insure fruit in winter.
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rh. supar Rect Season.

The season for sugar beets has been
rather too wet for best results IN the
middle states. but prospects are hne III
the central west. while in the mountain
and coast states the harvesting OF a
superb crop is now under way ana
Pacific coast factories are running ruii
blast. Several new factories will be
completed in time to work up the l'o-
crop of beets in the United States,
while In Ontario four sugar mills VIII
bs In operation.-Orange Judd Farmer.
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maintained that at the time of the
earthquake the island had arisen OF
shot up out Of the lake to its present
height. The Depressionists. on the con
trary, believed and maintained just as
stoutly that the island had not stirred
from its former position and that ii
was the lake, as well as all the sur
rounding territory. which had gone
down or had become depressed. This
honest difference of opinion had been
the occasion Of most Of the forty-eigh'
revolutions. though there Is no doubt
that hatred. revenge and thirst fol
power had good deal to do Will
bringing them about.
With forty-seven of these revolutions
l have nothing to do, but my tale is OF
the forty.eighth and last.
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NOTICE.

In the District Court Of the United States for the
District OF Maine In Bankruptcy.
In the matter o,
FRED NJ. BUTLFR, In Bankruptcy
OF Rumfor,l, B'nkrupt.
To the creditors Of Fred NJ. Butter, In tnt
County OF oxford and district aforesaid:
Notice Is hereby given that on tne sSrd day o.
Aug A. D. IeO, the said Fret NJ Butler wa
duly ajuiicated bankrupt. and thst the hrs'
meeting Of hiscreh,ors Will be held at the Cour'
House, In south Paris. on the l7th day OF Sept
A. ID. 1892 at 10 O'Clock In the forenoon, at whici
time the said editors may attend, prove theii
claims, appoint a trustee examine the bankrupt
and transact such other business as may properly
come before ssid meeting.
South Paris. Aug 81. lO2.
GEO. A. WILSON,
Referee In Bankruptcy
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AN IOWA APPLE CAVE.
Very Sntisfactory For Farm Storage.
Eruithouse Added to Ii.

Very satisfactory For Farm Storage.
A Fruithouse Added to Ii.
For storing fruit on the farm moth
ing can equal good cave. One of the
leading OrchardistS in southwestern
Iowa built cave seven years ago and
has found it an excellent place in
which to store apples. The cave was
dug into a north hill slope and the dirt
removed with a spade and wheelbar-
row. 1t is IL feet wide by 30 feet deep
and will hold two carloads of apples.
The clay walls need nothing to hold
them in place.
The roof is made of bridge plank
held in place by posts along the sides.
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In the making Of utter the private
dairyman can learn much from Dis
creamery brother.
When the Cat Wa. Sacred.

When the Cat WIN Sncreu'
In the middle ages brute animals
formed as prominent part in the de-
yotionai ceremonies Of the time as they
had In the old religion of Egypt. The
cat Elurus was embalmed after death
and buried in the city Of Bubastis be-
cause. according to HerOdOtus. Diana
Bubastis, the chief diety of the place,
was said to have transformed herself
into q cat when the gods fed into
Egypt.
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"Wonder why the grizzly bear isn't
exhibiting himself today" said the
African lion gently.
Hes laid up. The tortoise bit him."
replied the lioness.
"Well. that's what he gets for fool
Ing with a shell game."-Colorado
Springs Gazette.
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Bankrupt,s Petition for Discharge.

In the matter OF
CHARLES 4. BARKER, Ia BGRkruptcy
Bankrupt
To the Hon. CLARENCE HALE, Judge OF the Ils-
trict Court of the United States for the District
OF Maine,
CHARLES f. BARKER. OF RumfOrd, In
I the County OF oxford and state Of Maine,
I'm said District, respectfully represents
that on the llth day OfJan, last past, he was duly
aIiLdged bankrupt under the Acts of Congress re-
Ating 10 Bankruptcy, that he has duly surren-
ierrd all his property and rights Cf property,
and ha- fully complied with all the require nenls
of said Acts and OF the orders of Court touching
bis bankruptcy. ,
Wherefore he prays, That he may De hecreeti
ly tbe Court 10 have a full discharge from ali
.!cNts prOyable against his estate under sal''
bankrupt Acts, except such debts as are except
e ty law from such discharge.
Dlte,i this 18th day OF Aug, \. ID. 1902.
III III ~ q RARkER EAnkrnnt
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Obedience to the Letter

Policeman-Come along now quietly
or 1t will be worse for you.
O'Toole-Oi'll not. The magistrate
told me last time niver to be brought
befoor him again. an begorra Ofm
goin' to obey his instructions."-Boys
OF the Empire.
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Town OF Paris, Maine,
H. Dom. Ans 81 EtHENEN

Date, Aug. 80, 1892.
Upon the foregoing petition, Il Is ordered that
notice thereof be given by pnOhsning i copy OF
said petition ann this order thereon In the
oxford DemOcr {, the last publication to be AZ
least fourteen (l4) days before the 10th day OF
sept. ant notice Is hereby given that near
ing upon said petition will toe held at the orice
of the Selcctmen at South Paris on the said 2,th
cav OF sept at , 80 O'Clock z. NJ. at which time
and place residents and own rs OF property
upon the his hwsys TO be affected by the grant
ing OF the permit applied for, ami all OtneI
persons inte rested, shall have full opportunity
10 chow cause why such permit should not b'
granted.
FRANK BENNETT,
FRANKLIN MANN,
F BARROWS
A true copy of petition, and notice thereon
Attest w. j. WHEELER, Town ClerS.
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Not AIwaya Hard.

"Yes, he swindled u.s." said one OF
the victims. "and we considered him
such perfect gentleman; he had such
a gentle. suave way about him."
Proving" remarked the other, "that
the way of the transgressor is some
times soft."-Catholic Standard and
Times.
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EARA:s:7:=ss.s! EARA|zes.e:;,:
SSssasGHHI3BggN
TOMATOES UNDER GLASS.
Easily Grown FOR Late Autumn
Early Winter and Spriag.

1reWh Lttc autumn, I,
Early Winter and Spr,ag.
There are many people having suit
able accommodation who never think
of producing their favorite vegetable
ut season of the year when it is
most valuable, being under the impress
sion that special means are necessary
This may be true of midwinter. but
for late autumn and early winter and
again in the spring there are many
even those having only small glass
house and who keep it comfortably
warm for its usual occupants-who can
have more or less of a supply of fine
favored fruit. This can be grown
without taking up any extra room eX-
cept what is necessary TO stand the
pots or boxes on, because the plants
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Wronged.

Lucille-But he has no imagination.
Hortense-He hasn't? That's where
you wrong him. Why. he thinks there
are fully dozen girls in this town
who have hearts that he broke all to
pieces. RecOrd-Herald.
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Assured AnnraYal,

"The singer has made great strides
In the profession. hasn't sheT
"Yes, indeed. Formerly, when she
received an encore. she sang; now she
usually smiles. Town and Country.
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Those Girl Friends.

II had q proposal last night and re-
fused II"
"You are always thinking Of the wei
fare Of others, aren't You, dearr'-
Ohio State Journal. =.
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CHAPTER II.

= a YHILE we were talking Clan
AMG Jacopo had been hauling
Wv the rope from the windlass
and paYing il out over the
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SALESMEN WANTED % our IGEa interests rests
IN oxford and adjacent counties. Salary or
commission Address
THE VICTOR OIL COMPANY,
Cleveland. Ohio