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so great that Princess Olga's s
brain could not accept 1t all
at once.
Not only was she lost, but there was
a certainty that If she was rescued she
would also be discovered in this act
against the rule Of Neslerov. Powerful
as was her family, she was now abso-
lutely at the mercy Of the governor OF
Tomsk, whom she knew to be merci-
less. Who could ever know that Prin-
cess Olga. the rich and beautiful Nesle-
rov, died in the dungeons under her
cousins palace?
To her vivid imagination already the
horrors of starvation loomed r2.' To
lie in that cold, dark place and suffer
and slowly waste away. to lose her
mind, to rave in madness-all these
thoughts burned into her brain. Then,
looking at poor Therese. the girls heart
was stirred with pity.
81 am not only n suicide. but am
murderer as WELL" she said. IL should
not have induced Therese to come"
Therese stirred.
"Ah, Therese! Good Therese! Speak
to me. will you not?" pleaded the prin'
cess. You should not have come. II
was horrible. that den! And perhaps
brought you here to die"
81 don't want to die" exclaimed
Therese. sitting upright as though the
word had acted like an electric shock.
81 do not wish to die either: but we
are lost, Therese."
Lost! How can we be lost! Are
we not under the palace"
"Yes. we are under the palace. but
we are nevertheless lost. ! have lost
the way. See all these passages? do
not know by which one we reached this
terrible place."
1--WE seem to be almost at the center.
They cannot all lead to the stairs"
mo, certainly not. And there Is lit.
tie chance of telling which does lead TO
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CHAPTER XIII.
A TERRIBLE SITUATION.


TNHE palace of the governor OF
III Tomsk was brilliantly lighted,
ii and carriages crowded the
plaza before it. Gayly uni
formed officers and fashionably attired
ladies passed from them into the spa
cious rooms The governor himself
was at his best and was proud of the
beautiful relative for whom he had
given this suddenly arranged recep-
ton.
Princess Olga, who had slept much
Of the day after her wearying expert
ences of the night before. showed no
effects Of her exhaustion. but received
the guests with that calmness, that
Queenly style. which was all her own
The garrison band blared its Russian
music, and the atmosphere In the rooms
was laden with perfume. 1t was
strange and motley gathering. but Oh
ga, who had travelled much in strange
places. as we'll as In centers of civ!l!Za-
ton, looked upon the crowd with COM
placency.
A colonel of cavalry, with his hard
some wife. when they came to greet
her was followed by Cossack chief
clad in the barbaric splendor OF his
rank. A Manchurlan mandarin. with
q long sword on one side and q short
one on the other, wearing his native
dress, marched with the crowd. dis
tinctive figure. He had come to TC:Lsk
to confer for his government with Ne
slerov concerning the crossing of The
border into Manchuria. The new rail-
way brought to Tomsk mighty men
from places never before heard of by
many who lived in Tomsk.
A Persian prince who had but the
day before arrived from Tobc!sk.
where he had spent week studying
the convict system-a system imposSi-
BILE to his country-added his gorgeous.
ness to the throng.
II Olga was surprised that AT so
short notice SO great gathering
could be summoned in that Siberian
capital, she gave no sign. She accepted
the homage as one who was born to 1t.
Young officers vied with one anc '.er
to be near her. Grizzled veterans
looked at her and smiled, for it made
them glad to see so lovely Il princess
at Tomsk. BY far the most dstin'
guished looking man In the throng was
the colonel of cavalry, whose wife
had long been semi-inval!d. He
found time to devote some attention
to the princess while his wife II, q
from the WEAKNESS the eXcitenie nt
brought upon her.
Olga. whose travels had given her q
clear insight TO human character,
singled Colonel Barakof out al once
as q man Of sterling integrity and q
fearless soldier To him she was ex-
tremely gracious, and encouraged HIN
to talk, and he was proud of her ut
tention. When the dancing began. the
crowd scattered through the ra.ace,
and it was not long before Colonel
Barakoff and Olga found themselves
sitting in a retired spot with the
coloners wife.
1T is the first time in my expert
ence," said the colonel. "and t.at Las
not been short one, that one OF our
noble ladies has condescended to visit
our capital. And now one OF the pow
erful house OF Neslerov is here. II
causes wonder that she would forsake
the pleasures and gayeties OF st
Petersburg for this dismal place"
81 have seen enough of st. Peters
burg gayeties to last for time" an
swered Olga. MY life is not all spent
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IiYe Thoughts.

. Some men are always behindhand
with their work. Be the season long
or short, fair or stormy, they are con-
stantly racing with Father Time.
Neither man nor his land will i'm
prove by lying idle.
Every farmer ought to be a plant
breeder as well as live stock breeder.
There is as much room for improve
ment In the former as the latter.
A field turned out to rest Is like hui
man loafer-if it is not kept busy rails
Ing crop, 1t is sure to get Into mis-
chief by growing weeds.
Plenty of alfalfa means fat cattle
fat horses, fat hogs. fat sheep and fat
poultry. and these fat things make fat
purses.
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A Tin ON Soft Corn.

Leave your soft corn on the stalk un-
Ill 1t dries out in the shock, otherwise
It will become withered in drying or
else be apt to rot or sour. With proper
care there should be no loss in soft
corn, as the green stalk furnishes SUI
ficient substance to mature the ear or
nearly 10 without much whitening.
Keep 1t dry and 1t makes the finest
feed fed to stock. says West Viz
Rinian in National Stockman.
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Not the Same Privilege.

Rank imposes obligation, but 1t also
brings a certain freedom from restric-
tions that bind the humble. \ man Of
literary aspirations who had his way
yet to make in the world wrote poem,
which he submitted to his wife before
sending it out for publication.
"Why, Henry" she said, on looking
It over, you have made hundred
rhyme with onward
That's all right" he replied. Ten.
nyson did it."
"Yes," rejoined his wife. "Tenny.
son could do such thing, but you
can't, Henry"
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ALFALFA ROOTS.
Wonderful Growth and ABILITY to
Seek Water Deep In the Ground.

Wonderful Growth and Ability to
Seek Water Deep In the Ground.
That alfalfa is a deep roofing plant
is well known. An Onondaga coun-
ty On. " correspondent Of Orange
Judd Farmer says: Hamlet Worker,
one of the leading dairy farmers Of
this county, brought me the most per-
fectly exhumed root ever saw. The
upper portion had been destroyed by a
cavein Of the soil. The missing por-
ton was carefully estimated at 2la feet
long. The preserved portion measures
13 feet 10 inches. This plant was from
q field sown in April, 1901. The soil
is a mixture of clay and sand on a
high knoll. At depth of thirty inches
is a layer of very hard conglomerate
or cemented gravel. Below that Is
coarse, sharp sand. The discovery OF
this sand led to the opening OF a bed
and the destruction Of the hill. Gradu-
ally the excavation had undermined
the meadow, and the thick, tibrous
roots of the alfalfa plants have formed
very pretty draperies for the cave.
Mr.. Worker at considerable trouble un-
dertook to save the system Of finely
developed plant and succeeded per-
fectly.
Tracing the Long Taproot.
After clearing the sand from the
great mass of fbrous roots at the low
est extremity. he followed the taproot
straight up 10 the stratum Of conglom-
crate. which had to be broken up with
sledge hammer. Through this ada
man,ine crust the root had managed to
penetrate in a zigzag course for six
inches until the sand was reached. Ex-
cept for the crinkling of the root in this
part il is not otherwise deformed by
this rocky soil. Having once found Its
way through, il continued to expand
and make room for itself. The diane
ter is quite uniform from the surface
of the ground to point about eleven
feet in the earth and is the size Of an
ordinary lead pencil. At that point the
bushing habit begins, and the remain
ing five feet is most accurately de-
scribed as long and heavy horse tail.
OF course the feeding roots must at
one time have been developed near the
surface, and there is evidence all along
this taproot Of the former existence
Of rootlets which have been absorbed
or sloughed off.
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Get the Most
Out of Your Food

You don't and can't If your stomach
is weak. A weak stomach does not di'
gest all that is ordinarily taken into It,
Il gets tired easily, and what it fails to
digest is wasted. "
Among the signs of a weak stomach
are uneasiness after eating, fits OF ner-
vous headache, and disagreeable belch-
ing. =.
~ have taken Hoods Sarsaparilla at
different times for stomach troubles, ana
run down condition OF the system, and nave
been greatly benefited by its use. l wouid
not be without 1t in my family. / am trou-
bled especially in summer with weak stom-
ach and nausea and find Hoods Sarsaparilla
Invaluable" L. L. HICKMAN, W.Chester, Pa.
Hoods Jorsaparilld
and Pills
Strengthen and tone the stomach ana
the whole digestive system.
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Ranknnt,s Petition for Discharge.

In the matter OF
CHARLES :. WINSLOW, In Bankruptcy
Bankrupt.
To the Hon CLARENCE HALE, Judge OF the DIS
trict Court OF the United States for the District
OF Maine: -,
4 County OF oxford, and state OF Maine, IN
said District, respectfully represents that on the
23rd day OF November, 1901, ne was IuIy
adiudyea bankrupt under .he Acts OF Cor
g,ress relating 10 Bankruptcy; that he has duIy
surrendered all his property and rights oi
property, and ha. fully complied with al the
requirements OF said Acts ant OF the oroers oi
Court touching his bankruptcy. ,-,
Wherefore he prays, That he may be decree,i
bv the Court 70 have a full discharge from III
debts proyabe against his estate, under salu
Bankrupt Acts, except such debts rs Ne
excepted by law from such discharge
bate, this 18th dav Of Oct, \. II. 1902.
CHARLES ;. WINSLOW,
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fro BE CONTINUED
A Family OF Birds.

The wife of Methodist minister In
West Virginia has been married three
times. says an exchange. Her maiden
name was Partridge, ber first hus-
band was named Robin. her second
Sparrow, and the present ones name
is Quayle. There are now two young
Robins, one Sparrow and three little
Quayles in the family. One GRANDPA
ther was n Swami. and another was Q
Jay. but he is dead and now bird OF
paradise. They live In Hawk avenue
Eagleville, Canary Islands. and the fel'
low who writes this article is Tyre
bird and an interested relative Of the
family.
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ASs@Es 49,
NEARM.FoghD
~ aAS GARDEN
A GOOD SHEEP RUN.

A Covered Yard For the Shelter and
l-roteceion OF IA small Flock.
Sheep art naturally rather timid,
tender, inoffenSive animals, and for the
safety and thrift of a small flock a
covered yard is valuable. 1t Is not nee
essary for it to be costly, but it should
be well protected from the weather
and have a dry floor. II il can be con-
veniently built us an addition TO the
barn and have door opening into it
directly from the barn floor, so much
the better, in which case il should be
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ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.

DISTRICT OF MAINE, -.
on this 18th day OF Nov, A. ID. 1902, on read
ing the foregoing petition, IL is
Ordered by the Court, That hearing be nal
upon the same on the 5th day Of Dec, "A; D.
1902 before said Court at Portland, IN said Dis
trict az 10 O'Clock IN the forenoon; and that no
tice thereo' DE published in the oxford Demo.
crat. a newspaper printed In said District, and
that an known creditors, and other persons In
interest, may appear at the said time and place,
and show cause, II any they have, why tne
nraver ~ ssid petitioner should not be granted.
And IL f. further ordered by the Court, That
the Clerk shall send by mail 70 all known creI-
itors copies OF ~aid petition and this oruer, au-
dressed TO them at their places or resiuehce a'
state,l. -,
Witness the HOS. CLARENCE HALE. Judge
OF the aid Court, and the seal thereof, az Port
land, In said District, on the 18th day OF Nov''
A. ID. 1902. c,.-a.
a true copy Of petition and order thereon.
Attest: 4. II. DAVIS, Clerk
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foot; width of opening at B. 2 inches;
c, ID. 6 inches; d, L, 8 inches. Slop is
poured in at A and runs down through
the two inch opening into the trough,
the rear side of which slopes forward
SO that the pigs can reach all the slop
In bottom Of trough.
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Getting Down to business.

Mistress Ito new servant)-There are
two things, Mary. about which l am
very particular. They are truthfulness
and obedience.
Mary-Yes'm, and when you tell ne
to say you're not In when q person calls
that you don't wish to see which is 1t
to be. mum-truthfulness or obediencef
Illinois State Register.
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How 10 Get Ahead of the Insects.


One cannot do better on the farm
late in fall and winter than to make
a thorough search in the orchard and
garden for insect pests and their eggs
or larvae. The best way to destroy
many insects is to prevent their mil
lions of eggs from Matching. Many OF
these are laid on the twigs and In the
bark of the orchard trees. The tree
borers and grubs bury themselves
at the base of the trees and inside Of
the bark, and there hibernate. The
flies and insects glue their eggs to
twigs and bushes or bore pinholes IN
the trees and deposit them there. MIL
lions of these eggs are laid for another
seasons crop Of insect pests. BY de-
stroylng these eggs we get ahead OF the
pests and greatly limit their ravages.
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A Careful Woman.

Mrs. Gaussip-I suppose you're care.
ful to make your husband tell you ev.
erything that happens to him.
Mrs Strongmind-Better than that;
I'm careful to see that nothing hap
pens to him.-Philadelphia Press.
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W WfEDS

Consumption is a human
weed Aourishing best in weak
lungs. Like other weeds it's
easily destroyed while young;
when old, sometimes inn
possible.
Strengthen the lungs as you
would weak land and the
weeds will disappear.
The best lung fertilizer is
SCOTS Emulsion. Salt pork
is good too, but it is very hard
to digest.
The time to treat consump-
ton is when you begin trying
to hide it from yourself.
Others see it, you won't.
Don't wait until you can't
deceive yourself any longer.
Begin with the first thought
to take SCOTS Emulsion. II
it isa't really consumption so
much the better; you will soon
forget it and be betterfor the
treatment. If it is consump,
ton you can't expect to be d;
cured at once, but if you will
begin in time and will be
rigidly regular in your treat
ment you will win.
SCOTS Emulsion, fresh air
rest all you can, eat all you!
can, that's the treatment and
that's the best treatment.
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willing to BE Tempted.

Willie (who has eaten his apple)-
Mabel, let's play Adam and Eve. You
be Eve, and I'll be Adam.
Mabel-All right. Well?
Willie-Now you tempt me to eat
your apple. and I'll give way to temp.
tation.
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The shortest people In Europe are the
Laplanders. The height Of the men
averages feet II inches and the
height of the women two inches less.
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Eootproof Pig Trough.

An Ohio Farmer correspondent has
had the hog trough here sketched In
successful use for some time. Pigs
cannot get their feet into'it and cannot
get in the way when pouring in slop.
The height. E, II. is = feet; +, II. !
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Nearly all the silk Of Spain is pro
duced In the province Of Murcia. -
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APPLES Wrapped For Long Keeping

Indications from experiment at the
New Hampshire experiment staton
are that for long keeping OF apples
wrapping is OF decided advantage.
Light and heavy waxed paper. tissue
paper and newspaper were used Ior
wrapping, and there was but little dif-
ference in their effectiveness. newspa-
DER being practically as effective as the
more expensive kinds.
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Maine typewriter Exchange.

Use tells the story. We recon-
mend buyers of Typewriters to
purchase a secondhand machine.
Why' The Second Hand Machine
wears as well as a new. Slightly
used machines bought without
thought and exchanged for a wh'm
are our goods. We sell on long
time, on short time or for cash,
guarantee our machines as repre-
sented and satisfy our customers.
This week we offer two hundred
dollar standard machines at a BAR
gain. If you buy we show you how
TO use them also. Our trades:
Nearly new Smith-Premier, the
self-cleaning writer - cost 9ioo
sells for $50. 4 Caligraphs, good as
new, SEQ, S2s, $a4, SIS. Each
machine has a fresh ribbon, new
pla,en and rollers and is frst-class
in every way.
Maine typewriter Exchange,
85 Canal Street,
RUMEORD FALLS, MAINE.
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We will send you
a little of the Emul-
sion free.
BE sure that this picture In
the form OF a label Is on the
wrapper Of every bottle Of
Emulsion you buy.
SCOTT & BOVINE,
Chemists,
400 Pearl ST., N. Y.
soc. and 81; all druggists
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CHAPTER XIV.

~ HE horror Of the situation was
so great that Princess Olga's
brain could not accept 1t all
at once.
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TNHE palace Of the governor OF
u Tomsk was brilliantly lighted,
and carriages crowded the
plaza before it. Gayly uni
The daily sentinel., 1902-02-05
Assorted Cake
Assorted Fruits Mixed Nuts

Coffee Tea Milk
To the Elks primarily, to the commit
tee OF arrangements secondarily, is the
credit due for providing such splendid
and enjoyable event. Specifically and
specially, the Elks themselves unite in
giving all honor to Mr.. Sterling l..
Poage, who, in season and out, ever since
the first announcement was made that
there would be a second annual ball. has
given much OF his time and attention to
tine details. He designed and elaborat-
cd all the primal and minor details Of
the decoration and the banqueting ia
bles To him more than anyone else is
credit due and this the Elks ungrudg-
iugly give. AS an organizer for an
event Of the kind which has Just been 80
auspiciously concluded, he has positive
aud unique ability The work attend
ant thereon is no sineoure, but he intel
ligently provided for all contingencies
and there as not one thing to mar the
ensemb BILE.
The music oy Prof Boyer's orchestra
WAS all that it ever is-most excellent
Much comment was made thereon and
for reason that the music was 80 enjoy.
able it contributed much to the pleasure
OF the dancers The music wss new. ths
musicians in good fettle and it was gen
orally conceded that Prof. Boyer and his
musical assistants had never done them-
selves more credit.
The following was the committee ol
The daily sentinel., 1902-02-05
arrangements: O. e. Jenkins chairman
j. M. Wohlfort, w. q. Longshore, 8. L.
Poage and j. d. Gallupe.


j. M. Wohlfort, W. q. Longshore, 8. L.
Poage and j. d. Gallupe.
1t would indeed be an almost impossi-
ble task to describe all the costumes
which were in evidence at the Elks ball
last night. 1t wonld be equally difficult
for the writer to decide who was the
best dressed lady in attendance at that
affair. An effort was made to obtain .
description Of the gowns worn on the oc-
casion, but il was entirely useless to at.
tempt to see them all.
The assemblage was one OF the best
dressed in the history Of the city. some
of the costumes represented large sums
OF money, and others. while not made Of
such expensive materials and trimmings,
we're at the same time very handsome in
appearance. Among the gowns were
many which the writer could not get an
opportunity to examine, yet which were
very beautiful. The following were par.
ticularly brought to the attention OF the
writer and were thought worthy Of
special mention:
Miss May Converse led the grand
march in silver gray grenadine with
Arabian lace, made over turquois blue
satin.
Miss Pearl Bannister-Oxford velvet
over taffeta silk Of tho same shade;
square neck. lattice sleeves and entraine.
Point lace and huge geranium pink pom
pons finished this gown at the throat.
Mrs. Poage-Pale blue figured foulard,
with ecru lace beaded with white chit
fon. sash of the same decorating the side
OF the waist and also the skirt.
Miss Sophia Roberts-White NOUS
seline de sole, with rows OF panne velvet
and insertion. spaced with tucked dia.
monds OF the mousseline de Sole, out
lined with velvet ribbon.
Miss Grace Longshore "A beautiful
gown OF white net over wild rose pink
silk. with trimmings OF the shirred net
aud black velvet ribbon Tho gown was
cut decollete, with a wide sweep, and
was one OF the most striking gowns in
the ball room.
Mrs. Cosgrove was handsomely attired
in black taffeta silk
Mrs. A. 7. Gormley looked very charm
ing in light gray silk which fitted her
perfectly.
Mrs. Walter Powers White liberty
silk over tatfeta with white applique
entraine.
Mrs. Omie Jennings-B Black silk. dec
ollete and entraine; American beauty
roses.
Mrs. Herman Hoesch-Gray silk, with
gold and pink chiffon trimmings.
Miss Mamie Decentralization
gray cloth gown with white velvet and
ecru applique over gray silk.
Miss Phoebe Roberts-White mousse.
line de sole, tucked and trimmed with
silk applique threaded with white velvet
ribbon; low cut neck.
Mrs. h. r. Bull-Blue and black bro
cade satin
Mrs. J. q. Gallupe-Blue organdie
over pink silk.
Mrs. Frank H. Haskell-Cream eolorsd
silk
Mrs. Alvin Bucklin-Blue and white
silk foulard with jet trimming.
Mrs. Robinson-Gray Venetian. with q
bolcro OF panne velvet.
Mrs. Lula Saxon-Black satin bro
cade and white satin, with black and
white applique.
Mrs. Charles b. Wallis- Castor color
silk and wool, trimmed with panne vel.
vet and white applique, with . vest oi
liberty elk.
Mrs. L. L. Bailey-Ruby red cloth
dress, trimmed with . lighter shade ot
velvet and gold passsDsntsris.
Ars.Gus Trechtsr ELL, trimmed