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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-29
PROBATE NOTICES.

To all persons interested In either Of the Estates
hereinafter named:
for the County OF oxford, on the third Tuesday OF
Nov In the wear OF our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and four. The following matter
having been presented for the action tnereupon
hereinafter indicated. IL is hereby ORDERED
That notice thereof be given TO all persons In
terested, by causing a copy Of this order to be
published three weeks successivsly In ths .S oN-
ford Democrat. a newspaper puonsned a. south
Paris In said County, that they may appear az
Probate Court 10 be held at Paris, on the
third Tuesday Of December, \. ID. lsi. at y
OF the clock IN the forenoon, and be heard there
on II they see cause.
MOODY T. WALKER. late of Denmark, de;
ceased; will aud petition for probate thereon
presented by ID. Eugene Chaplin, the executor
therein named.
HARRIET W. STARBlRD, late of Buckield.
deceased; will and petition for probate tneteoi
presented By Harry Dudley, the executor there
In named.
GIDEON FLETCHER. late Of Buckheld, de.
ceased; will and petition for probate thereon
presented by Laura L. Fletcher, the executriA
therein named.
A.JUDsON TURNER. ward. of Hebron; first
account presented for allowance by waiter L'
Gray, guardian.
SIDNEY T. BROWN. late OF Denmark, de,
ceased; petition for allowance out or personal
estate presented by Augusta q. Brown, Willow
FRANK GILPATRICK, late OF Hiram, lie;
ceased; petition for allowance out OF personal
estate presented by Hannah j. Gllpatrick,
widow.
CHARLES T. BRADEEN, late Of Sumner, de;
ceased; petition for an allowance out OF personal
estate and for license to sell and convey real
estate presented by Ella g. Brsdeen, widow
md administratrix.
DEBORAH Il. F0YE, late OF Hartford, de-
ceased; first account presented for allowance oy
William Foye, administrator
ARPHIA NJ. EDGECOMB. late Of Porter, de-
ceased; frst and dnal account presented Tor H.
lOwance by Peleg T. wadsworth, administrator.
LOIS NJ. HOWARD. late Of Rrownaeld. de-
ceased; final account presented for allowance oy
John Il. Gibson, George ii. Gibson and Francis
A. Fox, executors.
EFFIE Z. HARDY ct al. of Paris, wards peti'
ton for license TO sell and convey real estate pre-
sented by Nellie +. Hardy, guardian.
GEORGE l.. MELLEN, late OF Paris. de-
ceased; petition for order to distribute balance
remaining In his hands presented by James 5.
Wright. executor.
JOHN Y. DENNEN, late of Oxford. decessed; ;
petition for the appointment of W. w. Dennen
as trustee presented by w. w Dennen, executor.
JOHN KING. late Of Norway, deceased; petit
ton for an allowance out Of personal estate pre-
sented by Sarah n. King, widow.
ADDISON Il. HERRICK,
Judge of said Court.
A true copy-Attest:-
ALBERT d. PARK, Register.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-29
Catherine ursinS Harry
not to become q rebel

and on my way had to- pass the house
where dwelt that woman Of strange
repute, Margery Key, and 1t was
naught but solidity Of shadow beside
the road except for glimmer of white
from the breast Of her cat in the door,
way. But, as l live, as l rode past a
voice came from that house, though
how she knew me in that gloom l
know not.
Good speed to thee, Master Wing
field, and the fagots that thou didst
gather for the despised and poor shall
turn into blessings, like bars Of silver.
That which thou hast given, hast thou
forever. Go on and fear not. and strike
for liberty and no harm shall come
nigh thee" AS she spoke saw the
bent back of the poor old crone In the
doorway beside her cat, and partly be-
cause of her blessing and partly be-
cause, as l have said before, whether
witch or not, she was aged and feeble
and Ill fitted for such work, leaped
from my saddle and gathered her nm
other armful of fagots and laid them
ON her hearth.
I left the old soul shedding such
tears of gratitude over that slight serv-
Ice and calling down such childish
blessings upon my head that began to
have little doubt that she was no
witch. but only poor and solitary old
woman, which. to my mind. rs the for
lornest state of humanity. How man
fares without those of his own flesh
and blood l can understand, since a
man must needs have some comfort In
his own endurance Of hardships, but
what q woman can do without chick
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MARY E..
WILKINS

or child and no solace in her depend
ency know not. Verify l know not
that such be to blame if they turn to
Satan himself for protector, as they
suspected Margery Key Of doing.
1 rode away from Margery Keys,
having been delayed but moment,
and the quaver of her blessings was
yet in my ears when verify l did see
that which I have never understood.
AS l live, there passed from the house
Of that ne'er do well next door, which
was closed tightly as II to assure folk
that all therein were sound asleeD, q
bright light like torch. but no nan
rarried it. and it crossed the road and
was away over the meadows, and no
nan whom I saw carried 1t, and 1t
waved in the wind like a torch stream
ing back, and I knew 1t for corpse
candle. And that same night the man
who dwelt in that house was slain
while pulling up the tobacco plants.
rode fast, marveling little upon
this strange sight, yet, though marvel
Major Beverly reading
the names of those present
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-29

purchased a three-horsepower gasolens
engine. The engine is used for saving
wood, thrashing grain and cutting silage.
Much work has been done for neighbOrs
with it. Last spring it sawed $50 cords
of wood, besides that used at the farm
Mr.. McKeen was born in 1S49 in the
tosn where he now lives. His father
was an active Free Soiler and ono of the
founders of the Republican party in
Maine. His earliest recollectiOns Of
public matters are of the stirring times
Immediately preceding the Civil War,
at which time The Tribune was the one
paper most followed and priced. In
1887 he began speaking at farmers in
stitutes, and has been actively engaged
in that work until within the last two
years. During the time he was secre-
tary of the Maine Board of Agriculture
for ten years, and also spoke in institutes
in New Hampshire, Rhode Island and
Minnesota. As near as he can recall,
he has spoken at six hundred of these
meetings. He is now devoting his time
to the management of the farm. His
two boys, aged twenty and fifteen years,
are interested with him, and apparently
have mo- thought of any other business
for their life work. The younger is an
expert-in growing and training young
animals. He is fitting himself for a
course at the State University. Mr..
McKeen is superintendent of schools in
his town, secretary of the West Oxford
Society and master of the
local grauge.-New York Tribune
Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-29
Widow Tabitha Story

her thither and why women were in
the front in all our Virginan wars.
whether they wore white aprons or
not?
AS he spoke Ralph Drake shouted
out with great laugh that maybe
twas for the purpose OF carrying the
men, and pointed. and there was one OF
the black wenches bringing Nick Barry.
who else had fallen. upon sher back TO
the field. Then she set him down in
the tobacco and gave him Il knife. and
he went 10 cutting. having just enough
wit To do that for which his mind had
been headed. and naught else.
The oh took fancy to that new
cry of Mary Cavendish's. and every
now and then the field rang with II.
Remember Nathaniel Bacon. Remem-
Der Nathaniel Bacon" 1t had n curious
effect. through starting In Il distant
quarter. where some OF the hercest
of the workers were grouped, then
coming nearer and nearer, till the
whole field rang with that wide over
spread of human voice above the juicy
slashing of the tobacco plants.
We had been ut work some little time
when tall woman in black on Il black
horse came up ut steady amble, her
horse being old. She dismounted near
me and her horse went to nibbling the
low hanging boughs Of locust near by,
and the moon shone full on her face,
and saw she WAS the Widow Tabitha
Story. with that curious patch on her
forehead Down to the tobacco she
bent and went to work stiilly with un-
accustomed hands to such work, and
then again rang that cry Of Remember
Nathaniel Baconw And when she
heard that. up she reared herself, and
raised such shrill response Of RE
member Nathaniel Baconw in high
sobbng voice. as never heard.
And after that for minute the field
seemed to fairly howl with that cry OK
following. and memory for the dead
hero. always Madam Tabitha Storys
voice in tue lead, shrieking over it like
q cats.
Lord. have mercy on u.s. said Par
son Downs at my elbow. "She Will
have all England upon us, and where
fore could not the women have kept
out OF this stew"
With that he went over to the widow
and strove TO quiet her, but she
only shriekcd with more fury. with
Mistresses Longman and Allgood to aid
her. and then-came in mad rush
upon us of horse and foot, the militia,
under Captain Robert Waller.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-29
Mistress Lonsman urging that
the tobacco be trampled down

could not fire upon our conductors, that
mob swept into Beverly's stables. and
presently out leaped, plunglng with
terror, all his fine thoroughbreds. tie
mob riding them about the fields In
wild career. And one Of the maddest
Of the riders, sitting astride and fog
ging her steed with locust branch,
was Mistress Longman, while her hus-
band vainly fled after her, beseeching
her to stop, and those around were
roaring with laughter.
Then some must let out the majors
hogs, and they came roofing and tum-
bling with unwieldy gambols. And
with this wild troop Of animals, and
the mob shrieking in frenzy Of de-
light, and now and then woman in
terror before the onslaught Of gallop-
ing horse, and now and then whole
group Of cutters overset by charging
hog, and up and after him. and Staying
him, and his squeals Of agoRy-verily |
had preferred battlefield of different
sort.
And all this time Major Robert Bev-
erlys house stood still in the moonlight.
and not a noise from the slave quarters,
and the fields were all in pumice Of
wasted plant life, and we were about
to 90 farther, when l heard again the
cry Of the little child coming from Il
chamber window. l trow they had
given her some Quieting potion or she
had broken silence before.
With all our efforts the mob could
not be persuaded to return Major Bev-
erly's horses to his stables, which cir
cumstance was afterward to the saving
Of his neck, since it was argued that
he would not have abetted the using
Of his fine stud in such wise, some OF
the horses being recovered and some
being lamed and cut.
So out Of the Beverly plantation we
swept, those OH horseback at Il Gallop
and those on foot tramping after, and
above the tumult came that farthest
reaching cry of the world-the cry of
little child frantic with terror.
Then they were for going to another
large plantation belonging to one Rich
ard Forster, who had gone in Ralph
brakes party, when all Of sudden the
horses of us who were leading swerved
aside, and there was Mistress Mary
Cavendish on her Merry Roger, and by
her side. pulling vainly ut her bride.
her sister Catherine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-29
ITO IN coNTMu1nl
Easy Tests For Diamonds.

There are various effective methods
of testing the genuineness of diamonds.
Cover the stone with little borax
paste. heating il in the flame or o
lamp burning spirits Of wine anu then
throw ii in glass Of cold water IL
the stone is a.n imitation 1t will break
into thousand pieces. while the true
diamond will remain intact.
On II diamond which has been well
cleaned and carefully dried let fall one
drop Of water. Touch this drop of Wa.
ter with the point of needle. If the
stone is false the water will spread
or disperse. while with the real stone
the drop Of water will retain its spher.
ical form.
Throw the stone you wish To detect
into q glass of water. a diamond is
perfectly distinct. whereas the lmita-
tion mingles with the hue Of the water
in such a way as to be almost invisi'
BILE. Fluorhydrlc acid has no action on
a real diamond. but dissolves imita-
tions.-Jewelers' Circular-Weekly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-29
A Forest storchousc.

John Muir, the naturalist. while In a
forest Of huge redwoods in California,
came across n man who was he:ling
band of horses. When Mr. Muir asked
II he might have some flour the man
said: Yes. Of course; you may have
anything I've got Just take my track,
and 1t will lead you TO my camp In q
big hollow log on the side Of meadow
two or three miles from here. I'll be
back before night In the meantime
make yourself ut home" BY the mid
die of the afternon Mr.. Muir had dis
covered Ibis noble den in fallen Sc
quota followed by fire, a spacious log
house of one log, carbon lined, CEN
turtles old. yet sweet and fresh, wealth
er proof, earthquake proof. likely to
outlast the most durable stone castle"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-29

The work now being done by the
state is good work, to be commended
and surely to be Increased. 1t is good
service when one helps another to help
himself and is just what we of the state
of Maine are doing, but how insignifi-
cant the sum available under the present
appropriation, how necessary that there
be a lively demand from every part of
the state, upon the incoming legislature,
for more money. The highways of
Maine are of far greater Importance
than we to-day realize and If our wealth
of summer tourists is to be maintained,
surely if it is to be increased, our high
ways must receive better attention.
Here is good question for discussion
by our farmers clubs and oranges.
Make the rallying cry, Better Roads" y"
II the national government can appro-
pirate ten millions yearly for the high
ways under water, to help navigation,
why should it not give an equal sum for
the visible highways on land to help the
farmers?-Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-29
Dairying in Canada.

John Gould at recent dairy meeting
said: Canada is emphatically dairy
country, and craftsmanship over there
is in the main directed to exploit agri-
culture and the dairy especially. When
one attends a dairy convention over
there, it is to find the chief officials OF
the dominion from governor-general
down to the postmaster, in attendance
and working to promote the industry.
The position of chief dairy commissioner
or minister of agriculture is second only
to that of administration leader. The
government of Canada is very paternal
in regard to the dairy. Its laws are all
in it's favor. AdulteratiOn in any form,
and substitutes, were made illegal with
heavy penalties, from the start. No
bogus produce is made in the Dominion.
A factory must make either whole milk
cheese or butter, never both in the same
factory at the same time, government
inspection and assistance in instruction
were always abundant and practically
free. Dairy schools abound. Factories
were grouped in districts, and an in
structor appointed for each district.
The government supervised the shipping
lines, and put the refrigerating lines
under the direction of the commissioner.
Later on, the curing of cheese by cold
storage processes caused the government
to build six or more of these plants to
show their superiority in curing ex-
port cheese, and now these are to be
used with a great number of private
concerns, the cheese factories and buy
ers paying a certain sum for storage.
The result has been that in few years
Canada has increased its cheese exports
from three million to twenty-six million
dollars per annum, is extending its dairy
territory at a rapid rate, and has invaded
the great northwest. Manitoba and the
territories made three million dollars
worth of butter and cheese last year.
The Canadian cow looks very much
like her rival over here. Some of the
breeds are prominent in certain sections
but the greater half of tho Canadian
COWS have been related to all the breeds
from the advent Of the first settlers. In
the Quebec district, breed known as
French Canadian COWS, not unlike the
Jersey, is almost universal, and they are
famous as cheese and butter producers
New England Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-29

Truly, Harry" Sir Humphrey
agreed, "had 1t not been for Bacon, I
doubt IL we had been at this nights
work."
All the time we talked we advanced
in our slashing swath up the field,
and all the time that chorus Of wild
laughter and shrieks OF disloyalty kept
time with the swash OF the knives, and
all the time rose Captain Jaynes'
storm Of fruitiess curses and COM
mands, and now and then the stinging
lash Of his s.ding whip, and also Dick
Barry's. AS for Nick Barry, he lay
overcome with sleep on heap of the
cut tobacco.
And all the time not light shone In
any Of Major Robert Beverly's win
dows, and the slave quarters were as
still as the tomb.
The store Of ammunition in the tomb
had been secretly removed and por-
toned out to the plant cutters at night
fall.
1t was no slight task for even hun
dred to cut such wealth Of tobacco
as Major Robert Beverly had planted,
work as fast as they might, and pro-
ceed over the fields in fierce crawl
Of destruction, like an army of locusts,
and finally they begun to wax i'm
patient. And finally up rose that ter
magant, Mistress L0ngman, straighten-
ing her back with spring as II 1t were
whalebone. showing us her face shame
less with rage and stained green with
tobacco juice and here and there red
with blood, for she had slashed ruth
lessly. She flung back her coarse tan
gle of hair, threw up her arms with
wild hurrahing motion and screamed
out in such volume of shrillness that
she overcapped all the rest Of the
tumult:
"To the stables, to the stables! Let
out Major Beverly's horses and let
them trample down the tobacco"
Then such a cry echoed her that
trow it might have proceeded from
thousand throats instead Of one hun
dred odd. and in spite Of all that Cap
tain Jaynes could do, seconded by
some few of us gentlemen who rallied
about him. but were helpless since we
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-29

Shortly after 1t was decided that q
postoffice was needed at the settlement
now known as Broken Bow the child
of one Of the settlers brought In from
his playground the shoulder blade OF q
buffalo which contained imbedded In II
an Indian arrowhead.
The father Of the boy went from Gu
riosity to examine the ground where
the bone was found, and near the spot
he found an Indian bow, such as they
used In hunting buffalo. with one end
broken off 80 as to render 1t useless.
This incident suggested the name OF
Broken Bow for the postoffice. and the
department accepted the name with
compliments nts-Nebraska State Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-29
CHAPTER XVII.

H0ARY CAVENDISH raised her
IM voice high until 1t seemed to
~ me like silver trumpet and
Ss&1y cried out, with wave OF her
white arm to them all: ION to Laurel
Creek. pray you! Oh. ! pray you,
good people, on to Laurel Creek, and cut
down my tobacco for the sake Of Nir'
ginia and the honor Of the colony"
1t needed but a puff of any wind of
human will to send that fiery mcb leap.
ing in new direction. Straightway
they shouted with ole accord: "To
Laurel Creek, to Laurel Creek! Down
with the tobacco. down with the gov
ernor, down with the king! To Laurel
Creekw and forged ahead. turning to
the left instead Of the right as had
been ordered, and Mary was swept
along with them. and Catherine would
have been crushed had not horse
man, whom did not recognize, caught
her up OH the saddle with him with q
wonderful swing of long, 1.-the arm
and then galloped after. And as for
myself and Captain Jaynes and Sir
Humphrey and others Of the burgesses
whom l had best not call by name, we
went, too, since we might as well have
tried to hold the current Of the james
river as that headlong company.
But as soon as might be l shouted
out to Sir Humphrey above the din
that our first duty must be to save
Mary and Catherine. And lie answered
back in a hOarse shout, "Oh, for Gods
s.ke, ride fast, Harry, for should the
militia come what would happen to
them!"
But l needed no urging. know not
whom / rode down. trust not any
but know not. got before them all
in some wise, Sir Humphrey following
close behind, and Ralph Drake also
swearing that he knew not what pos
sessed the jades to meddle In such
matters and shouting to the rabble to
stop, but he might as well have shout
ed to the wind. And by that time
there were more than hundred of US
though whence they had come know
not.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-29
NOTICE.

In the District Court of the United STATES io'
In the matter of
RoBERr + l.. BRIDGHAN, In bankruPeCS
OF south Paris. Bankrupt
To the creditors OF Robert +: l.. brt snssin III
the CoUntv of oxford and district aforesaid:
Notice Is hereby given that on the otn DAY OF
Nov. A. u. 1894, the said Robert L. L. bridghan
was duly adjudicated bankrupt, and tnst the
frst meeting Of his creditors WIN oe ne1 o.n az
The CONT House, in South Paris. on the 5Oth
Iav or Nov, A ID. 1904, at 10 O'Clock In tne
forenoon, az which time the said credltors
nav attend, prove their claims. appoint trustee
examine the bankrupt and transact such otnei
business rs may properly come oerore Sai'
meeting.
GEO. A. WILSON,
Referee IN Bankruptcy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-11-29
The Pig on the Farm.

Pork production should form an i'm
portant industry upon our Maine farms.
1t can be made profitable, not only in
connection with the dairy, but as lead
ing feature of the farm work. l have
no sympathy with the system of keeping
swine as it is conducted upon some
farms. The hog is entitled to good,
comfortable, clean home. He is never
at his best in any other place. When he
is kept simply to work over the manure
of other animals, he is not in his proper
place. would never keep hogs on the
manure pile; keep tho manure from
heating in some other way and give the
hog home so arranged that he can have
opportunity to exercise his natural in
stinct of cleanliness. He will then be
at his best and will make the most pos
sible growth out of every pound of food
produce product in pork that cannot
be excelled. A roomy, light and warm
place in winter and a pasture with NOV
able sheds for summer make the best
possible places for carrying the hog
through the year. If the pasture is not
available, the pen can be used instead,
but by all means avoid the filth and
stencil of the manure pile. The matter
of breed is of secondary importance,
unless the raising of pigs for sale is to
be made feature of the business. If
it is, the breed selected should be the
one best adapted to the locality and with
which the buyers are most familiar.
think the Chester as bred in Maine will
please larger proportion of buyers than
any other, and hogs of that breed, either
pure or grade, respond readily to feed
and are easily managed. The hog is
naturally grazing animal. have OBJ
served that when our brood sows and
shoats were at pasture they fed as many
hours day as did our cows. The pas
ture, the green crop, with roots, and
corn to finish the fattening, afford the
cheapest sources for pork production,
and if they can be used in connection
with the wastes from the dairy, the re-
suits will be still more satisfactory. We
have never figured the exact cost of
pork as produced at The Pines, but
careful accounts have shown that our
skim milk fed to pigs, the pigs fattened
and put upon the market when they
dress 200 pounds, will net us 2 l-2 cents
per quart; this when the pigs were in
pasture. In winter l should be we'll
pleased to net two cents per quart for
the milk.-B. w. McKeen, Fryeburg,
Me-, in State Bulletin.