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A prominent missionary bishop OF the
Episcopal church. according to the
Washington Star. was in the habit or
introducing among the Eskimos who
were lis special charges many things
TO ami.se or interest them In order that
he miaht gain their attention To his
preaching. II happened. however. that
In spite OF the various ingenious inven-
tions which he placed before them
these sons of the arctic regions contin-
ued to be impressed by the white mans
canned food more than by anything
else he brought with him. Being un-
willing To eat the bubber and drink
the oil of the ESkmos. the white man
always came with many cans OF meat
and vegetables.
One day the bishop above referred 10
decided to spring genuine surprise OH
the natives. He had with him on this
trip talking machine. with records in
the Eskimo tongue. He gathered his
charges all around him in tie little
meeting house and started the machine
a-soing. Everybody was certainly puz-
zled. At last smile broke in ulon the
face Of one.
"Canned white man." he said in glee.
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Winter Dairying In Maine.

Dairying is our speciality. We want
our cows to come in from August to
October. We feed them we'll with corn
waste and green clover until the frost
kills the grass, then put them in the
barn and keep them there, never letting
them out to eae frozen grass. They
should not be allowed to shrink in milk
between grass and hay. II they do,
feed them extra until you bring them
up again to a full flow, then you can
slack away somewhat, and they will
continue to give their full flow until
about April. Then they will begin to
fall off some. but will continue to give q
good quantity through the mouth OF
June, if they are properly carried from
hay to grass. I think the best method,
if the pasture is not soft, is to let them
out little while each warm day as soon
as the grass begins to start, and feed
them from the barn as they seem to de-
sire, decreasing a. their pasture feed in
creases. Let them 60 dry through the
| hot weather and fly time, when We are
very busy harvesting.-R. W. Ellis.
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lOi d rang encomium and bless
lug OH the king as the people
53. that night crowded in the rear
tsEAJ courtyard around the great Ia
bics set in the open air and grooming
beneath viands nutritious and succu-
lent. What swain OF yokel had not
need of praise for the monarch when
he beheld this burden Of good cheer
and at the end Of each board. elevated
a little and garlanded with roses, ro-
tund and portly cask Of wine, with
spigot projecting Hospitality tableware:
Within the kings pavilion the specta-
Gle alluded to regretfully by the girl
and indifferently by the man was at
that moment being enacted. Upon
throne Of honor the lady of the tourna-
ment, attended by two maids. looked
down on a brilliant assemblage. through
which now approached the king and
the princess betrothed. The latter
seemed somewhat thoughtful. His eye
had but encountered that of the dukes
fool, whose gaze expressed a disdain-
full confidence the other fain would
have futhomed. But for that unfortu-
nate meeting in the lists which had
sealed the lips Of the only person who
had OWNED the hidden danger the free
baron would now have been master OF
the plaisant's designs. Above In the
palace the trooper with the red mus
taches lay OH his couch unconscious.
For how long? The court physician
could not suy. The soldier might re-
main insensible for hours. Thus had
the lester served himself with that
stroke better than he knew, and he OF
Hochfels bit his lip and fumed inward
ly, but to no purpose; not that he be-
lieved the peril to be great, but the
fact he could not grasp 1t goaded him.
and he cursed the trooper for a dolt
and poltroon that mere fool should
have vanquished him. And so he had
left him, with last look Of disgust at
the silent lips that could not do his
bidding. and had proceeded to the royal
pavilion, where the final act Of the
days drama. more momentous than
the king or other spectators realized,
was to be performed, an act in which
he would have appeared with much
complacency but that his chagrin prey
ed somewhat ON his vanity.
But his splendid self control and au-
dacity revealed to the courtly as
semblage no trace Of what was pass
ing In his mind. He walked by the
kings side as one not unaccustomed
to such exalted company nor over
whelmed by sudden honOrs. His cour-
age was superb, his demeanor that OF
one born to command; In him seemed
exemplified Il type Of brute strength
and force denoting leader-whethef
Of an army or a band Of swashbuc-
klers. As the monarch and the free
baron drew near, the princess slowly,
gracefully arose, while now grouped
around the throne stood the heralds
and pursuivants Of the lists. In hef
hand Louise held the gift, covered with
silver veil, an end Of which was car
ried by each Of the maids.
Fair lady Of the tournament" said
the king, this gallant knight is Bon
vouloir, whom you have even heard
proclaimed the victor Of the day"
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why does he not turn aslde?"
thought the maid. HE might yet do

why does he not turn asIdeT'
thought the maid HE might yet do
it. \ fool and II knight, fOrsOoth!'
But the fool pricked his horse deep
ly. 1t sprang to the struggle madly.
Crash, like thunderbolt. steed and
rider leaped upon the trooper. Then
it was Jacqueline had murmured,
"They have killed him" not doubling
for moment that he had sped to de-
struction.
4 second swift glance, and through
the veil, less obscure. she saw the
Jester riding, unharmed, his lance un-
broken. Had he escaped after all?
And the trooper? He lay among the
trampling horses feet She saw him
now. How had it all come about?
Her mind was bewildered. but in spite
of the princess assertion to the con-
trary her sight seemed unusually clear
Good lance, foolr' cried voice from
the kings box.
"The jester rides WELL" said another
"The knights lance even passed over
his head, while the FOOLS struck fairly
with terrific force"
But why did he select the jester as
an Adversary continued the first
speaker.
Mistakes will happen in the confu'
sion of melee, and he has paid for
his error" was the answer. And
Jacuueline knew that none would be
held accountable for the treacherous
assault.
Now the fool had dismounted, and
she observed that he was bending over
another jester who had been unhorsed.
"Why." she murmured to herself in
surprise, "Caillette! AS good soldier
as fool. Who among the testers
could have unseated him.!
But her wonderment would have In
creased could she have overheard the
conversation between the dukes fool
and Caillette as the former lifted the
other from the sands and assisted him
to walk or rather limp to the testers
pavilion.
"Did 1 not tell you to beware Of the
false duke? muttered Caillette. not
Omitting parenthesis Of deceptive
grOans.
"Ah, IL 1t had only been he instead!'
began the fool.
"Why." interrupted the seemingly In
jured man. think you to stand up
against the boar of Hochfels?
81 would might try" said the 9th
er quickly.
"Your success with the trooper has
turned your head" laughed Caillette
softly. Zone last word. Look to your
self. and fear not for me. Mine in
juries. which I surmise are internal,
MS they are not visible. will excuse me
for the day. Nor shall l tarry at the
palace for the physician, but &C
straight on without bolus, simples OF
pills, a very Mercury for speed. Dan,
ger will eschew. and pretty maid
shall hold me no longer than it takes
to give her kiss in passing. Here,
leave me ut the tent. Turn back to the
field or they will suspect. Trust nc
one, and-you'll mind it not in friend
one who would serve you to the end
forget the princess! Serve her. save
her, MS you will. but remember, women
are but creatures Of the moment
Adieu, mon amir
And Cailette turned as one in griev'
GUS physical pain to an attendant, bid.
ding him speedily remove the armor
while the dukes fool, more deeply
stirred than he cared to show. moved
again to the lists.
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Letters from Practical Farmers.
THEIR VIEWS ON THE NEEDS OF NEW
ENGLAND AGRICULTURE.
New England Farmer.)

NNeW Enkanu rafueT.I
When boy we read with pleasure
The New England Farmer. As years
went on-well, the paper had changed
or we had. Now it brings out the
politician to give points to its farmer
readers. II Col. Albert Clarke is right
in his article appearing in The Farmer
Of Jan. l4th, their success depends upon
suitable duties" and that "manu-
fsctures must be fostered." Allow
me To quote further:
The place for the farmer is on the
farm, and occasionally at gatherings
where new thoughts are to be obtained.
Crhis will, of course, include the politi-
cal rally of his party.l And this is very
importantly that he should be cOntented
with his place in the country; use his
leisure time in making improvements
(good advice if used sensibly but not
literally and he can possibly make q few
dollars in raising fresh produce for the
several hundred summer tourists who
spend in New England fifty million dol
lars year.
II in discussing the welfare of large
class of people any writer has shown
more of selfishness Il like that better
than less of sympathy | h We never
read it. Neither have | ever read an
article by him in which the dollar, and
that from his own narrow standpoint,
was not the controlling motive. Will
he tell us how did those people of leisure
come by their wealth?
The farmers of New England have
paid too long already unjust tribute to
our great corporations aud trusts. Let
the farmers of this country follow his
advice and they will build up power
that will control the nation and its legis-
lation. l do not yet believe it is best
that the farmer shall have no thought
higher than his farm or farm work; no
one can help him who does not look up
on him as a man-not beast of burden
to crafty the wishes of others.-H. o.
Mead.
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Sheep on New England Farms.
A vERMoNTER THINKS THEY DO NOT
PAY AS WELL AS OTHER STOCK.

One can hardly take up an agricuL
tural paper nowadays without seeing
some one advocating the keeping Of
more sheep on the farm, and at the
same time statistics show that they are
growing less and less. can remember
when the New England hills were all
covered with sheep, but where have
they gone and what is the trouble?
Some say that the keeping of dogs has
driven them away. Others say that it
costs too much to fence against them.
Some say one thing and some another.
Did we not keep dogs years ago, and
did we not have to fence them in?
Now, the whole secret is this: They
do not pay as we'll ss the dairy or other
kinds of stock. Put wool on a paying
basis and you will find men tumbling
over one another to buy sheep, and
these New England hills. will again be
covered with sheep. 1never knew when
anything paid that there were not men
enough to 60 into it. They point out a
man now and then who is making a
success of keeping sheep, but that is no
reason why we all can. There are men
who make a success keeping hens;
others keeping horses; Others raising
onions; others raising skunks, ETC.. but
is that any reason why We can all sue
ceed in the same way? see that men
every little while are looking over the
abandoned farms of New England think
ing of buying them and turning them
into large sheep ranches. Do they
think that they can raise wool and NUT
ton where they have to feed the sheep
six months in the year from the barn
and make success of it, against those
who can run them out nearly or quite
the whole year and not pay much more
to get their product to the seaboard mar
ket than farmer in good part of New
England must pay? These abandoned
farms are all right for keeping sheep
through the summer, but what are you
going to keep them on through the win
ter? l think at the present prices OF
wool and mutton that the men who try
that scheme will get rid Of some of the
money that they already have. / will
leave off where began-put wool and
mutton at price that will make sheep
keeping pay as well as other stock pays
and we will again see these New Eng
land hills covered with sheep.-Cor. in
Tribune Farmer.
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Diane de POitiers. who embellished ii
for VillOt, who carried it to Jacque'
line.
"Triboulet has his wish,' said the
poet-fool half regretfully. There is
one jester the less"
Where have they taken him?" asked
the girl steadily.
"Where but to the keep"
"That dungeon of the old castle"
Well" he returned significantly. .;
fool and his jests. alas. are soon part
ed. Let us make merry, therefore
while we may. For what would you,
Come, mlstress-the dance
mo. no, no." she exclaimed. so pas
sionately he gazed at her in surprise.
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X{vRIG 1T & WHEELER,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law,
SOUTH PARIS. MAINE.
James ). Wright. Alton u "hee'er'
PROBATE NOTICES.
,o,.on. ,r,sre.,ed In either OF the Estate.

To all persons interested In either OF the Estates
hereinafter named:
At Probate Court, held Al fsrIs, IN ana
,or the County OF Oxford, on the third Tuesday OF
Ian In the wear OF our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and i've. The following matter
having been presented for the action thereupon
bereinsfter indicated. it IL hereby ORDERED;
That notice thereof be given TO all persons In
terested, by causing copy of this order 10 oe
published three weeks successiveIy IN tnS w
ford Democrat. q newspaper puohsneu AZ oousn ~ u
Paris In said County, thar they may appear az a
Probate Court 10 be held AZ Paris, on the
thlri Tuesday OF February, A: ID. 1870 al y
OF the clock In thu forenoon, and be hearu tnere-
on II they see cause.
ALDEN CHASE, late OF W woodstOck. deceased
will and petition for probate thereof presented
by Aquila NJ. thase, the executor therein nane''
FRANK NJ. COLE. late of woodst ck. de.
ceased; will and petition for probate Thereon
and the appointment OF Eugene Co'e as admin
is,ratOr with the Will annexed pteseh'eu os
Eugene Cole. son and heir.
viii e .,lIcil and D tition for probate presented
by George q. Plummer, the executor thereih
named.
CHARLES Il BESSEY, late Of Woodstock.
deceased; will and petition for probate thereon
and the appointment Of some suitsb person as
administrator with the will anneSea preseh'eu
by Geo. W Richards. beneficiary.
HERBERT W. G0wlE, late OF oxford, ue-
ceased; hnal account presented Tor allowance
and petition for order to distribute balance re-
manning In his hands presented by Fred a. De
Lano, administratnr.
SARAH ID HAWKINS, late OF Norway. de-
ceased; second account presented for allowance
by Eugene +. smith and Fred ii. Cummings
executors.
SAMUEL PLUMMER. late or sweden, de-
ceased; petition for order to distribute oSahSe
remaining In his hands presented by John r.
Plummer, executor.
JOHN ID WOOD, wsrd, OF Andoyer; account
presented for allowance by Olney a. Burgess
guardian.
GEORGE + HOLLAND. minor, OF Hiram
petition for license sell and convey real estate
presented By John +. Spring, guardian
CYgUSC sPAULDING, late Of BncSheld, de-
ceased first account presented for allowance oy
Benz Spaulding. trustee.
ADDISON +. HE8RICK,
Judge OF said Court.
ALBERT ID. PARK, Regi5ter.
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"Princessw exclaimed the hoarse
voice Of the master Of HOchfels.

"Princessv exclaimed the hoarse
voice of the master of Hochfels.
"My lord?'
For a moment neither spoke, and
then the clear. cold voice Of the prin.
cess broke the silence.
"Are all the fools In your country 80
presumptuous. my lord?" she said.
The kings countenance lightened
He turned his accusing glance upon
the fool. AS I'm dream stood the lat
ter. The words he would have uttered
remained unspoken. But briefly the
monarch surveyed him satirically,
darkly. then, turning. with a gesture.
summoned an attendant. Not until the
hands Of two soldiers fell upon him
did the fool betray any emotion. Then
his face changed. and the stunned look
in his eyes gave way to an expression
Of such unbridled feeling that involun
tarily the king stepped back. and the
free baron drew his sword. But neither
had the monarch need for apprehen-
sion nor the princess betrothed use
for his weapon. Some emotion deeper
than anger replaced the savage tur-
moil Of the testers thoughts as with Il
last fixed look ut the princess he lhe-
chanically suffered himself TO be led
away. Louise's gaze perforce followed
him. and when the canvas fell and he
had disappeared she passed hand
across her brow.
Are you satisfied. my lord?' said
the king to the free baron.
"The knave has received his just de.
serts, SIRE" replied the other and. step.
ping to the princess side raised her
hand to his lips.
Mere de Dieuw cried the monarch.
passing his arm in friendly manner
over the free baron's shoulder and ad.
1. Louise. You will find Rob
rrt .. i'i;r .wald worthy of your high
r,:;t CJisin.
W...,.t. they were soon whispering
Tie attendant. who was the Count
! C"oss. breathed what he knew to
e Duke of Montmorency, who told
Il rc!lays, who related the story to
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PROBATE NOTICES.

To all persons interested In either of the estates
hereinafter named:
Ata Probate Court he'd at Paris, In vacation
In and for the County OF oxford. ON the 26th day
OF Jan in the year OF our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and five. the following matter
having been presented for the action thereupon
hereinafter indicated, IL Ii hereby ORDERED;
That notice thereof be given TO all persons In
terested, 10y causing q copy OF this order TO De
published three weeks successiyely In the OK
ford Democrat, newspaper publi-hed at South
Paris, In said County, that they may appear al
Probate Court 10 be hell At far's, on the
third Tuesday Of Feb. A. ID. 1905, at nine OF the
clock in the forenoon, and be heari thereon IL
they see cause:
LEWIS BISBEE, ls:e OF Sumner. deceased; !;
will and petition for probate thereof presente
by L. Spaulding. beneficiary therein named.
REUBEN CHADBoURNE. late of Fryeburg
teceased; petition for the appointment of some
suitable person as administrator presented Oy
Eugene Chadbourne, ron.
ADDISON K. HERRICK, Judge of said Court.
true copy-Attest:
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Hoods

Sarsaparilla enjoys the d.
tinction Of being the great
est csrdtive and preventive
medicine the world has ever
known. h Is an an-round
medicine, producing It's UNI
equaIled effects By purify
ing, vitalizing and enrichfnS
The blood on which the
health and strength ofevery
orgm, bone and tissue de.
pend. Accept no subsd.
tute for Hoods, but h-
sist On having Hoods
AND ONLY HOODS.
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Smother out the SorreI.

Generally speaking where sorrel
grows the land is deficient in lime, but
this does not always hold good. Sorrel
grounds, however, may be said to be
always deficient In humus.
The best remedy for sorrel 10 tn get
the ground 80 filled with vegetable
matter that other crops will grow and
this will smother out the sorrel. 1t is .
mistake to lime ground infested with
sorrel unless 1t contains sufficient
humus to grow . crop.-Turf, Farm
and Home.
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ConspirntOrs.

1t will surprise many to know Il: {
Washington Irving was coa!ei.'I
orchard thief. Once, while picking Gp
an apple In his own orchard. he WAS
accoste,l by an urchin Of the nelghbor'
hood. who. not recognizing him rs tie
proprietor, offered TO show him a tree
where he could get some better apples
than those.
But" said the boy, I'VE must not
let the old man see us"
81 went with him." said Irving, ana
we stole about dozen or two OF my
own apples and then went shares.
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NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives nouce .has ne ns
will and testament OF
MOODY II. WALKER, late Of nenmsrk:
In the County Of Oxfort, deceased, anu yscn
bonds as the law directs All persons having
demands against the estate OF sail deceasea At
desired to present the same for setfiement' aho
all indebted thereto are requested 70 make pay
ment Immediately. u.v,,D
Jan. l7th. 1895. ID. EUGENE IhA LIN
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NOTICE.

The sub.cr,ber hereby gives notice that she
has been duly appointed executrfx OF the ias'
will and testament Of
KING GOLIATH. late OF Porter,
In the County Of oxford. deceased. anu slsen sen
bonds as the l,v directs. All persons having
demands sgsinst the estate Of ssid deceased ave
desired 10 present the same for settlement. anu
all indebted thereto are requested 10 make pay
ment Immediately. ovuopn
Jan. i7th, 1875. EMMA y. biChfVnD'
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NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that he
has been duly appointed executor OF the last
will an testament OF
HANNAH NJ. GLINEs, late Of Canton,
In the County of oxford. deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs All persons nsSns
demands against the estate Of said deceased
are desired TO present the same for settle
ment, ami all indebted thereto are requested 10
make payment immefiatelv o,r
Jan. l7;h, 1905. HENRY Il. COOLip1h.
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DutCheSS Insurance Co.,
POUGhKEEPSlE, NY.
NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that ne
has been duly appointed executor OF tne
last will and testament OF
NINA n. KNIGHT, late OF Paris.
In the County Of txford, deceased: All per,
sons having demands against the estate OF saio
deceased are desired TO present the same Ior
settlement, and all indebted thereto are requeS'
Ell 20 make payment imme.itatelv
Jan. lTth, 1876. HUDSON hNi1hi.
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The poorest fence in all this world Is
the old-fashioned brush fence. Really 1t
IL not fence ct all. It 10 merely de-
vice for teaohing COWS to be unruly.
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The use of oxen Is becoming fashion
able in Eastern franklin County, Mass,
some working in harness, says the
Greonfiold Gazette.
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CHAPTER XIV.

GYV0N mood OF contending thought
E the free baron left his apart
- mcnts the next morning anI
lssys3J traversed the tapestry hung
corridor leading toward the servants
and soldiers quarters.
Following the exposure of the jest
ers weakness. his passion for his mis-
tress, Francis, as Villot told Jacque
line, had Immediately ordered the Zoo
into strictest confinement. the donJol
of the ancient structure. In that dark
ened cell he had rested overnight, ant
there he would no doubt remain In
definitely. The kings guest had moi
been greatly concerned with the jest
ers quixotic love for the princess. be
In little disposed To jealousy.
But to offset his satisfaction that the
lester lay under restraint lie took II
bad part the troopers continued In
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AMONG THE FARMERS.
=" SPEED THE PLOw."

Correspond, nee on practical agricultural topics
is solicited Address all communications In.
Tended for this department 70 HENRY d.
H>sAnND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat. Paris. Ne.