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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-30
PROBATE NOTICES.

To all persons interested In either Of the Estate
hereinafter named:
At Probate Court, held at Paris, IL ahV
for the County of oxford. on the third Tuesday oi
Nav, In the year of our Lord one Thousand
nine hundred and i've. The following matter
having been presented for the action thereupou
hereinafter indicated, 1t Ia hereby ORDERED:
That notice thereof be given TO all persons IN
terested, by causing copy Of this order 10 oe
published three weeks successfully In the oS
ford Democrat. newspaper published st south
Paris In said County, that they may appear ~ :
Probate Court 20 be held az Paris. on tht
third Tuesday OF June, A. ID, 1905. at
OF the clock In the forenoon, and be heard tnere
on II they see cause.
JULIA r STEVENS. late of wood-tock, de
ceased will AMI pc. ition for probate thereof pre-
sente by Elizabeth A. Stevens, the execuriS
therein named.
CLARA wASHBURN. late Of Bucsfeld. de
ceased will and petition for probate thereon pre-
sented by Leila A. Davis, the executrix therein
named.
ADNA b. THAYER. lat, of Paris, deceased
petition for an allowance out OF personai estate
presented by Ethel Il Thayer, widow
ZERA NJ, PHYLLIS A. and GLADYS
BEAN, minors. of Hiram; petition for license -
-ell and convey real estate presenVeu ny "A
Maude Witham, guardian
ALRERT %. JORDAN, ward. OF Albany
account presented for allowance by Albert U
JOrian, guardian.
FRED r. REAN, late of Hiram. deceased; flrs
account presented for allowance by Sarah Nj
Bean, alministratrix.
ELIZABETH G.. TUBS, late of Hebron. de
ceased account presented for allowance by
Francis II. Cobb, executor.
ADDISON e. HERRICK. Judge of said Court
ALBERT ID. PARK. Register.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-30
II, HIGHT & WHEELER,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law,
SOUTH PARIS, MAINE.
I,,pa. : Wright. Alton e. Wheeler.
PHOHATE NOTICES.

To an persons interested In either Of The e7t''r
hereinafter named ,
Al u Probate Court, held \; Rumtor'i, u
aui r,r tire County OF Oxfori, on the sc 'on'
Tuesday ~ MAY, In the year % oar Lor' on'
thousand nine hundred aud ave. The follow
ius matter havin. been presented ior tn acti1'
,bereupor hereinafter Indicated, Is here'''
ORDERED.
rhat u.l.Cc :hcreof bc given 10 Al! persons 70
tereste,. hv causing a copy OF tins orlrr 10
Published three weeks successivcly N the ~
firt democrat, u Hew paper puGhshe' NJ S0uI'
l'Irss IN salt County, that the may 'ppcar NJ
Probate Court 10 he held AT fari~, on IN
thirl Tue;.t $ OF June, \. ID. 1903, at ~ TN
clock In the forenoon. Uud be heart thereon
they see cause.
JOIN FOYE. hate of Canton. deceased; vii
ami pettiOn Tor probate thereof presented bl
Nathan Reynolds, the executor there name'
LOUISA ". THORNf,, late of Peru, deceased
will and petition for probate thereof presente'
by Cora \ Harlow and Mary +. Bassett, TN
eNecutrices therein named.
FREEMAN b. SMITH. minor, Of nixheld
petition for licens" TO sell AMI convey real estat
pre- ented by Albert W Smith, Guardian.
ADDISON f. HERRICK. Judge of SAIL Court
A true copy-attest
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-30
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I 6he Wings Of the !
| Morning ''''.:;5 :: ~ ~: !: T. J,
=. ~ Edward J. Code ::
fcoNTINu1D.l

Opening the front of her bodice she
brought to light Il small gold lOcket
containing miniatures Of her father
and mother. Inside this receptacle she
carefully placed the three really mate
rial portions Of the sailors letter.
When jerks walked down the hill
again he heard her singing long before
lie caught sight Of her sedulOusly tend
ing the fire.
AS he came near he perceived the re-
mains of his useless document. He
stopped and gathered them up. forth
with throwing them among the glow
ing logs.
by the way, what were you writing
while had my bath?" inquired Iris de-
murely.
Some information about the mine.
On second thoughts. however, l saw it
was unnecessary"
"Oh, was that all?"
practically ALL
Then some part was impractical
ble?"
lie glanced sharply at her, but she
Gas merely talking ut random.
We'll. you see." he explained. zone
can do so little without the requisite
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-30
The Dual.Purpose Cow.

1t seems strange that dairy writer's
and dairy papers so persistently, and
with apparent intent, ignore the claims
made for the dual-purpose COW by her
advocates and breeders. Universally
these dairy writer's set up a man of straw
and take delight in bowling him over.
No advocate of the dual-purpOse COW
ever laid much stress on the beef capac-
ity of the COW herself. 1t is of some
value in case of accident, but it is trivial
in comparison with her true functions.
These are to milk profitably, and to pro-
duce calf that will feed profitably for
beef.
In all our stock shows and expo
sitions, including the great Worlds
Fairs at Chicago and at st. Louis, there
has been but one class ever established
which illustrates dual qualities adequate
ly, or intelligently. That was the
Farmers Cow" Glass at the Inter
national. In this class the increase in
weight of the COW under test was wholly
ignored, as it should be. What counted
in the result, and all that counted, was
the milk and butter record of the COW,
the character and feeding capacity OF
her calf for beef, and her own individual
merit as typical representative of her
breed.
In the last show of this class, in 1903,
two Red Poll COWS, under the official
supervision of the experiment stations
in Wisconsin and Ohio, showed records
of over 400 pounds of butter each with.
in the year, and steer calves that weigh
cd respectively 100 pounds at 315 days
old, and 757 pounds at 1926 days. The
cows were good enough Individuals to
head the list-irst and secOnd-in. the
general class of their breed; and one OF
the calves was good enough to head the
general class of steers of the breed un'
der one year. Both these calves were
shown again at the International last
December as yearlings. The smaller
one in 1908 now weighed 1885 pounds, a
gain of 57S pounds in the year, and was
second in his class; the other weighed
l,245 pounds, a gain of 455 pounds.
The quality of these steers was OF the
best; and their gains show feeding
capacity equal to any.
This is not an isolated or exceptional
case. In England Red Poll cows, al
most without exception are kept fol
practical use in the dairy, and the calves
are hand fed. The average yield OF
milk from many large herds there |:
over 5000 pounds per COW, yet the
steers and heifers fed for beef have made
very creditable recOrdS.-Cor. in Maine
Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-30

The blade of digging hoe was sup
ported horizontally Oh two bricks ana
fire kndlcd OH the ground beneath II.
On the middle Of the hoe was put q
small heap OF the seeds Of red fruited
variety of eggplant. and over this was
inverted the half of cocoanut shell
having Il hole IN the TOP. y piece or
bamboo WAS stuck on to the shell over
the hole by lump Of clay. A' vapor
ISSUED from the bamboo tube the pa.
tieni inhaIeI ,hiS by placing his .i.'S
to the tpp. Thca lie spat into bu'ket
OF water. and thcn again iahLlei 'ae
yapor. After quarter hours treat
mem tie patient and 81 f:i,nl said tley
coull see the "toOIl.s,nr ,Toim III the
water.
IA! heres Il uo!crn Chinese recipe
for painless extraction"
Cook well the bones Of rat, pull
,erize and apply to tooth. II 1t Is fore
ordained that the t9,th Is 10 come out
tliS Will bring L; if not. ii VIII beco.ne
more firmly fixed than eyer.-Sumatra
Straits Hud get.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-30
improved Highways.

Roads are a necessity. Good roads
are greatly to be desired. Attention ID
being centered on the state, and directed
TO the general Government, for aid in
proyiding improved roads. Are the
people to be benefited manifesting dis
position to come out in the lead OF sc
important movement? Where has the
determined stand been taken to provide
better roads this opening summer sea
son than last year? When people really
feel that they must have better com.
munication for business purposes 1t viii
begin to manifest itself in an effort t1
provide it. So long as the effort II
directed alone to the public treasury fol
aid, progress will be slow. The ole
story of the lark and the reaperS finds
an application to the improved roads
movement. Is your road master max
ing better highways in your town thar
ever before? Why not?
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-30

In the animal kingdom the birds
seem TO be- really the class most highly
favored by nature. Though they are
not placed near the summit Of the line
Of evolution. their ability to ty marks
them off as having some advantages
over nearly I'LL the mammalia. Their
mysterious power Of changing their
polarity OF weight In order to dive In
water or soar in air has been often
discussed. and the almost Incredible
velocity OF their motion when m!grat'
ing. sometimes amounting to four
miles a minute for vast distances. has
no parallel among other animals. In
addition. experiments with carrier
pigeons ut night demonstrated beyond
doubt that these birds ut least possess
n highly developed sense of direction
New Century Path
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-30

Thank heaven, no" he said earnest
ly. I'VE had barely become engaged
when she went with her uncle to Sim
Ia for the hot weather. There she met
Lord ventnOr, who was on the vice
roy's staff, and-if you don't mind. we
will skip a portion Of the narrative
I discovered then why men In India
usually go to England for their wives.
While in Simla on ten days leave l
had foolish row with Lord Ventnor
In the United Service club-hammered
him, m fact, in defense Of worthless
woman-and was only saved from
severe reprimand because | had been
badly treated. Nevertheless, my hopes
of political appointment vanished.
and returned to my regiment to learn
after due reflection what very lucky
person was"
Concerning Miss Morris, you mean!
Exactly. And now exit Elizabeth.
Not being cut out for matrimonial en-
terprise, tried to become a good Of
Gcer. 4 year ago. when the govern
ment asked for volunteers to form
Chinese regiments. sent in my name
and was accepted. l had the good for
tune to serve under an old friend. Colo
mel Costobell, but some malign star
sent Lord ventnor to the far east.
this time in an important civi' capaci-
t.. I met him occasionally. and we
found we did not like each other any
better My horse beat his for the Pa
| coda Hurdle handicap. Poor old Sui
tan, wonder where he is now!'
-"Colonel COstobell fell Ill, and the
command of the regiment devOlved up
on me, our only major being absent in
| the interior. The colonels wife. unhap-
ply, chose that moment to fiirt. as peo-
ple say, with lord VentnOr. Not hav-
ing learned the ACCESSIBILITY of minding
NV own business, demonstrated with
her, thus making her my deadly enc
my. Lord ventnor contrived an OFF,
| cial mission to a neighboring town and
detailed me for the military charge.
sent a Junior officer. Then Mrs. Costo-
bell and he deliberately coaepcted a
plot to ruin me, he for the sake Of bis
old animosity-you remember that
j had also crossed his path In Egypt
she because she feared I would speak
to her husband. On pretense Of seek
ing my advice she inveigled me a'
night into deserted corner Of the club
grounds Mt HongkOng. Lord Ventnoi
appeared. and as the upshOt Of theil
vile statements. Which created an I'M
mediate uprcar. I-well. Miss Denne.
nearly killed him."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-30

Now that spruce is getting scarce they
are talking corn stalks for paper. Ma
chinery is now perfected which insures
a superior quality at low cost and in
Illinois these machines are successfully
operated. Every vestige of the stalks is
utilized iu some manner. In preparing
cellulose, gun cotton, smokeless powder,
varnish, artificial leather, rubber sub
stitutes, insulating materials, electrical
apparatus, linOleum and floor covering,
lubricants, golf balls and sundry other
products, different parts of the stalk are
said to be available. The development
of this industry will mean much to the
corn producer of the Middle West. Its
progress will be watched with intense
|iuterest.-Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-30

We do not like that term Especial
purpose" as applied to dairy COW, nor
do we like "general-purpose" as applied
to anything. There are three kinds OF
special-purpose cOws-the special-pur-
pose dairy COW, the special-purpOse beef
cow, and the special purpose Patrons
COW. This last is generally called dual
purpose" but is in reality as truly
special-purpose COW as any Of the rest.
The special purpose of this cow is not to
furnish the highest possible amount OF
milk or butter, nor the greatest possible
amount of beef, but paying amount OF
butter and good quality of beef, and
her place Ia on the farm where the
farmer canno. put all his feed into dairy
cows, and cannot keep COW for the
chance of calf. He must, therefore,
utilize the calves for the marketing OF
the roughness which otherwise has little
value, and make the milk of the COW
pay for all expenses, thus having the
calf for prOfit.-Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-30

Now is the time to take little extra
care of the young cattle, suggests sue
cessful cattle feeder. The experience OF
all our best stockmen proves beyond a
peradventure that If there is any profit
in the stock business at all, it can be
made only by keeping the animals grow
ing from birth until they 90 to the sham
bles. The younger the animal, the
greater the gain for food consumed. On
the other hand, If young animal is
checked in his growth by injudicious
feeding or care, he gets setback from
which he never afterwards wholly re-
covers. The secret of successful cattle
feeding is largely told in this: keep
on the calf flesh"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-30

plant. This sort of ore requires a
crushing mill, smelling furnace, per-
haps big tanks filled with cyanide Of
potassium"
And Of course, although you can do
wonders, you cannot provide all those
things, can you"
jerks deemed this query to be unan-
swerable.
They were busy again until night
fell. Sitting down for little while be-
fore retiring to rest, they discussed for
the hundredth time the probabilities OF
speedy succor. This led them to the
topic Of available supplies. and the
sailor told Iris the dispositions he had
made
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fro BE CONTINUED

English With . French pOilsn.
There are disadvantages attached to
wealth when one was not born 10 It or
is slow In getting used to 1t. One that
Mr.. Quidsby found, says London An
swers, was that the chef always sent
up the menu written In his own Ian
guage, French, to which the master OF
the household was stranger.
Il should like to know what I'm eat-
Ing for once. NJ. Alphonse," said Mr..
Quidsby to his chef on one occasion.
Let us have the menu In English to-
day"
"Oui, monsieur" was the reply. 1T
ees YER ditticile. but veel do 1t so II
you veel gif me re dictionnaire."
A small but select party came to din
ner that evening and were met with
the following bill Of fare:
Soup at the tail OF the calf.
Salmon in curl papers.
Chest OF mutton to the little peas.
Potatoes Jumped.
Ducks savage at sharp sauce.
Charlotte at the apples.
Turkey at the devil.
Fruits variegated.
Quldsby and Mrs. Quidsby agreed
afterward that they had never pres!d-
ed over n more hilarious dinner party.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-30

But Iris protested against this ar
rangement. She felt lonely. The long
hours of silence had been distasteful
to her. She wanted to talk.
II agree" said jerks, provided you
do not pin me down to something
told you a month ago"
II promise. You can tell me as much
or as little as you think tit. The sub
ject for discussion is your court mar
tial."
He could not see the tender light IL
her eyes. but the quiet sympathy OF
her voice restrained the protest prompt
on his lips. Yot he blurted out after q
slight pause:
THAT is q very unsavory subject"
rs it? do not think so. am @
friend, Mr.. jerks. not an old one, ad.
NIT, but during the past six weeks we
have bridged an ordinary acquaintance.
ship of as many years. Can you not
trust me?"
Trust her: He laughed softly. Then,
choosing his words with great delibera.
ton, lie answered: "Yes. | can trust
you. l intended to tell you the story
some day. Why not tonight"
Unseen In the darkness, Iris hand
sought and clasped the gold locket sus-
pended from her neck. She already
knew some portion Of the story lie
would tell. The remainder was Of
minor Importance.
ut is odd" he continued. that you
should have alluded to six years a mo.
ment ago. 1t is exactly six years al
most to day since the trouble began"
with Lord ventnor:" The name
slipped out involuntarily.
"Yes. | was then staff corps sub
altern, and my proficiency in native
languages attracted the attention Of
a friend in Simla. who advised me TO
apply for an appointment on the po-
litical side of the government Of In
dia. | did So He supported the appli-
cation, and | was assured Of the next
vacancy In native state provided that
l got married. was not Il marrying
man. Miss Deane. and the requisite
qualification nearly staggered me- But
I looked around the station and came
to the conclusion that the commission
er's niece would make suitable wife.
l regarded her points so 10 speak. anu
they filled the bill She was smart,
good looking. lively, understood the
art of entertaining. was first rate In
sports and had excellent teeth. Indeed.
IL Il man selected wife Us he does a
horse. She
Don't be horrid. Was she really
pretty"
81 believe so. People said she was
"But what did you think?"
"At the time my opinion was biased.
have seen her since. and she wears
badly. She Is married now and after
thirty grew very fat"
Artfu jerks. Iris settled herself
comfortably to listen.
II have jumped that fence with lot
in hand" lie thought
Eve became engaged" he said aloud
"She threw herself at him." cOmmun-
ed Iris.
Her name was EliZabeth-EliZa-
beth Morris" The young lieutenant
of those days called her Bessie, but no
matter.
We'll, you didn't marry her, any
how" commented Iris, a trife sharply.
And now the sailor was OH level
ground again.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-30

IN swung higher in the firma-
I'M ment. Day after day the sailor
perfected his defenses and anx-
iorsly scanned the ocean for sign of
friendly smoke or hostile sail. This re.
spite would not have been given to
him were 1t not for the lucky bullet
which removed two fingers and part OF
third from the right hand of the
Dyak chief. Not even Il healthy say.
age can afford to treat such wound
lightly. and ten days elapsed before the
MANNED robber was able to move the
injured limb without n curse.
Meanwhile each night jerks slept
less soundly. Each day his face be-
came more careworn. He began to
realize why the island had not been
visited already by the vessel which
would certainly be deputed to search
for them. She was examining the
great coast line of China and Siam.
1t was his habit to mark the progress
of time on the rudely made sundial.
which sufficiently served their require
ments rs clock. Iris happened to
watch him chipping the forty-fourth
notch on the edge Of the horizontal
block of wood.
"i.ave we really been forty-four
days here: she inquired after count
ing the marks with growing astonfsh-
ment.
"! believe the reckonin,: Is accurate.
he said. "'rhe Sirlar was lost Oh the
18th Of March. and make this the 1st
of May"
1T seems to be a tremendous time:
indee.l. I'm some respects. 1t figures IN
my mind like many years. That Is
when | am thinking. Otherwise. when
busy. the days fly like hours"
1T must be convenient to have such
an elastic scale"
Most useful. l strive to apply the
Quick rate when you are grumpy"
Iris placed her arms akimbo. plant
ed her feet widely apart and surveyed
jerks with an expression that might
almost be termed impudent. They
were great friends, these two. now.
When the urgent necessity for con-
tinuous labor no longer spurred them
to eyertion during every moment OF
daylight. they tackled the box Of books
and read, not volumes which appealed
to them In common, but quaint tones
In the use of which jerks was tutor
and Iris the scholar.
1t became a fixed principle with the
girl that she was very ignorant. and
she insisted that the sailor should
teach her. For instance, among the
books he found treatise on astrono
my. 1t yielded keen delight to botf
to identify a constellation and learn
all sorts Of wonderful things concern
ing 1t.
i Al variant jerks introduced
study Of Hindustani. His method wal
to write a short sentence and explain
In detail It's component parts. Sht
knitted her brows In the effort to mas
ter the ridiculous complexities Of
language which. instead Of simply say
Ing "rake" or Bring" compels one t.
Say ''Take-go" and ''Take-come."
One problem defied solutiOn-that o.
providing raiment for Iris. The unitet
skill of the sailor and herself woult
not induce upraveled eordags to suppl!
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NUMBER %.
.o foil like a message from star:

voice fell, like message from star:
"All right. Please join me soon.
The coiled up ropes dropped along
the face of the rock. Clothes, pick,
hatchet. hammer. crowbars and other
useful odds and ends were swung away
into the darkness, for the moon as yet
did not illumine tie crag. The sailor
darted into Belle Vue castle and kicked
their leafy beds about the floor. Then
he slung all the rifles now five In num-
ber. over his shoulders and moanted
the rope ladder, which, with the spare
cords, lie drew up and coiled with
careful method.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-30
The Sign Of Equality,

Mathematical readers will be inter
ested In the following quotations from
Robert Recorde who introduced the
sign of equality into algebra. Recorde
was the first English author who wrote
on the subject of algebra. In his
treatise called "Whetstonc Of Witte.'
published about l5jII Er says: ITO
avoide the tediouse repetition of these
words, is equalle TO. VII! "'tt". aS
doe often in wOrke use. a pl.re or
parallel lines Of one length. thus: -.
because no . thynges can be more
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-30

"Look at me-" exclaimed the leading
lawyer warmly. Il never took drop
of medicine in my life. and I'm rs
strong as any two Of your patients put
together"
well, that's nothing" retorted the
physician. 81 never went to law In
my life, and I'm as rich as any two
dozen OF your clients put together"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-30

The moth bill before the Massachu-
setts Legislature carries an appropri-
alton of $4,000 for the destruction of
the gypsy and brown-tail moth, with
5000 to be expended by an expert In
the development Of parasites to kill the
moths. This is the way our sister state
sets to work to rid herself OF these two
pests and no one expects that this will
do more than make beginning
Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-30
An Apology,

An excited military man entered the
editorial sanctum Of tie OdesS: (MoJ
Democrat, exclaiming: That notice OF
my death Ia false, sir. will horse
whip you within an inch Of yo:r life.
sir, II you don't apologize In yoI:r next
issue" The editor insc; I'd the follow
ing the next day: I'VE regret extreme
ly to announce that tie paragraph
which stated that Ma,o" Blazer was
dead Is without found.iti 4"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-30
Comforting Comparison

Don't you feel foolish pcddl'ag
these nonsensical toys" asked the
man of severe ideals.
"Yes." answered the street fakir. Il
feel rather foolish. But what do you
think of the people who buy '"m:--
Washington Star.