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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-06-13
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During the first rapid exchange of
fire before the enemy vacated the cliff
several bullets had pierced the tarpau-
lin. BY stroke of exceeding bad for
tune two of them had struck each of
the water barrels and started the
staves. Tie contents quietly ebbed
away beneath the broad sheet and,
flowing inward by reason of the sharp
slope of the ledge, percolated through
the fault. Iris and he, Notwithstanding
their frenZied efforts, were not able to
save more than pint Of gritty discol-
ored fluid The rest, infinitely more
valuable to them than all the diamonds
of De Beers, was now Oozing through
the natural channel cut by centuries Of
storm. dripping upon the headless skel-
eton in the cave, soaking down to the
very heart Of their buried treasure.
jerks was so paralyzed by this ca
tastrophe that Iris became alarmed
AS yet she did not grasp it's awful sig
nificance. That he, her hero, SO brave,
so confident in the face of many dan
gers, should betray such sense of ire
deemable loss frightened her much
more than the incident itself.
Her lips whitened. Her words be-
came incoherent.
"Tell me-" she whispered. Il can
bear anything but silence. Tell me,
implore you. Is it so bad?"
The sight of her distress sobered
him. He ground his teeth together as
a man does who submits to Il painful
operation and resolves not to finch be-
meath the knife.
1T is very bad" he said; mot quite
the end, but near it."
THE end" she bravely answered, "is
death! We are living and uninjured.
You must fight on. If the Lord wills 1t
we shall not die"
He looked in her blue eyes and saw
there the light of heaven. Her glance
did not droop before his. In such mo-
ments heart speaks to heart without
concealment.
1--WE still have a little water" she
cried. Fortunately we are not thirsty.
You have not forgotten our supply Of
champagne and brandy"
He could only fall in with her unre-
Elective mood and leave the dreadful
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NUMBER "a.

the sah;b and the woman whom the
sahib held so dear, for the all wise and
all powerful Indian government Is very
merciful to offending natives who thus
condone their former crimes.
| But, hOwsOever willing he might be,
what could one man do among 80
many? The Dyaks We're hostile to him
in race and creed, and assuredly in
furiated against the foreign devil who
had killed or wounded in round num-
bers one-fifth of their total force. Very
likely the hapless Mussulman would
lose his life that night in attempting
to bring water to the foot Of the rock.
Even If the man succeeded In eluding
the vigilance of his present associates,
| where was the water to come from?
There was none on the island save
that in the well. In all likelihood the
Dyaks had store in the remaining
sampans, but the native ally of the
beleaguered pair would have a task Of
| exceeding difficulty i'm obtaining one
Of the jars or skins containing it.
Again, granting all things went well
that night. what would he the final
outcome of the struggle? How long
could Iris withstand the exposure, the
strain, the heartbreaking misery Of
the rock?
He shook restlessly. not aware that
the girls sorrowful glance, luminous
with love and pain. was fixed upon
him. Summarily dismissing these grls-
ly phantOms of the mind, he asked
himself what the Mohammedan exact
ly meant by warning him against the
trees on the right and the silent
death" that might come from them. He
was about to crawl forth to the lip Of
the rock and investigate matters In
that locality when Iris, who also was
busy with her thoughts, restrained him.
wait little while" she said. "None
Of the Dyaks will venture into the open
until night falls. And | have some
thing to say to you"
There was quiet solemnity I'm her
voice that jerks had never heard be-
fore. 1t chilled him. His heart ac-
knowledged quick sense Of evil omen.
He raised himself slightly and turned
toward her Her face, beautiful and
serene beneath its dsiigurements, wore
un expression of settled purpose. For
the life of him he dared not question
her.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-06-13
Crop Diversity.
CONCENTRATION OF EFFoRT-vALUE OF
EDUCATION.

1t is now the hustling season on the
farm and the wide awake owner of few
or many acres has before this date laid
out his plans, where and what crop to
plant or SOW; but the most important
thing to know is what crops are going to
bring the most cash for hard toll in the
fall.
In every farming community through
out New England there are to be found
as many good farmers of diverse opinion
in regard to what crops are going to pay
the best as there are diversity of crops.
And this is as it should be; for where
one farmer in his judgment fails to
grow successful crop upon certain
soil another will be successful in the
growth of other crops on the same soil.
Here l will state as fact that the boys
on the New England farms to-day have
the advantage over their fathers in agri-
cultural pursuits by reason of the agri-
cultural college education that prepares
them to better understand the nature
and adaptability of the soils.
1t was once thought, aud that within
the memory of one that has passed the
three score mark, that the soil that was
cold and wet was only suitable for grass
and pasturage. In these modern days
drains have been laid and the soil has
been warmed by the product from the
horse stable and the high grade chemi-
calls.
Another point worthy of thought is
the concentration of the fertilizers ap-
piled. In the early fifties it was con-
sidered the right thing to do to plow
both in the spring and late fall more
acres than the barnyard and pig pen
would do justice by; but in these days
the New England farmer has learned
that concentration is the correct method.
In the vicinity of the writer there are
two grades of soil-clay and sandy loan
and both have their advantages. The
clay soil has longer hold on the fertil-
izers, retains moisture and will not suffer
in drouth while the sandy loan is early
and can be worked in advance of the
former, but being of porous nature it
will not retain moisture nor manure like
the clay. All things considered l think
the clay is the more desirable.-Cor. in
New England Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-06-13
D,,. codaIc Rubber Plants,

OF all the freak remedies that are
sometimes proposed for sick house
plants those which are recommended
for rubber plants are the worst. They
run all the way from applying beef
steak and castor oil to the roots to coat
ing the leaves with milk. Give your
plants a properly prepared soil and
sufficient light and keep the leaves free
from dust and scale, and you will find
no necessity for such nostrums as
these. Make it practice to go over the
plants daily with soft cloth and re-
move any indication Of dust. scale or
insects.-Country Life In America.
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"He has sharp eyes, but his brain Is
added" retorted the sailor. "Why
does he come here to seek woman
who is not Of his race? Not only has
he brought death to his people and mar
rOwly escaped 1t himself. but he must
know that any violence offered to US
will mean the determination Of his
whole tribe by an English warship.
Tell him to take away his boats and
never visit this isle again. Perhaps l
will then forget his treacherous at
tempt to murder us while we slept last
night"
The chief glared defiantly, while the
Mohammedan said:
"Sahib, 1t is best not to anger him
too much. He says he means to have
the girl He saw her beauty that day,
and she inflamed his heart. She has
cost him many lives, but she Is worth
a sultan's ransom He cares not for
warships. They cannot reach his vii
lags H. the hills. BY tie tomb Of
Nizahl ud-din, sahib, he will not harm
you If you give her up, but If you re-
fuse he will kill you both. And what
is one woman more or less In the
world that she should cause strife and
bloodletting"
The sailor knew the eastern charac-
ter too well not to understand the
mans amazement that he should be so
Solicitous about the fate Of one Of the
weaker sex. 1t was seemingly useless
to offer terms, yet the native was clear
ly so anxious for an amicabe settle
ment that he caught ut a straw.
you come from Delhi?' he asked.
"Honored one, you have great wis
DOM"
"None but Delhi man swears by
the tomb on the road to the Kutub.
You have escaped from the Anda-
mans?"
"Sahib, | did but slay man in self
defense"
whatever the cause, you can never
again see India. Nevertheless you
would give many years Of your life to
mix once more with the bazaar folk"
The brown skin assumed n sallow
tinge
THAT is good speaking" he gurgled.
"Then help me and my friend to es-
cape. Compel your chief to leave the
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-06-13
Keep the Dog away from the Cows,

Do not hurry the COWS to and from
pasture; let them take their own gait,
and keep the dog away from them.
This is the advice of practical dairy
man in the Ohio Farmer. Careful ex-
periments at the experiment stations,
where the milk of each COW was weigh
ed and tested each milking, the herd
being divided in two parts, and driven
alternately with dog, show that even a
we'll trained collie dog, with whom the
cows might be supposed to be we'll ac-
quainted, could not be used to drive
them without a loss Of butter fat, and
weight of milk. So let the dog stay
away from the cows. He may be valu-
able to hunt and kill woodchucks which
are on the increase and which do very
great deal of damage, but he has no
business in the dairy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-06-13

The time to sell a product or an ami
NAL is when one can get fair price for
it. This has been well illustrated with
the potato crop of the last year. In the
late autumn and early winter potatoes
sold at price that would make some
money to the grower. The potatoes
were ready, they would then go to mar
ket without shrink or loss. Those who
would not sell but waited for higher
price in the later winter are now for the
want of market feeding them out to
cattle. Moral: Sell when you can get
a fair pricel-Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-06-13
yenua.

Venus Is both n morning and evening
star because she always accompanies
the sun. never receding from him be-
yond certain limits, while the rest OF
the planets, with the exception Of Mer-
curry, are seen ut all possible angular
distances from the sun. When Venus
Is to the west Of the sun she rises be-
fore him and is morning star. but
when she Is to the east Of the sun she
rises after him and is an evening star.
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tween and / o'clock In the
afternoon.
At the conclusion Of not very lus-
cious repast jerks suggested that they
should rig up the tarpaulin in such
wise as to gain protection from the
sun and yet enable him to cast a
watchful eye over the valley. Iris help
ell to raise the great canvas sheet on
the supports he had prepared. Once
shut off from the devouring rays, the
hot breeze then springing into iitful
existence cooled their blistered but per-
spirins skin and made life somewhat
tolerable.
Still adhering to his policy Of com
batting the first encrvatipg attacks OF
thirst. the sailor sanctioned the con-
sumption Of the remaining water. AS
last desperate eXpedient to be re-
sorted to only in case of sheer necessi-
ty. he uncorked Il bottle Of champagne
and filled the tin cup. The sparkling
wine, with its volume Of creamy foam.
looked so tempting that Iris would
then and there have risked Its potency
were she not promptly withheld.
Jcnks explained to her that when the
wine became quite fiat and insipid they
might use 1t to moisten their parched
lips. Even so, in their present super
heated state. the liquor was unq'leS'
tionably dangerous. but he hoped 1t
would not harm them II taken In MI
mute quantities.
Accustomed now to implicitly accept
his advice. she fought and steadily con-
auered the craving within her. Oddly
enough. the ''thawing" Of their scorch-
ed bodies beneath the tarpaulin brought
certain degree Of relief. They were
,upremely uncomfortable. but that was
rs naught compared with tie ieI.Aa
ton from the torments previously
bCrne.
For long time-the best part OF an
hour, perhaps-they remained silent.
The sailor was reviewing the pros
and cons Of their precarious condition
1t would, of course, be Il matter OF su
preme Importance were the Indian tc
he faithful to his promise. Here til.
prospect wus decidedly hopeful. The
man was an old soldier. and the ex
officer of native cavalry knew how en-
during was the attachment Of this pool
convict to home and military service
Probably at that moment the Moham
medan was praying to the prophet ant
his two nephews to aid him in rescuint
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-06-13

The extent of the slaughtering bust.
ness of Chicago can hardly be compre.
hended. Last year the stock yards
received S,528,6s4 cattle, 7,23S, ,764 hogs
and 4,505, $50 sheep. Nearly 5000
persons are employed in the yards.
Swift and Co. alone receive and send
out more than $4,000 letters and 5000
kilograms day. This firm occupy over
80 acres of floor space and so acres Of
land.-Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-06-13

A ton of butter sold from . farm has
been estimated to carry with 1t only rs
cents worth Of fertilizer, but the whole
milk sold which would be required to
make the ton Of butter carries with it
from $50 to $40 worth Of plant food
Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-06-13
Logical Reasoning.

The law imposing tax on bachelors
had gone into effect.
One morning little baldheaded man
appeared before the tax commissioners.
"I've Just married my fourth wife,"
he said. I'm entitled to bounty,
amt I?"-Chicago Tribune.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-06-13
Teaching Him to Mind

Mr.. Slack-Johnny. don't ever let me
hear you talk that way again! l won't
have slang used In this house. Johnny
But, pa, / Mr.. Slack-Cut 1t out
or I'll hand you one! Sec?-Browning's
MoDazinp
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-06-13
Explained.

"Ma," said Mrs. Malaprop's little
boy, what is 'antimonyT"
Ssh, that's not nice to talk about"
replied Mrs. Mafhprop. ITS what
lady gets when she's divorced from her
husband. ."-EXchange.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-06-13
"A Long Dintnnce Train.

A railroad employee In Dublin was
strutting consequentially before a train
that was to run direct to Cork, while
| he repeatedly shouted. This train
doesn't stop anywhere"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-06-13

To make a success Of dairying you
can't know too much about your cows.
No two cows are just alike.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-06-13
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPEED THE PLow."

correspondence on practical agricultural topics
,s solicited Address all communications In
tended for this department TO HENRY d.
ID isAoNp, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat. Paris, Ne.
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Jcrofula
Rev are entirely free from 1t.

Few are entirely Tree from II.
It may develop 80 slowly as to cause
little II any disturbance during the whole
period Of childhood.
It may then produce irregularity OF the
stomach and bowels, dyspepsia, catarrh,
and marked tendency to consumption
before manfesting itself in much cutaneous
eruption or glandular swelling.
It is best to be sure that you are quite
free from it, and for Its complete eradica-
tion you can rely on
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-06-13

To make . profit from sheep, keep
good animals and keep them we'll.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-06-13
NOTICE.

Paris, Maine, May n, 1905.
All persons are hereby forbidden
trespassing on the premises of Column
bia Paris by dumping refuse or tax
ing stones from the stone walls.
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CHAPTER NIII.

RESIDENTS in tropical countries
U know that the heat is greatest.
I'M or certainly least bearablc. be
tween . and o'clock In the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-04-17
wiTTE WILL GO ABROAD.
Head of Russian Ministry Resents Re-
cent Action of Czar.

St. Petersburg, April I'm. Witte,
president OF the committee of minis
ters, has definitely decided to give
up ali work and go abroad. The last
straw was the imperial rescript ad-
dressed 10 Interior Minister Bouligan
creating a special commission to dis
cuss questions relating to peasant
tenure of lands and the abolition OF
the peasant commission over which
M. Witte presided. The emperor took
the step without even apprising M.
Witte OF his intention. The members
of the Witte commission were actually
at work in the evening and woke up
next morning to find the commission
out of existence. M. Witte attributes
the emperor's action to court intrigue
directly aimed against himself and
has informed his friends that he is
completely disheartened and discour'
aged, no longer able to endure the
humiliations heaped upon him and
that he would leave all and go abroad
for a time.
The Sloyo has received its first
warning for the publication of articles
entitled "The Bureaucracy and THE
War and Reform" in which the paper
severely arraigned the competency of
the bureaucracy and the general staff
and the war office.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-04-17
BAIL FOR MRS. CHADWICK.
Amount of Bond Fixed by Federal
Circuit Court.

Cincinnati, April 17.-Mrs. Cassie
l.. Chadwick, who has been convict.
ed and sentenced to prison for ten
years on charges of procuring money
by false pretenses, has been admitted
to bail in the sum of $4,000 by Unit
ed States Circuit Judge LurtOn after
consultation with the other judges OF
the circuit She is already under
heavy bond in other cases and the
$4,000 is additional and in no way
affects the other cases. The bail is
allowed pending appeal proceedings,
which are to come up next October
before the United States circuit court
of appeals. Judge Wing, counsel for
Mrs. Chadwick, said 1t was not yet
certain whether bail could be secured,
nor could he tell just how soon the
papers in the case could be filed.
District Attorney Sullivan was III
court to look after the interests OF the
government when Judge Wing ap-
piled for bail and opposed the request
that it be fixed at $4,000, which was
the amount desired by Mrs. Chad
wick's attorney. After comforting
with Judges Severins and Richards
Judge Lurton placed the bail at the
figure stated Bail may be deposited
with the district court in Cleveland.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-04-17
HEiNZE IN ACCIDENT.
Mining Magnate Injured in Collision
of Automobiles.

Butte, Mont, April 17.-Seven per-
sons were injured in collision be-
tween a motor car belonging to f.
Augustus Heinze, the mining mag
nate of this city, and the runabout
containing Thomas Roe, a liVeryman,
and Miss Lille I-acombe. In the mo-
tor were f. augustus Heinze, A. l..
Frank, mining engineer, and I. c.
Bach and Nj. l.. Gtinn of Helena,
Mont, and A. Z. Hook, the chauffeur.
All of the persons were painfully in
jured, but none will die.
While going about thirty miles an
hour the automobile crashed into the
vehicle driven by Roe, hurling the
occupants a distance of nearly TWEEN
ty feet The motor car turned com
pletely over, but fortunately the per-
sons riding in the car were thrown
clear of the wreck. HeinZe and other
members of the party escaped with
slight bruises and scalp wounds.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-04-17
MICHIGAN BANK CLOSED.
LARGE Private Institution Forced to
Suspend Operations.

Owosso, Mich, April 17.-The pri-
vate bank of Nj. l.. Stewart & Co. OF
this city, one of the largest private
banking institutions in the state,
closed its doors during the day and
posted a notice saying that the bank
affairs were in the hands of the De-
troit Trust company. The banks de-
posits have been estimated to be over
100000. The bank accepted depos-
its during the morning and the clos
ing of the institution caused sensa-
ton.
1t is alleged that inability OF car
riage company to meet $2S,OOO worth
of paper was the cause of the close
of the bank.
Mr.. C. ID. Stewart, who has been
the head of the bank since the death
of M. l.. Stewart several years ago,
has turned over all of his property
without reserve for the benefit of the
creditors.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-04-17
i..1ADINC FOR FORMOSA
ROJESTVENSKY CONTINUES ON
HIS WAY TO MEET THE
JAPANESE FLEET.
RUSSIANS cRITIClSE GREAT BRITAIN
OBJECT TO ENGLISH VESSELS
REPORTING LOCATION OF
cZAR'S SQUADRON.

st. Petersburg, April 17.--No fur
ther news beyond that contained in
the foreign kilograms has been re-
ceived regarding the squadron COM
manded by Vice Admiral Rojestven-
sky, but the impression continues that
he is steaming toward the island of
F'ormosa with the intention of giving
battle If Admiral Togo accepts the
challenge.
Some of the papers, notably the
Novoe Vremya, still manifest irrita-
tion at the activity of British war
ships in reporting the movements of
the Russian squadron. The Noyoe
Fremya says that the vessels of all
nations are observing neutrality with
the exception, of course, of Great
Britain" The paper takes particular
exception to the fact that the British
cruiser Iphigenia transmitted by wire
less telegraphy the information that
she had passed Admiral Roiestven-
skyS squadron lao miles from Saigon,
which was very important news to
the Japanese inasmuch as RoJestyen-
Sky had succeeded in slipping by the
Japanese scouts.
For a commercial ship to report
such a fact upon arrival at port is
quite natural" says the Noyoe Vrem-
va, but it is not SO important as the
news is then more or less old and in
the meantime the squadron might
have changed its course, buC Ior a
man-of-war to send such information
to coast station by wireless teleg-
raphy is unfriendly."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-04-17
INDICATIONS POINT TO AMIGA.
BILE SETTLEMENT OF MO-
ROCCAN QUESTION.
MUTUAL EXCHANGE OF VIEWS BEGUN
AFFAIRS TAKE FAVORABLE TURN
I'M DISPUTE BETWEEN GER
MANY AND FRANCE.

Paris, April 17-Although the de-
tails are carefully guarded there is
the best of reason to believe that con-
versations have actually begun be-
tween the representatives of France
and Germany with the view to remoy-
ing the misunderstanding relative to
Morocco This is not yet announced
here and the officials do not wish to
give too optimistic an aspect to the
situation when the overtures are at
most in a preliminary stage. How
ever, 1t is certain that diplomatic
means have been found to bring about
a mutual exchange of views instead
of the mutual recriminations which
heretofore have been going on. This
favorable turn of affairs appears to
be the direct result of the more mod
crate attitude Germany has shown
after communicating with Washing
ton, London, Rome, Madrid, st. Peters
burg and Vienna.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-04-17
About Rheumatism.

There are few diseases that inflict
more torture than rheumatism and
there is no disease for which such vari-
ed and useless lot of remedies have been
suggested. TO say that il can be cured
is, therefore, bold statement to make,
but Chamberlain Pain Balm, which
enjoys an extensive sale, has met with
great success in the treatment of the
disease. One application of Pain Balm
will relieve the pain, and hundreds OF
sufferers have testified to permanent
cures by it's use. Why suffer when Pain
Balm affords such quick relief and
costs but trifle? For sale by Stod-
dard & Halstead.