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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-04-10

Face to face tpith Cratley Gray.
and, at. the very moment, several
heavy, half suppressed voices broke in
to eager talk overhead.
The white hand that held the candle
wavered, and the shadows glided IN q
huge. grotesque dance. Twice she es.
saved to speak before she could do SO,
at the same moment mOtiOning him
back, for he had made vague gesture
toward her.
Il am not faint. Do you mean, away
from up there?" She pointed to the
cupola stairs.
Yes"
"Haye-have you seen my father"
The question came out of such
depth of ipcredulousness that 1t was
more an articulation Of the lips than
sound, but he caught 1t, and. with 1t,
not hope, but the shadow Of shadow
of hope, q hand waving from the far
shore to the swimmer who has been
down twice. Did she fear for his
sake"
"No-I have not seen him." He was
cropping blindly.
"You did not come from that room"
"No."
"How did you enter the house"
The draft through the hall was blow
ing upon him: the double doors upon
the veranda had been left open for cool
ness. There" he said, pointing to
them.
Butt heard you come from the
Other direction"
He was breathing quickly. He saw
his chance-if Jefferson Bareaud did
not come now.
"You did not hear me come down the
stairs" He leaned toward her, rlsking
1t all on that.
mo"
"Ahw A sigh too like gasp burst
from Crailey. His head lifted a little.
and his eyes were luminous with an
eagerness that was almost anguish.
He set his utmost will at work to col
lect himself and to think hard and fast.
81 came here resolved to take man
away, come what would!' he said. IL
found the door open. went to the foot
of that stairway, then l stopped. / re-
membered something. turned and
was going away when you opened the
door"
You remembered whats"
The flicker Of hope IN his breast in-
creased prodigiously, and the rush OF 1t
took the breath from his throat and
choked him. Good God! Was she
going to believe him?
IL rememberel-you!'
WHAT" she said wonderingly.
Art returned with splendid bound,
full pinioneil. his beautiful and treach-
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At the slight rustic Of her rising the
steps ceased instantly. Her heart set
up a wild beating, and the candle
shook in her hand. But she was brave
and young, and, following an irresisti-
BILE impulse, she ran across the room,
flung open the door and threw the light
of the candle into the hall. holding 1t
at arms length before her.
She came almost face to face with
Cfailey Gray.
The blood went from his cheeks as
swallow flies down from roof. He
started back against the opposite wall
with a stified groan, while she stared
at him blankly and grew as deathly
pale as he.
He was a man Of great resource In
all emergencies which required quick
tongue, but for the moment this was
beyond him. He felt himself lost, top
pling backward into an abyss. and the
uselessness Of his destruction made
him physically sick. For he need not
have been there; he had not wished to
come; he rad well counted the danger
to himself, and this one time in his life
had gone to the cupola room out Of
good nature. But Bareaud had been
obstinate, and Crailcy had come away
alone. hoping that Jefferson might fol-
low. And here he was, poor trapped
rat, convicted and ruined because Of q
good action. At last lie knew consist
ency to be II jewel and that u greedy
boy should never give crust; that a
fool should stick to his folly, u villain
to his deviltry and each hold his own;
for the Ean who thrusts u good deed
into life of lies is wound about with
perilous passes, and in his devious
ways thousand unexpected damna.
tions sp,ing.
Beaten. stunned. hang-jawed with
despair, he returned her long, dunn
founded gaze hopelessly and told the
truth like an inspired Ounce.
II camel came-tO bring another
man away" ho whisDered brOkenly:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-04-10
Making Grating Wax.
should like to have you publish a
formula for making grating wax.

/ should like to have you publish a
formula for making grating wax.
Munsou, Mass. l.. w. Il.
Grating wax, which has been used
with great satisfaction for many years,
is made as follows: Resin, four parts,
ounces or pounds; beeswax, two parts,
and tallow, one part. Melt the in
gradients in an iron vessel over slow
fire, mixing thoroughly and taking care
not to burn. When we'll Incorporated,
in half an hour or 30, pour convenient
proportions from time to time in cold
water, and when sufficiently cooled, in a
minute or less, take out and pull like
tafy until it becomes light colored,
when it may be made into rolls three or
four inches long and an inch in diane
ter, for convenience in use. A little
taliow, as little as possible, will be
necessary on the hands, to prevent
sticking. As the sticks are made they
should be placed In another vessel con-
tanning cold water, to harden, after
which they should be put away in a
cool place until they are wanted for use.
New England Farmer.
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THE BARK OF TREES.
Natures Provision For the Relief OF
the Growing Plant.

the GrOw1nR rant.
The practical cultivator understands
that nature makes provision for getting
rid of the bark Of trees as the trunk in
creases In size. On the growth of the
past season may BE- seen small olive
spots. These are formations OF cork.
From year to year, in subsequent de-
yelopment, these little patches spread,
really eating their way through the
bark. This is the provision which ma
ture makes for finally rlfting the bark
in each species Of plant. These cork
cells have their own special lines OF de-
velopment. and this is the reason why
each kind of tree has Its own particular
bark. Tie characteristics are 80 prom
inent that clever observers can select
different kinds of trees by their bark
even ut midnight As 1t Is the evident
intention of nature to get rid Of old
bark, II is IA great help to the tree to as
sist nature In this respect. and any
wash or treatment which aids the
plant In getting rid Of 1t Is prac.
teal advantage. Soapy water wash or
I've water Is useful, and even scraping
has been found of great advantage.
In a rough sort Of way lime wash Is
frequently used, the only objection be-
Ing the white and glaring color. It II.
however. the cheapest and the best OF
all bark treatment
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notice that nearly all the old horses
that careful, considerate farmers have
kept and used ever since they were
young colts, are still perfectly sound
and smooth even to twenty five and
thirty years Of age. while many OF those
that have had q variety Of owners are
used up before they are . dozen years
old. Hard driving, poor care, careless
and irregular feeding, Overlooking, ex-
posure to storms and colds, driving
through snow and over muddy roads,
are some of the causes.
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Concentrated Food for Dairy Cows.


The dairy COW will not rise TO maxi
mum of reasonable production unless
she is fed sufficient proportion of con-
centrated food to bring about such
result. Bulky food can be much more
easily grown on the average farm than
concentrated. Because of this, concen-
trated food is more frequently purchas-
ed than bulky food. and is, therefore,
more expensive relatively. Moreover, 1t
is my judgment that many dairSmen
feed concentrated foods in excess of the
needs of the cows which still further
adds to the cost of feeding. The dis
cussion of this question, therefore, is or
ought to be of much Importance to the
dairyman.
The amounts of concentrated food,
that is the amounts of grain food that
should be fed to dairy cows will of
course, be Influenced by the nature OF
the bulk of food that Is given. Sup
pose cows in the one case eat clover
or alfalfa hay of prime quality, and in
the other, they must consume oat
straw, corn stalks or sorghum, the
amount of meal that would suffice
along with the clover or alfalfa, would
not be enough to feed along with the
other fodder.
1t would not be enough for the reason
first. that clover and alfalfa are in them
selves a more nearly balanced ration
than the folders named; second, that
they are more suitable for milk produc.
ton; and third, because the cows will
consume more of them relatively than OF
the other foods.
OF course the degree of concentration
in the food must be taken into account
For instance. should the meal be com
posed, largely If corn in the one in
stance and mainly of wheat bran in the
other, the COW could take larger quanti
ties of bran without injury than of corn
| 1t is more bulky food. In any event
however, even where the feeding is
sufficiently high ii is questionable u
more than to 10 pounds of meal should
be fed to a milch COW for prolonged
period during the season of lactation
A very large and robust cow may take
one or two pounds more with profit, bu,
/ q COW of 1000 pounds live weight doe'
not require more than the amounts
given above.
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Spring Medicine

There is no other season when good
medicine ID 20 much needed - In the
Spring.
The blood l. impure, weak and
lmpoverished-s condition indicated
by pimples and other erupions on tho
face and body, by deficient vitality,
loss of appetite, lack Of strength, and
want Of animation.
Hoods Jdrsdpdrilla
and Pills
Make the blood pure, vigorous and
rich, create appetite, give vitality,
strength and animation, and cure
al sruphons. Have the whole family
begin TO take them today.
sHood's oarsapsrilla has BEEN used fn
our family for some time, and always with
good results. Last spring ! was al run
down and got . bottle Of Il, and ~ usual
received grsat bsnsdk" Mss BsuLA1
DoYcr, Stowe, W
Needs oarsapanlla psqmlseo .
cure and keepo tht peemIse.
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Tho yyaIdo Cooptv

The Waldo County, Me-, Agricultural
society has decided to offer an addi-
tional premium for the next fair. To
the boy under Is years Of age who
makes the best exhibit Of vegetables,
not less than 10 varieties, q prize Of SIC
will be given; for the second best ex,
hibit. s.; the third, $3.50. This early
notice is given that the boys may make
their plans for entering the competition,
and many will do 80, no doubt.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-04-10

A gardener who sows rows Of rad
ishes here and there In his onion patch
saws be il not bothered with the onion
maggot.
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AMONG THE FARMERS.
SPEED THE PLow."

Correspondence on practical agricultural topics
ts solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department to HENRY d.
HAMMOND. Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat. Paris, Ne.
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CHAPTER XIII.

~0OM vANREVEL always went
to the postoffice soon after the
ASl morning distribution of the
(SgxsSeD mail; that is to say, about 10
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CHAPTER Mi.

V0p. CAREWE returned one
IVA warm May afternoon by the
~yH 6 o'clock boat, which was
(.s:zD sometimes a day late and
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G.. JONES,
4.
Smith and Machinist,
ru nApIS MAINE

Nanufacturer of general machinery, steam en-
,'ss mill work, spool machinery and tools,
S,its act screws, taps, dies aud drills made and
reps,red. sewing, moving and threshing ma
trStnes. pumps of al kinds, presses. guns, pis-
sIs Eniyes, traps, ETC., neatly and promptly re-
'eired. Steam and water piping done to order.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-05-13
How the TOothSOme DenizenS of
the Deep are Captured by
Thousands.
INTERESTING STORY OF A DAY
SPENT WITH THE FISHER FOLK
ALONG THE GULF coAST-TEN
THOUSAND POUNDS OF FISH
CAPTURED AT ONE HAUL.
BY Wallace 3. casDeII.


/ arrived at Destin at S p. m. anO
vas given a hearty welcome by the
few near residents who had assembled
20 meet the boat bringing the thrice a
week mail and its load of freight and
an occasional passenger for the little
fishing village After the hurry of
unloading was over and the launch
had resumed. her journey, l was es-
C0rted by my host TO a pretty little
yine-Clad cottage which could just be
seen from the beach peeping out from
among the oak and magnOlias which
sha1ed the path.
Over the evening meal I expressed
g desire to see one of the big haUls of
mackerel and pOmpanO Of which / had
occa siOnally heard. and received an
invitation to 20 out the next morning
with one Of the tenders and witness
tbe sport.
At half past three in the morning
was aroused by a tap on the door and
after hurridly dressing and partaking
q a cup Of coffee. accompanied my
host down to the fish camps, where
every one was astir ana ready for the
day, work. I was given a seat in one
of the large double seated dOTys used
Tor tenders to the seine boats and in
q few moments the whole fleet ship
led their oars and dropped down the
HasS with the ebb tide, towards where
The roar Of the breakers on the beach
tod Of shallow water and a chOppy
sea from fresh breeze of the earlier
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Do Not be Imposed Upon.

Foley & Co., Chicago, originated
Honey and Tar as a throat and lung
remedy, and on account of the great
merit and popularity Of FOley's Honey
and Tar, many limitations are offered
for the genuine. These worthless i'm
itations have similar sounding names
Beware of them. The genuine Foley's
Honey and Tar is in a yellow pack
age. Ask for it and refuse any sub
stitute. 1t is the best remedy for
coughs and colds. For sale by w. A.
D'Alemberte.
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with their feet and footing up as it
is called, while two others pulled In
on the cork line. Soon the fish,
which began to get more and more
alarmed as they dashed round and
round in the narrowing circle, began
to gill in the meshes of the seine and
were hauled in with the webb lg and
left until the haul was over to be TAX
en- out.
The Tootsome Pampano.
Presently there was a fish of gold
and silver and a large pompano which
had been closed up with the other
fish leaped fully twenty feet and,
striking on its fat side. went skipping
along for perhaps 80 yards, as a fiat
stone or oyster shell skips on the wa
ter when thrown. He went clear over
the line of the net and was thus saw
ed from the griddle for the time be-
ing Before the net was entirely
closed up several other fine pOmpanO
went skipping about, some over the
line and some inside to eventually go
in the bag and be caught with the
other fish. One fine one darted up IN
the air and struck one of the boys in
the chest, causing him to grimace
from pain and raising a hearty
laugh from his companions at his ex.
pense.
AS the circle narrowed down to per-
haps thirty feet in diameter the fish
became so compact they could only
flutter and splash in the water, unable
to swim about and a few moments
later the tenders came alongside and
the large dip nets were gotten out
While two men held the boat as
steady as possible the others scoOped
the mass of fluttering fish into the
boats. Thus three large boats were
loaded from this one haul.
Big Shark Caught.
In dumping the last boat load out
of the bag a shark about or feet
long was found. He was evidently un-
able to bite his way through the
strong meshes Of the bag and fell a
victim. Sometimes they catch sever
al large sharks in with the small FISH
and occasionally an extra large one
tears his way out, leaving a rent
through which a large part of the
CdJCu SSCdpSS'
After the fish were all taken out the
men IN the seine boat proceeded to
load the seine again and get ready
for another haul in case more fish
should be sighted, while the heavily
laden tenders made their way out to
deep water and around to the chan
mel to go in, as it was dangerous to
cross the bar when they were loaded
so deep. In the course of an hour
they arrived at the camps where the
fish were taken out in tubs, iced in
large sailing ,smacks, and Immediately
sent to Pensacola to be sold to the
large wholesale merchants there and
thence shipped to the consumer in
some cases many hundreds of miles
away.
After the fish were iced the captain
estimated this catch to be about ten
| thousand pounds.
was more than satisfied with the
morning sport and went back to camp
with full grown appetite for the deli
ciOus slabs of fried pompano which
were served.
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For Justice of Supreme Court.
Vote for Two:
Charles B. Parkhill
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Bathing Club Notice.

The East Hill Bathing Club extends
q welcome to bathers. Ladies and
gentlemen admitted free. Bath rooms,
bathing suits and towels for rent. Re-
freshments daily 8 to p. m. Best
place for parties and picnics, bathing
and fishing. Come and enjoy yourself
at Bay View Park and on the beach of
the beautiful Bayou Texar.
w. A. SCHOLZ, Mgr.
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MACKEREL FISHING
NEAR EAST PASS

! part Of the night. In a few moments
| the boats all came to a anchor just
inside Of the bar. to await the GAVIN
that they might the better tell if it
was too rough outside for work that
morning.
A Scene of Beauty.
AS the day gradually broke over the
sea and land it disclosed a scene
once witnessed, never forgotten. East
end west for miles the sandy beach
stretched away while as a bank of
snow speckled only here and there by
a bit Of wTeckage of the trunk of some
uprOOted tree drifted, perhap through
many Climes to at last finL resting
place, half buried in the sand and
water along the beach, there to fall a
prey to the teredo which abounds in
the waters of the Gulf, and soon des-
trOys or eats to honeXcOmb and wood
that comes in contact with the salt
water.
Back Of the beach a few yards were
high ranges of hills or sand dunes and
still further back, where the land is
lower and less sanGy. were green
thickets of scrub pine or magnOlias.
GOulA dS LdI do AIC CN e NOuAu A-uNAA
were the green rolling waters of the
Gulf of Mexico and c'Ose in where the
shadows were, the rolling waves broke
into whitecaps and came roaring in
to the beach. 1t was a beautiful sight
hut the water looked altogether too
rough for navigation in the small
boats OF the fishing fleet. However
my host Of the night before, who by
the way was captain of one of the
boats. assureAme it was only a little
chOppy and would be safe enough =
care was exercised and the boats set
out of the trough.
The start at Sunrise.
Just as the red disk of the sun APP
peared rising out of the water on the
eastern horizon, the first boat pulled
up its anchor ana followed by its ten
deTs pulled ont over the bar. Al
though the angry waves tossed the
frail yawls and dOrys about as if they
we're feathers, they all crossed the
bar in safety and turned eastward
down the beach from whence come the
vast schools Of mackerel and pompano
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For Railroad Commissioner.
Vote for Two:
R. Hudson Burr
and
N. A, Bitch.
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ICE CREAM AT 9oc 2ER GALLON
AND SOC PER HALF GALLON AT
BOssO'S ICE CREAM FACTORY;
SUNDAY ONLY. PHONE 1926.
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haps seven or eight feet. Reaching
this height it turned gracefully and
descended like shot head first into
the water, scarcely making a ripple
when it fell Almost simultaneously
it was followed by half a hundred
more, all darling straight up in the all
and falling head first back in the
waves. 1e.... ...-
"Mackeref by hen," the captain
shouted, overheard and pull boys,
and again throwing his weight on his
staff he sent the boats head out to
ward the open sea. At the signal the
Jumper" caught the warp in his
hands and leaped over the stern neck
deep in the water and as the war;
played out he hauled it in and, hall
wading and half swimming, made nj;
way towards the beach, where he was
quickly assisted by the men in the
tenders.
Hard, Fast Work.
All this time the crew in the seine
boat had not been idle for at the first
signal as the boats head swung Oul
to sea the brawny arms grasping the
long twelve foot sweeps shot forward
and the long oars dashed into the
water in a steady, long drawn pull
The light yawl moved forward like
a race horse out to and acOrss the
foaming bar, shipping a breaker as
it went and filling the boat half full
of water But it was no time to be
careful and there was no time to bal
out, for the fish had heard the rattle
of the corks as they played out over
the stern and were darting away to
deep water Out still went the boats
until at last they circled the school
then turning east they sped down the
beach. The bag or purse went over
and a few moments later the last turn
was made and they hurried back to
wards the beach again crossing the
bar safely. running the whole way
across on the crest of one sea and q
moment later. as the staff went over
and the last warp ran out. the mer
rose from their seats, painting and
perspiring from the severe exertion
jumped over the side into the cold wa
ter and grasping the warp, hauled the
net in towards the beach, leaving the
captain to take care of the boat AT
ter throwing the anchor over he, too
hurried to help haul in the net.
Soon the two ends of the net were
joined and the men took their places
and began hauling in. Two were
holding the lead lines on the bottom
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SEA ISLAND SHEETING, q
YARDS $1.oo. NO ONE OVER ONE
CUT.
+. E. BRAWNER'S
Department Store
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NOTICE..

NJ ICEs
Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned owners of the following YES
sells will not be responsible for any
debts contracted in the name of said
vessels unless first authorized by q
written order signed by us. The above
notice refers to the following vessels:
Schooner AIthea Franklin, Caldwell H.
Colt. Mary L. Harry, Amy Wixon, EN-
ma Jane, Osceola, AriOla, Francis &
Margery. Silas Stearns, AlgOma, Hal
cyOn, William H. Warren, Clara P.
Sewell, Isabelle.
WARREN FISH COMPANY.
Pensacola. May 18th. 1906.
For Justice Of Supreme Court.
Vote for Two:
Charles B. Parkhill
!. B. Whitfield.
For Railroad Commissioner.
Vote for Two:
R. Hudson Burr
and
N. A, Bitch.
ICE CREAM AT 9oc PER GALLON
AND SOC PER HALF GALLON AT
Rosso'S ICE CREAM FACTORY;
SUNDAY ONLY. PHONE 1925.
TRY .Bosso's> CREAM. PHONE 1926.
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DANCE and SUPPER.
GIVEN UNDER AUSPICES OF
Ladies of St, Johns Episcopal Church.
AT NAVY YARD
in the sail loft, Monday evening, May
q. Boat leaves Palafox wharf at 1880
Admission Csc.

on their annual spring run.
In the first boat was the captain,
standing on the bow with pole to
guide the course of the boat and bal
ance himself on his precarious foot
ing while he sighted the schools Of
fish. On the thwarts were the crew
dipping their oars in the crest of the
waves as the yawl forged slowly
ahead and aft was the Jumper" or
Ban who gets overheard with the end
of the seine when the fish are sighted.
For perhaps half a mile down the
beach the boats kept their way in an
unbrOken line, each seine boat closely
followed by its tenders and each mem
Der of the crews awaiting the moment
when the fish would be sighted and
they must exert every muscle to the
utmost to close the seine around the
wary deniZens of the deep before
they could dart away to deep water.
Suddenly the captain Of the lead ng
boat thew his weight on the staff he
carried, checking its Roadway. Those
in the rear boats did the same and
for a few moments the boats all lay
motionless except for the rising and
falling of the waves. Some little Is
lance ahead and close to the outer
bar, or backbone, as the seamen call
it, was a large, dark spot in the water
moving swiftly westward towards the
waiting boat
The Fish Sighted.
What are they, Cap" came the
query from one of the men.
Cant tell until they break" was
the answer, "but l guess its only skip
jack"
Scarcely had the words left the cap.
tain's lips when from the center OF
the spot there came a flash of silver
and a fish long and slim with wide
dark forked-tail shot up in the air per