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Alexander Innes Shand In his "A
Medley of Memories" writes Of an old
Scotchman whom he knew in his boy
hood. "He used to drive cattle in a
flowing. tiowered dressing gown. which
had been passed OH to him, ana he only
shaved his gray beard at long inter
walls. One Of my earliest recoliections
is seeing him biting OF the tails OF q
litter of terrier puppies in the court
yard. He was n philosopher in his own
way, and with the free run CT tEc serv-
ants hall and buffers panty he took
life easily.
He never complained. Once when
the landlord paid morning visit that
parsonage spiashed from the drainage
outside the door into puddle within.
where some ducklings We're disporting
themselves, and the wet was dripping
over him from the blackened rafters.
"'Why, john was the exclamation,
you are in a terrible state here! We
must have your roof overhauled.' Aye,
it's lettin' in some water was the re-
ply, but It's gey thick, and they are
but little drops, and I do weel eneuch
In the bed under my auld umbrella"
Liquor In Austria.
Austris spends about $1,000 q Gay
on alcoholic drinks
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University Of Maine.
NEWS NOTES FROM THE COLLEGE OF
AGRICULTURE.

At the last meeting of the Agricultural
Club, Mr.. E. A. Stanford '08 read an in
teresting paper on the EFFECT Of the
Temperature of Water on Milk PrOduc-
ton" W. ]. Schoppe '07 read well
prepared paper on ''The Study of
Agronomy."
A large number of patrons visited the
college each day during the recent
session of the State Grange in Bangor.
Many Of these people bad never visited
their state college, and no doubt have q
much better idea of the work that Is
being carried out than they ever had
before.
Much interest 10 being manifested by
the agricultural students in the prizes
aggregating one hundred dollars which
were offered to the students at the an
nual dairy meeting. No doubt some in
terssting AMI valuable papers will be
forthcoming.
The short winter courses opened Jan.
9 with an attendance equalling that OF
last year. These students may be found
daily engaged in class room work during
the foreno0ns, and making butter In the
dairy building each afternoon for the
frat four weeks.
E. A. Stanford, an agricultural senior,
il to be employed by the experiment sta
ton during the spring - collector. His
duties will be to visit the principal
towns of the state, taking samples Of
feeds, and fertilizers, bringing them to
the statioD laboratory for Analysis - 4
required By law.
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LATEST MODEL IN SEAfI-MADR EMBkoID-
Erred ROBE
with the most exquisite c0lorings.
Hand painted muslins with deep bor'
der of pink roses suggested All Old fash
ioned costume of fifty years ago. The
tendency for Old fashions Is revealed
in the designs OF early spring goods.
ana very charming thing was a Gaze
carreuX organdie In pale and deep
shades of lavender and pink. French
tulies will be worn great deal. They
come in all delicate shades suggestive
of spring. with dainty bouquets scatter.
ell over them. looking almost like
Dolly Warden, but less pronounced In
cOlorng.
A very scrviceable little frock could be
made OF crrpongee or Of imported elm.
brodcred linen. the embroidery done In
a small Old design Of pale blue or
green Another. equally useful and ut.
tractive to any one who likes smart
laundered things. was jacquard ging.
ham in gray. white or blue.
Spring will sec the elimination Of the
silk vogue, and hardly before midwintef
is here all the newest weaves will be
displayed in their heavy or soft folds.
Satin messaline. Il very soft cling
Ing material. makes most beauti-
full evening gown II combined with
rich lace. Hair line stripes in fancy
silks make very stunning walking COS.
tunes. and there is nothing more serv.
iceable. for the ever popular shirt waist
seems to be here to stay and will stay
as long as the coat costume continues
its useful career.
seen that II Is bewidering. but some
are within reach. really delicately EN-.
broidered ones. Of the most limited
purse. To the girl who can sew very
pretty new idea was seen In one OF the
shops this week consisting Of exquisite
" trimmed batiste with material
enough I'm II to make shirt waist In
the average sizes. 1t was called the
"ready to make waist" as a paper pat
tern was sold with It to save the extra
trouble Of designing.
But in embroidered things there 10
nothing that can equal some lingerie
semi-made robes that are attracting q
great deal of attention. The embroid-
cry is machine made, but put on 40
cleverly on fine nainsook and batists
that only careful observation could de-
tect any difference from handmade
work. Some Of them were made Of fig
ured batiste or lawn in pale blue or
pink. with delicate designs on the flow
ing sleeves and collar. They range In
price from 50 up for the white robes
and $12 up for the colored ones.
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Watch and See.

A we'll known horseman describes q
fact in natural history which may not
be generally known. 1t is that all four
footed beasts in making the first move
ment In walking. running or any sort
of forward motion always employ the
left hind leg as starter. Even q
child II put down on all fours and bid
den to advance In that position will
make the first move with Its left leg,
Its hands ut the time occupying the
place OF an animals fore legs.
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Milea1e Of the blood.

The mileage Of the blood circulation
reveals some astounding facts In our
personal history. Thus 1t has been cal
culated that, assuming the heart to
beat 60 times q minute at ordinary
heart pressure, the blood goes ut the
rate of 2O7 yards in the minute, or sew
en- miles per hour, 1853 miles per day
and 6,32O miles per year. II a man
of eighty four years Of age could have
one single blood corpuscle floating in
his blood all his life 1t would have
Travelled In that same time 5.150.S08
miloa
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ion that man who loved q woman
should be willing to 60 through fire
and water to win her. Captain Perez
went home that night pondering deep
ly.
"Fire and water" he mused. THAT'S
a turrible test But she's wonderful
woman and would expect 1t Of Teller.
I wonder If could do 1t. Seems g II
I would now, but flesh Is weak and I
might funk and that would settle It,
Fire and water! My, my! That's aw-
fulv'
So the captain delayed and Miss Pa
thence, who had cherished hopes, found
need Of good share of the virtue for
which she was named.
But one afternoon at the end Of the
week following that of the funeral
Perez set out for call upon his in
tended which he meant should be de-
cisive one.
He found the lady alone, for old Mrs.
Mayo had gone with her son, whose
name was Abner, to visit cousin in
Harniss, and would not be back until
late in the evening. Miss Patience
was very glad to have company, and
1t required no great amount Of urging
to persuade the infatuated swain to
stay to tea. When the meal was over
they washed the dishes together, and
the captain was so nervous that it is
a wonder there was a whole plate left
the pair were seated in the parlor.
Then said Captain Perez, turning red
and hesitating, "Pashy, do you know
what feller told me bout youY'
Now this remark was purely pleas
ant fiction, for the captain was about
to undertake compliment and was
rather afraid to shoulder the entire re-
sponsibility.
mo, I'm sure don't, Perez" replied
Miss Davis, smiling sweetly.
"Well, a feller told me you was the
best housekeeper in Orham. He said
that the man that got you would be
lucky"
tience colored and simpered a little.
Land sakew she exclaimed. who
ever told you such rubbish as that?
Besides" with downcast eyes, II guess
no man would ever want me-"
"Oh, l don't know" The captain
moved uneasily In his chair, as il he
contemplated hitching it nearer to that
occupied by his companion. 81 guess
there's plenty would be mighty glad
to git yAu. Anyhow, there's-there's
one that-that--I carlate the fog's
thick as ever, don't you?'
But Miss Patience didn't mean to
give up in this way.
"What was it you was goin' to say?'
she asked by way Of giving the bash
full one another chance.
II was goin' to say, Pashy, that-that
Il asked If you thought the fog was as
thick as ever"
"Oh, dear me! Yes. s'pose likely
'tis," was the discouraged answer.
"Seems to me never see such wealth
er for this time Of year. The ice Is
all out of the bay, and there amt a
bit of wind, and it's warm as summer,
pretty nigh. Kind Of a storm breeder,
I'm afraid"
"Well, I'm glad you're here to keep
mo cnmn'nv J'ya never hapn sole
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It was the general opinion that the
exhibit at the International live stock
exposition at Chicago recently overtops
any previous exhibit both In numbers of
animals and also in regard to the quality
of the same. This, however, does not
hold true of all classes of live stock. 1t
has been estimated that the increase is
80 per cent larger than during any pre-
vious year. I have some doubt as to
whether this estimate Is not little ex-
travagant.
While the cattle exhibit was super
latively strong, some breeds were, as
usual, much better represented numer-
ically than others. Shorthorns still
hold the fort and it would probably be
correct to say that more than twice as
many ShOrthorns were on exhibition as
of any other breed.
The exhibit of sheep was very excel
lent, that of Shropshires being far away
in the lead as far as numbers are con-
cerned. Leicesters came second.
The grand champion steer, Blackjack,
owned by the Iowa agricultural college,
is fine specimen of the high-grade
Angus. This animal was purchased a
year ago from a Car load lot in the
Chicago stock yards. His weight, 1850
pounds, is not remarkable. but he show
ed high quality. Blackrock is character
lied by remarkable depth of flesh, SYM
metry of form and hardness of type.
FAT SHEEP FROM ONTARIO.
One distinguishing feature of the show
is the large number of prizes won In the
entries made by Ontario breeders. 1t is
at least approximately correct to say
that in the 35 different classes of fat
sheep only three men outside of Ontario
carried off blue ribbons.
The sale of pure bred Shorthorns re-
suited in general average of $50 on 81
head. This is more than 800 above the
average secured in 1904 Forty-nine
females averaged s293 and ten bulls S412.
The top sale was Sl025 paid by T. B.
Hart of Illinois for F. w. Harding's cow,
Auoka Missile. DIR. w. A. Earles of
Wisconsin gave $1,000 for Whitehall
Count, owned by Carpenter & Ross OF
Ohio.
HORSES AND SWINE AT INTERNATIONAL.
1t is no small task to convey an ade-
quate idea of the excellence of the great
horse show at the international. There
was the greatest roundup of the best
horses ever brought together. In num-
Der it surpassed 1904 by "a entries, the
total in 1904 being SAT and in 1905 a
total of 571. As to the quality those |
who saw both shows can understand. |
One noticeable feature of the horse part |
of the big show was the number of new
names among the exhibitors.
While every one pronounced the ex-
hibition of fat hogs fine, numerous COM
plants are heard on every hand because
the management of the great show will
not allow the exhibition of breeding |
stock.
Some breeds were we'll represented,
notably the Poland China and Berkshire. |
One breed was poorly represented, name
" the Chester White; and some breeds
were not represented at all, as for in
stance the Suffolk and Essex. The
bacon breeds were represented by the
ramworth and Large English Yorkshire.
There was splendid exhibition of cross
bred hogs.-New England Homestead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-01-23

uHu 40 UhC cJ hohN al AOA
strength and purity. 1t is sold
in almost all the civilized coun-
tries of the globe.
If the cod fish became extinct
it would be a worldwide calam-
ity, because the oil that comes
from it's liver surpasses all other
fats in nourishing and life-giving
properties. Thirty years ago
the proprietors Of Scott's Emul-
sion found q way of preparing
cod liver oil SO that everyone can
take.it and get the full value OF
the oil without the Objectionable
taste. Scott's Emulsion is the
best thing in the world for weak,
backward children, thin, delicate
people, and all conditions Of
wasting and lost strength.
n Send for ftes sample
SCOTT b BOVINE, CHEMISTS
toe-las 1HAlL sr1s.r, Hnw xosK
| sae. and sl.ee. All drussista
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An Accumulated Fact.

"Grandmn. may ! take that piece OF
chocolate you left on the table? l will
be SO good"
"YcJ. you may take It"
The little girl does not move.
"Why don't yon 90 and get itT
"Oh, grandma, dear. ] ate II 6rst!"
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That's ID; pull hard!"
alone in this house afore, and l should
be dreadful lonesome If you hadn't
come" This was offered as a fresh
bait.
"Pashy, I've got somethin' l wanted
to ask you. Do you think you could
er-er'-
What, Perez!
Il wanted to ask you"-the captain
swallowed several times-'tO ask you
What in the nation Is that:'
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Young, growing animals have moro
hearty sppetites than mature ones, but
this is because the impulse Of their ma
lures 10 to grow. To stand stu 10 I'M
natural for the young.-E. ]. Sheldon In
Kansas Farmer.
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Correspondence on practical agricultural topics
10 solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department 70 HENRY d.
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat. Paris. Ne.
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The Kidneys

When they are weak, tor.
pid, or staWmt. the whole
system suffers. Don't neg
lect them at this time, but
heed the warning Of the
aching back, the bloated
face, The sallow compilation.
The urinary Disorder. and
begin treatment tat oncewtth
Hood 'sSarsaparma
svhichcont,ains The best and
oafesG curative subetanc
For tsstimonlals q rsm9kGtle eWso
ooNd o. Book on Ndnsys, No. o.
6. / Heed Co.. LOsss1. 2AoL
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WAN Ed,

Peeled Pulp Wood, Spruce, Fir, Hem
lock and Poplar, delivered on cars at
any r. r. Station from Pownal to Bethel,
the coming year.
E.w. PENLEY, West Paris.
j. NJ. DAY, Bryant's Pond.
May 80, 1904.
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A Positive
CURE
EIy's Cream Balm
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c;xee Ral;ef M Onc0

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HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets
a Busy Medicine for Busy People.

Brings Golden Health and Renewed YigOr.
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GOLDEN NUGGETS FOR SAlL0M PEOPLE
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CHAPTER XVII.

mY0T was true-John Baxter was
IMt dead. His violent outbreak Of
k6SHSoS the previous afternoon had
J&NRS FASTENED the end that the doc.
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CAP'N ERI
By JOSEPH c. LINCOLN

Publishers l56 Fifth
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Liquor In Austria.
Austris spends about 81 100000 q Gay
on alcoholic drinks.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29
JULY BUILDING RECORD

During the month of July, with two
additional days yet to be heard from,
ia building permits were issued in Los
Angeles, authorizing Improvements
valued at 81 ,603, ,5S5. For the same period
in July, 1905, there were 635 permits
issued for improvements valued at ST.
216,952.
Los Angeles has practically no dull
months in the record of daily improve
ment. Winter and summer, or rainy
or dry season, the building of homes
and of slxyscrapers goes forward with
out interruption. The city continues
to spread out in every direction, and
yet there is always dearth of houses
to rent Office buildings and business
houses are occupied before they are
completed and the demand increases
with each month.
There is no "boom" in Los Angeles,
however, at any time. The stranger
would scarcely take note of the i'm
mense amount of real estate and COM
mercial business going on in this city
unless he made a particular inquiry.
1t is a steady. substantial, permanent
growth. destined to result in the max
ing of Los Angeles one of the great
cities of the world.
Climate is one of the valued and val
liable assets of Los Angeles, because
it has no equal anywhere on earth, but
its other assets of manufacturing, fruit
raising, farming and commerce gen.
orally are the things that give this city
its permanence and strength.
In Southern California roses bloom
and Strawberries, oranges, lemons and
figs are produced all the year around
But business goes on as in other cities
except that it moves forward by
leaps and bounds.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29

by accretIon from the sufferers in the
northern city.
In the pages of this proclamation
edition OF The Herald the facts here
briefly adverted to will be found
treated exhaustively. Therein "the
truth, the whole truth, and nothing but
the truth" Is told in regard to the
situation in Los Angeles since the
earthquake csnards, and particularly
at the present midsummer period.
Briefly summing up the case as pre-
sented in the proclamation number, It
will be seen that Los Angeles has
grown more rapidly in the last three
months than it ever did before; that
at the present time It is making a new
growth record, and that steady con-
tinuance of this progress and pros
perity seems as certain as the rising
and setting of the sun.
Read your proclamation number
carefully, then send it along with other
copies to your friends in the east, as an
indisputable answer to all inquiries
about the present status Of Los An
geles and of its future prospects.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29
DEMOCRATIC CALIFORNIA

Eastern Democrats who look with
amazement upon the 100000 plurality
for Roosevelt in California in 1904 are
not inclined to put California in the
doubtful column.
That is because they don't know Cali
fornia.
The people of this state are somewhat
independent The present Republican
governor was declared elected by only
1900 votes, and it required a decision
of a Republican supreme court to find
that many.
Just now the citizens of this golden
and delightful state are in a state of
revolt over the tyranny and corruption
of a Republican state machine that is
riding them a dead heat to destruction.
another state ticket that will be COM
posed of creatures of the railroads that
run the machine. and the indica tions
are already clear that the people are
not going to stand for it.
More than that. they are calling to
account the Republican railroad repre-
sentatives in congress from California
who discouraged and refused to vote
for a measure that was prepared for
introduction into congress removing
the tariff on iron and steel for the bene-
fit of the reconstruction of San Fran
CISCO They are sorely dispeased with
their congressional delegation and may
not re-elect all of them.
On the other hand the Democratic
party of California is harmonious,
united, aggressive and is preparing to
put up clean ticket and conduct a
vigorous campaign.
California is solid for Bryan in 1908.
With Bryan as the nominee for presi-
dent, the 100000 plurality for Roose-
velt will disappear like snow on the
desert of Mojave.
The Democrats have a fight on their
hands-yes. But they are used to
fights. They are natural political
scrappers and they wouldn't feel easy
unless they had a cage of wildcats
confronting them. Moreover, the peo-
pie are with them this year, and all the
signs indicate a Democratic California,
possibly in 1906, surely in 1908.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29
ERRORS IN EsPEAN1o
First Teacher of New LaMaqe on
the Coast Points o.
Few

LOS ANGELES, July 25(Editor
Herald): In the interestsbf Es-
peranto pure and undefiledI feel
1 cannot but take notice of ceain err
ors contained in Esperanto essons,
printed in a Los Angeles pape Some
of them are doubtless printererrors;
others / fear are the inevitae con-
sequence of ineXperience and ste on
the part of teacher new (awe all
are) to new subject.
For instance, list of "diphongs"
is given. Now there are in let no
diphthongs in Esperanto. Th"j" in
such combinations as "oj," "a "uj'
is a consonant; and so in theu" in
"au' and Ecu" AS for the 50 and
"uy'' as shown in the lessons, ere is
no such thing in Esperanto;which
language has no "y'' at all. Z state
that -" is pronounced like e "j''
in "hallelujah" or ~" in hoy is to
make confusion worse confound, as
in one of these cases the examl Is a
consonant and in the other lis
vowel. 1t has been laid down me dis
tinctly by the Esperantist autfities
that "j' is always consonantT That
the "u" Gu" with the concave aent
is also a consonant (and invarial so)
will be better understood when ex-
pldlll lIldJ It's ildlllC III LllO oiPilcHC lS
Two" (English spelling); and, eept
that it is much more restricted inse,
not being employed initially, 1t 1.-THE
equivalent of our 'w."
Now as to the correct pronounciion
of these combined letters which,
have explained, are not double vols,
but a combination of vowel and COO
nant. "Eu" Gu" with the conve
accent) is given in the lessons as Se
lew" in dew" This is manifey
wrong. The dominant vowel sounCn
this combination should be the "ey'.s
in they" clipped off short at the d
with the "w'' sound, sometimes, r
convenience represented by 100" IVY
short), thus, ey-oo.
Again, they give the sound of ~
(printed enormously ''uJO as lii
"wee" in sweet" Quite wrong. tt
ing) just the sound of our double "d
clipped off lightly and quickly with til
sound of the consonant "y."
Having been the introducer of Espel
anto on the Pacific coast and havin
personally initiated more than one hur
dred people into the study of this mai
velous invention, naturally feel some
thing like hen guarding her chicken
when I see any danger of misdirectio
in it's study or any tendency to confus
or mislead my proteges or pupils
Finally. having in view the bare pos
sibility that any of these quoted aberrs
tions may be Intentional, l stand fc
the principle laid down by DR.. Zamer
hof, the inventor of Esperanto, an
the boards of committees acting wit
him, that no change, whether res
Improvement or not, will be authorize
or adopted until such proposed chang
has been officially passed upon and ar
proved by at least two nationalities.
VAL STONE.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29

close of the regular practice season next
succeeding that in which he qualified.
If a soldier, through the exigencies of
the service, is not given an opportunity
in the next succeeding regular practice
season to requalify for a classification
already attained he will be entitled to
the pay of such classification until the
close of the next regular practice season
in which opportunity to requalify is
given to him.
The fact of qualification will be pub
lished in department urders, which will
show the date of ,.ctual qualification
from which the soldier is entitled to
increased pay and the first muster and
pay rolls will Give the number, t,te and
source of the order. Holdover classifi-
cation will be similarly published in
department orders.
When a soldier ceases to be entitled
to the additional pay herein provided
for, or such additional pay is reduced
through failure to requclify the fact
will be noted on the muster and pay
rolls.