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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-21


eagerly for the coming Of the friends
who would be faithful unto death.
They delayed some time for the reason
that Willie DalZel was making u
speech.
"Now, men," he said, "our cOmrade
Is prisoner in yOn-in yond-in that
there fortress. We must to the rescue.
Who volunteers to go with me?' He
fixed them with stern eye.
There wa; Il silence. and then one Of
the smaller boys remarked: y
"If Doc Trescott ketches us trackin'
over his lawn
Willie DalZel pounced upon the speak
er and took him by the throat. The two
presented sort Of burlesque Of the
woOdcut on the cover of n dime novel
which Willie had just been reading,
"The Red Captain-A Tale Of the Pi-
rates of the Spanish Main"
you are coward" said Willie
through his cinched teeth.
"No. | amt. Willie" piped the other
as best he could.
81 say yen are" cried the great
chieftain indignantly. "non't tell m:'
I'm n liar" He relinquished his hold
upon the coward and resumed h
speech. You know me, men. Many
Of you have been my followers for
long years. You saw me slay Six
handed Dick with my own hand. You
know / never falter. Our comrade Is
a prisoner in the cruel hands Of our
enemies. Aw, Pete Washington! He
dassent. My pa says If Pete ever
troubles ME he'll brain i'm. Come on!
To the rescue! Who will go with me
to the rescue! Aw, come on! What
are you afraid of?
It was another instance Of the power
of eloquence upon the human mind.
There was only one boy who was not
thrilled by this grafton, and he was
boy whose favorlte reading had been
of the road agents and gun fighters or
the great west, and he thought the
whole thing should be conducted In
the Deadwood Dick manner. This
talk of "comrade" was silly; "pard"
was the proper word. He resolved
that he would make show Of being
pirate and keep secret the fact that he
really was Holdup Harry, the Terror
Of the Sierras.
But the others were knit close in pi-
ratical bonds. One by one they climb
ed the fence at point hidden from the
house by tall shrubs. With many a
low breathed caution, they went upon
their perilous adventure.
Jimmie was grown tired OF waiting
for his friends who would be faithful
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-21

father and was surprised at what he
saw. The dOcto, was doubled up like
man with the x)l!c. He was breath
ing heavily. The boy turned again to
his friends. Il -.now-look here" he
began. stumbling among the words.
"You-I-I don't think III be rescued
today"
The pirates were scandalized.
"What?' they whispered angrlly.
"Ain't you goin' to be rescued? Well,
all right for you, Jimmie Trescott!
That's nice way to act, that is!'
Their upturned eyes glowered at jim
mie.
Suddenly DR.. Trescott appeared at
the window with Jimmie. "Oh, go
home. boysw he gasped. but they did
not hear him. Upon the instant they
had whirled and scampered away like
deer. The first lad to reach the fence
was the Red Captain, but Holdup
Harry. the Terror Of the Slerras, was
so close that there was little to choose
between them.
Dr. Trescott lowered the window
and then spoke to his sou In his usual
quiet way Jimmie. ! wish you would
90 and tell Peter to have the buggy
ready at I o'clock"
"Yes, sir" said Jimmie, and he
swaggereA out to the stables. Pete
father wants the buggy ready at
| O'clock"
Peter paid no heed to this order. but
with the tender sympathy Of true
friend he inquired, "Hu't?'
"IIurt? Did what hurt?"
eyer trouncln'."
"Trouncln'w said Jimmie. contemptu
ously. II didn't get any trouncln'."
mo" said Peter. He gave Jimmie q
| quick, shrewd glance and saw that he
was telling the truth. He began e
| mutter and humble over his WORK
"Ump! Imp! Desc yer white folk
! act like they think er boys made el
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-21
Mystery Of Dew Explained.

Dew is the moisture of the air con-
densed by coming in contact with
bodies colder than itself. The dew
does not "fall' from the atmosphere or
rise from the ground. There is never
dew on dull, cloudy night or on a
windy night. Dew may be found on
ii grass plot and leave gravel walk
dry. because grass is good radiator
Of heat and thus rapidly becomes cold.
A vapor Of warm air coming In contact
with the cold grass is instantly chilled
into dew. The gravel is bad radiator
and parts with its heat very slowly
and therefore does not cOndense the
warm air. Dew never falls on the hu-
man body
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-21

There was whirl Of wheels, and a
high, lean trotting mare spun DR.. Tres
colts buggy toward Peter, who ran
forward busily. AS the doctor climbed
out Peter. holding the mares head.
began his denunciatiOn:
"Docteh. gwine tell on jim. He
come home er holdin' on to his hind
pocket an proud. like he won a turkey
rattle, an sure know what he been
up to, an l done challenge him. an
he new say he didn't"
"Why. what do you mean?' said the
doctor. whats this, Jimmie?"
The boy came forward, glaring wrath
fully at Peter. In fact, he suddenly
was so filed with rage at Peter that
he forgot all precautions. Its about
pistol" he said bluntly. "I've got a
pistol swapped for 1t"
~ done tor i'm his pop wouldn' stand
no iiahawms. an him kid like he Is.
I done tol i'm. Lam sake, he strut
like he was soldier! Come in yere
proud an er holdin' on to his hind
pocket. He think he was Jesse James,
| rakon But | done tor i'm his pop
stan no sech foolishness. First thing
-blam-he shoot his .haid off. No. sch,
he too tinety t come in yere er-struttin'
like he Jest bought Main street. tol
i'm. | done tol' 'm-shawp. l done
wanter be loafin' round dis yere stable
II Jim he gwine go shootin' round an
shootlI' round - blim - blam - blim-
blam. No. sch! retiahs. I retiahs.
It's all right II er grown man got er
gun. but amt no kids come foolishin'
round me with tiahawms. No. sch! l
retiahs."
"Oh, be quiet, Peter" said the doc
tor. "Where is this thing. Jimmie?"
The boy went sulkily to the box un-
der the lilac bush and returned with
the revolver. Here 'tis," he said, with
a glare over his shoulder at Peter. The
doctor looked ut the silly weapon In
critical contempt.
"It's not much of thing, Jimmie,
but l don't think you are quite old
enough for it yet. I'll keep it for you
In one Of the drawers of my desk"
Peter Washington burst out proudly:
81 done tor i'm tn docteh wouldn
stan no tratiickin' round yere with
flahawms. done tor i'm"
Jimmie and his father went together
into the house. and as Peter unhar,
messed the mare he continued his COM
ments on the boy and the revolver. He
was not cast down by the absence OF
hearers. In fact, he usually talked bet
ter when there was no one to listen
save the horses. But now his observa.
tions bore small resemblance to bis
earlier and public statements. Admira.
tion and the keen family pride Of q
southern negro who has been long In
one place were now In his tone.
'That boy! He's er devil! When he
get to be er man--wow! He'll jest take
an make things whirl round yere. Raj
kon well all take er back seat when
he come er!ong er-raisin' CAIN
He had Embarrassed the mare and
with bis back bent, was pushing the
buggy into the carriage house.
"Er pistol! An him no bigger than
er minute!'
A small stone whizzed past Peters
] head and clattered on the stable. BE
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-21

A cook at a cheap boarding house
played little game on grumblIng
boarier by serving him with piece OF
sole leather instead of beefsteak.
You've changed your butcher, Mrs.
HascherY said the boarder, looking up
at the landlady after saving two or
three minutes at the leather.
same butcher as usual" replied the
boar ling mistress. with patronizing
smile. Why"
"Oh. notliag much" said the board.
er. t:yi".; 10 lake an Impression on
tie steak with MS knife and fork.
"cnly this piece of meat is the tender
c,:t hare hal la this house for some
weeks" strand Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-21

unto death. Finally he decided that he
would rescue himself. 1t would be a
gross breach Of rule, but he couldn't
sit there al the rest OF the day wait
Ing for his faithful unto death friends.
The window was only five feet from
the ground. He softly raised the sash
and threw one leg over the SILL But
at the same time he perceived his
friends shaking among the bushes. He
withdrew his leg and waited, seeing
that he was now to be rescued In an
orthodox way. The brave pirates came
nearer and nearer.
Jimmie heard a noise Of q closing
door, and, turning, he saw his father
in the room looking at him and the
open window in angry surprise. Boys
never faint. but Jimmie probably came
as near to it as may the average boy.
whats all this?" asked the doctor,
staring. Involuntarily Jimmie glanced
over his shoulder through the window.
His father saw the creeping figures.
what are those boys doing" he said
sharply. and he knit his brOws.
"NOthin'."
Nothing! Don't tell me that. Are
they coming here to the window"
Yes, SIR"
"What for?"
"To-to see me-"
"What about|
"About-about nothin'."
"What about"
Jimmie knew that he could conceal
nothing. He said, They're comm to
toto rescue me-" He began to
whimper.
The doctor sat down heavily.
"What? To rescue you" he gasped.
"Y-yes, SIR"
The doctors eyes began to twinkle.
every WELL" he said presently. II will
sit here and observe their rescue. And
OH no account do you warn them that
I am here. Understand"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-21
Making Hens With Broods Lay.

While I was breeding Barred Ply
mouth Rocks l confined the hens and
chicks in a small yard on grass and fed
hens we'll with egg producing food
namely, green bone, beef scraps and
scraps from the kitchen. For grain
1 gave wheat, oats and bran mash.
Chicks were fed principally on chick
food. 1 always give plenty of fresh
water. Nearly always the hens began
laying long before chicks were ready to
wean. am now raising Single Comb
Buff Leghorns, non-sitting variety,
which lays nine months in the year. l
use incubators and brooders and find
them much less trouble than hens.
Though the Leghorn is smaller than
some other varieties, mine lay more
than enough eggs to make mp the differ
euce in weight when come to SELL
Cor. in New England Homestead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-21
Enolish and Taxes.

The land OF Great Britain has not
been valued for the purpose Of taxa
ton since the year 1892. Two centuries
ago her great cities had not yet appear
ed. London was little more than vii
lage in comparison with its present
proportions. Thousands Of acres of
land now occupied by stately struc-
lures were then farming land. They
are still assessed as farming land. In
two centuries the valuation Of the land
underlying the metropolis has not been
increased for purp )ses of taxation. The
local taxes paid hy tie London land
owners directly are about the same to-
day that they were in the seventeenth
century. The explanation Of such an
anomaly? Those who own the land In
Great Britain also control parliament.
-Scribner's Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-21

glass. No trouncin'! Ump! He was
consumed with curiosity to learn why
Jimmie had not felt Il heavy parental
hand. but lie did not care to lower his
dignity by asking questions about it.
At last, however, he reached the limits
of his endurance, and in voice pre-
tentiously careless he asked, "Didn
yer pop take OH like mad erbOut desc
yer cay'ge lamps"
Carriage lamps?" inquired Jimmie.
"Ump."
"No, he didn't say anything about
carriage iamps-not that l remember
Maybe hc did, though. Lcmme see.
No, lie never mentioned 'em."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-21
The Innocent JoYs of Youth.

Gracious, Fanny" exclaimed a
mother to her little daughter "Why
are you shouting like that? Why
can'r you be quiet like your brother"
Hes got to be quiet" replied Fan.
ny. Hes playing papa coming home
late
"And who are you playingI'
"Oh, I'm playing your. - Harper's
Weekly.
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i
}CCarriageLan'ps;: 6
\ By STEPHEN CRANE.
Author "Ths Red Badge Of Cour-
ase." Etc.
= ,.,,....,.h, ,cao D., IUy,u,... IJo,,. C~oa.
COPYRIGHT 1900, bv William HoWe Crane.

Vt was the fault of a small nickel
plated revolver, most incompe.
tent weapon, which, wherever one
L aimed. would fling the bullet as
the devil willed, and no man, when
about to use 1t. could tell exactly what
was in store for the surrounding coun-
try. This treasure had been acquired
by Jimmie Trescott after arduous bar
gaining with another small boy. jim
ME wended homeward, patting his
hip pocket at every three PAGES.
Peter Washington, working in the
carriage house. looked out upon him
with IL shrewd eye. "Oh, Jim," he call
ed, '"wut you got in yer hind pocketY'
"Nothin'," said Jimmie, feeling care
fully under his jacket to make sure
that the revolver wouldn't fall out.
Peter chuckled. "S'mOre foolishness,
I railon. You gwine be hung one day,
Jim, you keep up all dish yer non
sense"
Jimmie made no reply, but went
into the back garden. where he hid the
revolver in Il box under lilac bush.
Then he returned to the vicinity of
Peter and began to cruise to and fro
in the otiins. showing all the signals
of one wishing to open treaty. "Pete,"
he said. how much does box Of
cartridges cOSt?"
Peter raised himself violently. hold
ing in one hand piece Of harness and
in tie otha" an old rag. "Ca'tridGerS.
Ca'trid cr.,. Lam sake! Wut the kid
want with ca'tridgers? Knew it
Knew it. Come home er-hOldin' on to
his hind pocket like he got money in
1t. An now he want ca'tridgers."
Jimmie, after viewing with dismay
the excitement caused by his Ques-
ton, began to move wariiy out Of the
reach of a possible hostile movement.
'Ca'tridgers" continued Peter In
scorn and horror kid like you. No
bigger'n er minute! Look yah. Jim,
you done been swappin' round. an
you done got ho' of er pistol" The
charge was dramatic.
The wind was almost knocked out Of
Jimmie by this display of Peters terri
bic miraculous power, and as he back
ell away his feeble denials were more
convincing than confession.
I'll tell Yer pop" cried Peter in vir-
tuous grandeur. "I'll tell yer pop"
In the distance Jimmie stood ap-
palled. He knew not what to do. The
dread adult wisdom of Peter Washing
ton had la!G bare the sin, and disgrace
stared ut Jimmie
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-21
Ia n German aw Court.

a G,rmnn law court was the scene
latey cf IN amusing incident. The
magistrate. II trcS0me and long wind
ed erson, was deciding small case
IL which t!ic plaintiff claimed damages
for abuse. 20 call Il man pig or Il
dog" replied the judge. ''is certainly
an insult. but 10 say that he is Il pig
dog Is offensive, for 10 such animal
exists" Ihc plaintiff glared at the
bench. "Schweine-llund" he remark
ed. with bitter emphasis.-T. P's Lon.
don MpeklY.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-21
India Dialects.

India has hundreds of dialects, which
may all be classed under three great
heads-the Sanscrit. Pracrit and Ma
gadhi. The Sanscrit Is the funda-
mental language and that Of the We
das. the Pracrit the vernacular lam
guage in many dialects and the Maea-
llhi Or Misra is that of CeylOn and the
i.IouJc
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-21
Always on Guard.

Friend Ito draper in his shop)-I no
tice that all your assistants squint
most horribly Couldn't you have got
some better looking ones?
u chose them purposely. They are
most useful in keeping a watch on peo'
pie. My customers never know on
which side they are looking. Nos Loi-
nj.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-21

Heavy damage to fruit is reported
from the freeze of April SO through
out the southern belt OF the Middle
States from Maryland clear across the
country to the Mississippi River.
Especially Is the destruction OF the
peach crop felt heavily, since through
out q large part of that section the
crop was substantially all destroyed q
year ago in the same way.-Maine
Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-21
Baby's Mamma.

Sister Observation-Disclosures more
my mamma than she Is yours. She was
my mamma ever SO long before she
was yours. Baby (stoutly)-That don't
make any difference. I'm the littlest
and the littler person Is the more
mamma she u.s.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-21
An Advocate of Credit.

"The way to get on," said the bust
ness man, sis to conduct your opera
tiOns OH Il cash basis"
"Not in politics" answered Senator
Sorghum. PROMISES are just as ef-
fectual rs cash and not nearly so dan
gerous. s."-Washington Star.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-21
Was Il Fresh2

An Indiana woman. as she examined
the fowl brought from the market said
to her little son. Did the grocer tell
you this turkey was quite fresh!'
"No'm." the boy answered; "he just
said to hurry home with it as fast as
could"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-21

Dosing fowls to keep them healthy is
one of the surest ways to make them
sick. It induces the very diseases and
disorders the poultry man fears. Good
management obviates the practice of
druggifg. The most successful poultry
men do not fuss and coddle their fowls.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-21
The Honor of Brave Men,

"You refuse to fight mel"
Certainly"
~ believe you are coward"
"Of course you do. Otherwise you
never would have dared mention the
matter"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-21
Spring Medicine

The best is Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t
is the best because it does the most good.
While it makes the blood pure, fresh
and lively, it tones the stomach to bet
ter digestion, creates an appetite, stimu-
lates the kidneys and liver, gives new
brain, nerve and digestive strength.
An unequaled list of cures-4o,36o tes-
t;monials in two wears proves its merit.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-21

General ideas and great conceit are
always I'm fair way to cause terrible
mischief.-GOethe.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-05-21
A Great Feeding Farm.

GREAT NUMBERS OF HORSES, CATTLE
AND SWINE FITTED FOR MARKET IN
oGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
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AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPEED THE PLow."

Correspondence on practical agricultural topics
Is solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department to HENRY ID.
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem.
ocrat. Paris. Ne.
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timonials i'm two years

Sarsatabs-For those who prefer medicine
In tablet form, Hoods Ssrsaparilla Is now put up
In ths ususI liouid form. Sarsatabs have identl:
caliy the same curative properties as the LIQUID
form, besides accuracy Of dose. convenience econ.
omy. there being no loss by evaporation, preaK K
@. !. Hood Co.. Lowell. Mass.
GUARANTEED under the Food and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-26
NUNAMAKER-LIEUALLEN.
Adams Girl Welded to a Hood River
Fruit Raiser.

At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Geiss, on August %, James R. Nuna-
maker of Hood River, and Miss Mar
tina L. Lieuallen of Adams, were mar
ried, Rev. P. S. Rogers officiating.
Rev. Rogers is pastor of the Baptist
church at Adams.
The groom is one of Hood Rivers
largest and most successful fruit
growers. He owns a large and finely
equipped fruit ranch. The bride, who
has made her home for several years
with her brother-in-law, John Geiss,
is one of the most popular young la
dies who ever came into this commu-
nifty.
Only a few relatives and close
friends of the bride attended the
wedding. The parlors and dining
room were elaborately and beautifully
bedecked with flowers. The wedding
breakfast was dainty and appetizing
At 1915 o'clock Mr.. and Mrs.
Nunamaker took the northbound
train for a wedding tour which will
take in Walla Walla, Yakima, Taco.
ma, Seattle, Chehalis and Portland
and will end in tfeir beautiful new
home at Hood River.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-26
A SUCCESSFUL MISSION.
Is the Tutuilla Presbyterian Mission
on the Umatilla Reserve.

Supt McFatridge of the Umatilla
reservation, yesterday visited the
Presbyterian mission on Tutuilla with
his family and attended the religious
services at the church. Mr.. McFat-
ridge made an address and showed
great interest in the record and pres
ent work of the mission.
/ Mr.. McFatridge states that during
10 years continuous service for the
Indian department, and study of the
Indian-Pagan and Christian of every
denomination-that he has never
found a Christian band of full blood
Indians either numerically so strong
or abounding in so many visible evil
/ dences of the real Christian spirit and
methods as are to be seen now at the
Presbyterian mission on the Tutuilla.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-26
WHAT is REASONABLE TIME"
Problem of Check Issue Upon De-
funct Bank

The question is bothering several
of the depositors of the oregon Trust
& Savings bank who had paid bills
by check shortly before the closing
of the banks doors. Who is liable
for the check If issued before the
bank Is closed? ]. N. Teal says that
the law does not state a specific
length of time allowed for the pre-
sentation of check for payment be-
cause circumstances govern individ-
ual cases.
within a reasonable time" are
the words used and If a check is
sent out of town that will mean a
longer time than in town.
]. c. Ainsworth of the United
States National bank, says that from
bankers standpoint "a hours is
considered a reasonable time to al
low for presentation because the banl
may be closed for the day at the time
of presentation or a holiday may in
tervene. A check made out "a hours
| before a bank is closed down is un-
| der ordinary circumstances consider
ed good and at the liability of the
| receiver
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-26

since proven a very fortunate one.
According to Mr., Teutsch he will
conduct a store there permanently.
He was in Stirling for two weeks and
during that time received sufficient
money from the business to cover the
amount he had invested. The store
is now being managed by Albert w.
Mcclure of Stirling.
On his way home Mr.. and Mrs.
Teutsch also stopped for several days
at Preston, Idaho, where Charles
Bean is now manager of the store re-
Gently purchased by Mr.. Teutsch.
That business is good all through
out the middle states and likewise In
the east is declared by the returned
| merchant. He says that there is but
little uneasiness shown over the fur
nv in Wall street and that the crops
| and other conditions are so favorable
that the business interests in general
| feel safe.
There is much interest in the
west, and many inquiries are being
! made about this country by people
who are seeking investments. A man
will be here shortly for the purpose
Of looking over the real estate situa-
ton in this county, having been sent
by Elmer Cleaver of Chicago. But
the northwest needs more thorough
and systematic advertising. The real
estate men of Texas are working
hard among the farmers of the mid
die states and hundreds of people
are being taken to that state where
the prospects in no way compare
with those of eastern Oregon oil
Washington"
Aside from their visit in the mid
. die west Mr.. and Mrs. Teutsch were
also on the Atlantic coast fo
some time. Mr.. Teutsch remain
ed in New York while Mrs
Teutsch attended the jamestown fair
joining her husband later at Chicago
Lloyd Miller and wife of Miliedge
vile, ILL.,, will reach here shortly t,
reside and Mr.. Miller will take po
; sition in the dry goods department
of the Teutsch store here.