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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-04-28

the most vital of her life-were after
ward in memory like dream.
She had seen that man was ghast
ly pale: she had caught CLEAN of
fear in his eye; she had felt a tigerish
quiver run through his frame as the
crowd pressed him against her. In
stinct-and love-had told her the rest
and taught her how to act.
Vaguely she recalled later that she
had thrown herself forward and struck
up the knife. An impression Of that
knife as the light cleaned Oh 1t alone
was clear. Sickening, she had thought
of the dull sound 1t would make in
falling, of the blood that would spout
from q rent In the white coat among
the jeweled orders. She had thought
as one thinks in dying, Of existence il
a world empty Of Leopold, and she h.
known that unless he could be saved
her one wish was to 60 out of the
world with him.
More than this she had not thought
or known. What she did was done
scarcely by her own volition, and she
seemed to wake with start at last.
to hear herself sobbing and to feel the
throb, throb, Of hot pain in her arm.
A hundred hands-not quick enough
to save, yet quick enough to follow the
lead given by her-had fought to seize
the man in gray and stop secon
blow. They had borne him away
while, as for Virginia, her work done,
she forgot everything and every one
but Leopold.
Reviving. she had heard him speak
to the crowd and told herself dreamily
that were she dying his voice could
bring her back If he called. She even
listened to each word that rang out
like cathedral bell above the babel.
Still he held her, and when the cheers
came she scarcely understood that
they were for her as well as for Leo
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-04-28
Again,

Again we appeal to our stock keepers
in general, and to dairymen in particu
lar, to start out this opening spring to
grow more of the grain feed required for
their stock. We feel that we have
right to speak from the bedrock of ex-
perience, having for many years grown
on our own farm the principal part of
the grain feed needed in the keeping of
quite large stock of cattle and horses.
The advantage of this course has been
specially realized the past winter, since
the price of grain from the market has
been so high. In our own case the grain
from the storehouse, grown on the farm,
has cost no more than usual. II makes
a very perceptible difference whether
the money received from the calves, the
cream and the lambs can be retained to
the credit of the farm, or must be
chiefly paid out for purchased grain.
Every farm carrying ten to twenty
head of cattle, or their equivalent in
other stock, can grow five to ten acres
of grain each year, and larger farms in
like proportion, without reducing the
stock carrying fodder capacity of the
farm in the least, and without seriously
interfering or displacing the other work
on the farm. The work involved is
nearly all team work, and scarcely one
of these farmers now has half the work
on the farm that his team is able to per-
form Hence the team part of the in
creased work called for in preparing and
seeding these increased acres costs sub
staptially nothing in fact. The straw,
well cured, from the grain crop, will
more than make good the light crop of
hay that would have been harvested
from the land, while, further, the land
will be in better preparation for crop
ping the year following. Thus every
step of the operation is an advance over
the let t-alone policy so widely prevailing
at the present time among our Maine
farmers.
In case the store of manure on hand is
not equal to this additional call made
upon it, the needed supply can be made
up by the purchase of few bags of the
commercial manures from the market.
We can assure the farmers there is no
way these purchased fertilizers can be
used to greater profit than in reinforcing
the grain crop on the farm.
Farmers aud more especially dairy
men have felt themselves crowded to
the walls the past year by the high cost
Of their grain feed. The day of low
priced grain is nowhere in sight in the
future. More than ever is the call loud
and wide to grow this needed grain on
the farm where it is required. Try
few acres of it the coming season.
Maine Farmer
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-04-28
Construction of the House.
A VENTILATION SYSTEM SHOULD BE
PROVIDED THAT WOULD BE SAFE IN
WINTER.

Proper ventilation of the poultry
house ia important both winter and sum-
mer. The main idea of keeping the
fowls warm sometimes causes them to
be shut in without sufficient ventilation,
and the returns from them are poor,
and often their health suffers in conse-
quence.
Fowls should, of course, have houses
so constructed that there will be no
danger of freezing their combs in win
ter. They can, however, stand great
deal of cold without discomfort, prOvid-
ed they have fresh air, and they will
even do better in cold house that has
proper ventilation than in warmer
house too tightly closed. This fresh
air, however, must be so provided that
no drafts blow upon the fowls.
While the open front houses have
many advantages they still seem to me
a little too radical. | prefer house
with number of large sashes with the
roosting quarters at some distance from
these sashes. They then can be opened,
closed or left partially open, according to
the temperature OF the outside air and
the judgment of the owner.
Interior roosting compartments where
the fowls can be closed in at night by
curtains, etc., may show, as in the case
of too tight houses, lack of proper
ventilation, and | think it will be found
that fowls roosting in such compart-
ments will quite often develop tendency
toward throat affections as we'll as show
ing other poor results.
Besides the sashes, l find it good
plan to have small opening high up in
the gable end of the house. This open
ing can be provided with shutter 10 be
used in extremely cold weather. 1t
would seem best, however, to leave the
shutter open most of the time.
Care should be exercised against
using any system of ventilation which
tends to cause too great circulation of
air, as, for instance, latticed cupolas,
shafts, ETC., especially where the size Of
the cupola is rather large for the house.
These systems may not cause direct
drafts, but the air constantly rising in
too great volumes will be bad for the
fowls.
There are so many different designs in
poultry house construction, many
houses being situated differently as re-
CARDS prevailing winds, etc., that the
owner will find it best TO use his own
Judgment as to the amount and kind of
ventilation employed.
In so far, however, as the air is kept
fresh and pure without drafts or with
out being admitted in too great volume,
it does not make much difference what
means are made use of to attain this
end.-H. E. Haydock, Locust Valley, N.
Y, in Tribune Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-04-28
s pring Humors

Impure or effete matters accumulated
in the blood during the winter cause in the
spring such disfguring and painful troubles
as boils, pimples, and other eruptions, also
weakness, loss of appetite, that tired feeling.
The best medicine to take is Hoods
Sarsaparilla, which thoroughly cleanses the
blood, and effects permanent cures by giving
healthy functional activity to the stomach,
liver. kidneys, bowels and skin.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-04-28

The human wall opened. The man
darted through. and Miss Portman was
dragged after him by the princess. So
close to him had they kept that they
might easily be supposed to be under
his escort, and, in any case, they pass
ed before there was time to dispute
their right of way.
1T must be the secretary Of Herr
Hoffman, the new burgomaster," Vir-
ginia heard one man say to another,
land those ladies are with him."
On and on through the crowd passed
the man in gray and crimson, oblivious
to the two women who were using him.
There was something about that dis
agreeable back of his which proclaim
ed him a man of but one idea at u
time Close to the front line of spec
tators, however, there came check.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-04-28
The Potato Crop.

Excepting with the man who grows
potatoes for commercial purposes this
crop is a kind of an "outlaw crop" and
is tolerated on the farm much as the
poultry is in many cases. The result is
that any kind of land is plowed up in
some out of the way place, harrow
run over it, the seed hurried in, and
probably it is not worked until the
weeds get about six inches high. The
women dig the summer supply, and in
the fall the men go out and come in with
enough potatoes to cover the bottom OF
the wagon box, and about Christmas
they begin to buy potatoes at dollar a
bushel.
No farm crop pays better than pota-
toes, indeed when area of land planted is
taken into account, no crops bring IN
better returns, not even the tobacco
crop; but good land must be chosen, II
must be broken well, prepared well and
cultivated well.
1t is good practice to disk the land
before breaking, 80 as to get perfectly
prepared seed bed. Disk and then cross
disk; then break at the depth practiced
in your section; for no invariable rule
can be laid down as to how deep land
must be plowed.
After breaking, harrow we'll and plant
in drills, 36 inches apart for the early
low growing sorts and wider for the late
fall growing main crop. All farmers
know how ashes used to be valued as
fertilizer for potatoes, and the increase
i'm the crop where these were used was
due to the fact of the potash in them,
and the other fact that the potato, next
to tobacco, is the strongest potash feed
or known.
IL at the last narrowing 100 pounds OF
sulphate of potash are sown per acre
and we'll narrowed in, it will greatly IN
crease the yield as well as the quality ol
the crop grown.
This amount of sulphate of potash
will not cost more than the price OF foul
bushels of potatoes, but will grow many
times as many potatoes. 1t will contain
almost as much actual potash as tor
of the average wood ashes, and cos
much less both in dollars and trouble in
hauling.
OF course no system of fertilizing car
take the place of cultivation, which
must be well done in order to secure
crop.-D. c. Only in New England
| Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-04-28

the employ Of the burgomaster. There
were long paragraphs in praise of the
lady who, with marvellous courage and
presence Of mind, had sprung between
the emperor and the assassin, receiv-
ing on the arm with which she had
shielded Unser Leo glancing blow
from the weapon aimed at the Inn
perial breast; but, thanks to few ear
nestly imploring words written by
Lady Mowbray to Baron Won Lyndal,
commands impressed upon the land
lord of the hotel and the fact that
Rhaetian editors are not as modern as
Americans in their methods, the lady
was not named. She was foreigner
and stranger to the capital Of Rhae-
tia. She was, according to the papers,
"as yet unknown"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-04-28
FOR SALE.

2l-2 story dwelling-house, pleasantly
located in the village of West Paris.
Consists of nine rooms and bathroom,
shed and stable. About 3-4 acre OF land,
with apple and pear trees. The build
ings are situated high from the street,
with broad piazza shaded with vines,
commanding fine view. A spring OF
pure water on premises. These build.
lngs are well and prettily furnished and
the owner would be glad to sell the
furniture aud furnishings with the
house. This is a great bargain and Will
De sold on reasonable terms. Call on OF
address, W. J. Wheeler, South Paris,
Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-04-28
ITo BE CONTINUED
Involved.

Rinks-I notice that yon have
thread tied roupd ycur finger sup
pose that is TO remind you Of some
thing jnks-Not exactly II is to re-
mind my wife to ask me II forgot
something she told me to remember
Harper's Weekly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-04-28

A few shrubs and plants set in proper
places around the grounds may cost a
dollar or so but just think OF the pleas
ure of watching their growth and the
development of their bloom. After all
what would life be worth were there
nothing of interest ahead to watch forF
Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-04-28
Force Of Habit.

Lady 0ormerly telephone girD-
Porter. why didn't you call me. us In
structed you? Sleeping Car Porter'-l
did. maam Sure's you're born. did.
I said. "Seven-thirty. ma'am." an you
said. Lines out of order" Pick Me-
Up.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-04-28

you as well as l in my humber way,
chancellor, and you and have known
each other for twenty-five years. II 1t
amuses Inc TO discuss improbabilities,
why not? Since you call them i'm
probabilities It can do no harm 10 dwell
upon them as Ingredients for romance.
Not for worlds would | suggest that
his majesty isn't an example for all
men to follow nor that poor. pretty
Miss MoWbray could be tempted 10 in
discretion, but yet I'd be ready to make
a wager, the emperor being human and
the girl beauty. that an acquaintance
so romantically begun wou end with
ball and call
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-04-28
A new Lot

OF Plumbing Goods. The best OF
oak woodwork for closets. No old
goods. Call and see this line. OBJ
olng promptly attended to. No
Charge for team.
L. M. LOnE1ey,
Norway, Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-04-28

Saysatabs are Hoods Sarsaparilla In
chocoistsd tablet form. They have identicaly
the same curative properties as the LIQUID ,orm'
M ioss by EVAPORATION, breakage, or leakage.
ii. OF druggists OF promptly Of rs BY mail.
~ C. I. Hood Co.. Lowell, Mass.
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{ 6, CHAPTER SEVEN 3
7 ;H;s, ., Ji.yls "a ,g,lI,,e, =, .o.oe eS:as

L is those in the thick of
battle who can after
ward tell least about ii.
and to the princess those
five minutes - moments
the most tremendous,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-04-28

Shear the sheep in April, but they
must be kept in the barns at night for
some time.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-04-28

"Lct the ld,c deal auith the mddmdn."
wept and all eyes were upon that noble
pair on the red platform something
limp and gray was hurried out of sight
INA off to prison. On signal the ma
,ional anthem began. The voices Of
the people Joined the brass instru-
ments. All Kronburg was singing or
asking "Who is she?" of the girl at
the emperOr's side.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-04-28
Sheep Breeding Prospects.

DEMAND FOR MUTTON AND WOOL LIKE
LY TO CONTINUE, BUT MUCH DEPENDS
ON THE MAN.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-04-28
ScHApTER EIGHT

OF a window of the four
teenth century yellow
marble palace on the hill,
with its famous garden
Of the nine fountains.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-04-28
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPEED THE PLow."

on practical agricultural topics
Is solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department to HENRY D.
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat, Paris. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-04-28

We Do all Kinds off,.
JOB PRINTING.
Atwood & Forbes, South Psris.
The Huttig news., 1908-02-15
BEES IN WINTER.
Cheaper Grades of Sugar Are Just as
 Coed for the Bees.

It is not necessary to go to the eX- peHse of buying the finest grades 0: white granulated sugar, for a straw colored sugar will answer just as well provided it is crystallized. Molasses sugar should, however, be avoided, be- cause it contains burnt or caramel sugar which is injurious to bees. In feeding, the writer prefers to use the feed lukewarm if possible and late in the day so that the bees will gather the feed mainly by night. This helps against robbing. The entrance to each hive should be small during feeding operations as further pre- caution against robbing practices. In wintering out of doors there is noth- ing better than double-walled hive packed with ehaff, straw or paper.
 Roofing paper fabrics afford excel lent protection to exposed hives, says the Farmers Voice. Some protect hives by placing them in row and covering them as they would cab bages. Others put them in clamps. The main idea of course is to protect against long continued cold weather. Bees cannot stand cold, at least not lower than TO degrees But the best plan of wintering bees in most of our northern states is by means of & dry cellar in which a temperature of 50 degrees Fahrenheit can be steadily maintained In addition it should bo dark noiseless and well ventilated. Where there is a door to the cellar in- side a building it is best because this door to the stairway can be left open and yet no light can get in. If in ad- dition to this there is no disturbance of the bees during their long sleep it is likely they will come through their Imprisonment with little loss, besides requiring very little food-not more than ten pounds perhaps.
 A good many bees die during the winter, so many as to be quite alarm ing to beginner. They are the old veterans, and in any case would die of old age and hard work, so do not be alarmed. Some beekeepers pro- vide a space beneath the frames for the dead bees to fall into and the same space affords an excellent op- portunity for the bees to cluster to- gether something like half a sphere. They are warmer than if kept sep rated by the combs. They leave the cluster occasionally to go after feed, but soon return to their comrades in the cluster. They murmur content o1J tF, q with was one long, silent night.
The Huttig news., 1908-02-15

In soft lulling sleep and gentle reposs Possess those joys denied by Day"
 There is letter on record in which Washington asked MT. Fauntleroy'S permission to make proposal of mar riage to his daughter 'in the hope of a revocation of former cruel sen tence." But the fathers reply was unfavorable, as usual. and Miss Betsy afterwards married Thomas Adams of Williamsburg It is a tradition of that towL that after her rejected suit or became famous and visited Will liamsburg as the guest of the people she watched the triumphant pageant from window and when the great hero saw her he waved his sword and saluted her, whereupon tae lady faint ed away.
 On another occasion he fell in love with Miss Mary Phillipse, the beauti- full daughter of wealthy Englishman who lived in a superb mansion on the Hudson near West Point Washing ton promptly proposed, but was told that somebody eise's coquette was al ready engaged to be married. Wash ington said afterward that he thought things might have resulted differently if he had waited "till the lady was in the mood" There was a tragic end ing to this romance years after, when the naughty creature who had spurned the hand of the commander of the American forces was arrested as an English spy. She was thrown into prison and all of her property was confiscated
 Washington was too wise to turn into woman hater merely because he had been thrown down three times in succession. He knew there were plenty of pretty fish in the aquarium and that it would be only matter of time when he'd make a good catch That time came just two years after he was tilted by Miss Phillipse, and it happened in this way: Col Wash ington was on his way to Williams burg on official business, and while crossing Williams ferry was accosted by hospitable old gentleman, who
The Huttig news., 1908-02-15
HAIR RIBBONS IN
 COLORS SUITABLE
 FOR SMALL MAIDEN

For quite small glrls, whose heads are bobbed, q dainty pink or blue bow that ties the lock off the face, the loops coming on the left side. is d pretty decoration
 A very fair child of five years of age is the only type to whom the colors are more becoming than white.
 Little brunettes and those consid- cred @neither@qblonde4 nor dark will all the more attractively costumed for a touch of delicate shade in their dresses.
 Next to all-white hair ribbons come those in Dresden designs and pompa- dour effects. Those, too, give an agreeable finish to the white toilet, but when the frock is of lowered organ die or similar fabric plain ribbons of the prevailing color in the dress are best.
 Very delicate colors in hair ribbons should be used when the hair is dressed to roll back from the face and is tied just at the back of the ears This brings the bows close to the face and decided colorings are not always becoming in piquant little features.
 White, of course. may always be re. lied upon, blue is comparatively safe, but pink or green should be used with caution.
The Huttig news., 1908-02-15
CHARMING NECKWEAR
 EASILY FASHIONED
 IN LEISURE HOURS

The woman with nimble fingers and little time can fashion herself the most fascinating and charming neck wear imaginable if she will only study the latest neckwear dis played in the fashionable shops. The coming winter did not by any means abate the popularity of dainty white neckwear. If anything, it increased. until--eNany-well-dna l-dnassed-~wonaan--no has some bit of launderable linen at her throat It surely is an attractive fashion, for it gives womankind that immaculate look that comes only with the laundered stock or linen collar The most popular styles are the vari- ations of the Marie Antoinette frills and jabots of lace and linen and lace
 To make one of the most fashion able of these jabots you will need a piece of insertion 15 inches long for a center. This insertion edged with a little fold of batiste and into this is set a frill of batiste edged with wide lace. The batiste portion is PA yards long and is 1s4 inches wide at the top and tapers to one-half an inch at the bottom. It is gathered full, and especially so at the top, so as to make it fall in graceful folds. An elaborate jabot of this sort is worn with a plain little tucked waist in preference to one of more elaborate design
The Huttig news., 1908-02-15
THE LOVE AFFAIRS OF
 GEORGE WASHINGTON
Copyright, lsOs, by ". G. Chapman
By VALERIE HOPE

We are so accustomed to pictures of George Washington in rigid atti- eude, with sternly compressed lips and generally forbidding expression that we forget he was ever young and a human being of flesh and blood like the rest of us.
 Instead of being a cold-blooded prig Washington was magnetic in per sonality and a great social favorite. He was the finest horseman in Vir- ginia, an exceedingly graceful dancer and a dandy in ruffles, gold lace, vel vet, silk stockings and diamond buckles, who caused furry in femi- nine hearts whenever he appeared.
 Young Washington was always fall ing in love, and after his engagement to Mrs. Custis was announced his mother wrote to friend q have had a great deal of trouble with George. but it is all over now" His first at tack of the heart occurred when he was 15 years old, and the object of his affections was Miss Frances Alex ander, aged IT,, whose fathers plan tation adjoined Mount Vernon.
 Imagine him pining and signing and grating his teeth in despair, just like any young American lover in these days! It is amusing now, but at that time it was a very serious matter to George Washington! Not much is known of this courtship, and soon after he lost his heart to Miss Lucy Grymes, whom he often referred to afterward as his "Lowland Beauty
 About this time Washington wrote letter to Dear Sally in which he said: T am almost discouraged from writing to you as this is my fourth to you since I reed any from yourself hope you'll not make the Old Proverb good out of sight out of Mind as it's one of the greatest pleasures in living in Fairfax in often hearing from you and hope you'll not deny me-
 q pass tho time much more agree bier than what imagined I should as there's very agreeable Young Lady Lives in the same house where I re-