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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-11-28
NUMBER 48.

worry about that. Worry Is not good
for you in your condition. And won't
stay any longer than ! have to-just
long enough to get you OH your feet
and not go away with the feeling OF
having deserted a white man."
"You're American. aren't your he
asked quietly.
The question disconnected her for the
moment
"Yes." she vouchsafed. with q de6.
ant look. Why
Nothing. merely thought So"
Anything furtherY
He shook bis head.
"Whyy' he asked.
"Oh. nothing l thought you might
have something pleasant to say"
MY name IN Sheldon. David Shell
don." he said. with direct relevance.
holding out a thin hand.
Her hand started out impulsively,
then checked.
MY name Is Lakeland. Joan Lack.
land" The hand went out And let
us be friends"
1T could not be otherwise"- he be.
gan lamely.
"And | can feed my men all the
timed goods l wantT she rushed on.
It'll the cows come home," he an
swered. attempting her own lightuess,
then adding. that is, to Berande. You
see we don't have any cows at Be-
rande."
She liked him coldly with her eyes.
"Is that a joker she demanded.
II really don't know-l-i thought Il
was. but then. you see. I'm sick"
you're English. aren't you" was
her next query.
"Now that's too much. even for q
sick man." he cried. you know well
enough that am."
"Oh," she said absently. 'Then you
areT
He frowned. frightened bis lips. then
burst into laughter. in which she join
ed
"lts my own fault. he confessed
II shouldn't have baited you. I'll be
careful In the future"
"In the meantime 90 on laughing
and III see about breakfast. Is there
anything you would fancy|
He shook his head.
1T will do you good to eat some
thing. Your fever has burned out and
you are merely weak. Wait a mo-
ment"
She hurried out Of the room In the
direction Of the kitchen. tripped ut the
door In pair Of sandals several times
too large for her feet and disappeared
in rosy confusion.
by Jove. those are my sandals"
he thought to himself. THE girl hasn't
q thing TO wear except what she land
ed on the beach in and she certainly
landed in sea boots"
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Raising Tobacco In Maine.

Woiuo Souusy hofoius DShoosJ
N. B. Smith at Pearl Brook farm has
been taking advantage of the wet wealth
or to take down the tobacco In the dry
ing barns, tie it up and pack it into
bundles of about 40 to so lbs. He 'phon-
ed the Herald Monday night that they
had been working literally day and
night and had got something over two
tons into bundles. Tobacco cannot be
handled when the weather is dry, as 1t
breaks badly, hence the necessity OF
rushing the work when the humidity in
the atmosphere is sufficient to enable
them to handle 1t satisfactorily. Mr..
Smith reports that he will have about
Eve tons of tobacco, that 1t Is cured fine,
aud he will begin making shipments at
once. He also informs US that he has
now applied the fish refuse from the
sardine factory to some forty acres OF
ground, plowing It under about four
inches deep. Belfast has got farmer at
Pearl Brook that IL doing things on an
up-to-date and magnificent scale.
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Her Sound Advice.

The prominent citizen and favorIte
son sat at his desk. deeply Immersed
In the cures Of his wide affairs. A
delegation Of party leaders was ushered
in.
"Sir." said the spokesman. you have
been unanimously chosen rs the party's
candidate for governor Of the state.
Under present conditions a nomination
Is tantamount to election. and we urge
your acceptance. The office seeks the
man."
Gentlemen" said the fuvorite son.
II am profoundly impressed by the
honor done me. but before ] accept l
must consult my wife. never take q
decisive step without consulting my
wife"
The committee bowed and withdrew.
At home the favorite son conaded
the circumstances to bis wife. who lis.
tened with fond pride and wifely ad.
miration.
"And now" he said In conclusion,
what would yon advise me to do?
John" she said. you must get your
baIr trimmed -Savaunah News.
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Breed Your Own Stock.
IT PAID AN INDIANA BREEDER TO DO so.

When he was asked why 1t was that an
exhibitor of herd of Jersey cattle was
winning 30 many high prizes herdsman
at tho National Dairy Show at Chicago,
said that it was because the owner was
breeding his own stock instead of Being
largely an importer or the buyer OF ami
mails of other American herds. He
thereby brought out an important point.
When this statement was mentioned to
Mr.. Scribner, one of the judges, who did
q deal of the work connected with the
feeding and testing demonstration, he
said It was one of the most Intelligent
statements that had been made at the
show. This herdsman did not belong to
the neighborhood, or even the state from
which the home breeder hailed; he
wasn't even identified with the same
breed Of cattle, but he knew that the
Jersey man had produced on his own
farm under bis own watcbful care and
Judgment every animal Of his herd. Mr..
Scribner re remarked that the associations
and others interested in the upbreeding
of the herds were paying premiums to
induce dairymen to do that very thing.
Then I undertook to find out some
thing about the methods of this man,
who was real, sure enough home breed
or. He halls from Rush County, In
diana, and began twenty years ago to
raise Jersey dairy stock. He began
with q pure bred COW, bred her to q
registered bull, and from that point he
has progressed until at single sale he
has sold seventy-five pure bred animals,
all bred and raised on this same Hoosier
farm. The animals are strictly home
stock, and from this farm herd the
breeder has shown some of the best
breeding and show herds in this country.
This breeder this year showed at Men,
phis, Nashville, Columbus, Ohio, the
International at Milwaukee, and the
National at Chicago. He took at Mem.
phs all of the grand champion and
champion prizes offered to the cattle of
the same tribe. In addition to these he
captured at the other shows mentioned
twenty five firsts, one second, two thirds
and two f1fths, and two grand champions
and one champion.
At the International at Milwaukee, he
won the grand championship for his
bull, and at the National at Chicago he
was given the first prize on breeders
young herd, which was to be expected
from the history that has been related of
him, and he was also given first on
six -months.old heifer calf and first on
six -months-old bull calf. A little bunch
of ten beautiful animals form the ex-
hibitor's herd of this Indiana beeeder;
it represents herd of forty-five animals
on the home farm of only sixty acres.-l
j. L. Graft in Tribune Farmer.
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CHAPTER ~.
Joan LAKELAND

DY the second day Of the north
wester Sheldon was In col
lapse from his fever II mac
taken an unfair advantage OF
his weak state. and. though 1t was only
ordinary malarial fever. In forty eight
hours It had run him as low as ten
days of fever would have done when
he was In condition. But the dysen
terry had been swept away from BE
rande. A score Of convalescents lin
gered In the hospital. but they were
improving hourly. There had been
,ut one more death-that Of the man
whose brother had walled over him In
stead Of brushing the dies away.
On the morning Of the fourth day OF
his fever Sheldon lay on the veranda'
gazing dimly out over the raging
ocean. The wind was falling. but a
mighty sea was still laundering In on
Berande beach, the flying spray reach
Ing In as fur as the fagstah MOUNDS
the foaming wash creaming against
the gateposts. He had taken thirty
grains of quinine. and the drug was
buzzlng In his ears like nest OF hor-
nets. making his hands and knees
tremble and causing sickening pal
pitation of the stomach. Once, open
ing his eyes. he saw what he took TO
be a hallucination. Not far out and
coming In across the Jessie's anchor
age he saw a whaleboat's nose thrust
skyward on smoky crest and dis
appear naturally. as an actual whale
boats nose should disappear. as II
slid down the back Of the sea. He
knew that no whaleboat should be
out there. and he was quite certain
no men In the Solomons were mao
enough to be abroad In such storm.
But the hallucination persisted. A
minute later. CHANGING to open his eyes.
he saw the wbaleboat, full length, and
saw right into 1t as 1t rose on the face
of a wave. BE saw six sweeps at
work. and In the stern. clearly out
lined against the overhanging wall OF
white. q man who stood erect. gigantic.
swaying with his weight on the steer
Ing sweep. This he saw. and I'm eighth
man who crourhed In the bow and
gazed shoreward But what startled
Sheldon was the sight of n woman In
the sternsheets between the stroke
oar and the steersmnn. a woman she
was. for braid of her hair was flying
and she was Just In the act of recap
turing Il und showing II away be""'fh
q hat that for all the world was II"
his own "Raden. Powell"
The bont disappeared behind the
wave and rose into view on the face
of the following one. Again be looked
into It. The men were dark skinned
and larger tllun Solomon islanders. but
the woman. he could plainly sue. was
white. Who she was and what she
was doing there were thoughts that
drifted vaguely through his conscious.
ness. He was too sick to be vitality In.
terested. and. besides. he bad half
feeling that II was all dream.
"Good boatmen." was Sheldon's YER
dict a. he saw the boat leap forward
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THE DARK LINE ON THR WATER.
let 20 and that be would die. sink
into immensity Of rest. His weary
body seemed torn by the oncoming
pangs of dissolution. He was fool
to hang Oh. lie had died score Of
deaths already. and what was the use
of prolonging It to twoscore deaths
before he really died? Not only was
he not afraid to die. but he desired
to die.
But his mind that could will life or
death still pulsed on. he saw the two
whaleboats land ON the beach and
the sick. on stretchers or pickaback.
groaning and wailing. so by In lugu-
brious procession. he saw the wind
making on the clotded horizon and
thought Of the sick In the hospital.
Here was something waiting for his
hand to be done. and It was not In his
nuture to lie down and sleep or die
when any task remained undone.
The boss boys were called and given
their orders to rope down the hospital
with its two additions. He remem-
bcred the spare anchor chain. new and
black painted. that hung under the
house suspended from the floor beams
and ordered 1t TO be used on the hos
tltnl AZ we'll Other boys brought the
.oliin. II grotesque patchwork Of pack
lng cases. and under his directions
they laid Hughie Drummond In 1t.
Half n dozen boys carried 1t down the
neach. while he rode on the hack OF
another, his arms around the blacks
neck. one hand clutching a prayer
book.
While he read the service the blacks
gazed apprehensively at the dark line
on the water, above which rolled and
tumbled the racing clouds. The hrst
breath of the wind. faint and silken.
tonic with life, famed through his
dry baked body ~ he finished reading
Then came the second breath Of the
wind. an angry gust. az the sbovels
worked rapidly filling in the sand.
So heavy was the gust that Sheldon.
still on his feet. seized hold Of his
man.horse to escape being blown
away. The Jessie was blotted out. and
a strange. ominous sound arose as null
titudinous wavelets struck foaming on
the beach. II was like the bubbling
of some colossal caldron. From all
about could be heard the dull thudding
If falling cocoanuts. The tall. delicate
,runked trees twisted and snapped
about like whiplashes. The air seem
ed filed with their flying leaves. any
one of which. stem-on. could brain
mnn. Then came the rain. a deluge,
straight, horizontal sheet that poured
along ike river, defying gravitation.
The black. with Sheldon mounted on
him. plunged ahead into the thick OF
II. stonping far forward and low to the
ground to avoid being toppled over
backward.
Hes sleeping out and far TO-
night Sheldon quoted as he thought
Of the dead man In the sand and the
rainwater trickling down upon the cold
clay.
So they fought their way back up
the beach. The other blacks caught
hold Of the man-horse and pulled ana
tugged. There were among them those
whose fondest desire was to drag the
rider in the sand and spring upon him
and mash him into repulsive nothing.
ness. But the automatic pistol In bis
belt, with its rafting, quick dealing
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-11-28

Alfred Henry Lewis. the author. was
walking up Pennsylvania avenue one
day when he met Louis Brownlow. the
magazine writer
Louis" said Lewis solemnly. listen
to me-for three hours"
why. what's the mntterT asked
Brownlow
Why" snid Lewis Indignantly. "fvs
been In this town all day. and every.
body else has been doing the talking.
do love my little conversations!
Brownow went to luncheon with
him and. utter doing sprint in long
distance listening. pulled out his witch
With the remark: Lewis. I've listen.
ed to you for three hours and nine
minutes. GoOdby."-New York Trib-
una
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-11-28
Again tho Dog.

Good natured, we'll trained dogs are OF
considerable value to drovers to drive
cattle, to shepherds to keep their flocks
from strsying, and to farmers for guard
ing their corn cribs from thieves. The
numerous instances Of their fidelity, de.
votion and courage have won the ad.
miration Of mankind. Poets have glori.
fled them In verse, women have fondled
them, children have played with them
and often abused them. On the other
hand, 1t 10 well known there are multi.
tude Of mongrsl ours OF all sizes and
colors In the country-a damage and dis
grace to their owners, and calamity to
sheep raisers. The question 10 NOT
whether the whole species shall be ami.
hilated, but how to save the good and
serviceable and got rid Of tho vicious
and dangerous. The number Of really
valuable dogs as compared with the
whole number kept In the country il
not more than ono In hundred, and
probably not that.-J. W. Ingham ir
National Stockman and Farmer.
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Xuldae.

Vulgar.
when ordering champagne some
people are not satisfied with the pop
Of the cork"
think notT'
"No; they think the walter ought to
also sound gong."-Kansas City Jour
nal
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rhs Gsnuios Article.

II don't know about this picture.
Bobby" said the visitor as he ran
over specimens Of the youngsters
camera work. Il am afraid dog
with n propeller instead Of tail II
something Of fake"
THAT amt u propeller" said Bobby.
That's bis tall. He kept waggin' Il
while his picture was being tookened."
-Harper's Weekly.
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Edwin e. Taylor of North Augusta,
has the smallest calf probably ever born.
He went into his pasture recently and
there saw an animal that was no bigger
than little brown dog, but ~ he got
nearer the COW he found that It Was .
bossy. It was 28 inches long, 18 inches
high, and weighed but ~ pounds, and
was full blooded jersey. The calf had
to be stood on . box In order 10 reach
MP to got his meals.
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NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that he
has been duly appointed administrator Of the
estate Of
In the County Of Oxford, deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having
demands against the estate of said deceased
are desired to present the same for settlement
and all indebted thereto are requested TO make
payment Immediately.
Nov. l4th, 1911. CURTIS l.. SOPHEk
4749 ALTON G. WHEELER, Agent.
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From present appearances we are Ia
have the gypsy moth, tho brown-tail
moth, the elm-leaf beetle, and other In
sect pests for many years TO o0me, and
We must make up our minds to give
them incessant battle.-American Cul
kivatOr.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-11-28

Fifty families left the Saskatchewan
district In . bunch. Asked why they
had left, one Of them summed 1t mp
thus: "Forty-6ve miles from fuel, $50
feet from water, dfty degrees below
zero"
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Sarcastic.

Major Mull-The doctor says hs
thinks ! nm suffering from brain fag.
Miss Cynic Rather a narterr isp't
he1EL0udUn Opinion.
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Wonan and Youth.

Shea woman. YOU know. r -
young as she looks He Yes. but IN.
fortunately she isn't always as young
as she thinks she looks Exchange
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ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.
Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge.

bankruprs retltion TOT uisCharge'
In the matter of
Bankrupt.
To the HON. CLARENCE HALE, Judge OF the Dis
trict Court OF the United States for the Dissric'
of Maine:
TONER e. woRTLEY Of Mexico. In the County
III of Oxford. and State Of Maine, In said
District, respectfully represents that on tns
18th day OF November. 1910, he was duly
sdjudged bankrupt under the Acts OF Congress re
lafing 10 BANKRUPTCY; that he has duly surren
dered all his property and rtghts Of property
and has fully complied with all tho requirement.
of said Acts and Of the orders Of Court touching
his bankruptcy.
wherefore he prays, That be may be decree.
by the Court 70 have a full discharge from al
debts provable against his estate under salt
bankruptcy Acts. except such debts 10 are OK
dated this l6sh day of November, A. ID. 1911.
HOMER E. wORTLEY. Bankrupt.
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ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.
DISTRICT OF MAINE. 90.


On this ls,h day Of Now, A. D. 1911. on read
Ing the foregoing petition. IL Ii
Ordered BY the Court, That hearing be had
upon the same on the SSH day Of Dec, A. d
1911, before said Court at Portland. In said Dis
dee thereof be published In the Oxford Demo.
crat, newspaper printed In said District. and
that all known creditors, and other parsons In
interest. may appear at the said time and place S
prayer of said petitioner should mos be granted
And Il 10 further ordered by the Court, Thai
the Clerk shall send by mall to al known cred
itors copies Of said petition and this order. ad
stated.
witness the Hon. CLARENCE HALE. Judge o.
the said Court, and the seal thereof. g Portland
In said District. on the lSsh day OF Nov, A. ID
IL.s.l JAMES 4. HEwEY, Clerk.
A true COPY Of petition and order theroen.
E4o Atsess: JAMES T. HEWEf. Olers
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Bankrupts Petition for Discharge.

IN cahRIEs M gi.iss s. 81 wINsLow. In Bankruptcy.
Bankrupt
To the HON. CLARENCE HALE, Judge Of the
District Court Of the United States for the
District of Maine:
CHARLES S. wINSLOW Of Rumford. In the
v County Of Oxford. and State Of Maine. In
said District. respectfully represents, that on
the 18th day of November. 1910, he was duly
sdjudged bankrupt under the Acts Of Congress
relating to bankruptcy; that he has duly sur
rendered all his property and rights OF property.
and has fully complied with all the requirements
Of said Acts and Of the orders OF Court touching
his bankruptcy.
Wherefore he prays, that he may be decreed
by the Court to have q full discharge from all
debts provsble against his estate under said
bankruptcy Acts, except such debts as are ex-
cepted by law from such discharge.
dated this llth day of Nov, A. ID. 1911.
CHARLES s. wINSLOW, Bankrupt
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.
DISTRICT OF MAINE. 80.
On this 18th day Of Nov, A. ID. 1911. on read
ing the foregoing petition, IL is
Ordered by the Court. that q hearing be had
upon the same on the ssth day OF Dec A.; nio D.
1871, before said Court at Portland, In said Dis.
trict, sc 10 O'Clock In the forenoon; ana tna'
notice thereof be published In The Oxford Dem,
ocrat, newspaper printed In said District and
that all known creditors, and other persons Id
interest, may appear at the said time and place
and show cause, II any they have, why the
PRAYER of said petitioner should not be granted
And It is further Ordered by the Court. that the
Clerk shall send by mail 70 all known creditors
copies of said petition and this order. addressed
to them ut their places Of residence as stated.
Witness the Hon. CLARENCE HALE, Judge
of the said Court, and the seal thereof. at Port
land. In said District. on the 18th day OF Nov.
A. d. 1911. - o.
A true copy Of petition and order thereon: On
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TWO days passed. and Sheldon
felt that he could not grow
any weaker and live. much
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AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sfHxD THE PLow."

Correspondents on practical agricultural topi Z
u solicited. Address all communications u
tended for this department to HENRY ID
HAMMOND. Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat. Paris. Ne.
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find somebody to tell my story to who
does not have to be asked. Also.
want information. l managed to nnd
out what time to ring the bell to turn
the hands to. And that Is about all.
| don't understand the ridiculous
speech of your people. What time do
they knock Off,
"At 11-gO on again at l."
THAT will do. thank you. And now,
where do you keep the key to the
provisions? want to feed my men"
"Your men" he gasped. "On timed
goods! No. no. Let them go out and
eat with my boys."
Her eyes flashed as on the day be
fore. and he saw again the imperative
expression on her face.
"That ] won't My men are men.
I've been out to your miserable bar
racks and watched them eat. Faugh
Potntoes! Nothing but potatoes. No
salt. Nothing. Only potatoes. I may
have been mistaken. but l thought
understood them to say that that was
all they ever got 10 eat. Two meals
day and every day In the week.
He nodded.
"Well. my men wouldn't stand fol
that single day. much less q who'll
week. Where Is the keyT
Hanging on that clothes hook iinde'
the clock"
He gave In easily enough, but as sht
was reaching down the key she hear
him say:
Fancy niggers and timed provi
sions."
This time she really was angry. Th'
blood was In her cheeks as she turnet
on him.
my men are nos niggers. The soonel
you understand that the better for oul
acquaintance. As for the timed goods
III pay for all they eat Please dom