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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-17
NUMBER 7
PauI's Personal Appearances.

All that we know Of PauPs personal
appearance from his own writings Is
found In II Cor. (, 10, which indicates
that he did not possess the advantage
Of distinguished or imposing pres
ence. His stature was somewhat di.
minutive, his eyesight weak (see Acts
xiii, 5, and Gal. iv, 15), nor did he re-
gard his address as impressive. Much
of this personal criticism, however,
may have been the outcome Of the
apostles desire to avoid magnifying
himself or his own talents. A fourth
century tablet represents him as ven-
erable looking and dignifed, with
high. bald forehead. full bearded and
with features indicating force OF char
acter. One ancient writer says Pauls
nose was strongly aquiline. All the
early pictures and mosaics, as well as
some Of the early writers (among them
Malalus and Nicephorus) agree In de-
scribing the apostle as Of short stature.
with long face, prominent eyebrows,
clear complexion and winning eI-
preston, the whole aspect being that
of power and dignity. The Oldest
known portrait Is the Roman panel OF
the fourth century, already referred to
above.-Christia Herald.
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predicament. ana she meant to be
mouse to the poor. tattered, scared,
whiny lion and rescue him somehow.
To all of which Mr.. Lion acceded
meekly, with q dawning sense that
there was stronger nature than be
had dreamed behind those dark eyes
and a courage and self reliance that
shamed him in the contrast.
UNFORTUNATELY papa has to be left
out" she continued. General Mouse
would have a At at the least notion Of
my liking anybody who hadn't town
house and country house and yacht
and q castiron social position, studded
with iron nails and spiked on top. and
family heirlooms that bis great-grand.
mother wore at Washington's inaugu
ration. That's General Mouse's view.
and he's likely to-squeak terribly ut n
poor little NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
lion! That's the bad part Of 1t; the
good is that when I'm twenty-six ]
come into my mothers money--three
SNUG old New York houses. filed with
dentists and doctors and subletting old
ladies who have seen better times
somewhere between $1,000 and $4,000
a year. Isn't that nice, Mr.. Lion.
Isn't that splendid? Come. cheer up.
and say 1t is worth waiting for. Yes.
two years and ten months to wait. and
then fearful General Mouse rumpus
and me. II you are still Of the same
mind-that is, and haven't gone off In
another direction? Though
"Oh. Chris"
But this Is. u secret-l have to be
sure you love me first"
"You know I do"
But awfully. awfully well-better
than anything-just terribly"
"Yes."
Don't smile about It said terri
bly,"
T was thinking of all that money: II
frightens me even while I'm glad-to
be called fortune hunter and heaven
knows what-yet l didn't know: how
was to know? It's staggering. Chris.
IL am trying to get used to 1t: why.
We've can get married"
That's the secret-before then. per
hapsr
Before then? Oh, Chris. Chris"
"I don't care II It's only one room;
I'm not afraid. Matt-only sorry about
papa, and the way he is sure to take
It. You must stay here and get some
thing to do. no matter what 1t Is. and
as soon as It Is enough for two I'll
come, Matt, dear-I'll come II It's only
SIS a month"
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But what do they complain off,

+.
"The funny thing Is that ] don't
know" he replied at last IL couldn't
get reason out of one Of them. But
somehow they are prejudiced against
you-have instructed me to dismiss
you at once. Your only means OF get
ting back at them Is to demand full
months salary, and II | were you
would do it and sue them If they re-
fuse"
Matt's lip curled. "Give me what l
have earned" he said ITO take more
would be like robbing the poor box.
II I'm out. I'm out. and that's the
end Of It."
"a very Christian way to take 1t.
Broughton-a very Christian and praise
worthy way to take 1t. Get your
things, and Mr.. Phelps will settle with
you at the desk.
Matt left the building with check
for SAT and within his breast heavy
and anxious heart. The world was
before him again and that S75 was
farther away than ever.
Fororn and discouraged, Matt
sought out the only man in Manaswan
that he could rely on. He needed
more than n job: he needed friend.
and where else was he more likely to
fine one than in Victor's garage?
Daggancourt was working over
car, and 1t was not until he had been
nudged by a helper that he straighten-
ed himself and recognized Matt He
tried to look unconcerned. but there
was telltale culver Of the cheek and
a startled. constrained air about him
which showed his agitation He grasp
ed Matt's extended hand in both his
own and bent his gray old head to
hide his emotion.
We've both been fools. Victor" said
Matt. 81 was ashamed to tell you that
they had stolen my money-yes. got
clean away with 1t in San Francisco
and then you took II all wrong and
froze up like silly old iceberg. |
wasn't very considerate. I'll admit. and
I'm sorry. and
"That's all right. Marse Broughton."
interrupted the mulatto, lapsing into a
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Two VITA and q Street

Craven street, Strand. London, once
produced quite competition among
eplgrummatists. James Smith, one Of
the authors Of the Rejected Address
es," who died there In 1889, wrote:
In Craven street. Strand. ten attorneys
find place,
And ten dark coal barses are moored at
its base
Fly Honesty ny; seek some safer rs-
treat,
For there's craft on the river and craft
on the street.
To which Sir George Rose retail.
lated:
Why should Honesty fly to some safer re-
treat.
From attorneys and barges. cd rot en-
For the lawyers are just at the top OF the
street.
And the barges are Just at the bottom.
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broader accent than was his wont. "A
gentleman can't say more than he's
sorry, and God knows you have made
me mighty glad and thankful! !
didn't understand. that's all didn't
understand"
I'm pretty hard pushed. Victor. Can
you find me anything here:"
"Find you anything here. sir"
"Yes, a job. 1t needn't be anything
much to begin with. Let me wash
cars-anything.
"Is 1t as bad as that. Marse Brough'
toni"
Daggancourt was shocked. and slow
" took In Mats shabby appearance
and his tanned. careworn face. We'll.
II that doesn't break me all up to hear
you say that"
"Can you make room for meg
The mulatto reflected.
ut isn't much Of business. he
said. indicating the garage. 1T don't
pay like mules--but IF you care to come
In as n partner. you can have half OF
what there is"
But haven't cent. Victor. !
didn't mean anything like that. !
want n job-S2 n day. perhaps"
81 didn't expect any money. Marse'
Broughton. You misjudge me when
you say that. They call me cranky
old niger. and it may be ! am. but ]
am most awful cranky In liking you
and II you are willing. sure am"
The generosity Of the offer overcame
Matt. but he could not bring himself
to take advantage Of It, The garage.
small rs II was. represented the saw
ings Of years: and TO appropriate half
and give nothing hut his unskiled SER
vices In return was simply impossible.
II was finally arranged. however. that
he was to be engaged at S75 month
rs "demonstrator" Of the Jonesmoble.
with percentage on all sales he might
make
Victor had recently acquired the
agency for this vehicle. Mats In
structIons began ut once and very de-
lIghtful and inspiring it WAS. too. as
he hung over Daggancourt. elucidnting
mysteries. and asking pupils innum-
erable questions Occasionally cars
ran In that required gasoline or wa
ter. or small adjustment. or tire
cha nged-and then Matt bestirred him.
self to be useful. II only 1t were to
pump TIL he was crimson. or hand tools
to Mack and I-oney. Daggancourt's
work mon
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Preparing Soil to Grow Clover.

Please tell me how clover can DO made
10 grow on black loam. We can not
get very good catch of clover or any
thing else. This ground used to grow
clover in abundance. Please tell me
what kind of fertilizer to use.
Psrishville, N. Y. 4. u.
We do not feel safe In stating definite
ly how any particular soil should be
treate cd to put il In condition for grow
ing clover. 1t may be said that, as
rule, soils that have been cropped for
many years are sour and need an appli.
cation of ground limestone or mari at
the rate Of from one to two tons per acre
TO correct the sourness or, IN other
words, to make the soil sweet. This
limestone or mari should be applied to
the land after it is plowed. 1t has been
well demonstrated that clover will not
grow we'll upon sour soils. We may
add, too, that land cropped for many
years becomes d, ,ticient in the element
phosp horus and il is often we'll to mix
from so to 60 lbs. OF ram rock phosphate
with each load Of manure and apply from
s to 10 loads of manure 10 the acre. II the
land 10 very deficient In the element
phosphorus, it Is a good practice to use
three or four hundred pounds OF some
phosphate fertilizer which contains the
phosphorus i'm the available form. The
raw rock phosphate does not give iume-
diate returns. II must be associated
with decomposing organic matter before
the phosphorus becomes available.
We would suggest, in brief, the follow
ing treatment Of small plot Of land 10
which clover Is to be sowu: Apply, af-
ter plowing, ground limestone or mari
ut the rate Of two tons per acre; manure
the land we'll before plowiug. On an
other plot manure the land, plow and
add the same amount of ground lime
stone or mari, but make an application
of pbosphoric acid at the rate Of three
or four hundred pounds per acre. To
the third plot give the same treatment
AS suggested for the second but apply
nitrate Of soda at the rate of from three
to four hundred pounds. Doing this
amount of work on small patches would
help to determine in the best way posi-
BILE the kind Of treatment the soil needs
for the growing Of clover.-Hoard's
Dairyman
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;nisrepresented and misjudged was
more than CALLING. What a humiliat.
ing figure he would cut before her IA
ther when the inevitable day Of reck-
oning arrived! he would be seen as
an adventurer preying on innocence
md wealth. Yet ever before him was
Chris herself, with upraised lips and
quivering body and misty, haunting
eyes. all her young womanhood his to
take by the divinest Of divine rights.
The boarders. assembled at supper,
found him at first very backward and
moody. while he found them altogether
unendurable. There was a new board
or, a heavy, gray haired. deferential
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"The Fin.,t spe.ch In EnqIish."

The finest speech in English Of the
last half century was delivered at Get,
tysburg-a speech made by a man who
had been n country farmer and a dis
trict lawyer-which ranks among the
glories and the treasures Of mankind.
l escape the task Of deciding which Is
the masterpiece Of British eloQuence
by awarding the prize to Abraham
Lincoln.-Lord CurIon at Cambridge
University.
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unmistakable."
I'm pretty sure he's German"
And MirovnaY'
"Oh. less sure. I couldn't guess what
she is. bat possibly Pole or some
eastern European. She has a profile
like Byzantine medal"
I've known awfully German kind Of
Hussians-stiff. autocratic and yet de-
,ightful."
Yes. lie might be Russian"
"Oh. there It IL! Political refugees
state secrets-the myrmidons of the
,zar.. It's as plain as daylight. Matt:
he's nihilist!"
An awfully rich nihilist. Chris? II
hardly fits into ones ideas Of him or
Mirovna. What! A nihi'ist with an
lnexhaustible supply Of Bank Of Eng
land notes?'
How do you know he doesn't make
them himself?''
"Why, | should have been landed In
Jail 80 quick you couldn't have seen
my coattails."
Passing thein?"
Yes. passing them"
II give 1t up. then," Chris exclaimed.
with batfied little air. III yon
couldn't have found 1t out in six years
suppose needn't expect to In six
minutes. But 1t just makes you burst
not to know. doesn't it?"
There's worse problem stll-what
is to become Of me?''
"Us, Matt" she corrected him 5eai-
ously: poor little hundred-and-twelve-
dollar u.s..
II might us we'll shoot myself as
stay OH here. There's nothing here.
Chris. In this little backwater OF a
Mace. What shall It be-east or west
try for deep water ship or strike
out boldly for Colorado or Wyoming or
sonewhere?'
go away? she cried. mo. can't
let you go away-I can't. l can't. un
less you don't care-unless It's all
She broke of. looking at him poign'
antly, only u NC ShuohSO a. S
strong arms. overborne, blinded. pant
ing and deliciously helpless and Ill
used. or course he loved her. loved
her better than anything In the world.
would crush her again for ever doubt
Ing It. No. she had to admit how
cruel she had been. bow wicked ana
unkind: had to or he would hurt her
more. obstinate little wretch that she
wus. But 1t seemed that she wasn't
an obstinate little wretch at all, only
terribly smothered and gaspingly eager
to be forgiven. and anyhow how was
she to know when he sat there 20 cold
and distant and talked about going
away-that he really and truly did love
her-as though anybody who loved
anybody would 60 away and leave
somebody to break her hearth
Nor waa she cingins. useless. Inn.
practical young lady person without
any sense or IDEAS No, indeed. she
Wasn'tl They were In . very serious
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OF course he could have gone to
Daggancourt. but at that bis pride
drew the line. The old mulatto. con-
sidering himself deeply Ill used. had
shrunk into his shell and adopted a
mien of frozen reproach he had even
ceased to greet Matt any longer. pre-
tending to look the other way when
they met or assuming an abstracted
expression in which there was not the
slightest CLINT of recognition.
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lcoNTIHVxnl

Then the great secret trembled or
his tongue. and 1t seemed impossible
to withhold 1t any longer. for 1t had
become essential for her to know It
That 1t was safe In her keeping was
sacrilege to question.
Accordingly be told Of Lotoalofa, OF
John Mort and Mirovna and Of his
long. lonely voyages at the behest OF
this strange. wealthy pair. who In
that waste Of sea and reefs had found
ed q mimic kingdom and hidden them.
selves beyond the ken Of men. He told
with pride Of their reliance on him. of
their steadfast trust and friendship. OF
the silence be had been pledged to and
which be had hitherto kept so Loyalty.
THAT'S the story" said Matt In con-
clusion. IF you can make head or tail
Of 1t. 70 ahead"
"Of course he has run away" Chris
replied with intense interest. "And
they want him back q whole hundred
thousand dollars worth"
agreed"
"A defaulting banker perhapsT
knows too little Of money! could
have robbed him of thousands"
"A South American president ousted
by q revolutionr
He cannot speak Spanish. Go on"
perhaps this lovely Mirovna isn't
his wife2"
1--WE never thought she was. but
1.-The husband Is enormously rich and
is trying to follow them?"
THAT isn't likely. Besides. he said
1t would shake the world. Those were
bis own words"
How could anybody being found
any man-shake the world?"
That's the puzzle Of It"
you are not positive Of his national
ityr
well, | think he's u German. he
speaks German nuently. though French.
An 90, <h,< ,,,oxtar opd folfanp
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ITO BE CONTINUED
Considerate.

. Clubleigh mt uidnight'-M wife Is
very III. and the dWtor says SHE must
have no sudden shock Clinton Then
what af-e you doing here at the club at
this houri ClubIeigh I'm afraid TO
20 home before the usual time lest !
give her q shock Boston Transcript
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-17

Many an otherwise splendid cow has
been spoiled BY a mixer who pulled and
hauled her all over the stable every
,ime he MIXED her. Put your heart in-
TO your milking. and see to il that your
heart 10 . good kind ono.
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A Practical WomaR,

Our idea Of a practical woman 10
one who can get as much pleasure out
Of changing the chiffonier to where the
dresser stood and the dresser to where
the chiffonier stood as she would Hnd
In buying a new rug for ths dining
room.-Galveston News.
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Hha Horkaila.

Men live faster than women. When
we married, at the age Of twenty.
three, our wife was twenty-five.
That was eighteen years ago. and
we are now forty-one. Our wife. how.
ever, has not yet reached twenty-sev.
en.-Cinnaminson Scimitar.
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Some men will succeed With one crop,
others better with another. There 10
such . science growing up around the
growth and development Of every highly
OF ganized market crop that 1t requires
ears of study and effort to learn how to
grow one crop to perfection.
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Thouqhtfui Husband,

She Are you wearing those pretty
suspenders I gave yOu for your birth
day. Georgei lie No. deir: was
afraid the nail I'm using az button
would rust EN-. Yonkers Statesman
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Make it q rule to know whether your
milk 10 cool every night or not 1t makes
a lot OF difference In the amount OF
cream that rises on it.
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Don't pay out good money for Bah.
cock testing machine and then keep 1t
standing on the shelf. Tho use Of .
thing Ia what makes it worth having.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-17

An old brockled-faced COW that 10 we'll
cared for will do you better service shan
a scra vny thoroughbred.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-02-17

The man who puts poor salt into NE
butter will DO watering his milk next
Purs IA or n0nA brethren.
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A Caution.

Darling. will tell you 10 poetry OF
burning meter that you are the light
Of my life
"AIl right. but don't do II with the
xas meter. baltimore American
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Bob--Ain't II awful that Dick = 90
ing to get married. Jack-What's aw.
full about it7 Bob-Why, Dick was
such I'm easy guy to borrow money
fromI-Puck.
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Easy Work.

he (bltterly,-l suppose you consider
It quite triumph to make a fool Of Q
mapi She oh. dear. no! triumph
is something done that was difficult Of
achievement
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Before you abuse the man Who does
the testing, see II every thing 10 oil right
With the COW which gives the milk.
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IN p,,es Of N. wstehdss,

They manage somehow to get aloas
on shipbOard without q watchdog. bot
they have two dog watches.-Sonss.
Vile Journal,
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Truth may work nightly, though In
the hand Of the sorriest instrument
Schiller.
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A DOOR barway d . standing invitation
to cows to Get through to the other side.
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AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPEED TIE PLow."

Correspondence on practical Agricultural top., r
1, solicited. Address all communications |: =
tended for this department 70 HENRI Il.
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat. Paris. Ne.
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"That's all right. Marse Broughton.' y
interrupted the mulatto. lapsing into
The Washington times., 1914-11-18
FUTURE WARS TO Be
FOUGHT IN CLOUDS
Capt. M. L. Bristol, U. S. n,
Says Victors Must Control
the Air at Outset.

The war has already proven that
armies and navies. to be successful
must obtain control Of the air, just as
NJ l.. Bristol, head OF the aeronautic
division of the navy, declared today.
A revolution in the theory OF aero
nautics in warfare must follow as
result Of the Developments Of the war.
Captain Bristol predicted Strong Of
fensive aerial campaigns must be
planned and executed at the very out
set of future wars in tho aim to OBTAIN
control of the heavens.
The use OF air craft must he extended
far beyont! mere scouting and raiding.
CAPTAIN Bristol said. without COM
nlete mastery Of the air" said Cap
tain Bristol, 1T will be quite imposs bio
for armies, even if superior in num-
bers, equipment and morale, to sue
ccssfully combat the enemy in cam
palgn of any duration.
Unless the enemy's air craft Is
beaten back and chased completely
TO cover. thanking movements and all
such strategy must fail. Tor such
movements. the war has proven, can
be observed by aviators, and troops
Immediately rushed into position for
counterstrokes So with every move
observed by the enemy's air men 1t
will be out Of the question to conduct
vigorous offensive movements"
The war has developed nothing to
change the ideas of the navy that the
biplane is the most efficient aircraft
for our purposes. Captain Bristol has
seen no noteworthy demonstration OF
the superiority of the dirigtble over
the aeroplane in aerial warfare.
The Washington times., 1914-11-18
PLAYWR|GHT'S SUIT
BEING HEARD TODAY
PhiIander c. Johnson on Stand
in His Action Against Ray
mond Hitchcock ct AL.

Trial was started today of the case
Of Phiiander c. johnson, a playwright,
against Raymond Hitchcock, Cohan G.
Harris. Claiming Pollock. and Rennold
Wolf, to entoin the further production
Of The Beauty Shop" now being used
by Mir. Hitchcock for a second season.
and TO require an accounting of profits
earned during the course OF it's produc-
ton.
In outlining the case for the plaintiff.
Attorney Rudolph Yeatman stated TO
rhe court that Mr. Johnson claimed he
was the author of a play called DIR.
Fakewell," the manuscript OF which had
been In the possession of both Mr..
Hitchcock and Mr.. Charming Pollock
before The Beauty Shop was pro-
duced, and that It would be shown that
play "Dr. Fakewell" had been pirated
before the return of the manuscript and
used In the play called The Beauty
Shop"
Mr.. johnson proved to be an inter
estiug witness during the morning ses-
sion, many times being questioned by
Justice Mccoy regarding matters con-
nected with stage work. Many theatrt-
csl people, including Mr.. Hitchcock,
will take the stand.
MI johnson is represented by At-
torneys Wilton J. Lambert and n. IL.
Yeatman, and the defendants by Doug
lass & Obear. and Attorney Malevinsky,
Of New York.