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CHAPTER X.
Advent Of the Pll,Iss.

Advent Of the PlilIss.
Tho next day It was raining. set
on alone to make ready for the arrival
Of the Pilligs. was standing on my
kitchen porch talking to Mike when
they arrived. 1t was memorable mo-
mcnt ] heard the sound Of wheels,
ant looked up. A wagon was ap-
preaching, driven by an old man. Re-
sid. him, beneath a cotton umbrella.
sat q thin woman in black. with gray
hair and worried look. Behind them.
on q battered trunk, sat Peter. who
was not thin. who wore no worried
look, and who chewed gum. Beneath
the wagon, invisible at first, trotted q
mud-bespattered yellow pup. The wag-
on stopped.
"Good morning. Mr.. Upton" said
Mrs. Pillig. "Thls II me and Peter"
where's Buster?" said Peter.
At the word Buster. the yellow pup
emerged from beneath the cart. wag-
cling the longest tail, in proportion to
the dog, ever seen on canine. 1t
would be more correct to say that the
tall wagged him, for with every ex-
cited motion his whole body was un.
dulated to the ears, to counter-balance
that tail.
went out and aided Mrs. Pillig to
alight, and then Mike and lifted the
trunk to the-porch. looked at the
dog. which had also Joined US on the
porch, where he was leaving muddy
paw marks.
do I understand that Buster is also
an arrlval?" said I. -..
''Oh. dear me, Mr.. Upton, you must
excuse me-" Mrs. Pilllg cried anxious
~. "Mrs. John Barker's boy Leslie
gave Buster to Peter month ago, and
Of course I sent him right back. but
he wouldn't stay back, and yesterday
we took him away again. and this
morning he just suddenly appeared be-
hind the wagon, and I told Peter he
couldn't come, and Peter cried, and
Buster wouldn't go back. and I'll make
Peter take him away just as soon rs
the rain stops"
swell, hadn't bargained on Buster.
that's fact" said l. didn't like
dogs; most people don't who've never
had one. But lie was such a forlornly
muddy mongrel pup. and SO eloquent
OF tail, that l spoke his name on an
Impulse, and put out my hand. The
great tail wagged him to the ears. and
with the friendliest of undulations he
was oil Mt once close to me. with his
nose In my palm. Then he suddenly
sat up on his hind legs, dangled his
front paws, looked me square in the
eyes. and barked.
Tint was too much for me. "Peter."
said I. you may keep Buster"
''Golly, I'd "a had hard time not
to-" said that young person. immedi-
ately making for the barn. with Buster
at his heels.
Ass. Pillig and went inside. While
Gle was inspecting the kitchen, Mike
and carried her trunk up the back
stairs.
n hope your bed comes today. !" said
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The ones that were not strained
grew healthy from the start and are
growing well. The ones that were
strained grew nearly right the first
year and died the second year. and
the ones that cut q little Of the roots
on lived in decline"
The roots, when planting, should be
spread out evenly in O broad hole. not
deep. the roots Just barely covered.
Where some. or most people. perhaps.
make the mistake is in sticking the
roots in bundle in a deep hole.
Trees planted in this fashion are
bound to fail. At least It has been my
experience.
Some people give the trees a pull
up after planting. With this method
l don't agree. There il no need OF
any more handling.
1t is important to press the roots.
secondly. say after q month, because
II the air gets down alongside the
stem the tree is liable to fall.
have found always that the fall
was the best time for planting. When
they were put in later had more fail
ures.
Another thing I noticed in planting.
If the young trees are any length of
time pulled, they are pretty sure to
go under"
always steep the roots in hole of
soft water the day before planting. and
have found them I'd grow and take
root more quickly than II they had not
been stepped.
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Stories OF the
Fairies. All the little 'Coons of the
neighoorhood would come to hear
Mother Raccoon's fine Stories. and
they would all curl up on the old dead
branches Of . very, very tall tree
which Daddy Raccoon had picked out
as his special home.
"One day Mother Raccoon vas Just
about to start telling one Of her
Stories when Daddy Raccoon saw all
the Children around her.
Now this afternoon said Daddy
Raccoon, I want to take all those silly
little 'Coons and show them how they
can become brave big 'Coons like l
am And he thrust his tail this way
and that with an air which said, I'm
certainly one Of the finest. bravest Ami
mails anyone could hope to be like
"All the little 'Coons looked very
mournful when they heard that they
were to be taken OF to learn how to
hunt in the swamp nearby. They
were always very much frightened
when they went near tie swamp. for
they had often heard the sound Of
big gun, or had seen q dangerous Man
with q gun over his shoulder getting
in behind the bushes.
They began to wall and yell, but
Daddy Raccoon was firm and as he
was the head of the house-or rather
the big tree without any leaves
Mother Raccoon had to let them all
60. ...-
But a. they were following Daddy
Raccoon. she called out to them. If
anything happens to you wish very
hard that you will be all right and the
Fairy Queen may possibly be near by
and will grant you the wish
Daddy Raccoon shifted with scorn
at such q remark. but he said that
Mother Raccoon was such a sweet old
dear she even thought we'll Of the Rab-
bit family-and so she was apt to
think 30 much of the Fairies in the
same way.
And of they all started. Some of
the little 'Coons were rather proud at
going OF to hunt in the swamp and
really pretended they were tired Of
Fairy Stories and were glad that Dad
dy Raccoon had thought it was time
for them to grow up.
Soon they reached the swamp and
in they went to hunt for food to last
them many days as Daddy Raccoon
had said.
"They did Just as they were told
and were beginning to be very good
hunters and finding just how to pick
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.DADDY'S EVENING
TALEp
WISH SAVED THE RAccooNs.
b. NARY GRAHAM BONNER

Mother Raccoon believed strongly
and firmly in Fairies" said Daddy,
land she used to tell the little 'Coons
(for they are called that almost as
often as Raccoons by each other)
Stories Of the kind Fairies and their
games in the woods and of the wonder
full Fairy Queen and her Magic Wand.
But Daddy Raccoon was a funny
old soul. He used to enjoy sitting up
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In the very top Of
q tree without any
leaves and talking
about the narrow
escapes from be-
ing killed that he
had had.
Nov, Mother
r q G c DON didn't
think It was very
nice or cheerful for
Daddy Raccoon to
always be talking
about such sad and
dangerous things
and so she used to
tell her Children
Gfnptao ~ tho
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life. Pansies should be planted ten
inches apart; Petunias and Verbenas
at least IS inches apart; Marigolds.
two feet: Peoples. 10 inches: Zinnias.
IS inches, and Phlox, a foot. Flow
ers will not be plentiful or thrifty If
grown too close together.
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Use for Extra leoa.

Small Elmer had drawn the picture
Of dog and a cat on his slate.
why, Elmer" said his mother,
your cat has six legs instead of four"
EYES," replied the little artist, 81
gave her two extra 30 she could run
away from the dog"
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svMopsia

grow tired Of my work a. . college
Instructor and buy q New England farm
Soard ~ Ber, Tsmni.a Rert bsI ns ne ~ 70 70
hire q carpenter and . farmer. Hard
Cider. the carpenter. estimates the repairs
and changes necessary on the house Mike
orchard tree. Hard cider builds book
cases around the twin nrepIaces. Mrs.
Temple hires Mrs. Pillig for me az q
OF q new boarder from New York. a half
sick young woman who needs the country
air. discover that Stella Goodwin win
make q delightful companion and believe
she ought not to return to the hot and
dusty city for q long time. ! squeeze he
hand alyly. Together we dedicate Twin
Ftreg. ] surprise her wadlng In the
brook and en5oy q delightful thrill.
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lowering near-please tell the horrid
Man with the gun to go away And.
would you believe it, that Man was
heard to say:
"'Well. guess they're all away for
the day and l won't try to catch Rae
coons until tomorrow Then Daddy
Raccoon took all the little ones back
to the old tree where Mother Raccoon
was sitting curled up, shaking with
fear while waiting.
""Tell them all the Stories you
want to- said Daddy Raccoon, for one
of your Fairy friends saved all our
lives and whispered to the Man with
the gun to 60 home!'"
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What makes homs-a weIl-fufs
nished house, quiet, lonesome,
cared for by servants; or the
sound Of ehlidren's laughter, the
barking Of playful pups, the rat
tie o. dishes In the kitchen and
the eontentsd hummIns Of Q
wife In love with her husband7
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out the best parts
of the swamp
when suddenly
an awful bang was
heard near by.
" oh. dear; oh.
DEAR shouted the
little 'Coons.
I" DO be quiet,
or they'll know
where we are,'
said Daddy Rae
coon.
1.-THE second bang
. o u n d g d very
much nearer and
they all trembled,
when one little
Coon said, "Oh. II
any litf1a Fairv IN
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ON tne porch, ana took my slipper bach
upstairA Meanwhile. Buster, after look.
Ing wistfully through the screen door
q second. pushed II open With his nose
and paw and re-entered. Immediately
sitting up on bis hind Iegs and gazing
into my eyes with the most human
'ook ever saw.
buster. said / you are the limit.
very wei. shy In. I give upr
buster piopped down on all tours. as
u ne UNDERSTOOD perfectly. and took
pre- NJ my shoe string. l patted bis
nead. ! nad 10. The pup was lire
sistipie.
AND what time VIII you have your
dinnerF asked Mrs. Pilllg. There's
no meat In the house. Guess you for
tneres eggs
Eggs will DO" said I, land one
O'Clock. Bert has his at twelve. but
want mine at one. Maybe i-shail have
q guest"
"A guest" she cried. ''You wouldn't
be putin q guest ON me the first
mornin'"
swell, It's doubtful, I'm afraid"
answered. Perhaps I'll wait till to-
morrow night, and have three guests
for supper-just Bert and his wife and
their boarder-sort of housewarm-
ing. you know. want you TO make
pie"
"Well, ] reckon I can vait on table
stylish enough for Mrs. Temple" said
she, "and Ill make a lemon ME that'l
make Bert Temple sorry he didn't
marry me-"
81 shouldn't want Won to wreck
Berts domestic happiness" said I,
"but make the Die, Just the samer'
went into the south room. and sat
Mt my desk answering some letters
while I waited for dinner. could
hear the rattle Of dishes in the kitchen
the first Of those humble domestic
sounds which we associate with the
word home. Through the housa too
and In to ME, fioated the aromn NJ In.
con and of coffee. faintlv. tust datect.
able, mingled with the smell NJ earth
under June rain, which driftetl through
m open window. Presently heard
the front door omen verv soft,v AL
guessed that Peter had his instructions
In behavior from his mother. knew
1t must be Miss Goodwin. NV pep
poised suspended over the paper,
waited for her to enter the room. in a
pleasant tingle of expectation. But she
did not enter. Several minutes passed
and l got up to Investigate. but ther.
was no sign of her. The front door,
however. stood ajar. Then Mrs. Pillig
called "Dinner!"
l walked into nv dining room. and
sat down at the table, which was GOV.
cred with new tablecloth and adorned
with my new china. Beside my plate
was the familiar. old-fashioned silver
l had eaten with when a boy, and thu,
sight Of 1t thrilled me. Then I spied
the centerpiece-a glass vase bearing
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Why He Was Net PLAYING.

Why He Was Net Playing.
Old Lady-Why is It you are not
playing ball with the other little
boysf
Small Boy Jagged sixj-'Cause Pm
manager Of de- team: OATS why. =
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Does the secret visit to Twin
FiresH and the gift Of fresh flow.
ers Indicate that Stella 10 truly
In love with John and 10 ready
to hear his proposal7
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cro BIZ coNTINuED.3
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-04
Witnesses Are
Given High Sign
at Bangor Court

Bangor, Me, Dec. 3-The police
after hunt Saturday night found
Julius Corey and Stephen Yakowitz,
wanted as witnesses in court case.
Both were badly frightened and said
that just as they We're going into court
Friday they were given warning signs
by two men. which being interpreted
meant that they would be beaten up if
they told their story in court.
They ran away ana hid and were led
with fear and trembling into court to-
day, after assurances that no harm
would come to them and testified they
saw Joseph Wallace. Hancock st,
saloonkeeper, give drugged drinks to
Adam Rubin.
When Rubin was insensble they said
they saw Wallace take $106 in money
and a mileage book from Rubin They
said that they were Il reatened by Sam
Bloom and Louis Weinstein, friends of
Wallace. Wallace and Bloom were held
for the Supreme Court and Weinstein
discharged.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-04

Juarez, Dec. at was officially an
nounced at military headquarters today
that the Carranza forces have reoccupied
the city OF Chihuahua, having driven the
Villa bandits out. Telegraphic commune
cation with Chihuahua City over the fed
eral lines has been re-established.
Cen Carlos Ozuna entered chihuahua
City from the north at o'clock last
night. according to a telegram received
today from Gen. Ozuna by Gen. Francis
CO Gonzales, brigade commander.
Gen. Gonzales was preparing to leave
late today for Chihuahua City with a
large command of Carranza troops. He
said Geographic communicat ton has been
restored south of Juarez
Later reports are that many Villa fol-
lowers have been captured and killed No
definite news has been received about
Americans, but it is believed here that
all foreigners except Chinese are safe
1t was announced that Villa hes left
for western Chihuahua, following trains
of loot.
General Francisco Murguia. the Carran-
"a commander who has been moving
slowly northward from Torreon, was also
reported to have entered Chihuahua City
today after having defeated the Villa
column 30 miles south of Chihuahua City.
No Americans have been killed in Chi
huahua City by villa, according to a pri-
vate message received here tonight from
that city The message said that the
only foreigners to suffer were the Chi
nese. for whom the bandits showed no
mercy.
Generals Murguia and Trevino were
both in Chihuahua City tonight, it was
said.
After entering the city, General Ozu-
ne. the commander who had been
charging the rebel lines at Nombre De
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Walter G. Boyd
Fairfield Lad
Accidentally
Shoots Himself

Fairfield. Me-. Dec. 3.-(SpeciaD Wal
ter Grant Boyd, the only son Of Mr. and
Mrs. John Boyd of Osborne street, was
accidentally shot Saturday afternoon by
of a playmate. The young lad, in com
pany with two other playmates and Ern-
to the woods in the rear of the town, Mr.
SHIRLEY having the gun. They had just
started when the older of the company
returned to the house to get something
he intended to take with him.
He passed into the house and left
the shotgun on the veranda. The three
young chaps were anxious to get
started and while Mr. SHIRLEY was in
the house, one of the youngsters pick
ed up the gun and invited the others
to start ahead. AS he was putting the
gun on his shoulder the trigger caught
in the sleeve of his sweater and dis
charged the gun, and young Boyd be-
ing directly behind him received the
charge in the head. Physicians were
called but the unfortunate lad only
lived IS minutes, being unconscious
until death.
Young Boyd was II years, 6 months
and IL days old and was born in Wa
terville. About six years ago he was
taken with infantile paralysis from
which he partly recovered but was
still a cripple. He was a member of
Mrs w. o. Hersey's class of the Bap-
fist Sunday school and a member of
the boy scouts in which he was deeply
interested. He was of a quiet DISPOSE
ton, honest and always faithful to his
duties. Funeral services will be held
from his late home on Osborn street on
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 p. m. Rev.
Ernest Holman, pastor of the Baptist
church in town, and burial will be at
Maplewood cemetery.
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was outfianked and thrown back with
heavy casualties.
Hard fighting still continues from
the border of Bukawina along north
ern Rumania, with both sides claim
ing the advantage.
On none Of the other fronts has there
been any great infantry activity, the
big guns Of all the belligerents still do
ing the greater portion of the work.
An attack bv the Entente forces north
west of Monastir on Saturday was put
down with sanguinary losses, accord
ing to Berlin. The Italians are claim
ing an advance of 200 meters over a
front Of two thirds of mile on the
Carso sector of the Austro- Italian
front, a maneuver which Strengthened
out the Italian line.
The French transport Karnak has
been sunk near Malta by a German
ment of the German admiralty. The
transport is sale to have been loaded
with troops bound for Saloniki.
Owing to the acuteness of the political
situation In Great Britain, Premier AS
quith announces that he will advise the
King to consent to a reconstruction OF
the government.
1t is semi-of1icially announced from
Petrograd that the Russian premier has
read a proclamation in the Duma stating
that Russia, through agreement with
Great Britain. France and Italy, will OBJ
tain Constantinople and the Dardanelles
IN the event Of an Entente allied victory.
UnofTlcial advices from Athens are to
the effect that the fighting there between
Greeks and Entente troops has ceased
and that the Entente troops have been
sent back to Piraeus.
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Dios and the northern suburbs of Chi
huahua City, re-established telegraph
&c communication with the border.
The battle between the forces of
General Murguia and the bandits took
place Friday and was believed to have
completely routed the Villa soldiers.
Villa and his staff are said to have gone
on special trains toward the west.
Many Of his men are said to have been
left behind when the trains left for the
Guerro district, where Villa and many
of his bandit leaders have made their
homes for years. 1t was reported that
many of the villa followers who were
left in the city were pardoned by the
CarranZa officers when it was learned
that they had been pressed into Villas
service and had fought against their
will.
Villa Proclamation
A Mexican refugee from Chihuahua
City who left the city after it's fall to
Villa claims to have seen a proclama-
ton issued there by the bandit chief
Its substance, he said, was as follows:
Villa called on the people to unite
with him against the. followers of Car
rama. In proof of his magnanimity,
he cited the case of his old personal
enemy, Jose Ynez Salazar, saying that
he released Salazar from prison during
his assault on Chihuahua City Sept. 16
and gave him a brigade command. Viii
la urged the union of members of all
parties to his cause, saying it was only
against the Carranza adherents who
refused to repent, that he reserved his
wrath. He added that he excluded all
filibusters from his army.
The refugees said that Villa made no
reference to Americans, to the mas
sacre at Santa Ysabel or to the Column
bus raid.
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Russia's Efforts

simultaneously while the fate Of
Bucharest is still hanging in the bal
ance, comes the news that Russia
which has been accused in some quar-
ters Of failing to render assistance to
it's sorely pressed ally, Is making he
roic efforts to turn the tide Of events in
Rumania, in addition to exerting Wig.
orous pressure against Won Falken-
hayn in Moldavia, where the Russians
have gained footing at Kirlibaba and
the battle is continuing with the ut
most energy.
The new Russian effort is visible on the
Danube, south of Bucharest, where newly
arrived Russian troops are making an
important attack on Field Marshal Won
Mackenzen's rear. already. according to
the Russian official report, with some
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of
of Foods
of Reports from Off,
cial and Private Agencies Re-
ceived = Evidence of Illegal
Holdups Will Bring Prompt
Prosecution, Says U. S. Dist.
Attorney Anderson A Gen.
eral Conference at Washing
ton

Boston, Dec. 3.-United States Dis
trict Attorney George B. Anderson,
who has just been appointed a spe-
cial assistant to the federal attorney
general to take charge of the nation
wide inquiry into the causes of the
high prices of foodstuffs, coal and 9TH
err necessaries, said tonight that his in
vestigatior was already we'll under
way.
Hundreds of messages and reports
from official and private agencies
which have been making inquiries into
the high cost of living arrived at his
office today and caused him to post
pone until tomorrow, at least, trip to
New York to confer with authorities
in charge of the federal investigation
in that city.
These reports" Mr.. Anderson said,
would be sorted and digested imme-
diately."
IF l find in them any conclusive
evidence of illegal hold-ups, he added,
Il will move against the person or per-
sons responsible"
The district attorney said after his
visit to New York he would go to
ence would be held between agents of
the department of justice and repre-
sentatives of other governmental
agencies who would cooperate with
them.
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London, Dec. 3-An event surpass-
ing in far-reaching Importance the ac-
tual military operations of the war
comes today in the public announce
ment by the new Russian premier, AL
exander Trepoff, that by an agreement
concluded in 1915, and subsequently ad-
hered to by Italy, the allies definitely
established Russia's right to Constan-
tinople and the Straits. The existence
of this agreement has been for a long
time alleged, but never before was it
thus publicly and formally admitted.