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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-15

As night descended. cold and
~ damp. the wind hauled. and
II BY 8 o'clock the ship was
charging along before a half
gale and rising sea from the port
quarter. When the watch had braced
the yards the mate ordered the spank
er brailed In and the mizzen royal
Glued up, as the ship steered hard.
This was done and the men coiled up
the gear.
Let the spanker hang in the brails.
Tie up the royal" ordered the mate
from his position at the break Of the
poop.
AYE. aye. SIR" answered a voice
from the group. and an active figure
sprang into the rigging. Another fg-
ure-slim and graceful, clad In long.
yellow oilskin coat and sou'wester
which could not confine tangled fringe
Of wind blown hair-left the shelter Of
the after companionway and sped
along the alley to the mates side.
1.-The foot rope, Mr.. Adams" she said
hurriedly. 1.-The seizing was chafed.
you remember"
by George, Miss FredaT' said the
officer. Forgot all about 1t. Glad
you spoke. Come down from aloft,"
he added, In roar.
The sailor answered and descended.
Get q piece of spun yarn out O. the
BOBBY hatch and take it up wi you,"
continued the mate. "Pass a tenn
porary selling on the lee royal foot
rope. Make sure it's all right fore
you get on it, now"
AYE, aye, sir"
The man passed down the poop steps.
secured the spun yarn and while roll
ing 1t into a ball to put In his pocket
stood for a moment In the light shin
ing from the second mates room. The
girl on the poop looked down at him.
He was a trim built, well favored
young fellow. with more refinement In
his face than. most sailors can show.
yet there was no lack Of seamanly
deftness in the fingers which balled up
the spun yarn and threw half hitch
with the blight of the lanyard over the
point Of the marline spike which hung
to his neck. As he climbed the steps
the girl faced him. looking squarely
Into his eyes.
"Be careful, John-Mr. Owen" she
said. 1.-The seizing is chafed through.
heard the man report 1t. 1t was
Dutch George Of the other watch. Do
be careful"
"Er-why-why, yes, Miss Folsom.
Thank you. But you startled me. I've
been Jack for three years, not John
nor Mister. Yes, it's all right; T.
"Get aloft to that mizzep royalF
thundered the mate. now near the
wheel
"Aye. aye, sir" He touched his SOU
wester to the girl and mounted the
weather mizzen rigging. running up
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-15

ness7" she almost screamed.
up into Owens face and saw some
thing there which he must have un-
derstood, for he dropped his glance
to the compass. snarled out. Keep
her on the course" and stepped into
the lee alleyway. where the dinghy.
lashed upside down on the house, hid
him from view.
The girl approached the man at the
wheel
II saw you fall. Mr.. Owen" she said
In q trembling voice, land could not
help screaming. Were you hurt muchT
mo. Miss Folsom" he answered In
low though not steady tone. but
was sadly disappointed"
IL confess | was nervous-very nerv-
ous-whcn you went aloft," she said,
and cleared away the lifebuoy.
Then. when you fell it slipped out OF
my hand and went overheard. Mr.
Adams scolded me. Wasn't 1t ridicu-
lousY There were tears and laughter
In the speech.
"Not at ALL" he said grayely. 1T
saved my life. for which thank you
"How-why"-
"Who In Sam Hills been casting OF
these gripe lashings?" growled the voice
of the mate behind the dinghy.
The girl Uttered Historically and
stepped beside Owen at the wheel.
where she patted the moving spokes.
pretending to assist him in steering.
Miss Freda." said the officer stern-
ly us he came around the corner OF
the house. Il must ask you plainly TO
let things alone. And another thing.
please. don't talk to the man at tile
wheel
"Will you please mind your own
business?" she almost screamed. and
then. crying aDl laughing together.
If you paid rs much attention to
your work as you do to--lo-me men
wouldn't fall from aloft ON account OF
rotten foot ropes"
The abashed officer went forward.
grumbling about discipline" and "wo-
men aboard ship" When lie was well
out Of sight In the darkness the girl
turned suddenly. passed both arms
around Owens neck. exerted very
slight pressure. patted him playfully
Oh the shoulder as sue withdrew them
and sped down the companionway.
he steered wild course during that
trick and well deserved the prfane
criticism which hc received from the
mate.
The next Morgan Robertson story
will be THE Last Battleship."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-15

winning the admiration Of his mates,
the Jealous Ill will Of the officers, but
no sign. of interest or approval from
her until tonight, the ninety-second
day Of the passage. She had surren.
dered. he had reached her level, only
to die, and he thought this strange.
Facing downward, head inboard now.
and nearly horizontal. he was passing
the crossjack yard. Below him was
the sea, black and crisp, motionless as
though carved in ebony. Neither was
there movement Of the ship and its
rigging, the hanging bights Of ropes
were rigid. while breaking sea just
abaft the main chains remained poised
curled. its white crest frozen pillow
Of foam. THE rapidity Of thought
he mused dreamily. but I'm falling
fast enough-fast enough to kill me
when I strike"
He could not move an eyelid now,
nor was he conscious that he breathedi
but. being nearly upright. facing aft
and inboard. the quarter deck and Its
fittings were before his eyes. and be
saw what brought him out Of eternity
to q moment OF finite time and emo
ton. The helmsman stood at the mo-
tionless wheel with his right hand
poised six inches above q spoke, a.
though some sudden paralysis gripped
him. and his face, illumined by the
pinnacle light. turned aloft inquiring-
ly. But It was not this. Standing at
the taffrail. one hand on u life buoy.
was q girl In yellow looking at him.
unspeakable horror In the look. and
around her waist the arm Of the mate,
on whose rather handsome face was
an evil grin.
A pang Of earthly rage and Jealousy
shot through him. and he wished to
live. By supreme effort Of will be
brought his legs close together and his
arms straight above his head. Then
the picture before him shot upward.
and he was immersed In cold salt wa
ter, with blackness all about him.
how long he remained under he could
not guess. he had struck feet first
and suffered no harm, but had gone
down like a deep sea lead. He felt
the aching sensation in his lungs COM
ing from suppressed breathing and
swan blindly in the darkness. not
knowing In which direction was the
surface, until he felt the marlinespike,
still fastened to his neck, extending on
to the right. Sure that 1t must hang
downward. he turned the other way
and, keeping it parallel with his body.
wan with bursting lungs until he
felt air upon his face and knew that
he could breathe. In choking sobs and
gasps his breath came and went, while
he padded with his hands and feet.
glad of his reprieve. and when his
lungs worked normally he struck out
for a white. circular lifebuoy not six
feet away. BLESS her for this" he
prayed as he slipped 1t under his arms.
His oilskin trousers were cumbersome,
and with q little trouble he shed them.
He was alive. and his world was
again In motion. Seas lifted and drop
ped him. occasionally breaking over
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-15

In planting any Kind OF beans, but
more especially the Lima bean, IL Will
n., n tske a little more time and place
,hs bean Ia the earth With the eye down,
:. the root 10 formed from the eye, eno
the bean pushed up through the soil q
the light, where leaves sno .ne VINO ~
pear to unfold from the bean. -
II has been found that three 70 six
days are frequently gained In using tnl'
method. and the plants are stronger q
thev do not have to use any OF tne''
force 10 farming the bsan over. or turn
ing up to the light OF day. Try the q
perImeut and watch for yourself.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-15

"Can you cltmb IN alone, JohnE sHs
asked in an even voice.
his head. In the calm Of the hollows
he listened for voices Of possible res
cuers. On the tops of the seas, ears
filed with the roar Of the gale, he
shouted, facing to leeward, and search
ing with strained eyes for sign Of the
ship or of one of her boats. At last he
saw a pin point Of light far away and
around it and above it blacker dark
ness, which was family shaped to the
outline Of a ship and canvas. hove to
in the trough, with maintop sail aback.
as he knew by its fore shortening.
And even as he looked and shouted 1t
faded away. He screamed and cursed.
for he wanted to live. he had sur
vived that terrible fall. and 1t was bis
right.
Something white showed on the top
Of a sea to leeward and sank In q
hollow. He sank with 1t, and when
be rose again 1t was nearer.
"Boat ahoy!" he sang out Boat
ahoy. This way-port little-steady"
He swan as he could, numbered BY
the lifebuoy. and with every heaving
sea the boat came nearer. At last he
recognized 1.-THE ships dinghy and
It was being pulled into the teeth OF
that forceful wind and sea by single
rover, a slight figure In yellow.
Tts Freda!' he exclaimed. and then.
In a shout: This way. Miss Folsom
q little farther!
She turned, nodded and pulled the
boat up to him. He seized the gun
vale, and she took In the oars.
"Can you climb In alone. Johnr' she
asked In an even voice, as even rs
though she were asking him to have
more tea. wait a little-I am tired
and will help YOU"
She was ever calm and dispassion-
ate. but he wondered at her now. Yet
he would not be outdone.
"I'n climb over the stern, Freda. %
as not to capsize you. Better 60 Tor
ward to balance my weight"
She did so. He pulled himself TO
the stern. slipped the hfebuoy over
his head and into the boat. then. oy q
mighty exercise Of all bis strength.
vaulteo aboard with seeming ease and
sat down on thwart De felt q strong
inclination to laughter and tears. but
repressed himself, for masculine hys-
terics would not do before this young
woman. She came aft to the next
thwart. and when he felt steadier be
said:
"You have saved my life, Freda. but
thanks are idle now. for your own II
In danger. Give me the oars. We must
get back to the ship"
She changed places with him. facing
forward and said wearily a. be ship
ped the oars. 80 you want to get
back"
"why. yes. Don't youi We are
adrift in an open boat"
'The wind IL going down. and the
seas do not break" she answered IN
the same weary voice. 1T does not
rain any more. and we will have the
moon"
A glance around told him that she
spoke truly. There was less pressure
| to the wind, and the seas rose ana fell.
sweeping past them like moving hills
of oil. Moonlight shining through thin.
ming clouds family illumined her face.
and he saw the expresdonless weari-
ness Of her voice and sad. dreamy
look In her gray eyes.
"How did you get the dinghy down,
Freda?" he asked. "And why did no
one come with your
"Father was asleep, and the mate
/, was incompetent. had my revolver
n
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-15
Rieht.-sleht nounda of iuicy pl

Eiehty-slgb pounds Of juicy porl
made in eight weeks, and In some ~
stances q Rlgh a ninety 10 one hundred
pounds, 10 the pacs made BY the Orego!
Expsrimsut Station, and made repeated
IL. IL was done By usipg wsil-oeiancee
ration. II such gains can Do MADE Q!
con mon mstsriais In experimental feeo
ipg, let us strive TO DO = we'll In hom'
feeding.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-15

To man up . tree with biz eyes open,
u 10 plain right now that one way TO
have better dirt roads In the spring 10 TO
take away the hedges or fences that
make the snow drift oil winter long In
the highway. Between now and next
cold weathsr do your best TO have al
such fences or hsdgss txken away.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-15
NOTICE,
NOTICE.

h.sa subscriber hereby gives notice thai she hal
49, uay appointed executrix Of the last VII
\, EDWIN PiSGREE, iAte OF Denmark.
- zoe County Of Oxford, deceased. and xiver
de,.. - TIE law directs. Al persons having
a. n.nas slN against the estate Of said deccsscc
Az aeSsired sSred 70 present the same for settlement
psx.. tnaeoted thereto are requested 10 maks
PSynens Immediately.
Apal I'M. isr7. ~ iss
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-15
NOTICE.

Ia. subscriber hereby gives notice thai he
~ oeen daily appointed execasor OF shs lass
~" 40 testament Of
IN "a SSDkkw Sukw J. DALEY, iAss Of Canton.
ss ssSeas q the Aw direcss' Ar psrsons hsving
&c., Axxinst tie estate Of said dcceAsed ara
sil inS.o present. the same for settlement. ana
nssf ,r.' ,sa tnefeso are requested 70 mAks pay
" a. isl'. JOHN a. AAooxsxR
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-15

The Orisntals have this saying: zone
should bs SLOW to buy chestnut horse.
and still slowsr 20 sell one that pa
moved 70 b good ons." Apply sn's
| % horses Of every color and ve have one
Al ~ safsst rules ever thought ont.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-15
They Come Both Ways.

Patience-Don't pearls come in oys.
ters. Petrice-Yes, but ! like them to
come In ropes best.-Yonkers States
man.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-15

Any time Is the proper time for say
lnk what is just.-Greek Proverb.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-15
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPEHD THE PLow."

correspondence on practical Agricultural topics
- solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department to HENBY D.
ocrst. Paris. He.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-15
From the
Royal Yard
Down
A Stirring Tale of Lous and
Adventure on the Ocean

Copyright by the Century Company.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-15

OF tinkllng cascades. Oranges showed
In the branches Of trees, and cocoa
palms lifted their heads high In the
distance. A small deer arose, looked
at them and lay down. while a rabbit
Inspected them from another direction
and began nibbling.
"An earthly paradise. ! should say"
he observed as be hauled the boat up
the beach Plenty Of food and water.
at any rate
1T Is lilo island" she answered. with
that same dreamy voice 1T u unin-
habited and never visited"
But surely. Freda, something VIII
come along and take a. o0.'
mo. II I am taken OF I must be
married, OF course. and win never be
married"
"Who to. Freda7 Whom must you
marry II we are rsscuedT'
The mate. Mr.. Adams. Not you,
John Owen, not you. DO not IKE
you
She was unbalanced, Of course. but
the speech panied him immeasuraDly.
and he made no answer. BE searched
the clean cut horizon for a moment.
and when he looked back she was close
to him, with the infantile smile on her
face. candor and sanity In her gray
eyes. Involunterily he extended his
arms, and she nestled within them.
"You will be married, Freda," be
said: you will be married. and to me-"
he held her tightly and kissed her
lips. but the kiss ended In q crashing
sound and shock OF pain In bis whole
body which expelled the breath from
bis lungs. The moonlit island. sandy
beach, blue sea and sky were swal'
lowed In q blaze Of Hight. which gave
way to pitchy darkness, with rain on
! bis face and whistling wind In hia
sars, while be clung with both arms
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-15

As night descended. cold and
~ damp. the wind hauled. and
IA by 8 o'clock the ship was
charging along before q half
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-04-19

ally of silk or satin made to slip on
over an underblouse of georgette crepe
or chiffon. The kimono blouse slips
on over the head, and the peplum
blouses are made with either short or
long peplums. Each of these varieties
is made in so many ways that each is
Il story by itself
But the blouse without a peplum,
like that shown in the picture, is made
in greater numbers than all the others
put together. There is really no end
to the variations, in details of decora-
ton, in collars, sleeves and cut, that
the popularity of this style compels.
1t is made in all the washable mate
rials-including crepe and other silks,
and often two materials are combined
in it.
The blouse pictured is of crepe geor4
gette with satin collar and cuffs. 1t
Is rather deliberately embroidered at
the front with silk and beads and In
one among many in which a color con-
trast is introduced In the embroidery.
Among models made of the same ma.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-04-19

" be expected that the health of the
animal will not be effected even by
breathing the foul air only one night.
Horses are the most expensive ami
mails on the farm and the most suscep-
tible to disease; hence, the first con-
sideration in a stable should be to pro-
mote the health of the horses.
A horse stable should be cool and
airy in the summer and 1t should be
warm and well Ventilated in the win
ter. The floor should be made In such
manner that it viii not absorb the
liquids to pass down beneath the floor,
there to ferment and eventually pol
lutte the air throughout the building.
One method of construction consists
In the use of double thickness of
flooring. The bottom thickness is laid
In hot tar; two thicknesses of tar build
ing paper are placed above 1t and well
mopped with hot tar and then top thick
ness of flooring is placed. Stable ceiling
must be high enough to allow the
horses to hold their heads up. If the
stable is built as 1t should be, the body
heat of the horses will set up good
circulation of air.
Men who keep good horses will APP
preciate the design shown in the ac-
companying illustrations. The ar
rangement of stalls is good and there
is large carriage room in which to
keep vehicles away from the dust.
With this carriage room and the har-
ness room there is no excuse for dirty
buggies or an unsightly harness.
A feature of this barn which should
attract special attention is the tool
room. 1t is 8 feet by IL feet in front
corner of the building and there are
two windows to furnish plenty of light.
A work bench with wise on one end Is
called for, placed so that the light will
strike it from two directions. Boxes
to hold tools and supplies are placed
along the dark side of the room.
The granary will be large enough or
not according to the other buildings
on the farm. Where there is large
grain barn for threshing, smaller
granary in the horse barn seems to an
swer every purpose. The granary is
placed in good position IN this plan
since 1t is entirely shut off from the
stable and yet it Is near enough to be
convenient in feeding.
There is room overhead for good
quantity of hay and straw. The hay
carrier will bring the stuff from the
back pretty well through to the front
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-04-19

The handsome frock of satin appears
In the picture to have bias against
symmetry and to be a one-sided affair.
But this is the fault of the photo
graph for both sides of the overdress
are made in the same way. The skirt
of the overdress, cut in one with the
body slopes downward and toward the
back, falling in cascaded plaits at the
bottom. In the back it is long enough
to reach nearly to the bottom of the
underskirt.
The underskirt is almost plain, with
plaits at each side of the front panel
and across the back. 1t has a wide
hem; but simplicity in this model
ceases with the underskirt The over
dress is odd and intricate, with grace
full, draped body, following the lines Of
the figure vaguely and extending be-
low the waistline at the front. 1t
takes an expert to manage the cutting
of garment that is unusual in adj
justment, like this one. The bodice
opens disgonally across the front and
the opening disappears under an ex-
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-04-19
VARIETY IN BLoUsEs.

tension of the front that suggests a
wide girdle. This is brought around
the figure and fastens at the right side,
above the hip.
The sleeves are made of georgette
at the upper arm, with long pointed
sleeves of satin for the forearm. They
are headed by deep cuffs at the elbow
and trimmed with pendant buttons. A
small shawl collar of soft white satin
establishes the relationship of this m
teresting dress to the modes of the
hour.
When we come to think Of 1t, there
are many kinds of blouses to choose
from this spring. There are two-piece
blouses, sweater blouses, kimono
blouses and peplum blouses, besides
the one-piece blouse without peplum
which occupies so much of our atten-
ton. The two-piece blouses are usu-
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-04-19

work. They will keep four horses or
six horses the year round. In either
case, the stables should be built to ac-
commodate just the number of horses
which will require housing.
In cold weather the Importance of
the matter Of size is especially evil
dent. A stable big enough for six
horses will not be warm enough If only
two are stabbed. If, for any reason,
the stable is too large, it is good plan
to fill it up with cows during the win
ter for the reason that without heat
there Is no ventilation. OF course, 1t
is not wise to design the barn with the
intention Of housing horses and cows
together in the same stable. If they
are in the same building, the horse
stable and the COW stable should be
definitely separated. The best posi-
BILE scheme is to have horses and cows
in separate buildings.
If possible, horse barn should con.
tain carriage room which will be
reasonably free from dust. Every man
who has a good horse should have a
rig which will be credit to him. Even
now in the day when farmers are buy
ing automobiles to do most of their
running around" the horses and car
riage has it's important place. What
is true of the buildings, the machinery
and the farm wagons is also true of
the carriage-the appearance is one
means by which people judge the char
acter of the owner. The farmer owes
it to his family to provide horses, har-
ness and vehicles which will present a
good appearance on the public road.
All horse stables should be well ven
tilated. The problem should be worked
out for each particular stable in order
that the best possible conditions may
be obtained. Every farmer knows that
there is a great difference in stables
with respect to their ventilation. Some
stables are built so that it Is impos-
sible to keep them clean. The smell
of ammonia is always present and
when the doors are closed it is very
disagreeable. When a valuable horse
is placed In such stable it can hard
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-04-19

washing, when tender drain, IL there is
any liquor save 1t as this Is valuable
In iron Salts Chop the spinach fine
| and season with salt, pepper and but
ter. Then three or four small heets,
cut In dice and heated in a saucepan,
with little butter; season we'll and
add q pint of peas, heated and sea-
soned in the same way. Arrange the
spinach around platter, inside the
ring place the beets and In the middle
the peas, keeping the line as straight
as possible between the colors. Sprin-
kle the whole with finely minced par
sley and send hot to the table.
/ Spinach Salad.--Wash and cook
half peck Of spinach, If young and ten
der 1t will cook in its own juices and
the water that clings to the leaves.
Heat 1t very gradually and watch 1t to
prevent burning. When tender, drain
and chop 1t with six hard-cooked eggs.
Add cupful of toasted, buttered
crumbs and half cupful OF minced
cooked ham. Pack in small molds and
chill on Ice. Serve with olives and
any desired salad dressing.
Radish Salad.--Slice as many rad
ishes as are needed, lay them in over
tapping slices around bed Of lettuce.
Place on the lettuce mixture Of
green vegetables mixed with salad
dressing that are at hand.
Cucumber Jelly Salad.--Peel and cut
two cucumbers In Slices add one slice
Of onion, n half teaspoonful of salt
and dash of pepper. Simmer until
the cucumbers are tender In pint of
water, cold ut first Add tablespoons
full of gelatin, soften in water. Line
mold with fresh slices of cucumber,
cut very thin and pour In the jelly slow
ly. Set in the ice chest to chill. Turn
out on lettuce and serve with iced
French dressing. Garnish with red
peppers.