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ν The Oxford Democrat. VOLUME 80. SOUTH PARIS, MAINE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1913. NUMBER 36 I - ·» » » · « » * *· * »-> » » r.r > · m m, * m . Ι βnH falboil tn hfa alfltara arhtla*ha nlh LBKRT U.l'ABK. * jicnnsed Auctioneer, PARIS. MAIN*. Γ;Γ3!ί Modérai·· , h ρ >υsks, jentiet. t'A Λ Y. MAINS. to 13—1 to 4. Il.ro I! ηΜΙΤΗ. attorney at Law, . νγ, . . . M A INK. Collections a Specialty Κ A PAKK. attorneys at Law, MAIM κ Merrick. KUfyC.Pm \RL S. BRIGGS, Dentist, I PARIS, MAINE, r* : i» a. m. to 5 p. μ. Kven uitment. Special attention ildren. Telephone 143 4 WALDO NASH, L 'sed Taxidermist, Street, rear Masonic Block, Connection. NORWAY. L0V3LEY & BUTTS. INi -way, Maine, Pi/roing, Heating, b eet Metal Work, 6TE= CEILINGS A SPEOIALTY. f , Examined for Glasses S. RICHARDS. SOUTH PARIS. ME. Dr. C. M. Merrill, 37 Wesîeri Are., Soatû Pans, Mane. VETERINARY Physician and Surgeon. ΤΙ.Ι.ΚΡΙΙΟΛΚ 37-1». Medical and Surgical treatment of die i'UM and accidente of all domeotic «aimais. Spec,»» attention to Castrating and v tying. Appointed agent for testing of cuttle and hursea and veterinar) inspec tion work. Graduate of the Culled Slatra Colle** • f \ ctcriuar) kur(<ou>, \Va»hluj(toii, I». C. 19-43 E. W, t'HAiVllLIlK, Builders' Finish ! «111 furnlah LKM)R.s ami WINDOWS of any or Style at reasonable price·. so Window & Door Frames. ι want of any kind of rinUh for Inetde 01 ' le work. wb<I In your order·. Pine Lum 4.η·1 ihlnglee on band Cheap for Casta. ling, Sawing and Job Work. Matched Pine Sheathing for Sale. 1:. W. <II\\ULFK, -Α.- Ο. LORD, 15 vears expert Watch maker with Bigelow, Kennard étCo., Boston. All Work Guaranteed. A little out of the wajf but it pays to walk. '•G.*·, WATCHES. CLOCKS AND JEWELHV. WRb liobb»' Variety Store, Norway, Me. HILLS, Jeweler and Graduate Optician. Lowest Prices in Oxford County. NORWAY, MAINE. For Sale. City of Rockland Bonds to net 4 \>er cent. Kumford & Mexico Water Dis 4 per cent Bunds—Tax exempt. Central Maine Power Co. 5 pel cent Bonds — Legal for Saving! Banks. Maine & New Brunswick Elec trical Power Co. 5 per cent Bonds. Cumberland County Power and Light Co. 5 per cent Bonds and é per cent preferred stock. Lewiston, Augusta & WatervilU K. R. 6 per cent preferred stock. Portland Electric Co. 6 per cenl ; referred stock—Legal for Savingi Banks. Other desirable bonds and stocks. FREELAND HOWE, Jr., Pleasant Street, NORWAY MAINE rn Steamship Cofpoff Elaine Steaanhlp Line l'tnvt between Portland and New York Meaoier» leave rrankltn Wharf Tueadays r- lay* and Saturday· at β JO p. m., al» ■•ida»», 10 JO Α. Μ , June tS to September s inclusive. Boston and Portland Line __ Leave rrankltn W ha f. Portland, weet day» 1 • Ρ ■». Sundavs 9 il) p. m. Keturnlng lea ν week day· and Sunday· at 7 ρ- α at· 4 .hips KaoNum H. fuller aad Bay Sum Kare btiwna Portland aad BatUa $ I .«M>. stateroom» $l.OO Mad f ΙΛΟ. lutfrnatlonal Line steamatatp Gov. Dingle and Uuv Cobb leave· Boston at 9 a. m. Mon -lay», Wednesday· and Friday*. Portland S |i m for Kartport, Lubac and SL John, S. B. fori land and Hoc It land Line -«Warner Monhegan leavea Portland oa Tue« ι*ν·, Thursdays and -iaturdave at 7 a. m. f« Koc k land and in tenue. I late landing·. Portland nnd Boolhkay Line su-araer Mtneola leavea Portland Muadayi Wed ne», lay· and rrlday· at 7.00 a. πι. for Cai "«"ttabay and Intermediate landing·. ΚίμηβΛ Service for FVelgbt, all rate· IncluJ Marine Insurance. fur rveervatlooa and all latornatto· addrai u A. CLAY, Agott, VnutkUa Wharf, Portia» AMONG THE FARMERS. "»MKU 1 HE FLOW." isOCTMpoaUeaeo on practical agricultural topi t Is solicited. AJdree» all communication· li · tended (or this department to H KMX Τ I) Hahhowd, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem ocrat. Pari·. Me The Head of the Herd. The une way, however, that seems open to the average dairyman to im prove bia herd ia in the selection of the herd sire. Kirst of all he should select him for his individuality; he should be masculine throughout his entire make up. It should oever be forgotten that hid heifers will "take after father's folks," so one should look well to "fath er's folk·," seeing that he is pure bred, coming from a dam who is a producer; aod if his sire ha· sired record daugh ters, the chances are that the son's heif ers will likewise be good milk and but terfat producers. A pedigree is of value only if it is backed by guod inheritance. And a sire will uut transmit qualities to his off spring unless he himself is a strong indi vidual. His individuality will be shown by his strength, character, intelligence, vigor, stamina and the degree of refioe ment and nervous force be possesses. Uis strength will be shown by bis crest, hie strong neck and his short, straight, well defined spine. He should have short, straight, well set fore legs; his withers should be strong, though not coarse; and if he has a large heart girth aud well sprung ribs the chances are that he has a good constitution aud good digestive powers. A bull will show his character by the alert, active lively, watchful expression of bis eyes, and one can judge h j· intel ligence by the geueral expression of his bead. 1 like to see a good, wide fore bead, with large, intelligent, clear eyes aod a strong broad muzzle. He will show his "nervon* force" by his watchful expression; he will be con stantly aware of all that is going on around him. Most folks call this an "ugly disposition"—"orneryness" is the popular word in this section—and this trait is often the result of careless, im proper baud ling. One trait that a good sire should have is stamina, and be will show this by his determined expression and by hie active readiness for service. A sire with sta mina will be prepotent; he will have the ability to transmit to his offspring the qualities for which his ancestors were uoted. A sire, be his pedigree ever su long, is nut tit to be head of the herd unless he has a struug masculine indivi duality aod strong, impressive blood. Another point that it is well to look for is the size and placing of his rudi ineutariee. They should be large aod placed well forward of the scrotum. The cbaDces are that a sire showing large, well placed rudimentaries will trauemit io his heifers large udders and well placed teats. Co-operative cow testing associations are doiog good work iu showing dairy men what each cow is producing in the way uf milk and butter fat and just which cows are paying tbeiu a profit. Souie dairymen nave found that some cows are briugiug tbeiu in small or no prutits above the cost of feed. Perhaps some men are content with the glory they derive from getting close to uature twice a day and milking cows; but most of us want to see a little more money added to our bank accounts. The only way that seems open for increasing pro duction and profits is by the use of good sires on our best paying cows, aud thus grading upward the quantity of our milk aod profits.—Charles H. Kinck, Tester, Kising Sun Dairy Improvement Asso ciation, Maryland. Short Time Milking Tests. L.KSS TUAN A YKAii'S DUKATIOX MISLEADING. Every few months some breeder of finely bred stock announces the per· formanceofa cow that ban broken a seveu days' or thirty days' record for milk or butter fat production. Tbe value of the cow jumps from about «125 to 15,000 or »10,UUU, and or; ders for tbe animal's prospective off spring begin to your in if tbe matter bas been giveu the proper publicity. Finally an auction sale is held, and brothers aud sisters of the famous ani mal are sold on dummy bids for large sums, which are also given publicity. "Farm aud Fireside" looks with dis favor on these practices. They are shams, and silly shams at that. Granted that the milk of a certain cow for seven days or thirty days is a record breakiug yield, of what index is tbat to tbe true value of the cow compared with other cows? Forced feeding and expensive care will make almost any cow a better pro ducer, but not uecessarily a better cow. Tbe cow who^e productive capacity has been forced to the utmost may there after be a poorer cow, both as a milk producer aud for breeding. For the racetrack or tbe circus or show riag or other grandstaud purposes ex ceptional feats are desired, but those are contributors to tbe gate receipts or auc tion sale proceeds ratber than to the welfare of agriaultare or to that of tbe dairyman. If we could get them we would like to publish the biographies of great animals, written something like this: My best cow, Dolly Dimple, died at tbe age of twelve years from natural causes. She produced in her lifetime 112,500 pounds of milk, containing 4,500 pounds of butter fat, which sold for 91,500 at tbe local creamery. She bas a living progeny of five daughters, each now yielding over 12,000 pounds of milk auoually, aud of four sons, which are the heads of high producing herds. Isn't tbat better than something like this: Adelyne Belle Clotbilide, 14th, who in her third year broke tbe world's butter fat record by producing 46.189 pounds of butter fat in seven days, was to-day found dead in her stall. According to a veterinary diagnosis acute indigestion was tbe cause contributing to her pre mature death, and it is stated unofficial ly tbat the four milkings which she re ceived daily during ber record test re sulted in a physical decline noted some months ago. While not a successful breeder, she will be remembered as one uf the world's most wonderful cows. "Farm and Fireside" considers the re sult of any milking test of less than a year's duratiou as misleading. It shows the skill of a clever berdsmau more tban the ability of the cow. A year's record, honestly and compe tently made, is a good thing; a two year's record is better, and a life record, . including ibe offspring of tbe animal, Is the best of all for the purpose of estab lishing cbampious or comparing cows. What do you think about it?—Farm and ' Fireside. Don't allow the blacksmith to rasp tbe . hoof wall and otherwise mutilate tbe * hoof in shoeing. Don't leave tbe grain bin where the horse can get into it, should he become t untied. 9 Don't leave tbe shoes on a horse long . er than tive or six weeks without reset ting. , Don't wait until the horses' shoulders are sore before properly fitting the col ■ lar. Don't b· continually dosing your horse; keep him well by proper care. r Don.t clip jonr horse and leave him unprotected while not in motion. Don't shoe with calks unless absolnte 4 |y necessary. Don't allow the horse to stand inn " draft. • Don't feed inegularlj. The Kind of Corn for Silage. Maine climatic conditions are so dif-1 feront from other Atlantic seaboard state· that the conclusion* arrived at in other state· are not alwaja applicable to this state. This is particularly true of corn. The problem! connected with its growth are local in their nature and can not be solved by experiments in other •tates—excepting, perhaps, Vermont and Mew Hampshire. Reoognizmg this fact, the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station twenty year· ago earried out a serlea of experiments over a period oi five years to answer the question: "What is the most profitable variety of corn to grow—the large, which matures only in a latitude far soul h of Maine, or the smaller, which oompletea its growth I in this climate?" Both varieties oi corn were planted at the same time and harvested the same date, as late in the season as it is is pnr dent to allow corn to stand in the Held ;it Orono. The southern corn at harvest contained 85 per cent of water, 18 per-1 cent protein, and Τ 71 per cent nitrogen free extract; while the Maine held cornl contained only 79 per cent of water, 2 ν I per cent of protein, and 12 8 per cent of I nitrogen free extract. The Maine corn I had six per cent more dry matter, a liait per cent more protein, and five per cent more nitrogen free extract than the southern corn. J udged by its content of dry matter, the Maine field com was I worth forty per cent more, ton for ton, than the Maine-grown southern corn. Τ lie dry matter of the southern com was I found by actual experiment with «beep to be only 05 per cent digestible, while that of the Maine field corn 73 P"cent. The yield of green crop with the southern corn ranged from 13 to 23 tons, with an aversge of 17 tone per acre, lhe ι yield of Maine field corn ranged from 7 I tons to 15, with an average of 11 tons. The yield of digestible dry matter from the southern corn was 3250 pounds Per acre, and that of the Maine field com 3075 pounds. ... 11 The general outcome of the five years I tent is slightly favorable to the large rank growing variety if the yield of d-l gestible dry matter is only considered. But when it it is taken into account that in order to obtain this increased yield of 175 pound· of digestible dry was necessary to handle »>* ton· more of crop, the conclusion that the less watery variety of corn was in ity the most profitable, is evident. I While varieties of corn that will ripe when grown in this state are not capable of storing up so much dry substauce as 1 the large varieties of dent corn, un J circumstances equally favorable for both the large dent corn cannot reach any thiug like maturity In Maine, and s loses the advantage of that period when growth is most rapid. These ®*Per'" ment· made twenty years .»go tell the story as plainly to-day as then, that for either fodder or silage the f corn that will mature their ears Maine are more profitable than those re quiring a longer .eason for the.r matur ing than this climate affords.—Chas. D. Woods, Director Maine Experiment Ma tion, Orono, Me. Silage and Stover. The writer found in ten years' work at the Nebraska Experiment Station ΡΓ,υΓ to coming to Minnesota, that a Ml>°° alfalfa hay with corn silage or stover gave larger and more prob able gams thau anv of the many other rations test ed. Later 'este have failed to show con clusively which is the better way ο handling the corn plant, but it may be regarded as proved that the whole plant should be used instead of only the ear. For the purpose of comparing silage and stover for cattle feeding, two groups, each containg eight steer calves, were fed from March 25 to Aug. U, 1911· Each animal of one group received daily 7.5 pounds of corn, 4 1 pounds of alfalfa, and 3 0 pounds of shredded corn stover. The animals of the other group were of the same age and received 01 pounds of corn, 3.4 pounds of alfalfa, and pounds of corn silage. . π These two rations were practically identical, except that the corn stalk was fed as silage in one case, and m shredded stover in the other. The difference in amount of grain was made because of the presence of about that amount in the ..ρ—~ (.'jIvmh mftfltt daily gains of 1 8 pounds each, or about one-third of a pouud more than the stov er fed aoitnalH, and required only 3 4 pounds of grain, instead of 5 pounds for each pouud of gain made. They also re quired less total dry matter, the figures being 7 8 and 8 0 pounds, respectively. At 45 cents per bushel -for corn, 98 a ton for alfalfa, $3 a too for shredded sto ver, and $3 a ton for silage, it appeared that the silage ration made 100 pounds of gain at a cost of $4 00, the profit per steer above the cost of feed, being $3 88 during the 'JO weeks. The stover ration made 100 pounds of gain at a cost of 15.42, the profit per steer being 11.31.— Η. K. Smith, University Farm, Minneso ta. How Some Men Reason. The other day we were talking with a farmer about buying phosphate and ground limestone to increase the fertili ty of his farm. This was the way he an swered us: "Now see here. Suppose everybody did as you advise, we would be raising so much that prices would be clear down to the lowest notch." Our answer was as follows: "Who are you farming for, yourself or the balance of the farming community? You know that if 'everybody else* even should do the right thing it would take 25 years to get them all into it. In the meantime their bad farming is lessening production and that keeps up prices. You have got the ctiance if you improve it to increase the producing power of jour land, take advantage of high prices and get rich before "everybody" wakes up to the situation. Isn't it about time you saw these things in the light of your individual interests as a farmer? How absurd it is to go on impoverishing your land for fear that 'everybody* will catch on sometime and reduce prices." —Hoard's Dairyman. Fortunes In Farms. At one point In Louisiana, on land which was formerly considered the poor est in the state, strawberries are grown oo over 20,000 acres, and early vegeta bles on as much more, tor the western markets, furnishing thousands of car loads of freight to the railroads and bringing back many hundreds of thou sands of dollars to the growers. There is scarcely a state In the south which cannot show many illustrations of equal interest. The Louisiona rice region, which a quarter of a century ago could have been bought at twenty-five cent· an acre—and the seller at that price would have thought be was cheating the buyer —annually ships thousands of car-loads of rice, and has an investment, coming wholly out of the rice development, of more than 175,000,000 put into villages and towns and rice farms and irrigation plants and all the activities which follow the birth of a new industry of suoh im portance aa this.—Richard H. Epmonds. ——. Alfalfa la Maine. It is much too soon to make predic tions in regard to alfalfa in Maine. Jud ging by the experiences of other states, it can be successfully grown here. Their testimony prove· that auoceaa frequently follows repeated failures and that once established the crop has great possibili ties. Therefore, it seems wise that eve ry one interested in forage crops keep informed on the progress made with the crop in this Hate; that If possible he try a small piece, and if he fail try again—Prof. W. L. Slate, Jr. Don't put chains behind the horses to keep them from baoking oat of the stall. Don't allow the horse to drink too maoh water at one time. J Τ H £ HIGHWAYMAN How a Bracelet Became a Keep ·· ·· COm A ·· 09 ·· ·· OCUkW ·· ·· By EDNA L. SWIFT One evening in the year 1648 a coacb lumbered along tbe main highway be tween Glasgow and Edinburgh to ward the latter city. It waa the year that Oliver Cromwell, having closed the war with the parliament defeated the scotch royaliste at Preston and end ed the war. Id those days the roads were nnpaved and. being the only means of land transportation, were much used and consequently In the worst condition poeslbla Two per sons within the coach, a gentleman and his daughter, were tossed about as it lurched In the ruts and mudholee which the driver could hardly have avoided even had there been something better than an oil lamp on each side of the vehicle to light the way. Presently a rear wheel went down to the axle, and the coach, careening on that side, came to a stop. For some ten minutes the driver lashed the horses in a vain ef fort to force them to pull It out and. after a rest, was about to begin again when by the dim side lights the trav elers were able to discern the figure of a masked man on the road beside them. That he was a highwayman was evi dent from the concealment of his fea- I tures, but his first words were not In least terrifying ..Walt a blt.. he said to the « oachman. "till I bring a lever with whic^ to get the wheel on I to dry land." And with that he disap peared in the darkness, returning in a few mbiutes with a feucepost. one end of which he placed under the rear axle and the other end on his shoulder • ca,llllK on the driver to again ap Ply the lash, the coach was lifted on to firmer ground. "Now." said the man who had secur ed this result to the gentleman in the coach, "the laborer beiug worthy of his "Ire, I shall have to trouble you for jour valuables. It pains me to do this· but. the war being over and the king no longer able to pay his soldiers, I must needs get a living the best way I can." Alas, replied tbe gentleman In the coach, "that U a < w 0f one beggar calling on ai.otl.er fur help. The Duke of Hamilton in onler to pay tbe troops that Cromwell had so ably defeated has taken everything | jessed ex cept my home. I am on my way to Edinburgh to try to make a loan on thut which will tide me over these etreuuous times." "In that case." replied the highway man, please accept my services gratis. While this brief dialogue was belnc Bpoken the lady in the coach sat con cealed In a corner so that the highway man did not see her. But as he, bav ng mounted his horse, was about to ride away she leaned forward and, tak ing a bracelet from her wrist, extended it toward him. saying: "It is not meet that one of the king's defenders should go unrewarded for π service Take this, and may the day soon come when his majesty shall be «"le to take « are of his own." There was sufficient light from the coach lamp for the man to see that she was a young girl and beautiful. He sat so absorbed In the vision of love Uncss before him that for a moment he M,,f h«r words: then, taking me nnireiei. ne miiu. "I shall return It Id person." "If yon do." said her father, "yon shall l>e limited for what you are—a robber My daughter and I are not upreed upon those troublous times. I am with the parliament I understand that many of the king's hirelings, now that their occupation has gone, have taken to the road. Cromwell will soon be our ruler, and he will then clear oar highways of these gentlemen robbers." "Kindly tell me who yon are," eald the other, "that I may give Old Noll an opportunity to stretch my neck. He will doubtless bring bis sovereign to the block, and I wonld not deprive him of the pleasure of bringing one of his majesty's loyal subjects to the halter that Is. If you can turn me over to him." "I am Donald Maclvor, and my home is on this road midway between Glas gow and Edinburgh. But I warn you to keep away, for I shall surely turn you over to the hangman if you come upon my grounds." The highwayman made no reply to this. but. lifting his hat to the lady, disappeared in the darkness. This was his Bret attempt at robbery, and It 111 accorded with his rank or bis In clinations. He was a younger son of a Scotch laird who In order to save hia estate bad taken neither the side of the king nor the parliament. He left Ihe travelers, but felt very despondent, for his first effort at a highwayman's career was not to his liking, and he knew of no other occupation unless be went to Prance and became a hireling loldler of the French king. One thing fie was decided upon—that sooner or later he would take the bracelet be had received and clasp it with his own hands upon the wrist from which It had been removed. King Charles I. was brought to trial and behoaded at the beginning of the following year. The fortunes of the royalists were at a low ebb and wen· not destined to Improve till King Chirles 11. was restored to the throne nor· than a decade later. Meanwhile the young Scot who bad made on· attempt at a career ou the highway, being proscribed by Cromwell's gov ernment went to France, where be found Prince Charles, who secured him a commission in the French army. One evening there waa a ball In progress In the manor bouse of Don ald Maclvor. He had profited by Cromwell's succeui and waa disposed to win over as many of his neighbors to tbe new regime aa possible. The fete be gave on tbla occasion was with this end in view. Among tbe guests waa a young man who was not known and bad not been Invited to tbe ball. Hnt amid so great a throng the presence of the stranger waa not noticed. Presently be approached the oldest daughter of the house and aald: "1 must ask you to pardon my In trusion here. (Or 1 have not been in vited. I have returned to Scotland after several years' absence on being advlaed of my older brother's death. My father. Sir Malcolm Douglas, who lived beyond tbe Grampian mountains, died two year· ago» and my brothel died recently, ι am wereiore ou- mu ter Douglas." "And why," asked the lady, whom· cheek paled at the sound of bis voice and whose bosom was heaving, "did you not obtain an Invitation, which 1 am sure my fattier would have"- She paused, and the young man replied to her question before she bad finished: "Because 1 am a proscribed royalist" Placing her hand on his arm. she led him to a window seat where they would not be noticed. They were scarcely seated before be clasped a bracelet about her wrist "Go awny from here," she sain un der her breath. "My father may na tlce that you are a stranger and In quire who you are. Should be recog nize you by your voice, as I have done, your life will pay the penalty of your rashness." "My life is worth little to me. nof has it been of value to me since the night I saw your face lighted by α coach lamp, for 1 have been an exile But recently 1 have inherited the es tate which my father saved by re maining neutral in our troubles. Yet. besides my loyalty to our rightful sov ereign, there is but one act in my life to keep me from enjoying my heritage, an act of highway robbery. 1 have re turned the booty taken on that occa sion, and 1 crave your forgiveness." "It is granted. But my father—he will never forgive you." "There Is a chance. Oe uiay not recognize me as the highwayman Should he not there is no reason why 1 should not make myself known as u Scotch laird recently come into au es tate, for the war has for sump time past been over, and there are, I un derstnnd. to be no more persecution* for loyalty to the king." "But in the event of my father rec ognizing you as the highwayman 1 would not give a farthing tor your life Oe has often spoken of that episode and vowed that should you make good your words to return in.v bracelet he would see yon hanged high as Haman. Keep it" she added, tak ing It off. "I would not dure wear it" "As α keepsakeV" "Yes." "I am resolved." said the young mau after a pause, "to take the one chance that deprives me of being openly your guest 1 am going to make uiysell known to your father. If he does uot recognize my voice my troubles may be at au eud. and—1 may be with you." She pleaded with him not to tukp the risk, but In valu. When she found it impossible to dissuade him she put her arm within his and led him to her fa ther und suld: "Father, this Is Sir Walter Douglas of northern Scotlund. Ile has recent ly returned from abroad and. finding himself near uk tonight, has made bold to come unbidden to join our festivi ties." The host looked ut Douglas inquiring ly. Despite bis siding with itound heads he had a Briton's respect for * <l*i li. "Yon are welcome, Sir VVnlter." he said. "1 trust you are one of us.' meaning a supporter of tbe parliament "My father,'· Bald the young man clearing his throat while speaking to dlegulse his voice, "took neither side Now there is but one side to take." The speaker glanced at the girt fearing that she would betray him b\ her emoltlon rather than that he would be recogulzed by ills voice. Fortn nately her father was lookiug at Doug las and did not eee her efforts to re press it But at this noncommittal re ply Maclvor turned away to his du ties as host. Bis daughter gave a long drawn sigh of relief and led her guest to another part of the house. After another interview behind window cur tains he left her with her assurance that he would be always welcome. That part of Scotland lying beyond the Grampian mountains was In tbosc days a wild country. Sir Walter Douglas went to bis estate and, taking no part in the later futile attempts of the Stuarts to regain tbe throne or England and Scotland, was not dis turbed by the parliamentary govern ment Later he made a second appear ance at Maclvor'e home to ask for the hand of the old man's daughter. It was gladly bestowed upon him, and after a wedding ceremony during which the father gave his daughter away to the man who had robbed him —Sir Walter had tbe keepsake In his pocket when being married—the knight took his bride to his remote home When Charles II. was restored to the thron· the pair were prominent at court, and Lady Douglas often told the ■tory of the bracelet wearing it open Ijr on her wrist to the merry monarch It is needless to add that bis majesty greatly enjoyed It Dream on, K<d! A Httle girl in Lluwood id Just :'.bout •Id enough to have a beau, and she Is perfectly crazy about any pompadour ed. tall, skinny wd that well, let ns tell our little Incident without adding edjectivee The maiden's lovely l»oy friend went oat of town for a week, but «he wrote letters. And the maiden's sister start ed kidding. "What!" exclaimed sis. "Another letter from Rob* When do you expect to marry hfm, dear?" "Oh. very soon." cried the little one, encouraged by inch a display of sym pathy. "Robert has ouly two years more In tbe preparatory school. And then be will go to Barvnrd and be graduated with tbe highest honors. After he geta hla degree he will go ont west and make bia fortune, and then w· shall be married. Ob. It all aeems ao beautiful Γ "Dream on. kid!" exclaimed tbe older slater tenderly. "Do you want to go to another picture show with me this evening? There's a long time to wait, and we've got to pnt In tbe time some how."—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Honeymoon Once Chaproned. In "Booka and Bookmen" it 1* ob served that "In tbe eighteenth century It was not considered bon ton for a young couple to go on a honeymoon without « chaperon. Tbe practice muat have survived Into the last cen tury, for In 'Mansfield Park.' when Maria Bertram marrie· Mr. Rnab worth. Julia, tbe younger alater, goes with them." Tbe custom certainly lin gered on. In oat of the way placns at leaat till tbe mlddlw of tbe nineteenth century. "My mother." write· a correspond ent in tbe Manchester Guardian, "was married In IMS Before that date abe bad been tbe bridesmaid ot a girt friend who bad married a young law yer. Tbey both came of middle class families in very comfortable circum stance*. 8bw went with them on their honeymoon. She always assured na that In tho»« faraway days it waa quite tbe correct thing for the brides maid to form one ot tbe party·" S à ■W'fifTi-ri1 ι·Ί"Γ »"ΐ·» ι « « r ι ι ι π· iTheMacTavishl Mystery I It Occurred on Long Island f In Colony Days. By F. A. MITCHEL I 1 H I I 1 ΙΊ lUtllHIIllIll 1H the olden time when New York was called New Amsterdam, when the rotund Dutchmen of Manhattan, In creasing and multiplying, were spread ing eastward on Long Island, meeting the lean Yankee, alao Increasing and multiplying, from Connecticut, there lived on that coast a family named MacTavlsh, but recently arrived from bonny Scotland. Long Island in those day· was not crowded with settlers, and the Indians were getting scarce. The MacTavlsh family lived a lonely life, their home being built on rising ground overlooking the ocean All day long they listened to the waves rolling In on the sand and watched the gulls hovering over the water, every now and again descending to pounce upon some luckless tish. Farther out on the horizon at rare intervals a sail would appear and while passing served to lessen somewhat the loneliness, for, though they could see only a spot of white canvas, they knew that there were living human beings there. MacTavlsh was both farmer and fish erman, giving his personal attention to the latter, while his wife and bis eldest eon, Alex, attended to the former. The bulk of the product both of the farm and the nets was* consumed by the family, but MacTavlsh would occasion ally In summer sail to New Amster dam with a load of vegetables and when the weather was cold enough to transport fish would carry his hauls to the same market One autumn he bade goodby to his wife and children, intending to take α cargo of potatoes and other vegetables to Manhattan. They watched him sail out of the inlet where he kept bis boat and, riding the aves, grow less and less in the distance till at last they could see him no longer. Then Dame MacTavlsh gathered her children about her In the house, 'as she always did wheu her husband went on his trips, to keep off the loneliness that persisted in stalking in as he sailed away. MacTavlsh was usually abnent a week, sometimes more, sometimes less. A week passed, and his family begun to look for his return. One, two, three days more elapsed, and they saw noth ing of him. When two weeks bad gone by and he did not appear his wife be gan to worry, for be had told her to look for him in from a week to ten days. Still another week slipped by and no sign of tbo father of the fam ily. Mrs. MacTavlsh. now thoroughly alarmed, determined to go to New Am sterdam to learn if her husband had been there. Πογ only route was by land, and in those days there was no public conveyance. So the family horse was saddled, saddlebags were put on him. containing, besides cloth ing, a stock of provisions, nnd leu vins Alex, a boy of sixteen, in charge of the other children, she sallied forth on her quest. tTni.lni» MiK.hml thn hnnli nf thi» Kil.qt river. leaving lier horse, she was fer ried across and proceeded to the house of Dietrich Van Vorst. who she knew wae accustomed to buy her husband's produce. There she met with η shock. Van Vorst told her that he had seen nothing of her husband. Dad MacTav Ish been there Van Vorst would un doubtedly have seen him, for the town was then a mere cluster of houses gathered about the Battery. Mrs. MucTavlsh, though without hope of receiving a different answer, asked others the same question. No one had seen MacTavlsh What hud become of him? The weather had been fair at New Amsterdam and at the MacTavlsh home. There could have been no storm to swamp the little boat, nor had there been any fog. The disap pearance of the husband and father was a mystery. There was nothing for the poor wom an to do but go back to her home and wait She started, hoping that she might find her husband there on her arrival. She wae disappointed. Πβ had neither come nor sent any word. Every day that passed added to the discouragement of the mother and her children. One day, α month after MacTavlsh had sailed away, a neigh bor living some ten miles eastward of the MacTavlshes went to New Am Iterdam. Hearing that he was going. Ihe sent to him requesting him to inuke Inquiries In the town with a view of petting news of her husband. The traveler returned and said that a Brit ish ship had arrived and reported hav Ing seen off Sandy nook a deserted Qshlng smack, with nothing whatever In her except a few scattered potatoes and onions. She was not considered worth bringing In and left where she was. When last seen she whs drift lnf southward along the New Jersey coast It was believed that this was Mne Tavlsh's boat If so he must be alive ^ut why had be deserted her? What had he done with his stock of vege tables? And why had he not returned to his home? In these days men's dls sppenranees are usually attributed to a woman's Influence, and the missing man's accounts are Investigated. But nt that time the women were all mnr ried and settled In their homes when very young, and their time was all <pent In taking care ο» their numerous progeny. As to funds, MacTavlsh had only what his cargo of vegetables would bring, a matter of about $20 In the currency of the present day. Moreover. Mrs. MacTavlsh was αβ sure hf her husband's affection for her and his children as she was of the rising and the fulling of the tide. After the finding of the Ashing smack she be lieved that be was alive. What wus keeping him away from her she could not know, but she believed that some day be would return to her. lie might do so when she was away, and In this case she wished that be might find everything In condition for his reception. He had always occupied a bedroom alone. Ills wife kept his room Just as it was when he went awuy so that should he return at night it would be ready for him. Whether her com fort was at the bottom of her action Is uncertain. It is likely that the poor woman was trying to comfort herself In knowing that his room was as It bad always been and In thinking that It would In time be again occupied. Two F oars passed, and not | word WB8 π earn inrni jiBCinvieu. iuuu uue day the family on Long Island receiv ed β terrible scare. Toward evening of an autumn day a sail was seen to the westward. much nearer the coast than It was usual for ehlpe to pass. Aa It came nearer Its hull woe seen to be very low und Its roasts very high, enabling It to carry a largo amount of canvas. It floated no flag. These were the days of the bucca neers, whose depredations were largely on the Spanish main Intercepting gal leons laden with gold from the mines of Mexico, but not averse to attacking any merchantman worth making a prize or ravaging α craft Long Island had received one or two eneb visitors, though there was scarcely enough plunder among the scattered settlers to make a landing worth while. The fears of the MacTavish family were confirmed by seeing a horseman come dashing eastward, who passed the house without stopping, shouting: "A pirate! She's coming up the coast. Go inland as quick as you can!" Mrs. MacTavish-cast a glance at the rakish vessel and. gathering the ew valuables of small compass she pos sessed and taking her children, ran as fast as possible and kept running UHtil ehe had put several miles between them oil and the coast Coming to α thicket, she entered it and. sinking on the ground, the family occupied them selves In regaining their exhausted breath. . They remained there the rest of the day. At evening they saw from their hiding place the man who had warned them and called to him. He was look ing for them to tell them that he ha seen α man dressed In the fashion of a buccaneer on their farm. A fog had rolled In from the ocean and enveloped the pirate ship. They should make euro that the pirate he had seen was not there before they returned. Then he rode away. Mrs. MacTavish kept her children In the thicket till late that night Ihen they began to cry for food, and she concluded to take them to a point nea the farm, leave them there and go for ward herself to recounolter. it was after midnight when she came to a clump of trees a short distance from her house. Leaving the children in care of Alex, she stole forward. 1 here was no sound except the splashing oi the waves on the beach beyond nor sign of any one within the bul,(llnff' The fog had cleared away, and the moon In the third quarter shone bright ly. Entering the house, she listened. The door of her husband's room was open, and she heard some one Scath ing in sleep. Tiptoeing to where she could get η view of the chamber she looked inside. A man was s.eeplng in the bed. She drew back. Clothes were on α chair-clothes that she recognized as a pirate's garb. Several pistoUi and knives lay on a table. The man in the bed must be the pirate who had been seen In the place. She was about to re tire in terror when, casting a glance at tho buccaneer's face, lighted by e moon, something In It reminded her of her husband. Advancing to get a near er view, she struck a chair. The man opened his eyes "Mary!" he exclaimed, and. throwing off the covers and Jumping out of bed. he clasped her In his nrms. Her thought that her husband might return when she was away and find his room ready for him was realized After the children had been brought In and the younger ones had been eur braced by their father and pnt to bed MacTavish told his story. On his voj age to New Amsterdam he had been met by a buccaneer, who appropriated his vegetables and gave him the option of JoSng the pirate crew or walking the plank. Πο had chosen the forma alternative, hoping eventually to make his escape. After he had lived a dread tu 1 life In the West Indies for two years the buccaneer sailed for th» north. She passed the Long Island coast and sent boats ashore to loot the settlers and gather provisions. Mac Tavish had been in one of the boats, and the coming of the fog enabled h m to get away from his companions un der lts cover The ship had sailed wUh out him. and finding his home deserted as was to be expected on account ο the vicinity of the buccaneer, he had decided to go to bed and await the re turn of his family There wns η Ions period of rejoicing In the MncTnvlsh fnmlly at the return of the husbnnd nnd father, find that wns the Inst of his taking his produce to the city by water. Mrs. MncTnvlsh lived to be an old womnn. and to the dny of her dentil when any one of the family wns awny from lutine she would keep the absent one's room ready that It might be oc cupied by Its nccustomed Inmnte There wore frequent departures, but no one of the family ever returned In a pirate's garb. The Dernon Barber. The stun ut tlit· demon barber," his misdirected energj and uudue personal attention lo customers, u story that has been made tamoiw In ballad and on the since. wa> this: Lie lived at ISO Fleet street. London. next to St Dun stau's cuurcb. ruder nis shaving chair then? wiiii a trapdoor When Mr Todd, making some excuse, «eft his customer -or client, tor this Is now the genleei term and went Into an adjoining room ht* drew a bolt The trapdoor turned over and threw the customer Into a cellar There he wns murdered. 6Ud his body was made Into mutton pies, which were sold at a neighboring shop at a reasonable price aud much relished. This story was believed by all fur many year», and Dickens men tions It in "Martin Cbuzzlewlt, ' yet It was without foundation. Knew Her Way. The ladles were discussing a wed ding which took place in their cburcb the previous day. "And. do you know." contluued tbe Urst best In formed lady of tbe party, "Just aa Frank and tbe widow started up tbe aisle to tbe altar every light in the cburcb went out Γ This startling bit of Information was greeted by a num ber of "Oh*.'" "What did the couple do?' Bnally inquired one. "Kept on going. The widow anew her way."— fall Mall Gazette. Keeping Tab. "What la tbe name of this station V "Blue Island, sir " "Thanks; may 1 ask"— MWby Ifs called Blue Island when li'a neither blue nor an Island Τ I don't know. air. unless Ifs Just because It bad to bare a name. You're Να M,· 72ft"—Chicago Tribune. Cheering Har Up. She «after the quarrel»-I will send back your ring and other presents to morrow. He Ob. tbere's no nurry. 1 don't expect to he engaged again for a week or two.-Bouton Transcript. : Miss Bean's Letter I I « ; ; A Question of Owner- ; ship. By CLARISSA MACKIE ; ■'ill 11 111 1 » I 11 I 1 1 I I III 111' The three Misses Dean were eating breakfast In their prim dining roori overlooking the (lower garden. Sarepta woe enjoying cereal. coffe< and dry toast; Sophia was almost pur ring over α bowl of oatmeal and cream while Sarah, the eldest Miss Bean drank strong green tea. with rolls and a chop. Sarepta was thin and durb and delicate looking; Sophia, her twlr sister, was plump and rosy Uko a graj and white kitten, and Sarah was tal and bony, with sandy hair and eagei dark eyes. Once she had been verj handsome, but that was long ago. Hannah, the black cook, paddet heavily Into the room with α lettei held betweun thumb and forefinger. "Ephle done brung de mall, mn'am,' she said, placing the letter beside Su rah'· plate, "un' dey wa'n't no rno'i dat one letter." "Very well, Ilannah," said Sarah adjusting her glasses to scan the su perscrlptlon on the large, thick, squar» envelope. As she read her face grew quite rod, and she looked nt the others "Ifs for me. I think." she said uncer talnly. Sarepta bristled Instantly. "It might be for me." she said tart ly, "unless It Is addressed to you." "In that case there would be i* doubt at all whom It was for," glK gled Sophia, sprinkling sugar ou hei oatmeal. "It says 'Misa S. Bean,' " said Saral with dignity. "From Its appearance should Judge It was for me." "Let me look at It please; I am ex pectlng a letter," snapped Sophia, hold lng out her hand for the missive. Sarah surrendered \he letter anc was Irritated to note that Sarepta'! dark face glowed strangely. "It's the one I've been waiting for,' declared Sarepta. with the handle of ι spoon slipped under the flap. "I rec ognize the handwriting." "So do I." was Sarah's obstinate r«· ply. "You huvo no right to open It Sarepta, until you are euro It Is yours.' "I am sure." Sophln blinked her blue eyes am looked up from her empty bowl. "Let me see the letter. It may b< for me. I am 'Mise S. Bean' also you appear to forget that fuct," sh< said fussily. "Why, It's .Mr. Gray's handwriting girls!" she exclaimed bluntly. "I think It's for me. I have a great deal of talk and correspondence with him over over—church—and personal mutters,' she ended, with a slmpor. Sarah's mouth hardened. "The letter is for me{ Sophia. It's all nonsense your thinking Mr. Gruj would bother to write to you aboul t'hurch matters. Ministers are ver} busy men." Sophia looked ready to cry. "I think he's us likely to write t< me ne to you or Sarepta—more likely I understand why he has been cullinj, here regularly all winter." Sarepta laughed shortly. "I understand why, too." she said with a hidden meaning In her tone. "It is nonsense for us to bicker ovei this letter," said Sarah Impatiently "It must be opened, and It is my plac» as the eldest to do It I can tell In stantly by reading the first Une wheth er It Is for me or not." "So can I," retorted Sarepta. "And I." sniffed Sophia, dabbing al her eyee with a snowy cambric hand kerchief. "Well, tiie best way to liiid out 1» tc Inquire of Mr. Gray whom It Is for,' decided Sarah Judicially. "I will send Epb over to tho pursonage with n note." Tho letter was placed on the mantel piece behind the Chinese ruses, unci Saruh wrote the note und sent It ofl by Eph. the black boy. Ten minutes afterwurd he rushed into the sitting room breathless wit! excitement "Mareo Gray done gone uway In ji tarrlblo hurry. Miss Surah, yes'm Seems luk he bad a telygruft last night that his paw wore killed on di railroad, and Mr. Smif said he guessed it would be a long duy afore de pnhson come back, fer dey wus gwlne to glvt hhn a good vucasbun to git over dt shock. He's gwlne cleun to Californ.v whub bis pnw lives." It wus characteristic of the Beam that uot one of them would rellnqulnl her claim to the letter, und so It stood on the mantelpiece day after day. un opened, waiting for Mr. Gray to ro tarn und divulge the identity of th« "Miss S Bean" to whom the letter be longed. In the bottom of each maiden heart there was α Arm belief thut the letter contained a declaration of marriage for Mr. Gray had called with marked regularity every Thursday evening dur Ing the winter. Hie attentions to the three slstera hnd been distributed wltli careful nicety and exasperating uncer talnty. When their niece. Estelle Reon from Little River, had visited them th«> minister bad sung to them while Es tello played upon the old square piano, And the songs he chose were disquiet Ing to sentimental ladles. When he lifted his handsome head, with its noble crown of graying hair and sang about "Annie Laurie." Sarah knew that If he dared the parson would substitute her name for that of Scotch Annie, while Sarepta and Sophia were quite as certain that he meant them individually. As for Estelle, she waa a meek, mouselike little person with sweet imy eyes and a gentle manner, and ■be waa much beloved by ber three aunta, and she loved them in return She never looked at the middle aged minister when be sung. Lier cheek» always grew very pink, and she bent her blond bead over the keys until Sarah chlded ber for bashful ness. Tbea she lifted ber bead and wus quite gay Until Sarepta took ber aside and told her not to act "bo shallow." Five months went by. and the letter remained unopened on the mantel piece. One golden September day Sarah and Sarepta and Sophia climbed Into their surrey and drove over to Little River to call upon their brother. Es telle's father. Jacob Beun wus gutbering lato corn ta the fields thut bordered the high way, and be came over to the fencj J blfd α straw. He way a big framed man. and he bud live big nous, who worked the farm with hi in. It was a prosperous farm, and Estelle, the only girl, was petted and Indulged. But it did not seem to spoil her. They were all fond of Estelle. "You look worried, Jacob," said So phia when their greetings were over. • "I am." said the man. with a glance toward the distant house. "Girls, Ma ria and I think Estello's going into α déclina" "Whet does tho doctor say7" asked Sarah tiharply. I "Nothing. Πο saye there's nothing to say You know Brown's way of joking. lie said that Estelle was pin ing for her sweetheart Why, land. Maria wus su mad she wouldn't have him in again!" "Nonsense!" cried Sarepta sharply. "Estelle's only a child. If she don't have a beau for ten years yet it will be tlma enough." "That's what I say." grunted Jacob, and he returned to his pumpkins. The three sisters found their niece swinging in a hammock on the shaded front porch Her mother sat beside her knitting a pink wool shawl. Es telle was asleep, aud she looked alarm ' Ingly pale and thin. Mrs. Bean greeted her sisters-in-law affectionately and called a stable boy to take the horse. Sarah brought In a basket of grapes and some Jars of quince Jam she had Just made, and the four women sat and talked In low tones about Estelle's health. "Estelle's never had any heaus, has she. Maria?" asked Sophia carelessly. To Soihla Estelle was a child. "No. she never encouraged any one except—well. I suppose you've heard folks mention It. though Estel'e's dumb as can be about It—except Mr. Gray. But he's gone away now." said Maria complacently. "He always was too old for her. but nice as could be I nlnnst fell in love with him myself." "Mr Gray?" asked Sarah blankly, her mind ilying to the letter. "Mr Gray?" echoed Sarepta in a ι stunned tone, her mind on the much discussed letter. "Oh Mr Gray!" said Sophia In ber blunt way. throwing up her romaine with generous hands. "Why. there's a letter over to the bouse from til t.» addre-wed to Miss S. Bean, and then· ι wouldn't one of us open It because we wasn't sure which one of us it was for Ι-. «·οΐι dn't be for Estelle, for her name begins with an 'E,' " ended So phia dubiously. The hammock stirred, and a rony face appeared over the edge. With her tousled fair hair Estelle looked more like a little ulrl than ever "At η ties. I heard all your remarks.' I she Bald tremulously, "and perhaps thy letter Is for me!" ι "But, dear, your name begins with Έ,' " persisted Sophia kindly. "I know, but he. Mr. Gray, called me 'Stella.' IIo said It meant a star." The girl turned a glorified face toward her mother. "Oh, mother, don't you believe it was for me? If I never an swered he might think I dldu't care, and so ho stayed away." Muriu turned ι-uie with «motion. "Perhaps so, dear," she said in her heavy way "If we can get the letter ovor hero you should let your three aunts open it and each one read the opening line. Then they could tell whether it wus for one of them. Their names all begin with '8/ you know." "Of course, mother," palpitated Es telle. "I wish the letter was here now." Sat ah urose. "I'll go in and tele phone to Hannah to send Eph over with it," she said decisively. "It's been on the sitting room mantelpiece for Ave months." »he returned they talked of other thln*c until Eph'u shining black face appeared it tho gate After he had given up the precious letter aud disappeared toward tiiO kitchen Mrs. Bean arose and went In to so« about Burr-· Estelle took the letter, smiled at the meaner address, wondered at her lov er's mistake In addressing It to West brook Instead of Little Itlver; then she tore open the letter and gave the thick, folded sheets to Miss Sarah. "You first." she said softly. Rill Sarah shook her head, and 8a repta shook hers, and Sophia refused point blank, and thev all kissed Es telle and said they were going to try to git Mr. Gray to come back to the church so she would be with thein. stid Sophia said they would talk ubout her wedding. They went down to look at the dahl ias in the garden, and they smiled at each other and nodded, coutented in Esteile's happiness, and in their hearts each one knew that this was the nearest she would come to ro mance Yet they were strangely happy. Living Cup· and Saucer·. Tb? foot of the limpet is a kind of 6uck:ug disk by which It anchors lt«elf securely to the rocks, its tiu.v tongue Is In reality a wonderful horny struc ture armed with about IUO ruwa of teetfa. with whlcb It raspa the sea weec'is and marine litter whlcb form Its food. There are several brnnchee of the llmp?t family One Is called the "key bole" limpet and another the "ctip ind saucer." The former owe* its un me to a keyhole shaped opening on the top through which the animal—for the limpet Ls really an animal -squirt· out water. The "cup trtid saucer" Umpet has on ts underside a sort of curved plate, uot unlike a tiny teacup, surrounded by h saucer-like shell. To complete tb» resemblance there Is at the extremity of the long tooth ribbon an organ not unlike a miniature teaspoon. Harmony In Life. It is not by reducing life to leea, but by expanding it to more—not by mutlllng Its stern notes, but by ring lug its sweetness clearly out—that a serene harmony may be obtained. Cauae For Jealouay. Je?e—They went to the lake district on their wedding trip, and Ethel was trretchod. Rose—What was the trou ble? Jess— George fell in love with the eceuery.—Cleveland Leader. Bright Outlook. She—Is your brother, who ls deaf, any better. He—Yes. He was arrested yesterday, and I'm told he Is to get hi· heaiing In the morning. — Brooklyn Cltl:cen. Making Faoaa. 8nucee-j saw α man in a window malting faces today, eympla - What wan he doing that for) Banc·»—Pur a couple ot clocks. He ta a Jewatar. Kind deeda and words—that'· the true blue oi pity; to hope tb· best do the beet and speak the beat.- Btevao •on