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PnblUned Every Saturday Mernlns at 506 Washington Street,

M. A. SCULL, • PiMblif ai Priprletw.

SUBSCRIPTION! On* Dollar Par Yaar In Advanoa,

■afered at (hs post oB r. j; as tecona-olus |lth, 1901.

« at Caps Hay, mattar, March

J0J1N WINTHROP’S DEFEAT.

a Scjjci

JEAN KATE" luduum.,’

ooat'jn distress." he said hnr"A pleasure or fl»hlng-boat, •, for that was a rlfle-shoL A

dSAmrit il.

(Continued.) • ,

•‘Surely they will not be so hard

When they know that you fire up

everything to them "

“But that any one would do, Aleda." he Interrupted her again. Irritably. Ha was losing his genial nature under this trial “It U what any man should do. But even so, I am heavily la debt and , the heaviest creditor le an Implacable I man. He would not yield an Inch. I

I would not ask him.”

“Then you shall not ask him, Harold.

The year 1900 was a comparatively favorable one for shipping disasters on or near the coasts and on the rlv* era of the United States. There were

846 total wVecks as against 6S8 the | As soon as powdble we'wIll lMTTuieM year before, and 888 partial wrecks i troubles. Surely your wife will not and casualties as against 1036 the year be the one t0 deepen your troubles. If before The lives lost were the 1 cannot hpl P l" 00 .” <»be was thinking before. The live, lost were 281 the I iwlrtij how lhe ml(bt bt , bUz]) .. mt lowest on record In the present Unit- , | east j wU1 not hlnder you . ^ WcBt

^ broad. There are too many people

ed States maritime statistical bureau.

According to a recent computation, the British Museum library contains over 2.000,000 volumes, acquired partly under the provisions of the Copyright act, which give the museum a right to a copy of every book published In the United Kingdom, partly

She said nothing' of what she must give up to yield to this wish of his. She was not the woman to force her vrrr r p ‘' u ' bj rr.r

iany

In New York, any way. One hasn’t room to retrieve one's self should there be need. Every Inch Is crowded. It is like an ant-hlll-with not a grain for

bequest. It also appears that In the museum there are over 16,600 volumes .of London newspapers, more than 47,000 volumes of provincial newspapers from England and Wales, about 10,000 volumes of Scottish newspapers, and some 9,000 volumes from Ireland, figures which go to support the demand for Increased accommoda-

tion.

Unles

new stores of coal

which can be mined and transported

thought bitterly. Nevertheless

knew that there was sadness behind It, and It only Increased his irritability. as he felt aggrieved thjt she should not be aggrieved. She could not—In spite of his effort to explain— she could not quite comprehend their situation, he thought. From luxury to Ubor-for he was very despairing In

thought—from palace to cottage strangers In a strange land!

CHAPTER III.

,, cloud lying so low at sunset rose at a reasonable cost are discovered j „ twilight deepened to night, and — .v.- — *— gathering to Itself the lower vapors,

came along the nearer heavens anti! It was a mass of midnight swallowing up Che stars, the moon, the heavens. There was Ore In Its midst and thunder that rolled In vaster volumes, rumbling like Vulcan's hammer-echoes. Destruction rode riotously in Its heart It was flood tide at midnight and as the waters beat higher and higher np the sands and throbbed like some great heart against the pier, the anchored boats lifting and falling and toiksing like living things upon It, the black T.f? 01 ? ?T« r A®*?. overcharged, broke upon the world beneath In a torrent of wind and fain, shot through and through with lightning tongues. Most of the guests at the Surf Hotel were awakened by the storm, and many of them made hasty toilets and gathered In the parlor for companlonahlp. Aleda Graham had not fallen

asleep, and.

this generation draws its

breath. Cjc expense of crossing the AUanUOvin t he fastest steamships Is likely to soar to lofty figures. The number of coal consuming vessels, naval and mercantile, is Increasing rapidly every year, anJ the demand for fuel for such craft la steadily expanding. Coal fields which can be worked to advantage for the supply of steamships do--wot contain Inexhaustible treasuries of' carbon. The biggest and fleetest boats on the aba burn 500 tons or more each day. Long before this century ends the fuel prob-

lem may become perplexing.

“We wish that every farm in Maiue wquld be named," says 'The Lewiston Journal." "This Is not a mere matter of sentiment, by any means, but It is etrlctly business. The man whosa farm Is known by some name is certain to take a greater Jnterest In Its products, and conduct all of bis operations on a better plan. On every place there Is certain to be some peculiarity that will suggest a name. A spring of pure water, a grove of oak

« lr —'*■ or somethin, eh. of .ofl Wo,ht her. thun,a similar nature will give it a local Ing beside her. yet efer growing larger

of pale silk, she seated herself window to watch the breaking of the

stoffiT'----?-- -

The clouds had not yet swallowed the moon, -which was riding the heavens like some witch at strike with the elements of an Infernal world, the hurrying scuds blown from the greater mass of cloud whirling across her face

flavor. Then paint this name on the end of the barn facing the road. Let It be where every passerby can see It. Your farm will then soon become known far and wide, and will aid you In a thousand ways. Besides, how much more dignified It b to be spokes of as the proprietor of Oak Grove farm Than to be alluded *to as Jim Jones. By all means name yout farms and will make yon all better

fanners.”

Pheasants were never more cheat and plentiful In* England than they are this year, and they can be bought In the markets for ss^onlshlngly smal! prices. But the complalpt is being made that they/are no longer pheas ants in the sense of being game birds; that so far as the taste goes one might as well eat an ordinary barnyard fowl The forcing,to which the-Mrd has beer subjected In order to give apbrt foi the thousands that shoot la gradually taking away those qualities which made it so fine a game bird, and now Instead of the true gamy flavor, onr gets the Insipid taste of grain and chicken food. Moreover, It Is said that their color Is changing. It Menu that It la the duty of the gamekeeper to kill every chick that shows s spot of white In Its feathers, and this lr generally done, but despite this th# assertion is made that the birds an yearly growing lighter' In -color, therefore, losing their artistic as wen as gustatory value. So far. ma sport goes, pheasant shooting will not ap peal very strongly to one who Is naed tp taking his dog out to flush s bird wherever be may chance on ft. has to hnnt for his game, which is hall the sport. The Englishman has hit e driven at him, and he mukt be

and more dense storm advanfced |___ On the sands below, just risible and then beyond the sand-hills, as the moon conquered the scuds, the white surf gleamed ghostHy, rank upon rank. The woman at the window. In her trailing silken gown, sat fascinated, with her hands clasped upon the ledge before her, her face laminated or darkened by the shining-ur dimming of the moon. There was no fear in her heart only deep awe and a namely something like the touch of a heavenly spirit She was unconscious that her husband had wakened and was watching her under his half-dosed lids. She was unconscious that she was an Inspiration to him. or that the bitterness of bis soul was touched by the sweetness of her presence. Like the true woman she was, she was thinking of him, not of herself. She loved him, and knew that he suffered Ihtensdy'because of the trouble fallen upon him. He was so proud and loved luxury so thoroughly that failure was worse than death. But she knew. also, that he was too noble and too manly to seek death for relief, as many might. Presently. In a lull In the thunder, ho addressed her: "Aleda!” he said, quietly. She turned to him at once. Even in the darkness he knew that she was smiling upon him. "You are awake. Harold? What a terrible storm this is!” "Yes.” he replied, waiting until another thunder-peal died away, leaving the world strangely still, save for the roar of the surf. ‘Terrible, Aleda, especially for any vessel unfortunate enough to be upon the water unpro-

ne red.”

‘Once more she turned to the Window, looking across the blade sand-hills to

noai

ricdly. “A

probably, _ steamship would fire heavy guns and

send up rockets.”

“What are you going to do. Harold r. “Come," he said.” we will go down stairs. Aleda. and learn If there Is danger. It may be nothing. I have frightened you. dearest!" ^c: He held the door open for her to pass through, and reached out bis hand to her as she crossed the room from the

window.

_Tt mar onlv be some signal from the Government House,” he saio. smiling to reassure her. fihe placed her hand trustingly In his and they passed out together, but the hand was a hand of ice and her hear| was beating In terror. Her sensitive spirit was stirred by the probability of danger to others. It was such a fear-

ful night.

■ They camo upon cxdted gronpn in the hall and parlor, the ladles gathering at once around Aleda, os though there were some sublte strength and magetism In her presence. Harold passed out upon the piatsa with a few -vf the men to learn what was possible of the threatened danger. “A ticklish thing!" shouted George Priestly, turning aside from the burst of shrieking wind that struck across the pier, holding his hat on with cne hand and grasping the lapels of his coat with the other, that it should net be torn from him. “A ticklish thing, now, 1 tell you, fellows. If It’s a small boat out there! Those shots didn't come from the coast side; they're off to leeward, and the coast guard will have a hard time trying to save them. Pretty - rocky, you know, out farther. Mighty little hope. I say. What la it.

Banks?”

“A yacht," replied one of the hotel hands, hurrying past them across the piazza for lanterns. Every one was alert, for a wreck was a terrible thing such a storm. “She's down by the point Been letting qff rockets. Too far gone fpr that though, now. Hardly a bit of her left whole. They'll do what they can to save 'em, but there ain't much hope." “Let's go down!" shouted Harold. Perhaps we may be of service. They’D need all of that they can get God help

them!”

“But we cannot gt> down there.” protested Charlie Brown, decidedly. WeTl blow across to Europe If we

age across!” retorted Harold, shortly. He was off ere he finished speaking, struggling, with hls companions, with ;the sheets of rain and ball beating upon them. The sea had lifted Itself in the might of the storm and was lashing close up under tbs plank walks' washing over their feet ‘as they fought their

Aleda, with her friends in the parlor of the Surf Hotel, would Indeed have been proud of her husband could she have known of hls errand. But she did not know, and Ninette was dlngto her for courage, and a group surrounded her discussing the danger of a vessel upon the sea. and trembling under the terrible shocks of thunder

roaring around them.

Poor Bess Cstherwood was as white as a ghost, and had long ago forgiven Lei and. and would not allow him to stir from l)cv-*ide for a moment even to learn what was passing ontslde, but clung to Ujm with her small hands, her terrified eyes now lifted to hls. now dose shut under tbcUSjlda to keep out

the lightning flashes.

“Oh. IPs just dreadful—dreadfuldreadful r she would say, as a thun-der-burst reverberated around and ■round the building, snatching her hands from hls arm to cover her ear* and cowqr still further down among the cushions Of the great chair at the

oom from the wlnwe have thunder-

showers. Mr. Deland? Why can’t we have quiet and ralna Instead? They’re bad enough. Indeed, but this makes me wretched! One might as well be at the mouth of a cannon and expect to be ebot Into pieces. I tell yon Ifa horrid, and I won't lei you go outside that dfcor! You Just keep right on telling

r and over that it will not last ong, or I shall die. I tell your’ 1 So what could he do but remain rith her and comfo-.t her, and think. In spite of her cowardice, that she was the sweetest and dearest of all women, and be absolutely ban ox knowing that she cared to detain him there, although it was hls wish to go with hls friends and do what he might, should there be

lightning, huddled groups, fearful of the thunder and lightning and sea, they did not dream of a -drama enacted upon the wild beach with the oiouds lightning for a background and only lanterns for footlights. Had Aleda known, would her hands bare bees so steady or her. voice ‘■o soft with Its comforting?

• h*<

.... . .v . | ..wu.u mum um.m Mid fitet all WSJ Well hidiwtUiMicktor UmCMm uU. U, ttat rtOTnT I an anxious note in her volet. ^ i F , r down ^ tbe Uj, ! ‘•You need not worry sbout it. dear.” | tbe hotd.hkna, and the coast-guard

he said, gently, catching this troubled tone. “The coast-guard are able fel-

great duffer who cannot make a »fPWI him. and brought Aleda to her good bag in th. course of a day ovei 1 ^ “P

their machinery and broken the shaft So there the whs beating upon the rocks beyond tbe beach. Her how was scarcely above the waves. Her stern was under water, and her passengers were crowded forward and clinging with the one instinct of life to tbe lust hope. The small boat was of no use In that water, and If the coastguard could not save them there could come no hope. The rockets had ceased; tbe shots also. ■ In the terrible storm It was difficult to work, but the men on shore fought like heroes to render help to those dinging to the beating wreck. The first rocket attached to the life-line went astray, beaten aside by the furious rain and wind, bnt the second, well aimed, struck tbe bow and the rope was caught. The work of rescue was under way. though but a few moments at most were left ere the boat must go down. One man was saved, scarcely breathing. from the fierce struggle through the breakers, but still alive; another and another In tbe same condition Hope was reviving, though still death

in the struggle. But them men on beach worked like madmen to save the men mad with fear In tbe midst of that boiling water. And then, the last man was fighting hls way. buoyed up by hll life-preserver, grasping the life-line as he rose and sank and rose again In the heart of the water. Harold Graham among the men on the beach was like a giant in hls efforts to render assistance. He dashed, unmindful cf himself. Into the boiling breakers to drag tbe men to land as they struggled in. Hls companions scarcely recognized him. for the lover of luxury, the pet of fortune and society had never before been tried. That his own life might pay for hls feckless bravery he never thought. He had no fear. He lacked the knowledge of the beach, which the coast-guard possessed, but be was equal with them in courage and bravery. • The last man was fighting hls way to life through that sea of death. He was evidently greatly exhausted, for hls efforts were feeble as he drew nearer Into tbe light erf the lanterns find tbo almost constant glare of the lightning. They shouted to cheer him, and were on the alert at the ropei But as he came In almost to the beacti the receding breakers beat him back. And then It was that the mills of the ;ods ground very slowly and exceedingly fine, catting into the balance the good or ill of Harold Graham’s life. For with hls reckless disregard of self, pushing aside detaining hands ere any, other could pass him. he dashed Into the water and let the breakers lift and bear him out toward tbe man beyond, and struggled to grasp him that he might guide him to shore. And then, with an exclamation of horror, be let him go, drifting'past him and farther out upon the black night of waters. For to the glare of lightning, with earth and heaven rent by thunder, and death beating about him. Graham recognized bis heaviest creditor.

TBBOUOB BRZtKEBU. To let him die! This man, who of all those against him on the morrow would be the hardest! He need not push him under, npve hls hands to harm him. and—what could save him for hit undoing. He would not be his murderer. Men could not look upon him and whisper that his hands were stained with blood. They would have sufficiently hard words against him, truly, but this they would not know. Tbe breakers bad washed him back, senseless, from bis reach; he struggled w he had struggled!—and yet he only saved him-dead! They would still call him hero; still cry of hls bravery 1 No man would know—not onel One Instant out of time! One second nut of mUlicns of seconds! The space of a hair on Illimitable space! But so grind the mills of the gods, very fine, proving the chaff ffom the grain. One instant. The men huddled upon the beach, waiting for the rescue, watching by the light of their lanterns and the lightning flare, called him a hero, battling there to have the last man from the. wreck- The ragbtJras gone out of sight and the unconscious man to jpe black water had let go the

THE F0HESTS IN DANGER

WARNING GIVEN BY AN EXPERT TO LUMBER MEN.

A discussion Is now going on among lumbermen, woodsmen and forestry experts as to whether or not the spruce forests of Maine are In danger £f destruction from careless and ipaateful methods of gutting and from the immense demands made upon them every year by pulp mills and saw mills. Henry Grlnnell. an expert from the forestry division of the United States department of agriculture, who has been making a tour of inspection In the northern Maine woods for one of the big pulp companies, went to Bangor the other day and In an address to lumbermen at the board of trade rooms declared that with a contlnu®t methods of logging uld be exhausted In less

ipany tperl-

Lyman of the Cushnec Fibre cot of Augusta, one of the most i enced men In the state In all matters pertaining to lumbering, says loot there is more spruce standing In Maine than can be cut off In countless 'ears, taking account of the growths.

years, taking ac that the end of the spruce suppl] so remote that worry on the subject

is absurd.

ingor In or thre

men that It required two

turies for a spruce tree to attain a size suitable for lumber, but Mr. Lyman says he has cut good sized spruce on land that had been mowed for grain 40 years before. The general opinion among the older lumbermen seems to be that the Washington expert’s theories on some phases of lumbering are not entirely accurate, at least as ap-

plied to Maine.

It Is generally conceded, however.

discussion must resist In great good. The owners of timber lands, the paper and pulp manufacturers and the lumber mill owners are all Interested in the situation. The preservation and propagation of the spruce forests must be more carefully looked after, for the

benefit of all.

E. Ring of Orono, state land forest commissioner, is

ling arrangements to ascertain as soon as possible after the spring

agent and forest making arrang soon as poesil

opens the amount of standing spruci to Maine. He has had a practical ex perience of more than 25 years In the woods of northern Maine. He knows the counties of Penobscot, Pitcataquls and Rroostook, as far as the lumber growth la concerned, as thoroughly as

any man living.

He says there Is a vast amount of spruce In the AUegash country, and now that the railroads are penetrating that region In various directions the timber can be more cheaply brought to market. When the winter Is ended Mr. Ring-proposes to send experienced woodsmen into the forests to explore and report the condition and extent

of the growth.

“What the state of Maine seeds.'' says Mr. Ring, ' is a modern system of forestry, adapted to conditions In this state, which to many cases will radically differ from systems practised In other -countries. “in certain sections lumber and paper companies have invested large sums of money in ’ mill plants and of course the continuance of th^r busi-

ich companies would find

ness depends of timber. Su<

waves and seething foam. They held their lanterns aloft and shouted, and watched with the red lightning and the flashing of the light-house lamp to its revolutions They could see tbe men at Intervals, never for longer than s-swift glance, but the man risking hls life for the other was bravely fighting to save him. They could see that. A half-dozen men dashed to the water to drag the two to as a hugs breaker lifted them high to fling them to

B„. .httdd.r .. th.j- wo.M » u» *• “ e !' “ “*‘- pul,,, mad. btUU«.t »1U. U,»U U, d '*> 1 “.“'f

. .

tnd this man was proved too heroic to be dashed to death unaided- For the angel had conquered the demon In Harold Graham’s soul, and the one lastsnt of struggle had Intensified sod

ennobled him.

As they dragged the two on the higher beach, out of reach of .the breakers, the rescuer was scarcely wore conscious than the rescued. It bed been a terrible battle. He was trenched through and through, and bis pallid face, with the black hair flinging to It, looked haggard under the shifting lights. “Let’s take 'em to one of the collages hers," suggested one of tbs men, •mi the storm Is over. It'll » try to «« '•*

be .

results.

"In my opinion, the timber on the Kennebec and Androscoggin Is cut to much better advantage than they cut on other waters of the state. The reason for this is that on those two rivers the land Is owned largely' by the companies that own the mills, while toe reverse Is the case on the other

rivers.

"For Instance, on the Penobscot the wild lands, with few exceptions, are owned by one class, who sell permits

to the lumber operator, he sellli out to- the manufacturer, often 1 stumpage by one scale and selling the

logs by anothi

"The Influence of situation and soil on the character of the distribution of spruce is very marked. It is not a fastidious tree, for it occupies all situations and soils—low. wet swamps, abrupt, rocky slopes, and the tops of mountains and ridges, as well as good soil. The best spruce Is found ou moderate slopes With fruitful soil. “The loss by cutting high stumps and leaving large tops In the woods

i a era U tbe ti

which remain grow more rapidly than

before.

"In some parts of the spruce growths, where the forest Is dense and the climate cool, a deep layer of humus or vegetable mould accumulates on the tree, retarding Its growth. In such-localitlM trees six inches to diaaetot have been cut which showed ISO annual rings, while under more favorable condition* spruce has been known .to increase one inch to a year. By cutting or thinning out such a growth the humus will disappear on those trees that are left and they will grow much more rapidly.” Experts, say that the best quality of spruce standing in Maine today la to be found In the Alltgash and Flab river valleys to Aroostook county. These valleys are on Bt. John waters, and the cut heretofore ha* gone to

the sawiniliii In the Province of New dnimiwlck. although the land I* owned by residents of Malm-. The contemplated extension of the flangor & Aroostook railroad from Ashland to Fort Kent will bring thlii timber to the Maine pulp and sawmills, where

It rightfully belongs.

In the opinion of Mr. Ring, the amount of spruce now standing to Maine has been greatly uederuetimaied. Good Judges say that there is now standing in the state not less than 27.000. 000.000 feet of spruce, and they say that thl*. with the increase by growth, is sufficient to keep .all the sawmills and pulp mills fully supplied

for an Indefinite period.

The total log cut in Maine is about 600.000. 000 feet annually, and half of this Is used by the pulp mills. Borne regard the coming of the pulp mills as a calamity, but a prominent pulp manufacturer points out that toe pulp mill Is a blessing rather than*a curse, because In making a tree into paper ten times os much money Is expended as in making the tree Into lumber. "If the spruce is to be cut." says this pulp man. "why not get as much benefit from It as possible?',’

ie?’.’—New

BOTH FOOD AND MEDICINE. TU« Kmlt Cor* for Koine of the Ills ol the II uuia n Body. The curative value of fruit is becoming more and more Insisted upon by those who make a study of dietetics. Grapes are recommended for the dyspeptic, the consumptive, toe anaemic, and for those with a tendency to gout and liver troubles. Plums, also, are said to be a cure for gouty and rheumatic tendencies. Vhe acid fruits, especially lemons and oranges, are particularly good for stomach troubles and rheumatism. It is not sufficient, say toe advocates of the fruit cure, to eat a small quantity at breakfast or dinner. One should eat from two to eight pounds of grapes a day. or. if oranges are the curative agency, toe number to be eaten in a day may vary from three to six. A healthy condition of the body depends upon a perfect balance of foods taken. There are many other factors entering Into toe question, but this feature mu« not be forgotten. Few people there are who can keep healthy without fruit How absurd, some one says, to be told to cat fruit when everybody ce'a IL Yes. but how do you cat It? Do you take a definite amount of It, toe same as you dee of meat and potatoes, or do you eat it as you do candy? If you suffer from an acute attack of Indigestion after a dinner of aoup, meats, pickles, sauces, salad, cakes, pastries, with spices ans condiments enough, to blister the skin, to say nothing of toe delicate lining of the stomach, pray do not aver that indigestion arises from the morsel of fruit taken at tbe end. Be honest with IJJ.HI alMflfiTjiliii tT* 1 month. Eat no more than you need of simple food, into which the true luxuries of nature, such as apples, or* angee, pears or other fruit shall enter. Try. If only as an interesting experiment, to eat sparingly of the cruder articles of diet, and more of those suited to your real needs, and see to it that fruit forms a part of each meat •’ But there are so many kinds of fruit that 1 cannot eat" ‘There It Is again. Because you cannot eat seventeen kinds of food at one meal ending with fruit. IL of course, was toe apple or the strawberries that did the harm." “But doesn't fruit make the blood thin?" "It certainly does, and we are mighty glad of IL Ask any doctor who has practised medicine for ten years with hls eyes open, and be will tell you that the great majority oi grown-up folks have blood too thick. "The minerals and natural acids of the fruit are the very best conceivable remedies ,for this thickened condition of the blood. Fruit then becomes both a fruit and a medicine—a necessity and a most delightful luxury.—Syracuse Clinic.

• Crom II Told Eobilm

iteass.

That a man can sustain serious burns from a small quantity of cold mineral substance carried in hls pocket seems almost too absurd for belief, yet there is no doubt that this paradoxical accident has taken place. It Is now weU known that Roentgen rays, if sufficienily intense and in sufficiently long duration, exercise a destructive action upon the skin, which Mels off and leaves an open sore that to slow to heal. The similar rays given out by certain minerals and called - Becqueral rays, after their discover- 1 er. now appear to be capable, at very short range, of Inflicting "burns" also. It has been recently announced that

onf of these substances, have an' pedally active effect upon the human

the_ Invisible rays emitted by radium,

tily act

.—Literary Digest.

Miipe'***

The laziest man in Scotland Is said to have been the Galashiels joiner >. after repeated dll employment by hls mastei length forcibly laid In hls coffin by shop mate*, and carris^ off for

man was dead. I gm -No," was the reply, •’but ws In- j tend to bur him. He la that tel he should not be allowed to llva" At the termer's request thij tw

the farmer asffed tl

off the Ud, when i lazy one If he tl

three boiled potnlt

“Are they preMd?" Inqu

" returned ioe fare wart. Just let the

"