Hiram Maxim's Youth

When Hirain Maxim, the famous inventor, lived in Saugerville, anxious mamruas used to waru their hopef'uls not to play with "that wicked Maxim boy. ' ' In tact, young Maxim grew n p wnder the doubtful reputation of being the very worst boy in the neighborhood. Ttais'isn't said for the purpose of en - cou'raging any other Maine incorrigibles whoare in thedepthsof their misdeeds. If Hiranj had been a perí'ectly good little boy and had devoted his time to studying bis lessons, he might have had that fiying machine all completad by this time. Hirarn nsed to v;irk at cariïago painting in Abbot and was hired by D. D. Flynt. He was an artist with the brush. One day a man called to see Flynt while the Jatter was out. "There has been a man in to see you," said yovmg Maxim. "What's his name?" "I don't know, bnt that's how he looks, " and the boy pointed to a board on which hohad roughly danbed a face. "forgot to ask him his parné, " said thé boy, ' ' and 60 I drew that. ' ' Flynt knew his