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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-14
''CHERRY
RIPE"
BN W. RERr FOSTER
BY W. RERr FOSTER

Barron had had a hard Jolt from a
girl I'm the cast. We didn't know about
that at first and couldn't understand his
deep rooted antipatny to everything
i'm petticOats about Goshen's ranch
house. He was hardly civil to Mrs
Goshen herself. though she was old
enough to be his mother, and when her
nieccs came up from Walla Walla to
spend a couple of weeks Barron beg
ged TO so Off with Gingerface. the va
quero. and Tom Smalley after stray
cattle. But one Of the girls. and the
smarteSt and prettieSt Of the lot. Mi
nervy Bowles. remained at the ranch.
He spent most OF his time lodging her.
He'd change jobs with anybody about
the place. no matter what the job was,
if he could only keep away from the
ranchhouse, and the boys soaked it TO
him well-'deed and they did.
But Minervy would corral him now
and then. and twas just beautiful to
see how she played him when he was
hooked.
She'd corner him on the veranGa and
get him talking about the east and
about college and bugs and minerals.
She wasn't no SLOUGH on education her
self. Minervy wasn't. though she
wasn't letting on TO Barron He must
have judged her caliber from seeing
her ride and shoot. and he set her
down first card out Of the box as what
the eastern papers call "A product OF
the wild and woody west" He was
used TO seeing 4 girl all fixed up in
silk and furbelows presiding at a tea
table OF something like that.
But ! want YOU TO show me the fe-
male creature that amt a match for
the male every time. Minervy didn't
start in caring a brass farthing for
Barron. but it piQued her that he still
fought shy. She just laid herself out
TO bring him down, and well. you
know the old saying about playing
with fire.
My woman was cooking for the
Goshens then. Reckon one woman
most usually sees another woman's
game first. She let on TO nae before
many weeks that Mincrvy was just
about eating her heart out over young
Barron.
! didn't believe It at first. Minervy
seemed just the same when Barron
was around Us cver-snappy and full
Of life and jollying the peace OF mind
clean out OF the boy. But ! noticed
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ESSSsSSresySSs $685.
aGARMe FoghD
1NN GARDEN
DAT SMUT.

How to Use the Formnr3n Treatment
Easily Rnd Succc>sSuiIy.
Dat smut is practically all prevent.
bic 10y Il simple method OF treating the
seed oats 10 XIII the smut spores that
are sown with the seed only. Forma
lin is a clear liquid. a solution OF for
maldehyde in water. and may be pur
chased at drugStorps Tor about 80
cents per pound. Each pound is suffi.
cient TO stir into iifty gallons OF water
and will treat fifty bushels OF seed
oats. One ounce is enough for three
gallons of water aud will treat three
bushels of oats.
The forlnalin is not poisonous. though
not wholesome. IL is well To avoid
smelling Of the strong solution as pur-
chased beca use it is irritating to the
nostrils. The very dilute solution used
for cat smut is not objectionable, ae-
cording to the Ohio Station which
would proceed as follows i'm treatinI
oats for smut:
Having the solution made at the rate
OF one ounce of formalin to three gal.
Ions or water. well stirred. aud a gal
Ion of solution To each busheI OF seed
to be treated. apply this with sprin-
Killing can TO the oats i'm plies on tight
floor. Grain piles should not exceed
about six bushels. and the number of
piles VIII follow from the amount of
seed. Sprinkle each pile i'm turn. shov-
cling thoroughly knowing how much
solution is applied. Continue i'm eacl,
case until the : luton tends to run out
or the iiO0r despite the ShoVeling. Usu-
ally half gallon or more per bushel
may lW Sprinkied OH the first round
when the one pile is passed for few
minutes while another is handled IN
the S;,mr way. Upon second sprin.
Killing OF each pile as much solution is
used as will be held: then with n third
or fourth repetition the gallon per
bushel may I've used. After this shovel
over and leave i'm low. fat piles over
night or for not less than four hours.
The seed may then be spread thin on a
floor and shOveled over occasionally Il
dry out for drilling. or IL may he sown
wet IL broadcasted.
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ure came forward into the circle Of the
fire light.
"Don't you know meT'
This was no ghoStly Robert Mere
dith, but yerisable flesh and blood. and
at his side hung an empty sleeve. She
sank back in her chair With a faint
cry.
BE knelt beside her. his forced calm
broken ct sight OF her emotion. She
was sobbing convnlsively. He did not
know how the suffering OF months was
being washed away. and he grew
frightened.
meant TO come back. crippled as I was!
1 meant you to think me dead when l
sent you the heart. l thought you did
not care. But / could not bear to 90
away forever without seeing YOU once
more. so stole back
He stopped short at sight Of her face.
Tears still shone In her eyes. but as she
looked at his face. so white and worn,
at the empty sleeve. her own shone
with the light OF something more than
compassion.
BE knew the truth before she spoke,
and the uninjured arm drew her to him
as he said, with sob. My darling.
how I have made you suffer-,
he could hardly hear her tender voice
as she whispered. I'VE have both suf-
fered. dear"
She took a furnished heart from a
ribbon round her neck and said i'm n
tone half mirthful. half serious: You
have not asked to have your charm
back, but shall give it 10 YOU. Take
better care Of It. for this time my own
heart goes with it,
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ThenerIcnI suncr.titinn-

Among country theatrical companies
supersutOns are more varied and OK
tended than among metropolitan ones
and are Of course more blindly ana re-
hgiously adhered 10. II ON entering
town where the next stand" is 10 be
made a graveyard is visible on the
right side Of the railway track. the
country Manager heart swells with
bright anticipations. But II. on the
contrary, the tombstones loom UP on
the left OF the road he becomes de-
pressed, as he takes the fact as
warning that his business" will be
small during his engagement ia that
place. Such a manager will be apt to
give some man or boy n free pass to
the theater on a first night. as he
would fear n run OF Ill luck in case 4
woman should chance to enter the
house before a member OF the opposite
sex had found his way within.
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bunL meandering along sitter cherries
too.
Well. there was taat cOwpuncher ND
the tree without even his gun-he'd
slipped Il of when he started 10 climb
his hind legs and stretching himself
TO reach the boys dangling feet
Soon's the bear saw he couldn't claw
him out he made mp his mind to shake
him out. and only that Barron shook
out on the uphill side and away from
the bear did he escape that time.
Then come a game OF lodging around
them powders. Barron was light and
active. but the bear was eager and
bound 10 make an example OF the first
Teller he'd caught I'm his orchard. And
the old devil was wise too. He seem
ed TO keep between Barron an6 his gun
all the time
Well. them two circled about there
a dozen times until Barron was well
nigh played To FRAGILE. But twas
run or die. and Barron suddenly found
himself dead anxious to live even il
he had been throwed down 10y girl In
the east.
There was n rock few rods away
that looked high enough TO make IL a
good place to be on. and he knew griz-
lilies aren't usually much ON the climb.
So, getting dead sore on his present gy-
rations. Barron broke for the rock.
He reached IL just ahead OF the bear,
and that's all.
The trail was three good miles away,
M In of Is sa1n In -
Minervy carried a good pair Of glasses
when she rode out. l suppose she rode
toward the range that day because her
heart was i'm that direction. Leastwise
through the glasses she seen two black
figgers on the hillside. one on top OF
the rock and one gyratipg round It
They looked funny. and she rode over
and saw il was a man aud a bear.
Then she rode nearer and saw who the
man was.
Run for helpf Guess not, Minervy
was born and bred i'm this country. and
she had a hair lariat slung To her sad
dlebow. Barron tried TO keep her away
from danger but she rode right up
within proper distance. dropped the
loop over that bears head as pretty as
n picture and then set her pony down
the hill at a canter.
Before Barron could get his gun and
run up TO the grizzly the brute was
choked plumb dead. And reckon
right then and there Barron decided
that n girl who knew what 10 90 for a
man besieged by grizzly would wear
n dern sight better I'm this country than
n girl who looked pretty behind a tea
table.
Leastwise, he and Minervy filled the
basket with cherries again and rode
back TO the ranch TO tcu The Goshcns,
and two months later. when the par
son come through rounding mp" the
couples as he done once "a year they
were married. and I ain't never heard
that Barron was sorry hc went after
them cherries
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when he was of on the range she
dropped. and finally took my woman's
view OF it.
And it got me mad, too-mad with
Barron. Minervy was as fine n FLY as
ever cavorted over these here foothills,
and TO have q darned tenderfOot come
out here and mix her up so that she
was of her feed just hit me hard.
To kinder help matters along l be-
gun to hint pretty strong to him. But it
was dangerous business. l never come
nearer TO passing in my checks and
settling with the banker in my life!
You see, Barron'd been jollied more OF
less right along, for all the boys was
on to the play. but we was careful
about using names. Let me tell you,
cowpunchers may be n tough lot, but
we don't handy about women's names
not good wOmen's names, leastwIse.
1 says TO the boy one day: III you
wasn't such thick headed. all sum-
cient rooster, you'd see that Minervy
was just eating of her heart out for
you. Why don't you walk up to her
like man and offer TO marry herr"
Now. mind you, was only limiting
didn't intend to give no offense at all
but that boy was sure quick with his
gun. Lordl The muzzle looked as big
as one of them cannon over to the
post.
Don't you ever use that lady's name
again in such a manner" he says. cor,
old as you be, I'll turn loose on your
Them may not have been just his
words, for ] admit / was kind of fur
ried, but they include his meaning all
right.
He was always a gentleman and kind
spoken. but he was gentler than ever
after that Reckon he pitied her at
first. Wondered, | s'pOse. how a nice
girl like her could get to liking a no
count chap like him. A man who's
been Tilted in love is the darndest crit
ter that ever walked.
He begun by being even more
thoughtful and attentive. He rode the
range most of the time but when one
OF the boys came in on an errand Bar
ron would send something to Minervy-
a new flower or some bit Of mineral he
picked up in the foothills or a big
bunch OF desert roses.
One day Gingerface rode in and drop
ped an Indian basket of ripe cherries in
Minervy's lap. He sent EN-" says
the greaser, and a sunset wasn't a
patch to the girls face.
She sent back her thanks to Barron
by me, and when Barron asked me if
she 'peared to like the cherries put *
on thick, now, / tell you.
The next morning he started OF with
a basket and rode nigh twenty mile
back towards the ranch, but not on the
regular trail, where he'd found the
cherry tree. Nobody saw just what
happened at that cherry tree but the
parties that took part I'm the game.
Therefore hearsay evidence will have
to go.
The cherry tree grew on side hill
among a lot of powders. They'd have
made powerful good cover for Injuns
in the old days. They made powerful
good cover for something quite as bad
on this day I'm telling you of.
Barron picketed his cayuse at the
foot OF the hill and climbed up to the
tree. He was astride OF a limb and
had about picked the basket full when
he all Of a sudden discovered grizzly,
something Ike the size OF a well grown
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Pron, aud Pleasure with Ducks.

PROFIT aud Pleasure with Ducks.
II YOU want TO try something both
fascinating and profitable. procure
some ducks and set all the eggs you
can. There has never been as much
enjoyment 10 me in any branch OF poul-
try raising as | have secured from
ducks. never found as much profit in
any other branch of poultry in the
same length OF time. II one takes rea-
sonabie precaudOn in setting the eggs.
very few will fail TO hatch. and not any
will you los. by disease. II attended
TO rightly as to feed and yarding at
night, the loss by accident and vermin
will be less than with any other branch
of poultry. One essential. and very
necessary one. is to give them an album
dance of sand. Having II where they
can help themselves will not be enough.
for they are so greedy they will not
eat enough. There must be coarse sand
mixed in their feed once a day in the
proportion Of one cupful to each five
quarts Of feed. Water deep enough for
them to immerse their bills above their
nostrils is needed. Swimming holes
are unnecessary for young ducks and,
In fact are rather a detriment TO fast
fatteDinS. The less exercise they get
the faster they put on fat. They do
not require a great amount of green
focd and will thrive if given reasonable
range on corEmeal alone.-Cor. Ameri-
can Agriculturst.
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A HANDY WOOL PRESS.

inches wide by 80 inches long and
hinge TO each side OF the bottom, TAX
ing two more boards 10 inches square
and hinge to the two other sides Of the
bottom. Saw eight marks on the four
sides of the press and lay your Irvine
across. laying on the fleece and bring
ing M the two long sides OF the press:
then bring ny the two short sides and
clamp together with the two clamps \
A at notchcS u r Il B. Tie the strings.
take of tue clamps. and the press falls
back ready for the next fleece.
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MISS q
LANCDON S &
CHARM 3
BY MARY WOOC
Copyright 1900. by Mary Wood


They had been silent he because
words seemed nadequate. she to hu-
NOR his mood. She watched the flick
ering IRE, and he watched her
Suddenly he bent over and took hold
or the heavily laden chain that hung
around her neck.
Your scalp lock grows longer daily.
II VIII reach 20 your feet before come
back"
She laughed lightly as she said.
That Is unkind OF you, to so malign
my charms as 10 call them scalps."
he went on bitterly: You need not
contradict me. for 1 have watched YOU
gather them. I know the history of
each one. That silver oar is a relic of
boating days on the Charles and of
John Kendrick, who went abroad to
mend his broken heart. That gold golf
club is from Fielding. Poor Stanley is
woman hater now. All have paid
their tribute, all but me. Strange
should"-
Her face was flushed with something
besides fire light az she interrupted in-
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Wnitern ON Hor-ehncI,-

In great French houses OF days gone
by dinner was announced by the blow
ing OF hunting horns. and ii is on rec
ord that at certain gala feasts the
dishes were brought in by servants In
full armor, mounted upon caparisoned
horses, n practice we could only look
for during the reign Of chlvalry. OF
the attendants at dinner the carver and
server took precedence over all the
others. They stood probably on each
side OF their lord. The server, it may
be mentioned. was the officer who
placed the dishes on the table.
4 CHURCH LIGHTHOUSE.
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ID. G.. SNYDER,
REAL ESTATE AGENT.

For the past ten years have been = Real
Estate Agent in l}erryville, and through my
ADVERTISING Circular descriptive of tlarke
county have endeavored Ia direct attention
to tn" advantages and desirabilitv of the
county for Home seekers and Landowners
In addition have kept up large CORES
p''ndence in answer 10 letter, of INQUIRY
for farms IL Is my purpose To exercise still
purchasers from other states haven num-
her ui applicants who propose to come and
see IL they can be suited
Owners DESTROYS of selling their farms
whether large or small tracts-or houses
and lots Of "A few acres, will find il To their
interest 20 place them with me. Yours may
be the one To suit
! respectfully ask my friends throughout
the county and also recent purchasers of
farms having friends who desire to locate
in tins "Garden-spot of Virginia" to send or
direct them to me.
ID. &. SNYDER.
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it's passage.

Papa, who is that gentleman over
there on the pOrchT'
"Don't you remember him. my child
He Is the gentleman we met In the
restaurant today who chatted 80 pleas
antly with us while he waited about
twenty-five minutes for his lunch."
"He doesn't seem very pleasant now,
papa"
"Oh. no. He's at home now. See
him tearing the newspaper into shreds
and trying to throw hIs hat through
the door. lie is very angry because
II has taken his wife little over four
minutes to get his supper ready."-In-
dianapolis sun.
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A CHURCH LIGHTHOUSE.
Charleston, =. G., Has the Only One
Ia the World.

The only church in the world so far
as IS known that is also > lighthouse is
st. Philips church. Charleston, s. c.
St Philips, which is one Of the Oldest
churches in America. is known as the
Westminster abbey Of South Carroll
ma" because within and about its walls
so many distinguished men lie buried
including John {. Calhoun The history
OF the old church is closely interviewer
with that OF South Carolina. and many
Of the most celebrated events in the
history Of the province are connected
with it.
IL is one Of the sights of Charleston,
and strangers are always taken TO see
ii and shown its graves and monu-
mcntS.
The most remarkable feature OF the
old church, however. is the fact that
lis lofty steeple serves the purpose Of
lighthouse and is used t0 guide the
Sc 4arcr and mariner safely into the
port Of Charleston. The use of the stee-
pie as a lighthouse dates back To 1894,
when the United States lighthouse de-
parment succeeded by dint Of repeated
efforts In inducing the vestry OF the
oi0 NAAhtt4l 40 dl4oM Il lantern 10 Dc
placed i'm the upper story Of the steeple
to be used as a range light for vessels
entering the harbor through the jetties
at ITS mouth.
The light used is very powerful and
is placed at an altitude Of about 10
feet above the ground. so that il is
easily visible thirty miles al sea. Ships
making for Charleston harbor at night
always keep sharp lookout for st.
Philips light and as soon as they sight
II get il iniO line with the beacon on
Fort Sumter and then make a straight
away run for the mouth Of the jetties
and up through them into The harbor
OF Charleston.
st. Philips church steeple is consider
ed one of the handsomest architec-
turally in the world and always at
tracts the eye OF strangers entering
! Charleston from the sea by it's com.
handing height and artistic proper
tions.-St. Louis Republic
Trade Craft.
we are turning OUT some very elabo-
rate scales" said the agent some
that will attract the attention OF your
customers"
DO you suppose | want my custom
ers to watch the scales p asked the sur
prised butcher. "Give me the plainest
style you e"-Chicago News.
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Pearls" remarked the wise guy,
"are emblematic OF tears"
II guess that's right" agreed the
simple mug. my wife cries because
can't afford to buy her any.-Phila-
delphia Record.
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Major Andre.

The unfortunate Major Andre. who
fascinated so many Philadelphia girls
during the Revolution, was something
OF n poet and something Of an artist
as witness the little exhibition Of his
work in the Philadelphia library. An
autograph poem, rather graceful in it's
form and rather fresh in its sentiment,
IS there, and beside II are a number OF
silhouettes that the young man cut.
The poem IS dedicated 10 n young wo-
man, and, If the lines are true. she was
q very beautiful person, though she
has been dust for many years now. The
silhouettes are Of British army officers
and seem TO be as vigorous and full OF
character as that slight form Of art
admits. 1t was Major Andre, by the
way, who painted the scenery and drop
curtain OF the old Southwark theater
In South street, below Fifth hila-
delphia Record.
The Growth of Senweed.
Seaweeds vary surprisingly in their
habits OF life. Some species grow al
together beneath the water, attaching
themselves below the lowest tide level.
other frequent heights where they are
left dry at every retreating tide. while
others yet are found in situations
where they are scarcely ever covered
by water. Whereas most Of them at
tach themselves TO rocks or solid bot
tom, keeping to the shadows, there are
exceptions TO the rule. among which
the most remarkable is the sargasso
or gulf weed. which floats on the
surface of the ocean. Immense fields
of ii are seen 10y the navigator. extend
ing as far as the eye can reach. Ii is
sometimes so abundant as seriously TO
interfere with the progress Of ships.
and 1t was this which so alarmed the
crew of Columbus on his first voyage
- Gsz--'------'
Making "HeIen's Babies" Go.
John Habberton, the author of "Hel.
ems Babies said to his publisher when
the novel was about ready to appear.
"If YOU want TO save the cost of n
great deal OF ADVERTISING just give me
500 copies of this book. and I'll guar
antee 10 distribute them so that Wen
have success without n cents worth
of advertising being needed" The
publisher, little reluctantly, took Mr.
Habberton at his word
The author thereupOn made a list of
/ all the important bookstores in the
United States and found out the name
of the head of the department Of fic-
ton in each store. Now, the heads OF
all book departments are all fiends in
the collection OF autograph first edi-
tions-that is, with the authors sigma
ture upon the imprint. There is scarce
| ly an exception to this rule Mr.. Hab-
bertOn. being wise in all that concerns
bookstores, accordingly sent to each
head copy of 'Helen's Babies" that
contained not only his autograph, but
! a pleasant letter also that expatiated
on the merit OF the work. The heads
/ were delighted. They instructed their
statesmen and saleswomen in the book
department to boom "Helen's Babies, -
10 recommend it to every hesitating
customer. And thus the book succeed
ed, though it would have succeeded
anyway upon its merit.-Philadelph
Record.
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Hints About Tomato Plan1,.

II il is desirable TO dwarf tomato
plants and thus force them into com
pact growth. transplant into another
cold frame, allowing each plant double
tile distance it before occupied.
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Fertile Clarke County Farm

Z . r 5 y LIE
Situated in Long Marsh District Clarke
County, Va, between CTuns =. o. and
stones Chapel, containing 10 acres of good
land. lmprovements-Old- ime mansion.
SIX rooms Kitchen det,tche from main
house, and cellar; necessary out-huildings.
"A tenant hou e; Iargc bans barn. a strong
well. cisternS ami ponds Two-acre orchard
bearing good fruit. Fencing ia goni condi-
ton. en- acres of timber Itnl - s,,len-
did limestone quality and bears good crnps.
New depot on Is. * o. Il Il. i'm course of
erection is in sight 80 farm, and gives best
acco nodatinnS flrdc!ivery offarm products
Terms To- suit purchaser
For further particulars, Address,
A NJ. Monroe, or y. VI. Penick
Box 277. Lexington, Va.
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FOR SHEARING TIME.

Handy md simply Made Press For
Tying FiecccS.
Sheep shcaring being TO the fore
again i'm the routine of farm operations.
n sketch FROM IN exchange is given OF
q wool press THAT is commended rs hav-
en-" to'u f"r.d very handy.
Tak" ~ ho.rd 30 inches square for
the bottom. 'hcn take two boards 10
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NATURAL HISTORY.

Sow string beans ut intervals OF two
weeks ia succession.