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The Western news., 1904-12-28

II girl has her eyes on a man.
and Halloween charm says that he
Is to be her Very Own he couldn't es-
cape II Mercury loaned him his wings.
The Western news., 1904-12-28

After an undertaken gets through
with q man there Is never any likeli.
hood Of him coming to life again.
The Western news., 1904-12-28
Ratproof Corncrib.

A correspondent asks how corn
crib may be constructed so as to be
proof against rats. We give reply to
The Western news., 1904-12-28
How to Feed Corn to Hor..


While the majority Of farmers who
have a range for their hogs during
the summer cut OF the corn supply al.
most entirely, 1t is questionable. II
this is the best plan. On the other
hand, 1t will not do to feed corn en-
tirely. In feeding corn to pigs the
best results come when 1t Is given
to them once day IL they have grass
to run on during the day, or If they
have skim milk or middlings once a
day. Gluten meal may take the place
Of the middlings If desired; 1t will do
quite as much good and is cheaper.
There is no question about the value
Of corn at the fattening period, but
mistakes are sometimes made here in
feeding the hog too long; that is, after
1t has reached about the top notch for
market. Corn fed beyond that period
is simply wasted.
The Western news., 1904-12-28

bother the meat II kept IN Z light
smokehouse. A large baking powdea
can with holes in the top Il a good
thing with which to apply the borax.
I have never had any complaint from
my customers, and the hams do not
show that the borax has been used.
and 1t is not injurious. All the farm.
ers in this section Of the country uss
this remedy, and there IL very little
loss from kippers.-Alexander Black
In Southern Planter.
The Western news., 1904-12-28

~ comfort, Tor IL gives the DlrdS
place in which they may scratch with
out being exposed to wind and wet.
An ideal house is one that is four
feet In the rear. eight feet high in
front, with house ten feet wide and
fifteen feet deep and shed attached
Of the same area. II built new one
roof will cover both house and she'd
The window may be placed in the
front Of the house with the door. or the
door may open into the scratching
shed. as preferred. In cold weather
the fowls in the scratching shed are
protected from wind and storm by
a curtain made Of heavy muslin which
is let down over the opening. All
feeding is done in the scratching shed.
the house being reserved for roosting
and laying. The cut shows the sim
plicity and utility of the house descrlb-
ed.
The Western news., 1904-12-28

this by the cut of crib in thrs column.
The crib may be built cheaply, and of
any size desired. The cut fully ex-
plains the construction. 1t is set either
on wooden posts or brick foundations.
put Is inches in the ground as shown
in the cut, and 2 to 2h feet from the
ground to the crib sills. Two-thirds
Of tho distance from ground to the
sill are galvanized iron hoods, project
Ing out and downward around the
foundation posts 4 inches in width.
Rats can never pass over this hood
which they would have to do to reach
the crib. Such a crib Is absolutely
proof against rats. 1t is constructed
of inch-lumber. open for air to reach
the corn, but with naring sides for
protection against rain.-St. Louis Re-
public.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-14

|. by A. e AcClure-D
ELL. it's the last
straw" exclaimed
wilfred. She pushed
away the mass Of
cord and wrappings
from In front Of her
and stood erect, tall,
girlish and indignant.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-14
>y,:ii Y. uGH 6KANTlErS \ALENINE45l e., 5a,,,
h[ITH doRpON

sut the days that had come and gone
present one seemed to Hugh GrantIey
like the links Of a long, bright chain.
Loosely speaking, 1t was Valentinas 3
eighteenth birthday, and the old
Grantley home, once so quiet and de-
serted, now wore an air of gay fes-
tivity in honor of the event Soft
lights flooded the rooms, greenery and
blooms transformed it into a charmed
place.
In the library the master OF the house,
whose gray hairs but made him the
more distinguished. sat once more be-
fore the fire, lost In thought. Owing to
that physical perversity that sometimes
makes a man appear old when he is
young and youthful when he is middle
aged. Grantley looked but little older
than on that fateful night eighteen
years ago.
Still something of the old sadness
gripped his heart. Love had stolen
upon him when he thought himself i'm
mune. Though he did not confess it
even to himself, in the depths Of his
soul he knew that he loved Valentino.
not as a guardian or father. but as
man loves the woman he could make
his wife.
There was a rustic of skirts behind
him, like the passing Of a breeze, and
two soft hands were pressed gently
over his eyes. They fell like rose leaves.
but every nerve in his body trembled
at the touch. and with set teeth he
prepared to play his part. She must
never know.
Guess now who holds thee?" COM
manded a laughing voice. and Grantley.
with an inward STEADY, old fellow"
replied in questioning tones, to the hu
NOR Of the lines
Death"
There was something electric in the
air. Was it the beating Of her heart
that he could hear or only the mad
throbbing of his own? Would she fin
ish the quotation?
With a mighty effort he tried to
steady himself-to remember that to
her he must seem an old man.
With lingering slowness the soft
fingers trailed away from his eyes and
at the same time he heard the girlish
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-14
HIS PARTNERS COMPACT---By lola l. FORE

fred. disconsolately. 'I hardly know
anything about him. He was fathers
godson in the first place, and the son
OF fathers partner who died. So father
gave him his first start out West, and
when 1 came along he was my god
father by proxy, and no one ever heard
of him afterward until I got that let
ter last week. I had no idea he was
coming on
It's too bad you aren't boy, VIII, :"
he said with regretful cheerfulness.
But as long as you're not you'll have
to stand 1t, and so will Mr.. Wilfred
Norman. Maybe he'll like you just the
same"
II don't want him to like me-"
Maybe he's rich," ventured Ralph,
hopefully. Never can tell when a fell
low goes West how he will turn out
Better not get sassy"
"Oh, it isn't that. You can't under
stand She paused vaguely.
Yes, 1 do, too" retorted Ralph.
You're worried to death for fear he'll
come here and find out we're as poor
as Jobs turkey"
I'm not"
Yes, you are. too. And you're afraid
the old boy'll kick up rumpus because
there's just you and nanny and me
living here, keeping bachelors hail.
and you're wogking yourself to death
on a newspaper for a living. Why
don't you write and tell him that the
football team you're f1alfback on has
match on with Cleveland and you won't
be home for two weeks?"
Wilfred shook her head resolutely
NO. I'll see him, and we'n ask him
to dinner and thank him for his old
dead deer, but that's all. / won't listen
to a particle of debating from him.
Valentines eve was clear. It had
stormed all day and cleared at night
fall. Wilfred was tired from the days
work and with pleasurable perversity
declined dressing up" as Ralph termed
IL.
Better make a good impression" he
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-14

counseled sagely. The old boy may
be afflicted with enlargement of the
heart and leave US a legacy. Anyhow,
you don't look so bad, VIII, In a skirt
waist"
Wilfred smiled at his tone of serious
consolation and took a swift glance at
There was more than a chance of max
ing a good impression In the reflected
figure, trim and business like in black
and white, without even a bit of chif-
fon to give a touch Of femininity.
The electric bell buzzed sharply In
the hall, and Ralph bolted for the door.
An instant's accommodating over the
banister, and he put his head back for
a final stage whisper.
Here he comes. sis. Look pleasant,
please"
wilfred listened. Somebody was
asking for Mr.. Wilfred Gray. And
Ralph, the traitor, had said, Yes, sir.
and was ushering him in without ex-
plantations. She rose at sight Of the
figure In the doorway, and wave Of
embarrassment swept over her. She
had thought of him as so, a general
study in iron gray, with disposition to
match He was not over 35. Tall and
fair, with a sturdy Saxon fairness, and
gray eyes that met her own in amaze
ment. From the hall came the sound
of Ralphs swiftly departing footsteps.
Il am looking for Mr.. Wilfred Gray"
he said.
.I am Wilfred." She hesitaed, try
ing to cover her confusion with dig
nifty. 'I should have written and told
you, but we thought thought-you
would not come, and 1T really did not
matter
"But it does matter a great DEAL" he
interposed. THAT black-tail-"
She smiled up at him. eyes full of
sudden mirth.
'I gave it to the janitor."
And my letter. Great Scott, I've
always thought you were a boy, you
know. Your father simply said he had
named the baby after me, and I was
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-14

lingering the chain of one Of the drink
sione on his barred head, giving q tinge
of gold to the short cropped hail:
She looked at him with a QUIET.
happy satisfaction in her eyes. He
was good to look at when one was
tired, and somewhat lonesome.
.I am going back West next week. :"
he said at length. You must answer
me, wilfred. Even for Ralph's sake
you should not refuse. Instead of this
steady grind of work, you could send
him to college, and give him the oppor-
tunities his fathers son should have"
She shook her head.
1T may be right for Ralph. You are
Try kind to him, but what about his
fathers daughter?'
He answered her almost roughly.
.I don't know. She Is an indepen-
dent young person, who positively re-
fuses to accept her opportunities.
1.-The mine?'
"And its owner"
IF 1t were only the owner"
He could hardly catch the words. but
bent over her, crushing her hands in
his grasp.
'Wilfred, is 1t only the money that
stands between, sweetheart"
She looked up at him with troubled.
tell~tale eyes.
IF there was not so much of it"
"Therell only be half as much after
ward The rest goes to my partner"
An old man with a roll of music un-
der his arm and a daffodiF stuck in his
threadbare lapel descended the white
stone steps leisurely, humming bar
or two of Mignon to himself
Now / stand in Beauty's bower,
Tra-la-la, tra-la-la, tra-la-la-la-la-"
He stopped short at sight of two fig
ures in the sunshine beside the foun-
tain, and softly went back up the steps
to the drive with smiling lips and ret
respective eyes.
Birds a-mating," he said. in a
mumbled undertone, God bless them
ALL
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its godfather. was too much of kid
myself then to care enough about It to
make further inquiries. But now
You wanted me to show you the
town. Wilfred suggested demurely.
Il wanted you for my partner" he
returned shortly, as Ralph came saun-
tering into the room.
1t was two months later. He had met
her uptown, coming from preliminary
view and write-up OF the trousseau of
a noted society girl, whose Easter we'd
ding was to be feature in the Sunday
paper. She was tired, but happy, as
they turned into the park, a mass OF
soft green's and delicate violet vistas in
its springtime beauty.
He had been talking ever since they
had left Fifth avenue. and she was still
silent.
ut does not matter in the least over
the mistake" he said. Half Of the
mine is yours by right, yours and
Ralph's. 1t was your fathers money
that started me out there and his back
ing that enabled me to develop the
mine. / never heard Of his failure and
death until three months ago. and then
l made UP my mind to come back East
and give his boy the help which he had
given to me-
He paused. A broad fight Of stone
steps led down from the white stone
bridge over the driveway. Wilfred
turned from the walk and led the way
down them.
'I like 1t here" she said. Whenever
I am tired over the eternal write-ups
and have to cross the park I rest here
There is little iron fountain, and a
curved Roman seat that looks as if it
came from one of Alma Tadema's pic
tures-you know the kind-and the sun
shine slants down from above, and it's
all white and cool and quiet as an ItaI-
ian garden grotto. Let's rest here
He waited until they had reached the
place, and she leaned her head back
on the old seat. and smiled up at him.
He stood beside the fountain silently
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-14

voice sayinS-a trife unsteadily.
Not death. but love-"
There was a vibration in the voice
that he had never heard before
tone at once triumphant and shamed.
He opened his eyes and faced Valen-
tina with face drawn and rigid with
feeling.
II don't understand you" he said
slowly-sternly. and before the sever
tty Of his manner she dropped like
flower in the frost. But only for a
moment Then her head went up
proudly and her eyes met his with the
old childish confidence.
Il love you" she said simply
But Grantley had himself well in
hand now, and he spoke in a manner
at once elderly and paternal-
My dear child"
Before he could go further VaIen-
tina stopped him,
Please let me take the little case
that you carry in your left breas'
pocket" she demanded.
A guilty blush oversDread his face
So she knew. then. that he carried
there a baby's mitten. turned to the
shade of old ivory with age.
Il am too old for you, my DARING.
he said brokenly-but IN another mo-
ment she was in his arms. protesting
that it was she who was so disgust
tngly young
But how did you know. dear7" he
questioned later. when they had dis
posed of the question of years and
gray hairs. How did you know that
against my judgment and in spite Of
myself. loved yOu?"
Il came down to the library late
one night for a book. My slippers
made no sound and" she cad hid
her face in his shoulder saw you
take the little mitten and press 1t to
your lips"
And so for the second time in his
life St Valentine brought great hap
piness.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-14


the windows Of neighboring mansions,
set well back from the broad street.
lights CLEANED red and cheerful
through the network Of leafess
branches
With his hands thrust in the pocket
cts OF the disreputable old house coat,
the last OF the Grantleys turned back
into the room, and sinking into big
chair stared thoughtfully into the fire.
From the waI above him the portrait
OF fair, sweet woman looked down
with a lifelike intelligence-as If she
could still feel the loneliness Of her only
son
AS he sat there in the mellow ele-
gance OF the library. where more than
one generation Of his ancestors had
sat before him. in spite OF his happi-
ness at being in the old place once more.
he sighed.
he was 4 man Of IS. with a rugged
face. a head OF unruly hair and an in
curing mind. which had carried him
far-and left him still vaguely restless
and unsatisfled-
A tap at the door interrupted his
meditatiOns, and in response TO his
Come Peter, the bent and feeble old
butler, who had served the family for
years. entered the room, bearing an OBJ
long hamper OF some size, which he
placed on the table. in an apologetic
manner
1t Just came, sir" he explained.
with orders TO be delivered to you per-
sonally-"
Grantley gszed at the hamper some
what wonderingly.
sure it's for ne. Peter" he in
quired with a puzzled air.
Peter held uD the tag attached TO the
basket on which the name Of Hugh
Grantleyf appeared in the vertical
handwriting which is guarantee
againsuan doubt.
'fNo mistake about that" his master
conceded with a smile. which deepened
into laugh, as Peter, with the privi-
Iege Of an old servent, suggested slyly:
Perhaps it's a valentine, Mr.. Hugh.
You use TO be powerful anxious on St.
Valentines day when you was a little
fellow"
Left alone, Grantley rose and stood
looking down at the basket with frank
curiosity. Realizing that the only So
luton OF the matter was to open II,
he at last undid the fastenings and
laid back the cover.
The exclamation that fell from his
lips showed that he was amazed be-
yond the powers Of expression
Lying in the basket before him was
something that he at first took TO be
4 doll OF extraordinary size and beauty
"a doll with soft rings OF yellowish
hair and a mouth at once SO brief and
gweet that IT was like a kiss made Of
flesh and blood
Great heavensi" he gasped breath
lessly, as II dawned upon him that the
round cheeks were too soft and velvety
20 be OF wax. It's actually alive
Then as his wits rallied he rang the
bell violently three times in success
sion
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-14

CT can't help his being my godfather,
or the fact that papa took 1t into his
head TO bestow his name on unborn
me. boy or girl. willy nilly. But it's a
perfect shame for him TO send me such
stuff and call 1t a valentine"
IT'S your own fault, sis You never
answered his letter so he thinks you're
8 boy. He's q bully shot all right" :"
Ralph bent admiringly over the dead
hlack-tail buck on the floor. See that
neat hole, sis?'
"Oh. don't Ralph. It's horrible" VIII
fred walked TO the window and looked
out at the wipd-swept park with an
grv eyes. IF I'd have known what was
in the box I should have sent it back
unopened"
For why2" Ralph laughed with the
sovous practicability of Is. It's fine
eating. and you'll have the horns, too
The old boys q peach. Wish dad had
named me after him. He probably
thinks you're a youngster bachelor
.to,,t 10 and ticlxled to death over hav-
ing real game sent to you When's he
coning2"
WiIfred glanced at the letter, which
she had crumpled in her hand over the
first shock of surprise.
He says he viii have the pleasure OF
.s.,s,., with the family on Valentine
eve and thinks that afterward he VIII
1a+ me show him the town, as he has
not been in New York for seventeen
.swhew." whistled Ralph. Antique
isn't he2" s
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-14

darts, and love and dove, but none
seemed to please her.
What's the matter, Miss Why. can't
you find nothin' you like? Shell have
some more in termorrer, some with lace
paper, all rugged up like a bay-winder.
well, I'll come in again. and Miss
Why passed lingeringly out of the lit
tie country store.
'I don't spose any Of 'em would say
just what 1 want" she murmured
thoughtfully, as she went up the lane.
Il wish / could make up some po'try
myself. then I'd have somethin' that'd
hit the mark"
The thought seemed to please her and
she hurried into the house
"As soon as I git dinner over and
Jason starts for the gristmill I'll put
my mind onto it. The idea Of a full
grown man bein' so scarf as Silas Simp-
sor-its time somebody took him in
handl''
Well for Miss Why's peace OF mind
that she could not know that a similar
remark was at that instant being made
by Silas Simpsons sister.
Its time somebody took you IN hand.
Siias Simpson; here you've been goln'
to see Why Perkins for nigh 'on to
eleven years. Why don't you spunk up
and ask her?"
well, Mandy" chartered Silas, de-
fensively, I've been kinder tryin' to
lead the conversation up 70 it."
"Humph!" Mrs. Thompson ejacu-
lated, derisively.
I've been into the store to-day look
in at valentines" affirmed Silas, still
on the defensive
Valentines, uttered his sister, with
stinging sarcasm, you'd better hang
yourself for a valentine. 'Twould be
the smartest thing you could do"
The sarcasm was lost, but the idea
found lodgment in the moving
brain of Silas. Meadeville customs de-
manded that valentine must be at
tached to the knob or knocker Of the
front door, and the giver was supposed
to be entirely unknown to the fair re-
cipient Any signing swain who sought
the aid Of Uncle Sam in conveying his
tender missive would have been deemed
cowardly, to say nothing of the opinion
that would have prevailed, from an
CNO14OA4AO SldAdpO1Alt ACSdIaAu6 the
purchase of stamps for such a purpose
The more Silas thought Of himself as
valentine the more attractive he
considered the idea He went about,
filling the woodbox and doing the other
chores requisite on the approach of a
cold night and fancied himself a shiv-
ering Cupid, with wings and arrow and
bow
'That'n settle it," he exclaimed hap
PLY, unconscious that he was speaking
aloud. 'if Why takes me in. why I'll
be her valentine-if Why takes me in"
"Yes, and then she'll be taken in"
muttered Mrs. Thompson, giving the
biscuit dough an extra poke, adding
hastily. as If repenting her momentary
disloyalty, however, Silas is a mighty
good Dervider, If he is slow, and a
pleasanter spoken man, take him by
and large, never lived
Mrs. Thompson would have been re-
luctant to confess that the probably
lonely state of Jason Perkins, in the
event of his sisters marriage, had
often preyed upon her mind, and that
as often she had thought of herself as
being a likely person to succeed Miss
Why as the mistress Of Jason's fine old
home and broad acres Airy, fairy cas-
ties, under which no solid foundation
Of reality could ever be placed unless
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HE snowfakes were
falling like silent
tears upon the
white face Of the
earth as Hugh
Grantley parted 'he
heavy curtains and
1p0traG o,r+ E-O-,
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Copyright, 1904. by otho B. senga)
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-14

Copyright 1904. by 7. c. Meclurs)
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ISs Why PERKINS
closely scanned the
stock Of valentines,
giving careful perusa1
to the verses at
tached. There were
the usual rhymes
about hearts and
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Cheaper Berkshires and a fine
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Byrdville, Va, advertises Aberdeen
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seen his stock at our State Fairs will
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Mr.. French has sold many speci-
mems from his herd, and has no dis
satisfied customers. every animal
guaranteed just as represented" is
the statemnt in his ad., and he lives
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