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remembered bitterly that she had al
ways been small and lean and homely.
She never had valentine. She never
had lover. She never had married.
She had cared for her parents, who
had lived to ripe old age. and when
they died she had sold the place and
with the proceeds had purchased life
long comfort in the home. That had
been her life-always lonely, with a
heart hungering for love and kindness,
which, when offered, she could not rec
ognize. but fought of with shy suspi-
cion
When Ellen Drake arrived and was
assigned to share a room with sMiss
Leafy the newcomer had sought by
every art known to her genial little
soul to win Miss Leafy's regard. Per-
haps she might have done so had not
an unfortunate thing happened. Mrs.
Drake in unpacking her garments dis
played to Miss Beans admiring eyes
black lace shawl 'It's real lace"
said Ellen simply. ut belonged to my
grandmother"
I.eafy Bean bit her lip and looked
with covetous eyes upon the real lace
shawl. She fingered its filmy texture.
and then she said carelessly:
1--WE got one just like that, only
mines white. I'd show 1t to you, only
it's in the bottom Of my trunk. I'll
get 1t out some day. Mines real lace
too"
I'D admire to see it." said Ellen
Drake heartily. and Leafy had crep'
away to bed with resentful heart
and very guilty conscience. for Leafy
Bean never had a lace shawl in hel
life.
All the year that followed ElleI
brakes arrival at the home Leaf
Bean had maintained frigid demeaI
or toward that lady. This was harder
to understand. because the women oc
cupied the same apartment and NOR
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and despair of Miss Leafy Beans
heart. Her own had gone long ago.
and she was now reduced to tooth
less underjaw, while an Ill fitting plate
Of obviously false teeth adorned the
upper one.
Gold out, Ellen?" asked old Mrs.
Brown from across the table.
"Yes," replied Mrs. Drake, Its
dreadful cold. Looks like snow"
Been buying valentinesT' continued
Mrs. Brown, with snickering laugh
that was echoed down the table In
diminishing cachinnations.
"Some," returned Mrs. Drake spirit
edly. Il always buy valentines. l be-
lieve In 'em!'
believe in 'em! Valentines are only
Tor young folks a-courtin' and such"
jeered Mrs. Brown.
valentines mean lover continued
Ellen Drake soberly, "a4d old folks
want love just as much az young ones
do-and a sight more. I'm thinking. It
don't make no difference II you're q
hundred years old, If you.get valen-
tine with hearts and posies on it and
doves and flowers and a pretty verse
to it it warns you all up, not quite the
same as when you was si{feen, but al
most!" She uttered a Mellow laugh
that warmed more than oie Of the fee
BILE. discontented old women gathered
there T.
That's so," assented Mss Piper in
her shrill treble. II remember my
first valentine" And so ech one told
a story .ah0nt some valeRedne she had
received in the old days-some mes
sage of love that came SO readily
and all unsought in the golden old
days. And as they told their stories
withered cheeks reddened, faded eyes
frightened and fretful voices took On
softer cadences until, when they rose
there was warmer unanimity Of feel
ing among them, and when they part.
ed for the night they strayed of IN
groups Of twos and threes. still telling
Of the old days, the golden old days
when love was everything. when love
was king.
All save Miss Leafy. She had main
tanned stony silence during the ten
der "reminiscences that had arisen like
cloud of incense about her, cloud
that hovered about. but did not encom
pass her. She withdrew herself from
1t, just as she withdrew from theil
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Gradina the Flock.

The grading Of the flock is even more
necessary in winter in northern areas
than in those farther south. BY grad
ing is meant separating the shearlings
from the ewes that are older and also
separating any ewes from the others
that require special care. This Is nec-
essary because Of the different kinds
OF food that are best suited to the
needs of each class Of sheep. After the
ewes have produced lambs they, 0i
course, call for different kind Of
food from that given to the other CT
visions Of the fock.-Professor Thomas
Shaw.
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II was think
ing, Leafy," pursued Ellen Drake,
that maybe you'd like to get some
teeth Of that new dentist. He puts in
porcelain teeth just like mine for $40,
and | was thinking you might rs well
use some of my money and have the
teeth now. amt got any particular
use for the money, and you can pay 1t
back from your knitting a little at a
time"
There was silence. Mrs. Drake
leaned back in her chair as If glad the
announcement was out and prepared
for stormy reception of her proposal.
Miss Leafy stared hard through the
crack in the stove door. The Goals
glowed redly. then they changed to a
rnddy blur, and there was sharp
sting behind her little brown eyes.
Presently she spoke. and her sharp
voice sunk to quaver as she asked:
do you mean, Ellen Drake. that
you're offering to lend me some OF
your $500 so can have porcelain
teeth like yours?'
"Of course mean It," said Ellen
heartily. land, what's more, I'm going
to use some Of that $500 to have good
time with before l die. Well 60 tc
concerts"-
"We?" murmured Miss Leafy, aghast
'Of course. you and me. and per
haps well ask some of the others
too. and maybe we'll have doings Fl
our room some evening. Oh, I'm
| going to take a sight of comfort Will
| Cousin Abel's valentiner' And she
laughed CHEEKY little laugh thai
seemed to open up some long choket
spring in Miss Leafy's bosom. for sh'
burst into bitter sobbing and flung hel
hands before her little homely face.
"Leafy Bean! do declare! What
ever is the matter? Crying because
you're going to have new teeth?'
"'Tain't so." shifted Leafy T'm cry
ing because I'm a liar!'
"A-a-what?' gasped Ellen Drake
'I'm a liar-and much worse!" re
peated Leafy, with stern emphasis
"Ellen Drake. when said had Il lac
shawl like yours was lying. neve
had one. and 1t wasn't real lace"
"For the lands sake! Well-what 0
It? They're out of style anyway"
I'm worse than liar." repeated
Ieafy gloomily. Il sent you a funn
valentine through the mail. Now,
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~~1s-SASs N-s~>0
LION.
be fed only timothy hay, but well
cured clover hay or timothy and clover
mixed regard as equally good.
Breeding Carriage Horses.
Uncle Sans horse farm. conducted
by the department Of agriculture in
cooperation with the Colorado expert
nent station, is developing breed Of
carriage horses on an American foun-
dation. When this experimental work
was taken zup cnEsiagez horse breeding
was decided upon because such horses
are. as rule, the most valuable on the
market and as a result of the strong
demand the supply was gradually di-
minishing. Most important of all, how
ever, was the feeling that steps should
he taken to correct the practice of cas-
trating valuable stations and selling
valuable mares for other than breed
ing purposes Among the number OF
stations and mares purchased was the
stallion Carmon formerly shown as
Glorious Thundercloud), bred by ex-
Secretary of Agriculture Norman J.
COlmaD,
Teaching the Colt to Eat.
An old horseman says that the best
way to teach q colt to eat is to begin
while the mare is nursing it. He feeds
the mare once day OIL hay cut in
inch lengths. mixed with bran, mid
dlings or other ground feed and mois-
tened with water, just enough to make
1t adhere to the hay and not be sloppy.
He arranges the feed box SO the colt
can learn to eat with the mare. In
this way by weaving time the little
animal will be able to keep his colt
flesh and weaning will not hurt him.
A little Of this feed will digest easily.
Is economical, will distend his stom-
ach, and II followed until lie IS four or
ave years old. when his digestive or
gany are in perfect working order, he
will be practically immune from collie
or stomach trouble.
eslaians to the Front.
Speaking of Belgian draft horses re-
Gently, one of the largest dealers in
l new xOIk bdlu. OuI tuStuuSlo aAa
like them for their remarkable keeping
qualities as well as their great weight.
and they are coming right to the front,
the best of them commanding prices
equaled only by the pick OF the Per
cherons. l suppose there are no other
horses on earth more docile and more
easily kept than Belgian drafters
They come in all colors. yet l think
can pick one out every time by the
points that are fixed in the breed
They are the closest built, blockies
horses that we see, with short necks
short, clean legs and short bodies, o.
enormous depth and breadth and usu
ally with dropping rumps. They ar
not quite as active and snappy as th'
Percherons, and as class they do no
show the same quality, but when l
comes to throwing weight into the col
lar the modern Flemish horse Is
mailer. think that cross betweel
the Percheron and the Belgian give
} us the really best draft horses W
have today"
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tagged path with
renewed energy
and was g o o n
snugly ensconced
in her own half
Of the room she
shared with Ellen
Drake. It was q
large room, with
polished floor aud
several large win
dows, two on the
front and two on
the side. T b e
apartment " q g
divided by an i'm.
a 6 l n ry line
dra wn diagOnany
from the door to
tho front rnrnoP
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Some SIanq Words.

A remarkable fact is that many slang
words have classical origin. For
example, the word "mill,' vulgar1sm
for fight, is traceable to the Greek
word ''hamilla," which means a COM
bat.
"Uncle," the affectionate term for q
pawnbroker, is derived from the Latin
''uncus," a hook on which the article
pledged was hung.
To go before 'the beak" Is distinct
reference to the old Roman custom OF
adorning the platform from which JUS
tice dispensed with the beaks of ships,
which platform came to be called the
rostrum, that being the Latin for q
beak or PROV.
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what folks think of her mebbe she
won't hold up her head quite SO high!'
She affixed a stamp to the missive,
and, throwing knitted shawl about
her thin shoulders, she hurried out to
the corner of the street and posted the
letter.
Ellen Drake was late. She did not
return to the home until just as the
occupants were sitting down to their
evening meal in the long. cheerful din
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guess. You won't
offer me no
teeth" she said.
W 1t h a defiant
smile.
Ellen Ora K e
stared. Il Il e II
she threw back
her head and
laughed. "Oh,
Leafy Bean, did
you send me a
fun ny valen-
tine:" she chuc-
kled. Il am
glad" she con-
tinued merrily,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-05-06
Steers Thrive on EnsiIage.

Experiments in steer feeding at the
Pennsylvania experiment station show
equal gains on a ration Of corn en-
silage as compared with dry fodder.
Slaughter tests failed to show any DIFF
ference In the carcasses of the two
lots, and prices paid for the meat were
the same. Figuring the cost, gain was
made at greatest profit by feeding the
enSilage
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-05-06

square, and the arrangement for feed
ing the oats into the cleaner may be
built to suit your fancy. The top Is
nailed tight, but the front should be
hung on hinges and fastened in front
with two hooks. 1t will surprise you
the amount Of dirt and dust that you
will get out Of your oats. The device
has been used for separating the fine
meal from corn chops when it was nee
essary to feed the same to small chick.
ems
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Saltina the Flock.

Sheep that have been a long time
without salt are apt to make them
selves sick eating too much OF 1t when
the opportunity comes. Be regular IN
feeding 1t to them. or. better STILL pro-
vide n box to which the flock can have
access Mt all times. They will help
themselves and will eat only such as
ls good for them.
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playful question.
ing. with a grim
shrug. She went
to her room alone
and sat down on
her side of the
glowing heater,
with her skirts
turned back over
her knees and her
feet on the hearth;
she stared through
the crack Of the
stove door at the
ruddy Goals; in
them she saw pic
lures of the past.
There were old
days, but never
golden dlYS She
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-05-06

ing room. She
left her wraps In
the hall and took
her seat beside
Miss Leafy with
q grim nod that
belied the pleas
ant twinkle In her
mild blue eyes.
She was q small,
plump WON n.
with faded ,lond
hair and q round,
rosy face and
smiling lips that
disclosed rows of
even white teeth.
These teeth were
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again as though
in doubt as to
the reception Of
her idea by her
taciturn room
mate.
That lady was
lost in a painful
reverie. 1t was
only another evi-
dence of the in
justice of fate
that Ellen Drake,
the possessor of
a real lace shawl,
should become
an heiress. Leafy
was glad she had
sent the valen.
tine.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-05-06

ago I decided to
stop feeding the
dust, dirt, ETC.,
and did 10 by
building the dust
extractor shown
In the illustra-
tion, says a writ
er In Farm and
Ranch.
The s m alle4
picture shows the
cleaner with top
and front re-
moved; the other
shows the clean
or complete and
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..... VALENTINE"
see, 1t will make q lot of fun. They
will all laugh, and It will do them a
tight of good, and it won't hurt me a
mite Well, It's all right now, Leafy.
And you'll so tomorrow and see the
dentist about your teeth|
I4eafy Rean laughed sha ha.rlefacedly
Il expect got what you'd call a
porcelain valentine" she said.
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CLEAN OATS FOR HORSES.
Homemade Device That Will Extract
Dust From the Feed.

Very few h0rsemen realize that they
feed at least one bushel of dirt, dust,
ETC., along with every load Of oats
they feed. The above statement u
true, even with the so called recleaned
oats sold by feed dealers. Some time
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-05-27
COMMUNICATED.
Progressive Farmer.

While we note the very many improve
ments in our town, we must not omit
word of praise of our progressive young
farmers A visit was paid to the farm
of Mr.. Dwight Holt, "Brookside Dairy
Farm" Mr. Holt is making the Dairy
business speciality and has made many
improvements in this direction. In his
stables are concrete floors. His stock is
second to none in this or any other coun-
ty and the entire surroundings are kept
in first class conditions. His cows are
fed on the best feed on the market, cur
ried, and the udders washed before milk
ing, and the milk thoroughly cooled be-
fore delivery. The question was asked
Mr.. Holt, who gets the milk from these
cows? He replied, "H. A. Miller who
has located in Thurmont and handles this
milk on purely hygienic principals, ac-
cording to the laws of the State Board
of Health, which requires that no milk
shall be bottled or delivered in any way
at temperature above 60 degrees.
The people of Thurmont are certainly
fortunate to have such milk as is pro-
duced by Mr.. Holt delivered to them
daily. We wish both Mr.. Holt and Mr..
Miller success in their business. X
improvements Being Made.
Mr.. Geo. L. Winebrenner is engaged
roofing the dwelling owned by the Cit-
zens Savings Bank and occupied by Mr..
Harry Cover.
Mr.. M. l.. Creager is installing a hot
water plant in his residence on E. Main
street, Grimes & Stimmell doing the
work.
Mr.. Fred Willhide residing on Walnut
street is having his dwelling painted.
A concrete sidewalk was laid in front
of Mrs. VIM. Warmers residence on ".
Main street last week, Mr.. Thos. Rams
burg experimenting the work.
Mrs. Annie Osler is having her resi-
dence on W. Main street painted, Mr..
VIM. Mackley plying the brush.
Work on the foundation of the resi-
dence of Mr.. Levi Leatherman located
on E. Main street, was commenced Tues
day morning of this week.
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Local Items.
REORGANIZATION EFFECTED.
W.. +. Il &, Has New President.

Following the resignation of the presi-
dent, Mr. d. Columbus Kemp, and all
the dire tors of the Washington, Freder-
lex and Gett, sbu' G R:jlroad Company
a reorganization was effected by the
election of Dr. Franklin Buchanan Smith
president; Mr. Alexand n Ramaburg and
Mr.. Charles Werthemer vice presidents;
Mr.. Charles C. Waters secretary; and
Mr.. Oscar B. Coblentz treasurer. Four
new directors, DR.. Thomas B. Johnson,
Emory l.. Coblentz, John D. Hendrirk-
son, George William Smith and |. M.
Motter and portion of the former di-
rectorate constitute the new board of
directors.
The reorganization means the rehabili-
tating of the road. Where the company
was formerly pressed for funds to carry
on system of improvement. means will
now be available. 1t is the intention of
the new organization to effect change
in the operation of the road, and to this
end plans will be adopted within the next
month either to electrfy the road or to
change its route through the city.
President Smith said tonight unless the
road was changed to a trolley line it
would enter the the city over another
route, to which feesimple title is held.
At the reorganization new syndicate
was formed which will take over the
holdings of the road held by the syndi-
cate. Mr.. Charles Werthemer, men,
Der of the new syndicate, said that the
road will at once be improved and equip
ped with other rolling stock. When it is
settled whether the line will be electri-
fled or new route into the city is taken
plans will be taken up for the extension
of the road northwest to Gettysburg and
south to Washington. The new presi-
dent, DR.. Franklin B. Smith, is one of
Fredericks leading physicians. He is
largely interested in number of local
enterprises.
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Automobiles Arrived.

Two 80 horsepower New Rapid IL pass
enger touring cars have arrived here and
we are told that arrangements have been
made to put them both in service at once.
They propose to meet all trains on w.,
F. & G. and w. M. r. r.. and two trips
will be made to Gettysburg each day.
The line will be known as the "Auto
Car" line. Rates and schedule will likely
appear in the next issue of the CLARION.
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WANTED!



No s4IS Equity,
In the Circuit Court for Frederick
County, sitting in Equity,
March Term, 1909.
John d. King, Assignee of Mortgagee of
George W. King,
Petition.
In the matter of the Report of Sales filed
the 29th day of April, 1909.
NRDERED, That on the 2Sth day of
~ May, 1909, the Court will proceed to
act upon the Report of Sales of Real Es-
tate, reported to said Court by John D.
King, Assignee of Mortgage, in the
above cause, and filed therein as afore-
said, to finally ratify and confirm the
same, unless cause to the contrary there
of be shown before said day; provided
copy of this order be inserted in some
newspaper published in Frederick County
for three successive weeks prior to said
day.
The report states the amount of sales
to be $l2l6.00.
Dated this 29th day of April 1909.
SAMUEL T. HAFFNER,
Clerk of the Circuit for Frederick County.
True Copy-Test:
SAMUEL 7. HAFFNER, Clerk.
may64 Coblentz & Waters, Solicitors.
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JOHN H. ECKENRODE
Cooperative Observer.
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Business Locals.

ia FOR SALE-MY PROPERTY
situated north of Thurmont improved
with two substantial dwellings and out
buildings good gardens, water and fruit
on premises. Possession given April l,
1910.
MISS RHUA WILLHIDE,
NAV 272t Thurmont, Md.
sf,s~ FOR SALE -2-HORSE WAGON,
Bed and Hay Carriage in good condition.
Apply to }. ID. ENGLISH,
may Is st Frederick, Md.
"a POTATOES-B STOCK OF
Mountain eating and Northern planting
at b. M. JONES.
apr 8tf
say- FOR SALE. THE PROPERTY
of Mrs w. A Valentine on Water
street. mch rs At
Stop That Comgi.
Get bottle of DR.. Wsters' White
Pine Cough Syrup and take it for that
cough
apr. Aft. Waters Pharmacy.
White Pine Cough Syrup prepared by
Dr. Waters, knocks d cold out in Jlify.
Try it. apr. Att.
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DIED.
HARTSOCK.

Mr.. j. Thos. Hartsock died at his home
at Legore, this county, on Wednesday,
May 10Th, aged 10 years, 2 months and
days. Funeral services and interment
at Oak Hill on Friday last, Rev. Saxton
officiating. E. E. Black funeral director.
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MISS RHUA WILLHIDE,
NAV 272t Thurmont, Md.
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Notice to Patrons.

We hereby give notice to our patrons
and citizens of Thurmont and vicinity
that we are manufacturing Ice Cream as
usual and that anyone wishing cream can
leave their order with Firor Bros, Con-
fectioners, E. Main ST., and the same
will be given prompt attention. Cream
delivered at your door.
Plenty of Ice on hand and delivery
wagon will start soon as season opens.
Resp'y,
MACKLEY BROS,
apr % 2mos Thurmont, Md.
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Weather Report.

Cooperative Observers Meteorological
Record, for the week ending May %, 1909,
at Mt. st. Mary's College.