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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-09-28
TRAINING IN GOOD MANNERS
Begin When Boy 10 Young. and Pc
liteness 10 Bound to Become
Second Mature.

Long before had any sons Of my.
own made up my mind that, Il 1
ever had the training Of boy,
should begin. as soon as he could uil-
derstand anything. to teach him the
small things that constitute good man
ners. So many boys ! have known.
and men. too. who at heart are good
and kind and really refined. ret lack
so large part OF the little courtssie1
that It Is hard to believe they have
been well brought up In most cases
1t Is the fault Of the mother. She
feels that 1t Ii much more important
to form the character Of q little boy.
that his manners can wait till he Ii
older The result Is that one sees
boys and men who rarely forget to be
polite outside Of their homes. and yet
seem to think It Unnecessary to treat
their own mother in the same way.
My view is that there 10 no need
to neglect the character because you
pay attention to the manners. l think
| have succeeded. Az soon a. my first
little 10y wore trousers taught him
ina ne must tHtA0 Un HIS nIhC ~ bOUu
as he came into the house or when .
lady spoke to him In the street That
he must rise from his chair when I
came at the dining table. must never
walk out Of the room before q lady.
and all the other little polite ways we
like to see in men. 1t has never been
any trouble TO keep him up to these
things: he learned 80 young that It
soon became second nature. Harper's
Bazaar.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-09-28

T possess . passing acquaintance
be answersd. uncertain ret how mucA
to tell her: but tempted to reveal an
In test OF her real character. Few do
not who i've along the Kansas Dor
der
do you mean he 4 ! notoFiously
bad charncfarfs
Il have never heard Of his being
held up, Is model to the youna. Miss
Miss Hope be returned more soberly,
convinced thnt she truly possessed no
real knowledge regarding thu man,
and WAS not merely pretending inno-
cence. Il had never heard him called
Hawley before, and therefore. failed
to recognize him under that respect
able name But knew his voice the
moment h6 sutst bd the cabin, and real
lied that some dsviIment was afoot,
Every town along this frontier has his
record. and I've met him maybe .
dozen times In the past three years.
He Is known AZ Black Bart is .
gambler by profession, . Desperate by
reputation. and = cur by nature Just
now suspect him Of being even deep
er In the mire than this"
He could tell by the quick clasping
Of her hands on the pommeI Of the
saddle the effect Of his words. but
waited until the silence compelled her
to speak.
"Oh, / didn't know! You do not be-
lieve that / ever suspected such
thing? That / ever met him there
understanding who he was r
No. do not. he answered. What
I.overheard between you convinced
me you were the Victim Of deceit. But
your going to that place alone was q
most reckless act.
She lifted her hand to her eyes, her
head dropping forward.
Wasn't 1t what he told me-thO
out-station Of a ranch r
CTo BE CONTINUED.l
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-09-28

Jack Keith. vIrgInian. now bor-
der plainsmau, = riding along the Santa
Fe trail on the lookout for roaming war
parties Of savAgeS. He notices camp
fre at distance and then sees team
attached to. . wagon and at full Rallop
pursued by man on ponie4 When Keith
reaches the wagon the raiders have mass
aefed two men and departed. He searches
the victims finding papers and locket
with q woman's portrait He resolves to
hunt down the murdarer6. Keith II ar
rested at. Carson City, charged with the
murder his accugef being q ruf nan named
Black Bart. He goes 70 jail fully realiz-
ing the peril Of swift border Justice. A
companion In his cell - q negro. who
tells him he II Neh and that he knew the
Keith family back IN Virginia. Neb says
one Of the murdered men was John
Efbley the other Gen. Willis Waite, for
merly an officer IN the Confederate army
cell. and later the two fugitives become
lost IN the sand desert. They come upon
. cabin and md it, lone occupant to be
young girl whom Keith recognizes az g
singer he saw at Carson City. The girl
explains that she came there In search of
q brother who had deserted from the
army. A Mr.. Hawley induced her to
come to the cabin while he sought to To-
cate her brother. Hawley appears, and
Keith in hiding recognizes him as Black
Bart. HaWley tries to make love to the
GIRL There II terrific battle In the
-darkened room in which Keith overcomes
Black Bart.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-09-28
Men insist They Killed Bird in SELF
Defense, But Law Says They
Must Prove It.

John O'Hallihan. twenty-five years
old, and William johnson. thirty-four
years old. were held in 5000 bail each
on charge Of petit larceny In the
Flatbush police court They went
out to the Prospect Park zoo the
other day and climbed over into the
Enclosure where the deer are. After
that they made a personal call upon
the peacocks Passing from Enclosure
to Enclosure on 3 series OF friendly
calls they arrived at the pen where a
OF turkeys disport themselves.
That bird there" O'HaIlihan said.
pointing q fine bronze turkey gobbler.
has an evil eye.
Johnson looked. and It seemed SO
to him also. The turkey was regard
Ing them with something Ike malev-
oIence in its fixed gaze They r..
tired. It charged them. They be-
came SO confused that they could not
get out OF the Enclosure. The bird
chased them round and round and
round the pen. and a. they ran. hold
ing on to each others hands and gasp
ing With fright and their exertions.
they discussed the situation.
There d only one thing to do, :
said O'HaIlihan. ..and that d to face
this thing courageously, bird or devii
OF whatever II may be. and get those
eyes covered up. IT. power Is in It's
eyes. Z
ii don't care. johnson painted
1.-THE things gaining on Is. And be-
sank down exhausted
osHalIihan s bold man 30 be
faced the Infatuated turkey. After 4
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-09-28

CHAPTER XII.
Through the Night Shadows.


Keith had very little to guide him,
as he could not determine whether
this mysterious cabin on the Salt Fork
lay to east on west OF the usual cattle
trail leading down to the Canadian.
Yet he felt reasonably assured that
the general trend of the country lying
between the smaller stream and the
valley of the Arkansas would be SINH
lar to that with which he was already
acquainted. 1t was merely Wild
stretch of sandy desolation, across
which their horses would leave scarce
ly any trail, and even that little would
be quickly obliterated BY the frst pun
of wind As they drew In toward the
river valley this plain would change
into sand dunes, banning and confus-
ing. but no matter how hard they
pressed forward. it must be daylight
long before they could hope to reach
these. and this would give him oppor-
tunity to spy out some familiar land
mark which would guide them to the
ford. Meanwhile. he must head as di-
rectly north as possible. trusting the
horses to md footing.
It was plains instinct. or rather
long training IN the open. which en-
abled him TO retain any true sense Of
direction, for beyond the narrow
fringe OF SottOnweods along the
stream. nothing was visible. the eyes.
scarcely able even to distinguish.
where earth and SKY met They i'd
yanced across I bare level. without
elevation or depression. ret the sand
appeared sufaciently solId. 30 that
their horses were forced into swing
Ing LOPEZ and they seemed 70 fairly
press aside the black curtain. which
as Instantly swung shut once more.
and closed them III The pounding
hoofs made little noise. and they
pressed steadily onward. closely
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-09-28
TURKEY HAD AN EVIL EYE

desperate battle he flung his coat
over Its head with Is eyes covered.
just as he had expected. the power
for evil ceased. He clutched it tight
" BY the neck. and took. It out IT
the park to finish it. When Detecs
tive Muss Of the park squad arrested
him on petit larceny charge the
creature was, already dead.
John O.Brien Of the zoo force is
going to pickle the turkey so ii will
keep. and introduce 1t as evidence in
court The police say that OHalli-
han and johnson were drunk when
they had their battle with the bird.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-09-28
The Easy Manner which She Rode Relieved Anxiety

prised from thought her words not
coming quickly.
4 cannot remember when first
mounted horse; in earliest child
hood. surely. although Il have not rid
den much Of late This one Is like 8
rocking chair"
He belonged to your friend. Mr..
Hawley. .
She drew a quick breath. her, face
again turned forward.
"WhoWho Is that man2 Do you
know7s
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-09-28

He held her arm. not unconscious of
its round shapeliness, as he helped her
down the rather steep bank through
the dense gloom. Then the two men
joined hands. and carrying her be-
tween them. waded the shallow
stream. The horses. NOT yer surIicIent-
ly rested to be frisky, accepted their
burdens meekly enough. and. with
scarcely word spoken. the three rode
away silently into the gloom Of the
night.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-09-28
onIee.

yes" said Alkali Ike. "a couple OF
COW punchers INDUCED in very pref
zty scientific scrap down at Bad
Buckles yesterday"
1t Is wonderful how cool those fel--
lows keep under the circumstances.
remarked the eastern tourist
''Yaas. they certainly have to be
ketp cool. stranger. | believe for
some reason or other. their funerals
amt to be for 4 couple o. days yet.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-09-28
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Fire Insurance Co.,
Established 1875.
JOHN A. WASHINGTON, Secretary.
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insurance in Q safe company ct the ac-
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and keeps the money at home. Good
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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-09-28
CHAPTER xl.-(continued.)

CHAPTER -(continued.)
The action has only really begun"
he assured her, stih retaining his bold
upon her hand. "This was merely
preliminary skirmish. and you must
prepare to bear your part in what
follows We have settled Mr.. HawIey
for the present, and now must deal
with his gang.
on, what would I have done II you
had not been here? r
Let us not think about that; we
were here. and now have busy night
before US II we get away safely Give
me the rope nrst.s Good! Here, Neb,
you must know how to use this-not
too tight. but without leaving any play
to the arms; take the knife out OF his
belt Now for the cloth. Miss
Maclaire.
Please do not call me that!.
But you said 1t didn't make any
difference what I called you.
Z thought 1t didn't then. but 1t does
now
''oh. l.see: We are already on a new
footing. Yet must call you some.
thing"
She hesitated Just long enough for
him to notice It Either she had no
substitute ready at hand, or else Doubt
ed the advisability Of conflding her
real name under present circumstances,
to one so nearly stranger
You may call me Hope.
"A name certainly Of good omen,"
. he returned. from this moment l
shall forget Christie Maclaire, and re-
member only Miss Hope. All right,
Neb; now turn over q chair, and sit
your man up against It. He will rest
all the easier In that9position until his
gang arrives"
He thrust his head out OF the door,
peering cautiously forth into the night,
and listening. A single horse. prob
ably the one Hawley had been riding.
was tied to a dwarfad rotton wood near
the corner Of the cabin. Nothing else
living was visible.
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ne sllppso OUT INTO the silent nlgnt,
Anu cfept cauliously around the end
o. tne oarn caDln. me oistinct cnanee
N sne siris a'situoe Vi irlendsn!p to'
WARD MN, ner every evident desire
tnat ne snouid LINK wen OF her. 10
selher ##len tne proViuentlal opportu
nity Ior escape nad ieIt MN luii OF
coincidence. Inc gambler mad played
Oindty INTO tneir nands' and keith
was qulcK enough 70 accept the ad-
vantage Y was FISK TO himself to
pc sure. thus turning again to the
noftn@ard, YET the clear duty he owed
1ne sirl lelt sucn cholce almost I'm
peratlVes ne certa1niy could not drag
ner alons WltR MIN on mis- Hight into
the Wild Comanehe country extend
ing beyond the canadian She must,
~ the Very least ne nrst returned 70
tne protectlon q the semi-ciyilization
along the Arkansas. After that had
been accomplished, ne would consider
MS own safeW. he wondered II Hope
really was ner name. and whether i
was the iamiiy cognomen. or her given
MAAne' in1e sue was SnIlstie Macialre
ns mao 40 question. yet tnat artistic
I emDelhsnment was probably merely
assumed TOT tne Work OF the concert
naiL botn ne ana Hawiey could
scarcely De mistaken e g ner identi.
" " TINS reapect. and. indeed she had
never openly eenled tne iact: Yet she
dlo not g y seem so De tnas KIND.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-09-28

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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-09-28
T. c. GREEN
BROWN AND BROWN

Att ORNEYS-AT Law
Charles Tawa, hslson onnty. ". W.
VIII athnd 30 cases ID the var .,,,s
. urts OF West Virginia and sryIand.
Alteration given p usiOns aud All tla+s Z
~ cta ms ainst the s. q y.srnmann
6peria ttention to q Elections
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-05-12
"Till morning" he answered.

"Till morning" he answered.
A little breeze came blowing across
the ice just then. He dropped her
hand quickly, slipped his arms into
their places in the frame, mounted the
ledge of ice, and then, with a short
run, sprang forward into the breeze.
She saw his planes bend a little,
undulate, rather, with a sort of scull-
ing motion, as he flew forward, not
far above the level OF her head. He
dipped down again as OOH as he had
open water beneath him, and almost
skinned the surface Of it. Then,
gathering speed, he began mounting.
She felt curiously alone now that he
vas gone; and a little frightened, like
a child just waking out of a dream.
And she blew a small silver whistle
that hung about her neck, for a signal
to the men on the yacht to send =
boat for her.
Then, while she waited, she dropped
down rather Imply on her pile of
b%ear-skins. Her hand found some
thing hard that had not been there be-
fore, and taking it up she found that
it was a curious blunt stick Of wood,
rudely whitfield, and about ten inches
long. 1t must have fallen from his
belt while he sat there talking to her.
She wondered what he used it for.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-05-12
SCALP WAS BADLY AFFECTED

II am more than gratifed by tho
successful results I obtained by tho
use of the Cuticura Remedies. For
several years my scalp was very bad.
ly affected with dandruff and scales.
My scalp itched terribly at times and
my hair fell out. MY coat collar would
be actually white with the dandruff
that had fallen from my head. My
profession being that of a barber, I
was particular about having my hair
In good condition, and was also in a
position to try many lotions, ETC., for
the scalp. These had little or no eff.
feet. I had heard SO much about the
Cuticura Remedies that I resolved to
try them. I shampooed my head
with Cuticura Soap twice a week and
after drying my head thoroughly, I
anointed parts Of my scalp with Cuti.
cura Ointment. I was pleased from
the outset, and continued to keep w
this treatment. To think that only
three cakes Of Cuticufa Soap and one
and one-half boxes Of Cuticura Oint-
ment rid my head Of this annoying
trouble made me feel quite contented
I have now got a thick growth Of hair
and 1 am never troubled with any
dandruff or itching Of the scalp. There
is no question but that the Cuticurc
Remedies cured me. I frequently
recommend them to my customerA
and they think a great deal Of them
(Signed) John F. Williams, 307 Nor
folk Street, Dorchester, Boston, Mass
July %, 1910.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-05-12

athleticism, certainly. A stranger,
meeting him anywhere and contem-
plating his formidable proportions,
and then looking up past his great,
blunt jaw into his cold, light blue,
choleric eyes, would be likely to SHY
er a little and then get out Of his way
as soon as possible.
He was walking steadily, glancing
neither to the right nor the left. Even
over the tr~eacherous, summer-Slazed
surface Of the glacier, his great stride
carried him along at a pace which his
companion found it difficult to keep up
with. Besides, this companion made
his task the harder by allowing his
eyes to wander from the track they
were following, and casting little fur
tive, anxious glances at the man be-
side lin. In any other company he
would have been a rather striking fig
ure himself, well above middle height,
powerfully made, and with a face that
had lines of experience and determine
ton engraved in it. But the COM
parison dwarfed him.
He seemed to be trying to make up
his mind to speak, and still to find
this a difficult thing to do.
At last, with a deprecatory cough,
he began:
What 1 can't see is, Roscoe, what
you did it for. 1t was all right to
do it If you were figuring out any gain
from it. Well all agree to that. Any
thing for our common good, that's our
motto. But where's the gain in kill
ing just one poor fellow out of a party
of 80? He seemed a good kind Of
chap, too, and friendly spoken. We
didn't serve you like that, when you
come aboard the Walrus at Cape
Nome"
ut would have cost you four men
to do it, Planck, and you were short
handed as it was"
THAT wasn't why we didn't do it.
You was a stranger, and you vas in a
bad way. There was a mob of men
that wanted you mighty bad, and we
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-05-12
FOOD IN SERMONS
Feed the Dominic Right and the Ser
mons Are Brilliant.

A conscientious, Woodworking and
successful clergyman writes: 81 am
glad to bear testimony to the pleasure
and Increased easur Of efficiency
and health hat have come to me o
adopting Grape-Nuts food as one OF
my articles Of diet.
For several years 1 was much dis
tressed during the early part q each
day by Indigestion. My breakfast
seemed to turn sour and failed to d.
gest. After dinner the headache and
other symptoms following the break
fast would wear away. only to return
however, next morning.
Having heard of Grape-Nuts food, l
finally concluded to give it a trial. l
made my breakfasts of Grape-Nuts
with cream, toast and Postum. The re-
suit was surprising in improved health
and total absence of the distress that
had, for so long a time, followed the
morning meal.
my digestion became once more
satisfactory, the headaches ceased, and
the old feeling of energy returned.
Since that time I have always had
ldpClNuIS lOOo Oh AZ
table.
II was delighted to find also, that
whereas before I began 10 use Grape
Nuts food I was quite nervous and be-
came easily wearied in the work OF
preparing sermons and in study, a
marked improvement in this respect
resulted from the change in my diet.
81 am convinced that Grape-Nuts
food produced this result and helped
me to a sturdy condition Of ments'
and physical strength.
IT have known Of several perEons
who were formerly troubled as was
and who have been helped as nave
been, by the use Of GrapeNuts o
on my recommendation" Name given
by Postum Company, Battle Creek
Mich.
There's q reason"
Read the little book, "The Road ."
MELVILLE" In pkgs.
Ever read the shove letter. e
enc appears from time to time. I.ey
are genuine, true, and full OF hum"
Interest.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-05-12

come q freshman again In the great
university OF life-has much to learn.
and not q little to unlearn. Golden
opportunities are his; serious respon-
sibilities, which he occasionally mag
nifies. but more often does not RI
alixe; and precious privileges. such
~ the old graduate would give his all
to possess once more.
The freshman 10 often made the
butt Of . test because Of his FRESH
go But even ~ We smile at hin
We feel deep in our hearts that his
freshness 10 . treasure above Al
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-05-12

price. The discipline at the hands Of
upper classmen, the varied expert
ences of undergraduate life and the
work in classroom and laboratory,
which gradually change him from =
freshman to = senior, also rob him
Of something which It IL . great pity
t. lose.
Perhaps some day . college will
succeed In turning out seniors who
are still freshmen. Il 10 IN ideal well
worth the attention Of the educa-
tional world. Il 10 we'll to learn the
great essential truths and to have ct
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-05-12

1889, in an act setting forth the
rights and liberties of the subject, and
settling the succession of the crown"
This bill is virtually the beginning OF
free government in England. Never
since it passed the parliament has
British king dared to interfere with
the fundamental rights Of the Brit.
ish people. The Bill of Rights. while
not original-the most Of its principles
being a repetition Of those laid down
In Magma Charta-is justly looked up.
on ~ the foundation Of English tree
dom.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-05-12
Now What Did She Mean?

At a recent wedding a baby had
shrieked without intermission to the
great annoyance of the guests, etc.
AS the bridal party was leaving the
church a slight delay occurred. One
of the guests seized the opportunity
to say to the first bridesmaid:
What a nuisance babies are at a
wedding!"
Eyes, indeed!" answered the brides
maid, angrily. when I send out in
vitations to my wedding I shall have
printed in the corner, No babies ex'
pected.' Judge.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-05-12

command the lore Of the ges, but
the happiest man and the man most
useful in the world is be whose edu-
cation has not been at the cost Of the
characteristics and the qualities, the
outlook and the impulses which dis
Youths Companion.