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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-09

had confused sense that her syntax
had played her false and that she had
not gotten the words precisely right;
but she covered any embarrassment
by sinking back and moaning.
Emmy looked at her with a mount
Ing terror in her heart. She told her
self that it was impossible that her
mother could carry out such hideous
threat; but she knew that mucilagf-
nous obstinacy which had not place
firm enough for reason to get hold.
And she won't want to eat, either"
unused Emmy, wretchedly, '*for that
nasty medicine has made her awful
sick. She's got fever now; that
will burn away her strength. And If
1t comes to a choice between letting
my mother starve and giving up Bert.
I shall have to give him up"
Emmy sprang out of her chair. The
thought was like a lash on a raw
wound.
She ran to the window; it seemed
to her that she couldn't breathe; aud
her mothers whimpering irritated her
past patience. She knew If she spoke
that she would let the bars down for
her anger, and If she were angry her
mother would be upset physically, and
grow so much worse that she would
feel like a murderer. She felt the
goading of that furious petulance
which torments q woman often into
Sacrificing herself out of very anger.
It was on her tongue to say, I'D rath-
er die myself than give up Bert, and
you know it; and I'll never forgive
you as long as live, but rather than
see you die before my eyes I will give
him up"
Yet at this very instant of despair
a minister of grace was lifting the
latch of the Barter gate, and Emmy
was unconsciously eying her. The
minister of grace was short of stature
and very plump. She had a round,
fair, freckled face, which looked the
rounder for it's glittering spectacles.
Her hair was a yellowish gray, but
she covered it with small white
sailor hat. She wore neat brown
and white calico frock. To escape the
dew she held her skirts high; one
could see that her preference was for
black alpaca slippers and white COT
ton stockings. The minister's name
was Miss Ann Bigelow.
II really had to GOMEZ" she ex-
claimed so soon as she could take
breath. Have you heard about Mrs.
Conner spraining her ankle?"
Emmy, open the door," moaned
Mrs. Barter from within her bedroom
adjoining the parlor. Emmy opened
the door, while she said: Tn SO sor-
~. When? How is she?",
"Oh, she's all right now," said Miss
Bigelow. 'It's wonderful--a real mir.
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the acquaintance Of . woman-well,
don't want to ledge ledge not, and
you won't git lodged, you know-and
l know it's hard for a woman to make
living, but guess that woman was
crank, and desig ming one at that.
But she went n to Mrs. .Darta:'s to
board, and she never paid no
board, but she preached to Mrs. Oar
ter bout how all the diseases that we
have come from eating wrong things;
and she said we'd got to live 'cording
to nature more; and eating meat made
folks fierce like the carnivorous beasts,
and things seasoned with salt was bad
for you, and jest plain farnishous
foods without salt-ltke we was chick
ens!-was best for US. 1 don't see
how Mrs. Darter, who used to cook
real we'll and liked to have the sewing
society to tea, could stand sech sick
stun, but she did; and what's wuss,
even after the fool critter ran away
and married magnetic healer who,
they do say, has another wife, even to
this day Abiel Darter believes in her
and goes by what she says. And she
amt ct any fit food for SO long that If
she ever does git coaxed to take a
wholesome bite Of beef or pie her
stummick is so weak of course she
cayn't stand It. Strong folks can
eat strong vituals, and weak folks
cayn't. Mrs. Glenn coaxed her in to
a boiled dinner one day, and poor Mrs.
Barter nearly died of it. Now you
cayn't git her to bulge from her grass
and potato diet, as Conner calls it.
And as for poor Emmy, when she can
git married Lord only knows!"
Miss Keith had not interrupted the
story by as much as hum of assent
She looked up with a queer smile.
HAS Mrs. Darter ever tried Chris
tian Science?"
mo, she afnt." snorted Mrs. Con-
ner; we've been spared that. The
Bigelow gir1s-they're two single la
dies, real nice girls, too, who live in
that big brown house with a cupola
and h1p-roof there, bout two doors
up-they tried to get her into that
way of thinking; they're at every
body. And they used to go over and
set with her and give her silent
treatment they called it, and try to
think the dyspepsia out of her; but
one of 'em got a flsh-bone in her throat
and they had to come to me to pull
it out with pair of tweezers. That
sorter dampened 'em for a while and
Mrs. Darter says, Why didn't you
think it out?' And then Ann-she's
the oldest-says they wasn't far
enough advanced vet. Mrs. Darter told
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know I always hated opium or NOR
phine or anything q the sort; and.
doctor told me she wouldn't Give the
wicked drug. That's what Ida
Glenn much as told me; much as told
me, too, that / was putting on and
wasn't real sick; and I. told her
oh-h-h!-Is told herf she considered
me-that sort Of woman she must feel
awful bad -oh-h-h!-to have her
only child marry my daughter; and
-I-thought -Oh-h! wuh-h-! how aw-
full sick ami"
"You told Mrs. GLENN" prompted
Emmy, a fame in either cheek.
II told her that-sss! sss!-I
thought the sooner that engagement
was broke the better it would be for
-u-r-r.r!-all concerned-e-hee! zee!
ee-e-e-e! Oh my head! my head! Oh,
l got to scratch my nose again. You
amt rubbing the right place!"
And what did Mrs. Glenn say"
asked Emmy. A ripple ran over her
face, and she swallowed before she
spoke.
"She said you wouldn't give Albert
up, real spiteful. Ah-rr-r! Oh. am sc
sick! said you would ruther than
have your mother so insulted-and if
you don't I guess I'll give up trying to
live She was so topping Much as
telling me it would be better for my
own child if died. Oh dear; oh
dear! oh dear! And Albert looked as
cross last night"
did Albert come last night?'
Eyes, he did. 70: needn't jump out
of the chair! l told him you wasn't
home, and you had gone out to the
Collins spring. He said when would
you be home, and said l didn't
know. And he went off mad. Oh-h!
oh-h-h! jimmy says Carrie March says
she saw him downtown riding on his
bicycle with Susan Baker. O-h-h-h-h!
Il guess I'll go make you some cof-
fee, mother" said Emmy; you need
it."
The girls self-control was like tin
der to the woman's fire. Mrs. Darter
flared out: "You needn't make any
coffee. won't drink it. What's more,
won't eat one bite until you promise
me to break with Bert Glenn-not If
I starve to death! If you're willing to
let those Glenns insult me and tri-
umph over me, amt willing to live
to see it." Her feeble accents shrilled
to a scream, as she flung out her arms
with Renaissance of the behavior of
her favorite heroines in novels. Go,
Emmeline Barter. marry him If you
dare; but you will pass to the altar
over your only mothers gravel" She
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Emmy put her mother to bed She
gave her the soothing drops which the
vanished but still reverenced healer
had left-drops. which she was almost
certain owed their potency to some
alias of opium. In the morning Mrs.
Darter came out of her drugged sleep
with deadly nausea that swathed her
muscles and laid her rigid in its limp,
devil-fish clutch. The roof of her
mouth was like leather; her head
seemed to be pounded with hammers;
she was burning with fever, and ma
lign twitchings and itchings torment
ed her to rub her nose necessarily,
when the least motion was fearsome
to her. She had much more cause
than ordinary to moan, and moan she
did at every breath. jimmy had rush
the dishes for her own breakfast had
been washed; but Emmy couldn't run.
She drank cup Of coffee; she had
no heart to eat. jimmy, however, had
eaten the dainty little meal that EN-
my had prepared-a forlorn hope to
tempt the invalid.
"Oh, my nose! my nose!" walled
Mrs. Barter. Emmy, you've got to
leave of staring out of that window at
the Glenns', and come and scratch
my nose! Ah-uh! Ah-u-h!"
Emmy silently sat down by the bed
side. If Albert passed the yard on his
wheel, as he did every morning at
half-past seven, he would not find her.
Emmy had used no one knows how
many devices to always be in the
yard when Albert passed, or at least,
in sight by window. Bert used to
say that glimpse of Emmy 'was a
bracer for the whole day" Thursday
night was his night to visit her, but
last night he hadn't come.
Emmy, you amt any account at all
as a scratcher!" fretted her mother.
you scratch where it amt itching,
and you don't scratch where it itches,
and you're so mincing!. Rub it hard!
Oh-h! why must suffer so? It's hard
enough to have a ungrateful child
without having your nose 1tch!"
Emmy adventured sentence long
lurking in her mind, but which she
never had the courage to push out
into the air: Mother, I think, I'm
sure it is the soothing drops which
make your nose itch so. There's
opium"
There isn't a grain Of opium in
| them." sobbed Mrs. Darter. "Yor
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'em then they wasn't far enough ad
vanced to doctor her. And l guess
they amt been there sense"
"All the same" insisted Miss Keith,
smiling, Il think Mrs. Darter needs
mental healing Or Christian Science, I
don't care which"
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Suapely mOutu. lou ask me no
questions, Emmy, and I'll tell you no
lies; but you can make up your mind
Miss Keith can cure your ma-if she's
lett"
Emmy's bewilderment deepened, but
she said, "Yes'm," in her docile way,
and followed Mrs. Conner and Miss
Keith down the walk, leaving Mr.. Con-
ner to chuckle over some unknown
mirth Of his own, in the wagon.
Mrs. Darter, so Miss Bigelow told
them, had been doing all the while
Emmy was gone. Her greeting to Miss
Keith was feeble moan. But on Miss
Keith's part there was an amazing
transformation. She bent her brows
above eyes which shone out of them
in a level, intent gaze. Emmy recalled
Miss AIMS description, and under
stood it with a thrill. For a few Sec
onds Miss Keith stood motionless,
shedding that steady, unblinking gaze
at the drawn face on the pillow. Mrs.
eyelids; she WINGED, she ceased whim-
pering. Miss Keith smiled gently. She
spoke, and her voice was like silk.
"You have suffered very much!"
Mrs. Barter opened her eyes; she
gazed up at the eyes above her; her
chin quivered and two tears slowly
ran down her cheeks-the first tears
seen on her cheeks during all her
lamentations. "Oh, I have" she muir
INJURED, "and nobody believes it-not
my oldest friend, not my own chill
dren!"
II believe It," said the girl; yet it
Is all a mistake" Without turning
her eyes, she made a little motion
with her hands toward the door. and
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Copyright by the Bobbs Merrill Co..

HE Widow Darter's house
was set on a hill. It
was a story-and-a-half
cottage, of stucco, to
which sun and wind and
frost had offered their
kind offices, mellowing
pleasantly it's original
glare of white. In sum.
The Harlowton news., 1913-12-19
COUNTY SUPERIN-
TENDENT OF SCHOOLS

Every field of successful indas1-
~ is organized and directed. The
stronger the organization aud the
more efficient the direction the
greater the achievements. The de-
duction from this fact should assist
in the solution Of the rural school
problem. Efforts to improve. rural
school conditions have failed ~
every instance whore there was 10
organized effort o., .ahe part OF the
teaching body.
The county superintendent must
lie considered in any plan which
has for its aim the improvement
The Harlowton news., 1913-12-19
FARMERS INSTI-
h. TUTE JANUARY IL

. r.. s. Cooley writes that Monday
january: 10Th is the date tenla-
lively assigned for a farmers IN
sbitute at Hlariowton. :
Among the speakers secured are
the veteran O.. G. Gregg OF Mime I
sofa; s. w. Moore, fruit and tree
,exptert; M. l.. Wilson, a tillage and
cereal specialist; DR.. w; J. Hart
man: Prof. VIM. Dierich,&a swine
authority and Al. Walrath, one one
Of the large farmers OF the Gala
tin valley. s.@
| Particular attention will be paid
4 this season, not only to the proinc
1 tii1on Of staples, but to crop rota
tion. diversified farming. and ek'
pecially TO swine husbandry. Top
4 ics pertaining TO the farm home
| it's comfort and adornment. farll
!. management and business. r''ra
4 education and country lite, VII
also he considered. a sIecla
campaign in the interest OF NOR
!, efficient use Of water on the varlon
reclamation projects is also bein'
! planned.
The Harlowton news., 1913-12-19

of rural schools. The city school Il
system has it's superintendent, It's
principals, and it's supervisors,
while the rural system OF each
county has a superintendent VINO
must he all-seeing aud all-knowingl
and have the winged heels OF Mer,
curry if she would perform q task
corresponding to that Of the t'ty
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES county super.
intendent is handicapped by ohe
law both in what it demands and
inswhat il fails to demand.
/ The city superintendent must he
educated and trained for his work
and wherever city is able II re
! npires successful experience; out
the law neither provides for the
training OF county snperintenacnts
!, nor demands any qualifications Tor
4 the Office. with the la'sult that III
many instances the county super,
intendent is not SO well qual'ned
flor any supervisory work as the
nonr..st. teacher under her direction.
!, The clly may pay IT'S snper'nteh.
dent such salary as expert service
! demands, bn, the rural schools arc
D not permitted TO pay enough u
/. ca,l those trained for rural service
q and where they get ettlclency =
! must be in n large measure gratti'
+ tons service. Tic city leaves tn
ii selection Of a superintendent ho
il competent board which studies Tn
~ situation and endeavors to NEE
,o ren1irenents: the county superb
,e tantient is selected by polltic;
nart;es where political exlHiiienc
1T il u matter of first considerable
III and the good Of the setaools u
III last. Tho city is permiltpu 10 se'
The Harlowton news., 1913-12-19
OUR AMBASSADORS
RETURN FROM CAPITAL
Have Hearing Before Clay Tallman
Who IS Favorably Inclined To-
ward Harlowton People

snliei concrete and would cost The
project not less than S5Nt,,t ,,tt,tl.tso.
which ii $1tNl. .Ot,t,.on more than
Mr.. Rays estimate ON the con
strurtion of the entiM rrt,icrt.
Mr.. TaiInan further informed thf
IIarlowtnn representatives that ne
would neither approve nor rrrts'a-
mend cancellation OF this project
until l,t. iIad ially satisfied binasstH
,of It's feasibility AMI the ability sh
The s4gregato,s Il, tiu;tnc+ u.
Mr. TalImar ;,lsn s.sit' that the
Carey projects in general had not
been s,,reessfnl a,td t,hd which
would rais4. Il st,cct,sssai eron with
Ioul irrigation, in his estimation.
would hardly raise enDugl, Ds'sre
with irrigation to Justify ttt" IN
tcresst.,l expense of s.,..l, st.hehss,
as proposed in the Htrlowt.n pre-
4 ipct. Mr.. Ray contends that he
can put water ol, this land for
$1,000 per acre, while the land
.lcommissioner informed hlm that it
would cost him nearer 5000 r'r
4 llacre.
q Messrs. Smith and Stevens fsniuet
1.-The entire Montana dnleg;ltl.sh
favorable to the cancellation VI
this tract and were assured That
|ti,ey would do all they enuIal i..
warIs thar end.
7 Ii, ca-e th:t, Nlr. T.linan sltsss
|consent 10 the Ray nruns.t he viii
. do 81 with the s.ipuIa. i..n that
q the projectors ti,,an.r ii fully and
begin active operations npon tue
land within IL period olshix months
and will see that there is no ln.p
: hple through, which Ills demands
!, may be avoided.
!" All together the trip to Wash
" inuton was as successful :is cnulfl
be expected under the tlrcumstan'
pf; Continued Oh page to,lr}
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Continued OH page four
FIR EMEN'S BALL
JANUAR Y EIRST

Great preparations are being
made by the local freme,, for tlie
big ball to be held on the night ofs
January first in the opera housf. 4 n .
This il an annual event and one {
that should be, and usually is. pat
sronized most generously by the
Harlowton public. The fire depart
ment Of Harlowton is purely . vol
unteer affair and it's only source s,t y.
revenue is the gratuitnous conlrlr
buttons Of the public.
This years event will be the
most elaborate affair Of the kind
eyer given and will take on the
nature Of society event. The
music will. be as good as can be
found In tie state and will be fur
nished by the Catalan Orel'est II
of Great Falls. This orchestra was
1 here recently and played for \ z
\ dance, & So the devotees OF Ierpl
schore will be pleased TO learn ~ 9
alleii rehtsrn r4sthe ing event.
Let al patriotic. HarloW'ion'te f u ! v g ''' 'te
! patronize this ball and show the.1 /.
appreciation Of the boys who GLAD
Il ~ volunteer to protect our home home
J, from the devastating ravages g
= fire. 44.ss.5.. WI. 3@ ..Es. ..3 Y. .
The Harlowton news., 1913-12-19
HAIR L0N TO HAVE:
ASKETBALL TEAM

Harlowton is to have busy
y.sar,in basketball. Arrangements
are hping made with the following
ls.s.yf,s; Three Forks. Twodot, Lew
istuwf,, White sulphur Springs
Roundup aud Stanford. Mr.. Meyers
I,as given the bows the hall 10 play
Gin. and To practice. in. Although
she is s.t il Disadvantage on account
sgf HE nightly picture shows, he
mas given them tuesdays and Fri:
sdayR nights for their games ana
practice will be after the shows.
This will make practice start ar
#9. .3n or 10 D. nj. but the boys are
willing to sacrifice part OF each
might rather than be without one
Iof the greatest sports OF the nation.
IarloWton still has the best OF
material TO pick a team from. Van
/ Dyke, Klemme, Shook and Calne
EfaressstiIl left from last wears team
and there are several old basket
sEbaH men that have come to town
IN The last year who will put up a
/ great argument for the vacancy
sIIeft by Felrington. Good is trying
The Harlowton news., 1913-12-19

W. N. Smith returned this week
from Washington where he went,
in company with Mel Stevens. in
the interest of the sqnatters on
the Carey land tract, they rnade !
d report "Wednesday evening Mt
held in the office nt UrnAr
IL Bonrke. Mr.. Smith said they
were accordet every courtesy by
Clay 'raliman, the lard eomii'ls-
sioner and were extremely fortuh-
:.Le in getting a hearing SO soon ;as
that office was covered up with
work.
They did not succeed IN getting
an immediate cancellation Of the
tract but did succeed in convincing
the land commissioners that we
had some rights in the matter and
lit Is believed that he is flvorabiy
inclined 10 the people OF Harlow.
ton. He asked some very pointed
questions of Mr.. Ray regarding the
cost Of the project and showed by
his questions and statements that
A lie was quite familiar with the
irrigation projects in the west and
4 that the project under discussion
would not be approved by MN
without the most complete invest
,gation i'm every particular.
4 One Of the questions asked Mt
III ls;1y wass how much it, wusilst5 ee's q y
\ tu complete the upper dam ~ "
!. north fork Of The Musselshell. Nj
!, RAY said he thought it would cos
S75. 900. 90, MIR. Tallman the
I asked him OF what material ~ WA
). Ia be built. He answered that
~ would be built of rock and ar
The height was to be. according I
MIR. Ray, 12O feet, 75 feet throug
land about 200 feet long wherenpo
Mr., Tallman Informed him that Il
z co,ld not use such material an
" that il would have to be built
The Harlowton news., 1913-12-19

slow, but tho change il coming and
] believe that il. has come to5stay,
.'s.IIiif4t nov We are engaged m 4
Iittlessemi- political fight over t1f
changing Of the county seat from
White sulphur Springs to Harlow
ton. sIlarlowton il the metropolis
III the county and also closer to
Sonr town than White Sulphur
springs 50 Of course. We Of 1fwodo'
will favor the changing Of the
count II seat.
The Harlowton news., 1913-12-19
CLARENCE TO0LEY
TELLS OF MEAGHER

.s The following article taken from T
lie Helena independent isan.inteltTs.
view held with our fellow citizen:
and former state senator Clarence
rooley, while on a recent VISIT 20 /
tile capital. Clarence IS always. on. On t
the job when the quill push'e,r
heayes ia sightan you can always
figure that he is boosting Tor the 4
home country. The following ar-
| ]ticle is no exception to the general
|sru]e and the senator puts us ~ the
best possible light. We are Inc lncll -. 2 4
Cd to disagree with him though. on
| the matter of the u mi-Political
| fghto over the county seat. We 90
I not think the fight has as yet ma.
i terialized, as HarloWton people
i have taken no part in it and s.' we
i hope that when we startinwe Will
make a much better showing than
i has been made UP to the present
J, writing.
state Senator Clarence Tooley OF
q>Wodot was one of The busiest men
!. in the lobby Of the Placer yester
j tgay afternoon, rushing here ane1
3 there renewing old acquaintance
i and making new ones. Between
q hand shakes and slaps on the bach
al,,oweyer. he consented to tall
ii briefly about the development
81 down in Meagher county.
t. Down id our county he said
if I'VE are looking forward to agrlcul
Ie| t,ral development with mach ol
re timism. Everybody is Of the belle
le1 that it is the farmer who will dt
id yrlop the country and 1t appear
Sc that nearly everybody Is tur'iln
ye Ito the plowshare and the reaper
III The grazing and cattle lane
lis are slowly bulsurely being conyer
81 cd into farms and / predicl that
IT. will not be many years befo
cd Meagher county becomes noted +
We Its farming lands. Of course, u
ed period Of transition from the gra
tel ing to the farm land is necessari
The Harlowton news., 1913-12-19

across the continent. If need lm.
fnr someone who setsNs 10 meet las
demands as 10 ability ami training:
the county must select FROM It's
citizenship. from a comparatively
small number, and it must put up
witI, what it can get for what ii IL
allowed 10 pay
In spite ut these things WI have
i'm this state a number oi county
lsutpriuteudents who are prepared
for the work and Mhu are accom-
pljshing even more than VIZ might
expect under the conditions inlH,s.
rd hy Law. or rather lack Of law.
1lut we also have large number
who. taking advantage nt c'W'im
STANCES. do nothing, or what - the
same. fail Into dead routine of
useless labor
4 Since, organization ami supervis.
ion is found To pay in every line Of
industry it must lm introduced III
the rural work and it will prove
effective. We #l1onld have 4 dis
Itrict principal over every ID Or 70
| feathers, and county s,iis.r'nttnh-
ent Of district principals.
!, The county s.ll,er'ntenhe'lu
!, should be selected by a eonl.eitnt
county board. Ability and Ira ~;
: should l,e demanded and tl,e b.,.fd
!. should be permitted to I,aN io,. ~;
hand it should besaliovei to st'''1
q beyond the county lime Tor sneh
). administrative officers.
I'll When the people from the
d. country wake up to the faet tbat
III their children are entitled e, as
II much consideration az those N h''
IN happen to live III the city tl't'y,
De'will demand for 4thenleqaal adsan
Id tages.