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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-08-20
SYNOPSIS.

John Valiant, Q rich society favorite.
suddenly discovers that the Valiant cor
poration, which his father founded and
wealth. had S fsiled. " Hs voluntarily turns
over his private fortune to the receiver
for the corporation. His entire remaining
possessions consist Of an old motor car.
white bull DOG and Damory court. neg
lected estate In Virginia. On the way TO
Damory court he meets Shirley Dand-
ridge. an auburn-haired beauty. and de-
cides that he In going TO like Virginia im-
mensely. shirley's mother. Mrs. Dand-
ridge. and Major Bristow exchange REM
iniscences during which i Is revealed
that the major. Valiabts father. and n
man named Sassoon were rivals for the
hand OF Mrs. Dandridse In her youth.
sassoon and Valiant fought duel on her
Valiant finds Damory court overgrown
with weeds and creepers and decides TO
rehabilitate the place. Valiant saves
Shirley from tho bite OF snake. which
bites him. Knowing ,he deadiiness OF the
bite. Shirley sucks the poison from the
wound and saves his life. Valiant learns
for the first time that his father left vlr-
gfnia on account OF u duel In which Doc
tor southall and Major Bristow acted as
his fathers seconds. Valiant and Shirley
become good friends. Mrs. Dandridge
nrst time. Valiant discovers that he has
a fortune In old walnut trees. The yearly
tournament. survival OF the jousting OF
feudal times, In held at Damory court. At
the last moment Valiant takes the place
OF ono OF the knights. who is sick. and
enters the lists. He wins and chooses
Shirley Dandridge as queen OF beauty to
the dismay of Katherine Fargo. n former
sweetheart. who is visiting In Virginia
The tournament ball at Damory court
draws the elite OF the countryside. Shir-
Icy ~ crowned by Valiant as queen OF
beauty Valiant tells Shirley Of his love
and they become engaged. Katherine
Fargo, determining not TO give up Vail
amt without n struggle points out to Shir-
ley how terrible IL would be for the wom-
an who caused the duel TO meet Valiant,
who looks so much like his father. Shlr-
ley. uncertain. but feeling that h"- moth
er was In love with the victim OF Vail.
ants pistol breaks the engagement Greet
King. n liberated convict whom Major
Bristow had sent TO prison, makes threats
against his prosecutor Valiant pleacs
with Shirley. but fails 10 persuade her
to change her decision. Maior Bristow Is
fatally wounded by Greet King. but be-
fore dying he confesses to Mrs. Dand-
ridge that he had kept a letter Valiant
had written TO her after the duel
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-08-20
PROPER FEEDING FOR CALF
Change From Whole Milk to Skim
Must Be oraduai-AIlow Young.
ster Clean, Dry Paddock.

(By PROF. A. NYsTRoM. washington)
The mothers milk should be fed the
first week, beginning when the calf Is
"a to 36 hours old. The milk must
be fresh and warm, about ninety-five
to one hundred degrees Fahrenheit.
and must always be fed from a clean
pail. preferably q tin pail. A wooden
pail Is too hard to keep sweet and
clean.
The second week whole milk from
any COW may be fed, and the third
week. II the calf Is In good health and
growing nicely. the change to skim
milk may be begun. Do not make the
mistake OF feeding more skim-mllk
simply because the cream Is removed.
The whole milk contains about as
much protein as the calf can handle
quantities the calf gets more than he
can use, and as a consequence sick
calf is the result.
The change from whole milk to
skim-milk must be gradual; from one
half to one and one-half pounds a day,
depending upon the size and vigor OF
calf. To an average calf. two weeks
old. we would feed about twelve
pounds a day of whole milk The first
day OF the third week, or when It is
desirable to begin the change, the
daily feed would be eleven pounds OF
whole milk and one pound OF skim.
milk: the second day, ten pounds OF
whole milk and two pounds of skim
milk, and so on until the complete
change is made. It is Just as essen
tial to feed the skim-milk warm as
the whole milk. although when the
calf gets larger and stronger, six to
ten weeks old. a gradual change to
cold milk may be made.
Allow the calf clean. airy paddock
or box stall in which to get exercise.
Give him some we'll cured hay, such
as timothy and clover, or timothy
alone, as soon as he will eat II, which
will be when he is from three to four
weeks old. Ahalfa in small quantities
may be fed. but with this roughage
there is danger OF the calrs eating
more than he can properly digest.
Grain may be fed as soon as he will
take It. and for this purpose a mixture
| OF bran and crushed oats or crushed
oats alone Is recommended
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-08-20
CHAPTER xxxili.
The Voice From the Past.

ne VOICE FROM tnc fdtt.
Though the doctor left the church
with Shirley and her mother, he did
not drive to Rosewood, but to his OF.
fee. There, alone with Mrs. Dan
bridge while Shirley waited in the
carriage, he unlocked the little tin
box that had been the majors, with
the key Mrs. cambridge gave him. end
put into her hands a little packet OF
yellow oiled-silk which bore her name.
He noted that 1t agitated her pro-
foundly and as she thrust 1t into the
bosom OF her dress, her face seemed
stirred as he had never seen 1t. When
he put her again in the carriage, he
patted her shoulder with touch far
gentler than his gruff goodby.
At Rosewood, at length, alone in her
room. she sat down with the packet in
her hands. During the long hours
since first the little key had lain In
her palm like live coal. she had been
all aflre with eagerness. Now the
moment had come. she was almost
afraid.
She tried to imagine that letters
coming to her-then. Thirty years
ago! A May day, day of golden
sunshine and flowers. The arbors had
been covered with roses then. too. like
those whose perfume drifted to her
now. Evil news flies fast, and she
had heard of the duel very early that
morning. The letter would have
reached her later. She would have
Hed away with II to this very room
to read II alone--as she did nowl
ITO RE CONTINIfEnl
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-08-20

he could dimly see the green rocks,
and the white froth OF the water bub-
bling and chuckling down over their
rounded outlines to the shrouded level
below. The moon lifted finally and
scared through the sky, blowing out
the little lamps of stars. Under Its
light a gossamer mist robed the land
scape in a shimmering opalescence,
In which tree and shrub altered their
values and became transmitted to sil-
yer sentinels. watching over a de-
mesne OF violet-velvet shadows filed
with sleepy twitterings and stealthy
rustlings and the odor OF wild honey
suckle.
At the last he stood before the old
sun-dlal, rearing its column from Its
pearly clusters OF blossoms. II count
no hours but the happy ones" he read
the inscription with an indrawn
breath. Then, cropping at its base, he
lifted the Ivy that had once rambled
there and drew up the tangle again
over the stone disk. His Bride scar
denl
In the library, an hour later. sitting
at the big black pigeonholed desk. he
wrote to Shirley:
II am leaving tonight on the mid
night train. Uncle Jefferson will give
you this note in the morning. will
not stay at Damory court to bring
more pain into your life. I am going
very far away. understand all you
are feeling-and SO, goodby. goodby.
God keep you! love you and shall
love you always, always!"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-08-20

The live veterans who say they
fought behind cotton bales were Jo-
seph st, Cyr, Jean Lamothe. p. M.
Lapice. Charles Raymond and Jean
Gervais, Pen pictures OF these men
appear in the footnotes.
The finding of the picture is time
ly, says the New Orleans Item, as IL
VIII be of service for the staging of
the battle, which is to be one of the
leading features OF the Exposition OF
Big Ideas.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-08-20

had said. but little later, as he and
Valiant sat beside the couch. the major
opened his eyes suddenly.
shirley" he whispered. where's
Shlrley?"
She was sitting on the porch Just
outside the open window. and when
she entered, tears were on her face
The doctor drew back silently; but
when Valiant would have done so, the
major called him nearer.
mo-" he painted; Il like to see you
two together" His voice was very
weak and tired.
AS she leaned and touched his hand,
he smiled whimsically. IT'S mighty
curious" he said, but can't get II
out OF my head that its Beauty Vali-
ant and Judith that I'm really talking
TO. Foolish-isn't it?" But the idea
seemed TO master him. and presently
he began TO call Shirley by her moth
er's name. An odd youthfuluess crept
Into his eyes; subtle paradoxica
boyishnesA His cheek unged with
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-08-20
CHAPTER xxxI-contlnued.

In the little haircloth trunk back In
her room lay an old scrapbook. II
held few leaves torn from letters and
many newspaper clippings. From
these she had known OF his work. his
marriage, the great commercial sue
cess for which his name had stood
the name that from the day OF his go
Ing. she had so seldom taken upon her
lips. Some OF them had dealt with
his habits and idiosyncrasies, hints OF
an altered personality, and oloofness
or loneliness that had set him apart
and made him. in a way. a stranger to
those who should have known him
best. Thus her mind had come to
hold a double image: The grave man
these shadowed forth. and the man
she had loved, whose youthful face was
In the locket she wore always on her
breast. II was this face that was
printed on her heart, and when John
valiant had stood before her on the
porch at Rosewood, II had seemed TO
have risen, instinct. from that old
grave.
He had not kept silence! He had
written! II pealed through her brain
like muffied bell. But Beauty Vail
ant vas gone with her youth; in the
room near by lay that old companion
who would never speak to her again.
the lifelong frieni-who had really
failed her thirty years ago! {.
ard In tin box mile away lay let
ter.
"He won't rouse again." the doctor
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-08-20

disturbing a whole litter despite the
efforts of the sows.
There is no use blaming the poor
condition of such litters on the
weather, the sows, the rations or the
care the hired man is giving them. IL
you will take time enough to watch
them for a while It won't take you
long to pick out the milk thieves
among them.
Separate houses or separate pens
are the best solution. II the sows and
pigs are running In big lot or a pas
ture they will naturally feed together
and keep together. and the weaker
ones will suffer from the depredations
of the more vigorous.
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grave. Valiant. standing with the rest.
saw Shirley, with her mother and the
doctor, pass out of the gate. She was
not looking toward him. A mist was
before his eyes as they drove away,
and the vision OF her remained waver-
ing and indistinct--a pale blurred face
under shining hair.
He realized after a time that the
yard was empty and the sexton was
locking tho church door He went
slowly to the gate, and just outside
some one spoke to him. 1t was CHS
holm Lusk. They had not met since
the night OF the ball. Even in his own
preoccupation. Valiant noted that
Lusk's face seemed to have lost It's
exuberant youthfulness. 1t was worn
as II with sleeplessness, and had a
look OF suffering that touched him.
And all at once. while they stood look.
ing at each other. Valiant knew what
the other had waited to say.
IL won't beat shout the bush." said
Lusk stammering. i've got to ask
you something. reckon you've
guessed that THAT Shirley"
Valiant touched the young fellows
arm. YES" he said. Il think know"
TITS no new thing. with me-" said
the other hoarsely. IT'S been three
years. The night OF the ball, thought
perhaps that don't mean to ask
what you might have right to resent
but / must find out. Is there any
reason why / shouldn't try my luck ?"
Valiant shook his head. NO" he
said heavily, there is no reason"
The boyish look sprang back to
Lusk's face. He drew a long breath.
why. then WILL" he said. lin
sorry II | hurt you. Heaven knows
didn't want tot"
He grasped the others hand with a
mans heartiness and went up the road
with a swinging stride;, and Valiant
stood watching him go, with his hands
tight-clenched at his side.
A little later Valiant climbed the
sloping driveway of Damory court 1,
seemed to stare at him from a thou
sand reproachful eyes. The bachelor
red squirrel from his tree-crotch
looked down at him askance. The
redbirds. flashing through the hedges
huttered disconsolately. Fire-Cracker
the peacock, was shrieking from the
upper lawn and the strident discorC
seemed to mock his mood.
The great house had become home
to him; he told himself that he woult
make no other. The few things he haC
brought-his books and trophles-hat
grown to be part OF II, and they
should remain. The ak should not bt
laid to the walnut grove. As his IA
ther had done, he would leave behinC
him the life he had lived there. anC
the old court should be once NOR,
closed and deserted. Uncle Jefferson
and Aunt Daphne might live on in tn,
cabin back OF the kitchens. Their,
was pasturage for the horse and tn,
cows and for old Sukey. and som,
acres had already been cleared 70
planting. And there would be tn,
swans. the ducks and chickens, tn,
peafowl and the fish.
A letter had come to him that morn
ing. The corporation had resume,
business with credit unimpaired. Pub
lie opinion was more than frlendl,
now. A place waited for him there
: and one OF added honor, in q concern
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-06

air. Their infantry is not good. but
how terrible is the srtillery-how ter
rible-"
The spirit of patriotism in the VI
ennese runs to its highest flood when
these wounded men are being con-
veyed through the streets.
Show Captured Arms.
Before the palace of the minister Of
war. beside the monument Of Maria
Theresa and of Prince Schwarzen-
berg, the cannons and arms captured
from the Russians are on view. They
are Insignificant arms, but the people
do not tire of caressing them. The
meager signs of Austrian success are
like CLEANS of hope in leaden sky
of despair.
And patrolling the streets one sees
increasing in number daily monde
script army uniforms. Every color
and sort OF ancient regalia has been
brought forth from old storehouses.
In the hour when war and its hor-
rors are keeping pail over Vienna
the sight of religious professions.
headed by priests praying for Divine
hlu. Oul TtlIcI thc plCtuiC oh
faith. The churches are constantly
filled with women and children. pray
ing for husbands and fathers and
brothers who may never return. In
the time Of sorrow too great to en-
dure alone the people are throwing
themselves more and more upon the
bosom of the church. which has Of
fered them consolation SO many times
before.
Rich Are Accused.
While the devout are filling the
churches and the wounded are filling
the hospitals. while the wretched fu-
gitives are bringing with them famine
from Galicia, accusations and pro-
tests are rising above the murmurs Of
distress. against the rich.
On different subscription lists
opened daily for the Red Cross the
sight of unbellevably small sums CIV
en- by members of the nobility and by
inillionaires has brought forth waves
of Indignation. A feudal prince who
ia among the richest men IN Europe
has subscribed 20 crowns go. Ev.
erywhere one hears criticism of the
aristocracy, of the high nobility and
their avarice. This selfishness. say
the people. is traditional. but the pub.
lie believed that In an hour like this
even the tightened purses of the no.
bility would open. 1t has been sug-
gested that list be published, giving
the names OF the nobility, Of the rich
who have been guilty of avarice. and
who have added to the general pub.
lie depression. Emperor Francis Jo-
seph does not conceal his indignation
against these grasping members Of
the nobility.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-06
Governor. to Discus. Resources.

Denver.-"State Control or Natural
Resources" will be the chief subject
before the annual governors confer.
ence, which meets Nov. 1913 at Madi.
son, Wis. Governor Ammons. who has
received an official program of the
sessions, stated that the Western gov.
ernors would be vitally Interested in
the discussion of that matter Gov,
William Spry of Utah will introduce
the subject with AN address. Other
western executives who will address
the conference will be Stewart oil
Montana. Byrne Of South Dakota and
Dunno OF Illinois. Governor Ammons,
O'Neal OF Alabama and McGovern OF
Wisconsin compose the executive com
mittee.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-06
TAX. the Blood Out and Wash It.

Drs. v. A. Urevitch and N. X.
Rosenberg have discovered a way to
take the blood out of the body. wash
it and put it back again. In the
RousslSy Vraitch the describe their ex-
periments upon animals. The idea.
of course, is to rid the blood OF poi
sonous substances. They found they
could remove half the blood. prevent
its coagulation by adding sodium cit
rate. wash it with salt solution and
return the purified red corpuscles into
the circulation. II was not necessary
TO return the white corpuscles.
The New York Medical Journal re-
marks that this, taken together with
the transportation of organs and the
growth of tissues outside the body.
forms an entirely new chapter in
experimental medicine. Who can tell
what the future has In store for us?"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-06
SPRING WHEAT OUTPUT
COLORADO AVERAGES TWENTY.
FOUR BUSHELS PER ACRE.
States Gives Figures for 1914
Harvests.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-Colorado this year ranks
sixth of all the states in the Union in
the production of spring wheat, ac-
cording to figures made public by the
bureau of crop estimates of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. Last year Colorado ranked
eighth. The only states in which the
total production of spring wheat is
greater are Minnesota, the two Da-
kotas, Montana and Washington.
In yield to the acre of spring wheat.
the Colorado average this year Is
twenty-four bushels-nearly twice the
average for the entire country, which
is only 12.1 bushels.
In production of oats. Colorado this
year ranks twenty-first among the
states, although much farther down
the list in rank according to popula-
ton, and the average yield to the acre
in Colorado this year is forty bushels.
or more than IS per cent above the
average for the entire United States.
Iowa is the greatest oats state, and
the average yield to the acre In Iowa
is only so per cent of Colorado's.
In production of barley, Colorado
this year ranks tenth among the
states, with 3,966.0O0 bushels; and
Colorado also is tenth among the
states in the production OF potatoes.
with 1884 900 bushels.
Colorado's average yield of alfalfa
seed this year is four bushels to the
acre-while the average for the entire
country is only 81 bushels.
Colorado ranks fifteenth among the
states in production of apples. having
risen one place since last year. This
years crop of the state is 3,SS4,O0O
bushels-the standard apple box con-
tanning one bushel.
In yield to the acre Of broom corn,
Colorado ranks seventh among the
states, with 4s3 pounds to the acre.
The average for the entire country is
only 414.2 pounds. Colora1o's aver
age yield this year is 49 per cent above
that of last year.
Prices paid to Colorado farmers this
pear and last are compared by the
government as follows:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-06

dragging sensation across my loins,
difficulty in collecting my thoughts
and was troubled with short
ness of breath. Dodds Kidney Pills
have cured me of these complaints.
podds Kidney Pills have done their
work and done it well. You are at
liberty to publish this letter for the
benefit of any sufferer who doubts the
merit of Dodds Kidney Pills"
Dodds Kidney Pills, soc. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co..
Buffalo, N Y. Write for Household
Hints, Dainty Recipes; also music OF
National Anthem. All 3 sent free.
Adv
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-06
The Euuenist.

Praising the science Of eugenics,
Harold Bolce, the father of Eugenia,
the eugenic baby, said in New York:
''Eugenics is making headway
everywhere. 1t is even penetrating
into the exclusive circles of the old
aristocracy of Philadelphia.
"A Philadelphia girl of the highest
aristorcacy actually got engaged last
month to young bank clerk. A
Philadelphia clubman said to her re-
proachfully at tea:
rs 1t possible that you, of a fam
lily eminent for seven generations, can
stoop to marry an unknown upstart"
"Well, ! prefer to marry man
without name rather than name
without man." Detroit Free
Press.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-06
The Hydraulic Ram.

She was Delaware country girl.
She lived near CASTOR and was in
Muncie with her escort, watching a
piece of engineering work that was
being done about n new bridge. Every
once in a while there came a peculiar
grinding noise whose origin she could
not locate.
Jim, what makes that noise?' she
asked.
"Oh. that's the hydraulic ram"
For lands sake! Where do they
keep him?"-Indianapolis News.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-06
Investigates protes. About Station.

Denver-Claude w. Fairchild, for.
merly secretary to Governor Adams,
who is now an inspector for the State
Public Utilities Commission, went to
Wagon Wheel Gap upon an investiga-
tion to determine whether there is
sufficient business on the Denver 4
Rio Grande railway at that place to
warrant an order compelling the com
pany to maintain station agent there
throughout the winter. The company
decided to close the station and pro
test against the proposed action was
made
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-06
Ammons Defend. Equal Suffrage.

Denver.-Governor Ammons wrote
to l.. C. Campbell of Sioux Falls, S. D..
denying the truth OF charges contained
in reported statements by two Colo
radans that woman suffrage was one
of the causes of evil conditions in this
state during the strike troubles last
winter and spring. A campaign has
been waged in South Dakota on a
suffrage amendment. and statements
concerning Colorado were attributed to
John b. Mailing and Judge Gavin.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-06
PRESSED HARD.
coffee's Weight on Old Age.

When people realize the injurious
effects of coffee and the change in
health that Postum can bring. they are
usually glad to lend their testimony
for the benefit of others.
My mother. since her early child
hood. was an inveterate coffee drinker.
had been troubled with her heart for a
number OF years and complained of
that weak all over feeling and sick
stomach.
Some time ago l was making a
visit to a distant part Of the country
and took dinner with one OF the
merchants Of the place. l noticed a
somewhat unusual favour Of the 'cof-
fee and asked him concerning II. He
replied that 1t was Postum.
Il was so pleased with 1t that, after
the meal was over. bought package
to carry home with me. and had wife
prepare some for the next meal. The
whole family were SO well pleased
with It that we discontinued coffee and
used Postum entirely.
Il had really been at times very
anxious concerning my mothers con-
dition, but we noticed that after using
Postum for a short time. she felt SO
much better than she did prior to its
use, and had little trouble with her
heart, and no sick stomach; that the
headaches were not so frequent, and
her general condition much improved.
This continued until she was well and
hearty.
Il know Postum has benefited my
self and the other members of the fam
lily. but not in SO marked a degree as
in the case OF my mother, as she was a
victim of long standing" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich
Postum comes In two forms:
Regular Postum - must be well
boiled. l5c and 25c packages.
instant Postum-is soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
in a cup OF hot water and, with cream
and sugar. makes q delicious bever-
age instantly. 30c and 50c tins.
The cost per cup of both kinds is
about the same.
"There's Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers.