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name. / don't suppose a name makes
any difference" she replied. And In
describing love. my dear. You may
have had proposals, of course. II you
have, you will know that not one
man in fifty kneels. ! shouldn't have
respected Doctor Durnford's intelli-
gence II he had. Now take proposals
in books! Pages and pages, chapters
sometimes, whereas the real thing
happens like this: Doctor Durnford
met me at the corner of the road. by
the sign post, and he asked me what
I was going to do, and ! said I was
going for a walk. And he said, very
naturally. | thought, May come,
too?' I bowed. Then he said nothing
till we got to Dyer's Pond, and then
he said, May | walk with you through
life7'I said, Yes That was all. He
gave me the ring; 1t vas In his peck
ct. Diamonds and sapphires. small,
but large enough"
"She went on:
What could be simpler? We had
an.oak suite IN the dining-room 4 ma
hogany suite IN the consulting.room
q satinwood suite IN the drawing-roon
and ash in the bedroom. We had
good carpets throughout. changing on
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BRIGHTEN THAT NORTH ROOM
skiIlful Touches in Arrangement Of
Furniture and Draperles VIII
Accomplish Wonders.

l would advise pspering the room
with a selftoned paper, light tan in
color as near to the tint Of sunshine
as you can get. Your shades should,
Of course, match those in use all over
the house. Then make your drapery
curtains of tan art scrimm, Just a
deep hemstitched hem at the bottom,
and allow them to hang straight
stain the woodwork white and give
1t several coats, finishing on with an
enamel or egg-shell finish For the
center OF the room have an art
square made. This may be woven 40
the rag rugs are or crocheted or knit
ted. / prefer the woven rugs and
beautiful solid effects with handsome
borders nov possible.
Try to have the rose color pre-
dominate In rug and articles Of fur
nishing for the bureau and chifonier,
pillows and couch cover. With white
enamel furniture, the north room will
be far from . cold. repelIant room
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The old negro nodded his head.
Good watah," he said in the gentle
quayering tones of extreme age. "Yas,
Marse. Hep yo'se'f. Come f'om he
centah OBJ de yerf, dat watah. En- dah's
folks say de centah OF de yerf is all
fab. Yo' reck'n dey's right. Mars
Chahmahs?r
Now, how the devil do you know
who | am. Anthony?" The judge set
down his cup on the well-curb. Il
haven't been by here for a year."
The ebony head moved slowly from
side to side. "Or Ant'ny don need
no eyes," he said, touching his hand
TO his brow. "He see evything heah."
The judge beckoned to the others
and they trooped inside the paling.
I've brought some other folks with
me, Anthony; can you tell who they
are?"
The sightless look wavered over
them and the white head shook slow
ly. Don know young mars" said
the gentle voice. How many yuddahs
wild yo'? One, two? No. l don know
young mistis, e;dah." 4.,
81 reckon you don't need any eyes,"
Judge Chalmers laughed, as he passed
the sweet cold water to the rest. Zone
of these young ladies wants you to tell
her fortune"
The old negro dropped his head,
y-a wing hic ua,Ipt han6c roGtlpcclv
The judge beckoned to Betty Page,
but she shook her head with a little
grimace and drew back.
you go, Shirley" she whispered,
and with a laughing glance at the
others, Shirley came and sat down on
the lowest step.
Mad Anthony put out a wavering
hand and touched the young body.
His fingers strayed over the habit and
went up to the curling bronze under
the hat-brim. dis de iii mistis," he
muttered, 'ain' afeahd OBJ OF Ant'ny.
Dah's fab en- she ain afeahd, en- dah's
watah en- she ain afeahd. Wondah
whit All gwine tell huh? Whut de
coloh OBJ yo' hath, honey?"
Black" put in Chilly Lusk, with a
wink at the others. "Black as a crow
Old Anthony's hand fell back to his
knee. Young mars laugh at de oil
man." he said, but he don know. Dat
de coloh dat buhn nah han's-de coloh
oh gol, en- eyes blue like er cat-bird's
aig, Dah's er man gwine look in dem
eyes, honey, en- gwine make 'em cry
en- cry" He raised his head sharply,
his lids shut tight, and swung his arm
toward the North. "Dah's whah he
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started and turned his eyes slowly
about him. a vague look Of anxiety on
his face. For a moment no one
moved. When he spoke again it was
once more in his gentle ~quavering
voice:
~Watah? Vas, Mars, good watah.
Hep yo'se'f."
The judge set a dollar bill on the
step and weighted it with a stone, as
the rest remounted. We'll, good-by,
Anthony he said. We're nightly
obliged"
Re sprang Unto the saddle and the
Q%uartette cantered away. My expert
ment wasn't a great success, I'm
afraid, Shirley" he said ruefully.
"Oh, think it was splendid" cried
Nancy. DO you suppose he really be-
lieyes those spooky things? declare,
at the time / almost did myself. What
an odd idea-when the clock strikes
thirteen which, of course, it never
does
Don't mind. Shirley" bantered
Lusk. When you see all dem trou-
bles' coming, sound the alarm and
We'll fly in a body to your rescue"
They let their horses out for a
pounding gallop which pulled down
suddenly at a mufied shrek from Bet
ty Page, as her horse went into the
air at sight of an automobile by the
roadside.
Now, whose under the canopy is
that?' exclaimed Lusk.
ITS stalled" said Shirley. Il
passed here this afternoon when the
owner was trying to start it, and | sent
Unc' Jefferson as first aid to the in
iured."
Il wonder who he can be-" said
Nancy, I've never seen that car be-
fore"
Why said Betty gaily, "Ah know!
It's Mad Anthony's t%rouble-man. of
course, come for Shirley"
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CHAPTER VI.
NJ ad

Beyond the selvage Of the sleepy
aeaf-sheltered village a cherry Dor
,dsred lane met the Red Road. On its
one side was a covered pasture and
beyond this an orchard, bounded by a
ttslI hedge of close-clipped box which
separated It from a broad yard where
tine gray-weathered roof of Rosewood
showed above a group of tulip and
jcatAlpa trees. On the sunny steps a
Aopeared puppy was playing with q
notified cat.
The front door was open. showing a
ball where stood a grandfather's clock
and a spindle-legged table holding a
bowl OF potpourd. The timepiece had
handed from a sailing vessel at James
town wharf with the household goods
yot that English Garland who had
adopted the old Middle Plantation
when Dunmore IA royal governor I'M
der George III. Framed portraits and
engravings lent tints of furnished sill
YER, old-rose and sunset-golds-colors
lttmetoned and reminiscent, carrying a
charming sense Of peaceful content, OF
3sentleness and long tradition. The
dark polished stairway had at It's turn
a square dormer-window which looked
out upon one of the rosearbors.
Down this stair, somewhat later that
afternoon. came Shirley cambridge,
booted and spurred, the rebellious
whorls Of her russell hair o as close
lily hileted aa a Greek boys, in q short
divided skirt OF yew-green and a cool
white blouse and swinging by Its rib
Fbon a green hat whose rolling brim
was caught up at n side by a crisp
!blue-biack hawks feather. She stopped
ITO peer out of the dormer-window to
where, under the latticed weave OF
bloom beside a round iron table hold.
ing q hoop Of embroidery and a book
Tor two q lady sat reading.
The lady's hair was silver, but moi
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cTo BE c%oNTINuEp.l
Why the Express Was Late.

The Vinegar Valley express was late
again Sunday morning. Along the rail
road track, wherever necessary, the
company has green slabs stuck up
with a red w painted on them. These
are signals notifying the engineer to
whistle. Sunday, Will Carter was
standing by the side Of the track be-
tween here and Humidity when the
express came along. The engineer, a
new hand, saw his red nose, which
crooks like a letter s, and thought 1t
a signal to stop, which he did. When
the express stops that way out be-
tween stations the passengers all have
to get off and push before they can
start again and sometimes it don't
carry very many passengers.-Kansas
City Star.
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of high class roughage and silage.
Timothy hay.-Owing to the market
price of this feed, it is prohibitiye
from the standpoint of the dairyman.
1t carries 2.S per cent. protein and 1.3
per cent. fat. If properly cured, tim
othy hay is quite palatable and should
be classed about one-third above that
Of oat straw and corn slower as a
feed for dairy cows.
Red top hay-Red top hay is equal
in feeding value to timothy for dairy
cows, and is recommended as a feed
for this purpose only when it is pos
sible to secure it at a rate compare
Bile with such feeds as corn fodder
and oat straw.
Alfalfa hay--This roughage belongs
to the general class known as le-
gumes and is considered the peer OF
rough feed for dairy COWS. 1t carries
10.5 per cent. protein and nine-tenths
of one per cent. fat. 1t is extremely
palatable and, SO long as it may be
purchased for SIS or less a ton, it will
supply food nutrients for the purpose
Of milk production as economically
as through the use Of grain.
Red clover hay--Red clover belongs
to the same class as alfalfa and, in
the main, is as valuable a feed. Its
palatability is not quite equal to that
of alfalfa and it carries only II per
cent. protein and 1.S per cent. fat. AS
a feed for dairy COWS, it should be
purchased at about $1.50 or $500 less
per ton than alfalfa.
Soy bean hay-Soy bean hay will
analyze almost equal to that Of alfal-
ia. However, it is not equal from the
standpoint Of a feed. The chief diff
ficulty is due to the fact that soy bean
hay Is rather unpalatable and difficult
to harvest. 81
In feeding any rough feed to dairy
cows, they should be supplied all they
will without waste. When
silage is used, IL or IA pounds of dry
roughage will represent the maximum
amount consumed by the average COW.
If they must depend entirely upon dry
roughage for the fbrous part of their
ration, they might consume as high as
fifteen Oh eighteen pounds per day.
As a general proposition, it is possible
to supply a dairy COW with one-third
Of her roughage made up of cheaper
feed, such as oat straw and corn stow
err, the other two-thirds being made up
Of a high class roughage, such as al
falfa or clover.
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CHAPTER WI.
Uncle Jefferson.

A red rose, while ever a thing of
beauty, is not invariably a joy for
ever. The white bulldog, as he
plodded along the sunny highway, was
sunk in depression. Being trammeled
by the limitations of a canine horizon,
he could not understand the whims of
Adorable Ones met by the way, who
seemed so glad to see him that they
threw both arms about him, and then
tied to his neck irksome colored weeds
that prickled and scratched and would
not be dislodged. So it was a chas-
tened and shamed Chum who at length
wriggled stealthily into the seat of the
stranded automobile beside his master
and thrust a dirty pink nose into his
palm.
John Valiant lifted his hand to
stroke the shapely head, then drew it
back with an exclamation. A thorn
had pricked his thumb. He looked
down and saw the draggled flower
thrust through the twist of grass. "Oh,
pup of w%onders!" he exclaimed.
Where did you get that rose?"
Chum sat up and wagged his tail, for
his masters tone, instead of ridicule,
held a dawning delight. Perhaps the
thing had not been intended as a dis
grace, after all!
With the first sight OF the decora-
ton Valiant had had a sudden memory
of a splotch of vivid red against the
belted gray-blue of a gown. He
grinned approximately. "And l warned
her." he chuckled. Told her not to be
afraid" He busted the blossom pains
takingly with his handkerchief and
held it to his face-a live brilliant
thing, breathing musk-odors of the
mid-moon of paradise.
A long time he sat, while the dog
dozed and yawned on the shiny cush.
ion beside him. OF a sudden Chum sat
up and barked in earnest. ''
Turning his head, his master saw ap.
preaching a dilapidated hack with
side lanterns like great goggles and
decrepit and palsied curtains. 1t was
drawn by a lean mustard-tinted mule,
and on its front sat a colored man OF
uncertain age, whose hunched verte-
brae and outward-crooked arms gave
him a curious expression of replete
and dubious inquiry. Abreast Of the
a he removed a moth-eaten cap.
"Evenin', subj" he s~aid,--"evenin'
evenin'."
"Howdy do" returned the Other
amiably.
"Ah reck'n yo'-ll done had er brock
down wild dat machine.thing dar. 70
been hyuh bout er hour, ain yo'?"
Nearer three" said Valiant cheer
fully, "but the views worth it."
A hoarse litter came from the con
veyance, which gave forth sundrJ
creakings OF leather. "Huyh! Hugh
OATS SO, sub. OATS so! Hmm
Reck'n Ah'll be gittin' erlong back
He clucked to the mule and proceeded
to turn the vehicle round.
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Craze for Canoes.

There is quite a craze for canoes in
New York. Set in rings, bracelets,
earrings or used as brooches and lock-
cts, they r quantity old fashioned
and artistic. A stunning antique pair
of earrings Of long pear shaped eb-
ony pendants WITH a clear white
cameo rising in the center is most ef-
f%ective, and wedgewood canoes with
their brilliant blue backgrounds are
most stunning in a setting Of pearls.
The delicate pale pink coral canoes
make an attractive setting for evening
mounted In Hligre gold, and brooches
OF the old brown and white cameo set
in a plain golden band are charming
in the buckle Of tho lew ubiquitous
velvet neckbands. Even high back
combs for the hair are set with cam
eos. and with Grecian evening gown
one aesthetic dancer wore q hIlet OF
them conflning her Titan treasea.
ALL AL
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come f'om,' he said, zen heah"-his
arm veered and he pointed straight
toward the ragged hill behind them
The stay" ,
Lusk laughed n~oiselessly. Hes
pointing to Damory Court" he whis-
pered to Nancy Chalmers, "the only
uninhabited place within ten miles.
That's as near as he often hits it, !
fancy"
"Heah's whah he stay" repeated the
old man. Heap OBJ trouble wait heah
TO him too, honey,--heap OBJ trouble,
heah whah III mistis fin him."
Come, Anthony" said Judge Chal-
mers, laying his hand on the old mans
shoulder. That's much too mourn.
full! Give her something nice to tor
Off with, at least!"
But Anthony paid no heed. "Gr'et
trouble. Dah's fab en- she ain afeahd
en- dah's watah en- she ain afeahd. En-
All sees yo' gwine ter him, honey. All
heah's de co'ot-house clock a-strikin' in
de night-en yo' gwine. Don wait
don wait, III mistis, er de trouble
cloud gwine kyah him erway f'om 20
When de clock strike thuh
teen-when de clock strike thuh
teen"
The droning voice ceased. The
' gaunt form became rigid. Then hi
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and will be a transplanted sunshiny
corner.-Exchange.
Old Newspapers.

The earliest English newspaper. Ma
thaniel Buffers Weekly News. some
copies of which are to be seen at the
advertising exhibition. had several
predecessors abroad. The first Of
these in point Of time was the ordinarij
Avisa, the publication of which began
at strassburg in 1609--i4 years before
the appearance Of Nathaniel Buffers
venture. In 1890 Abraham verhoeven
founded the Nieuwe Thijdingen at
Antwerp. and this continued to ap-
pear weekly for 227 years. The old
est existing newspaper is apparently
the Swedish oficiai gazette. which
dates hack to 1914.
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Care Of the Pasture.

Live stock should not be permitted
in the pasture fields this time of the
year, unless there is snow on the
ground and several inches of frost.
Freezing and thawing loosens the
soil around grass roots so that animals
will tramp up the ground and either
tear up and kill the grass, or do much
injury as well as spoil the beauty of
the meadow.
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death. A good picker calculates to-
have the feathers Off before the birds
have done kicking, Put them In luke
warm water, about SO to 60 degrees, for
an hour or two. and then plunge them
into ice water. II they are put into
Ice water at first the tendency is to
contract the skin and give them a
wrinkled appearance. Cool them
gradually and they will have a
smooth, rotund appearance and look
much more marketable and bring a
higher price.
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In order that a milk COW may be
kept in her best condition physically,
it Is necessary for the ration to con-
tain three separate parts, namely, con-
centrates, roughage and succulence.
The roughage is supplied for two
purposes. First, that of supplying nu-
t%rients; second, the supplying of bulk.
The dairy COW is SO constituted that
best results are secured if she is sup
piled a feed. that requires thorough
mastication. Stuff cient nutrients may
be supplied the dairy COW through the
use of grain only, however, better re-
suits are secured il a part of the nu-
trients are supplied in the form Of
r~oughage. Inasmuch as a dairy COW
produces a product that is compare
lively high in protein, 1t is obviously
necessary to supply a ration carrying
a rather large amount of the same
material. There are a number of
coarse feeds that analyZe rather high
in this particular element and under
average conditions, will supply a
cheaper ration than if the protein was
supplied in the form of grain and con-
centrated, only. There Is also a great
variation in the ~palatability of rough
feeds. Those classed under the gem
eral heading of legumes are, as a rule,
quite palatable. Feeds, such as corn
fodder and timothy hay, produce very
poor results unless given especial at
tention in regard to their preparation.
This is best done by chopping them,
which causes the COW to consume a
larger percentage Of the roughage
than she otherwise would. Streaming
or wetting rough feeds is not to be
recommended.
In order that a better understand
ing of the general classification OF
roughages may be had. the following
classes are given:
R~oughages.
Glass Poor in digestible protein,
poor in digestible carbohydrates, high
In fiber: Such as wheat, straw, oat
straw corn slower.
Glass II-Fair in protein, fair in car.
bohydrates, considerable fiber: Such
as timothy hay, red top hay, kafir fod
der, corn fodder.
Glass III-Rich in protein, fair in
carbohydrates, considerable fiber:
Such as Alfalfa hay, red clover hay
cowpea hay, vetch hay, soybean hay
The following discussion deals with
the feeds listed above and considers
their value as dairy feed and their
proper combination:
Wheat straw-Wheat straw, as 9
feed for dairy cows, has very little
value. 1t carries only eight-tenths Of
one per cent. protein and four-tenths
Of one per cent. of fat. On the con
trary, 1t is exceedingly high in fiber
making it rather %indigestible and re
quiring a larger amount Of energy fol
its proper assimilation. For dry cows
1t may be fed sparingly, as 1t supplies
heat and a limited amount OF carlo
hydrates. AS a feed for COWS In milk
it should not be considered except In
extreme cases.
Corn stover-Corn slower carries L.
per cent protein and seven-tenths o.
one per cent. fat. II properly pre-
served and shredded, milk COW will
consume about 60 per cent. of 1t. til
use for milk production is limited, al
though, under condition such as exist
at this season, it may very properly b.
fed In connection with a small amount
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croesus preferred.

Two poets sat having a frugal glass.
Il wish Burns and Poe we're with
10 tonight" said inc I'VE could
have 9 roIlicking time"
I'D rather have Croesus here" said
the other. HE could buy a few
drinks. Those other fellows wouldn't
havu Z cent"
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SYNOPSIS.

John Valiant, a rich society favories.
suddenly discovers that the Valiant cor
RQraton, which his father founded and
which WAS the principal source OF his
f0Fealth, has failed, He voluntarily turns
over his private fortune TO the receiver
flor the corporation. Hts entire remaining
Possessions consist OF an old motor car. a
white bull dog and Damory court, a neg
llected estate In Virginia On the way to
Damory cou he meets Shirley Dand-
ridge. an auburn-haired beauty, and di-
.cideS that he Is going to like Virginia i'm
sDenselY.
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Winter FEEDING.

The same thingsthat raises the price
of eggs increases the feeding cost
of hens. You can afford to spend
more to feed winter than summer
layers.
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water for stook

See that the trough is well supplied
with freshly pumped water. If the
cattle have Ice water 70 drink more
grain and hay will be needed to keep
them warm.
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The crack on the north side Of the
stable that lets in the cold wind costs
probably rs cents to close, but IL left,
open $40 In misery to the horses.
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the stairs from pile to cord at my bed
room. They are all as good today as
they were then"
l said | thought she had chosen
most wisely, both in husband and fur
niture.-Youth's Companion.
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Meat SHORTAGE.

Waste in animal life on the farm
is said to be n cause Of the meat
shortage.
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~ HuarteFs Tor SoWs.
sows should have dry quarters for
narrowing.
The Chitina leader., 1914-05-19

The first shall be last and the last shall be frst'' And the Washington this morning indicates that the Alaska Engineering Commission Is not overlooking us entirely They already have such positive knowledge of the much travelled wagon from Ctina to Fairbanks that they are inclined this section until the last when they will whatever surveying And 1t will not be difficult matter this is already settled and partially developed section of Alaska.
 While it is undoubtedly the intention of the government to build the westward into the Matanuka coal fields and into the Suna valley and possibly the Kuskokwm there IS no reason believe that it is not also the intention build trunk line from Chtna to Fairbanks, connecting with the Copper River Northwestern railway to hdewaer. In running lines from Fairbanks to the Susna valley the administration feel this to satisfy themselves that it is desirable route from Fairbanks to Chtna.
 The promptness and freedom with which Commissioner Riggs expression the intentions of the Engineering Board indicates that not of their cardinal principles They undoubtedly following the progressive idea of taking the people into their confidence when anything has been determined upon and ntert would be eopardzed by giving publicity.
The Chitina leader., 1914-05-19
NEW U. S. COMMISSIONER FOR cH1T1NA

An important appointment has just been made by Judge F. M Brown which believe will be strongly endorsed by all the naming of William OConnor U. $. Commissioner at Chitna he has designated of rugged honesty and determination stand for the better things in e He is attorney and otherwise is equipped to satisfactorily perform
 the office which he has just been appointed With desire to be fair to all he still has the courage to enforce the law and give every equal chance The people of Chna have the satisfaction of knowing that law breaking element will be able to handle the U. s. Commissioner Several suggested and urged for this office and while of them capable and deserving Is doubtful if better selection could have been made under the circumstances