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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-01-27

pipe dead, his eyes on the moon
lighted out-of-doors. The eery feel
ing that had gripped him had gone as
rose, stretching himself with a great
boyish yawn, put out all save one or
the candles and taking bath-robe,
sandals and a huge fuzzy towel from
the steamer-trunk, stripped leisurely
He donned the bath-robe and sandals
and went out through the window to
the garden and down to where lay the
little lake ruffling silverly under the
moon. On it's brink he stopped, and
tossing back his head, tried to imi-
tate one of the bird-calls but was un-
successful. With a rueful laugh he
threw off the bath-robe and stood an
instant glistening, poised in the moon
light like a marble faun, before he
dove, straight down out of sight.
Five minutes later he pulled him.
self up over the edge, his flesh tin
Cling with the chill of the water, and
threw the robe about his cool white
shoulders. Then he thrust his feet
into his sandals and sped quickly
back. He rubbed himself to a glow,
and blowing out the remaining can
die, stretched himself luxuriously be-
tween the warm blankets on the
couch. The dog shifted inquiringly at
his hand, then leaped up and snug
gled down close to his feet.
John Valiant's thoughts had fed a
thousand miles away, to the tall girl
who all his life had seemed to stand
out from his world, aloof and unsur-
passed-Katharine Fargo. He tried to
picture her, perfect chatelaine, grace
full and gracious as tall, white, splen-
did lily, in this dead house that
seemed still to throb with living pas
sions. But the picture subtly eluded
him and he stirred uneasily under the
blanket.
After a time his hands stretched out
to the reading-stand and drew the
glass with its vivid blossom nearer,
till, in his nostrils, it's musky odor
mingled with the dew-wet scent of
the honeysuckle from the garden. At
last his eyes closed. "Every man car
ries his fate on a riband
about his neck he muttered drows1Iy,
and then, Roses red
roses 4"
And SO he fell asleep.
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER John Valiant, a rich So
c1ety favorite, suddenly discovers that the
NRhant corporation, which his father
Rounded and which was the principal
source OF his wealth. has failed.
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Uncle Jefferson's eyes turned up
ward and rolled out of orbit. Nah
Lawd!" he calculated soundlessly.
And with his wide lips still framed
about the last word, he backed out
of the doorway and disappeared.
Alone in the ebbing twilight, John
Valiant found his hamper, spread a
napkin on the broad stone steps and
took out a glass; spoon and part of
a loaf of bread. The thermos flask
was filled with milk. 1t was not a
splendid banquet, yet he ate it with
a great content as the bulldog at his
feet gnawed his share of the crust.
He broke his bread into the milk as
he had not done since he was a child,
and ate the luscious pulp with keen
relish bred of the long outdoor day.
1t was almost dark when the meal
was done and, depleted hamper in
hand, he reentered the empty echoing
house. He went into the library,
lighted the great brass lamp from the
motor and began to rummage. The
drawers Of the dining-room sideboard
yielded nothing; on shelf of the but
ler's pantry, however, was tin box
which proved to be half full of wax
candles, perfectly preserved.
THE very thing!" he said triumph
antly. Carrying them back, he fixed
several in the glass-candlesticks and
set them, lighted, all about the somber
room till the soft glow flooded it's
every corner There" he said,
''that is as it should be. No big bla-
tant search-light here! And no glare
of modern electricity would suit that
old wainscoting, either"
He dragged the leather 5ettee to the
porch and by the light OF. the motor
lamp busted it thoroughly, and wheel
ing it back, set it under the portrait
which had so attracted him. He
washed the glass from which he had
dined and filled it at the cup Of the
garden fountain, put into it the rose
from his hat and set it on the read
ing-stand The small china dog
caught his eye and he picked it up
casually. The head came off in his
hands. It had been a bOn-bon box and
was empty save for a narrow strip of
yellowed paper, on which were writ
ten some meaningless figures: 1928
$40. He pCndered this a moment,
then thrust it into one of the empty
pigeonholes of the desk On the lat
ter stood an old-fashioned leaf-calen-
dar; the date it exposed was May
14th. Curiously enough the same date
would recur tomorrow. The page bore
a quotation: Every man carries his
fate on a riband about his neck"
The line had been quoted in his
fathers letter. May 14th-how much
that date and that motto may have
meant for himl
He rose to push the shutter wider
and in the movement his elbow sent a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-01-27

CHAPTER IV-He learns that this es-
tate came into the family by royal grant
ana has been in the possession of the
Valiants ever since
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-01-27

CHAPTER X-Valiant explores his an
cestral home. He Is surprised by a fox
hunting party which invades his estate.
party.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-01-27

CHAPTER Won the wav to Damory
court ne meets Shirley Cambridge an au-
burn-haired beauty, and decides that he
IS going to like Virginia immensely.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-01-27
Letter to
DR. Kilmer & Co.,
BinShanlton, N. Y.
Prove What Swamp-ROOt Will Do For YOu

Prove what SWamp-ROOt VIII 10 FOT fOtS
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co.,.
Binghamton. N. Y. for a sample size
bottle 1t will convince anyone. You
will also receive a booklet Of valuable
information, telling about the kidneys
and Bladder. When writing, be sure
and mention the name of this paper.
Regular fifty-cent and one-dollar size
bottles for sale at all drug stores.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-01-27
Baby Giraffe.

A giraffe Immediately after its
birth measures six feet from it's hoofs
to the top of its head.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-01-27
CHAPTER XII
CanHfIIaPN

The tawny scudding streak that led
that long chase had shot into the yard,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-01-27

CHAPTER HE voluntarily turns
over his private fortune to the receiver
for the corporation.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-26

be the storehouse of the world. Every farm
owner, every tenant and every share worker
will have his part to play in meeting this
great responsibility No matter how remote
his residence, he will hear Europe's call for
beef, bacon, beans and bread, and on the
amount he has to sell will depend not only
his satisfaction of having served his fellow
men, but the additional consolation of hav-
ing served himself; for big crops, much stock,
many hogs, will mean big profits.
1t is thus that the American farmer begins
his Spring work with two strings to his bow.
With one hand he is rescuing the perishing
and with the other he is reaching out for
tangible encouragement toward bank ac-
count and a better home. Now is his golden
opportunity. There are two lines along
which he should plan his work, but only one
line along which he should work his plan.
First, he should utilize every available part
of his land and then he must strive to raise
the average yield of his ranch. There will
be no danger of over-production for the crops
sown this year. The man who has big yield
will find big market. To get this yield
means better farming.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-26
MILITARISM IN SCHOOLS.

C TATE MASTER REAM, of the Nebraska
y Grange, introduced in the meeting
Of the National Grange a resolution
protesting against the War Department
installing in the schools Of the country a
military system. 1t appears from the tenor
of the resolution that the department has
secured the organization Of rifle clubs in
AZ universities and in 81 private and pre-
paratory schools Of the country and is press
ing the work. All the high schools in New
York are utilized as rifle clubs and more
than 700 boys between 10 and IS years
qualify annually as junior marksmen under
course approved by the department.
The objections to the action do not appear
to be well founded.
The trend Of sentiment in America has al
ways been against the maintenance Of
large standing army. So long as that senti-
ment is existant the first line of defense fol-
lowing the Navy will be the militia. Will it
not be better, in the event of trouble, to have
such militia, or volunteers composed Of men
skilled in use of weapons, rather than raw
recruits who would not know the difference
between the bayonet and cleaning rod!
In common with millions Of men and wom-
en-, this paper believes the war Is folly and
hopes the day will soon come when it will be
no longer the means of adjustment Of ques-
tions affecting the welfare of the people Of
the earth. But so long as war exists it
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-26
PROFIT AND LOSS.

TIYHEN estimating at the close Ct the
w season your profit or loss in the busi-
ness of farming, don't be bound too
closely by the actual financial showing.
There is something in this world but wealth
as figured in dollars and cents and it is quite
important that it not be overlooked. 1t may
be observed, tritely enough, to be sure, that
riches do not mean happiness.
If, when you 60 over your accounts, you
find that you have received good prices for
your wheat or corn, that your. stock has
multiplied rapidly and that the beef, NUT
ton and pork represented in your holdings
are commanding high market, you proba
bly, decide it most prosperous year. But
wait. Suppose your son has tired OF country
life and has been enticed by visions OF life
in bright cities. Suppose you have worked
too hard in the field and that your health
has been impaired. Suppose that your wife
is not happy with her surroundings and
friends. Suppose that your daughter is dis
contented In what really counts in this
life, where do you stand?
Let's change the scene. Your crops have
been but average Many cattle have died on
your hands The market is dull and the auto
mobile you had planned to purchase this
Spring seems far away, farther away than
ever Yet, you are in robust health. The
outdoor life has proven tonic that leaves
your spirits high. Your son does not gruln-
BILE at his share Of the chores, and even is
much interested in the welfare Of bright
eyed lassie on a neighboring farm. Your
daughter willingly postpones her hopes Of
college and decides to do much instructive
reading, that she had always wanted to do,
during the coming year. Your wife sings
as she goes about her homely duties Man,
is there profit or loss on your books
If you are content, not weakly content
with that which it is in your power to make
better, but content with life as you have
made it, you are near that happiness which
philosophers have said is the sole aim of
human existence.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-26
SOMETHING NEW IN TAXATION.

nAXES are taxes the world over, Of
course, but once in awhile something
startlingly different appears even in
this line. This time it is an account sent by
United States Consul Andrew J. McConnico
from Trinidad, in the British West Indies,
of tax imposed there to "meet the ex-
penses incident to the importation Of coolie
laborers from India and to maintain the sys
tenn under governmental supervision.
The tax is imposed on the produce Of the
colony, and for this year it includes the fol-
lowing items: On sugar, &c cents per 100
pounds; molasses, "a cents per 100 gallons
rum and bitters, 6S cents per 100 gallons
coffee, 8 cents per 100 pounds, and cocoa
nuts, cents per 1000.
How would our American workmen like
it if the goods they produced were taxed to
raise fund to bring cheaper labor to this
country? A great system is it not9 Of
course conditions in Trinidad and in this
country are vastly different, and no doubt
plenty Of fault could be found with any at
tempt to draw parallel But the fact of
the Trinidad system is interesting to every
student of taxation and industrial problems
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-26
INTEGRITY.

I'M HIS was the right kind Of description
we heard the other day given by one
breeder to another concerning a third
breeder:
''No matter what you buy of him, yop will
get the truth of the matter. He will not dis
appoint you. He is one among many whom
] would rather trust to pick out a young
bull for me than trust myself"
What splendid ambition for any man to
build up trust and confidence in his honor
and integrity like that Before it the few
dollars to be gained by deception pales into
insignificance.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-26
CURING A COLD.

DR. HARVEY W. WILEY, former chief
- of the Bureau of Chemistry, is reported
as having said that the best way to
cure cold was to take bottle Of cough
medicine, set it on a table in the patients
room, open all the windows, and throw the
bottle through one of them " In other words,
instead Of taking patent cough and cold rem
edies, breathe plenty of fresh air.
And without a doubt there is much wis
dom in this advice. AS soon as cold weather
sets in people shut their doors and windows
tight and live cooped up in stuffy rooms.
The consequences are that the entire Winter
is one long siege Of colds and other catarrhal
affections Less medicine and more fresh
air and outdoor exercise would prevent
great deal of the suffering and inconven-
ience from these bad-air maladies.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-26
AMERICAS RESPONSIBILITY.

TT EVER America puts its hand to the
plow in it's effort to feed the world, it
has assumed that responsibility now
Not since the narrowing days following our
own great civil strife of the SOS have the
tilable acres of this country faced such a
possible drain upon their bountifulness.
Without even dimly prophesying the dura-
ton Of the war now raging, we are already
assured Of the fact that this country will
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-26
Editorial Page of Home and Farm Magazine Section
Pertinent COMMENT Men nc FdnwigM Trend f 6wndN
to Akug Lines of Farm Thought

would be folly also to take step that would
leave us entirely helpless simply because We
advocate policy of peace. Until other
lands agree with ours for general disarma
ment, simultaneous in character, it is the
duty of this country to be prepared for pos
sible contingencies
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-26
TO READERS.

Readers are requested to send letters and
articles for publication to The Editor, Or
egon Washington Idaho Farmer, Orcgonian
Building, Portland Oregon.
Discussions on questions and problems
that bear directly on the agricultural. live
stock and poultry interests Of the Northwest,
and on the uplift and comfort Of the farm
home always are welcomed. No letters treat.
ing Of religion, politics or the European war
are solicited, for the Oregon Washington-Idah
Farmer proclaims neutrality on these matters.
Comparatively brief contributions are pre-
ferred to long ones. Send us also photo
graphs of your livestock and farm scenes that
you think would be of general interest. We
wish to make this magazine Of value to you.
Help us to Jn it.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-26

The colored troops from India and Africa
are fighting nobly for the allies. And the
battlefields Of our own civil war are proof
that the black soldiers can be depended on.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-26
TO ADVERTISERS.

Advertisers in this locality who wish to
fully cover all sections of Oregon and WASH
ington and a portion of Idaho will apply to
local publishers for rates.
General advertisers may address c. L. Bur-
ton, Advertising Manager of Oregon-Washing'
ton-ldahO Farmer, Oregonian Building, Port.
land Oregon, for rates and information.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-26

A high-brow professor says the United
States will be compelled to fight the WINNER
of the present war. But then there are so
many things said by professor that never
happen
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-26

Hats off to Holland She doesn't want
anybody to assist her caring for the
stranded Belgians who are in that country.
That is the Dutch of it.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-26

In some colleges they are now reducing
the time Of The courses to equal that re-.
quired to make good football player of a
student.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-26

When the European capitals have no vie
tories to report, they even up by counting
over again the number Of prisoners they
have.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-26

The pursuit Of pleasure is by no means the
same as the pursuit of happiness.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-26

You can listen to any kind Of political talk
you want to hear.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-16
UGH! CAL0MfL MAKES YOU SICK!
 CLEAN LIVER AND BOWELS MY WAY
Just once Try "Dodson's Liver Tone'' When Bilious,
 Constipated, HeadachY- Don't Lose Days Work.

.Liven up your sluggish liver! Feel fine and cheerful; make your work a pleasure;' be vigorous and full of ambition. But take no nasty, dan gerous calomel baca use: it makes you sick and you may lose a days work.
 Calomel is mercury. or quicksilver which causes necrosis of the bones. .Calomel cras'aes into your bile like dynamite, breaEl.lg it up. That's when you feel that awful nausea and cramping.
 . Listen to me! 7 If you want to enjoy the incest, gsntlest liver and bowel cleansing you ever experienced just take a spoonful of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone tonight. Your druggist or dealer sells you a 50 csnt bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone under my
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-16
INSURANCE

just in it's infancy. Thousands of farmers have held aloof from them so far because those on the market were for farming on great scale. Machines costing several thousand dollars we're not meant, apparently for the average farmer with his hundred" or so of acres. He felt that unless he cultivated thousand CT so of acres he could hardly make it pay.
 The demand for smaller aud cheaper tractors has been So insls- tent that inventors have spent sev- eral years in perfecting machines that give promise of combining util- fly with cheapnsss. One great auto mobile manufacturing concern an nounccs it intends to put a small tractor on the market at $200; other manufacturing companies are pre- pairing to do the same thing. One small farm tractor already is msklng headway in the estimation of those farmers who have seen it, it's adapta- bility being so marked that it cin be driven with reins, like horse, so that farmer can operate it from on top of load of hay.
 Farming in the very near future isn't exactly going to be srevolu- tionized," but it is going to be ac- celerated considerably.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-16
SCHOOLS OF STATE WILL NOT SUFFER
 BELIEF 0F COCK

Little Rock, July 15.-State Super intendent George B. Cook thinks that the decision in the school cases, DJ the supreme court this week Will mean only temporary setback for the high school interests of Arkan- sas.
 He sees in the decision some thin $ that will really be helpful to the school system It is definitely de cided that the high schools are 3 part of the common school system, and that it is not necessary to appro- priate the common school fund every two years. Thesa questions have been coming up every two years.
 Superintendent Cook says that In the five years state aid has been given to high schools, the enrollme Tt at such schools has increased from 4,01O, to more than 16,o00. Tbe las' years aprortionment has not been and cannot be paid, and the high schools that have incuNed this aodi- tional expense on the expectation of ail from the state will in many 1n- stances be seriously hampered. Since these extra obligations must be met out of the regular revenue of the dis trict, it will inevitably result in a reduced efficiency, smaller atten' dance, shorter terms, and in some ins tances an abandonment of the high school organizations that had been built up.
 Il believe that when the next leg islature takes up the question" said MT. Cook, eff it is possible to take the money from the general revenus for this purpose, it will be done. Stase aid has demon strated it's value to the educational system, and it's benefits are so enormously productive of good that I believe it cannot te ignored. Higher Sleals have beer establishe d.. Before state aid few Of those who finished the common school grades, knew '4ilything about colleges, universities and norma schools, but now they are: being given an incentive for advancement, We have the names of thousands of boys and girls who have completed the common. sGhcol wrk,. and we, are writ ing them individually urging them to go on through the higher institutions. We are hopeful of perfecting sys- tenn that will enable us to reach every boy and girl in this manner, and that in a few years we will be able to overcome the temporary setback caused by the loss of the state ai':: that has bsen employed since 1911."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-16

bushel by the consumer, and these will be cheaper as the supply is in- creased.
 Good peaches range from $1 per bushel by the commission man tc $1.50 per bushel bN, the consumer.
 Cabbage is bringing 1 cent pound from the commission man, and a lit- tie more than that from thc.> con- sumer.
 Onions gre selling for 75 cents per bushel upward, the consumer being able to buy at from $1 to $1.2a per bushel.
 Potatoes are being bought at 50 cents per bushel by the commission man, and the consumer can get then at his grocery for 70 or so cents per bushel.
 1 Commission men are paying 15 cents per dozen for good, fresh eggs, While the consumer can get the same kind of eggs for 20 cents.
 Homegrown cantaloupes are pien- tiful, costing the consumer about 20 or p cents per dozen, the commis- sion men and grocers paying little less.
 Watermelons are rather plentiful also, but not so much so as to allow of any stated grade of price yet. They will be cheaper later, although, good size melon can be obtained now for 20 or % cents by the con- Sumer.
 Poultry Prices.
 Chickens are always in good de- mand, and the supply appears always ample. Frying size chickens are being bought by the commission men at $3 to $350 the dozen, and the consumer is expected to pay iron. $3.5O 10 $4.50 per dozen for them, to allow the middleman his expenses and profit.
 All sort of truck is plentiful now, egg plants, peppers, cucumbers, roasting ears, oAra, all being on the market. The prices range about in the same proportion as those quoted above.
 Hence, the conclusion Is easily reached that Pine Bluff ought have no cause to worry over the war in Europe-a little Investment of extra Ebor. cans or jars, sugar, and other essentials, and Pine Bluff households can put by lavish supply of stuff that would be hauled hundred ds or thousands of miles from northern canning factories to be sold here during the fall, winter, and early spring that are soon to be here.