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Show I MAIL ORDER PIRATES I T They sail the high and low seas of commerce. They pay millions a year for advertising. Their profit is millions. Spike their guns with generous advertising in this your home paper. "Whoso Findeth A Wife By Helca Ellsworth Wright (Copyright, by J. B. LJppincmt Co.) done if I'd been the first wife, or the second, or the thlra!" Then she drew a Dencil and a foot rule from her pocket and took some dimensions. The next evening, sitting on her sis ter's porch in the dusk, she beard a familiar squeak of boots on the gravel patch; she saw the spare figure or Abner Bennet emerging from between the budding hollyhocks. Instinctively she knew why he had come. "Euimyline.' he began, sitting down beside her, " 'behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience.'" "Yes, Abner," she answered. " 'To everything there Is a season,' " he went on. " 'There's a time to mourn and a time to dance. A time to keep silent and a time to speak.' " "Yes, Abner." " 'There's a time to love,' " he ferv ently quoted, "and Emmyline, I asked you before I asked Marthy or Cordelia or Anne. I'm going to ask you Just once more, for the Book says it isn't good for man to live alone." It was late when he rose to go. "Emmyline," he asked, abruptly, as if the idea bad Just occurred to him, "how much money have you got?" "I put sixty dollars In the bank last fall." She came suddenly close to him. "Abner," she questioned, "don't the Bible say a man and his wife are one?" He nodded. "There's only one purse between them, Emmyline." She seemed reluctant and a suspi cion crossed his mind. He remembervj that Martha had bad thirty dollars which she refused to give hlra, and that Cordelia had had seven dollars that she hid. Tb,en an Inspiration came; he dived into his pocket, found an envelope, and divided it into halves. " 'Man is of few days and full of trouble, " he began. "But his mind is strong. Woman Is In wits the weaker vessel. That's why It's man's right to spend and why their purse Is one. Let's write that down that there's one free purse and sign It." Emmellne's eyes were dewy with submission. "It shall be as you like," she agreed. It was after the wedding that Abner bad his first surprise. Emmeline trl uniphantly led him Into her sister's small spare room. Two huge trunks Blood open. They held frocks pink frocks and white frocks and blue frocks. There were a hundred other the weary are at rest." Beneath that were the names of Martha and Cor delia and Anne. That night the tuueful breathing of hla fourth wife stung Abner with murderous thoughts. He roue and went out into the blackness of hooted in the oak spring. A night-ow- l en tree, and on the spur of the mountain How the Work Is Done In a Pennsylvania Vineyard-WomPerform Much of Labor-l- iy a coyote howled. The cloak of dawn L. G. Youngs. was trailing the east when he decided what to do. If possible he would cancel that order at the it The harvesting of Concord grapes the growers themselves, who are or not At least he would try. Emmeline prepared the breakfast. In our section usually begins about ganted into an association with man It was a good breakfast, but she used September 25. Picking la mostly done ager, secretary and board of directors spoonful of coffee to a cup. She by women. The picking price varies Each grower pays this organization and one dollai t neglected to skim all the cream off for from one to one and cents for a ton on cent a basket as bulk grapes, the expense butter, and she had muffins and ham the the for baskets; II fund for loading and marketing. and scrambled eggs. Abner, watch crate three and four cents is this Is more than sufficient for th ing In fascination, saw her take the A day's work consists of 125 purpose, the balance Is returned. The oft the rugs and throw the paid. baskets, but some sales of grapes are pooled In perlodi rooms open to the light. It was eight to 175 extra swift pickers reach 200 baskets of three days, each grower receiving o'clock when he started for town. the same price on shipments made At a bend of the county road he met In a day. The cost of the a big load of lumber. There were basket with cover Is two cents each; during the period. All the large assocrate, six cents,. ciations keep a representative or agent shingles and scantlings and boards. that of the Most of the packing Is now done in In the principal distributing centen A workmen swung their the field. A light stand is used, hold like Chicago, Pittsburg and New York, feet from the rear of the load. ing three baskets. When the basket Is If from any cause the market become! One of them addressed him. "It's fine weather for building," he full, the picker, who is known by a bad, the agent notifies the home ofllcs number, places the number on the and shipments cease for a time to that said. Abner drove on, his mind intent on handle of the basket, also the number point. If the markets become generalof baskets she has picked during the ly disorganized, word Is passt! to the the monument In town women smiled at him; men day, and places the basket under the growers, and picking and loading ii of the gathering suspended until the markets rally. nodded; Emmellne's sister waved as vines out of the way whose The manufacture of grapes Into duty It Is wagon. The driver, he passed. "It's a nice day for building," she called. Abner tied his horse at the post office. He was turning from It when the constable grasped him by the shoulder. The constable was phllan thropic and he had once been fond of PICKING AND PACKING OF THE GRAPE CROP star-strew- n stone-cutter'- s one-ha- eight-poun- time-softene- d half-doze- n d mud-dauber'- s d grain-suck- s eight-poun- Abner Bennet frugally removed his black cotton gloves and thrust them Use the mail order's with the handkerchief, still crisp in own weapon the folds of lta riewness, into his pocket. From another pocket he drew i bandana; then he gazed down on the freshly heaped mound, white under its quilt of calla and laurlstlnas flowers. N. W. iwu. Ujr L.) (Uourniibi, "Anne was a good wife," he said, "She took good care of brokenly. NOTICE. me in all the three years that we lived Salt together." United States I,and Office, A men, awkward In their Lake City. Utah. September 9. 1909 teldom-usebest clothes, were unTo Whom It May Concern: Notice la hereby given that the hitching teams from the scrub oaks In state of Utah has filed In this office the little cemetery. A group of womlists of lands, selected by the said en closed around the mourner. Their state, under Section 6 of the Act of sympathy opened the font of his tears. Congress, approved July 16, 1894, as "Anne was a good wife," he repeatIndemnity school lanas, viz: N. NW. 14 Sec. 27, T. 14 S., R ed; "and the house'U seem empty-em- pty nest In July." as a Emmeline. 8 V Serial 0452G. "Well, Abner Bennet," ho exploded, Copies of Bald lists, so far as they Instinctively his gaze turned to relate to said tracts by descriptive Emmeline Rlggs and dwelt there, de'I'm glud to see you doing the right have been conspicuous thing by that fourth wife of yours! manding pity. It was Emmeline who ly posted In this office for inspection bad been his early love. That was You can afford a good house! And by any person interested and by the In the days before Martha, the first giving work to unemployed you're public generally. or Cordelia, the second; it was men! I'm glad to see you do It, Ab During the period of publication of wife, ner. I must say I'm glad!" this notice, or any time thereafter, Emmiline's commiseration her cin Abner stared; he took off his hat; and before final approval and certifi- namon bread and lemon pies that he raised one hand to his head and cation under departmental regulations bad turned his widowhoods Into pefelt of the scanty hair at Its crown. of April 25, 1907, protests or con- riods of mitigated mourning. tests against the claim or the state The editor of the Weekly Courier Man Is of few days and full of to any of the tracts or subdivisions trouble," he quoted, his eyes again on him respectfully on the arm tapped lierelnbefore described, on the ground the mound. "He cotneth forth like a e want a few items about the that the same is more valuable for new house, Mr. Bennet." He mulled A gulping and is cut down." mineral than for agricultural pur- (lower What new house?" Abner roared ob Interrupted the obituary. "Anne iiou?d for and be received will poses, face purpling. his Knew she knew that the "Thundcration. at office land enduring to the general report whose new house?" It was Washington, U. C. Failure so to pro- strength or women folks. Oh, come," coaxed the editor test or contest, within the time spe- Anno who fumigated trec-- when the sufficient orchard got the black scale pest. It We've got the item about the monu cified, will be considered .charac- was Anne who, when the cow took feminine evidence of the ment In for today. Next week we things. ter of the tracts and the selections down with anthrax " He stopped, want news of the house. The week he de are "Whoso those?" things obthereof, being otherwise free from overcome. "I can't go back there manded. after we're going to ask you for a few jection, will be approved to the state. alone!" he cried; "I can't do it!" on 'progression' Just a sort of words "Ours!" The cheerful stung plural E. D. It. THOMPSON. Register. Emmellne's eyes radiated com pas him. She was beaming lni? his eyes. stimulus for the town, you know. You First publication September 24; sion; she spoke for the company. "We'll take them on the trip!" she enterprising fellows " last. October 2?, 1909. But Abner was unhitching his horse. "No one's planning that you should, ' cried. "Won't that be fun?" "Tr-lp?- " she said. be repeated. The sweat He went through the town at a pace NOTICE. The sun slanted shadows to the east came out on his forehead. "Whose that Gen. Sheridan might have envied on his memorable ride. The springs when the teams wound up through trip? What trip? Where?" Salt Office, Ijand United States or the old buggy creaked and hit to"Our an dear!" acres of she "Oh, 1909. you 10, gurgled. sprouting grain, through Lake City, Utah. September Dust, born of the last hot days, In orchard with gether. the Concern: wedding pink To Whom It May trip!" petals, Abner gasped like a fish in mid air; sifted around him. It clung to his house clinging, like a barnacle, Notice Is hereby given that the state or Utah has filed In this office to the hill. There were rocks about his throat was dry. "There ain't moist face. A wind swept down the lists of lands, selected by the said the back door; there were more rocks going to be any wedding trip," be canyon; It blew off bis bat but Abner state, under Section 6 of the Act of at the front In economy Abner Den-n- shouted, bis voice coming like sn un did not care. His heart was an awak Congress, approved July 16. 1894, as bad selected for the home the one expected trumpet blast. "There's ening volcano. indemnity school lands, viz:N. to corn and to stock tend The little bouse, when he reached where would else there's place grow. nothing V, NE. NW. 4 NW. Vi Sec. 29: It was deserted. The sun blazed NE. Vi NW. Vi Sec. 30, T. 12 S., Emmellne's glance drifted comparing-l- plant!" Emmeline raised a handkerchief to down on Its unpalnted sides, the dazfrom the site to a grass-padde11. 3 W.. Serial 04599. heat-wavrose from the rocks Copies of said lists, so far as they knoll studded with white oaks; then her eyes. II wss bordered with lace zle of a ana Abner used a word, a strong old around the doors. relate to said tracts by descrtpttve she thought of the three worn-ou- t -subdivisions, have been conspicuously women put away In the cemetery, and Saxon word. fc.rnmyline!" he shouted. "Emmy The tickets are bought," she sob line:" and then he saw her. posted in this office for Inspection by a longing came to avenge them. any person Interested and by the pubShe was coming toward blm In It was Abner who helped her from bed. lic generally. Blood was bubbling In Abner's ears, cool prim frock; she looked care-fre- e buckboard. the At the kitchen door of or publication During the period but he beard her distinctly ad young. There were men on the this notice, or any time thereafter, he laid his hand on her sleeve. "I was afraid you'd feel you couldn't knoll behind her. There was lumber he certi said. "Emmyline." and final Impressively, and before approval under the trees. He tried to a prudent wife is from the Lord; go- - so sister's all ready." fication, under departmental regular There was the rumble of the town but she put up hrr hand. Therespeak, or wss Anne was prudent. She always used lions of April 25. 1907. protests contests against the claim of the rubbish for lighting fires and saved back; It stopped at the gate. Frame' a look In her eyes which he had nevet line state to any of the tracts or subdivi the nardwood for baking. She used Instantly stopped crying snd be seen In the eyes of Mani.a or Cor slons hereinbefore described, on half a spoonful of cofTe u a cup, sod gan to close the trunks. She was della or Anne. It mlnged mirth with same the that the giund mastery. the shell of an egg for clearing. If smiling ag!n. . . . . t. Is more valuable for mineral than for the "The clothes sre lov ly," she cooed stuni-r- , sne Dunuiod,. -"the men and gates were ajar arricultural purposes, will be received Annepearly 1 "and them for our think but for got dollars, home the plan Is Just sixty was a be to I'd like peeking out, and noted for report to the general to every on of them" she perfect." have her see things done her way." you shall land office at Washington. . V. C. ne auiiy stared at her, trying to Emmellne's eyes narrowed; she shook her finger at him "when we Failure so to protest or contest, withcomprehend. in, the time specified, will be consid opened her lips and snapped ibem in'.t get home, you dear old man His fourth wife waved to him as she ner lace sort e nod ss she turned ered sufficient evidence or the lion a resolute line. mineral character of the tracts and Within the kitchen a box stood be snd "sister" drove away. Abner, re from blm And gared toward the town. the selections thereof, being other hind the stove. It was filled with turning to the desolate house, found A patch f white flecked green stood no appropriate quotation. Memory was tor the cemetery. wise free from objection, will be ap dried almond-shuck. and . a . ' f u. I -- 1. . t. proved to the state. miA patched bonnet stilt bung on a nail a kaleidoscope of Martha's one best "ibh rf.uiu nave dm com E. D. R. THOMPSON, Register. behind frock Cordelia's of bumble thrift torts.she "But lhat wMrpered. the door. On the Boor were First publication. September 24; three rag mats. the dog like devotion of Anne. monument we've ordered Is lovely! 1909. October 22, last, A week dragged by a week steeped It's all we csn do for them now. Isn't Abner tiptoed In. bis new shoes ut and self pity it, oeary-tering Sunday squeaks of complaint In anger and revenge He carried three grain-sacks- . Spring orougbt an advance sample of ' Boy Wanted. "Anne was a good wife," be sighed. hot dr.ys; the sun lavished the beat The average New York boy Is not a But she was a little mite extravagant of the tropics on the cornfields, and In some ways." He got clumsily down the continuous hireling of a weaning wonder of wit and wisdom, but most and covered the mats as he added: calf voiced the reigning spirit of dis- of them know a good thing when they e It Also (he contrary. Sot long "It ssys in Exodus (hat 'all the chil- comfort, Abner Bennet, sweating dren of Israel had light In their dxl- - over his hoe, gazed down the county ago one of (hem ssw s sign in front of town hack was rounding a Sixth avenue place, "Hoy Wanted. " ling,' but It don't say that they LT.d sroad. The bend, and a handkerchief fluttered He was looking for something of that rog carpete that'd fade! That was from its window. kind and walked In. There was no one point where Anne was like a The hack wound up through acres body In sight and he stood gazing. end stubborn generation." a most rpsenuy me proprietor, grain through the alIeft alone, Emmeline Klrgs stared of little orchard, and grouchy person, apprarpd. ahead of her, with the coffee pot In ready parched oo you want bore?" he toher band. She fancied three patient stopped st the front door. Emmeline AnvrmisR ik wr on tof in the In mark faces were watching out of the sha- paid the driver. Her skirjs billowed quired with scant courtesy. hv next Imm ol thto ptprt. f rlw as she tripped over the rocks snd Into Well," replied (he boy, disturbed dow, it In font f mil ft tit on 1. 1 hrn "Martha and Cordelia and Anne," the tin painted houe. Abner followed. by the man s manner snd hesitating. more and the pecansary She went through the kitchen snd an you wsnt a boy borer be breathed, "he's a c'ose-fisteold fruit of yowr wisdom, n h n n tie windows of (he tiny ir.sts wrist the sien says, don'i hypocrite, and If any one of you had threw room. The sun streamed In on it - snapped (be man. had the spunk of an angleworm you wouldn't have stood it "I was his the red snd green carpet the carpet KT w. S. t. Tep. restpondpd the boy, getting Km'KM. ind. first choice, and his second choice. that had been cherished by her three his second "Then we want a boy." nd his third choice," she sad. "If I'm predfceftKors. Abner knew that Ms Aw r;gbt" grirnfd the boy, backhis fourth choice I II say 'Yes,' and jtiws were dusty, that his overs) -were smeared with Word-of-Mout- h then you'll see what you'll see!" but he ine away; you git , ie, you can t have came me," snd he w!rg1d Ms fingers again. It brought bark followed and did not care. Spring He opened bis mouth; It wss dry. t the man and wont wut quickly. the mocking bird and the quail, and long warm twilights full of the srent and he found no word. Helplessly he An InrpfifoH of apple bloom. To Emmeline Riggs fumbled in his pocket and produced fraud In hn butter It brought the end of She the half f sn enveloje. It was their line wss broiieM to I'eM rrTif!y In finished the last piece MJd added It to signed agreement (hat n man snd his r.reiartd. (n that wintry the amount Parsing; encomiums, only over the ptle the bed of hef sister's wife should have one- purse between of moitnfe in buttpr l lirr,ied by law your store counter, about the lo IS pef cent. Australian snd New Then utterance came. Httle spare room. 'i,tn. There was the turkey money! Zealand butters, on tf,e other band. quality of what you've got to "There, you nipgardly old skinflint," Ihe soliloquized; ''I'm almost read There was sixty dollars ia the bank!" ini.aHv rontain on'y eier.t rer cent. sell, results in alwiut as much i cf water. for you." Then she werrt to the ccme-lery- . be yelled. satisfaction as your wife would Taking advantage of this a creweni of j fs't, fcretal firm Inr rmriM lares Her Three mound. I'ng snd thin pet if you jjve hrr a box of nd fteelectfd, stretched side by side. while. "Why, that wss before we quantifies of to co'nj ial cigars f r Christmas. were marrifd." she cent, of !d. "But, I've wl,ifh e;eM wag Srnmpline bent over them. Martha and Cordelia and Anne," ned the prornie! Oh. Ahnf, I've then ddd. thus r.rlnrr'g thorn dnwn to the British standard. As the H This Paper ihe said, aloud, ' I want you all to dr.ne such a swe-- t thing. Jut Advertising Know that I rn going to do just what t nws She pfned her satchel and drew ed wster tisturaHy make talks to evertl-Mnothing an1 t was sM st tne cnmr.l them tain i k m.m mtm?f. iny one of yoti wold h.ive done If out s paper, it wss the piss of s the prod-jfsubstantial profit wss fou'd had the spunk. I'm going to do monument, a fciije pillow of granite. better Jrite, kiFt what I'd have wanted you to nave Across It wss the Inscription, "There made W. S. VJ Iicunln. M ADVERTISING liulf-doze- ... . to-da- y corn-busks- stiff-Decke- d half-wilte- d ht - hm-rr- tt bft otn - tar-wee- Advertising ; br - V' I tth tVd the b"tfr. pr ii r d n e ft d eight-poun- fi V non-miner- s lf one-hal- v-- ar rrt X c 1 i J ' 4 1 - ' ; w V v j .7 A Bunch of Concords. Juice, etc., Is so important factor In balancing - (ha markets. We are building a factory at North Kagt The company is capitalized at t500.000 and plana to have one of the largest plants In the United States. This will greatly affect the shipment of grapes from our station and give us a home market for much of the grapes of our vineyards. Women help board themselves in the boarding houses that most of the growers have built. These bouses are. furnished with stoves, tables, cbslrs and mattresses. The pickers provide their own sheets, quilts and provisions. Itutchers, bakers and grocery wagons visit those houses away from the town and keep them supplied from the stores. We have found It necessary to Insist on certain rules among our help. There are always some of the girts who will keep late hours If we allow It, and by disturbing the tired ones, put the whole force on the dry dock for the next day. Therefore, a Axed hour for retiring Is one of the most Important. keep the pickers supplied with empty baskets, keeps a tally of the baskets be hauls away and also sees that (he pickers' account of picked grapes agrees with his figures as he hauls the Oiled baskets to the storage house. Hoth the picker's and bis own account are given each day to the owner or manager of the vineyard snd by blm are credited. The grapes remain In the storage house from 24 to 48 hours, when they are covered, hauled to the station snd loaded in refrigerator cars. First, however, they are Inspected and pronounced satisfactory, and if the weather is warm the cars sre iced with about four tons of Ice. The car Is loaded with baskets 10 to 12 high, thus making 3.000 to 3.500 baskets lb the load. In Inspecting a load of grapes, the Inspector endeavors to examine some baskets of each picker. work Is slighted or Improp and If erly done, her number Jeads to d flec tion and she has to correct the fault In the future or be discharged. The bulk of the grapes Is sold by Jelly, unferraented COW PEAS GREAT CROP They should not be drswn In for several days If the weather will allow. After hay Is well cured It may be drawn to the barn or shed. If the trailing sort ere planted cars must be taken In stacking that good ventilation Is given to prevent mold. A good stand will yield from oat to tw-- tons per acre. and In the north It is a valuable plant and will grow where almost any other plants would perish t Many farmers save only seed for their own use, ss the labor to hr An Acrt Will Pasture Twenty ltosrsi Several Weeks CilrlnsT Superior Quality ofMtat, one-hal- f Home varieties of cow peas have up right bushy forms of growth; some trail along on Ihe ground like vines. The pods vary In length from four to o drought-resistin- sufTt-clcn- Inches. The colors sre ss various ss those green, of the rainbow wiute. rea. brown, pink, purple, black or mottled. In shape they slso differ; some sre round, others flat or kidney shaped. The time for maturing rsngf-- from lour montns. 60 days to three or Drilling the seed is preferable when hay is wanted. After corn Is laid by cow pess sre drilled In between rows and they will yield a fine pasture for stock after the corn Is gathered. When drilling for this purpose the later kind are 12 Is tedious. The pods sre plucked by hand, or when the bush sort Is grown the plant Is pulled and stored away until some convenient time when tbey are threshed out with a flail or by ma- s chine. If the trailing sort are wanted the vines sre mowed and treated as shove. Some sastesge occurs In ItJn method, but this ran be utilized In pasturing afterward. Oreon cow pea bay is more nutri- tious than red clover and contains less dty matter for total weight than srv of the graces or clover. for acre to the (his Three peck When planted for green manuring it work. Peas should h" sown not over nogs ot any s'o aivisanie to must soil and Ihe Inches deep three me nci somu cue lime me poo in warm. be dry and ' When drilling for hay any ster sre ripening much aid (he ii very Hng, cs,'i!lly yowng pie, thrive yield. culture When the pea begin to show sien on the succulent growth snd the qua! of ripening, by the penis snd foliage ity of the meat is very superior, In ginning to turn yellow, we mow An arte of cow pess wTl pasture 1 or 20 hoes several weeks. The worst for bay, the vine remain as cut for st drawback is the first cast t.f the seed, 'east 24 hours, to cause wilting, snd but when once you have started their Lrow Into small piles or cocks to dry growing you can save your seed at cut thoroughly. half of first cost bt. I |