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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-10-15
(Paid ADVERTISEMENT

Being candidate for county
commissioner on the Progressive
ticket, l respectfully ask the sup
port of the people of WhatcOm cOun-
ty at the polls on Tuesday. NOvem-
Der 8. II elected. l will serve the
taxpayers OF the county cOnscientt-
ously and 1t will be my aim to con-
duct county business in such a man
ner as to effect reduction in tax
es. I pledge myself to look after
the interests Of the taxpayers In an
honest and efficient manner.
J. j. FALKNER.
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Can pears. Mrs. G. w. Frick,
LIST soc.
Can pears, Mrs. w. H. Elder. End
Csc.
Can pears. Mrs. Henry Assink. LIST
soc.
Can red currants. Mrs. NJ. D. Cas-
kill. LIST soc.
Can red currants, Mrs. Gustin, IN
25c.
Cherry olives. Mrs. Geo w. Prick,
1st soc.
Cranberries. Mrs. M. E. Tyler. 1st
soc.
Phenomenal. Mrs. w. Lauckhart,
1st soc.
Abundance plum. Mrs. E. E.
Wolf. LIST soc.
Apricot. Mrs. B. Pyeatt, LIST soc.
Can white currants, Mrs. Gustin.
LIST soc.
Can white currants. Mrs. w. H.
Elder. End 25c.
Italian prunes. Mrs. N. Boerhave.
LIST soc.
Italian prunes. Mrs. v. Bussard,
End 25c.
Apricots. Mrs. w. H. Elder. LIST
soc.
Canned apple, Mrs. G. Vinup. LIST
soc.
Canned beets. Mrs. Steenberger.
LIST soc.
Canned beets. Mrs. w. H. Elder,
End 25c.
Canned tomatoes. Mrs. McLeod.
LIST soc.
Canned tomatoes. Mrs. l.. Brooks,
End 25c.
Canned sweet corn. Mrs. w. II.
Elder, LIST soc.
Canned sweet corn. Mrs. A. Pres
ton, End Csc.
Celery, Mrs. Steenberger. LIST SOC
Sweet corn on cob. Mrs. w. h.
Elder, LIST soc.
Sweet corn on cob. Mrs. P. Boer-
have. End csc.
Can string beans. Mrs. Steen-
berger, LIST SOC.
Can string beans, Mrs. N. Boer-
have, End 25c.
Sweet potatoes. Mrs. Steenberger.
LIST soc.
Carrots, Mrs. G. Vinup. LIST soc.
Carrots. Mrs. DE HoOgh. End Csc.
Peas, Mrs. E. w. Bayes. LIST soc.
Peas, Mrs. J. C. Curry. End Csc.
Asparagus. Mrs. Mcleod. 1st soc.
Asparagus. Mrs. Steenberger. End
25c.
Cauliflower. Mrs. Steenberger. LIST
SOC.
Can trout. Mrs. w. C. Lavender.
LIST soc.
Can 8. Salmon. Mrs. A. Preston,
LIST soc.
Can s. Salmon, Mrs. E. l.. Lash,
End Csc.
Succotash. Mrs. w. H. Elder. LIST
soc.
Display vegetables. Mrs. Steen-
berger, LIST $1,000.
Display vegetables. Mrs. w. G.
2nr 800.
Strategem peas. Mrs. A. Preston.
LIST SOC.
Onions, Mrs. ]. C. Curry. LIST soc.
Apple Jam, Miss l. Pyeatt. LIST soc
Apple jam. Mrs. J. c. Curry. End
25c.
Pear jam, Miss I. Pyeatt. LIST soc.
Pear jam, Mrs. w. H. Elder. End
25c.
Crab apple jam. Miss I. Pyeatt.
End 25c.
Crab apple jam. Mrs. DR.. Mcleod
LIST soc.
Strawberry jam. Mrs. E. Thamp-
son, End 25c.
Strawberry jam, Mrs. w. H. Elder
list soc.
Red raspberry jam. Mrs. E.
LIST soc.
Red raspberry. Mrs. w. H. Elder.
End 25c.
Black raspberry jam. Mrs. w. H.
Elder, LIST soc.
Black raspberry jam. Mrs. F. E.
End 25c.
Ounce. jam. Mrs. G. Gustin. LIST
SOC.
Peach jam. Mrs. Chap Bayes. 1st
soc.
Plum jam. Mrs. Gustin. 1st SOC.
Plum jam. Mrs. F. E. Hanscome,
End Csc.
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nave Deen backed by the undivided
iaw-abiding sentiment of all civilized
countries, and butressed by the
most drastic penalties show a
more perfect enforcement? And
what would you think of a person
who would charge you with having
a ring In your nose" II you de-
clined to urge the repeal of those
Old laws prohibiting murder and
theft and SO on because sometimes
an offender escaped apprehension
and punishment?
The committee whose work it was
to find out who. had not registered,
made thorough canvass of the
town mad found surprisingly large
number of persons who had neglect
ed that important duty. On having
their attention called to the fact
that they must register II they
would vote. most of them availed
themselves of the opportunity re-
naming and qualified for voting. In
consequence. Lynden's registration
Is considerably the largest it has
ever had. The country precincts
do not have to register, but unless
there is some prOdding done by in
terested persons, quite a number of
voters on various pretexts and ex-
cuses will not 60 to the polls on
November 3rd. The temperance PEG.
pie in every precinct should get e.
nough of them together to form an
organization enough to account for
every voter. and If any, through
age or weakness or other cause is
unable to get to the polls. then pro-
vide some means to get them there,
and have complete list of all vot-
ers. This work need not cost much
II any outlay except a little time,
but 1t Is the kind of work that
counts. Every one of these clean
country voters may offset the vote
OF a thug or gambler or wanton
from the slums Of the large cities.
Don't begrudge a little time when
you are working for the good of
the ages. Remember that every a
valuable wet vote will be pOlled. but
this measure can only be defeated
by temperance people who sleep at
their posts.
The Lynden Temperance Commit
tee Will meet again at the Baptist
church. Monday. October 10Th at
8 o'clock, evening. to hear reports
from the sub committees. and to ar
range for the work. Any person in
the town interested In the work of
temperance Is ex-officio a member of
that committee, and requires no
further notice. Come and help the
movement along.
At the meeting of the Lynden
Temperance Committee last Thurs
day, committee consisting Of Rev.
BrOuwer and Rev. Mrs. Jennings
was appointed to cooperate with
societies in the neighb0rhOOd Of
Lynden that might want temperance
meetings. Assist in securing speak
ers, etc. II the people of Wiser.
Delta, NorthwOOd or Greenwood
would like meetings. confer with
that committee.
Temperance people should not be
too severe on newspapers for ad-
hitting "Paid Advertisements" 10
long az the matter contains nothing
indecent or immoral and the sale of
space does not include the editor.
the transaction Is legitimate. And
why not? Voters are adults-Old
enough to be weaned from the bot
tie, and to take mixed victuals. Why
should they not see the silly twad-
dle-the liquor people pay double
price for and call argument?
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For County Prosecutor.
paid Advertisements

(Paid ADVERTISEMENT
hereby announce my candidacy
for the office Of Prosecuting At
tOrney on the Republican ticket sub
ject to the will of the voters at
the general election to be held on
Tuesday, November 3rd. Without
fear or favor, all laws will be en-
forced-this will be the policy OF
the office If l am elected.
Very respectfully.
w. p. BROWN.
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For Sheriff. Wilson Stewart
(Paid ADVERTISEMENT

(Paid ADVERTISEMENT
1 hereby respectfully direct the
attention of the voters of What
com County that 1 am a candidate
upon the Democratic ticket for
Sheriff.. II elected pledge my
services to all of the people regard
less of party. to the faithful and
conscientious discharge of the
duties of the office.
WILSON STEWART.
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Lynden temperance Committee

The writer has always had n
very high opinion Of the people of
Lynden, individually and collectively
but he never had reason to be proud
er of them. than in the manner in
which the business men of the town
responded to the appeal of the
temperance committee for means
to meet and combat the paid ad-
vertisements' OF the liquor COM
bine The committee. without
funds. not knowing how to raise suf.
ficient means for such purpose, was
at its wits end. when one of the
business firms offered solution in
the shape of donation Of one half
of their contracted advertising space.
Others followed as soon as they be-
came aware of the committees needs.
until all the firms in town carrying
changeable ads, had made proffers
of space. freely, voluntarily. with
out pressure or urging. Some prof.
fered all their space. Some, where
their space would not permit of d.
vision, donated additional sDace.
More was proffered than the COM
mittee could use. and not one who
was approached, refused.
Lynden, il not the very first was
one of the first towns in the state
to vote itself dry, and no better
testimonial could be offered to the
fact that the town and cOmmun-
ity are at peace with their position
on the temperance question than
this splendid response by the bust
ness men.
. Nearly all of the nameless ap-
peals to the men and lady voters"
to vote against the 3rd Initiative
measure become veritable sob-sis-
tiers in telling that II this measure
is voted into law 1t will not pro-
hibit, but will increase the use of
liquor and consequently of drunk
eness and crime and poverty, and
will rob the state of revenue.
We admire, even II we cannot in
dorse. a clever liar. but to be play
ed for a sucker is not flattering to
ones vanity.
These anonymous appeals to du-
plicity are supposed to originate
with, and be paid for lat high fig
ures) by the Liquor Dealers AS
ISOLATION. whose sole aim and pur-
pose is to sell liquor. more liquor,
and all the liquor they can. They
sell 1t for the big profit that Is in
the sale, and don't care where or
how 1t Is sold, or who 1t debauches
or impoverishes. For an associa-
tiOn like that to pose as temper
ance refOrmer Is as ridiculous as
for the devil to put on the halo of
saint.
II they believed for minute
that the temperance people in their
folly. were about to enact a law
that would increase the sales of
liquor. legally or illegally they would
maintain silence SO dense that
1t could be mixed and spread with
paddle.
Anybody but sucker with "a
ring In his nOse." has no difficulty
In reading between their lines. I'VE
have a terrible fear that prohibition
will prohibit" 49, ~ -
According to the government re-
ports the sales OF liquor In prOhfbi-
ton Kansas last year amounted IN
gallons per capita. In adjoining
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Diplomacy Needed.

Women were holding market in a
Columbus store when the supply OF
cottage cheese began to run low. The
demand for the cheese was SO great
that the women worried because they
had not brought in a. larger supply.
Finally one of them declared she
could present a solution for the
trouble. She seized a real egg and
broke it. She beat the egg to frothy
mass. Then she worked the beaten
egg into the rapidly diminishing sup
ply of cottage cheese and, behold. one
quart had grown to three quarts. A
merchant bought the whole supply
Just leave it here until 1oon and
l will take it home" he said.
When he returned the beaten egg
had collapsed and there was only the
original amount of cottage cheese liz
the can. The explanations required
diplomacy. Indianapolis News.
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CHAPTER ~.
A Valiant of Virginia.

For long time John Valiant sat
motionless, the opened letter in his
hand, staring at nothing. He had the
awakened with a rude shock amid
wholly unfamiliar surroundings.
He was trying to remember-to put
two and two together His father had
been Southern-born; yes, he had
known that But he had known moth
icg whatever OF his fathers early days,
or of his forebears; since he had been
things, he had had no one to ask
questions Of
Phrases of the letter ran through
his mind: Sometime, perhaps, you
will know why you are John Valiant
of New York instead Of John Valiant
of Damory Court | cannot
tell you myself" There was some
tragedy, then, that had blighted the
place. some melancholy story as the
clipping put it.
He bent over the deed spread out
upon the table, following with his fin
ger the long line of transfers: " To
John Valyante,, he muttered what
odd spelling. Robert valvant'-with-
out the e Here, in 1880, the " be-
gins to be t. There was something
strenuous and appealing in the long
line of dates. Valiant Always Va
liant How they held on to it! There's
never break
curious pride, newborn and self
conscious. was dawning in him. He
was descended from ancestors who
had been no weaklings. A Valiant had
settled on those acres under a royal
governor, before the old frontier
fighting was over and the Indians
had sullenly retired to the westward.
The sons of those who had braved
sea and savages had bowed their
strong bodies and their stronger hearts
to raze the forests and turn the
primeval jungles into golden planta-
tons
There stole into his mood an eery
suggestion of intention Why should
the date assigned for that deeds de-
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livery have been the very day on
which he had elected poverty? Here
was foreordination as pointed as the
index-finger of guide-post. Every
man carries his Tate" he repeated.
on riband about his neck Chum,
do you believe in fate?"
For answer the bulldog, cooking an
alert eye on his master, discontinued
his occupation-a conscientious If I'M
successful mastication of the flattish
packet that had fallen from the folded
deed-and with mach solicitous tail
wagging, brought the sodoeE thing in
his mouth and put 1t into the oufee-
stretched hand.
His master unrolled the pulpy wad
and extricated the OBJECT it had en-
closed-an old-fashioned iron door-key.
=
After time Valiant thrust the key
into his pocket, and rising, went to a
trunk that lay against the wall.
Searching in portfolio, he took out
small old-fashioned photograph,
much battered and soiled. 1t had been
cut from larger group and the name
of the photographer had been erased
from the back He set it upright on
the desk, and bending forward, looked
long at the face it disclosed 1t was
the only picture he had ever possessed
of his father
He turned and looked into the glass
above the dresser The features were
the same, eyes, brow, lips, and strong
waving hair But for it's time-stains
the photograph might have been one
of himself, taken yesterday.
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bled on a lichened and sunken tomb

I bled on a lichened and sunken tomb
stone
When you read this, my son, you
Will have come to man estate. 1t is
! curious to think that this black, black
ink may be faded to gray and this
| white, white paper yellowed, just from
lying waiting SO long. But strangest
| of all is to think that you yourself
whose brown head hardly tops this
desk, will be as tall q hope) as 1!
How / wonder what you will look like
then! And shall THE real, real !,
mean-be peering over your strong
broad shoulder as you read? Who
knows? Wise men have dreamed such
thing possible-and l am not a bit
wise
John, you will not have forgotten
that you are Valiant. But you are
also Virginian Will you have dts
covered this for yourself? Here is the
deed to the land where l and my
father, and his father, and many, many
more Valiants before them were born.
Sometime, perhaps, you will know why
you are John Valiant of New York in
stead of John Valiant of Damory
Court | can not tell you myself, be-
cause it is too true story, and have
forgotten how to tell any but fairy
tales. where everything happens right,
where the Prince marries the beautiful
Princess and they live happily to-
gether ever after
You may never care to live at
Damory Court Maybe the life you
will know so well by the time you
read this will have welded you to it.
self If so, we'll and good. Then leave
the old place to your son. But there is
such thing as racial habit, and the
call of blood. And l know there is
such a thing, too. as fate. Every
man carries his fate on ri
band about his neck; so the
Moslem put it, 1t was my fate to
go away, and | know now-since dis
lance is not made by miles alone
that | myself shall never see Damory
Court again. But life is a strange
wheel that goes round and round and
comes back to the same point again
and again. And it may be your fate to
go back. Then perhaps you will cry
(bUt OH not on the old white bears
skin rug-never again with me holding
your small, small hand D.
Wishing House! Wishing Housed
Where are you?'
And this old parchment deed will
answer
"sHora am Master. horQ amt,
'Ah, we are only children, after all,
playing out our plays / have had
many toys, but o John, John! The
ones / treasure most are all in the
Never-Never Land!"
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GET THE PUBLIC INTERESTED
Salesman Who Can Do That, and Has
the Right Goods, May Be Sure
of Success.

Attract the attention of the pub
lic,' is the secret of salesmanship in
virtually every line. Next comes the
merit of the goods. Upon the latter
depends whether the dealer holds his
trade. Many ingenious methods are
employed in craftsmanship. The art
becomes closely related to human ma
ture.
An Albany cigar dealer has dem
onstrated explicitly just how far the
eye enters into the question He
discovered he was stocked with a
brand of cigarettes that were prov
ing "stickers" Instead of reducing the
price and consequently losing money.
or barely clearing at cost, he devised
a new method. He ranged half
dozen boxes along the top of his show
cases. Each was inclosed in a glass
case Of it's own Naturally the at
tention of the customer was attracted
by their individuality.
Those cigarettes were disposed of
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in a paper, newspaper clipping and

in a paper, a newspaper clipping and
letter.
Puzzled he unfolded the cracking
thing in his hands. Why" he said
half aloud, 'it's-it's deed made over
to me- He overran it swiftly. Part
of an old Colony grant a
plantation in Virginia, twelve hun
dred odd acres, given under the hand
of a vice-regal governor in the six
teenth century / had no idea titles
in the United States went back SO far
as that His eye fed to the end.
1T was my father'sl What could he
have wanted of an estate in Virginia?
1t must have come into his hands in
the course of business.
He picked up the newspaper clip
ping. 1t was worn and broken in the
folds as if it had been carried for
months in a pocketbook
1T will interest readers of this sec
ton of Virginia Ohe paragraph be-
gam to learn, from recent transfer
received for record at the County
Clerks Office, that Damory Court has
passed to Mr. John Valiant. minor
He turned the paper over and found
date; it had been printed in the year
of the transfer to himself, when he
was six years old-the year his father
had died
John Valiant, minor, the son OF
the former'owner.
There are few indeed who do not
recall the tragedy with which in the
public mind the estate is connected.
The fact, moreover, that this old home
stead has been left in it's present state
(for, as is well known, the house has
remained with all it's contents and fur
ntshings untouched) to rest during SO
long term of years unoccupied, could
not, of course, fail to be commented
on, and this circumstance alone has
perhaps tended to keep alive melan-
choly story which may well be for
gotten"
He read the elaborate, rather stilted
phraseology in the twenty year-old pa
per with a wondering interest An
old house." he unused, with a bad
name. Probably he couldn't sell it,
and maybe nobody would ever live in
it. That would explain why it re-
NAMED SO long unoccupied-why there
are no records of rentals Probably
the land was starved and run down
ITS an offset to the hall-bedroom
idea, at any rate he said to himself
humorously 1T holds out an escape
from the noble army of rent-payers.
When my twenty-eight hundred is
gone, l could live down there landed
proprietor, and by the same mark an
honorary colonel, and raise the cab
bages / was talking about-eh, Chum?
while you stalk rabbits. How does
that strike your
He laughed whimsically. He, John
Valiant, of New York, first-nighter at
it's theaters, hail-fellow-well-met in it's
club corridors and welcome diner at
any one of hundred brilliant glass
misunderstanding supper tables, en-
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CHAPTER v.
On the Red Road.


The green, mid-May Virginian
afternoon was arched with a sky as
blue as the tiles of the Temple of
Heaven and stepped in a wash of sun
light as yellow as gold Nothing in all
the springy landscape but looked
warm and opalescent and inviting-ex-
cept a tawny bull that from across a
barred fence-corner switched a trucu-
lent tail in silence and glowered sui
lenly at the big motor halted notion
less at the side of the twisting road.
Curled worm-like in the drivers
seat, with his chin on his knees, John
Valiant sat with his eyes upon the
distance. For an hour he had whirred
through that wondrous simmer of
in his face, sweet from the crimson
clover that poured and rooted over the
roadside.
"Chum, old man. said Valiant, with
his arm about the bulldogs neck, "if
those color-photograph chaps had
shown us this, we simply wouldn't
have believed it. would we? Such
scenery beats the roads we're used to,
WHAT" He wound his strong fingers
in choking grip in the scruff of the
white neck, as a chipmunk chartered
by on the low stone wall mo, you
don't you cannibal He's jolly lit
tie beggar, and he doesn't deserve be-
ing eaten!'
He filled his briar-wood pipe and
drew in great breaths of the fragrant
incense What a pity you don't
smoke, Chum; you miss such lott"
After time he shook himself and
knocked the red core from the pipe
bowl against his boot-heel. Il hate to
start" he confessed, half to the dog
and half to himself ITO leave any
thing so sheerly beautiful as this!
However, on with the dance! By the
road map the village can't be far now.
So long, Mr. Bull"
He clutched the self-starter. But
there was only protestant wheeze;
the car declined to bulge Climbing
down, he cranked vigorously. The
motor turned over with surly grunt
of remonstrance and after a tentative
throb-throb, coughed and stopped dead.
Something was wrong With a sigh
he flung off his tweed jacket, donned
smudgy Jumper" opened his tool-box,
and, with a glance at his wrist-watch
which told him it was three o'clock.
threw up the monsters hood and went
bitterly to work.
At half past three the investigation
had got as far as the lubricator At
four o'clock the bulldog had given it
up and gone nosing afield. AT half
past four John Valiant lay fat on his
back like some disreputable stevadore,
alternately tinkering with refractory
valves and cursing the Obdurate
mechanism A sharp stone gnawed
frenziedly into the small of his back
and just as he made final vicious
lunge. something gave way and a
prickling red-hot stab of pain shot zig
tagging from his sInitten crazy-bOne
through every tortured crevice of his
impatient frame. Like steel from flint
it struck out crisp oath that brought
an answering bovine snort from the
fence-corner
Worming like lizard to freedom,
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tombed on the wreck of a Virginia
plantation, a would-be country gentle
man, on an automobile and next to
nothing year!
He bethought himself of the fallen
letter and possessed himself CT it
quickly. 1t lay with the superscrip-
ton side down. On it was written, in
the same hand which had addressed
the other envelope:
For my son., John Valiant,
When he reaches the age of twenty.
five.
That. then, had been written by his
father-and he had died nearly twenty
years ago! He broke the seal with a
strange feeling as il, walking in some
familiar thoroughfare. he had STUN