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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-04-16
CHAPTER ~.
A Valiant OF Virginia.

For long time John Valiant sat
motionless, the opened letter In his
hand, staring at nothing. He had the
sensation, spiritually. OF traveller
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
old enough to wonder about such
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 II.
He bent over the deed spread out
upon the table. following with his nm
ger the long line OF transfers: To
John Valyante., he muttered; what
odd spelling. Robert Valyant'-with-
out the e. Here in 1870. the y be-
gins to bs T." There was something
strenuous aud appealing in the long
line OF dates. Valiant Always a Va
liant. How they held on to 1t! There's
never a break"
A 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 royal
governor. before the old frontier
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 rare the forests and turn the
primeval jungles into golden planta-
tons
There stole into his mood an sery
suggestion OF intention. Why shoald
the date assigned for that deeds de
livery have been the very day on
which he had elected poverty? Here
was a foreordination as pointed as tAe
index-nnger OF a guide-post Every
man carries his fate. he repeated
ION a 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 II un
successful mastication OF the fisttisi
packet that had fallen from the folded
deed-and with much solicitous tail
wagglng, brought the sodden thing II
his mouth and put It Into the out
stretched hand
His master unrolled the pulpy wat
and extricated the object Il had en-
closed-an old-fashioned iron door.key
! After time Valiant thrust the kel
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-04-16

You may never care to live at
Damory Court Maybe the life you
will know so well by the time you
read this viii have welded you to IL.
self N so. we'll and good. Then leave
the old place to your son. But there is
such a thing as racial habit. and the
call OF blood And know there is
such thing. too. as fate Every
man carries his fate on ri
band about his neck so the
Moslem put Il. II was my fate to
go away. and know now-slnce dis
tance 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
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-04-16
Chocolate TartIe.s.

Four eggs. one-half cake grated
chocolate. one tablespoonful OF corn
starch dissolved in milk. three table
spoonfuls OF milk. four OF sugar, a half
teaspoonful OF vanilla, half teaspoon
full OF cinnamon, a small pinch OF salt
and a heaping teaspoonful OF butter.
Rub the chocolate smooth in the milk.
heat over the FIRE and add the corn
starch wet In milk. Stir until thick
ened and then pour out. When cold
beat in the yolk OF eggs. sugar and
favoring Bake In tart shells: cover
with meringue To be served cold.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-04-16
Easy Sunday Dinner.

Fresh beef tongue makes an eco
nomlcal and toothsome dinner for Sun
day. II costs about half as much as
the smoked variety and goes farther.
Buy on Friday and soak over night In
strong salt water. Cook the next
morning In plenty OF water. well salt
ed. Add onehalf cupfui OF cooked
rice to the water and you will have an
excellent broth for luncheon or dinner
on Saturday. On Sunday slice the
tongue cold and serve with II Jelly
or sauce. One can also cut out enough
meat from around the root OF tongue
for a few sandwiches or to use In GRO
quettes or hash ;or Mondays
luncheon.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-04-16
cHAPT Err v.
On the Red Road.

The green. mid.MRy Wrginian
afternoon was arched with sky as
blue as the tiles OF the Temple of
Heaven and stepped in wash OF sun
light as yellow as gold Nothing In all
the sprinRy landscape but looked
warm and opalescent and inyiting-eX
cept a tawny bull that from across
barred fence.corner switched a trucu-
lent tail in silence and glowered sui
lenly at the big motor halted motion
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
color with fiippant lettering breeze
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 II. would we? Such
scenery beats the roads we're used to-
what?" He wound his strong fingers
in a choking grip In the scrufr of the
white neck. as chipmunk chartered
by on the low stone wall mo. you
don't you cannibal! He's a jolly lit
tie beggar. and he doesn't deserve be-
ing eaten'
he filed his briarwood pipe and
drew in great breaths OF the fragrant
incense. What pity you don't
smoke, Chum: you miss such a lot"
After a 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 TO 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 a surly grunt
OF remembrance and after a tentative
throbthrob coughed and stopped dead
Something was wrong. With a sigf
he fiung on his tweed jacket, donned .
smudgy Jumper" opened his tooi-bor
and. with a glance at his stwatcf
which told him II was three o'clock
threw up the monsters hood and wen
bitterly to work.
At half past three the investigation
had got as far as the lubricator. A
four o'clock the bulldog had given |
up and gone nosing aheld. At hal
past four John Valiant lay Nat on hi
back, like some disreputable stevadors
alternately tinkering with refractor
valves and cursing the obdurat
mechanism A sharp stone gnawe
frenziedly into the small OF his bac
and just as he made final yiciou
lunge, something gave way and
prickling redhot stab OF pain shot zis
Tagging from his smitten crazy-bon
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-04-16
pl.nksd WhItsf,sh.

Scale a fve.pound whiteish or two
smaller ones. Cut open the entire
length down the middle with small
knife and loosen the backbone Mt tho
neck until you can take hold OF It.
Gently draw II out; It will come en-
tire with all the bones. Rinse hsh
and place back downward on piece
OF hardwood plank A dripping pan
will answer. but has not quite the
same flavor. Dot with small pieces OF
butter. pepper and salt. Sprinkle over
It the Juice OF large lemon. Bake
In rather a quick oven rs minutes. IL
must be rich brown. II dripping
pan is used add a half cupful OF wa
ter
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-04-16

day A similar uncertainty attaches
to a pair OF old colors OF tho I'd Bor-
der regiment. which were recovered
from London pawn broker. who was
Offering them for sale. by Lord Archl.
bald Campbell In 1888.
-Four years later four colors which
had accompanied the Gloucester regi.
ment in Egypt and in the peninsula
we're recovered from a York pawn.
broker. 1t appeared that, having been
bequeathed by an old colonel OF the
regiment 10 his son, they were ultl
mstely secured by servant. who. fall
Ing on evil times. pawned them for Il
few shillings.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-04-16
indian MattIna.

Having discovered an excellent way
to clean mating, pass II on to
others Beat the mating first to re-
move ali dust. then take 1t out OF
doors and scrub 1t well with bran wa
ter or with water TO which small
quantity OF salt has been added Soap
has a tendency TO turn mating yel-
low, and should not be used After
the mating has been put through
this process. IL should be rInsed with
cold water. rubbed as dry as possible
with a clean cloth and hung on a line
to complete the drying.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-04-16
CHAPTER lll.-contlnued.


To be outside. All that light and
hum and sparkle on just the same,
though he was no longer within the
circle OF Its effulgence-slaving per
haps. he thought with a twisted smile,
at some tawdry occupation that called
for no experience. to pay for meal
In some secoud-rate restaurant and
pallet in some shabby genteel, hall
bedroom. till his clothes were replaced
by ill-httlng "hand-me-downs"- by
wretched gradations he arrived finally
at the status OF the dime seat in the
gallery and nvecent cigars!
There was one way back. II lay
through the hackneyed gateway OF
marriage. Youth. comellness and fine
linen. In the world he knew. we're
fair exchange for wealth any day.
Outlet for cutlet"-the satiric phrase
ran through his mind Why not?
Others did so. And as for himself. 1t
perhaps need be no question OF plain
and spinstered millions-there was
Katharine Fargo
In his heart John Valiant was aware
by those subtle signs which men and
women alike distinguish, that while
Katharine Fargo loved first and fore
most her own wonderful person. he
had been an easy second in her re-
gard.
John Valiant looked down at the
bulldog squatted on the floor, his eyes
shining in the dimness A little hot
ripple had run over him. Not on
your life, Chum!" he said. No shame
less barter, There must be other
things besides money and social posi-
tion In this doddering old world, after
ALI We're going to begin something
for ourselves. IL it's only raising cab
bagesl And we're going TO stand II
without any baby -aching-the nurse
never held our noses when we took
our castor-oIl."
1t was folded down, that old bright
page Finis had been written TO the
rose colored chapter. And even as he
told himself he was conscious OF a
new rugged something that had been
slowly dawning within him. a sense OF
courage, even OF zest, and furious
hatred OF the self.pity that had
wrencbed him even for moment.
He turned from the window. picked
up his letters. and followed by the dog
went slowly up saother flight to his
room.
He tore open the letters abstracted
ly the usual dinnercard or two, q
tailor's spring announcement,
chronic serial from an EXPLANATORY
marble-quarrying company. a quarterl,
statement OF a club house-committee
The last two missiyes bore a monde
script look
One was small, with the name o
a legal Arm in It's corner. The othe
ives lsrgish. corpulent and heavy, o
stout Manila paper. and bore. dowl
one side. a gaudy procession OF post
age stamps proclaiming that 1t ha'
been registered.
whats In that. | wonder" he sal,
to himself. and then. with a smile a
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-04-16

(but, oh. not on the old white bears
skin rug-never again with me holding
your small, small handD-
Wishing House! Wishing House
Where are you!
And this old parchment deed will
answer
Here l am, Master; here | am!
"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"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-04-16

An ostrich feather that mas become
uncurled from the dampness may bs
curled again by sprinkllng it thickIy
with common salt and shaking Il bs-
fore a bright fire until 1t Is dry.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-04-16
SYNOPSIS.

John Valiant. a r.,h society fsvort,e.
suddenly discovers that the Valiant cor
poration. which his father founded and
which was the principal source Of his
wealth. has failed. lie voluntarily turns
over his private fortune to the receiver
for the corporation
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-09-18
tsIasias "Details

J. H. Grogg. who has been locat-
ed at Monterey, Virginia, for the
past year, arrived home on a bust,
mes trip and will remain for several
days as he is largely interested
with others in this locality in the
timber business in Highland Coun-
ty Virginia.
Some months ago Lysander Dud-
ley, J. w. Dudley and J. e. Gregg
disposed of thirty thousands acres
of virgin timber land in Highland
county to Philadelphia and Scran-
ton, Pa, capitalists. 1t was one
of the largest deals that had been
made in timber for some years IN
this state or in Virginia, the con-
sideration running up into the SIX
figures. Mr.. Grogg has been close
ing up all the details of this. deal,
the timbering covering a large
section of the county mentioned
principally in the mountains
He has also been engaged IN
making up other tracts of timber
land in that section. He will re-
turn here the latter part of this
week. fredericksburg W. Va. Sentinel
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-09-18
Why I Favor Prohibition

& y II X If the saloon men
insist on quoting me on this topic,
let them commit this to memory,
that they may repeat it as they
need it: | do not know one good
thing about the saloon. 1t is an
evil thing that has not one redeem
ing thing in all its history to COM
mend it to good men 1t breaks
the laws of God and man. 1t
desecrates the Sabbath; it profanes
the name of religion; it defiles pub
lie order; it tramples under foot the
tenderest feelings of humanity; it is
a moral pestilence that blights the
very atmosphere of town and coun-
try; it is stain upon honesty; a
blur upon purity; a clog upon
progress; a check upon the nobler
impulses; it is an incentive to false
hood, deceit and crime.
Search through the history of
this hateful thing, and read one
page over which some mother can
bow her grateful head and thank
God for all the saloon did for her
boy. There is no such record. All
its history is written in tears and
blood, with smears of shame and
stains of crime, and dark blots of
disgrace. Robert }. Burdette.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-09-18
In MemOrianl

In loving remembrance of our
dear grandfather,I Philip Helmick,
who departed this life November
the 18th 1912
In the graveyard softly sleeping.
Where the sunlight sweetly falls,
Tis the one we loved so dearly,
Whom nevermore can hear our
calls, -
Home that once was bright and
cheerful
Now is always sad and dear,
Loving hearts that once were happy
Now are always aching there,
We know that all must part and
suffer, $50.
Christ, once suffered on the cross;
To the thy death has been thy
gain, g.
To us a heavey loss
We did not want to part with him,
But God knew what was best,
And some day we hope to meet
In that sweet land of rest,
By his grandchildren
Della and Julia Helmick.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-09-18
Tract CT Valuable
Timber Land For Sale

On Saturday the 3rd. day of
October, 1914 at the front door of
the court house in Monterey.
Highland County, Virginia, | will
offer for sale to the highest bidder
at public auction tract OF valu-
able timber land on the East side
of Allegheny Mountain containing
800 acres, more or less, known as
the Pufinbarger or Hise land,
adjoining the lanes of John +.
Hise, C. S. Hull and others. None
of this timber has ever been cut
off. This is the best piece OF land
on this part of the mountain and
will be sold worth the money. Anv
one who desires may submit bid
for the timber without purchasing
the land.
Terms: One third cash and for
the balance the purchaser to exc
cute his two bonds of equal amounts
falling due in one and two years
respectively from date, dated on
the day of sale, bearing interest
from date, waving the homestead
exemption and a vendors lien
retained until all the purchase
price is paid
l. L. Beverage.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-09-18
Warning to the Public

First Prohibition workers are
warned to watch for bribery. The
saloon will have paid workers at
every precinct where they can be
obtained and will buy every vote
which can be bought.
Seoond-Beware of attacks and
Misrepresentation publishe during
the last week of the campaign too
late for and answer to reach the
voters of the State. The late pub
licatiod of such attacks should be
sficient proof to every fairminded
man that they can be satisfactorily
answered. r.
Headquarters Committee -.
Anti-Saloon League of
Virginia
Richmond Va, Sept. Is, 1914.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-09-18
SUNNY Gid

We are having very ct weafher
now and many stoves ne Deen
put to their places.
G. A. Propst and wife ated the
latter's mother, on Cpasture
Sunday.
Miss Mamie Wilson OF .gment,
W. Va, in visiting relatly Is This
county. 4.
John Mccoy of Calf mia is
visiting old Highland. says
he came in for house kee4 nope
ne uay be lucky enough p md
one.
Mrs. M. E IRVINE and aid are
on the sick list.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-09-18
Auto PASSENGER SERGE

During summer and fall asons
[ will do passenger service from
Monterey to Stanton and turn,
and other points from here.
- RATES
81 90 Round trip from Montey to
Stanton.
$500 Round trip from Montely to
Barlow. W. Va. III
Special attention given to port
trips, outings, etc.
Let us know a few days oIe
hand; phone Kyle Garage Allus-
mess intrusted to me will hve
prompt attention.
f. NJ. TRIMBLEI
Monterey, Wa
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-09-18

dass Fat mska i RaHiHuaIIg aRslea7
BILE to live in but rather to be shun-
ned; that does not increase the
value of property but destroys,
and that makes. demon of an
intelligent and useful man?
| am glad that the time is past
when an engineer could march from
a saloon to his engine and take
charge of train load of men, wom-
en- and innocent children, his brain
fred ready to out run a competing
train or send his own train to de-
struction and scores of souls into
eternity.
A large per cent. of the wrecks
on land and sea are caused by in
toxicating drink. c. A. Bird
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-09-18
a:he Issue Discussed,

Editor Recorder: Not SINCE April
II, 1861 have the voters of Virginia
been called upon to cast their bal.
lots for OF against proposition OF
SO vital Importance as the one sub
mitted for their approval or rejec-
ton on next Tuesday, the %.
While there is nothing that can be
said in favor of an open saloon such
is the hold that the love of whiskey
has upon far too many men, that
they, do not seem to be able to take
square look at the question.
But the time is coming when future
genera ions will be, astonished to
know, that an enlightened and civ
ilized people such as we claim to be
permit or license the sale of that a
which would cause a man to mu :
der his best friend or his own famr:-.
iIy and to take his own life.
The question of financial benefit
from the license of the saloon is as
false as it is fallacious. The cost of
criminal prosecutions, police and
other penses directly tracable. to
the liquor traffic far exceed the
re venue therefrom.
The argument of personal liberty
falls flat, because man under the
influence of intoxicants is not cap
able of self government; but is an
element of danger to himself and
all with whom he comes in contact.
During my residence of fifteen
years in a county in Missouri with
licensed saloons the toll has been
more than one life annually of men
who had INDUCED too freely in per-
sonal liberty. One fell from his horse
and was trampled to death; anoth
er fell from his horse and persisted
in the cold; a third fell from his
wagon and was run over and killed ;
others were asleep or dead drunk
on the railroad tracks. Some too
drunk to notice or heed the warn
ings of approaching trains; and far
too many crazed by drink took Of
fence at fancied insults and killed
a wife or friend or an old enemy.
Since the adoption of prohibi-
ton there has not been death
from that cause, and the business
in the police court has fallen from
fifty to 100 dollars per month to
five dollars and thirty five cents in
three months in city of some
eight thousand inhabitants.
The argument that prohibition
does not prohibit fails ofproof where
it has been thoroughly tried. True
it took Kansas nearly twenty years
to get control of the business in the
larger cities, but the rural districts
and smaller towns werequick to see
its advantages and to elect officers
who would enforce the law.
Friends who live in Kansas say
that the man who. says that
prohibition does not pro-
hibit in Kansas either does not
know whrt he-is talking about or
wilfully tell that which he knows
to be false. =. ~
There are jails in Kansas that have
not had a prisoner within their
walls for 10 years and their GRIM
inal courts are practically nil.
Then, in the face of all this cyl
dence. shall we license and guaran-
tee the saloonkeeper the protection
of the law that he may sell that
which does not make man a bet
ter citizen but degrades him; that
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-09-18

It's openly predicted that, should
Highland county give majority IN
favor of the saloon, there will be
applicants for license to sell at
Monterey, Mcdowell and Crabbot-
tom before the end of another year.
This is an extreme view, but who
can tell? Such matters are regn-
lated by public sentiment, and if
the vote should show . a sentiment
in favor of the saloon, men are not
wanting who would take advantage
of it.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-09-18
CALLED DOWN

On Wednesday morning Cover
nor Stuart notified the Recorder by
wire that the use of his photograph
and name for campaign purposes is
wholly unauthorized, and done
without his knowledge and con-
sent
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-09-18
Republican Meeting

There will be meeting of High
land County Republicans at Mon
terey on Sept. 26th, 1914.
The object of this meeting is to
select delegates and alternates for
the Republican District Convention
to be held at Buena Vista, Va on
Oct. |, 1914, and also to reorganize
party in this county.
G. D. Dudley,
Co. Chairman.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-09-18

For prohibition or against it IS
the issue, as you will see from the
official ballot handed you at the
polls. Theirs no local option in it..
If you want to dissolve partnership
with John Barleycorn, simply
scratch the last line /; if you want to
perpetuate the saloon, scratch the
other line.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-09-18
John Rrandolph Tucker is :

John Randolph Tucker is dead
but the constitution still lives, in
spite of his prediction that the
Edmunds Law to prohibit polygamy
would kill/it. And fifty years from,
now Harry St. George will be dead
but the constitution still will live,
in spite of his prediction that State
wide viii kill it-NeWs-Record " -.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-09-18

eff Highland county goes wet it
will be by the vote of cold, life
less church-nominal christians. |
used to drink little liquor, but |
found that even a little YVES too
much, so I quit. am not chris
tian, but am for good morals, hence
for prohibition" Thus spoke a
prominent farmer few days ago =
Will the church membership of lit
tie Highland confirm or dispro7e
this lamentable prediction.