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Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-09-01

Washington, Sept. Though no
formal protest or objection has been
filed with the United States govern
ment by Great Britain against the
transfer of, any German liners in con-
nection with the plan to build up an
American merchant marine during
the progress of the European war.
there Is growing evidence that the
wholesale transfer of these vessels to
the American government or to in
dividual Americans will not be satis-
factory to the British government.
There are strong indications, on ac-
count of the cloud of doubt that sur
rounds the question. that the British
government would capture these Ger
man vessels should they proceed to
sea under the American flag, and haul
them to British prize courts for final
adjudication of the question as to
whether the transfer of these vessels
recognized by that government.
The position of the French govern
ment is well known. The French
practice, dating as far back as the
Reglement of 1894. and confirmed by
that Of 1873. ignores all sale or sales
of ships by enemies not made by au-
tion Of war or the commencement of
hostilities.
No Protest Filed.
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British
ambassador to the United States,
called at the state department today
and had another long talk with off,
cials about the rules OF neutrality In
their relation and application to the
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THE WEATHER.

}. North Dakota: GoneeaHy faip
tonight and Wednesday. Gener.
ally cooler In southeast portion
tonieht.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-09-01
BELIEVED THAT BRITISH ARE MAKING ATTACK FROM
rear, LANDING At &1END, BELGIUM, IN ATTEMPT TO
CUT OFF THE GERMAN Lines OF COMMUNICATION
Landed Second English Expedtonay Ostend Cooperate
With Begans--Russians Claim Blow is Delivered Aus
trians, Heavy Losses Are Being Inflicted

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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-06-11
MADE UP OF LITTLE THINGS
Small Events Count for Much More In
Life Than Those We Consider
Of importance.

We love little things, we hate little
thingz, we fear little things: cur lives
are knit up with little things from the
time we are barn to the day we die.
Big things draW US up to Heaven or
crush us down to he'll. Little things
five beside us on the earth. eat and
sleep with us, laugh ana grumble with
us, catch the early trsSn with Us. or
make US miss il, irriAat0 and appease
us-never leave Us alone for q min
nte.
T1at is why they are 80 much more
important than the Wig things-the
things that only come once in a way,
at long intervals. and even then are
nearly always the result Of q hundred
and one little things combined.
To be crushed by large misadven.
tnre is natural. but to fall victim to
q series Of petty misfortunes is hu'
initiating. There are many who would
prefer to break their necks once and
| for ~ by falling oG mountain. thaz
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-06-11
CHAPTER XIV.
The Anniversary.

The story vas not a long one,
though it omitted nothing: the morn
Ing fox-hunt ard the Identification Of
the new arrival at Damory Court as
the owner Of yesterdays stalled mo-
tor; the afternoon raid ON the jessa-
mine, the conversation with John Va
liant in the woods.
Mrs. cambridge, gazing into the fire,
listened without comment, but more
than once Shirlby saw her hands clasp
themselves together and thought, too,
that she seemed strangely pale. The
swift and tragic sequel to that meet
Ing was the hardest to tell, and as she
ended she put up her hand to her
shoulder, holding 1t hard. 1T was
horrible!" she Said Yet now she did
not shudder. Strangely enough, the
sense of loathing which had been
Burging over her at recurrent inter
vals ever since that hour in the wood
had vanished utterly!
She read the newspaper article
aloud and her mother listened with ar
expression that puzzled her. Wher
she finished, both were silent for {
moment, then she asked, You mus
have known his father, dearest; didn'
your"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-06-11
Trick Of the Orator.

Disraeli, whose eloquence Lord Cur
zon ranks below that OF Gladstone,
tried hard to give his hearers the Inn
preston that he was not in the habit
Of preparing his speeches. Discussing
Plunket's oratory with Disraeh, Lord
Granville remarked that the Irish
statesman hesitated so long for q
word that he seemed to be on the point
of breaking down. Lord bless you" I"
DisraeH exclaimed. did that take you
in? Why, that is part Of the trick,
have often done it to make it appear
that my speech has not been pre-
pared.s
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-06-11
Protects Whole Hand.

Protecting gloves generally in uDG
for X-ray work are ordinary gloves
having applied on the back a layer Of
rubber that contains lead, as lead as
known to stop the rays. But this u
somewhat stiff and lacks supolenesa.
and besides it is only the back Of the
hand that is protected. A French In
venter makes use Of fabric which
is much more flexible and it protects
the whole of the hand from injury By
the rays. The new fabric is woveu
from silk which is heavily sized witA
lead composition, so that 1t contains
three times its weight of lead. Thii
tissue has the advantage of beinl
much more elastic and acts as a van
good screen for the Xsray. especiaIss
when the hack DurtinA 4 rilztoses6
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-06-11

Valiant waved his hand toward the
man of medicine, who said, Il reckon
Miss Shirley was the Providence In
the case. She had sense enough to
send for me quick and speed did 1t"
well, sah," the major said, Il
reckon under the circumstances, your
first Impressions of the section aren't
anything for us to brag about"
I'm delighted; it's hard for me to
tell how much"
wait till you know the fool place"
growled the doctor testify. You'll
change your tune"
The major smiled genially. Don't
be taken in by the doctors pessimism.
You'd have to get a yoke Of three
year oxen to drag him out of this
state"
1T would take as many for me-"
Valiant laughed a little. you who
have always lived here. can scarcely
understand what am feeling, I imag-
ine You see, T never knew till quite
recently-my childhood was largely
spent abroad, and have no near rela.
tives-that my father was VirginiaD
and that my ancestors always lived
| here. Why, there's a room upstairs
with the very toys they played with
when they were children! To learn
that belong to it all; that myself
am the last link in such chain!"
"The ancestral instinct" said the
doctor. I'm glad to see that it means
something still, In these rotten days"
''Of course" John Valiant continued
every one knows that he has anceS
tors. But I'm beginning to see that
what you call the ancestral instinct
needs a locality and place. In q
I way it seems to me that an old estate
like this has a soul too-a sort oi
clan or family soul that reacts on tbs
descendant"
Rather a Japanesy idea, isn't ttT'
observed the major. But l know
what you mean. Maybe that's why ole
Virginian families hang on to theiI
land in spite of hell and high-water
They count their forebears real liv'
tpeeple, quite capable Of turning ovel
In their graves"
Mine are beginning to seem yer!
real to me. Though l don't evel
knOw their Christian names yet, l cal
/ Judge them by their handiwork. Th'
men who built Damory Court had
sense of beauty and of art"
"And their share Of deviltry, too.
put In the doctor.
Il suppose So" admitted his host
AT this distance can bear even that
But good or bad, I'm deeply Thankful
that they chose Virginia. Since ~
been laid up, I've been browsing in tn
librar- here"
"A bit out of date now, reckon.
said the major, "but It used to pas
muster. Your grandfather was some
thing Of a book-worm. He wrote
history Of the family, didn't he?"
"Yes. I've found it. The Valiant
of Virginia I'm reading the Revolt
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-06-11
CHAPTER XVI.
In nevLI.John,s Day.

He was still sitting motionless when
there came knock at the door and it
opened to admit the gruff voice OF
Doctor Southall A big form was close
behind him.
Hell. Up, see. took the liberty
of bringing Major Bristow."
The master of Damory Court came
forward -limping the least trife-and
shook hands.
Glad to know you, sah," said the
major. ALLOW me to congratulate
you: it's not every one who gets bit.
ten by one of those internal mecca
sins that lives to talk about it. You
must be a pet OF Providence, or else
you have q cast-iron constitution
| sah."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-06-11

Yes" said Mrs. cambridge after a
pause. 'T-knew his father"
Shirley said no more, and facing
each other In the candle-glow, across
the spotless damask. they talked, as
with common consent. of other things.
She thought she had never seen her
mother more brilliant. An odd excite
ment was flooding her cheek with red
and she chatted and laughed as she
had not done for years.
But after dinner the gaiety and ef-
fervescenoe faded quickly and Mrs.
cambridge went early to her room.
She mounted the stair with her arm
thrown about Shirley's plant waist.
At her door she kissed her, looking at
her with a strange smile How Gu
rious," she said, as If to herself that
1t should have happened today"
The reading-lamp had been lighted
ON her table. She drew a slim gold
chain from the bosom Of her dress
and held to the light little locket-
brooch 1t carried. It was of black en-
amel, with a tiny laurel--3reath Of
pearls on one side encircling single
diamond. The other side was Of crys-
tai and covered a babys russet-col-
ored curl In her fingers it opened
and disclosed a miniature at which
she looked closely for moment.
Her eyes turned restlessly about the
room. It had been hers as girl, for
Rosewood had been the old Garland
homestead. 1t seemed now all at once
to be full of calling memories Of her
youth.
How strange that it should have
been today!" 1t had been on Shirley's s
lips to question, but the door had
closed, and she went slowly down
stairs. She sat while thinking, but
at length grew restless and began to
walk to and fro across the floor, her
hands clasped behind her head 80 that
the cool air filed her flowing sleeves.
In the hall she could hear the leisure
ly kon-kon-kon-kon Of the tall clock.
The evening outside was exQuisitely
still and the metallic monotone was
threaded with the airy f1ddle-dddle OF
crickets in the grass and punctuated
with the rain-glad cloap Of frog.
Shirley stepped lightly down to the
wet grass. Looking back, she could
!see her mothers lighted blind, All
around the ground was splotched with
rosepetals, looking in the squares oi
Light like bloody rain. She skinned
the lawn and ran little way down
| the lane. A shuffling sound presently
fell on her ear.
"Is that you, Unc' Jefferson?" she
called softly.
"Yas'm!" The footsteps came near
or. "Ets me, Miss Shirley" He tit
tered noiselessly, and she could See
his bent form vibrating in the gloom
"Yo' reckn All done fergit?"
mo, indeed. I knew you wouldn't
do that. How Is hep
HE right much bettah." he replied
in the same guarded tone. "Doctat
he say he be all right in er few days
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-06-11
CHAPTER xIv-contInued.

CHAPTER HIV-Contlnued.
Listen, Shirley. What's that Rio
key is telling Ranstonf"
Don yo' come heah w1d yo' no
count play-actin' Cyan fool Ranston
wild no sich snek-story, neidah. Aim
no moc'sin 1t Danny Co'ot, en- neb-
bah vast"
There was, tool" insisted Hickey.
"One bit him and Miss Shirley found
him and sent Uncle Jefferson for Doc
tor Southall and 1t saved his life SO
there! Doctor Southall told Mrs. Ma
son. And he isn't a man who's just
come to fix It up. either; he's the
really truly man that owns it!"
who on earth is that child talking
aboutF''
Shirley put her arm around her
mother and kissed her. Her heart
was beating quickly. The owner has
come to Damory Court. He"
The small book Mrs. cambridge held
fell to the floor The owner! What
owner%
"Mr Valiant - Mr. John Valiant.
The son of tho tnan who abandoned
It so long ago" AS she picked up the
fallen volume and put It into her
mothers hands. Shirley WAS startled
by the whtteness of her face.
''DearestI" she cried. You are i'll
You shouldn't have come down"
NO It's nothing. I've been shut
up all day. Go and open the other
window"
Shirley threw It wide. Can l get
your saits?" she asked anxiously.
Her mother shook her head. mo-
she said, almost sharply. There's
nothing whatever the matter with me
Only my nerves aren't what they used
70 be, suupose-and snakes always
did get On them. Now, give me thG
gist Of 1t flrsA can wait for the rest
There's a tenant at Damory Court
And his names John-Valiant. AND
he was bitten by a moccasin. When?'
This afternoon"
Mrs. Dandrtdge's voice shook Wi
Ae-wiN he reeover?"
"Oh, yes
Beyond any question:"
"The doctor hays So"
And you found him, Shirley
y0u?"
Il was there when 1t happened.
She had crouched down on the rug II
her favorite posture, her coppery hal
against her mothers knee, catching
strange reddish over-tones like moltel
metal, from the shaded lamp. Mrs
cambridge fingared her cane nervous
~, Then she dropped her hand on tn
girls head.
Now" she EAaid, tell me all abou
It."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-06-11
FRIEND WORTH THE KEEPING
European Merchant Showed Als Ap-
probation Of Newspaper In Sub
stantlal Manner.

Nothing pleases q newspaper more
than letters Of appreciation from its
readers. The most hardened old edl.
toT Will flush up and tears Of Joy will
dlt HIS cynical eyes when Veteran
Subscriber" or Constant Reader"
writes In to say that yesterdays
smashing attack was the best ever.
Hero In America letters Of apprecia-
ten are all that any editor can hope
for. Abroad, however. it is different.
French editors are frequently reward
ed for good articles by presents Of
roses. geld fountain pens. baskets Of
fEuit, and SO fGrth
But nowhere n the world does there
exist such Maecenas Of the press az
GDod old Mr. Bimbo, the leading pork
dealer Of central Europe.
Mr.. Bimbo lives in Budapest, and a
year age the Budapest Egyetertes pub
sished an interview with him, which
stated 30 accurately all his political
views that hc sent forthwith t. th1
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-06-11
Cora Bellies Team.

Cora Bellies team would bring q
smile to the soberest face alive. Sheba
is a tall, lanky old mare. Once she
was bay in color, but the years have
added gray hair until now she is
roam. Being so long-lesged she strides
along at an amazing pace which her
mate, Balaam, little donkey, inds II
hard to keep up with. Balaam. like
Sheba. is full of years. Once his
glossy brown coat was the pride Of
some Mexican's heart. but tinas haG
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-06-11

added to his color also, and now he
is blue. His eyes are sunken and dim.
his ears no longer stand UP in true
donkey style. but droop dejectedly. He
has to trOt his best to keep up with
Shebds slowest stride. About every
three miles be balks, but little Cora
Belle doesn't call it baking, she says
Baiaam has stonped to rest, and they
sit and watt TIL he Is ready to trCt
along again. That Is the kind Of lay.
out which drew up before our door
that evening.-The Atlantic.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-06-11

on'y he gotter lay up er while. Dat
was er ugly nip he got fom dat 'spis-
able reptyle."
DO you think there can be any
others about the grounds?"
Nom. Dey mosly keeps ter de
ma'sh-lan' en- on'y runs whah de un-
dah-bresh ez thick. gwineter fix dat
ter-morrow Mars Valiant he tell me
ter grub ct all out en- make er bon
| fab OBJ It"
That's right, Unc' Jefferson. Good
night, and thank you for coming"
She started back to the house, when
his voice stopped her.
Mis- Shirley, yo' don keer ef de
ole man geddahs two er three OBJ dem
roses? Seems lax young mars
moughty fon' OBJ dem. He got one in
er glass but cts mos daid now."
wait minute" she said, and dis
appeared In the darkness, returning
quickly with handful which she put
in his grasp.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-06-11

editorial room a whole hand cart OF
hams, sausages, blood puddings and
other choice pork products.
Since then, incredible as 1t seems,
tMr. Bimbo has kept its editors fully
supplied with pork meat
But man cannot live by meat alone.
and a month or 80 ago the Egyetertes
went into liquidation. AS the editors
in mournful conference composed an
editorial farewell for their final issue
Mr.. Bimbo was announced. He had
heard the sad news, and now, taking
in the situation, he took out his check
book, and with one stroke Of the pen
set the Egyetertes on its feet again.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-06-11
Ion..psIayed Postcards.

During the removal Of an enamel
plate from a letter box outside the
post ofice at Stanley Road, Tedding-
ton, England three postcards dated
October, 1891, were found wedged be-
tween the plate and the frame OF tho
letter box.
Although the cards were much dis
colored after their 23 years rest, the
addresses on two of them were de-
cipherable, and they have been de-
nvered.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-06-11
Doing Their Best.

Little Maggie had not been to the
country before, and, getting lonesome,
she was told she might 60 to the barn
and look for eggs. Presently she r.
turned without any.
Couldn't you find any eggs. dear7'
asked her mother.
mo. The hens were scratching ell
around as hard as they could, but they
hadn't found a single egg." was the
doleful reply.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-06-11
SYNOPSIS.

John Valiant. . rich society favortte,
suddenly discovers that the Valiant cor
poration, which his father founded and
which was the principal source of his
wealth, has failed. He voluntarily turns
over his private fortune to the receiver
for tho corporation. His entire remaining
possessions consist of an old motor car. q
white bull dog and Darpory court. a neg
lected estate In Virginia On, the way to
Damory court he meets Shirley Dand-
ridge, an auburn-haired beauty. and de-
cides that he is going to like Virginia i'm
mensely Shirley's mother, Mrs. Dand-
Ridge. and Major BristoH exchange rem
tniscences during which Il Is revealed
that the major. Valiant's father. and a
man named SaASon were rivals for the
hand Of Mrs. cambridge in her youth.
Sassnu and Valiant fought a duel on her
account in which the former was killed.
Valiant finds DRmory court overgrown
with weeds and creepers and the build
ings in a very much neglected condition.
He decides to rehabilitate the place and
make the land produce a living for him
valiant saves Shirley from the bite of a
snake. which bites him. Knowing the
deadliness OF the bite, Shirley sucks the
poison from the wound and saves his life.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-06-11

tionary chapters now. 1t never seemed
real before-it's been only a slice ct
impersonal and rather dull history,
But the book has made 1t come alive.
I'm having the thrill Of the globe
trotter the first time he sees the Tow
er of London or the field of Waterloo
l see more than that stubble-f1eld out
yonder; l see big wooden stockade
with soldiers in ragged buff and blue
guarding it."
(TO BE CONT1NUED0
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-06-11

to bruise their whole bodies and die
locate their tempers by the daily
stumbling over a mole.hn. It is the
little things that count-the satisfac
tion OF climbing Mount olympus IL .
poor sort of attainment If the scores
and scores OF pleasant details which
wait upon success be absent-FroM
the Atlantic.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-06-11

The man who can look prosperous
and happy when he is neither will u-
timately come out on top.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-06-11

Red Cross Ball Blue, much better, goes
farther than liquid blue. Get from any
grocer. Adv.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-06-11

Don't follow your inclinations unless
you know where they are leading you.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-06-11

Use Roman Eye Balsam for scAldlng sen.
sation in eyes and Inflammation Of eyes or
ayelids. Adv.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-06-11

Half the truth may cause more trou-
BILE than a whole lie.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-04
"A SCRAP OF PAPER"

Just for scrap of paper" ex
claimed Imperial Chancellor in his
final interview with the British Am
bassador-'just for a scrap of paper
Great Britain is going to make wal
on a kindred nation!"
That scrap of paper" was the
treaty guaranteeing the neutrality oil
Belgium. The whole history of hum
an liberty is written on just such
scraps of paper.
The Magma Charta was "a scrap OF
paper"
The Bill of Rights was "a scrap OF
paper"
The Declaration of independence
was "a scrap of paper
The Constitution of the United
States is "a scrap of paper"
The Emancipation Proclamation
was "a scrap of paper"
The decisions of the United States
Supreme Court and the British Law
Lords are a scrap of paper"
For hundred years "a scrap OF
pepaer" has maintained an unbroken
peace between the United States and
the British possessions of Canada
along an unfortified frontier of 5000
miles.-New York World.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-04
MR.. FRANK MAYES CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR

Frank L. Mayes, editor of the Pen
sacola Journal, will not be a candi.
date for governor of Florida in the
next primary. This statement is made
by him in a letter to Judge Charles
D. Parkhill of Tampa, to whom he
wrote setting forth the reasons why
he will not be candidate, the princi-
pal one being that his business at
this time demanded his attention and
furthermore that he has not the mon
ey or the time to make a campaign
which would be necessary to cover
the state and become acquainted with
the citizens. Mr.. Mayes says in his
letter that a year ago when he first
was mentioned as a probable candi-
date for governor that he did not take
the mater seriously, but later when
friends from all parts of the state
wrote him assuring him of their sup
port and letters were received from
parties with whom he was not even
acquainted, he gave the matter Sc
rious consideration, but had reached
the conclusion that he could not
make the race at this time.-Pensaco-
la Cor. to Times-Union.