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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-14
The Weather

Western Pennsy. - Rain tonight,
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another good method. One advantage
of this scheme is that on the return
trip the silver sides Of the leaves of
the broken twigs will face you, and
thus be easily distinguished from the
surrounding leaves. The stone-heap
signs Gig. - are generally used
where there are no trees to blaze.
It is a good plan to carry a compass
when tramping, but If you lose your
directions when without a compass,
your watch will help you out of the
difficulty. Hold the watch as shown in
Fig. A, with the hour hand pointed to-
ward the sun, then halfway between
the point Of the hour hand and the IL
o'clock figure will be south. II the
face Of a watch we're divided into "a
hours, the IL o'clock mark would al
ways lay in the direction Of south, but
as it is divided into only one-half that
many hours, 1t is necessary to take
the point halfway between the hour
hand and IL o'clock. Thus, at 4 p. m.
south will lie approximately in the d.
rection of 2 o'clock, while at 8 a. m. 1t
will lie approximately in the direction
of 10 o'clock.
A folded paper cup is extremely
simple to make, and you will often
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chops OFF a piece of bark every now
and then from the side of a tree fac
ing the trail, then where Ia turn is
made, he cuts or "blazes" the nearest
tree to that turn in the same way, and
makes an additional cut upon the right
or left of this, according to whether
the turn is made to the right or left.
Unless you carry a small ak with
you, you will not be able to make
blazed trails, though you should re-
member how to read them. The three
sets of signs shown in Figs. 1, 2 and
8 will be of more use to you. The
knotted-grasses signs, shown in Fig. 4,
are often used in marking a trail
across a prairie, and are a very sim
pie form of marking. The danger sig
nal is useful in giving warning of a
dangerous place ahead, and is intend
ed to put you upon your guard. The
twig signs Gig. q, which are made by
breaking the ends Of tree branches or
bushes in such a manne that the
broken ends will hang down and point
away from the direction to be taken, is
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CHAPTER XIV.
The Anniversary.

The story was not a long one,
though it omitted nothing: the morn
ing fox-hunt and 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 Shirley saw her hands clasp
themselves together and thought, too,
that she seemed strangely pale. The
swift and tragic sequel to that meet
ing vas the hardest to tell, and as she
ended she put up her hand to her
shoulder, holding it hard. ut was
2horrible!" she said. Yet now she did
not shudder. Strangely enough, the
sense Of loathing which had been
asurging over her at recurrent inter
walls ever since that hour In the wood,
had vanished utterly!
She read the newspaper article
aloud and her mother listened with an
expression that puzzled her. When
she finished. both we're silent for q
moment then she asked. you must
have known his father. dearest; didni
your
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before they harden, to prepare them
for stringing. D
The watch-fob Gig. y has a pend
ant made of the cornstarch mixture.
The irregular shaped piece in the CEN
ter Of the face may be a fancy button
or a piece of colored glass. The
ring at the top of the pendant is a
fancy-work ring, and 1t is securely fast
ened with a small hairpin looped over
1t and extended down through the CEN
ter Of the pendant. A piece of silk rib
bon, Joined to the fancy-work ring and
to the watch ring, completes the fob.
A Cross pendant has a small hairpin
extending from the top down through
the center, with Just enough Of the
loop left exposed at the top to form a
ring. Small pearl beads are pressed
into one face in rows, to complete the
cross.
A layalliere has a pendant made Of
the cornstarch material, but the beads
r pearl beads. A hairpin must be
embedded In the pendant to attach
the cord to. Arrange the beads upon
a silk cord.
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2 6heNAILANTSgVIpGINk 81
tAEaaaasS @HNIH TRFINT PIVES iE
"a @rLAUREN STOUT a.

Valiant waved his hand toward the
nan OF medicine, who said, Il reckon
Miss Shirley was the Providence In
the cas- She had sense enough to
send for me quick and speed did it."
We'll, 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, car scarcely
understand what l am feeling, l mag
inc. You see, l never knew till quite
recently-my childhood was largely
spent abroad, and / have nc near rela-
tives-that my father was q virginian
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 I belong to it all: that l myself
am the last link in such a 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 a place. In q
way it seems to me that al old estate
like this has a soul too-a sort of
clan or family soul that reacts on the
descendant"
Rather a Japanesy idea, isn't it,"
observed the major. But l know
what you mean. Maybe that's why old
Virginian families hang on to their
land in spite of hell and high-water.
They count their forebears real live
people, quite capable of turning over
in their graves"
Mine are beginning to very
real to me. Though / don't even
know their Christian names yet, can
judge them by their handiwork. The
men who built Damory Court had a
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 l can bear ever that.
But good or bad, I'm deeply thankful
that they chose Virginia. Since I've
been laid up, I've been browsing in the
library here
"A bit out of date now, I reckon"
said the major, "but 1t used to pass
muster. Your grandfather was some
thing Of a book-worm. He wrote a
history of the family, didn't he?"
Yes. I've found it. The Valiants
Of Virginia. I'm reading the Revolu-
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Yes" said Mrs. cambridge after a
pause. T-knew his father" 0
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-
~fervescence 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
it should have happened today!"
The r~eading-lamp had been lighted
On her table. She drew a slim gold
chain from the bosom of her dress
and held to the light a little locket-
brooch it carried. 1t was of black en-
amel, with a tiny laurelwreath of
pearls on one side encircling a single
diamond. The other side was of crys-
tai and covered a baby's russet-col-
ored curl. In her fingers 1t opened
and disclosed a miniature at which
she looked closely for a moment.
Her eyes turned restlessly about the
room. 1t had been hers as a girl, for
Rosewood had been the old Garland
homestead. 1t seemed now all at once
to be full Of calling memories of her
youth.
Il =
How strange that it should have
been today" 1t had been on Shirley's
lips to question, but the door had
closed, and she went slowly down
stairs. She sat a while thinking, but
at length grew restless and began to
walk to and fro across the floor, her
hands clasped behind her head SO that
the cool air filled 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 fiddle-flddle OF
crickets in the grass and punctuated
with the rain-glad cloap of a frog.
Shirley stepped lightly down to the
wet grass. Looking back, she could
see her mothers lighted blind. All
around the ground vas splotched with
rose-petals, looking in the squares OF
light like bloody rain. She skinned
the lawn and ran a 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
er. "Et's me, Miss Shirley" He tit
tered noiselessly. and she could SCI
his bent form vibrating in the gloom
"Yo' reck'n All done fergit?'
mo, indeed. | knew you wouldn'
do that. How is he?"
"He right much bettah," he replied
in the same guarded tone. "Doctaf
he say he be all right in ~er few days
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-04-16
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
things, we fear little things; u lives
are knit up with little things from the
time we are born to the day we die.
Big things draw US up to Heaven or
crush us down to hell. Little things
live beside us on the earth. eat and
sleep with us, laugh and grufnble with
us, catch the early train with us, or
make us miss 1t, irritate and appease
us-never leave US alone for a min
ute.
That is why they are SO much more
important than the big things-the
things that only come once in q way,
at long intervals, and even then are
nearly always the result OF a hundred
and one little things combined.
70 be crushed by a large misadyen'
ture Is natural, but To fall q victim to
d series OF petty misfortunes Is hui
initiating. There are many who would
prefer to break their necks once and
for Ill by falling on a mountain. than
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Protects Whole Hand.

Protecting gloves generally in use
for x-ray work are ordinary gloves
having applied on the back b layer Of
rubber that contains lead, as lead Is
known to stop the rays. But this is
somewhat stir and lacks suppleness.
and besides it is only the back Of the
hand that is protected. A French In
venter makes use Of a fabric which
Is much more flexible and 1t protects
the whole of the thand from injury by
the rays. The new fabric is woven
from silk which is heavily sized" Nth
a lead composition, so that 1t contains
three times Its weight Of lead. This
tissue has the advantage Of being
much more elastic and acts Nas a very
good screen for the x-ray, especially
when tho back portion u reinforoa&
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WORTH THE KEEPING
European Merchant Showed His APP
probation Of Newspaper In Sub.
stantlai Manner.

Nothing pleases a newspaper more
than letters of appreciation from its
readers. The most hardened old edi-
tor will flush up and tears Of Joy will
Ill his cynical eyes when Veteran
Subscriber" or Constant Reader"
writes In to say that Yesterdays
smashing attack was the best ever.
Here In America letters Of apprecia-
ton are all that any editor can hope
for. Abroad. however. 1t is different.
French editors are frequently reward
ed for good articles by presents OF
roses, gold fountain pens, baskets Of
fruit, and 80 forth.
But nowhere in the world does there
exist such q Maecenas Of the press ns
good old Mr.. Bimbo. the leading pork
dealer Of central Europe,
Mr.. Bimbo lives in Budapest and q
year nsosthe nudanest Egyeteftep pub
lished an interview with him. which
stated 90 accurately all his political
aiews that he sent forthwith to the
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with your fingers until thoroughly
mixed.
Fancy hatpins are the simplest
things to start with, and Figs. 1 to 5
show several pins with prettily de-
signed heads that are easy to make.
You need a common hatpin for the
foundation, and you must build the
fancy head upon this, molding the corn
starch mixture about the common head
into the form you prefer to have it.
The beads on the top of the head
shown in Fig. 5 are pearl beads, and
are pressed into the nodded head be-
fore the mixture hardens.
The beads Of the bracelet shown in
Fig. 6 are made Of the cornstarch mix
ture, with crystal beads placed be-
tween them, and they are strung upon
a string of silk cord. Roll the corn
starch beads between the palms of
your hands until they are perfectly
round, then pierce holes through them
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-04-16
CHAPTER xIv-continuet.


Listen, Shirley. What's that Rio
Key is telling Ranston?"
Don yo' come heah wild yo' no.
count p~lay-actin'. Cyan fool Ranston
wild no SIGH snek-story, neidah. Ain
no moc'sin at 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 it saved his life! So
there! Doctor Southall told Mrs. Ma
son. And he isn't a mar who's just
come to fix it up, either; he's the
really truly mar that owns it,"
Who on earth is that child talking
about?"
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 the man who abandoned
it so long ago" As she picked up the
fallen volume and put 1t Into her
mothers hands, Shirley was startled
by the whiteness of her face.
Dearest" she cried. You are i'll.
You shouldn't have come down"
mo. It's nothing. I've been shut
up all day. Go and open the other
window"
Shirley threw it wide. Can | get
your salts?" she asked a~nxiously.
Her mother shook her head. NO"
she said, almost sharply. There's
nothing whatever the matter with me.
Only my nerves aren't what they used
to be, l suppose-and snakes always
did get on them, Now, give me the
gist of it first. | 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. D%andridge's voice shook. Will
he-will he recover"
"Oh, yes"
beyond any question:"
The doctor says So"
And you found him, Shirley
your"
Il was there when it happened"
She had crouched down on the rug in
her favorite posture, her coppery hair
against her mothers knee, catching
strange reddish over-tones like molten
metal, from the shaded lamp. Mrs
cambridge fingered her can nervous
ly. Then she dropped her hand on the
girls head.
Now" she said. tell me all about
It,"
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SYNOPSIS.

LL.
John Valiant. a rich society favorite,
suddenly discovers that tine 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 the corporation. His entire remaining
possessions consist Of an old motor car, a
white bull dog and Danory court, a neg
iected estate In Virginia. On the way to
Damory court he meets Shirley Dand-
ridge. an authenticated beauty, and de-
cides that he is going to like Virginia inn
mensely. Shirley's mother. Mrs. Dand-
ridge, and Major Bristow exchange rem
iniscences during which it is revealed
shat the major, Valiant's father. and a
mar named Sasson were rivals for the
hand of Mrs. cambridge in her youth.
Sasson and Valiant fought a duel on her
account in which the former was killed
Valiant finds Damory court overgrown
with weeds and creepers and the build
Sings In q 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
d~eadliness of the bite, Shirley sucks the
poison from the wound and saves his life.
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rrlok Of IN orator.

Disraeli, whose %eloquence Lord Cur
zon ranks below that of Gladstone,
tried hard to give his hearers the i'm
preston that he was not in the habit
OF preparing his speeches, Discussing
Plunket's oratory with Disraeli. Lord
Granville remarked that the Irish
statesman hesitated 20 long for a
word that he seemed to be On the point
OF breaking down. Hsord bless YOU
.Disraeli exclaimed. did that take you
ing why, that is part of the trick 4
have often done It to make Il appear
that my speech has not been pre-
pared
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Y
In pevlI.John's Day.


He was still sitting m%otionless when
there came a knock at the door and 1t
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 trifie-and
shook hands.
"Glad to know you. sah," said the
major. ALLOW me to congratulate
you; it's not every one who ge.s 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 a 'cast-iron constitution,
sab"
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have occasion to make one, when a
cup is not at hand. Tear a piece Of
clean paper so it will measure eight
or nine inches square Gig, 81; fold
the corner A over to the opposite cor
ner Gig. y, fold corner B over to the
position shown in Fig. 8, fold corner
G over TO the position shown in Fig. 9,
turn down the upper corne d as In
Fig. 10, and turn down corner. u on the
opposite side. Spread the upper edges
apart, and the cup is completed.
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EldUOo Wasp luStloVtNGo tSHShiSis
on'y he gotter lay up er while. Dat
was er ugly nip he got f'om dat 'spis-
able reptyle."
do you think there can be any
others about the grounds?"
Nom. Dey mostly keeps ter de
ma'sh-lan' en- on'y runs whah de I'M
dah-bresh ez thick. l gwineter fix dat
ter-morrow. Mars Valiant he tell me
ter grub ct all out en- make Ell 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 err three OBJ dem
roses? Seems lax young mars
moughty fon' OBJ dem. He got one in
err glass but cts mos daid now"
wait a minute" she said, and dis
appeared In the darkness, returning
! quickly with a handful which she put
in his grasp.
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editorial roo a whole hand cart Of
hams. sausages, blood ~puddings and
other choice pork products.
Since then, Incredible al 1t seems,
Mr.. Bimbo has kept its editors fully
supplied with pork meat.
But man cannot live by meat alone,
and a month or so ago the Egyetertes
went into liquidation. AS the editors
in mournful conference composed an
editorial farewell for their final issue
Mr.. Blmbp was announced. He had
heard the sad news. and now, taxing
In the situation, be took out his check
book, and with one stroke Of the pen
set the Egyetertes IN its feet again.
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Cora Bellies team would bring Q
smile to the soberest face alive. Sheba
Is a tan, Ianky old mare. Once she
was bay In color but the years have
added gray hair until now she is
roam. Being so long-legged she strides
along at an amazing pace which her
mate, BALKAN, a little donkey, finds II
hard 70. keep mp With BaAam, like
eheba, 10 full Of years. Once his
glossy brown coat war the pride OF
some Mexican's heart, but time has
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to bruise their whole bodies and dis
locate their tempers by the daily
stumbling over a mole-hill. 1t is the
little things that count--the satisfac-
ton of climbing Mount Olympus is a
poor sort Of attainment II the scores
and cor Of pleasant details which
wait upon success be absent.--From
the Atlantic.
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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
Sheba's slowest stride. About every
three miles he balks, but little Cora
Belle doesn't call it baking, she says
Balaam has stopped to rest, and they
sit and wait till he is ready to trot
along again. That is the kind of lay.
out which drew up before u door
that evening.-The Atlantic.
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his call, and will read It to him on his
return. This service costs four cents
a message.
Central also informs all persons
calling that they are calling a rap
pels' subscriber, SO that they may
leave their messages or numbers with
the operator II the person called hap
pens TO be out.
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poIno Their Best.

Little Maggie had not been to the
country before. and, getting lonesome,
she was told she might go to the barn
and look for eggs. Presently she re-
turned without any.
Couldn't you find any eggs, dear?"
asked her mother.
"No. The hens were scratching all
around as hard as they could, but they
hadn't found a single egg" was the
doleful reply.
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BY o K
NEW IDEAS FOR HOMEMADE
JEWELRY. !

JEW GGhIs q
Necklaces, lavallieres, pendants,
bracelets, w~atch-fobs, and all manner
of pieces Of jewelry, large and small
and of attractive design, may be made
by the new process which I am going
to tell o about. The materials need
ed are ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, COM
mon table salt, cold water. fruit color
ing or water-colors, small crystal beads
and pearl beads.
The cornstarch, salt and water must
be made into a mixture for modelling,
in the proportions Of 1 tablespoon OF
cornstarch, to 2 tablespoons of salt, to
/ tablespoon OF cold water. If you.
wish the material colored, first add the
dye to the water. Mix the water with
the cornstarch, then heat the salt in a
small pan, and when piping hot" pour
it in with the cornstarch and knead
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tionary chapters now. 1t never seemed
real before-it's been only a slice Of
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 pes the Tow
er of London or the field of Waterloo.
/ see more than that stubble-ield out
yonder; I see a big wooden stockade
with soldiers in ragged buff and blue
guarding it"
(To BE CoNTINUED.)
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Innovation In TeisphonIna.

The Paris telephone bureau has eB-
tablished an interesting innovation,
called Service rappels."
For an annual subscription Of six
dollars. subscribers get a guarantee
that central will take the numbers
Of all persons calling them while they
are absent from their homes or Of
Aces. When the subscriber returns he
merely asks central to give him the
list. II he leaves q deposit with the
company central will also take any
message for him. II he fails to answer