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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1914-01-22

Bessie Higgins, Helen Venable,
Elsie Venable, Blanche Hummer,
Susan Dean, Ethel Hulley, Elizabeth
Clark, Mabel Worthington, Ruth
Johnson, Blanche Williamson, Har-
riet Clark and Myrl Monks. Re-
freshments consisting of cake home
made candy, lemonade and bananas
were served.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1914-01-22

John Hoagland, of Ringoes, has
rented the farm of Lambert B.
Matthews, at Rosemont, for the
coming year. 1t is now occupied by
William Matthews.
Our aged friend, Thomas w.
Brewer, who was a former resident
of Sergeantsville, is reported i'll
at the home of his son-in-law, T. E.
Fisher at Klinesville.
The weekly cottage prayer and
praise service will be conducted
Thursday evening by Mrs. R. H.
Fauss at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. d. Hoppock. The subject will
be Hope . Comments are asked
for upon the reference which will
be in distribution.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1914-01-22

At the literary programme of
Sergeantsville Grange P. of H. No.
1O1 for next Saturday evening there
will different readings given by
Mrs. M. V. Cole, Mrs. H. O. Smith
and Mrs. Horace Romine; and a
solo rendered by Mrs. Edward Ven
able. The topic for discussion will
be What l found in the last issue
of my favorite farm paper" This
meeting promises to be an especially
interesting one.
A party was given in honor of
Miss Lima C. Snyder, at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. c..
Snyder, last Friday evening. The
affair was a most enjoyable one, it
being a complete surprise to Miss
Lima. The guests in attendance
were: Messrs, George w. Brewer,
Lewis Case, Milton Bross, Alton
Higgins, Carroll Allan, Elwood
Johnson, Thomas Corson, Everitt
Fisher, Paul Wood and the Mise S
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-08-15
EXPERT KODAK Finishing
Have our professional photographers do your
finishing SHIPPERS a. ~ s9 3nt. Main n,
Films Cameras Supplies
Getting q Line on Him.

He was new customer from the
country. and he had given a fairly
large order. The courteous old Sc
nior partner was conducting him over
the establishment. A desk telephone
interested him as much as anything
He had never seen anything Of the
sort before.
ut is a great convenience to u.s.
explained the senior partner. You
see, | can communicate with all our
departments without moving from my
seat here"
MY, that's wonderful" said Giles.
Can | try 1t for myself?'
Certainly"
2 The visitor got himself switched on
Have the goods of Mr. cuos i,
CURED. 'o'' ne In
Back came the answer:
NO; we haven't packed ,om go.
, we're waiting for a telegram from hi-
,o he looks like a slippery c, nus
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-08-15
REGIMENTAL CoLORS IN PAWN
Odd Experiences Of British Emblems
once Greatly Priced by Those
Who Carried Them.

The discovery OF the long lost colors
of the old 50th regiment in the garden
OF Huntington house, near, Chichester,
is a reminder OF the strange fates that
have befallen so many of these glor'
ious military emblems, London Tit
Bits remarks. The colors Of the Slst
foot-since disbanded-wer captured
by American pirates during the war
OF independence and hidden away In
Ireand the colors OF the goth reg!'
ment were deliberately burnt prior to
the surrender at Saratoga to prevent
their capture by the enemy.
At Bergen.opZoom the Royal Gcots,
to save their precious colors from fall
ing into French hands, sank them
deep In the river, though the enemy
later flshed them out; and when the
second battalion OF the Sth foot was
disbanded at Portsmouth in 1916 the
colors were cut into small pieces and
distributed among the officers
One Of the colors OF the LIST North,
amptonshire regiment, which had been
carried right through the peninsular
campaign, was discovered some years
ago in pawn brokers' shop. though
how It got there Ia mystery to this
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-08-15
CHAPTER ~.
A Valiant OF Virginia.

For a 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
irg whatever OF his fathers early days,
or of his forebears; since he had been
old enough TO wonder about such
things. he had nad 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 bllghted the
place, some melancholy story" as the
clipping put IT,
lie bent over the Iced spread out
upon the table, following with his I'm.
ger the long line of transfers: Ito
John Valyante,.'" he muttered what
odd spelling! Robert Valyant'-with.
out the e Here, in $780, the y be
gins to be e." 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"
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 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-
! livery have been the very day on
which he had elected poverty? Here
was Generalization as pointed as the
index.hnger 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 dattsl
packet that had fallen from the folded
deed-and with much solictous tail
: wagging, brought the sodden thing Ia
his mouth and put It into the out
: stretched hand.
! His master unrolled the pulpy wac
, and extricated the object It had en-
! closed-an old-fashioned iron door-key
,
After time Valiant thrust tina ks,
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-08-15
Wood Is Made FIrepr,ot.

1t is said that the Metropolitan rail.
way has fireproofed all its rolling
stock without the elimination OF
woodwork and the structural and dec
orative advantages which woodwork
affords. The method OF nreprooflng is
the same as that now being employed
by the admiralty, This consists OF
the impregnation OF the pores and n.
beers OF the wood with chemicals such
as render the wood absolutely flame
proof, Wood 80 treated is said TO lose
none OF Its natural characteristics
and has no harmful effect upon Clues.
nails yarnishes or metal fittings with
which It may be brought nto cuutact
Railway Times. Lcndcn
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-08-15

into his pocket, and rising. went to a
trunk that lay against the wall.
Searching in a portfolio, he took out
small oldfashioned photograph.
much battered and soiled. II had been
cut from a larger group and the name
OF the photographer had been erased
from the back. He set 1t upright on
the desk. and bending forward, looked
long at the face 1t disclosed. It 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 its ume-stains
the photograph might have been one
OF himself, taken yesterday.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-08-15
Mutual Secrets.

I didn't want to come boro l.,
nrst place." confided the first rra :" 'n Ut.
ne expensive hotel at a we'll Ln",' az
pter holiday resort on the so",n
one more did l." replied tho co,
comput my wife insisted on INV
so my
said W, mine" said the first "sbo
Munseysd to come, just because
her we sn coming, although ItoId
expense" could not afford tha
And that,
the second, bit said" EXPLAINED
to come becal wife said we had
coming" e Rrowns
why, look he, '''
Brown" az -
And mine is Nun.
Then the two men
other warmly by the h
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-08-15
What Everybody M

The Sunday school teacher
ing to her pupils on patienceN,
planned her topic carefully, A
an aid to understanding, she\
each pupil card bearing the picN
OF a boy fishing.
"Bven pleasure" she said, ''recrires
the exercise of patience. See the boy
fishing; he must sit and wait anu
wait. lie must be patient"
Having treated the subject fully she
began with the simplest. most prac
tical question:
And now can any little boy tell ms
what we need most when we so hsh
ing?
The answer was quickly shouted
with one voice:
Bait"
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-08-15

day. A similar uncertainty attaches
to pair of old colors OF the I'd Dor.
der regiment. which were recovered
from London pawn broker, who was
offering them for sale, by Lord Archi
bald Campbell In 1888.
Four years later four colors which
had accompanied the Gloucester regi.
me-t In Egypt and in the peninsula
were recovered from a York pawn.
broker. 1t appears ed that, having been
bequeathed by an old colonel OF. the
regiment to his son, they were ulti.
mately secured by servant. who. fall.
Ing on evil times, pawned them for q
few shillings.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-08-15

| through every tortured crevice OF his
1t struck out a crisp oath that brought
an answering bovine snort from the
| fence-corner.
Worming like lizard to freedom.
his eyes puckered shut with the
wretched pang, John Valiant sat up
and shook his grimy fist in the air.
You silly loafins IDIOT" he cried.
"Thump your own crazy bone and see
how you like 1t! You-oh. lord!"
His arm dropped, and a flush spread
over his face to the brow. For his
eyes had opened. He was gesturing
not at the bull but at girl, who
fronted him beside the road, haughti.
ness In the very hue of her gray.blue
linen walking suit and. In the clear
cut cameo face under her felt cavalry
hat, myrtle blue eyes that held a
smolder Of mingled establishment and
Indignation. An instant he gazed, all
the muscles of his face frightened with
chagrin.
II beg your pardon" he STAN
mered. Il didn't see you. really
didn't l was-I was talking to the
bull"
The girl had been glancing from the
flushed face to the thistly fence-corner,
while the startled dignity Of her feat.
ures warred with an unmlstakable ten.
dency to mirth. He had struggled to
his feet nursing his bruised elbow.
irritably conscious OF his resemblance
to an emerging chimney-sweep. 81
don't habitually swear" he said, but
Id got to the point when something
had to explode"
oh" she said. don't mind mel"
Then mirth conquered and che broke
forth suddenly into a laugh that
seemed to set the whole place aquiver
with musical contagion. They both
laughed In concert, while the bull
paved the ground and sent forth a
rumbling below OF affront and chal
lenge
She was the first to recover. you
did look so funny" she gasped.
Il can believe It," he agreed. max
Ing vicious dab at his smudged ell
bow. THE possibilities OF motor for
comedy are simply stupendous."
She came closer and looked curious.
ly at the quiescent monster-at the
steamer-trunk strapped on the carrier
and the bullying portmanteau peeping
Merely on strike. Imagine. "a Ar :.
we far from the village?"
About a mile and half"
I'll have to have It towed after M
The immediate point ia NV trans
wonder II there is likely to Va a ten
passing"
I'm afraid It's not too certai . n,
swered the girl, and now he note tha
liquid meditation. with its slis,Iv
questioning accent, eharmlngly Sou
ern. There is no livery, but there
a negro who meets the train some
times. | can send him II you like"
You're very good" said Valiant. as
she turnel away. "and I'll be enor-
mously obliged. Oh-and II you see
white dog, don't be frightened II he
tries to follow you. He's perfectly
kind"
She looked back momenarily
"He-he always follows people he
likes. you see"
Thank YOU" she said, The tone
had now hint-small. yet percepti.
ble-of aloofness. I'm not In the least
afraid Of dogs" And with little nod,
she swung briskly on up the Red Road
John Valiant stood staring after her
till she had passed from view around
curve. "Oh. glory" he muttered,
ITO begin by shaking your fist at her
and end by making her wonder II you
aren't trying to be fresh You poor
profane. fioundering doltl"
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-08-15
CHAPTER iIi.-contlnued.


To be outsidel All that light and
color and comfort and pleasure would
hum and sparkle on just the same.
though he was no longer within the
circle OF Its effulgence-slavipg per
haps. he thought with twisted smile,
at some tawdry occupation that called
Tor no experience, to pay for a meal
In some second-rate restaurant and a
pallet In some shabby-genteel. hall
bedroom. TIL his clothes we're replaced
by limiting "hand-me-downs"-t by
wretched gradations he arrived finally
at tho status of the dime seat in the
gallery and five.cent cigars
There was one way back II lay
through the hackneyed gateway OF
marriage Youth, comelness and fine
linen. In the world he knew, we're a
falr exchange for wealth any day.
"Cutet for cutlet"--the Satire phrase
ran through his mind. Why not?
Others did 30. And as for himself. II
perhaps need be no question OF plain
ana 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
mad been an easy second In her re- |
gard
John Valiant looked down at the
bulldog squatted on the floor. his eyes
shining In the dlmness 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-.
lion In this doddering old world. after
all! We're going to begin something
Tor ourselves. II It's only raising cab
pages! And we're going to stand It
without any baby-aching- nurse ,
never held our noses when we took ,
our castor-oili"
IL was folded down, that old bright :
page. Finis had been written to the
'ose'colored chapter. And even as he '
old himself. he was conscious of
lew rugged something that had hesn
Ilowly dawning within him, a sense OF
courage. even OF zest. and furious n
hatred OF the self-pity that had n
vrenched him even for a moment. q
lie turned from the window. picked n
I'D his letters, and followed by the dog. n
vent slowly up another flight to his I,
'oom -
He tore open the letters distracted >
y: the usual dinnercard or two.
ailor's spring announcement. ,
chronic serial from an explanatory ,
company. a quarterly
statement OF a club house-committee.
The last two missives bore a monde
script l--k.
One was small, with the name OF
4 legal firm In its corner. The other
was largish. corpulent and heavy, OF
stout Manila paper, and bore, down
one side gaudy procession OF post
ago stamps proclalming that 1t had
been registered.
whats In that, wonder?' he said
TO himself. and then. with a smile at
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-08-15
CHAPTER v.
On the Red Road.

The green, midway Viryinian
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 springy landscape but looked
warm and opalescent and invitlng-ex.
cept 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 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 flippant 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 scruff OF the
white neck, as a chipmunk chartered
by on the low stone wall. NO, you
don't you cannibal, He's a 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 pity you don't
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 80 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 a protestant wheeze;
the car declined to bulge. Climbing
down. he cranked vigorously. The
motor turned over with a surly grunt
OF remonstrance and after tentative
throb-throb. coughed and stopped dead.
Something was wrong. With a sigh
he flung off his tweed jssket, donned a
smudgy Jumper" opened his toolbox.
and. with a glance at his wrist-watch
which told him Il was three o'clock.
threw up the monsters h, ID 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 fiat on his
back, like some disreputable stevadore
alternately tinkering with refractory
valves and cursing the obdurate
mechanism. A sharp stone gnawet
frenziedly into the small OF his bach
and just as he made final vicious
lunge. something gave way and |
prickllng red-hot stab OF pain shot zig
tagging from his smitten crazy-bon,
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-08-15
The Source Of His Sorrow.

what are you wearing that 'n'ns
for" asked Mrs. Gabb when her nu'
band came home with band oil Grey
Ground his hat. H.,
"Fol your first husband reP''
Mr.. Gabb. I'm sorry he died
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-08-15
Expert Testimony.

"They say" declared Brown, IN"
twins are always alike in disposition
do Tue same things at the same Tim"
How is 1t. Jones?"
Al ! can say" :. replied Y. - Io = IS %
fStAer OF twin babies, is that ! wi'a
mine would sleep at the same time
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-08-15

You may never care to live at
Damory Court. Maybe the life you
will know 30 we'll by the time you
read this will have welded you to IL.
self. II 30, well 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 ia
such thing, too. as fate Every
man carries his fate on ri.
band about his neck so the
Moslem put It. It was my fate to
go away, and / know now-since dis
lance IN not made by miles alone
that ! myself shall never see Damory
Court again. But life ia 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 Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-08-15
An Ideal Man.

els that Elias husband?"
Yes"
"He must be easily suited -.
Easily suited! Say, that %,
would take a round trip In so"'"
car Just for 1e ride"
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-08-15

(but. oh. not on the old white bears
skin rug-never again with me holding
your small. small handy
Westinghouse Wishing Housed
Where are your
And this old parchment deed will
answer
Here l am, Master; here ami
pIaytffg out our prays. nave nau
many toys, but o John. John! Tho
ones treasure most are all in the
Never-Never Landl"
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-08-15
SYNOPSIS.

John Valiant. n rich society favor,te
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
Tor the corporation
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-08-15

the unmasculine speculation, opened
the smaller envelope,
Dear Sir" began the letter, in the
most uncompromisingly conventional
OF typewrting:
Dear Sir:
Enclosed please find, with title.
deed, a memorandum opened In your
name by the late John Valiant some
years before his death. It was his
desire that the services indicated in
connection with this estate should con.
unue til this date. We hand you
herewith our check for $236.2O 1.-TWO
hundred and thiTty-six dollars and
twenty cents), the balance In your ia.
yor. for which please send receipt,
And oblige.
Yours very truly,
Emerson and Bali"
"(Enclosure)
He turned to the memorandum. II
Showed a stable initial deposit against
shich was entered series OF annual
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-22
King George Has Large
Collection of Photos
Taken on His Iournegs

London. Eng. Aug. 22.-Though not
an expert photographer himself. KinE
George has always taken the keenest
interest in the progress and develops
ment OF the art and has given his
children every encourag cement TO prac-
uce IL to their hearts content 1t Is
not generally known that among the
equipment Of the royal household Is
a acknowledgement protector and it IS
not an uncommon thing to find a
kinema show figuring as part of the
royal entertainments specially in the
winter months.
Copies OF practically every film
made OF the kings tours either at
home or abroad find their way 20
Windsor castle or Buckingham palace
and are added TO the ever growing
collection which was started during
the reign Of King Edward.
OF still photographs there is a YER
table art gallery at Windsor castle
and quite recently King George gave
orders that a collection should be
formed OF portraits OF all the leading
soldiers and sailors OF his reign. A
start has been made In the room al
lctted for the purpose with the paint
ings of field marshal Lord ROBERTS
and field marshal Lord Kitchener.
both close personal friends OF the kinc
and pictures in oils OF admiral OF the
fleet. lord Fisher and admiral lord
Charles Beresford-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-22
"NUBBMS" By Cobb
Nwy Political Comment Contributed Exclusively Pso Herald
LAMAR COBB.
presidents appointment Of T.

THE presidents appointment OF T.
". Gregory as attorney general
brings delight to the people OF
Texas, and also brings a great lawyer
to that high office.
Gregory is a type OF those, native
Of other states. but Texans in life and
spirit
Like many thousand successful men
OF Texas, Gregory came to the state
without silver spoon OF a bank roll.
=
At the Baltimore convention one day
during a lull in the hall, he and I went
outside for half hour OF fresh air. and
snapped experiences of those first hard
gears in the practice Of law.
II was those years that constituted
the foundation upon which Gregory
has builded 10 the highest attOrneyship
in the land-chief attorney for the peo-
PIE and government Of the United
States
1t should give encouragement to our
young fellows who are now in the
struggle. 1t is a hard row that the
young lawyer has TO hoe Any day, he
could turn aside for more lucrative i'm
mediate employment. It takes grit
the stuff in a fellow-to pull him
through II he has that stuff in him,
and viii stay with it. there is a future
and a successful life ahead.