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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-03

That's the Kind We Sell Every Day
In the year.
There's some satisfa4 ton in knowing
that you get the best in buying the
products of the HIGH POINT MILLING
CO.'S mill You'll find the white frost
and luxury flour the best to use for any
kind of baking, it's made from the best
wheat and makes the best bread. cakes
and pastry. Yours truly,
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-12-03
For conqress-Eianth District.

OFFICIAL RETURNS
CORPORATION COMMISSIONER.
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LESSON TEXT-Mark 1918; Matt. 2S:11-
Is.
GOLDEN TEXT-Why seek ye the liv.
ing among the dead? He is not here, but
Is risen.-Luke PAS, g.
The state herald., 1914-07-10
Korean Marriages.

Marriages between widows and
bachelors are very much In favor In
Korea because not nearly so much
money Is required from the bridegroom
as In the case OF his marriage with n
young girl The impccunious bride
groom IL scorned by the parents OF tho
girl and he is also unable 10 pay for
tho elaborate wedding ceremonies
which must take place All OF this he
escapes by running on with widow,
IL happens In Korea. as In other coun.
tries. that the lmpecunious bachelor
In often moro desirable from every
point OF view but u mercenary ono
than tho well to do member OF the
community. Consequently. the widow
has n way OF attaching handsome
young husband to herself that might
well be onylcd by the young girl
The state herald., 1914-07-10
SYNOPSIS.

John Valiant, a rich society favorite
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 the corporation. His entire remaining
possessions consist Of an old motor car. a
white bull dog and Damory court. 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. Shirleys mother. Mrs. Dand-
ridge. and Major Bristow exchange rem
iniscences during which It is revealed
that the major. Valiants father. and n
man named Sasson were rivals for the
hand of Mrs. cambridge in her youth.
6asson 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
ings in very much neglected condition.
He decides to rehabilitate the place and
make the land produce living for him.
Valiant saves Shirley from the bite Of n
snake. which bites him. Knowing the
deadliness of the bite, Shirley sucks the
poison from the wound and saves his life.
Shirley tells her mother of the incident
and the latter Is strangely moved Mt
hearing that Valiant is again living at
Damory court Valiant learns for the
first time that his father left Virginia on
account OF duel in which Doctor
6outhall and Major Bristow acted as his
fathers seconds
The state herald., 1914-07-10
CHAPTER xvIIl-contInued.

You are cold" he said. Isn't that
gown too thin for this night air?"
NO. often walk here till quite
late. Listen!"
The bird song had broken forth
again. to be answered this time by a
rivals In distant thicket MY
nightingale is In good voice"
II never heard a nightingale before
came to Virginia. l wonder why 1t
sings only at night"
What an odd idea! Why. It sings
in the daytime. too"
Really? But l suppose It escapes
notice In the general chorus. Is II .
large bird?"
No; smaller than a thrush. Only a
little bigger than a robin. Its nest is
over there in that hedge-a tiny loose
cup Of dried oak-leaves. lined with
hair. and the eggs are olive color.
How pretty the hedge looks now. all
tangled with firefy sparks!"
Doesn't 1t! Uncle Jefferson calls
them lightning bugs"
The name is much more pic.
turesque. But all the darky sayings
are. Do you find him and Aunt
Daphne useful!"
He has been n godsend." he said
fervently; 'and her cooking has
taught me to treat her with passion
ate respect He's teaching me now
about Howers-its surprising how
many kinds he knows. He's walking
herbarium."
Come and see NINE" she said.
Roses are our specialty-we have to
live up to the Rosewood name. But
beyond the arbors, are beds and beds
OF other flowers. See-by this big
tree are speed-well and delphinium.
The tree is black.walnut. It's a
dreadful thing to have one as big as
that. When you want something that
costs a lot Of money you go and look
at It and wonder which you want
most. that particular luxury or the
tree. know girl who had two In
her yard only little bigger than this.
and she went to Europe on them. But
so far I've always voted for the tree.
How does your garden come ony"
"Famously. Uncle Jefferson has
shanghaied half-dozen negro gar
deners-from where can't imagine
and he's having the time of his life
hectoring over them. He refers to the
upper and lower terraces as 'up-and.
downstairs I've got seeds. but II
will be long time before they
flower"
"oh. would you like some siips7''
she cried. "or. better still, ! can
The state herald., 1914-07-10
GOT THE RIGHT EXPRESSION
Experiment Was Painful TO Trsaedlan
but He Could Not Hesitate When
Art Called Him.

Thanks" said the trngedinn. set
ting down his glass and nbsent'mlnd
edly pocketing my change. which lay
upon the bar between US, Many
thanks for your good opinion. ! al
ways study from Nature-from Ma
turc. sir. In my acting you see rc'
nooted Nature herself"
Try this cigar" said nm ndmlror of
Nature, revcrcntiy. Now. whore did
you study that expression OF Intense
surprise that you assumed In the sec
ond act7"
From Nature. sir: from Nature. To
secure that expression l asked an In
mate personal friend TO lend mo nyc
pounds. lilo refused. This caused mo
no surprise tried several more.
Finally. I struck ono who was Willing
TO oblige me. and an he handed mo
tho money. studied In tho glass the
expression OF my own face. saw
thorc surprise. but II was no, what !
wanted. II was ailoycd with puBpio'
ion that tho soveroigns might bo bad
! was In despair"
"wcll7" nnid Tho other. brcnthlosaly.
Then mn idea struck me, | rc-
solved upon a desperate course, re.
turned tho Ave pounds TO my friend
the next day. and on his aHtounded
oountennnce saw tho expression !
The state herald., 1914-07-10

effort to recall 1t. Only the intense
blue Of her eyes. the tawny sweep, Of
her hair-these and the touch Of her,
the consciousness Of her warm and
vivid fragrance. remained to wrap all
his senses in mist woven of gold
and fire.
Shirley, meanwhile, had sat some
time beside her mothers bed. leaning
from white chintz-covered chair. her
anxiety only partially allayed by reas.
surances, now and then STOPPING to lay
her young cheek against the delicate
arm in its lacy sleeve or to pass her
hand lovingly up and down it's outline
noting with recurrent passion of ten
derness the transparency OF the skin
with Its violet veining and the shad
ows beneath the closed eyes. Emma
line. moving on soft worsted-shod feet
about the dim room. at length had
whispered.
You go tub bald. honey. stay
with Mis- Judith till she go tub sleep.
Yes, go. Shirley" said her mother
The state herald., 1914-07-10
CHAPTER XIX.
Night.


A quicker breeze was stirring ns
John Valiant went back along the Red
Road He had waited In the garden
Mt Rosewood I'll Shirley. aided by
Emmaiinc and with Ranston's anxious
face hovcring In the background. hav.
ing performed those gentle offices
which woman's fninting spell re
quircs. hnd come to rcassure him and
to say good night.
Az he threw on his coat In the
bedroom ho had chosen for his own.
he felt tho hard corner Of the Lucille"
in the pocket. and drawing II out. laid
II on tho table by the bedside He
seemed TO feel again the tlnglo OF
his check whore curling strand OF
her coppcry hair had sprung against I,
when her head had bent beside his
own TO read the marked iinos
When hc had undresscd ho sat nm
hour In tho candle. blaze. u dressing.
gown thrown over his shoulders. striv.
ing vninly TO recrcatc that evening
call. TO remember her every word and
look and movement, For breath
her face would flunh suddenly before
him. like live thing: then II would
mystcriously fade and eiude him.
though ho elenched his hands ON tho
arms Of his chair In tho fierce mental
The state herald., 1914-07-10
No Race Suicide In Church.

Chicago.-Race suicide is not pre-
valent among church members, ac-
cordlng to statistics presented at the
triennial convention of the Interna-
tional Sunday School Association. In
three years since the last convention
at San Francisco 3i7261 babies have
been added to the "cradle roll bring
ing the total membership of this de-
partment in sixty-seven states and
provinces of North America to 1887
S37.
The state herald., 1914-07-10
No, rh,r, for nsp,rlm,n,.

Edith and Flora were passing their
summon vacation In the country.
DO you know" said Edith. that
young farmer tried 10 kiss mo- iio told
mo that he had never kissed amy girl
before"
what did you tell himf" asked
Flora.
why" replied Edith. Il told him I
was no agricultural experiment sta.
ion."-fiarper's Bazaar.
The state herald., 1914-07-10
Costs Railroad s1o.ooo.ooo.

Washington. - With the Supreme
Courts decision sustaining the Inter
state Commerce Commissions inter
mountain rate order. the way is opened
for shippers TO recover sums esti-
mated as great as sl0.000,000 from
railroads, which have been charging
the old rates while the case was be
ing fought through the courts. Re
paration, II any. and the amount. will
have to be decided by the commission
In q separate action.
The state herald., 1914-07-10
STOUT
coeNAc4T ~ 1oeso-hznsNk CONa4HX

slanted swiftly down. to climb once
more In a huge spiral to Its high tower
of sky.
Perhaps 1t wondered, as its tele-
scopic eye looked down That had
been its choicest covert. that dishev-
eled tangle where the birds held per-
petual carnival. the weasel lurked In
the underbrush and the rabbit lined
his windfall Now the wildness was
gone. A pergola glistening white. now
upheld the runaway vines. making a
sickle-iike path from the upper ter
race to the lake. In the barn loft the
pigeons still quarrelled over their new
cotes OF fresh pine. and under clump
Of locust trees at little distance from
the house. half.dozen dolls cabins
on stills stood waiting the honey-stor-
age OF the black and gold bees
There were new denizens. also.
These had arrived In dozen zinc
tanks and willow hampers. to the
amaze of sleepy express clerk at the
railroad station two swans now sailed
majestically over the lily-ponds of the
lake. along Its gravel rim and pair
of bronze-colored ducks waddled and
| preened, and its placid surface rippled
and broke to the sluggish backs OF
goldfish and the flirting fms OF red
| Japanese carp.
The house itself wore another air
| Its look OF unkemptness had largely
vanished The soft gray tone OF age
| remained. but the bleakness and for
lornness were gone: there was about
all now a warmth and genial bearing
that limited at mellowed beauty. fire
light and cheerful voices within.
Valiant heaved long sigh Of salts
faction as he stood in the sunlight gaz
ing at the results of his labors. He
was not now the flippant boulevardier
to whom money was the sine qua nor
| of existence. He had learned n sover
eign lesson-one gained not through
the push and fight Of crowds, but In
the simple peace of countryside. un
vexed by the clamor OF gold and the
complex problems OF competitive ex
istence-that he had inherited a neec
of activity. of achievement that he haC
been born to do.
"Chum." he said. to the dog rollins
on his back in the grass. what dc
you think OF 1t all. anyway" II,
reached down. seized hind leg ant
whirling him around like n teetotum
sent him flying into the bushes
whence Chum launched again upoI
him. Ike n catapult He caught tn,
white shoulders and held him wise like
Just about right. eh? But wait I'll
we get those ramblers,"
And to think" he continued. whim
s!cally releasing him. that nigh
have gone on. one OF the little,neck
clam crowd I've always trained with
at the same old pace. TN the Yer
mouth-cocktail.Pal Beach career go
double Nelson on me and the umpire
counted me out At this moment
wouldn't swap this old house and land
and the sunshine and that gyarden
and Unc' Jefferson and Aunt Dapl
and the chickens and the birds an,
all the rest Of It. for a mile OF Nil
lionaires' Row"
lie went into the house and to th'
library. The breeze through the wide
flung bow.window was Huttering th'
papers on the desk and the map oil
the wall was tapping sidewise. III
went to straighten II. and then saw
what he had not noticed before-tha
II covered something that had been le
into the plaster. He swung II asid'
and made nm exclamation.
The state herald., 1914-07-10

He was looking at square, uncom'
promising wall-safe. with round fig
ured disk of white metal on its face
He knelt before 1t and tried its knob
After a moment 1t turned easily. But
the resolute steel door would not open,
though he tried every combination
that came into his mind. mo use."
he said disgustedly. "One must have
the right numbers
Then he lifted his fretted frame and
smote his grimy hands together. Con
found it," he said with a short laugh.
Here am. bankrupt. with all this
outfit-clear to the very finger-bowls-
handed to me on silver tray, and I'm
mad as scat because ! can't open the
first locked thing find!"
He ran upstairs and donned rough
corduroy jacket and high leather leg
gings We're going to climb the hill
today, Chum." he announced. land no
more moccasins need apply"
In the lower hall. however. he sud
denly stopped stock,still. THE slip OF
paper that was in the china dog!" he
exclaimed. What chump | am not
to have thought of IT." He found 1t
in its pigeonhole and. kneeling down
before the safe, tried the numbers
carefully. first right, then left: IL
2S-9i-0. The heavy door opened.
Il was right" he exulted. ITS the
plate" He drew 1t out. piece by piece.
Each was bagged in dark-red. Canton
flannel He broke the tape of one bag
and exposed a great silver pitcher.
tarnished purple-blue like ravens
wing-then teaservice. Each piece,
large and small, was marked with the
greyhound rampant and the motto.
And to think" he said, that my
great.great-grandfath buried you
with his own hands under the stables
when Tarleton's raiders swept the val
ley before the surrender at Yorktown!
Only wait till Aunt Daphne gets you
polished up, and on the sideboard!
You're the one thing the place has
needed"
With the dog for comrade he ira.
yersed the garden and plunged across
the valley below. humming as he went.
The place was pathless and over
grown with pawpaw bushes and sassa.
fras.. Great trees stood so thickly
In places as to make a twilight and the
sunnier spots were masses OF pink
laurel, poison.ivy. flaming purple rho
dodendron and wine-red tendrils OF In
terbraided briers. This was the for
est land of whose possibilities he had
thought. In the heart OF the woods he
came upon great limb that had been
wrenched on by storm. The broken
wood was OF deep rich brown. shading
to black He broke of his song. snap
ped twig and smelled H. Its sharT
ncrid odor was unmistaknble. He sud
denly remembered the walnut tree nj
Rosewood and what Shirley had said:
Il know girl who had two In her
yard, and she went to Europe on
them"
lie looked about him: as far as he
could see the trees reared. hardy and
perfect. untouched for generation
He selected one OF medium size and
pulling a creeper. measured It's cir
conference and gaging this measure
with his eye. made n penciled cslcula
ton on the back OF an envelope
Great Scott,". he said Iubilantly to
the dog: that would cut enough to
wainscot the Damory Court library
and build twenty sideboards!"
CTo BE coNTINuEp)
The state herald., 1914-07-10
RATES FOR BIG FAIR IN 1915.
Different Railroad Lines May ee Used
to panama.paeifle Exposition.

San Francisco-Round trip fares
from Eastern points to San Francisco
for the Pnnama.Pacific exposition in
1915. as fixed by the railroads OF tho
Eastern Trunk Lines Association have
been announced by the exposition traf.
fic department.
They are: New York city. $3.50;
Philadelphia. s92.95; Washington, u.
c., 1890. The going and returning
trips may be made on different lines.
The fixing OF these rates concludes
the present special 1915 excursion ro-
ductions, the other chief ones already
determined being Chicago. sG2.5o:
Pittsburg. 1920; Buffalo. ss3.5O; De
troit. s73.5o: Cincinnati. t7i.i0. II Is
announced that further reductions aro
likely TO be made later ms conditions
warrant.
The state herald., 1914-07-10
Love Held tho Superior Of EuaenIcs.

Atlantic City, N. J.--Less eugenics
and more old-fashioned love is what
the race needs, said DR.. J. Richey
Horner of the Cleveland Homeopathic
Medical College, who read a paper on
sex hygiene before the bureau of san
itary science of the American lnsti-
tu'e of Homeopathy. "Eugenics and
education go hand in hand" Dr. Hor-
nor said. Children should. however
be given instruction before the age Of
nine, and the instruction should be
given individually rather than IN
classes
The state herald., 1914-07-10


Right, Then Left: 17-2s-s4-o.
The Heavy Door Opened.
Haven't any privileges at all? Can't
! even faint when I feel like It, without
calling out the fire-brigade? You'll
pamper me to death and heaven knows
| don't need IT,"
You won't let me telephone for Doc
tor Southall?"
Certainly not!"
And you are sure II was nothing
but the roses?"
why. what else should II be?" said
her mother almost peevishly. Il must
really have the arbors thinned out. On
heavy nights it's positively overpower-
ing. Go along now. and well. talk
about II tomorrow. | can ring II I
want anything"
In her room Shirley undressed
thoughtfully. There was between her
and her mother fine tenuous bond
haps. as II was lovely. She could not
remember when the other had not
been a semiinvalid and her earliest
childhood recollections were punctu-
ated with the tap OF the little cane.
Tonight's sudden indisposition had
shocked and disturbed her: to faint
at n rush OF perfume seemed to sug-
gest growing weakness that was
alarming. Tomorrow. she told herself.
she would send Ranston with q wagon.
load OF the roses to the hospital at
| Charlottesville.
She slipped on pink shell.shaded
dressing.gown OF slInky silk with n
riot OF axaleas scattered In the weave.
and then. dragging her chair before
the open window. drew aside the light
curtain and began TO brush her hair.
All Mt once her gnrc fell upon tho
| floor. and she shrank backward from a
twisting thread.like thing whose bright
saffron-yellow glowed sharply against
the dark carpet. She saw In an In.
stant. however. that II was nothing
more dangerous than fragment OF
clung to her skirt. She picked up
the tiny mass OF tcndrils and with n
slow smile tossed II over her right
shoulder through the window IF Il
takes root" she said aloud. my sweet.
heart loves me" She leaned from tho
sill TO peer down into the misty gnr.
den. but could not follow its fall.
Long ago her visitor would have
reached Damory Court. She hnd n
vision OF him wandering. candle In
hand. through the empty echoing
rooms. looking at the voicclcss por.
traits on the walls. thinking perhaps
OF his father. OF the fatal duel OF which
he Ind never known. She liked the
way he had spoken OF hia fathcri
AS she leaned. out OF the stiffness
there came to her cnr mellow sound
II was the bell OF the courthouse In
tho village. Sic counted tho strokes
falling clearly or family ms the slug
gish breeze ebbed or swcllcd. II was
eleven.
Sho drew back. dropped the curtain
TO shut out the wan glimmcr. and In
the darkness crcpt into tho soft bed
as II into hiding place
A warm sun and an mir mildly mel.
low. a faint gold.shadowod mist over
the valley and soft lilac hare blend.
Ing the rounded outlines OF tho hills.
Through tho shrubbcry at Dnmory
Court n cardinal darted like Grim.
son shuttle, to rock impudently from
nccring limb, and here and there
on the blulnhiiyory shy. motionicss M
n pnHted wafer. hung n hawk; from
umo TO timo one Of those whvcrcd and
The state herald., 1914-07-10
Arohduke and Wife Heavily Insured

Vienna. The news of the death Of
Archduke Francis Ferdinand and the
Duchess OF Hohenberg recalls the fac.
that the late archduke's life was in.
sured with Dutch companies for s12,-
100000 and that of his wife for &c.
100000.
The state herald., 1914-07-10

give you the roscs already rooted
Mad Charles and Marcchal Neil and
Cloth Of Gold and cabbage and ram.
blcrs. We have geraniums and
fuchsins, too. and the coral honey
suckle. That's different from tho Wild
one. you know"
"You arc too good II you would
only advise me where to sct thcmi
But dare say you think mo prcsum.
ing.
She turned hor full fnoo TO him.
'Preaumingl Tou're puninhing me
now for tho dreadful way talked to
you about Damory Court'-boforc |
know who you were. oh. II was un.
pardonablel And after tho splendid
thing you had done-l read about II
that same evening-with your money.
} msanl"
The state herald., 1914-07-10
Bull Calf Sells for $4,000.

Chicago--A bull calf less than four
months old was sold Mt auction here
for 100000, said to be record price
in the United States. The purchasers
were Chicagoans. The calf was born
Feb. %, is Holstein and comes from
famous pedigreed stock.
The state herald., 1914-07-10
YEARS RECORD GOLD FIND.
Discovery Of Big Five at LeadViile
Runs from $50 to 5000 a Ton.

Runs from $50 TO 500 lon'
I.eadville. Colo-onc of the best
gold ore strikes made IN Leadville this
year Is reported from the Big Four
mine. operated by the Big Five Mining
Company. OF which Preston Gibson,
Washington. D. C.. is president.
Details OF the discovery are lacking.
bu, the find was made at n consider
able depth. The ore body is said to
be between three and four feet wide,
eighteen inches Of which will run 5000
per ton. while the balance will aver
age $50.
The Big Five company assumed
charge of the Big Four the first Of the
year. The mine Is one Of the host
known In the Leadville district and
has been producing for twenty years.
The state herald., 1914-07-10
Fashion Dictates.

All sorts OF plaids and checks are
in great favor. especially for vests and
coates.
The state herald., 1914-07-10

was In search OF. Yes. thank you. n
small whisky as before"-London Tit.
Bits
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-10
8 & 0. N9IES

BALTIMORE, Md, Mar. 10
Cincinnati Terminal-Joseph Beel has
been appointed agent at Eighth
street, Cincinnati, succeeding w. =.
Burke, who has been transferred.
Ohio Div.sion-F. n. Henson mas
been appointed agent at Lunaon -
Succeeding L.. r Prosch, transferred
Illinois Divisional. Files has
.,ean annointed. agent at Rldgway,
III. succeeiing r. F. Jones, trans
ferred.
i A. stanford has been appointed
agent at Morris City, III, succeeding
10. o. Marlin.
Toledo DIvision-The territory OF
Ia. Z. Reel. trainmaster, has been de-
fined between Erio Junction aud
Hates. With headquarters at Lima.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-10

N. 8. Kopp has been appointed
trainmaster IN the territory between
Erie Junction and New River juno
ton. with headquarters at Dayton.
The position of assistant trainmaster
st Lima has been abolished.
M. p. Hoban. road foreman3of en-
eines, will. ,confine his duties to the
territory Between Troy and Cincin-
trict, with offices at Hume, Ill
w. B. Kilgore has been appointed
road foreman of engines with 1uris-
diction between Troy and Toledo and
office at Lima The position of a.
sistant road foreman of engines has
been abolished.
Indianapolis DIyision-The juris-
5iction of n. M. so1Connor as train
master has been defined as the In
ldIanapolis disvision proper, including
the Indianapolis yard
f G Donaldson, formerly Of the
Ohio division, has been appointed
trainmaster Of the springaelj dis
trict, With 6Geo at atfEEe, III