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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-04-17
The Mysterious X Ray.

Under this caption, a short prac-
tlcal article appears in the last
Demorest'S, as follows'
Among the most interesting de-
velopments of the year, from both
, scientific and a popular stand
point, are the results OF exnerl-
ments with the X, Or Roentgen.
ray Of light, which, as was discov-
cred and announced by Roentgen,
the Bavarian University professor,
viii penetrate many objects, such
as wood and human flesh, which
heretofore have been believed to be
Opaque to all rays OF light. The
authenticity Of the discovery was
questioned at first, but has now
Been proved beyond the shadow Of
d doubt. In most Of the large col
leges Ct this country experiments
with the x rays have been success
fully performed; many SCIENTISTS
and photographers have succeeded
in obtaining snch pictures as coins
hidden from the eve by the leather
Of a curse, skeletons Of small ami,
mails, like nice and frogs, the lead
IN pencils, and the bones in the hp-
man body. These achievements
have been easy. The famous cleo
trician Thomas A Edison and 9th
| ers have been experimenting along
! more ambitious lines. MIR. Edison
has been attempting the photogra-
7hy of the interior Of the human
skull, and hopes to obtain apicture
OF the brain Of living man. In
addition to these experiments he
has been trying the effect Of the X
rays upon bacteria. 1t is well known
that light is a serious impediment
to the growth and propagation -ot
the bacilli OF disease. Mr.. Edison
reasons that if this be true the \
rays may be brought to bear upon
5 the interior Of the body, WHICH
light has never penetrated before
with disastrous effects to the de-
structive bacteria. The expert,
, mentors as vet know too little Oh
the X ray to have accomplished
great results; but as investigation
= of the new force continues, many
. of the great possibilities will prob
ably be realized.
While the ray itself is invisible
and mysterious, the process Of pho
Biography by it is comparatively
simple. From a glass bulb, which
, is ordinarily termed q Crooke'
tube, the air is removed, creating
vacuum, or space which has s.
little air in it that il is PRACTICAL,
a vacuum. Currents Of electricit,
are passed through this compare
= tive vacuum, with the result Of del
icate and beautiful rays Of viole
light. This, however, is nlerel.
the phosphorescence Of the glass
. and is Of little consequence Tn
] important result of the action o
a the electricity upon tie vacuum
a the invisible X ray. One metho;
Of obtaining an image with, the ra..
is to place the object to be photo
J., graphed on the outside Of the card
q board plate-holder Of camera. am
/ expose it to the rays. An outlln
image Of the object will be foun'
on the sensitive plate beneath tn
card board.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-04-17
agg1sg sgBssal8ISa F92 A MAGAZINE
See The Best,
D I \ 0 R EST 5
AN UNPARALLELED OFFER

are the most practical on the market They
arc of any size that any member Of house
hol could require In each copy OF the
Magazine is printed coupon emitting the
subscriber, or purchaser to pattern
worth and regularly sold for 35c.) or any
number of patterns for four cents each to
cover package and postage When t lF val
ue of the patterns Is considered the subscrio-
er actually gets
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-04-17
]. Fl LINDSAY ENDORSED.
For Superintendent OF the ID. ~
and 3. Institute.

and B. Institute.
A special to the Stanton Daily
News from Richmond, dated April
18Th. states that it has been learned
that the directors Of the State Deaf
Mate Association, which was in
5 ,ssion in Richmond Saturday last,
endorsed james II. Lindsay, editor
Of the Charlottesville Daily Prog
ress, for the position Of superlll-
tendent Of the Deaf, Dumb and
Blind Institute, at Staunton. The
report of the meeting, given by the
Richmond Dispatch, is as follows:
Judging from the wriggling OF
fingers and waving gestures, there
must have been several heated de-
bates and some lively sparring.
The names Of Hon. Franklin d.
Pierce, of Isle of Wight; William
A. Bowles. Of Basic City; K. I.
Haislip' Of Stanton; Guilford d,
Euritt, of Stanton; J. Fl. Lindsay.
Of Charlottesville; c. D.. Hill. OF
Romney. w. Va; and Captain I. .
Doyle, the present incumbent, were
presented by various members =
the beard for recommendation to
to the lstitution board for the p2-
sition Of superintendent Of the
school.
The discussion Of The merits Of
each of these gentlemen consumed
something like three hours 1t Is
understood that the mutes endorsed
one of them, bat just who could
not be ascertai1cd, though it was
earned that it was hot Captain
Doyle.
THE mutes adopted resolutions
setting forth the needs OF the inst
tuition. and aft4rrocommending the
man Of their choice, whose name
will be withheld until the board Of
visitors meets next Wednesday;
t'.ey mem0riaize the visitors to ap-
point as superintendent only a
man Of the highest Christian char
ac5er, easy Of approach by the most
humblp. of ki0d fatherly DISPOSE
ton. who will make himself ut ali
times il welcome visitor in both the
teachers and pupils immediate cir
cles, and whose habits are above
criticism: who will take persoaal
ptelest in all heathful pleasures
and pastime inaugnrated for the
amusement Of the pupils; who wifi
always give a ready ear to COM
plants from either teachers or pu-
pills, AID will patiently investigate
all such with no other view than
that they should lie reme@ied; who
will not make special personal
friends and pets amongst the teach
ers OK pupils; a man who will scru-
pulously guard the morals Of the
whole school, aud gain the conf
dence. love and respect of all pupils
and all officers under him; who
viii shuu anything tending to sus-
p cion Of autocratic means measures
and methods; whose dignity will b,
t lat Of Godfearing, Christian gen
tleman. a loving father to the help
less, afflicted children in his care
whose watchword Will ever be then
welfare and happiness above every
ard anything else. lie shonld be
fluent sign-maker, able to under
stand the signs and gestures u<ec
in the school; who will consider hi
teachers experience in their class
rooms superior to his own, and a
all times give ready ear to theil
wishes and recommendations. "
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-04-17
Is ghiand Needs a Clerks and
Treasurer Office.

The Board Of Supervisors Of
Rockbridge county has decided to.
~hni'd new courthouse and fire.
proof clerks Office combined, at a
cost not to exceed $4,000; and the
Supervisors of Rockingham county
have passed an order providing for
an issue of $4,000 O. coy lty bonds
for tie purpose of building a new
courthouse and clerks offices.
The intervening county. Augusta,
.@ill in all probability follow this
line of improvement.
Now, we think the Board of Su-
peryisors Of Highland county
should catch sufficient inspiration
to prompt them to move IN the
matter OF public Improvement at
least far enough to provide a con-
enient, commodious and safe place
to keep our county records. The
present office, as viii appear to any
i one making an Investigation OF the
/ matter, is entirely too much ham,
lperea, and is by no means tireproof'
as the law explicitly requires.
This lauch needed improvement
would not only be in compliance
With law, bat WOULD, we feel assur-
meet the appreciation Of a large
majority Of the taxpayers Of the
Y comfy who fully understand the
importance Of the safely Of their
land titles and either Important
records. If the records Of the
county were consumed by fire, the
damages would be far greater than
the small amount it would require
to provide against any sach calam-
ity; besides, there are many yalua-
bic papers that no labor Or money
could reproduce. So far. they are
safe. but we haven't the assurance
that they will remain so another
scar or another day. They are safe
Keep them safe.
s A matter ofso great importance
we certainly think, should be earn
estIy considered by our Supervisors
and prompt action taken. A treas
urer'S office is another thing need
ful TO the county. We haven't one
) SO the county is compelled to renf
one by the year. 1t seems to Vi
that it would appear to the aver
age business man that this is no
The rishtcourse for 3 county, OIL
as good footing as Highland, tt
follow. 1t might be the bert poll
cy for a bankrupt county, but
county that can afford public bull
dings of its own should not throv
It's money away en- rented prop
erty. A good fnancier would sool
see that the course to pursue woul
Be to apply the yearly rent to tn
construction Of a building whicI
he would have, in his own right
free from rents.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-04-17
nemnrast's MagazinN Free.

And what q magazine tits! For 1896 1t
will be more brilliant than ever before. New
nanacement new methods, new ideas. Each
COPY contains an exquisite reproduction IN
coiors of some celebrated icture by IA
nous artist worthy to adorn the walls OF
the ost refined home. IT is aihrned that
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most excellent points Ct contemporaries, be
sides having inimitable features of it's own.
Demorests is actually Dozen Magazines III
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The scope CT the articles for 1898 and $50
will cover the whole country ana IT'S VaTieu
interests, and the articles will be pTO1GSSiy
Illustrated with the finest eDgra rings,
and. in addition, It will publish the best
and nureSt fiction. It treats at length
Out-oFDOor Sports, Home AmuSements ana
Entert ailments; it gives great deal OF at
tcutiou to the CHILDKEN'S DEPART
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of the hour Of interest to the older readers.
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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-04-17
Hon. VIM. Caryl Ely, one Of New

Hon. VIM. Caryl Ely, one Of New
York's most prominent young
democrats, passed through Wash
ington on his way home from
visit to Georgia. Ae said upon 3
fsubject that is greatly interesting
to democrats II had the pleasure OF
FASTENING to the first joint debate
between ex-speaker Crisp and Sec
retary Hoke Smith. Mr.. Smith
made a fine impression, and, | be-
Eeye, a majority Of the audience
Thought he had the best Of the ar
gument. Despite this fact, how
ever, Judge Crisp's prestige is 50
high and his popularity so great
with his countrymep, that the odds
re greatly il favor Of his election
q the Senate. Plenty of men who
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-04-17

differ with him on themoney quts-
ticn are willing to concede that
the Senatorshipis only just re-
ward for his long and excellent
party services. "
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-04-17
Eitz Lees AppO' ntment.

Fi!zhughLee has been dominated 10
lie C0nsul-General Of the United
States, at Havana, Cuba, vice R. o.
Williams of New York, resigned.
q'he consulship pays salary Of
$4,000.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-04-17

TIE
NEW YORK WORLD
THRgCE-A-WEEK EDITION.
10 PAGES a WEEK. $50 PApERsAyBAR

Is larger than any weekly or semi
weekly paper published am is the only
important Democratic weekly pub
lished in New York City 1t will be OF
especial advantage to you during the
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, as it is
published every other day except sun
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illness of daily. 1t combines ali the
news with long list of interesting de.
partments, unique features, cartoons and
graphic illustrations, the latter being a
specially
All these improvements have been
made without any increase in the Co.'S,
which remains at one dollar per year.
We offer this unequaled newspaper and
the RECORDER together one year Tor
$1.75. 80.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-04-17
AYERS PILLS cure Indigestion and isataca
SALE OF
Valuable Land
ID PERSONAL PROPERTY on
BULLPASTURE RIVER;


In pursuance of deed Of trust execu-
ted 10 nc as trl siee, by }. l. Shumate
and wife, will, Oh wednesday,, the
22d day of April, 1895,
offer for sale on the premises, by public
auction, that valuable farh lying on the
Bullpasture river, in Highland county,
or which the said Shumate resides, con
SIS ing of l04, $50, 100, II and 30 acres,
respectively, except 40 acres thereof con-
yo5ed to Yrs, .shumate Also 934 acres
adjoining the above being the Peachy
Stuart land. and 80 acres Of finely timber
ell land, being part Of the HickiiI land
4 RAE opportunity is offered for tn ac-
QUESTION Of valuable farming and grazing
land 1t tie same time and place will
sell Z horses, 3 cows, / Mccormick NOW
er and reaper confined, l wheat drill, Z
bic plows, 3 double shovel ploxs, / wind
mill. 1 wheat grader, shoyels, hoes, pitch
forks and other farming utensils.
TFRNS-The real property viii be
sold on a credit cf one, two and three
years, and The personal property on a
credit Of six months, the purchasers ex-
ecutinc bonds well secured for the pay
ment, except for the costs of sale, as to
which the cash will be required
m2O CHARLES P. JONES, Trustee.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-04-17
Jefferscn's Birthday.

Jefferson's birthday WAS appro-
observed by a gathering OF
distinguished democrats at Month
cello, the home Of the illustnous
founder Of their party.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-04-17
HOW THE COMBINATION WORKS:

You PAY ONE DOLLAR when the books
are delivered Of your residence; the balance Ct
rate Of Fifty cents per month. Tho books
are well worth the money.
ONCE A WEEK is the brgh test, pleasant
est and most widely circulated Of ell the Anlofi'
can illustrated weekly journals.
S.lS name and address, and we wiz see that
yoa are supplied.
ONCE WEEK, 623 w. 18th ST., Ny.
Evening star., 1896-09-30
A LUMINOUS POWDER.
No Lantern Now Needed by a Wheel
woman at Night.

No Lantern Now Needed by a Wheel
woman at NIGHT.
From Modern Society.
"A startling revolution In fashionable
dressmaking has been made possible by the
recent discovery iH France Of a highly
luminous powder, bY the use of which the
most elaborate toilets Of the past will be
eclipsed. This new discovery, applied to
dressmaking. makes possible a perfectly
bewildering variety of effects. The dis
covery was made, by g. French scientist.
The principal ingredient sof this magical
powder is sulphate OF Zinc, which, it is
generally known, possesses the power Of
absorbing light and giving 1t back in the
dark. The discoverer 1has succeeded in
manufacturing, at tgifins expense, a pow
der wi which ean smGst any color
ture, is not affected BY carbolic acid or
any weak acid, and is, therefore, absolute
ly permanent and durable.
The Importance d such pigment to
A woman cycist, her gown busted all over
with this powder, would be transformed
into a moving, shimmeftng figure of light
on the darkest night. The refulgent light
could not be extinguished by. the hardest
considerable distance, but would shed a
soft glow over everything around. A Wheel
woman equipped in this way would never
be in danger Of being arrested for riding
without q lighted lamp, though she might
get herself run in for frightening horses
The most attractive use Of the new pow
der yet discovered Is In making lace worn
ON black dresses luminous. A special pow
been recently used for this purpose in
Paris. The effect Of bands and festoons
Of this soft light upon q black dress Is
said to be bewitching.
Evening star., 1896-09-30
MEALS OF OUR ANCESToRS.
brc"kfnst Did Not Become n Rcrulnr
Meal tntfl Late in the 18th CcpIur,

From English Notes and Queries
Some time ago inquiry was made ia ".
q" O. as to the hours at which oar an
cestors took their meals The following
ABSTRACT of a lectlre delivered by AIr
ID Arcy Power al the London institution
will give information on the s;ibject:
NJ Power said the old English rad
three meals a day, of which the CHIEF IN. al
was taken when the " ork n9 the day was
hlishec- The FIRST meal WAS at .. dinner
was about } O'Clock, and sIpprr was taken
JUS ""Iore bodilmr. The Normans diEcl
at the old English breakfast time or a
little later, and supped at pm In
Tudor times the higher Classes dinei at IL
and supped at >, hut the merchants seldom
took their meals before IL AMI O'Clock.
Inc chief meals. dinner and supper were
taken in the hall, both by the old English
ana ne Noinans. fo" the parlor did not
come INTO use until the re-, cn of Elizabeth
breakfast did not become n regular meal
until quite lately. and Or. Murray. i'm ihe
oxford Dictionary, gave Ii6. as the date
OF inc earliest quotation In which the word
occurred. The meal did not become rcccg-
nlZed until late in the seventeenth c.n-
tury, Tor Pepys habtually took is ,iraueht
OF haif pint Of Ehenish wine or a dram
o, strong waters in place of a morn .nt.
meal Dinner was always the great meal
OF The Gay, and from the accession of
Henry ~ to the death of Queen E.izal,.th
the uihhers were as sump; nous al a cx-
traNaSant as any of those now served
carving was then fine art. Each u.lIesr
brought his own krife ami spoon. for ,ha
small fork was not INTRODUCED into England
nnul Thomas Coryate # Odcoma PUBLISHED
MS trudities' in 1911. prpys took his
spoon and fork with him TO the lord
mayors feast fn 1867. The absence of
forks led TO much stress being laid t.pon
the act of washing the hands both before
ana after meals ard TO the rule HAT 1hr
left hand alone should be dipped into the
common Dish. the right hand being occu-
pied with the knife. The perfect dinner
at the hest time of English cookery con-
sisted OF three courses, each complete in
Itself, and terminated by a suhtletv of
device. the whoic being rounded off with
lpocras, after which the guests retired
into another room, where the pastTv,
sweetmeats and fruit Were served with the
cholcest wines. The English were ess. n
TALLY meat eaters, and IT was not l,ntil
the time of the commonwealth tina; pild-
ding attained its extraordinary popularity
Indeed. the first mea9ion Of pudding in the
menus of the 'Buckfeast' at ST. Bartholo-
news Hospital did not occur until l1fu.
and In 1I12 is an item of five shllings for
Ice
Evening star., 1896-09-30
where doubling ones can be reached with
the instruction they need

where doubling ones can be reached with
the instruction they need.
senator-elect ForakTFtarts on big tour
September 30. He f8el already addressed
his return from Eu3 That ts at Jackson a
Saturday Is spoken Of as the largest and
most encouraging republican meeting ever
held In that famous mining section. There
Is good feeling there. At no time since the
beginning Of the hard times have the
miners been out Of work an hour. and
there is consequent prosperity among them
ahe The Senator sae en r.
said he had never attended a political
gathering from which he drew so much OF
comfort and encouragement.
first meeting will be at Mantoon, III. He
will speak two or three times in that state
and then go into Nebraska, Kansas and
lucky. !q b.
To ReceiFs Bryan.
Within a few days Bryan will be in Ohio
and will visit Cincinnati The silver men
are taking great pleasure in this and are
expecting great things to follow They
are planning to give him enthusiastic re-
ceptions everywhere, and it cannot for a
moment be doubted that the meetings will
be large. He will have thousands of re-
publicans to see him, for every gold man
you meet says he will take advantage of
e't. oppoi tuiity dhorued 10 see MIN. he
may not convince them of the error of
tnelr ways as he sees 1t, but he will have
them to look at him and to talk to.
One Of the features of the campaign is
the presence in Ohio of a number of sill
yer campafgners. Some of them are stump
Ing, while others are circulating among the
people In quiet way, putting in a word
mere and there as private citizens. Some
or them pretend to be republicans at heart,
but to have become convinced that the
salvation of the country lies in the triumph
OF free silver. They are good takers and
have evidently been selected for their par
ticular fitness for the quiet work in which
they are engaged.
Evening star., 1896-09-30

viii open early in October. State Chairman
W. H. sheiby went to Chicago last week to
secure speakers and received assurances
'hat Mlchigan would be well taken care of
Dy the national committee. Gen. Palmer
VIII be sent into the state during the
he furnished. The local camnsiYns u.iiI
Degin this week with meetings at Lansing
Caollac and Saginaw, where clubs have
Eeeh organized, and the work will L., spread
as idpluly as possible. Secretary J. e. Holt
or the state committee SAWS ,ha, clul,s bs,,a
been organized in "A dozen or more towns
ana that 2D0D pieces of campaign litora.
ture nave been received and will l,,. sen, ont
as rapidly as possible.
Evening star., 1896-09-30
A NEWSBOY,s COMPLIMENT,
Ii Was Appreciated by the Lady aud
Obtained an EnVfed Reward
From Baltimore Life.


She was very dainty and lovely little
maiden, gowned i'm fetching creation OF
grass cloth over dark heliotrope silk At
her throa.. wrists and belt were broad
folds of violet satin ribbon. On her pretty
head was an affair in straw. lace aigrette
and bewlldeiing array of pink roses.
which she called a hat.
She was stopped by a ragged little news
boy on Charles street, who said pleadingly:
"WontcheI buy a paper, LADY,"
The little urchin stood and stared AT her
and forgot TO take the penny she smilingly
held cut to him.
What are you looking al. little boy"
she said as rne tried 10 call his attention
to the money without touching his dirty
little sleeve.
''Nothin'--only was jus thinkin you is
the beautifulest lady j ever seed"
She smiied and gave him flower from a
large bunch she carried in her hand MANY
a member of the gay set might have sued
In vain for the favor she bestowed un-
asked on this child of the street. She
blushed and hurried away when she saw
that the affair had been noticed by some
well-known men standing near.
One OF them called the boy to him and
said:
Il say, little chap. I'll give you 80 cents
for that flower"
The little fellow opened his eyes i'm won
der. He looked at mis- treasure and thought
of the triumph 1t would be to wear Il be-
fore his associates and tell them that a
''sho' nun fine lady Rived IL TO him. then
he pictured the delights that the 20 cents
would bring. How grandly he would enter
tain his friends.
''Ill make ii 1 dollar" said the man,
bent on trying him.
You will do nothing Of the kind" said
his friend. 1T is a shame to prove him
disloyal. / have a fancy that the kid shall
keep his flower. That will he a good story
to tell at the club i'm this degenerate age.
Here, boy, take this and clear out" and
he gave the astonshed little urchin a dol
lar.
The boy looked al IL a moment. his hand
closed ughuy over IT. Yes. II was real.
Then he ran hard as he could never
stopping even to say Thank YOU" He
was afraid his fairy godmother who seem
ed about today. would desert him and the
gentleman might change his mind