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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-01-05
Stoves! St0ves!! Stoves!!!

Inow have on hand full line
of air-tight heaters, of latest de-
signs. Prices low. Call and be
convinced. G. c.. Arbogast, the
old reliable stove dealer.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-01-05


wonderfully successful in promptly curing
lame back, kidney, bladder, uric acid trou-
bes and Bright's Disease, which is the worst
form Of kidney trouble.
Or. Kilmer's Swarip-R0ot Is not rec
commended for everything but if you hayek kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found
just the remedyyou need. lthas been tested
in so many ways, in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor to pur-
chase relief and has proved so successful in
every case that special arrangement has
been made by whitehall readers Of this paper
who have not already tried it, may have a
sample bottle sent free by mail, also book
telling more about Swamp-Root and how to
find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper and Exk
send your address to s e :Es:aa
5 nt k5!ns n = E. :. 'S 4ss
regular fifty cent and Home o, swamp-Root
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-01-05
Wanted

The people Of Highland and adj
Joining Counties to know, that |
am Factory Agent for the Putnam
Organ Factory Of Staunton Va,
Also that this is the only complete
bona-lide Organ Factory in the
South. also. that there are no
better organs made in the World.
Also that the prices aud terms /
offer are more reasonable than
those of any other salesman tray
cling. If YOU wish to purchase,
and save Money, by all means.
write me, or let me call on you,
address.
Jos. M. Brereton.
Factory Agent,
w. W. Putnam & Co.
Staunton Va,
P. S. Any one visiting Staunton is
cordially invited to call at the Fac
tory and see our instruments con.
structed.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-01-05
Bowers.

Married on.De:. 14th at Thorny-
bottom Church Mr.. Charles A. Eye
and Miss Ida Bowers. Rev. Il. Z
Barnes officiating. Howard Bowers
acted as best man, Miss Ruth Propst
as maid OF honor. A sumptuous
wedding dinner was served at The
home Of the bride, which was
heartily enjoyed by large NUM-
Der of relatives and friends. 1t
was a very pleasant occasion and
one long to be remem bered.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-01-05

have better and more servlca-
bic line of Christmas goods than
ever before. Articles that will
make useful as well us ornamental
prese nts. We haven't space to
enumerate them all, but will give
you an outline of what can be had.
Books for old and young. includ-
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-01-05
HIGHLAND RECRODER
LOCAL NEWS.
PERSONAL.
Brief Items of INTEREST," to Home
Folks About Their Friends
And Acquaintance.

Mr.. Will Somers Of Glover Greek
was in to see us Monday.
Mr.. J. p. Terry called Monday
and renewed his subscription.
Mr.. W. Hiner of Back Greek
was in to see US Monday.
The mercury has been playing a
little above and little below zero
for the last few days. The cold
snap seems to be general.
M. G. C. Hansel of Hot Springs
spent Christmas week at his home
in Mcdowell. On his return to the
Springs he visited his Monterey
friends.
Now is the time to make
ready for sugar making. Leave
YOUR orders with C. c. Arbogast
for sugar pans.
All who are in need of heavy
team harness, lumberman harness.
buggy harness, single and double
will do we'll to examine 5. w.
-Crum NETS line before purchasing
elsewhere: Prices and terms rea-
sonable.
, e. M. Arbogast Esq. who is ac'
tiyly engaged as real estate agent
on the new railroad, was home al
few days recently.
LThe young people of Monterey
and vicinity were unusually socla'
bile this Christmas. A party every
night during the week.
DR.. G. NJ. Jorden of Frost, went
to his home at Franklin for the
holidays.
W. A. Cunningham, who has
been so successful in selling Nc
Cormick machinery as local agent
has recently been appointed gen.
eral agent of that company at
good salary.
,Th;rty or forty Highland boys
and girls who are attending school
out Of the comfy. were home for
Christmas. They all seem to have
had gay time attending soeials
and being with their home folks.
Always satisfied with a small
profit, will give you every ad-
vantage for your cash, L. "A.
Orndorff.
It has been claimed that Gen.
Joubert, the Boer commander.
commanded a Louisiana reglmehtln
the Civil War, but the claim has
recently been denied.
VMr, E. A. Hieklin and wife were
visiting relatives in Monterey We'd
nesday.
OYsrERS-Mrs L S Dickinson
will serve oysters Saturday night,
from 7 to 10 in Crummett build
ing. Public invited.
If it would take one minute to
catch one bucket full Of water at
the town pump, how long would it
take to put out one fire that had
Is minutes start, 200 yards distant
from the water supply?
MRS. j Z Boggs who has been
seriously ill for several days. is no
better.
tElsie Propst, Is year cd daugh-
ter of Emanuel Propst, we learn
was badly scaulded by the tea ket-
tie full Of hot water falling ON
her.
We refer our readers to the adj
vertisenent of valuable house, lot
&c. for sale in Crabbottom. For
further information write to or
call on S. b. Sieg.
Mr.. Walter Grinsted has been
called home near Charlottesville,
on account of sickness in his
family.
For SALE-l have good Sec
ond hand, two horse surry and a
one horse buggy for sale.
Address, Mrs. E. j. Shuey
Bolar
Bath County
Va.
In the fiscal year 1005-96, the
war Department expended N round
nun bers S54 100000, ami the navy
Department $29,000,000. For
+La fiscal yoor 1SQQ-IQOO q vear IF
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-01-05

cures made by Dr..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
Il is the great medi-
cal triumph of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years Of
scientific research by
DR.. Kilmer, the emf
nent kidney and blad-
H. eN14;nEcA ,~J -
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-01-05

In the fiscal year 1005-96, the
war Department expended N round
numbers S54 100000, ami the navy
Department S29,000,000. For
the fiscal year 1899-1900, a year Of
rebellion and warfare, the appropri.
atoms amounted to S163.000,000
for war and nearly $50, 100000 for
the navy, For the year 10000,
which is expected to be a year of
peace, the Secretary asks $4,000,
600 for war and$76, 100000 for the
navy. Truly, the cost Of empire
is high,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-01-05

WANTuD-Several bright and honest
persons TO represent us as Managers in
this and close by counties. Salary 5000
year and expenses. Straight, bona fide,
no more, no less salary. Position per-
manent. Our references. any bank in
any town. 1t is mainly office work con-
Quoted at home. Reference. Enclose
self-addressed stamped envelope, The
Dominion Company, Dent. 3, Chicago.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-01-05
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK a?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure 10 know of the wonderful
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-02
TIL EIOfI III ~ NDER OF Re We PIDI

trapped as large red fox, and, carrying
sit home, placed IT So his corncrib until
he could notify his neighbors and have
a chase. The next morning the fox
was gone. Investig ton proved that
tsmate had assisted the priso Ia
making Its escape The fox had worked
s:Way or, the 8insid de until it5had bitten
"a aboard loose from its fastenings This,
however sl's'' rs was not sufh cient to permit
IT. to get out nless the board was
lifted up. The board was held up from
i the e outside, as the teeth marks on Sit
show she Until the /. prisoner. craWIedg to
liberty. Track ks of 5anot hier fox we're
seen, and there is no doubt that; the
ate came after the fox inside the crib
had El; loosened the board and held At up.
This This is one OF the brightest fox tricks
that old hunters ii the neigh borhoo,1
have vet enc ountered. S8 III. 5..s ]
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-02

Excellent job from : h Financial Point
5sas:$# *Sss 1. OF vfew. 5HS u
The position OF some Of the chefs
de ciaque, at large Paris thearers is a.
very envia BILE one from s financial
point of view, says the Wide World.
They: are capitalists and specnla tors.
Before the minister Of fine arts, few
years ago, made the claqne at the
opera a state Institution, they them
selves did the very same thing, and I
have known 9-franc tickets sold at a
little Office in the Rue Auber by the
former chef de claque Of the opera
for as much as 20 francs each. But
when an opera was a great success
and tickets were in demand, he nat
urally made people pay dearly for
them. Supp osing a play to besa great
success, then he quickly becomes a
rich man, and there are many cases
on record OF S chefs de claque who
have died worth hundreds OF th ousands
scf francs. Auguste and #Poreher Of the
opera both died immensely rich The
former was rich enough before he be-
came chef de Iclaque 3 at the opera to
pay SO, 600 francs ts1 6, 5000 for his po-
ssition Besides the profit he made on
tickets, he. recei we'd dsoIne presents
from actors and acfr esses rs
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-02
DESERT LANDS RECLAIMED,
Thousands of Acres in the West Mad.
Productive by Irrigation So. rs

5ys q -
Thousands of Acres in the West Made
Il gs ..$ Productive by Irrigation
s5& Of recent years the vast desert plains
Of the west that were supposed to be
worthless have been made to produce
abundant crops and the finest products
by means of irrigation. This method
OF tanning desert lands has been
been put into practice quietly, but to-
the extent that today irrigation has re-
deemed hundreds of thousands of acres
of land in the states Of Colorado, Ida
no, Montana, y tab, Wyoming and Cal
ifornia. In Idaho alone over 800. farm:
ers water their lands by means of ir-
rigation bitches little streams Of wa.
ter that cut the farms mp into little
strip ,'ounded water Some Of
the canal from WIFI these small wa
ter bitches run are over fffty miles.
long. The water that flows down from
the mountain rec ions IN the spring is i
preserved in huge reservoirs and given
to the thirsty land III small quantities
during the summer. BY this means
the land can always be kept moisteneds
and theressis no fear that the crops will
dry up through Sdrough t,s though there
are long dry seasons when rain does
not fall for weeks at time.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-02
The WORLD

circles of towers Reconstructed OF lattice
work 81 stone, each enshrining . al;
image of Bud ha, seventy-tWo in all
Descending, one passes to successive
terraces, the walls OF which on the in
side are covered with & bas-reliefs3 IL
Illustrating everything pertaining to the
life Of the forgotten race which flour
ished when the temple was built.
These bas-reliefs are executed in a
high style of art, and are altogether
over two miles In length On the
outside Of the terraces at regular in
tervals are sitting images of Buddha,
which certainly number not. less than
400, and possibly double ii at. These
figures are somewhat over 1ife-size,
being three feet in height as they sit.
The height OF the building is about 100
feet, exclnsi i've Of the dome, which is
in a partially ruinods condition, and
Of which about twenty feet still stand
The temple is not one solid mass Of
masonry, but is built around the con-
zeal hill until the base OF the dome is
a broad avenue with animals OF stone
on either side. while two lions stand
guard at the foot Of the stairway Of
lava. .4ssS }.s II 81 sss, 55528sssS
Who built the Boro Budur AT what
era did it first swarm with priests and
( devotees We have nosrecords of any
sort ssor to- guide US. It lis asserted by
some that the temple derives its name
from Boro, the district in which. it is
/ situated ST " ana Bud dur, ancie while
others think it is a corruption Of Bara,
great, and Bud q ha. The latter is most
pro badly correct and the district has
taken ler s its name from the tempt The
statues at Boro Budur are to all APP
pearances images of sRudd Ia, and no
statues ssof und oubted Brahminical or:
s3igin are to- be seen in the building,
although one was once discovered il
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-02
Il is the Colossal Temple Of
Island Of Java.

h
The Boro Budurs Tempt sof lava Is
the eighth wonder OF the world. on
never have heard Of It'll before. BUTT
deserves to- rank with the Aerop lis,
the Colosseum and the pyramids
Formed entirely OF lava, At nigh be
wonderful enough, but its other thar
#aeteris sites make it marvellous. III size
alone It is worthy Of world wide inter
est. 85ss
How it has come to remain so long
unknown SO close to civilization IS
1remarka BILE. The only possible explain
alton OF It is that the natives, ito whom
alone It was known, fail to mark it as
remarkable. Even among them not
one ii q thousand has learned Of its
existence. Our knowledge OF It is due
to the fact that Clarence b: Moore
wandered in Java from the beaten
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-02


they are never seen about d the build
except on saturday, Sunday ana a
holiday 1'oll The presence and noise Of
the the pupils about the grounds might be
said St't' keep the crows away. But the
crows are e. never seen: during school
hours when there are 81 children
about q 'l Saturdays and Sundays may,
by some sort of count OF time in the
nature Of crows, be known ]. to them.
Holidays are gular, but the crows
know 40 when one comes, and as sure
as It does they are on the turrets or
about them all day. They come early
and stay late, but no one who has
watched then knows where they roost,,
for sonnet times they fly in one direc-
ton and again in an opposite direee
ton If M n t5 Nj FIJI & G38 ID II
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-02


gceiyed idea The effect OIL the Boro
Budur is almost stunning So mex
speeted is the grande ur q. The Sic ht pre-
scented 81 81 ]
On the top Of an eminence. which
has been leveled to some extent to re-
Sceive II. sis the temp Of Bore Budur.s
1T is not quite square, but early SO,
each side being about. go 81 feet in
length. tt Is Sentirely built OF blocks
sofs black lava, excessiY lively hard, to
which quality doubtless It owes its ex-
5cellent state Of preserve tion. 1
II consists OF seven ranges Of walls
and terraces decreasing il size until
they eliminate is q level space, In the
center OF which stands a species Of
dome about fifty feet il diameter, con
tanning a 81 antic statue Of Buddha.
This dome is surrounded BY three
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-02

Workmanship that is probably uneT
sqlaled 81 any other civilized race His
sfayorit arm IS the Mauser rifle, and
witt this le can bring down q buck
satSaaS few thous sand yards ! with the
greatest ease. IIe also slays his cattle
VII big rifle, the her d being driven
up him. viii ne selects the best
sbeeyes2 and brings q own with u
bullet through the.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-02

ca o. is Euro human body can
sinh IN il One may actually walk the
water, no matter how deep5it IS. our;
body will persisitently rise up, the
shoulders above the surface, or you
may even sit down in it. It's wonder
.ful sbnoyancy must be experienced to
be realized. No knowledge Of swim
ming is necessary; one may enter the;
lake without the slightest fear; all
B you have to- do is to lie down and
float But to swim ii it, that. is an
other thing! When your hands are
put under the water to take q stroke,
your feet, like Banquo, ghost, will not
90 down: It is impossible to keep
mo more than one end Of your body under
water at time. You cannot swim,
/ but IL you are a man you can float on
your back. with your arms crossed
! under your head, and smoke your pipe
Or cigar with as much ease as il In
Your own room. s. The water. is SO salt
that st cannot be swat loWed without
great danger of strangu1ation; a small
4 ltlrp IN the eye, too, gives much pain;
, But IN spite of al the dangers, bath;
ing in the Great Salt lake is refreshing
and and invigorating, notwithstanding that
the II Il body must be rebathed i'll fresh
water !. afterward to remove the II inn
me mense quantity Of salt which adheres
to the skin: It is hard work to make
q head Way, even against the smallest
waves I'VE Nearl half a million people
sb l';th' in the Great Salt lake every
$year;;t they come from all over the!
world, and tourists are beginning to-
realize 4. that Salt Lake City and the
magnifi cent surroun dings present the.
greatest scope OF novelty and is des-
tined tine to sbe8a leading watering place.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-02
GREAT salt. I |. AK e.

No II Living Thing IN It and No Danger
OF Being Drowned. 3
sgs The water Of II the Great Salt lake.
Utah is clear and transparent, with IA
bottom Of fine white sand and a mar
'gin.sof ncrusted salt. It is one Of the
p llrest and most sconcent rated briness in
the he Who'll VI world It's waters give sus-
ten q & to no living thing; there is
not the small Hest insect or Worm to
frighten the most timid bather, and
the bathing is the most perfect sea
bathing in the whole Of u North Ameri-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-02
Becau.As They Are LAZY.

1ssssSs orkIsIn erchants and business
men 1 who have beensi n erviewed on the
subject exp ress the opinion that the
reason why many young men do not.
get along these days is precisely the
reason why young men did 3 d OF get
along in other day They are brig
they are educated, they are III every
way equip but they are, sad to
say, lazy hey know how to work,
but they do not like to work. They
will Do only what IS absolut re-
iquired q them. They are never look
ing ahead and are not read II when op-I
portnnity tor dvancemen 81 ers The
man with The small talent and the
tSenerg continues to surpass the.
man with the great talent and the
small energy.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-02
SORRY TIMESAS tSUPER.,'H$.1.5 II,
E1perisnce Of .. Harvard Frs.bm.an
! l; with Anibitions for the st.r 4. s nv

tue SGA
When I was at Harvard, 3 said wal
ter Kellogg of st. Louis to the New
York ribune man, during my fresh,
man year had vast ambition to ap-
pear upon the stage, which finally as
5sumed such proportions and So colored
my every thought that I at length de-
termined to crafty it. Fate seemed to
play into my hands, for upon making
guarded inquiries in. the mater / as
.certained that supers' were in great
demand alta certain theater, and So
one night, in great repidation pre-
,sented myself at the stage entrance.
q was finally admitted with a crowd
OF oboes, examined and passed by
rs pro- fame and t 5' famil iar-on- sh ort-ae-
parsonage, and told to take
my place in line. Ny outer garments I.
removed, as did the. others, ana in q
.dazed state 81 found myself passing:
them through the .WRindow Of q sort Of
courtroom and eceiying costume and
check in return rs II then moved on to
a sortsof dressing room. The costume.
# had received was dirty enough and
the idea of putting it on was not only
Tepugnant,, but imp ssible. While i
was debating what to d a loud coarse
voice informed us to clear hes dressing
room and 1 again found myself sonsth
stage. In my underga carmen ts, with that
bundle Of rags on my hands. q made
my way to the coatroo m, only to- find
it closed, and my appeals to the stage
hands met only derisive responses
while an offer Sof money for the return
OF my clothes }they would not accept
in q promissEr y form. Il IT was all q
could then offer, but they regarded st
With open SUSPECT on. 3I spent an awful
evening hiding behind anything could
flnd, chased out Of odd corners by per-
spring and personally abusive scene.
shutters, and in an agony of confusion
whenever an actress came within the
line Of my yision NJ - en- arrass
Il must say they did not share and
when they did see me they commented
on my appear nce and costume with
freed ON and painfu de-.
tail AT length recovered As, own
clothes ali j, salflder and wiser, made
my way back toA Bird go, Since then
IsshlaYe been cont nt to see plays from
the BAL ! Sid \ 81 the footli hts &,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-02

Among the most disting uished young
men Of foreign birth who are now
studying in the United States are T.
and y. Sung, the grandsons of III Hung
Chang, the grand old man Of China. The
two young men are p and Is years old
respec actively. and are said to differ from
their illustrious grandf father in political
faith. They are fully !, in sympathy
with the Chinese reform movement,
and will study Western civilization
with q view Of applying the lessons
they learn when they return to China.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-02

paths OF the traveller, and he hasagiYen
to the scienti flas 81 orb a desert ion Of
the temple, enhanced by splendid pho-3
tographs. His descript ion Of his visit
to the temple and its surroundings is
as follows: 4s53. .sz3 I. s5.sE5
& It is difficult to explain the general
lack Of information concerning the
4 Boro Budur, except that travellers to;
Java rarely get beyond Batavia, or pos
sibly Buitenzorg, and then hasten
away to Singapore. Moreover, it Isl al;
most as. impossibl BILE to obtain informa-;
ton Of these ruins in Batavia as it:
would be in New y ork. The natives
know nothing Of them Or tell nothing.
Batavia is an interesting town, main
&ly in that one can there best see the
very free and easy customs and cos
tunes of the East Indian Dutch, All
over the houses and hotels until time
. to prepare for dinner, at q or s p. M.
the women 60 about clad in camisoles
Of linen, with the sarong,or short skirt.
reaching half way to the ankle, with
stockingless feet thrust into slippers
and hair hanging loosely down the
back. The sarongs are of the most
gaudy colors and the wearers seem to-
vie with each otherSin selecting pat
terms striking and bizarre to the last.
degree, in which snakes, dragons and.
devils play a prominent part. The re-
4 tail trade of Java is monopolized by
the Chinese, and the hotel is haunted
q by these people. pack in hand. II u
From Batavia to Samarang is a two
: days sail, and fortunate IT is that the
weather is usually calm, for those Kay--ss
ing a tendency towards seasicknesss
and q conser uent horro Of tobacco
smoke pro te! would otherwise have a
hard time. From MI rning to light, on
deck, in the cabin and statero oms,St the
the roadside. offering for sale small
heaps Of food or merchandise or NOV 8
ing from trader to Strader, making Hpur-
#chases here and there as their fancy
pompts.
III is a journey never to be forg otten,5
and the drive is all too soon over,When
I at length the temple 4 OF sBoroS Budurs
looms in sight. The traveller 3 having
previously il all probability met no
one who has ever seen this; M onderfuI
structure, and having heard but the
vaguest Rhintsas to It's size, and Moth
( ing relating to It's wealth OF statues
and bas-reli efs, is fairly LACED. Upon
him who has prev ously seen the tenn
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-02
WASHINGTON CROWS

Know Very Well Whom saturday and
83F5 .Ss Sunday Come. 4.
Two crows, said to have been there
for many years, cav and sometimes
fight on the turrets Of the Franklin
public school building in Warrington.
But the strange thing about It issthat