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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-02-12
STATE OF OHIO, CITr OF TOLEDO, | 9,
TUrAs COUNTy "''

FRANK J. CHENEY make oath that ne IL
senior partner Of the firm of Z. j. CHENEY &
Co.. doing business in the City OF Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case OF cATAsRH that
cannot be cured by the use OF HALL s
CATARRH CURE. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my
,~, presence, this 9Th day of December,
SEAL. A. D., 1886. A. W. GLEASON.
t---| Notary Public.
Halls Catarrb Cure Is taken internally, aud
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur-
faces Of the system. Send for testimonials,
free. L. j. CHENEY Il Co., Toledo, y.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-02-12

ths house the back ache has been SO
bad that it brought tears to my eyes.
The pain Mt times was so intense that
was compelled TO give up my household
duties and lie down. There were head.
aches. dizziness and blood rushing to
NY head to cause bleeding at the nose
The first box of Doan's Kidney Pills
benefited me so much that l continued
the treatment. The singing pain In
the small of my back. the PUSHES OF
blood to the head and other symptoms
disappeared
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers. 80 cents per box. Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-02-12
For S1.65 Money Order.

The John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
VIE, mail postpaid 10 trees. consisting OF
Apricots, Apples, Crabs, Cherries, Plums,
Peaches and Pears, just the thing for city
or country garden, including the great Bis
mark Apple, all hardy Wisconsin stock,
are sent you free upon receipt of 81.
AND FOR I6c. AND THIS NOTICE
Won get sufficient seed of Celery. Carrot
Cabbage. Onion, Lettuce, Radish and
Flower Seeds to furnish bushels of choice
flowers and lots of vegetables for big
family, together with our great plant and
seed cataloo. A.CL.1
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-02-12
Nlpped in the Bud.

Mr.. Cadabout-l've heard that tue
Newliweds, who always seemed to be
living so happily, are going 10 break
up housekeeping, and that she's 60
inc back to her mothers. What does
that indicate? :. :,
MIR. Wise-(iriend of the Newliweds)
II indicates that some one is lying
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-02-12

T A GRIPPE is epidemic catarrh. 1t
spares no class or nationality. The cul-
tured and the ignorant, the arlstocrat and
the pauper, the masses and the classes are
alike subject to la grippe. None are eX-
empt-all are liable.
Have you the grip? Or, rather, has the
grip got you? Grip is wei named. Inc
original French term, Ia grippe, has been
shortened by the busy American to read
grip" Without intending to 90 so new
word has been coined that exactly describes
the case. AS il some hideous giant with
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-02-12
German Hearts.

.-~sns of the heart have been on
tue ihcfease Germany in recent
years, one person in eve.r seven being
afflicted. Influenza, alcoholism and ex.
cessive addiction to bicycling and other
sports are named by Dr. SteckeI Us tue
chief causes.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-02-12
litter Effects of La Grippe Eradtcdte
Age of Marvels.

Close on the heels of the Patti fare
we'll "'Blind Tom, musical phenom
enon, many times reported dead, y
has reappeared in the arena. Wouldn
be a bit surprised in this age to see
George Washington or julius Caesar
bob up-wouldn it really.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-02-12
Whit Etiquette prescribes.

BiIl-Oh, yes; he's great on et'
quette.
Jill is that right?
''oure. Why he was telling ME only
Yesterday that if a man is smo Hing
while walking down the street with a
ladv the cigar hould always be in
I'd rom IuC Iau,...-h tt,rtheSt rer1lOV-
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-02-12

awful Grip had clutched US in its fatal
clasp Men, women, children, whole towns
and cities are caught i'll the banetul grip OF
terrible monster.
The following letters speak for them
selves as to the efficacy of Peruna IN cases
OF la grippe or it's after effects.
litter Effects of La Grippe Eradfcdted
by Pe-rm-nd.
Mrs. Fred Weinberger, Westerlo, Albany
County, n. Y, writes: -
Several years ago | had an attack or la
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-02-12

Savings deposits in Chicago banks
have passed the $100000,000 mark. In
the past year they have increased more
than S22,00O,O00.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-02-12

[ do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton has unequal for coughs and colds. --JoHN
F.BoYRn, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. Is, 1900
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-02-12

A short sighted man always expects his
ueighbor to look through his glasses.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-02-12

The United States now has three
cities of more than million fnhabi-
tants, but the fourth, st. Louis, has
about 100000.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-02-12

It is easy to put on bold front ii you
have good backing.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-02-12

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup forchildreil
teething, soften the gums, reduces nflamma'
lion, allays pain, cures wind coifc. 25c. q bottle
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-02-12

TITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use OF DR.. kline's Great
NeryeRestorer. 81 trialbottleand treatiselree
Dr.R.H. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch St., Phila., Pa
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-02-12
BiIt II Wan Mo Joke.

Scribbles-Some of those biblical
characters must have been rather
comical.
Dibbles-Come on with your the.
DRY.
Scribbles-Well, there was Job. for
example. He fairly boiled over with
humor.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-02-12

what hot
fered no ono
w Ill cv o 7
know, l used
about every
known rene
dy that Is said
60 We good for
kidney q o III =
plaint, h Ut
without DERBY.
iugpcrmanent
relief. Often
when alone In
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-02-12
rhis VIII Intareat Mothers

When it comes to drawing conclusions
al women are natural born artists.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-02-12
SEND THIS NOTICE TODAY

to the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis, with Sc stamps for mailing, and get
their big catalog, July describing this great
Hay Press, so also hundreds of tools and
thousands of varieties of Farm and Vege
table Seeds. TACL1
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-02-12
A WOMAN'S MISERY.

Mrs John LaRue. OF 11S Paterson
Avenue. Paterson, N. j.. says u was
troubled for about niue years, anu
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-02-12
Leap Year Episode.

He-I wonder what makes Miss
nity She has had in eight wears Years.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-02-12

PUTNAM FADELEss DYES color more
goods, per package, than others.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-02-12
Hand pover Hay Press $500

Some men make enemies instead OF
friends because it is less trouble.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-02-12

No matter how good you are, somebody
else is better-and is willing to acknowl'
edge the fact
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-02-12

Mosher Gray's Sweet Powders fer Children
used by Mother Gray, nurse in Children's
Home. New York, cure Constipation, Fever
ishness, Teething Disorders, Stomach Trou-
bles and Destroy Worms; SO, 600 testimonials
OF cures. All druggists, CSC. Sample FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, n. y.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-02-12

The trouble about people who borrow
trouh,a Ia thay always pay it back.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-02-12

GreaLesC, sIuIpiesr, ursU Tnyentlun Ut the
age. A boy can make regular sized i4xlsx
48 in. bales like fun, and two boys can
bale three tons per day easily.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-02-12

What a pity il is that people who worr-
ry over tri6es haven't something worth
while to trouble them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-11
ACQUIRING THE
ART OF SWIMMING.

a SWIMMING instructor reports
"a that every summer more and
more girls are learning the art
natatorial- Nothing promises better for
the future OF the race. Swimming is
one of the most healthful of physical
exercises, likewise one of the most
graceful and useful Besides that, the
woman who can swim well has &C
Quired that mental self control which
her sex needs as much as anything to-
day.
Miss Margaret Mcdonald, a New
York city girl, is a better swimmer than
any men, except a few of the most ex-
pert Last summer she defeated four
men who started with her in a I'VE
mile race. She has swum across the
Hudson river with the tide running
powerfully upstream. When friends
accompanying her in a boat begged her
to give it up she replied, Pm going
across if I'm carried half way TO Al
bany." She reached the opposite shore
three miles above where she started.
Once in record time Miss Mcdonald ac-
complished a seven mile swim. And in
the breakers off Manhattan Beach this
young lady saved the life of a man who
was drowning She made him first
promise not to grasp her; then she took
him by the collar of his bathing suit,
turned him upon his back and tOwed
him in to safety.
Miss McDonaId's power, skill and
fearlessness in the water are largely
the result of long practice. Her mother
is the proprietor of a swimming bath
establishment beside the Hudson river
in upper New York city. The girl new
err had to overcome any "panickynes
in the water, because she learned to
swim before the consciousness of fear
had awakened in her. The panicky
fear, the dread of they don't know what,
seizes thousands of women when they
try to swim. and if there was any pos
sible way for them to drown no doubt
they would do so. Fortunately, how
ever, woman could hardly drown if
she tried to do 50 at present day swim
ming pools and bathing resorts
In learning to swim the first thing is
to overcome the fear of the water.
Many a girl does not have this. and she
is lucky indeed. for all she has to do
then is to become familiar with the
arm and leg strokes. These of them
selves are simple enough and easily
learned; the skill and speed come by
practice.
In case a woman lacks confidence in
the water and is inclined to be scared
the unwisest possible thing is to duck
OF frighten her suddenly. Such a shock
to the nerves may discourage her per-
manently. The same is true with re-
gard to a timid child. Don't brighten
it if you wish it to become a good
swimmer.
1t must not be forgotten, either that
| a woman of any age-ninety, if she has
the grit-may learn to swim Every
year many middle aged and elderly wo-
men acquire the art, with great benefit
to their health and physical activity.
Numbers of ladies take to swimming to
reduce flesh.
If you are timid in the water, just be-
come accustomed to it. Go into it ev-
cry day and paddle around in it. Wade
i into it as far as you can without be-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-11
Copyright, 1901. By
j. E. Purdy.

=
been compelled to
earn their own living as they went along.
It was so with Ida Tarbell. She had
from her savings sufficient to take her
to Paris and maintain her short while;
after that, waters of uncertain depth
She must earn money. By this time writ
ing came easier to her than anything
else, and she was already beginning to
make her own the historic and bio
graphical literary style which has cap
sivated a million readers. She sent ar
ticles to various American papers and
ma gaines, some of them to a syndicate
of men who were about starting a mag
azine. These gentlemen were so well
pleased that Miss Tarbell when she re-
turned home was asked to become a
member of the editorial staff of the new
magazine and accepted the offer. She
wrote a series of papers, published first
in ma gazine form, afterward as books,
on Nine. Roland, Napoleon and Abra-
ham Lincoln.
But how did you find any new mate
rial about Lincoln?' I asked Miss Tar
bell.
'T just did it by work." she answered.
ct proceed on the theory that there is
nothing about which everything has
been done and said. have made that
the foundation principle of my work"
Prodigiously hard work, too. is de-
manded. There are sudden journeys,
wading through tedious books and
manuscripts, listening to the tales of
cranks and others, pegging away day
after day, year after year. Yet the re-
suit is ten times worth all the trouble.
The famous Standard OIL papers re-
quired, for one thing, the examination
of 300 volumes of testimony of nearly
1000 pages each. The famous series
originated in a consultation among the
editors of the magazine on the best way
to discuss the trusts, and Miss Tarben
suggested that she begin with the his
tory of the Standard Oil company.
Ida Tarbell has a striking and attrac-
tive personality. She is royalty tail and
stately and dignified, polished and
agreeable in her manners, yet a little
reserved withal. You feel sure she does
not tell all she knows or thinks She
has dark hair and dark, fine eyes. In
the summer she often goes to Switzer-
land, tramping among the mountains.
Walking is her favorite, recreation at
present, yet she looks forward to a
home in the country where she can
have garden. ELIZABETH LEE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-11
IDA N. TARBFLL
BiogTapher and Historian

$H1S country has at least one
author who has risen supe-
rior to the slapdash, slam it
"A through, sentimental method
of writing so called history
At least one American takes rank with
the leading biographers and historians
of the old world. Women are proud to
know that one is a woman, Miss Ida
Minerva Tarbel. This most admirable
of her sex forms no opinion at all con-
corning a matter until she has got all
the information obtainable about it
that, too, on all sides, for and against
Then she weighs the evidence carefully
and dispassionately and finally speaks
her mind.
Her writing is characterized by abso-
lutte accuracy of statement. To get at
facts she expends time, money and en-
ergy without stint. For instance, a
slam it through American can scarcely
believe it, but Ida Tarbell spent three
full years collecting material and writ
Ing her life of Abraham Lincoln, not a
very large book, but mighty, for it made
Ida TarbeH at once an authority on
classical biography. 1t also caused the
public to cry for more of her work, and
not yet has that public been satisfied.
Then, again, for years the idea of writ
ing the story of the Standard Oil COM
pany was simmering in her brain; so
long, in fact, that it almost seems as if
to that end was she born.
AS matter of fact, the American his
tOrian to be was born in Erie county,
Pa, on a farm. When she was thirteen
years old her father removed to Titus
vile, Pa, in the heart of the oil region,
and himself engaged in the oil industry.
Ida meanwhile attended the TitusviIIe
high school and kept her eyes and ears.
open, her mind busy. She was the prize
pupil of the high school. After leaving
that she went to Allegheny college at
Meadville, Pa, and in due time was
graduated, being one of five girls in
the four college classes. In her fresh
man year Ida was the only girl in her
class.
While she was schoolgirl the
Standard Oil controversy burst forth
and ragged hercest and hottest. What
Ida concluded as to the rights of the
case she herself tells:
1.-THE effect of that fight was to inn
press on the mind that rebates were
wrong. I grew up with the conviction
that it was as wrong to take rebate as
It was to tell a lie and that any person
who did this was aiding in fixing a
Flonstrous iniquity on the country"
After leaving college Miss Tarben
taught school in Poland, o. At that
time her ideal of future work was
achievement in natural science. She
was intensely interested in the micro
Icope and its fairy revelations. She
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-11
DELICATE SKIN FREcKLEs.

Some skins are so delicate that they
become frecl1led on the slightest expo
sure to the open air in summer. The
cause is that the iron in the blood,
forming a junction with the oxygen,
leaves a rusty mark where the junction
takes place.
The obvious remedy is to dissolve
the combination. One cure is a lotion
made by adding ene-haIf an ounce of
lemon juice to one-half pint of rose
water and adding two drains of pow
dered alum. Apply with a clean cam
els hair brush.
Still another cure is about one-half
pint of milk. the juice of a lemon and
a tablespoonful of brandy. Boil and
skim, then add a dram of rock alum
Another good recipe is the following:
Rub one-half a dram of powdered bo-
rax with one-half an ounce of glycerin,
gradually add three ounces of rose wa
ter and one dram of bitter almond wa
ter and, lastly, one dram of tincture of
benzoin, stirring constantly. Apply
about three times a week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-11

she removes the clinging powder from
the eyebrows and eyelashes, while she
wipes off with rag the superf1uous
powder. shall never forget the effect
attained by a friend of mine who pow
dered her face with her eyes open and
who in consequence had such a yellow
look about the eyebrows and eyelashes
that it appeared as if she were coming
down with the jaundice. And, by the
way, since am on the subject of inn
proving ones appearance, 1 am sure I
can't see why a girl should present the
stupid appearance of being without
eyelashes.
If you have scant eyebrows make
them larger. Nothing makes the eyes
look larger than a good, well defined
pair of eyebrows. Take a soft lead
pencil or, better still, one of those eye
brow crayons which come in all shades
to match the hair and run it through
the eyebrows, filling in all the thin
places. Next with a dry, stiff tooth
brush even the marks you have made,
removing any pencil dust that may be
left. Don't forget to tone things down
with the toothbrush, whatever you do,
because if you don't, directly you get in
a strong light every one will see exact
ly what you have been up to, which
would be very sad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-11

must be doing something. She was at
home, with no absorbing occupation.
The editor of the Chautauquan, a friend
of hers, asked the young lady to con-
tribute. She began the pleasant work
and in due time became managing ed
itor of the periodical.
Here, now, is one of the most inter-
esting stages in Ida TarbelTs career.
Part of her task on the Chautauquan
was to make comment on current
events. She found out what everybody
else of any sense who undertakes to
write finds out-that she didn't know
very much. To remedy this lack she
began delving into history tremendous
ly. Like all women of broad intelli-
gence, too. she was intensely Interested
in the woman question. Mime. de StaeI
and the women of the French revoIu-
ton attracted her strongly. She sent
to Paris for books to aid her in inves-
legations She was amazed, she was
fascinated, with the French method of
historic and Geographic writing, its
painstaking accuracy of statement, it's
logical and scientific embodiment, its ell
egant directness and cIearness of ex-
preston.
Here at length is the field for me-
said Ida TarbeH.
She determined to go to Paris and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-11

came aware of the ten beautifully ar
rayed maidens and the curious eyes of
the stranger taking in her costume.
There was nothing for it but to eat
her supper. of course, but afterward,
striding past the line of crisp muslins
waiting to be introduced, she tramped
down the piazza steps and toward the
cottage next door where she lived. She
held her chin at an angle of sixty-five
degrees and wouldn't so much as look
at anybody, but when she was safe in
her own room she was child enough to
throw herself on the bed and have a
good cry. 1t was more the meanness
of the girls that made her cry; still, I
fancy her pride was hurt and she was
Disguised and ashamed at the poor i'm
preston she had made.
But that's just where she and the
other girls both made a mistake, for
Prince Charming's heart went out to
her because she was the only one who
had not prinked to gain his attention,
and before the end of the summer they
were engaged, to the surprise and dis
gust of the white muslin maidens.
Such is fate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-11
LONE WOMEN AND BABIES.

In a recent address Miss Mary Vida
Clark of the New York Children's Aid
society advises lone women to adopt
babies She says
There are a great many of US for
whom no marriages have been made in
heaven and who never will have chill
dren of our own. I'm not sure but it is
our duty and responsibility to care for
the dependent little ones.
4 want to tell you what a friend of
mine New England woman, is doing.
Years ago she and a girl friend were
both engaged to be married. But some
thing happened to prevent my friends
marriage. She had a lonely, left out in
the cold feeling when the other girl got
married, but that was nothing to the
envy she suffered when the girl friend
had her first baby. At once she adopted
a dependent child And she has kept
up the good work ever since. Her friend
has five children, and she has just TAX
en- her seventh. Oh, she's adopted
twins and a little boy three years old,
and the latest is little fve-year-oId
chap.
That's an example I urge on all my
friends. If the coat fits, put it on. You
see, I'm an advertising agency for ba-
bies. If any of you want a baby just
come to me.
There are about $50 babies a year
picked up in New York. They find them
in ash barrels, in Railways, in parks
anywhere. The year before the society
with which I am connected took up the
work the death rate among these babies
was SO 40 per cent-that is to say,
out of 100 babies there were three and
three tenths babies left alive This
struck US as being a dreadful waste of
good babies, particularly as the baby
market was so active, for the demand
for babies on the part of childless cou-
pies was SO great that we could not be-
gin to FIJI it"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-11

would be a biologist, a microscopic,
and finally, when sufficiently prepared.
a college professor and instructor in her
favorite field. In childhood she was
scholar and student; scholar and stu
dent she is today.
Miss Tarbell's mothers health was
not very good, and after two years at
Poland the young teacher returned to
her parents in Titusville, and thus end
ed the dream of being a biologist The
Chautauquan, a monthly magazine, was
then published at Meadville. Miss Tar
bell is one of those individuals who
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-11

coming scared. then walk around pad-
ding with your arms You win shortly
feel quite at home in it. Remember to
keep your arms under the water and
your fingers close together. The breast
stroke can be learned while you ara
wading about Put your palms together
in front of your breast Then, palms
still in this position, thrust your arms
straight out in front. Then part them
and swing each away round to your
side. AS you swing the arm around
revolve the wrist 50 your palms viii be
turned backward A good swimming
teacher is of great assistance, and there
are always swimmers who viii help
you. MARY GOULD LYLE.