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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-09-14
Letter To Sheriff. Arbogast
Monterey, Va.

Dear Sir: Some people get disap.
pointed in painting; it doesn't come
out as they thought it would.
.: b. Edwards. Of Edwards &
Broughton, printers, Raleigh, N.
e., painted his house Deyoe three
years ago; hehad used 30 gallons
paste paint before aud bought 30
gallons Devoe. Had 16 left.
Paste paint il extra thick-with
white.wash.
Mo, W. W. Carroll. Monticello,
Florida. says: Ny painter said it
would take 35 gallons to paint my
house, il took 20 gallons Devoe.
His house.is the best paint Job in
town. and he says Devoe is the
whitest white Of all white paints
Jones & Rodgers bought 5 gal.
Ions Devos to prime Mr.. Pratt's
house at Merkel. Texas. 1t painted
two coats.
The reason for nobody guessing
little enough is they learned in a
bad school, other paints. IL
Yours truly,
F. w. Devoe & Co.
New York.
P.S. Asst & Henkel, Staunton, Va
SELF our paint.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-09-14
Queer Course OF Bullet.

F. L. Beckner, of Sweet Springs,
Monroe county, was the victim OF a
painful mishap that came near end
ing his life early last week. He
had been ANNOYED by dogs killing
his sheep and taking his gan start
out on dog hunt. While walk
ing through the country the gun
was discharged, the bullet striking
Mr. Beckner in the leg, above the
knee, travelling thence to his left
thigh where it struck silver dol.
lar, glancing to his right hand,
grazing three fingers, tearing one
joint from his thumb and leaping
from there upward, grazing the
right eye-ball. He was taken to
Ronceyerte. where a specialist stat.
ed he would not lose bis sight. Mr..
Beckner is 81 years of age.-Mes'
senger.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-09-14
The Stephens Combination
Reed and Pine ORGAN

In Upright Piano Gases, made of finest
woods, figured mahogany burl and Cir.
casion walnut and quaItered oak veneer,
polished to perfection-equal 10 best
piano in every way.
The advantage of the u octave oyer
the 5octave organis apparent to every one,
as nearly all piano music with some ex-
ceptions can be played on y organ.
All organs warranted for 10 years and
at prices that will surprise you. No
more desirable musical instrument can
be found for the'home and family than
one If these organs. They are so ele.
gaatly finished that every parlor should
contain one.
T H SLA VEN. Agent
Highland and PocahOntas.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-09-14
The Breath of Life

rs significant fact that the strongest
animal of its size, the gorilla, also has
the largest lungs. Powerful lungs means
powerful creatures. How to keep the
breathing organs right should be mans
ohiefest study Like thousands of others,
Mrs Ora A Stephens, of Port Williams,
o., has learned how to do this. She
writes: Three bottles of DR. Kings New
Discovery stopped my cough of two years
and cured me of what my friends thought
consumption. 0, it's grand for throat
and lung troubles" Guaranteed by K H
Trimble druggist. Price SOC and $1.QO.
Trial bottle free.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-09-14
MCDOWELL TETS.

Mcdowell, Sept. 1.-THE farm
ers are very busy. The long rainy
weather delayed their fall work. land
now haymaking, ploughing, cut
ting corn, hauling fertilizer, can.
ming, digging potatoes. ETC., are all
on them at once.
There will be a fair crop of hay
after all the delay and rain. There
will be but little buckwheat, corn
is good and fall pasture fine.
There has been great deal of
sickness and DR.. Siron has been
kept busy.
The colored people have been
holding camp meeting for two
weeks. Revs Clifford and Turner
doing the preaching.
H. M. Roane brought his wife
home last week. She was not
much benefited by haying been to
the hospital.
Robt. Hickfn and wife. of West
Virginia. returned home Saturday
after spending IA week or two with
friends here.
MISS Mary Vance went to Ohio
last week to spend the winter with
her sister, Mrs. Lohr, and attend
school.
Mrs. W. T. Alexander had her
aunt, Mrs. Maggie Clavtof, a sister
Miss Bessie Burke, with her several
days. They returned yesterday.
Mrs. Robt. Shumate and two
children left Yesterday for Staun.
ton to spend a week with friends.
Miss Josephine Bradshaw is WIS.,
ting in Stsunton.
John Vance went to West Vir-
ginia last week to visit a friend.
Byron Bradshaw spent SUNDAY
ut home; he has sold his Duff's
Draft property and is now employ.
ed with McNulty Bros.
E. A. McNulty will go to Balti.
more this week to lay in his fall
goods.
Rev. Butcher will preach here
Sunday night.
w. H. and Miss Lena Vance
have been right sick. Miss Lena
was taken sick OH her way from
Staunton Friday.
R. j. Shull spent Sunday here.
Thos. Revercomb and Miss Lucy
Arbogast went to town yesterday.
Miss Sallie went to Monterey ell
route for Marlinton,W Va.
Misses Polite and Bette Hiner
left last week to visit their brother,
Capt. Hiner on the Thorn.
Miss Mary C. Hiner has returned
to Farmville to takes up her duties
as teacher for the winter.
= Mrs. ). J. Hiner is still with her
mother at Doe Hill.
Geo. Hook spent several days
here last week visiting.
Mrs. G.. N. Rodgers has been
spending while at Bolar.
Miss Emma Hansel is visiting
here.
With best wishes for the Record.
pr. PAT.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-09-14
A BRETON WEDDING.
Picturesque Parade to Display tho
Household Furniture.

Picturesque Parade to Display the
Household Furniture.
A typical Breton wedding is as curl
GUS as it is improvident. So poor OF.
ten are the young pair that the only
way they can set up housekeeping 10
by presents from their friends a. food.
fax, furniture and money. The youth
DESTROYS of matrlmony simply offers
his hand to the object Of his choice.
If she accept she must confirm her ac'
quiescence by drinking wine with him
Her fathers consent Is asked by proxy,
the deputy holding a piece Of furze
during the interview. The father
usually offers an old woman, a young
widow and a child before granting the
request.
On the wedding day a cowherd leads
round the village an OK wagon laden
with the wedding furniture. On the
top Of this load two maidens are seat
ed, one spinning hemp and the other
flax.
The bride shows her fine breeding by
making her friends drag her to church.
On either side Of the altar burns wax
taper, and 1t is expected that which
ever of the two is nearest to the least
brilliant light will die first.
The bride on leaving the church Is
presented with distaff to remind her
Of her duties. Triple, butter, buck
wheat bread and cider form the mar
riage feast, toward which each guest
pays his portion.
At nightfall, according to an ancient
custom, the mother gives her daughter
handful Of nuts. The happy pair are
serenaded and are served with soup
containing crusts threaded together, in
symbol Of unity.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-09-14
Starving to death.

Because her stomach was so weakened
by useless dIugging that she couldn't eat.
Mrs M H Walters, OF COlumbus,O, was
literally starving to death. She warites,
NV stomach was so weak from useless
drugs that could not eat, and my nerves
so wrecked could not sleep; and not be.
fore was given up to die ! was induced
to try Electric BitteIs; with the wonder
full result that Improvement began at
once and complete cure followed" Best
health tonic on earth. soc. Guaranteed
by 4 Fl Trimble.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-09-14

As the tunnel Of the Pennsylvan-
ia Railroad under the Hudson river
at New York has neared compile
ton, the engineers have been more
or less anxious lest the two tubes
projected from either side should
not fitwhen brought together. But
tests just made show that they are
less than one inch out Of line. To
be krecise, they are 1.8 of an inch
off line and 81 of an inch off grade.
That is another triu mph for Amer
lean engineering.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-09-14

While the gentlemanly Mr.. Cans
may have demonstrated thoroughly
the mental and physical superiority
of the black race, the fact that the
defeated Mr.. Nelson got the larger
end of the purse indicates that the
white brother is holding his own,
financially speaking.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-09-14

CAscAswEET is vegetable cor
receive for the stomach and bowels
of babies and children. Contains
no opiates and the ingredients are
on each and every bottle. Pleasing
to take. Sold by X. II. Trimble.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-09-14
Monterey, Va, Friday, September IA 1905

A Freeport girl was going to
marry a man aud then changed her
mind, and welded another, when
she found out the rejected one
Steps till s o'clock in the morning
Evidently that girl had 10 con-
Stunning passion for building fires
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-09-14

The wise man or woman is the
one who relieves little ills of this
by little dose of Kodo, for Dys-
pepsia. 1t digests what you eat
and puts your stomach back into
shape. Sold by K. H. Trimble.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-09-14

If the Attorney General goes
ahead and collects tie l47,5QO,OOO
in fines for which the Standard Oii
stand liable, wont that be long
step toward government owner
ship?
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-09-14

President Roosevelt would get
plenty of volunteers from the he
rOic youth Of the lard, were he to
organize company of rough spell
ers to aid in the crusade.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-09-14

On the modern theory of pre-
serving peace. everything looks alb
solutely serene. The Krupp works
are making 2,700 pieces of artillery
for eight governments.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-09-14

Doubtless theNebraska corn crop
distinctly heard the shouting for
BRYAN when he landed. 1t has
tremendous big ears this year.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-09-14
To Cure q Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money If 1t fails
to cure. e w Groves signature Is on
each box. 25c.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-09-14

We can pour oil on the troubled
water, but what can be poured on
the troubled oil? Address all
answers to J. D. R., FindIay, 0.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-09-14

will after SEPTEMBER 10TH occupy their
building which the
building i'm the Valley.
Having greatly reduced stock, move
quarters almost entirely every
department.
cordial Highland friends to
making fall purchases
Shreckhse & Bear
IA E Main ST.. StauntOn, Va
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-09
MT. BAKER CONQUERED
Six Members of Mazamas Party at Last
Reach Summit,

BELLINGHAM, Wash, Aug. s.-At
| p, m. yesterday six members Of the
Mazamas party stood on the summit
of Mount Baker, after a perIous as
cent
Starting at $50 a. m. from their tenn
porary camp, they made the climb TO
the point where the iron box had been
deposited on the previous attempt.
Making use of ropes which had been
party was forced to retreat the day be-
fore by the approach of night, and tun-
neling in places through the ice and
snow, they succeeded in getting around
what had seemed impossible barriers
and reaching the top.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-09
SOCIETY
SOCIAL CALENDAR

Miss Edith Hobbs will entertain
informally Monday afternoon.
Miss Kirkpatrick will entertain at
a luncheon tomorrow afternoon III
honor of Miss Leta Mcmillan.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Armstrong
will entertain at lake party this
evening, in honor of Dr. and Mrs.
McEnery,
Mrs. D. O. Jackling will entertain
at n luncheon today at the Alta
club, in honor Of Mrs. A. G. Dickin.
son.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-09
Cheap Rates to Southern Utah,

Via SALT LAKE ROUTE, to points
Lynn 10 Modena, inclusive. One fare
for round trip; limit thirty days.
Tickets sold from Salt Lake and Provo.
Selling date, Saturday. August IL. Ask
our agents for information.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-09
Equitable Clings to France.

PARIS, Aug, S.-Paul Morton, presi.
dent of the Equitable Life Assurance
society. today announced that the
Equitable will continue doing business
in France,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-09

Miss Florence Sears, who has been
spending a couple of months with
friends in Iowa. has returned TO the
city and Will spend couple OF weeks
Mt Wasatch
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-09

Mrs A. f. Everhart and Miss Ever
hart entertained at a tea Wednesday
afternoon about sixty of their friends,
to meet Mrs Rolla Gray and Mrs.
John Waldfogel of Portland.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-09

Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Dix enter
tanned mt dinner, Wednesday night, DR..
r. G. Hiss. Covers were laid for eight,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-09

Frank Moore of San Francisco is
visiting his mother. Mrs. d, +. Moore.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-09

Mrs. Captain II. L. Kinnison and two
children arrived yesterday from Whip,
pie barracks, Arizona, and are the
guests Of Mrs. STRAIT at Fort Douglas
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-09

Mr.. and Mrs. H. 3. Keim Of Kansas
arc the guests of Mrs. Elizabeth Eich
nor for the remainder Of the summer.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-09

Big musical festival at Wandamere,
Friday, August 10.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-09

Miss Mildred OFT entertained at an
informal luncheon on Tuesday after
noon, in honor Of number Of out-of
town guests,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-09

Mrs. ROYAL Daynes and small son
are the guests of Mrs. l.. w. Snow at
Wasatch for q week
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Percival o. Perkins and
little daughter have returned from
Farley IS canyon, where they have spent
the past week,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-09

Mrs. F. c. Richmond entertained at
a prettiIy appointed luncheon yesterday
afternoon at the Commercial club. IN
honor of Mrs. George A. Snow of Chi
cago. The table cloth and doilies were
of exquisite Mexican drawn work large
punches of pink sweet peas being used
for the decorations and favors. Covers
were laid for twelve.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-09

Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Clark and Miss
Lottie Clark of Nebraska and Keith
Clark left Tuesday for Santa Cruz and
other coast points for an indefinite
STAY
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-09

Miss Helen Troth Of Denver was the
quest Of honor at a lake party last
evening, chaperoned by Mrs. Charles
W. Stevenson and Mrs. e. =. Lamson.
The guests were Miss Lena Welby,
Misses Kathleen and Louise Lamson,
Roscoe NJ. Breeder, Horace Smith and
Paul w. Stevenson.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-09

Miss Marion Jones entertained at an
informal porch party last evening IN
honor of her guest; Miss Helen Reed
of Boulder. Colo. Twenty friends were
entertained.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-09

The marriage of Miss Alice Galloway
and BENJAMIN J, Brown took place last
evening at the home of the bride Is
Mr. and Mrs. j., B, Tom
jinson, the ceremony being followed by
a large reception. After September l
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown will be at homo
to their friends at No. 2 Brown court.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-09

Miss Marion Hall entertained half a
dozen friends informally at dinner last
evening in honor of Miss Isabel Nc
Laughlin, who will leave next week
for San Francisco, where she Will en-
ter school. The table was prettlly
decorated with pink and white sweet
peas. a large basket being in the cen
ter. The place cards were souvenir
postal cards Invited to meet Miss Nc
Laughlin were Miss Margaret Mcclure,
Miss Hope Kervin, Miss Winnie Tar
pey and Miss Lucille Puelfey.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-09

Mrs. Mary Donough and grandson,
Frederick Martin, Of Indianapolis, Ind,
arrived in the city Wednesday evening
and are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. j..
L. Yundt for a month.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-09

Mrs. d. G. Jackling was the hostess
OF delightful luncheon yesterday
afternoon Mt the Country club in honor
Of Mrs. A. @. Dickinson of Canon City,
Colo. Tho table was decorated with
tall Japanese vases of pink gladiolus.
Covers were laid for Mrs. w. w. Arm.
strong, Mrs. L. l.. Downing, Mrs. Fred
Hale, Mrs J. G.. Lynch, Mrs. John A.
Reeves, Mrs. William Reid, Mrs. Won
Knobloch. Mrs. J. C. Landenberger,
Mrs William Brice and Mrs. George
Savage.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-30
A Captain KID Law.

The reason that there is a Postof
fee deficiency Il because we have a
Captain Kidd law 20 the effect that 20
package weighing over four pounds
shall 70 through the mails.
There Is a pleasantry 10 the effect
that laws exist only through the con
sent Of the governed This refusal on
the part Of the postofiiee 10 carry pack
ages weighing over four pounds 10
against the positive desire Of most Of
tlse people. 1t IL solely for the benefit
and in the interests Of the express
companies
Suppose the government should -
sue an order that NJ man should riee
In his own wagon on penalty. DOT
should be carry packages exespt Of
certain size and weightl Well, thai
is sxaetly what is happening now tie
carriers. paid by the people. daily cor
er the routes by wagons and on foot,
and the express companies dictate what
they shall carry, forbi41ing them 20
sTvs the people who employ thsm ss
the people desire.
WAC las the el5I000.00o dsasiti
wh4s Our Money Goes.
I will fuss aaV here that II you
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-30
A. A. BURTON, Prop.

search Tom Platt, Sam Spencer and
Colonel Hartman, you will find some
goodly rolls of 1t.
The posto'fice department exists for
the people, we are told. The real fact
is that to great degree II exists for
the railroads who handle the mail cars,
and great care is also shown not to in
terfere with the express companies,
which are owned by the same men who
own tho railroads
Give US the parcel post and there will
be no deficit.
And the way TO get the parcel post
is to vote only for congressman who
are pledged in favor Of II. and who re-
member that pledge in Washington. and
use their influence TO bring II about.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-30
GIVING OUR
BIRTHRIGHT
AWAY
Preachment on the Parcel
Post by Ebert Hubbard

What is Parcel Postf III tell you
It is an extension of the business of
the pcstofice department so that all
business now done by the express COM
panies shall be done by the postoffice
department.
Gradually the postoffice department
In all civilized countries has grown un.
tn 1T is now the best example we
can name Of Soeialistic betterment.
ft works for all, and NO matter how
rich or how influential you are, you
cannot buy stamps at discount.
With the express companies, however,
it is different-if you know how, you
can participate in the perquisites. Ex-
press rates are arbitrary, changeable,
and very often towns that are on the
line Of the American Express one day
awake the next morning to find them
selves sold out to the WellstFargo.
Places we once could send packages to
at single rate now require double.
( Theresis not civilized country on
earth that divides up it's postofice bus
inees with express companies as we do
Giving a Birthright Away.
why we as people pay tribute to
th8 express companies do not know.
There Is not a single valid argument
that can be put forth for their exist
enqe The postoffiee department be-
longs to the people-to all the people.
We delegate carriers and agents to
transport our letters But packages
above four pounds we piously give to
the hands of private corporations who
have no direct interest in the people
beyond the desire to exploit them. We
pay these corporations double for do
ing the work that we could do for our
selves.
1t is as IL MY own boys could and
would spade my garden at ten cents an
hour, but instead of letting them do it,
I hire it doue by corporation at TWEEN
ty cents an hour.
Things sent by registered mail are
safer than if sent by express, because
tho penalty for rifling mail is much
more severe than for appropriating ex-
press matter. You can monkey with
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-30
FACTS IN NATURE.


For people who are rundown and nerv-
Gus, who suffer from indigestion or dys-
pepsia, headache. biliousness, or torpid
liver, coated tongue with bitter taste In
the morning and poor appetite, IL be-
comes necessary TO turn TO some tonic or
strengthener which will assist Nature
and help them ~ get on their feet and
put the body into its proper condition. IL
Is becoming more and more apparent that
Natures most valuable health giving
agents are 70 be found in forest plants
and roots.
Nearly forty years ago, DIR. R.v. Pierce,
now consulting physician To the Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute, at Buffalo,
n. Y, discovered that by scientifically
extracting and combining certain medici-
nal principles from native roots, taken
from our American forests, he could pro-
duce medicine which was marvelouSly
efficient in curing cases OF blood disorder
and liver and stomach trouble as well as
many other chronic, or lingering ell.
ments. This concentrated extract OF
Natures vitality he named Golden Med.
ical Discovery" 1t purideS the blood by
putting the stomach and liver into
healthy condition, theseby helping the
digestion and assimilation of food which
feeds the blood. Thereby IL cures weak
stomach, indigestion, torpid liver, or bill
iousness. and kindred arrangements.
IL you have coated tongue, with bitter
or bad taste in the morning. frequent
headaches, feel weak, easily tired, stitches
or pain in side, back gives out easily and
aches, belching Of gas, constipation, or
irregular bowels, feel flashes OF heat al
ternating with chilly sensations or kin
dred symptoms, they point TO derange-
ment OF your stomach, diver and kidneys,
which the "Golden Medical Discovery
will correct more speedily and perma-
nently than any other known agent. Con-
tains no alcohol or habt-forming drugs.
All its ingredients printed in plain Eng
llsh on wrapper.
The sole motive for substitution Is 10
permit the dealer to make little more
profit. He gains; you lose. Accept no sub
stitute for "Golden Medical Discovery"
Constipation causes and aggravates
many serious diseases. II Is thoroughly
cured by DIR. Perce's Pleasant Pellets.
Ono laxative; two or three are cathartic.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-30
Postmaster Robbed.

@. W. Fouts, postmaster at Mverton
Ia, nearly lost his life and was robbed
Of all comfort, according to his letter
which says; "For 20 years had
chronic liver complaint, which led TO
such severe case Of jaundiee that ey.
en- my finger nails turned Yellow whom
my doctor prescribed Electric Bittersj
which cured me and have kept mo well
for IL years" Sure cure for bilious
ness, neuralgia, weakness and all stom-
aeh, liver, kidney and bladder troubles.
A wonderful tonic. At J. c. Perry q
drug store. so cents.