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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-01-26
An Impromptu Vacation.

Percival Somers in his DIARY of q
Country Gentleman" tells of an Eng
lish farmers wife who on her way
home from market drew EGO from the
bank and completely disappeared on
the instant. She was thought to have
been murdered for the money on the
lonely roads, and for six months no
more was heard Of old Nancy. Then
she suddenly walked into her old home
and went about her work as usual.
She had taken it into her head that
after forty years OF hard work she
wanted a holiday, and accordingly this
ancient rustic, who had never been
more than q few miles from home,
steered herself triumphantly to the
United States and took the said holt
day among relatives whom she had
never seen up to the moment of this
belated appearance.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-01-26
TIE END.
When Woman ShOps.

There IS a curious twist in woman's
nature that fOrbids. her to 90 shopping
at the sales alone. She wants n length
Of lace. a cheap skirt, blouse. She
has the money in her pocket for the
purchase. But she must have compan-
ionship. She arranges to meet other
women who have either no money or
no needs. and the companionship, hav-
ing lunched together, go joyfully to the
purchased curious Illustration of the
altruism Of woman.
One may perhaps indicate the con-
trast-which may be to the feminine
advantage. woman wants new
hat She issues invitations to intimate
friends to come and, see her buy one
\ man wants a new hat The selfish
beast never dreams of inviting his male
friends to spend an afternoon in seeing
him suited and fitted. Probably there
Is no man living who, being in want of
4 new evening suit, gave friend the
delight of helping him in the choosing
Of the cloth, the measuring and the
final fitting. And yet there are those
who think women have not so good q
time as men!-LondOn Chronicle.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-01-26
Without Ceremony.

There is in Philadelphia young ar
chtect who, though entitled by birth
and breeding to enter the sacred pre-
cincts of Quaker City society. has al
ways affected supreme Indifference
to social distinction, even going so far
as to evince q disinclinatiOn to observe
the cOnventi0nalities.
This young man tells a good story on
himself. 1t appears that when lie had
proposed to and been accepted by the
young woman who is now his wife he
began at once to talk of the wedding
arrangements.
1--WE WILL suggested the young man,
do without some Of the ridiculous fuss
and feather business of marriage. We
will go away somewhere by ourselves,
my dear There will be no flourish, no
cards, no ceremony
Whereupon the girl Indignantly in
terrupted with this observations
"My dear, we may dispense with the
flourish, but shall certainly insist up
on the ceremony!'-Harpcrs Weekly.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-01-26
TYcha Hrahe.

1t was the great eclipse Of Aug. p,
1860, that turned TychO Brahe into an
astronomer. He was in his fourteenth
year at the time, Danish boy Of no
BILE origin, and had been destined first
for the army and then for the law.
But the accuracy with which the
eclipse was predicted impressed him
with the belief that astronomy was a
divine thing, and thenceforward he de-
voted his life to It, The debt Of as
tronomy to Tycho .Brahe not only for
his own work, but as the man who
shaped the genius of Kepler, can
scarcely be Overestimated.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-01-26
Maid and Men Dead.

Travellers in China often derive
amusement from the peculiarities of
shop signs there, many Of which are
cOuchcd in the most eloquent and poet
ical terms. But it is not necessary to
leave the British islands in order to
find business announcements quite as
curious in their way as those in other
lands.
In the Isle of Man. over the shop of a
barber who supplies customers with all
kinds Of fishing tackle, the writer was
amused to read the following: "Pisca-
torial Repository, Tonsorial Artist,
Physiognomical Hairdresser. Uranium
Manipulation and Capillary Abridger,
Shaving and Hair Cutting With Ambi-
dextrous Facility. Shampooing on Phys
biological Principles" On a signboard
in the town where the writer lives may
be read this phonetic announcement:
"Shews Maid and Men dead Hear"
And when we add that it is over d cob
bler's shop the reader may discover its
meaning.-Chambers' Journal.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-01-26
A Doubtful Compliment,

"My dear, have great compli-
ment for you," said the Boston man
to his New York niece, who was pay
ing a months visit and attending
many serious entertainments.
"a compliments" and the pretty eye
browS were raised incredulously.
eyes" said her uncle cordially. PRO
fessor AIiidew said" he noticed you
particularly at the reception Monday
afternoon, and he thought you had a
most intelligent face"
"There, aunty," said the frivolous
young person, turning reproachful
eyes on her relative. II told you 1
looked like perfect trump in that
brown dress, but you said l didn't.
You see what he thought, don't you?
He couldn't think Of another thing to
Companion.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-01-26
'Tfalt frjelids! Advance one with

I'alt, IrIcIlQS! Advance one with
the countershn.'
a silence fer n moment. then the clat-
teri-,g noise If horses hoofs pounding
the ground. ut first loud, then growing
fail ter, until the sounds passed out of
his Gearing.
w It'll sigh of relief Taunston fell
back upon his pillow muttering: "Ha,
they ride away! IT'S some good Puri-
tans. perchance. going down the noun
tain TO meet friends coming up the
roadway. Strange how the suspicion
hath ever beset my mind that Marga-
ret Mayland's lover would return 10
rescue her. HO, no. Let him come to-
morrow night. Let him come, anon. to-
morrow night with great aoly. |
challenge him. The man he called a
coward doth challenge him, lOvesick
laggard that he is, to rescue his lady to-
morrow night"
His harsh, eXultant laughter, grating
and discordant, rang nut through the
dark bedchamber as, his mind now at
ease, he settled himself more comfort
ably upon his pillow, prepared to sleep
until the dawn.
TIE EEn
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-01-26
DIVERS PARALYSIS.
This Disease Affects It's Victims ohiy
Out Of water.

Divers paralysis" said the second
mate, proves homeopathy to De u
fact. Homeopathy says that like cures
like For instance, If you have a feVer
take something that produces reVer'
md you will recover. Well, divers pa
ralysis backs UP this claim.
The disease affiicts the pearl divers
If Ceylon and the sponge divers OF the
Mediterranean. 1t attacks only the
best men, the ones who go down deep
Est and stay longest, and it Is sup
posed to be caused by the SWIFT
rhanges from one pressure of water to
mother that the diver undergoes when
lie pops UP to the surface.
This paralysis makes the diver
quite helpless out Of water. Yet under
water it disappears altogether. me
water causes divers paralysis. The
water In a truly homeopathic manner
takes every yestige OF the disease
away.
"To the oyster beds Of Ceylon and
to the sponge fisheries OF the Medlter-
ranean many of the best divers are
carried like infants. Helpless as logs,
they lie in row OH the decks IN the
sunshine till their turn comes to de-
scend. Then in Ceylon the pearl diver
Is carried to the boats edge. He sits
there, his hands OH his knees, as II
lost in thought The Is getting bis
BREATH, and suddenly-pOp-he rolls
lwkwardly into the water. And the
instant he disappears all his agility
returns TO him. and as easily as boy
would dive FIVE feet after white
stone he dives over hundred feet aft
,r the hidden pearls
with the paralyzed sponge diver it
s the same story. Only, since he holds
| heavy stone in his arms to bear him
Town to the bottom, he must be car
led to the boats side and dropped
,ver bodily.
'These paralytics are like fish-awF
ward, helpless, Topping hideOusly
lbout the deck, but the moment you
oss them overheard away they dart,
quick, graceful, dolphin-like." - New
York Herald
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-01-26
ETIQUETTE AMONG PEERS.
Rules Laid Down to Preserve the
Dignity of Their Chamber.

Besides insisting upon all due respect
TO themselves the peers suffer no dis
respect to the stately gilded chamber
in which they are accustomed to assem-
bic. Even when parliament is not in
session none but members are allowed
to be- covered there. Not even the eldest
son of any peer may wear his hat In
the room. Neither is any person to
stay there, nor any attendant Oh any
nObleman but while he brings in his
lord, and then he is to retire himself"
In 1903 official notice was taken Of
the fact that Of late the doorkeepers
have frequently presumed to come
within the doors when the house is sit
ting, and it was therefore ordered that
for the future this liberty be forbid
den Another point in which the peers
are scrupulOus to preserve their dig
nifty is revealed in the standing order
with reference to conferences between
the two houses.
1t sets forth that "the place Of our
meeting With the lower house upon
conference is usually the painted cham
ber where they are commonly before
we come and expect our leisure. We
are to come thither in a whole body
and not some lords scattering before
the rest, which both takes from the
gravity of the lords and besides may
hinder the lords from taking their
proper places. We are to sit there
and be covered, but they are not at
any committee or conference either to
be covered or sit down in our presence
unless it be some infirm person and
that by cOnnivance in corner out Of
sight, to sit, but not to be covered"
Although never rcscinded, this regu-
lation is now practically obsolete
Chambers Journal
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-01-26
COIeDbOu.

COlOphOn was city Of ancient Ionla,
nine miles north Of Ephesus, and near
the sea. 1t was said to be the birth
place of Homer, and near it was ia.
nous oracle Of Apollo. The Greek prov.
erb, ITO put colophOn to it," mean
Ing to end an affair handsomely, is ex-
planned by. Strabo as arising from a
belief that the cavalry Of Colophon was
SO excellent in quality that their charge
was always decisive in battle. Hence
arose the custom Of calling any device
or monogram or printers name or sign
or date Of printing In old printed books
a cOlophon In the sense Of definite,
end.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-01-26

In the tower Of Erfurt cathedral
hangs huge bell ten feet high and
thirty feet in circumference, weighing
thirteen tons. Within this in July,
1713, dined ten of the towns most
opulent burghers on dishes cooked In
kitchen temporarily erected on the
beam that supported the ponderous
mass Of tintinnabulary metal. To cele-
brate this repast medals were struck,
having Oh the diverse the portraits of
the guests and on the reverse the rep
resentation Of the curious scene.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-01-26

Thank God, | see thee once more be
fore / die. Oh, God be praised tina
thou still doth love me, Godfrey, kiss
me and then go, for they will surel!
take theer'
Tears were shining in his eyes.
kiss thee. Aye, | will kiss thee" hi
replied. But not so fast, sweet love
in bidding me begone, for when l &C
thou goeth with me-
She raised bewildered, frightened
eyes to his.
ALREADY Elsbeth and our trusty Gas
ton, disguised us Puritans mounted and
holding two horses under cover of the
trees, are waiting for us at the cross
roads. AS Ezekial Mason | have the
password that will let us through the
guard, and as Godfrey La Fabienne,"
he said triumphantly, Il will carry my
sweet Margaret safely through the enc
my's lines!'
He laughed a low, jubilant laugh, de-
lightedly pressing her to his heart.
But the old jailer, Matthew Allen ?
Surely he will hear theer
Nay. sweet" he FASTENED to reas-
sure her. "Give old Matthew not a care,
for potion slipped into his wine at
supper tonight doth cause him to sleep
heavily. AS passed just now kicked
him with my foot and SO unconscious
of it was he that he did not even turn"
He lifted the candle so that its CLEAN
fell on her face
Thou hast sorrOwed, mine own. Thy
pale, drawn face doth tell its own tale
Of suffering"
''Godfrey"-tears filled her eyes and
her lips Observation-Disclosures thou
didst desert me and put me from thy
heart"
AT the recollection Of her suffering
uncomfortable sObs broke from her in
great gasps, and she wept bitterly.
With an exclamation, La Fabienne
drew her closer to him.
"And did not bid thee trust me?" he
asked reprOachfully. "Why, sweet, l
had thy promise. suspected that night
under the trees yonder at the farm
when we We're last together and the
soldiers came up the roadway that
mayhap thy sneaking cousin Josiah
had laid trap for me, but, feeling GER
tain l could circumvent him, l cared
not to brighten thee. Later at the Sign
Of the Red Heart found good proof of
his peridy, learning from the officer in
command that all the passes were
guarded and that l, with thee. was to
be arrested the next morning. BY heav- |
en-, Margaret, behind an iron grating l |
could not save thee-cOuld but lie there !
like wild thing, Il Gagged lion, unable |
to rescue thee from thy Cousins awful |
was so heavy that l was near bereft Of
my senses"
He drew sharp breath.
"The situation that confronted me
was so desperate that fairly sickened.
Then l gathered courage, knowing that
thou hadst no one but me. and resolved
to escape that night and take what was
our one chance, the path through the
forest to SterndOrf, where methOught,
once there, with brides of land and gold
to hire fellows to ride back with me,
kill the guards, storm this rotten prison
and rescue thee. For two days, desper-
ate, beside myself with a desire to adj
vance, thinking always of thy suffer-
ing, / feverishly cut and pushed my
way through the dense and gloomy for
count of the wild beasts that come
from their lairs at nightfall and too
eager to get on to rest. Damme, but
twas a time to make the stoutest heart
yrOW fnintW
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-01-26

Soon the sharp noise of the opening
and shutting of the great door rang
through the quiet prison and the heavy,
hating footsteps of EZekial Mason were
heard as he came down the corridor,
making his last round to see that all
was safe. Reaching Margaret's cell,
he paused, and as the rasping sound of
Il key being turned in the rusty lock
of the iron door of her cell fell on her
ears the prisoner instinctively bowed
her head lower Then the door was
thrown back Oh its hinges, and for a
few seconds there was no sound.
Margaret Maryland"
She did not raise her head.
rs it the time?" she asked duly.
Hast mine hour Gomez"
Margaret"
She mOval, appeared to listen, then
lifted her face and looked about her
wildly. but saw only the stern jailer,
Ezekial Mason
'WhO mOckS me?' she cried pitiOus-
ly. "WhO initiates his voice?'
The man stepped over the threshold
and with Il quick motion removed his
slouched hat, turned down his broad
coat collar and, supporting the trem-
bling woman to her feet, said with
deep emotion:
Margaret, oh, my lOye!
Godfrey
She wound her arms about his neck,
clinging to him wildly
And is it thou? In my dazed state
methought twas the cruel jailer!
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-01-26
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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-01-26
A Rad Patfent.

Friend-I suppose you're always siau
to get a patient who's never nau any
bad habits. Doctor-Indeed III mot'
Friend-How's that! Doctor-"ny'
man. | can't order him 10 siop any
thing -I ouisville Courier-Journal.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-01-26
Use For the SYNONYM.

Teacher-What is synonym? Pu-
pil-A word that has the same mean
ing as another word. Teacher-And
why does our language possess syn
onyms! Pupil-So you can use one
when you don't know how TO spell the
other one.-Exchange -
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-01-26
Apparently They Did.

Friend-Did the lawyers get you con-
fused? ExWitness-Did they get me
confused? Why, testified that Jones
lived next door to me, but | couldn't
remember the street number.-Puck.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-01-26
No Genfua.

"Tf you had a spark of genius" he
began GROSSLY to his typewriter, 49,.
81 wouldn't be here" she interrupt
ed. And ne more was said.-Chicago
Rec0:d-Herald.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-01-26

Some paturalists say that the whale
was cnce land amman that roos 70
the water for snfety'.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-01-26

Education begins the gentleman. but
reading, good company and reflection
must finish him.--LOcke.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-10
Angered Bull Nearly Kills Boy

Made mad by the flashing of a red
dress in his face a vicious bull attack
ed the siX-year- son of Mr. Reich
enbach, who resides on the farm of
Hon. S. P Wolverton near Klines-
grove, Monday night about six o'clock,
and would have killed the boy but for
the timely arrival of his father
The animal was in the barn yard
when two young girls happened along,
one of them was attired in bright
red dress and passing near the fence
noticed that the crimson hue was quite
distasteful to the ANIMAL taunted him
by waving her skirt in his face until
he became highly infuriated.
While the enraged animal was tear
ing around the barn yard the boy en-
tered and the bull made for him Be
fore he knew what had happened him
the animal had knocked the child
down and was madly rolling him on
the ground. Just as the animal was
about TO gore the child after hYe
minutes one sided tussle the father
happened along and quickly grabbing
large pitch fork set to work to res
cue his son. By sinking the sharp
prongs of the fork deep into the en-
ragged animal the father after despe-
rate encounter which lasted five min
utes was successful in conquering the
bull and saving the life of his son.
The injured boy was taken to Sun
bury to the office of Or. Rice where
his injuries were dressed. An eXami-
nation showed that no bones were
broken, but the boys body was badly
confused and it will be some time be-
fore he fully RECEIVERS from the results
of his awful experience
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-10
GEORGE R. BERNHARD
GENERAL SECRETARY

George r. Bernhard of Scottdale,
who as previously stated in these col
umns, was a candidate for the posi-
tion of general secretary of the y. NJ.
c. A. at this place, met the board of
directors at special meeting held in
the association parlor Monday.eyening.
There was nearly a full membership
of the board present and the result of
the meeting was most gratifying. Mr..
Bernhard was pleased with what he
learned concerning the local field,
while the directors, one and all, were
more than pleased with Mr. Bernhard
and believed that they saw in him
most successful Y NJ G.. A. worker
both as to his ability to win and hold
the boys and to assist in building up
the association financially After talk
ing over the matter for about an hour,
while Mr. Bernhard still remained in
the room, it was unanimously decided
to invite him to accept the position Of
general secretaryship of the Danyille
Y. NJ. G. A. Mr.. Bernhard had al
ready we'll considered the matter and
he promptly accepted.
Mr.. Bernhard is a married man and
is the father of three boys. He will
enter upon his position here before
July first.
Previous to the meeting Mr.. Bern
hard met several of our citizens in the
Y. NJ G. A. rooms, among them a
representative of this paper. He made
very fine impression. He is still
young, although he has had plenty of
| experience and understands the ways
of the world He is a magnetic Young
man whose earnestness and zeal are
evident in every sentiment he uttered,
in every gesture and in every glance
of the eye. The effect of only brief
interview is such as to Indicate that
he should make a first class general
secretary.
Scottdale, where Mr. Bernhard at
present is general secretary of the Y.
NJ c. A, is situated some fifty miles
southeast of Pittsburg 1t is town
of about 5000 inhabitants and supports
fourishing Y. NJ. G. A. Several very
| fine testimonials have been received
by the board of directors here attesting
to the very excellent results that have
attended Mr.. Bernhard's labors in
Scottdale. He took charge of the Y.
NJ. G. \. there one year and half
ago He found the association there
i'll debt and poorly equipped. Not only
has the indebtedness been liquidated
and the equipment much improved by
Mr.. Bernhard, but now on the eve OF
his resignation there is a handsome
surplus in the treasury. The people of
| Scottdale as is natural are very anX-
| ious to retain Mr. Bernhard, but as
he stated last evening he feels that he
has accomplished about all that re-
mains for him to do in Scottdale and
| that the time has come when he should
seek a new field.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-10
MORE DOUBLE
TRACK ON PENNSY

Evidently determined not to let the
present lack of traffic on this division
of its road interfere with future pro-
gress, the Pennsylvania railroad on
Thursday put into operation another
work train at Catawissa. This train
will be engaged all summer and well
into the fall making various improve
ments on the line between Catawissa
and Sunbury The chief work, how
ever, will be the construction of two
sidings, each about a mile long, one
between Catawissa and South Dan
willie and the other between South Dan
vile and Sunbury This will be two
steps taken towards the realization Of
the double track system on this divis-
ion of the road, towards which the
management is steadily working
The crew of this train, and the gang
of workmen connected with it consists
of about fifty men. All of these have
been engaged at Catawissa, as it is at
this point that the work train will
make its headquarters.
This train is not taking the place OF
any already or formerly in use, but is
an addition to the regular forces and
equipment of this division of the road.
Officials say that in addition to these
two sidings, others will be built in
the next couple years. and it will be
but a short time until the entire line
from Wilkes-Barre to Sunhury is
double tracked