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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17
Buttons.

Buttons are certainly as ancient as
the siege of Troy, in the ninth century
before our era, for, both in that unfor-
tunate city and at.Mycenae, DR.. Schlie-
mann discovered objects of gold, silver
and bronze which could have had no
other use than that Of buttons. In
medieval times the clothing of the
common people was generally fastened
with wooden pegs Of the type and form
of those resorted to In emergencies
by the country boy Of the present day.
Buttons covered with cloth were pro-
hibited by George 1. In 1920 to encour-
age the manufacture Of metal buttons
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17
GIANT MAGNETS.
The Operation of Lifting Monster
Loads With Them.

The peculiar properties Of an electric
,srrent often lead one to fancy that
II may perehance be endowed with the
spirit of intelligence, SO mysterious are
its inner workings.
A most curious use OF electricity Is
tho adoption of lifting magnets in ma,
chine shop and mill practice. An elec-
tro magnet In its simplest form con-
sists of piece of soft iron wound with
a large number of turns of insulated
copper wire. When an electric current
passes through the windings OF wire
the electric forces are converted into
magnetic forces and the coil Of wire
and core of soft iron assume all the
characteristics of common steel mag
net.
The operation of lifting magnets Is
quite simple. The magnet Is attached
to the crane hook, and the ends Of the
wire forming the coil are connected
directly with the dynamo. The crane
is then swung so that the magnet Is
suspended directly over the metal to
be removed. The magnet is then low
cred until it comes In contact with the
object, the current is turned on, the
hoist is raised and the mass of metal
to be moved clings to the magnet.
When the load reaches the desired
point it may be dropped without first
lowering the magnet or it may be low
cred, the current shut off and the ma
terial deposited gently. The crane op-
orator needs no help to load or I'M
load, and the work can be done in half
the time with a saving of from three
to four men.-New York Herald.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17
CURES BLOOD, SKIN DISEASES, CAN
cER-GREATEsT BLOOD PUR
IFIER FREE.

If your blood is impure, thin.
diseased, hot or full of humors, II
YOU have blood poison, cancer, car
burcles, eating sores, scrofula. &C.
zema, itching, rising and bumps.
scabby, pimply skin, bone pains,ca
tarrh, sheumatism, or any blood OF
skin disease, take Botanic Blood
Balm (B.B.B) Soon all sores
heal, aches and pains stop and the
blood is made pure and rich. Drug
gists or by express 81 per large
bottle Sample free by writing t..
BLOOD BALM co, Atlanta, Ga
b. b. b. is especially advised foI
chronic, deep-seated cases, as II
cures after all else fails. 29.2-3O :
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17
c Commissioners Sale OF
Valuable Timber Land.

Pursuant to a decree of the Cir.
cult Court of Highland county rem.
dered at the April term 1907 in the
cause of Chas. S. Way bright V. Jno
T. McGraw, we will on TUESDAY
The 18th DAY OF JUNE. 1907,
at the front door Of the courthouse
Of highland county, proceed to sell
at public auction that tract OF land
living Oh the Laurel Fork in said
county. containing by recent sur"
yey 252 so acres more or less, adj
Joining the Hollingworth survey.
John T. McGraw and. other. Said.
land is valuable for the hemlock
timber upon, it, and lies in easy ac-
cess to the railroad.
TERMS-Cost of suit and sale
cash in hand on day Of sale and the
residue PAYABLE in three equal in
stalments in nine, Is and27 months
from day of sale, and bearing in.
terest therefrom, the purchaser be.
ing required to execute bonds for
the deferred payments. payable as
aforesaid, and with good security
to be approve BY the commission.
ers. And the title will be retained
as ultimate security.
{. M. McCLINTIC and
EDWIN B. JONES, Com'rs
Lie. Matheny, clerk of above
named court, certify that the bond
required of the commissioners by
the above decree has been duly exc
cuted.
1922 J. C..MATHENY, OK.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17

a quarter full and gave but little
light and the stars shone pale. BE.
fore us lay city Of tents, a city,
like Richmond, nesting among
hills-a city Of streets and lanes
and alleys. The picture resembles
the frdust sky images thrown upon
the wall by magic lantern. Eve
ry sound was hushed, and yoDder
over the crest Of that hill were the
enemy's guns. 1t put one in mind
of gideon and his nocturnal sur
prise. And of memorable scene
in the Merchant of Venice;
son such a night as this
Troibus breathed out his soul
toward the Grecian tents
It was delightful to rub our
hands over those blood-red embers
and talk of air-breadth 'scapes"
and "the days that tried mems
SOULS" The Major remarked that
Just about this time a twelve.m onth
ago, he was sitting before just such
q fire, and looking upon a very SIM
liar scene. BIT instead OF this
pleasant party Of civilized white
men, he gazed upon copper-colored
Indians, and instead of these tents
were Indian lodges. Then follow
ed the recital of some of his num-
erous adventures, for the Major
has been a great wanderer and has
seen hard service. But at length
we were admonished to turn in,ani .
had we been lying upon eider-down
we could not have slept more peace
fully, or more soundly than we did
that night upon straw. -ABELARD,
in Central Presbyterian.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17
THE BLOUSE.
Its Name Came Originally From Pc
lusium, In Egypt.

It's Name Came Originally From Pc
lusium, In Egypt.
The environs of Potassium, In lower
Egypt, in ages past stood foremost
among sunny lands where the culture
of indigo and the manufacture Of fab
RIGS died with it were the principal In
dustries. In the middle ages, when the
Crusaders landed on the coast OF
Egypt and entered Pelsium, where
Port Said Is now situated, they pur'
chased quantities Of the blue material,
which they cast over their panoply OF
war. Afterward the same material
was made In France and became the
fabric of which the working garment
of the male peasant was made and is
to this day.
The name Of the locality was given
the fabric, and this was retained by
the French production, but contracted
to Pelouse, which later on was changed
to blouse pronounced bluze). The
smock worn by English male peasants
is a similar garment and, though 1t is
not written in history that the blouse
crossed the channel soon after Its
entry into France, it would seem
probable from the fact that In other
times the smock was now and then
called q "blowse."
This, fair ladies, Is the origin OF the
garment of our warmest affection, to
which we have Loyalty chung for years
in spite of many ruthless detractors
and will continue to do so notwith-
standing the fact that, whether called
"bluze" or "blowse," it Is not of arlsto-
cratic lineage.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17

There is moe Catarrh in This section
of the country than all other diseases put
together, and until the last few years was
supposed to be incurable. For a great
many years doctors pronounced it a To-
cal disease and prescribed local remi-
dies, and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced it in
durable. Science has proven catarrh
to be a constitutional disease and there
fore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
F ] Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the
only constitutional cure on the marken
1t is taken internally in doses from III
drops to teaspoonful. 1t acts directly
on the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. They offer one hundred dollars
for any case it fails to cure. Send Tor
circulars and testimonials.
Address: FL CHENEY & CO.. Tole'
do, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for coHsti.
patton.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17
BY BEST FRIEND

Alexander Benton, who lives on
Rural Route 1, Fort Edward, N T.,
says: "Dr Kings Dew Discovery is
my best earthly friend. 1t cured
me of asthma six years ago. 1t
has also performed a wonderful
cure of incipient consumption for
my sons wife. The first bottle
ended the terrible cough, and this
accomplished, the other symp-
toms left one by one, until she was
perfectly well. DR. Kings New
Discovery's power over coughs and
colds is simply marvellous" NO
other remedy has ever equaled ".
Fully guaranteed by K H Trimbie'
druggist. SOC ard 81. Trial bottle
free.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17
susufciOua.

Mother" says the doubling wife, II
do not believe Henry Is all that he
should be-"
what Is wrong with him now,
Agnes? A short time ago you were
complaining that he stayed out too late
of nights. rs he staying out later than
everr
mo. He spends every evening at
home now, and really that looks to me
as though he had something on his con-
science. Life.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17
l.. M. McULINTIC and
EDWIN B. JONES, Com'r
A MARROW ESCAPE

G W Cloyd, merchant. OF
PUNK, Mo-, had narrow escape
four years ago. when he ran Jim.
son bur into his thumb. lie says:
The doctor wanted TO amputate it
but | would not consent. | bought
a box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve
and that cured the dangerous
wound" 25c at X H Trimble's,
druggist.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17
1uc-eau,ous, but Cheerful.

Father (at head of stairs)-Ethel,
what time is it? Ethel Qn drawing
room)--Its a quarter past 10, father.
Father-All right. Don't forget to start
the clock again after the young man
goes out to get his breakfast.-Stray
Stories.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17

The kidneys. are your
blood purifiers, they fill
ter out the waste o,
Impurities in the blood
If they are sick or out
Of order, they fail to dc
theirJwork.
Pains, achesandrheu-
matism come from ex-
cess Of uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17

Wagners opera, ''Die Meistersinger'"
was sung for the first time in America
at the Metropolitan Opera House Jan.
2, 1896. 49,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17

y NEW GOODS-Afull stock at
v. B. Bishop s Co. Call and exam
inc. We will not be undersold.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17
PIJTNAM'S MUSIC STORE
ORGANS ATGOST 4 LESS
SECOND ANNUAL REDUCTION SALE

makes Of secondhand
styles exchanged These instruments have all e
condition factory ard of them are
/ Notice he price
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17

kidney trouble.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble, because the heart Il
over-working in pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
It used to be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys,
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin
ning in kidney trouble.
II you are sick you can make nc mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect of DR.. Kilrrer's
Swamp.RoOt, the great kidney remedy is
soon realized. It stands the highest for its
wonderful cures Of the most distr 'ssing cases
s s1d Ii i s sss ss ''i in ms f,y
cent and onedollar sz-
sample bottle by mail Home of swampRoot
free, also pamphlet telling you how to fnd
out If you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing DR.. kilme1
g. Co.. Binghamton. N. Y.
Don't make any mistake, but remem
Der the name. Sw amp. Root, DR. kilmer's
Swamp Root. an | the address, Bingham
son, N. Y, on every bottle.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17
iOyer-Work Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes. -
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17

with every srerles or OAK, wiid
hickory, ash and maple. which In
their juncture formed the figure OF
Of the gull or seamew ON out
stretched wings. Beyond these
two graceful masses of foliage, att
er a short interval, wtre two more
corresponding to them, Just after
taps (about 8 o'clock) the drum
signal for putting out lights.l pro-
posed to Capt. N. to show me the
camp as it appears at night. he
kindly consented, and well was |
repaid for my toll. The night was
cold AS December, and several of
the fires were beaming brightly,
That in front Of Col. SCOTS tent
had been replepished early in the
evening by noble old yule log
which had not vet expired. The
Colonel himself was absent OH duty
but Maj. Soult, in a blue hunting
shirt, sat in the shadow Of the can
vas, quietly smoking his pipe,wbile
Lieut. Dash stood at the tent door.
Another officer with a long, brown
beard, together with Capt. N. and
myself occupied that portion of the
circle Nhick was illuminated by the
red glare. The moon was scarcely
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-11-10
GoMPERS VISITS ROOSEVELT
Head of Labor Organization Discusses
Industrial Conditions with
Chief Executive.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 9-President Rooss-
welt today conferred with President Com
pers and tho members Of the executive
council of the American Federation Of La
Dor regarding labor legislation at the com,
ing session of congress
d. J. Shackleton and John Hodge meme
bers Of the British Parliament and fra
ternal delegates from Great Britain to the
annual convention Of the American FEEDER.
alton OF Labor, which IL to open at Norfolk.
Va, Monday, also were present After the
conference President Gompers sald:
we discussed with the president the
questions OF labor Legislation which have
been presented to congress. including the
eight-hour day proposition; women and
child labor; employers liability and its ex-
tension; the Injunction process and the
abuses which 1t has developed. The presi-
dent discussed these matters freely with
us and treated MS with every considernti tiot.
As To what he will do for labor in his
forthcoming message to congress I prefer
he should say himself"
Mr.. Gompers would not Indicate whether
the president had made any promises dur
Ing the interview. He regarded the inter-
view, however, as satisfactory"
II was stated at the White House that
the president would take the committee re-
quests under consideration.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-11-10
BALLooNING is A PAsTIME
POmmern Makes Flight from PhiI--
deIphin, Carrying Woman ms
Passenger.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 9.-Carrying =
woman among its passengers, the big Ger
man balloon, Pommern. which won the
recent International balloon race made an
ascension today from Point Breeze, I'm the
southern section of this city. The woman
is the wife of DR.. Julian Z. Thomas of
New York, who recently purchased the
balloon from It's German owner, and who
was also passenger. The balloon formerly
belonged TO Ernest Erbsloch, who pioted
the bag during today's trip. Others who
made the trip included Captain n. T. Love-
lace, a member of tho Aero Club of Amer
lea, and Lieutenant Robert Henderson, chief
engineer of the battleship Missouri.
Because of Mrs Thomas presence in the
balloon the trip will be OF only one days
duration. The party intends to descend q
number of times and make various expert
ments of interest TO balloonists. The balloon
sailed toward the northeast.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-11-10
PRISON TERM FOR RICH WOMAN
Mrs. Evelyn ROmRdIR Stands Excel
dent Chance 20 Go to
Joliet.

CHICAGO, Nov. 9.-Mrs. Evelyn Ro.
madka the wealthy Milwaukee woman
who Informally pleaded guilty to thieverica
In this city must 90 to the penitentiary
according to declaration made today by
States Attorney Healy. Counsel for Mrs
Romadka announced in court today that
when the trial comes up next "Wednesday
or Thursday he would permit the plea of
guilty made by the woman when first ar
raigned to stand.
Attorney Healy at once asserted that IL
this was done he would insist upon q
penltentlary sentence. Said he:
'If Mrs. Romadka pleads guilty she will
undoubtedly be sent to the penitentiary for
term of from one to fourteen years. She
would be sentenced only on one charge, and
the other would be stricken off. Informa-
tion about them would be sent to the par
don board, however, so that II she endea-
vored TO obtain a pardon, they would be
taken into consideration. This Office would
oppose any effort to have her sent to an
asylum, and our information is that she
was sane when the thefts were committed,
and is sane now
Mayor Becker OF Milwaukee was In tho
court room today He denied. however that
his visit had any connection with the case
and said he was not even acquainted with
the Romadkas.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-11-10
THREE MILLION FIRE Loss
Reach THIS sum-On>
Fatality,

DULUTH. Mimi, Nov. 9,-Fire which
started In the Great Northern elevator at
Superior. Wis, about o'clock last night
was finally gotten under control today,
after having destroyed the elevator, three
-four mills, forty homes and 10000 bushels
OF grain. Two scows, a derrick and two
tugs were also destroyed. The loss is es-
timated at 3.OOOOO0
One man who entered the plant OF tho
Duluth-superior Storage company 20 res
cue a tool chest was not seen again and Il
is feared he perished IN the flames.
The total loss ia figured at s. 26s. .OOl in
eludinE about $4,000 in wheat. The losses
are:
Great Northern Elevator a. ana power
house. fi.S5O,Ooo
Grand Republic MIL, $4,000.
Freeman Mil and Elevator and Min
kota MN and Elevator. $4,000
Webster Manufacturing company. 600
oOe WV
Republic Elevator and contents, s2z5.OO.
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock company.
$500
Great Northern merchandise docks.
5000
Whitney Brothers. marine contractors.
S.Ooo
Superior shipbUildinE company. 500
Small dwelling houses. $500
All the concerns excepting Whitney
Brothers had Insurance. covering = large
proportion Of their lOssss
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-11-10
FRANCE WILL MAKE TERMS
Indications Government Is willing
Continue MOdns Vivendi when
it Expires.

WASHINGTON. Nov. g. - Dispatches
from Paris. quoting the scml-ofhcial
Temps in protest against efforts of hisn
protectionists to prevent the French gov
ernment from undertaking further tariff
negotiations with the United States and
other powers, are taken in administrative
circles here as possibly p-esaging n
Willingness on the part of the French
government to extend the modus vivendi
which expires on December ].
No information Is obtanable hcre OF
the character Of the counter proposItiou
about 20 be submitted by the French ann
bassador, II is known. however, that his
attention has been called to the handicap
under which the executive labors in try
Ing to compromise the tariT situation be-
tween the two countries. While the Ding
ley act gives the president power to max ,
concessions to n foreign government on
certain articles in return for concessions
made to this country the list is so limited
that, so far as France is concerned. 1t
practically is confined to champagne and
sparkling wines
Persistent demands IN France that the
maximum tariff be applied to articles i'm
ported from the United States and op-
position among wine manufacturers TO a
decreased duty on French wines leaves
little on which President Roosevelt may
make trades.
France having consented TO extend tho
present tariff rates to Porto Rican coffee.
pending negotiations, IL is presumed here
that similar action will be taken with re-
spect to cottonseed oil and other classes
OF merchandise as to which efforts have
been made to increase the duty.
At the French embassy today Il was
stated that the counter proposition of the
French government has not yet been re-
ceived, but is expected daily.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-11-10
May Be Presented in Court First
Thing on Monday,
SIGNATURES TO THE AGREEMENT
Shelby and McCreary Heirs Get Fifty
Thousand Each.
INSTITUTIONS ARE IN LINE
Terms Agreed on Arc Satisfactory to
All Concerned in the Estate
. and VIII onset Extended
Litigation,

According to information which IL be-
lieved to be authentic the seven Shelby
heirs and the two McCrearys viii receive
$4,000 each from the estate Of tho late
Count John a. Creighton under the terms
OF the compromise agreement which is now
being signed by the legatees and heirs. The
agreement is said to have been finally mado
at meeting Of the attorneys Friday after
noon although acompromiso had practi-
cally been reached several days before
The unnamed heirs who started the con-
test are said TO have already signed the
agreement and the Institutions interested
are now signing Il. Il Is not thought poe
siole to have the agreement In shape to
present in court Monday when the case
comes UP before Judge Leslie and a fur
ther postponement will be asked The de-
lay will not amount to more than a few
days, however
The agreement which is now being signed
Is satisfactory 10 all those Interested "a
the estate and will prevent any extended
litigation. There are two or three aues-
tions which will not settle however. and
these will have to be presented in court.
One of these unsettled questions relates 10
the benefaction TO the Little Sisters Of the
Poor. This organization Is not operating
IN Nebraska at present. One Of the rules
OF the order demands that II enssT q city
without funds and support itself entirely by
contributions 1t is asserted it would be
In violation of the rules of the order for
it 70 accept the legacy.
Another mooted question is whether the
legacy to found n Working Girls home is
valid or not. The legacy is so indefinite
as to some of the terms and conditions
upon which the home is to be founded that
some OF the lawyers assert II would not
stand the tost of the courts
II is probable these questions will be pre-
sented to the court and a ruling will be
asked. In case the legscies are knocked
out they will he added to tho residue es-
tate and divided among the other lOgatees.
Under the terms Of this agreement slS0.OOO
will be paid to the unnamed hcfrs Icaving
rttle over &3.0O0OO0 in the estate to be
distributed among the logstees