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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-10
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK :?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know of the wonderful
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-10

Special inducements on our full
line of clothing during Court week,
J. Lunsford & Sons.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-10
PIJTNAM'S MUSIC STORE
ORGANS AT COST & LESS
cFcOND ANNUAL REDUCTION SALE

of Putmans other makes of organs @ al bsen
continued STYLES exchanged These instruments nave co
@ in condition at our factory of them are practical
than
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-29
where the Money b.

More than 40 per cent Of the popu-
lation OF the United States proper lies
IN less than dozen eastern states.
These states are known az manufac-
turing states In the banks OF one.
New York state. Is contained nearly
40 per cent OF the money OF the coun.
try New York city alosc has In SIS
banks % per cent of The money Ia cir.
culation This has been made posi-.
BILE by the conditions that enable the
large cities 10 draw trade from all sec.
tions OF the country In fact great
cities must have support OF a large
territory But one OF the great evils
aud which Injuries the masses who are
residents Of agricultural district Is the
ystcm IF drawing support from local
towns aud communities 10 the cities.
This system takes from the rural ais.
ricts the surplus wealth that should
be retained 90 build them un
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-29
A Communication

The Fourth Of July. Americas great
est national holiday il drawing near.
A big celebration, the first We ye had
in years, will be held on that day. Are
the Jewish merchants OF this town
going 30 help celebrate. or are they
going TO do as they have done every
year, keep open all day. II seems
strange that the stores cannot be closed
for one day during the year Some OF
the merchants were interviewed as
about closing up during the fourth.
One said If my next door competitor
closes mp viii The next door bnsi-
ness man when asked IL ne would close
up, be said. II don't think an the
stores would keep closed. what would
be the use for me 70 close That's the
way II is among us One is afraid Of
the next one
The main thing that the merchants
are afraid OF Is that If they would
close some store would be open and
reap all the benefit You can't blame
them for that But If they would all
maze up their mind aud all ~ them
keep closed the people will have to buy
their merchandise before the Fourth OF
20 without
If you don want to close for Your
own sake do il for your clerks sake.
Think Of your over worked clerks
Don't you think if you show your
clerks a little more consideration. they
would be able 10 serve you better The
clerks Of this town have longer hours
then in any otner town in the upper
peninsula, and yet you never hear
them kick. They are always willing
70 serve you 20 the best of their ability
So, Mr.. Merchant, show them that you
appreciate their work Give them the
Fourth for themselves Show the right
spirit make up your mind between
yourselves that you will keep closed,
aud if the people would only make up
their mind and do their shopping be.
fore the Fourth, they would help this
thing along VERY much
One ot the Merchants
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-29
The pr,nkine Orchid.


one 81 tie most remarkable plants
known 10 h0ruculturlsts Is the drink.
ing orchid, which Is found IN South
America This orchid takes drink
whenever Il feels thirsty. by means OF
a tube which Il lets down into the
water The tube when not Ia use is
ooilod upon the top of the plant
The formation of the orchid Is az.
ferent from others Of as species hay.
ing sharp leaves, lancehealshaped
growing round the root and radiatlsg
from r. From the center Of the plant
hangs tho tube. about one cighth Of an
inch thick and one.iourth of an inch
wide When touched Il gradually
contracts and rolls itself up In a
spirailIke coil As rule these or
chids are 20 be- found growing directly
over the water, on whore water has
been, and In the latter case Il Is al
most pathetic 20 see how the tube viii
work rs way over the ground to a
pool or river
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-29

barbcrlng. blacksmlthing or the sery-
ing OF soft drinks and ice cream may
survive. but such lines Of trade can.
not sustain a decent town The
cause 81 this widespread loss ~ bust
ness "a the aggressive and destructive
competition or the catalogue houses
IN the bic cities II has been possible
for 40 years or more 10 buy Of some
houses IA the cities, " one felt that
the merchants IL his town were ex-
acting too much profit, but this effort
OF the mail order houses 20 cut the
retailer altogether Is a new thing. the
growth Of the past few years start.
ing with few lines OF trade, this
form OF competition has come to cover
almost everything that can be sold In
a country town and Il ~ even asserted
that savings bank department Is to
be added BY one Of the catalogue
houses.
The claim that the mail order
houses Of Chicago are doing an an
nual business Of over 5000 600 600 may
seem large, but one house alone has
sold goods 20 the amount OF $50 900
600 IN the past ak months and is ROW
incubating new plan 20 increase its
enormous business by selling shares
OF stock 70 thousands 81 people IN the
hope of making them regular GUS
tomcrs.
The skUfully worded advertisement
and The biz catalogue. with Us pic
lures 81 articles In a hundred lines of
trade. are very alluring 20 buyers.
most az whom are not familiar with
prices and qualities Some ~ the
articles below the usual prices are of
an inferior quality. while the average
price Is usually fully up 20 what would
be paid 10 the home dealer AS was
shown last winter Ia a speech IN con
gress. articles for the mail order trade
are often mishrandod az the request
OF the mail order people with delib-
crate intent 10 deceive. One OF the
Instances given by this congressman
was OF some thousands Of finger rings
stamped fourteen carats' when they
were in reality only ten.
The buyer who orders from hts
catalogue. or from an advertisement.
does not see the articles III they
come and Il often disappointed In the
quality OF the most OF them. but there
IA no redress as there would be n he
bought at home lie does not like 20
own that he Is disappointed, so he
makes tho best OF Il and tries 10 per.
snade himself that he has saved
money In many instances he IS not
well enough informed In values 20
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-29

know that he could have bought as
cheaply and selected much more sat
lsfactoriiy az homo. On a rural route
with which am familiar and over
which most OF the incoming letters
are from mail order houses and the
outgoing ones carry back money or
ders. lives a friend OF mine who
bought a watch from the catalogue at
what he considered rare bargain
The watch came. 10 be sure. but II did
not go. that Is at the right speed,
and although money enough was
spent on II 10 bring the price up TO
a good tgure II was no better as a
timekeeper than that famous watch
OF Capt Cuttle's. Another friend
bought a buggy al s3i and was elated
over his purchase until II came and
he saw that the top was q very ordin-
airy article OF oil cloth, instead OF
leather. and he was so ashamed OF II
that he sold II at loss 10 his hired
man and bought better one in a
nelghborlng town. A lady and her
two daughters bought shoes from the
catalogue and when asked why they
had trouble with their feet said II was
because OF ill-htting shoes But such
instances OF the bad effects OF buy
ing sight unseen" are daily occurring
all over the country. II Is only natur-
al and inevitable that such things
should happen.
Let US see what will be the effect
OF this formidable diversion OF trade.
II carried TO its logical conclusion.
Nearly all the business houses OF the
smaller towns will become bankrupt.
the value OF town property will de-
cline. churches and schools will re-
ceive a feeble support and the towns.
instead OF being centers of business
and social activity will almost cease
10 exist The country In general will
become like many portions OF the
south where the large plantations. by
getting their supplies in the cities,
have kept the neighboring towns
down 70 the crossroads type--dreary,
implanted little places OF half dozen
ramshackle houses. The evil effects
OF this loss OF trade and destruction
OF the value OF town property will re-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-29
Free Masonry.

The other day President Roosevelt
participated in the laying Of the corn
81 stone Of new Masonic temple in
Washington and this evidence II
Masonic prosperity in the nation
capital'Seads new interest to an inter.
esting institution the father Of the
many secret brotherhoods that count so
much in the social life OF the nation.
There are more than million Free
Masons IN this country, and there Il
scarcely hamlet in the land that has
not its blue lodge, while the cities
have many of them There are some
thing like thirty Masonic lodges in
Washington
With one or two exceptions, the
presidents Of the United States, from
Washington down 10 Roosevelt, have
been Masons Washington was the
first grand master of Virginia. and as
master OF the lodge that nog has its
home IN Alexandria, VA. he oficlated
al the laying Of the corner stone Of the
capitol in Washington President
\ Garfield rose 10 high rank Ii the order
President Roosevelt was made Mason
while he was vice president. and Vice
President Fairbanks has received his
degrees while in his present Office
Benjamin Franklin was grand master
of Pennsylvania and practically all Of
Washington officers were Masons
Missionary being a live institution ia
the Continental ranks. as well as Ia the
ranks Of the French and British troops
that participated on both sides in the
struggle for freedom
Washington was made Mason in
1903 and attained higher dignity Id
the order than any 81 the other presi-
dents though Andrew jackson was
grand master Of Tennessee. The gravel
and trowel used ia laying the corner
stone Of the new temple in Washington
the other day were the one used by
President Washington ia laying the
corner stone 81 the United States
capitol Sept rs. l7O3 The Bible on
which he took his obligations when
being admitted TO the three degrees Of
Missionary was also IN usr on this oc-
casion
With Missionary 50 strong aud pros
porous and ia such high regard IL III
hard u believe that eighty yeM ago
there was national political party
based upon opposition 70 Missionary
growing out Of tbs famous Morgan
sensatinn This movement drew into
it- ranks such men a. rhurlow Weed
and William II Seward who found
it convenient reinforcement Of
political strength. In 1882 William Writ
was a. candidate for the presidency,
and he captured the ELECTORAL vote
81 one state, Vermont
The fraternal societies Of the nation,
90 which Missionary is the oldest aud
strongest though not the largest III
numerical strength are power for
good, and their work along social and
benevolent lines Is large and important.
The odd Fellows are the strongest
numerically having I 59i O9j members
I M the United states and Canada last
/ year The Free Ma-ons were second
with 200 OOi, the Modern woodmen
~ America third with siS. Gi2 and the
Knigth II Pythias fourth with 6ee. 40
according to the World Almanac
Duluth Herald
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-29
NOTICE
First publication June %, 1907 last July 20, 1907.

To the
ed and 70 the nogage named all undchagd recorded
mortgages against said land
Take notice that
land for unpaid thereon and that
thereof al within
payment 70 he under chancery
IN which the lands lie OF all sums paid purchase
hundred additional
publication OF
service Of declaration commencement Of
ment aforesaid is made the proceedings
possession q and.
Ilalcru
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-29

People who patronize he cars run.
ming ont 10 Forest lIills are familiar
with Conductor Crowley tho man who
wears six service stripes on his
sleeve. says writer IN the Boston
Herald
on the afternoon OF election Gay m
November one Of his passengers was
an old man who had been imblbing
enough 10 make him 20 20 sleep In the
corner 90 the car
Just before II reached Dudley street
the conductor announced with his
usual rich ron OF the r. "Clrrcuit and
Guild"
Yer liar' It's John b Moran"
shouted the sleepy one, waking up
suddenly
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-29
SEE WHAT YOU BUY
90 NOT TAKE THE CATALOGUE
STATEMENT FOR IT.
CASE OF A MAIL-ORDER BUGGY
The Purchaser Was Ashamed TO Use
II and Sold II 70 His Hired
Man-lt Pays 20 Buy
at Home.
CcopyrIght. by AIirea 9. clark)

Copyright by Alfred c. Clarke
The East End OF London o an ex-
ample OF what the city does for hui
manity in creating poverty. misery.
disease, drunkenness and crime. JEFF
ferson was right when he said: Great
cities are great sores upon the body
polite" Is il any wonder that lovers
OF their kind are horrorstricken az
the grinding OF these gigantic mills
whose grist Is the bodies and souls OF
men?
But there is another movement con.
nected with this current setting city
ward which. like II. Is full Of grave
menace 70 the welfare Of humanity.
This Is the dry rot now invading thou
sands OF villages and towns. II Is not
lack OF capital or business energy In
the towns, or discrimination In
freights or exhaustion OF the soil In
the surrounding country that is bring
ing about this change but a new and
dangerous form Of competition. ard
the caprices OF those who buy Go
into these towns and you will find
them al a standstill or going back.
ward. Inquire Of their business men
or commercial travellers and you will
learn that business is not as good as
formerly and that the prospect is for
a continued shrinkage In trade. An
observant commercial traveller said
TO the writer: Il believe the day OF
the village and town is over. The big
FISH are everywhere eating up the lit
tie fish. A few small lines OF business
that cannot be done by mail, such as
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-29
a nnnnn.n... Wal

Few kinds OF work have been con
sldered more dangerous than cutting
steel The force required Is very great
and the particles set loose hy the saw
most harmful 20 the lungs OF the
workmcn. But recently a new prosess
has been discovered which makes the
work both easy and safe A flame OF
oxygen gas driven In thin Jet cuts
through the iron aud steel with won.
dorful facility thus removing from
the path Of the workman IN his indus
try a terrible menace 60 health and
lie
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-29

act upga Ire paiW ul a property
by cutting Oh the aJme maHEet They
VIII ada tH te fae 3n aads by re-
ducing taxable yalUes IA tbe towns
Surely u is not t9 Boo interest OF any.
body except The hltte1 corporations
carrying on thc mail order business.
% see the towns and villages fall into
decay A live town s not only Of
value 70 the lands surrounding Il. but
its well stocked business houses are
q convenience and benefit ID the
buyer Even II money could. IN the
long run be saved By ordering every.
thing from the city, the Inconvenience
and uncertainty OF Il would always
make such shopping unsatisfactory
Ordering from a catalogue IS a leap
Ia the dark except in the case OF a
few articles whose color, shape and
quality are always the same
To the man who can sobcrly look
on both side Of the question and who
can put himself IN the place OF the
other fellow The query will come
Is It best from mere within. or even
for a certainty of saving from one 20
half a dozen dollars n year % turn
my back GA the old convenient why's
az doing business and % do my part
toward running The business al my
ola acquaintances ana friends ana 81
destroying the value Of property III
tie town where my friends lNc2
u n MILLER
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-29
New Metric Chart

A now metric chart representing
geographically measures of the inter
national metric system OF Weights and
measures has been prepared by the
bureau OF standards OF the department
uf commerce and labor and will be
furnished free 20 any school teaching
tho svaiem
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-29
Ings for possession of.the land


Mars people suffer constantly from
q sense of Drrsttlgup which entirely
prevents steep al Hieht 4 boz bath
taken before retiring capital anti
dote in some cisrs bui ln others The
bath nets as q stlmulant rather than
d narcotic aud prevent, rather than
engenders sleep. one ~ the best
mems 81 obtaining rest u a cup OF
warn milk 20 which have been added
pinch % salt and dash Of pepper
while many people ignore the fact that
sleeplessness y caused by shut win
dows and q lack ~ fresh afr
rork Nv.
Wash and stew gently In enough wa.
ter 10 cover. taking care 70 add little
more water as Il hollis away, half a
pigs head and two pigs feet Season
highly with salt, pepper and little
spice. adding small pinch OF dried
sage. when the meat viii easily leave
the bones drain on tie stock carefully
aud boil down pick all the meat clear
of the bones and arrange n neatly IN
n mold or basin. taking care 70 gu II;
then pour over the stock. place a
weight on the top. stand IN a cool
place 90 set when odd turn out and
send % table with baked apples.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-29

Where the Fool Initiates. =
The most irritating thing about u
fool "a that he seama "A O. kniazspg
@m1kR 60, ~ "a i 1900 EHn6ln1&
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-29

Little Mary asked her brother where
he bought his new clothes. Just e.
tease he answered
"Afy coat came from Dacoata Dn-
kotal. my shoes from Nachoela, my
socks from Woonsocket, my collar from
Colorado, my hat from Cape Hatteras
and my shirt from the Chinese iaun.
dry"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-29

When Is the ardent lover like a tai.
lorg when pressing his suit
How can person fall upstalrsg
when IN the second story
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-29
Caroline Holmes
Place Of Business Crystal Falls, Mich.


First pubicatlon June 20. 1907 July 90 1907
all
ed the named
said land o
Take that sale lawfully
sou econyeance
within months
the undersigned the in chancery OF
fees OF the sheriff FOR
publication notice. computed upon
declaration
dollars each description without
charges Hpment aforesaid hot made the will
ms fnrrn slnn IN, lIn llnl
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-04-19

fair, with the emphasis on the
county. The entries are not con-
fined to the county, however. West
Tennessee and West Kentucky are
included, but the intention is to
stimulate and create a greater
interest among the citizens of the
county in our home products. The
catalogue will soon be published
and the results of the collabora-
ton by tie several committees
will then be seen. Five thousand
of these catalogues will be mailed
and distributed, and every lady
and gentleman, girl and boy, Is
requested to read one carefully.
The fair means something to you
it means something TO US all. There
will be no whisky advertising and
catch penny fakes in this cata-
logue, and everyone can read it
without compromising his or be-
theories of propriety.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-04-19
THE FAIR.

The West Tennessee Fair Asso-
station is arranging for very
extensive and amplifed exhi-
bltion of live stock and agricul.
lural products this year. The
ladies are also planning for some
hing extraordinary in the way of
display in the Woman's Depart
nent. The fall meeting this year
i to be on a much larg er
scale practically. There will not
be- the same effort for side-show
attractions, but a genuine old.time
county fair proposition. The day
)f vanity fair stunts and confetti
yeasons has about run its course.
That is a sort Of degeneration into
lhe old-sime Roman festivities with
/ lot of froth and foam, chrome
scenes and cheap talent, a worth.
Jess lot of humbuggery as ever
sffered in exchange for coin. 1t
seems that the midways and pub
ac nuisances are almost necessary
hdinncts Of the fair, but the Union
Eity people are going to under
axe the task this year Of giving q
real, substantial, old.time county
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-04-19
Another Victory for the Cumberland
Presbyterians.

On the 18th inst. Chancellor E.
L. Bullock delivered an opinion in
the case of the First Cumberland
Presbyterian Church of Jackson,
Tenn, and Others, against John Y.
Keith and others at Jackson. That
was suit brought by Loyal Cum
berland Presbyterians against the
Unionists for the possession and
control of the house of worship at
that place. The Unionists made a
motion to dissolve the injunction.
The Chancellor modified the in
junction so as to give the LoyalIsts
and Unionists each one-half the
time in the use and occupation of
the church until the final decision
Of the case on its merits. which is
expected to be made next June.
This division made by the Chancel-
ior is exactly what the Loyalists
offered to the Unionists few days
after the suit was commenced. and
then again some two weeks ago
the Un.onists declining the offer in
each instance and insisting that
they were entitled to the exclusive
use and control of the church house
all the time. Before the suit was
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-04-19

and that the General Assembly and
Presbyteries of that church had nc
inherent power to make such sur
render and, therefore, that the at
tempted union and merger were
unconstitutional, null and void. He
further said that as he was hearing
the cause only on a motion TO dis
solve theiniunction, and not on the
merits of the case, be would only
express for the present the views
indicated, and not rendera final de-
cision.
In this case Judge w. c. cald-
well represented the Loyalists and
Messrs. Biggs and Spragins the
Unionists.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-04-19

commenced the Unionists locked
and nailed the doors and windows
OF the church against the Loyal
lists, and left them, men, women
and children, on the outside in the
rain one Sunday afternoon, when
they had gathered for preaching,
and when the Unionists themselves
did not want to use the house, and
did not use it. Among those thus
excluding the Loyalists from the
house of worship we're the Union
pastor and four or FIVE of his Off
GERS Of the Presbyterian Church in
the U. S. A.
Judge Bullock delivered written
opinion, in which he said, in sub
stance. that the so-called union. as
recited in the resolutions adopted
in reference thereto. in fact con-
templated a merger of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church into the
Presbyterian Church. u. S. Al
that if carried out the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church would thereby
surrender its identity, and ne Pres
byterian Church. U. S wonld
be preserved in all things that the
of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church did not au-
thorize such surrender on it's part,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-04-19

ences, are in sympathy with the
'loyalists, and for that reason every
encouragement possible is being
given to the approaching General
Assembly. It appears now that the
loyalists have been denied the fur
Their use Of the Cumberland Presby-
terrain Church. which has just been
completed here. and which the 10y
alists thus denied have labored hard
to erect.
In consequences, and in view of
the approaching meeting of the
General Assembly, circular was
distributed here to-day, signed by
Col T c. Morris and G. w. Slaugh-
ter, reciting the loyalist side OF the
controversy and urging all Of that
faction to attend the sermon to be
preached by Rev. ]. w. Lewis at
the courthouse here Sunday. The
circular promises that Rev. Lewis
will do some plain talking.