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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-04-19
A Business Proposition

The old idea of helping support
the local newspaper" remarked tie
editor of country paper, has play
ed out. County newspaperdom has
changed amazingly in recent ears.
There may have been time when
a few newspapers were the objects
Of charity, when the fellows who
tried to run them sought adyertis-
ing on the ground of supporting
the paper, but those days have pass
ed.
"a newspaper is business pro-
position. 1t has two commodities
for sale, each of which is worth
money, just as potatoes, legal SER
vices and dry goods are worth mon
ey, These commodities are sub
scriptions and advertising space.
"Now that nearly everybody takes
the home paper it would seen That
nobody should have to be show.
that advertising space in the hone
paper is worth money to the buyer
that is, il he knows how to use
his space intelligently. Aud most
advertisers in late years have learn
ed how.
"The old argument was that the
paper helps to build up the towu
and you should therefore support
| it. The new argument is that the
paper will help to build up your
business if you Use its advertising
columns"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-04-19
Wealth of States

A census report just issued,
shows the enormous increase in the
wealth of the United States since
the regular census was taken in
1900. The present wealth OF New
York state, which is largely con-
tanned in the city, is now twice as
great as the entire wealth OF the
United States, including slaves, in
1850. 1t is nearly as great as the
present combined wealth of all the,
States which composed the South.
ern Confederacy. New York. in
wealth, as,in population, ranks first
among the states, being credited
with nearly fifteen billion dollars.
Pennsylvania ranks next. with
eleven and half billion, and then
comes Illinois with nearly nine
billion. Of the Southern states
ONLY seven are in the list OF those
worih over billion dollars eaca.
These are Texas S2.836,0000C0;
Kentucky Sl,527,000,000; Mary
land Sl,51l,0C0,00O; Virginia ST.
2S7,0C0.O0O; Georgia 81 1877 100000
Tennnesee 81, lO4,OO0,O00; louisa
ma 81. 032 100000. The property
which enters into these aggregates
is real estate ard improvements,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-04-19

7 would rather wear dresses than
pants. I would rather be girl be-
cause BOYS have to shave every Sat
urday. am afraid OF razor.
Girls do not have to be soldiers. |
would rather be a girl because |
wouldn't lave to fight hires. l
would not like to build tall houses
and bridges over deep water. Men
have to run trains and 80 down III
to deep mines.
81 do not want to drink whiskey
and use tobacco. Girls DO NOT
have to go out alone in The dF'k'
Girls don't have 10 ak men to
marry them.
81 would rather he the mistress
Of nice home than to be president
of the U. S. IIarrisonbnrg News
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-04-19
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

by local applications, as they can
not reach the diseased portion Of
the ear. There is only one way to
cure deafness, and that is by con-
stitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an inflamed condition
of the mucous lining of the eusta,
chan tube. hen it is intlamed
you have rumbllng sound or i'm
perfect hearing, and when it is en-
tirely closed deafness is the result,
and unless the inflammation can be
taken out, and this tube restored
to it's normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out Of ten are caused by Ca
tarrh. which is nothing but an in
famed condition or the mucous
surfaces
We will gladly give 500 for a'y
case of deafness, caused by catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls Ca
tarrh Cure. Send for circulars free
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggiStS75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-04-19
Why She'd Rather Be A Girl.

Among the work of primary pu-
pills of the Harrisonburg graded
school which goes to Jamestown
with the Rockingham county school
exhibit is composition write bv
Mabel s. Rauhof, a pupil of the
first grade. In it the little girl
tells Why size would rather be a
girl than a boy. Her reasons are
conclusive to the last degree and
her paper presents charming pic
ture Of the mental process of a
very admirable little woman. She
says:
III would rather be girl than
a boy because | can play with dolls
and dishes. Girls can keep clean
er than boys. | would rather be a
girl than a boy because boys have
to get up early and build fire..
They haye to go to the bara and
attend to the horses. Won d rdIh.
or attend to babies than to horses
and pigs. | would rather be girl
because boys have to dig deep holes
ard sewer bitches. They have to
90 cut in the hot summer aud cut
wheat and corn. They have to be
ont more in the rough winter
weather than girls do.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-04-19
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
buucles, eating sores, scrofula, &C.
zema, itching, rising and bumps
scabby, pimply skin, bone palnss'ca'
tarrh, sheumatism, or any blood or
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 writlns to
BLOOD BALM co, Atlanta, Ga'
B. b. b. is especially advised for
chronic, deep-seated cases, as It i
cures after all else fails. 292-3O Z
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-04-19
"PNEUMoNIA's DEADLY WORK

had 50 seriously affected my right
lurg," writes Mrs. Fannie Conner;
R. r. /. Georgetown, Tenn, that |
coughtd continuously night and
day and the neighbors' prediction
consumption seemed inevitable,
until my husband brought home a
bottle Of DR.. Kings New Discove-
nv. which in my case proved ito be
the only real cough cure ard re-
st. rpr of weak. sore lungs When
all other remedies utterly fail, you
may still win in the battle against
luny and throat ironhles vi h New
Discnvs The REAL cure. Guar
antecd nv X. II rrimblr. druggist.
Soc and | o.. Trial bottle free.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-04-19
Dressmaking and millinery at V

Dressmaking and millinery at v.
B. Bishop & Go Miss Clara Wells
will have charge IF the dressmak-
ing department.. Miss Matte War
fed Will look after the millinery.
Both th. Sc ladies are experienced
experts from the well known house
Of Armstrong Gator & Co., BaltI-
more, Md and will be pleas ed to
have the public call and inspect
their large aud varied stock, select
I'd in person in the northern mar
kets.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-04-19
A CARD,

This is to certify that all drug
oists are authorized to refund your
money if Foley's Honey and Tar
fails to cure your cough or cold. 1t
stops the cough, heals the lungs
and prevents serious results from IL
cold. Cures la grippe ard prevents
pneumonia and constipation. Con
tains no opi,tes. The genuine Is
in yellow package. Gefnse sub
stitutes. Il. u. Ifimbie.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-04-19
The Shenandoah Lumber Co,

The Shenandoah Lumber Co, Il
is reported, will build a standard
gauge railroad from APPOINT on the
C. so. Railway. near Milbnro. to
W,l,i,nsyi IL. Lire will be %
miles Long, following bill creek
and Gowrasture river. c. & Ryan,
of Parkersburg, ". Va, is presl-
dent of the company; J. 0. Whit
Ting and J. 0. Carey, also of West
Virginia. are likewise interested.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-04-19

s. L. Bowen, Of Wayne, W. Va,
writes: IL was a sufferer from kid
ney disease, so that at times could
not get out of bed, and when | did
| could not stand straight. | took
Foley's Kidney Cure. 81 bottle
and part of the second cured me
entirely" Foley's Kidpey Cure
works wonders where others are to-
tai failures. x. h. Trimble.,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-04-19

KODOL Of Dyspepsia clears the
stomach and makes the breath as
sweet as a rose. KODOL IS sold
by druggists on a guarantee relief
plan. 1t conforms strictly to the
National Pure Food and Drug
Law, Sold by K. II. Trimble
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-04-19
The Eastern Eye.

The eyes Of the yellow people are not
oblique, Notwithstanding that they APP
pear to be. The line adjoining the
commissures of the eyelids divides the
eye into two equal parts, and Is ex-
actly at right angles with the axis Of
the nose. 1t Is not always so; the ex'
ception Is much less frequent than In
the whites, for, as general rule, 1T Is
in the latter that the. eyes are not at
right angles with the axis Of the nose.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-04-19
AN INsIDIoUs DANGER.

One of the worst features Of Kid
ney trouble is that it is an insidious
disease and before, the victim real
ICES his danger, he NAV have a "a
tai nlalady. Take Foley's Kfaiiey
Cure at TIE. first Sign of trouble, as
it corrects irregularities and re
vents Bright's disease' arid diabetes.
viH' X. H. Trimb!e.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-04-19

Your watch will be given care
full attention if left with II. M.
Slaven with instructions to send to
US for repairs. Lerner Bros.
Watchmakers and jewelers..
Franklin, " Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-04-19
How To PREVENT APPENDICITIS.

How To PREVENT APPENDICITIS.
Most victims OF appendicitis are
those who are habitua!ly cOnS'ipa-
ted. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup
cures chronic constipation BY st'm-
u!ating the liver and bowels and
restores the natural action Of the
bowels. Ornino Laxative Fruit
Syrup does no nauseate or grippe
and is mild and pleasant to take.
Refuse substitutes. XII. Trimble.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-04-19

live stock. implements, machinery,
gold and silver coin and ballion,
railroads and their equipment,
shipping, waterw orks, telegraph,
etc
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-04-19

We are glad able this week, to furnh view OF Highland
Cn wn with glimpse of the historic old Court House the lie"
iii bndup and Clerks Office THIS the first attempt that has ever
been made by the RECORDER along thi line
The Court bult e lS8 under contract with oher
Johnston of Warm Springs The price, 81 $685. ncudns the old jan
building which replaced by the present modern one III 1874
Scrum Bros being the contractors for brick work and Carcho NAL
comb for wood work. ..:.
This courtawn is thng beauty in summerthe prettest
n the State so pronounced by many visitors
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-04-19
PUTNAM S MUSIC STORE
ORGANS At COST 4 LESS
SECOND ANNUAL REDUCTION SALE

Of putman and other secondhand shopw01 o
vi have all been
nut in o. Cd factory AID some OF them are Prac''a
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-04-19

Especially recommended for Piles
that is DeWiit's Carbolized Witch
Hazel Salye. Sold by X. Il. Trim
BILE.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-30

were so geared as to be movable
during lightning flashes the duration
of the flash might be determined and
its nature made clearer. The institu-
ton became interested in the inge1-
ious immigrants work and granted
him a small sum with which to pur-
sue his studies with better equip
ment-
Larsen rugged np a revolving table,
upon which he placed cameras in such
position as TO catch lightning flashes
at various phases. 1t was soon dis
covered that what is called a flash of
lightning is il reality a succession
of flashes, following one another with
almost inconceivabie swfftness and
deceiving the eye with an appearance
of oneness. Mr.. Larsen counted up
on his sensitive plates as many as
forty flashes in single streak OF
lightning, and is convinced that in the
forty were scores of swifter flashes
which eluded the camera.
Measurements were taken of the
time elapsing between the flashes or
rushes that could be seen on the mega
tive. 1t was found that some of the
flashes were 81, 900 of a second a3as..
The measurement was made by cal
culating the width of the film and the
movement of each camera
Many obscure things were noted
about these PUSHES of lightning, but
the most striking fact learned was
that some of the PUSHES were not
light but dark This is, the electric
impulse was there, just the same as
In the flashes, but the camera did
not catch any Light
Repeated experiments established
the fact that there is such thing as
trical discharges that are not visible,
and that they are T~ngled with dis
charges that are yisible-the old fash
toned lightning" How is it account
ed for? Mr.. Larsen's own explanation
is as good as any other:
1.-THE fash" he says, speaking Of
the flash that gives no light, must
have given out light of a wave length
much shorter than the wave lengths
of visible light, and with power suf-
fcient to render the part of the plate
struck by 1t nOn-sensitive to ordinary
light. Such flash would appear black
on partially Illuminated background
or be invisible"
In other words, "black lightning" is
lightning of such short light waves
that the illumination Us not perceived
by the human eye or by the camera.
This has suggested the thought that
here may be light waves of such We
locity al to be equally beyond the
perception of the eye or the camera,
producing light so intense that the
human eye is not only incapable OF
perceiving it. but is ignorant of its
Washington Post.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-30
EUROPEAN MIGRATION.


Huge Annual Increase Since 1880,
Chieay from tae south and East.
Between the years 1890 and 1880
from 100000 to $4,000 people, tired Of
Europe, looked for better conditions
and new home on the other side of
the Atlantic every year, says the New
York Sun.
Since 1900, according to the statistics
Of the European ports, about 100000
persons have left their native lands to
settle beyond sea every year.
The greater part of these emigrantS
have adopted the United States as their
country. Several nations, In which
twenty-five years ago there was only
slight tendency to emigration, now
show considerable annual loss by de
partures for other lands. This is par
ticularly true of Italy, Austria Hun
gary, Russia, Spain and Portugal. In
the years between 1870 and 1880 some
10000 Italians, 5000 Russians and 800
Austrians or Hungarians emigrated ev-
cry year. To-day about 10000 Aus
TRANS and Hungarians emigrate to
America, 10000 Russians and $4,000
Italians These figures are taken from
European sources, and certainly in the
case of Italy they are too low.
Spanish emigration has also In
creased considerably since 1880, and
amounts to-day to $4,000 year. Little
Portugal sends out from 10000 to 3d.
600 of her people annually.
The English and Scandinavian emil
grafton has changed very little in the
last ten years. German emigration has
heavily declined. Between 1870 and
1890 the number of German emigrants
each year exceeded 100000 (maximum
of 221, 900 In 1881, but since 1898 the
number has fallen off very much, and
to-day only about $4,000 Germans an
nually leave their native land. The
present commercial development Of
Germany, no doubt, explains the
change In Switzerland the conditions
are similar. In 1888 the annual emil
grafton amounted to 1880; to-day 1t
is only 5000 or 1000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-30
THE BREApFRUIT TREE.
Many Ways in Which This Strange
Tropical Plant Is Utilized.

The breadfruit tree is a native OF
Southern Asia, the West Indies, the
South Pacific Islands and the Indian
archipelago. In appearance it resem-
bles somewhat the wild chestnut. 1t
grows to the height of forty or fifty
feet and has dark green leaves, many
of them two feet in length, which are
deeply divided into pointed lobes
Hidden amAag the great leaves the
breadfruit grows, says THE Baltimore
Sun 1t is nearly spherical, often
weighs four or more pounds and has
thick yellow rind, This fruit IS the
chief food of the South Sea Islanders
They seldom eat a meal without it.
The eatable part lies between the
rind and the core and when fully ripe
is yellow and juicy. The fruit is
better before it has fully matured, and
the natives gather it while the pulp
is white.
Before it is ready for table use it
must be roasted, when it looks like
wheat bread and is both palatable and
nutritious. Usually the fruit is cut
into three or four slices and roasted
or baked in an oven.
Frequently the people of a village
join in making huge oven, in which
several hundred breadfruits may be
baked at one time Thurs they are all
supplied with bread without its cost
ing any of them much labor Prepared
in this way the bread will keep for
weeks.
The breadfruit is il season eight
months of the year. When the season
finally draws to a close the last fruits
are gathered and made into a sour
paste called mabel" This paste will
keep good for months and is made
into balls, wrapped in leaves and bak-
ed, just as needed
Bread is not the only product of the
breadfruit tree From it cement, cloth.
finder and lumber are also obtained.
A gluti9ous, milky juice oozes from
the trunk of the tree, which makes
an excellent cement when boiled with
cocoanut oil. From the fibrous inner
bark a kind of coarse cloth is made,
and the big leaves make good towels.
The lumber is used for building
houses and many other purposes. Be
sides all this, the dried blossoms are
used as finder when fires are kindled.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-30

Mabel ~And he's going to De quite
lonely, poor fellow, and he isn't bic
like his papa. Not bit I'm sure
don'twonder at you. knew him at high
think you'd like him, but
he thinks from something he's heard
his father say that you'd be preJudiced
against him and wouldn't care to
have him call. But I told him his
father, with all due respect, must be
crazy and that there wasn't an atom Of
prejudice about you. But he's the most
wrong headed, laundering boy ever was
and 80 dif1ident And l don't think
can induce him to come; but If he
should come you'll not be grumpy with
him, will you? Because it's just
charity, with his people going.
sWell, I think I've bothered you
enough. Here's your paper. Aren't
you going to ask me to come asainY
Well, good-by!"
Mabel danced to the door, smiled,
courtesied and disappeared. The old
gentleman snorted. But he did not
resume his paper for several minutes
Chicago Daily News
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-30

Suspicion, once planted IN the human
breast, is quick and fourishing OF
growth. The countryman, proverblaI
bait for the wicked, is more often taken
IN by the innocent things than by con-
fdence men and thieves. OF such a
type was the old farmers wife whose
story is told In the Minneapolis Jour
nal. The ways of the city were a mys-
terry to the good lady, and she resolved
TO be armed for every emergency.
The farmer and his wife were set
ting of for an event In their lives, a
visit to St Paul They had been eau
toned repeatedly by their friends to
beware of sharpers. They replied that
they would keep their eyes open, and
started with nervous determination
TO look out for confidence tricks.
On the way the old farmer got off
at a function to buy some lunch, and
the train went on without him. It
was a terrible mishap. The last he
saw of his wife she was craning out
OF the car window, shouting something
reproachful at him, which he could
not hear on account of the noise of the
train.
1t happened that an express came
along few minutes later. The farmer
boarded It and got to ST. Paul nearly
an hour earlier than bis wife.
He was waiting for her at the sta
ton when she arrived He ran ND to
her and seized her valise.
"Well, Sarah" he said, I'm glad to
see We again. l didn't know but we
WAS separated forever"
mo, We don't. Mr.. Sharper" she
cried. II left my husband at the juno
ton. Don't be coming any of yer con-
fidence games on me, or I'll call a
policeman"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-30
USED BIBLE AS CIPHER.

Verse From Solomon Told of "a Mar
riage Engagement.
When she left home in the small
town to come to New York to take up
a special course of study, her pet sis
ter was fast reaching the crisis Of
love affair. The pet sister was I1ost
winsome young lady, and had long
kept a goodly train of suitors a-sigh-
ing. Was this affair to be the grand
affair? The old sister hoped so, for
she liked the young man cordially
thought he was just the sort to make
q proper brother-in-law.
But the weeks passed and not bit
of definite news about the progress of
the affair did the older sister receive In
her city boarding house. She became
anxious. Louise, she thought, must not
go on recklessly trifing In such import
ant matters.
Then one night about 10 o'clock, just
as she was going to bed, came tele-
gram. The servant brought 1t up. The
older sister was country girl enough to
be thoroughly frightened by the pale
manila, black-lnked envelope. How
ominous it looked At length she gath
cred courage to open It. This is what
she read
Solomon six three. LOUISE"
Solomon six three! Whatever IN the
world! Oh, why, yes. stupid, 1t of
course meant the Song Of Solomon,
sixth chapter, third verse. But-and
her cheeks flushed with shame-she had
no Bible
There was a great scurrying about
the boarding house to find a copy of
the sacred book. The girls were routed
out in vain. On all sides the cry
arose, ''Who's got a BibleY Just think
Of the sister trying to sleep that night
without knowing what that verse was!
1t would have been Just like a woman
to lie down to pleasant dreams, con-
tent to know that she could satisfy her
curiosity in the morning-not!
The landlady, good soul, came to the
rescue She was no heather. She had
a Bible. Up TO her room with it few
the sister, and shut the door Such
turning over of pages by eager, ner-
vous fingers! Solnon six three. She
found ii, and then she cried ''Hurrah!"
and laughed, for the verse was:
81 am my beloved's, and my beloved
is mine."-New York Press.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-30

The engineer who the famous Rocket Of George
Stephenson the frst passenger locomotive tr draw
train world is still alive, In good health
md celebrated his ninety second birthday few weeks
ago at his home In Des Monee Iowa Edward Entwste
Is the name os the who has this unique claim to
distinction
Every effort was made by numerous exhibitors IN the
TRANSPORTATION department of the Louisiana Purchase Elk
rosition 10 have Entwstle to st Louis, as he
had gong to Philadelphia at the Centennial Exposition
Large sums of money offered to him, and the temp
taon WIS great the old engineer Is far from being
wealthy Owing to his extreme age however, and the
fatgues of mile railroad Journey, the offers were
declined Thirty years ago Mr.. Entwistle had been
officially invited to attend the Philadelphia Exposition
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-30
washinaton,s Nickname

A paragraph has been going the
rounds crediting William Makepeace
ThackeFay with naming Washington
''The city OF magnificent distances. =
This is incorrect. Thackeray may
have used the phrase, but it original
ed with John A. Corwine, OF Belle
fontaine, Logan Count. o., who was
a very famous parsonage in the
forties and ffties. Once on visit
to the national capital he wound up
period of exhilirating experiences
in the visitors gallery Of the House
of Representatives, and as that au-
gust body came to order Mr.. Corwine
felt impelled to rise in his place and
make a few remarks. He began: Il
have been visiting this city of mag1Iifi-
cent distances" There was lot more
but this sentence lived