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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17
THE ELDER TREE.
Once Held In High Esteem as Cure
For Epilepsy.

For Epilepsy.
Although tradition tells us that 1t
was on an elder tree that Judas hang
ed himself, great virtue has long been
attributed to it as cure for epilepsy.
The origin of this belief may be found
in the following quotation from an old
book of charms:
'In the month Of October, little
before full moon, pluck twig of elder
and cut the cane that Is between two
of its knees, or knots, in nine pieces.
Bind these pieces in piece OF linen,
hang this by thread about the neck
so that they touch the spoon Of the
heart, OF the sword formed cartilage,
and that they may more firmly stay in
their place bind them thereon with a
linen or silken roller wrapped around
the body till the thread break Of itself.
The thread being broken and the roller
removed the charm Is not to be touch
ed at all with the bare hands, but
should be taken hold of by some in
strument and buried in a place that
nobody may touch II"
OF course unless the instructions
were followed strictly complete cure
could not be assured. There is another
superstition about the elder which
doubtless has saved many a boy a
stout caning-namely that it hinders
child's growth II used as an instru-
ment of punishment.-Sunday Maya
vino
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17
pErERMlNlna LEVELS,
method by Which Every Man May Be
HIS Own Surveyor.


sin,ple way of roughly determin-
inc levels. and one which can readily
lie practiced by any ole and which has
the advantage Of not requiring any
special apparatus, is by means OF
spirit level and board with straight
,dgc. The way to go about 1t is this:
FIRST determine on two points the lev
els of which you wish to know and
l.riye stakes into the ground. Then
take board with a straight edge and
tack it to a tree, II one happens to be
invaluable In a line with these two
stakes. Put the board at such height
that you can readily sight over 1T and
carefully level this board by means OF
the spirit level. Then sight 1t over to-
ward one of the stakes, having some
one at that stake who will, by means
of a small piece of paper, locate the
point at which your line of vision cuts
it-in other words, where q line pro-
jected from your sighting board would
strike the stake. Make some sort OF
mark at this point and then sight to
the other stake in the same way and
mark the point where the line would
strike it. BY measuring distances that
these two points are above the ground
you can get the difference in levels
with reasonable accuracy. For In
stance, If your line Of vision has cut
one stake eight feet from the ground
and the other one five feet from the
ground, then obviously the difference
In level is three feet, or in other words,
the vicinity of the stake on which the
mark Is five feet from the ground Is
three feet higher than the other stake,
and you will have three foot fall
from draining from this point to the
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17
Civilization Does Not Enfeeble.

We need not have the slightest fear
that civilized man Is going to become
degenerate from city dwelling or any
of the other strains of civilization.
Contrary to popular belief, the white
man of today has lower death rate,
a higher average length Of life. Is tall
er, heavier and stronger than any OF
his predecessors or any known race Of
savages. Almost any company OF
American and English soldiers will
contain men who can Outrun, Outwres-
tie and outswim the best athletes OF
any native tribe.-Success Magazine.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17
skirt and Shirt.

"Skirt" is etymologically the same
word as shirt" though it has come
over another linguistic route and prop
erly means short garment. In fact
skirt" Shirt short" SHEAR" "kir
tie" and 'curt" are In all probability
near relations. But skirt" has got it
self specialized to lower garment
with special reference to the lower
edge thereof, the boundary where tn.
garment is cut short, whencel the verb
ito skirt"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17

Fair Passenger-They say you can't
fool street car conductor with d
plugged nickel, but | worked one off
on him few minutes ago. The Other
Passenger know 1t, madam. lie
gave it to NE in change just now.-Chi-
go Tribune
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17
No Kick Coming.

Mrs. Jones-Do you appreciate what
that Is you are eating? Tramp with
his mouth fulD-No'm! Mrs. Jones
Well, that Is angel cake with wine
jelly and whipped cream. Tramp-Oh,
well, anything tastes good when fell
ler's hungry. mum!-New York Press.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17
Should Help Himself.

EYES," young Mr.. Timmid admitted;
give always been bashful among the
girls"
"But why should you be?" asked
Miss Yern encouragingly.
~ can't help myself"
-"Graciousr she exclaimed, pursuing
up her lips. IF you don't help your
self, how can you expect to get any"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17
Corrected.

Wife during the tiff)-I have suffer
ed every calamity that can befall a
woman. Husband (calmly)-Oh, no,
you haven't, my dear. You have never
been a widow. Wife-You evidently
don't understand me. said "calam.
ity."
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17
Speculation.

Experience proves that those who
gain money rapidly by speculation al
most never keep 1t, and when they
have lost 1t they are infinitely worse off
than they were before.-Success Maya
zine.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17
knew the Place.

Guest Tin cheap restaurant)-Here,
waiter, this meal is simply vile.
won't pay for it. Where's the proprie-
tor? Waiter-He's out at lunch, sir.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17
Men of Destiny.

ode man who takes hisse'f seriously
every minute of his life" said Uncle
Eben, "allus gifts to be one of two
things-a hero or a Joke. Washington
Star.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17
The Best Literature.

The best literature of our day Is not
In fiction. 1t is in poetry, in biography,
in history and in criticism.-LondOn
Sphere.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17
The Great DfmcuIty.

'One-half Of the worlds happiness is
solved when a person learns to mind
his own business"
Eyes. but it's the other half that
causes the most trouble"
whats thatT'
Getting other people to mind theirs"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17

He will never accomplish anything
who dreams of what lie will do instead
Of showing what he can do.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-05-17
DIR q. NJ. BURTON,

Two trips to Highland county in May
and October,-stf piping at Monterey.
Mcdowell and Doe Hill Glasses fitted
~ prescripti III.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-05-02
IN GHEHALIS COUNTY
HAPPENINGS In ALL PARTS OF
The COUNTY.
items of Interest From all Sections
OF CnehaliS County,, Gathered by
EDCraeen Herald Core SpOndSntS
and Cleaned from Our County
Exchanges.
MONTESANO

The local mills have decided to reduce
she price of lumber 81 thousand.
w. J. IIollingsworth has succeeded H..
4. lIilterbrand as night Waterman in
ihis city.
Mrs. p. Murray who has been visiting
her children here, has returned to her
home in Elma.
Deputy Auditor Trask was the guest of
F. J. Jones on brief outing to the
beach, Wednesday.
E. X. Bishop, manager OF the Monte
sano Shlngle company, transacted bust
mess at the harbor cities. Tuesday.
Mrs. John F. Harper and Misses Nor.
ma Harper, Anna Bellies and Bessie
Stone, Of Cosmopols, were the guests Of
Mrs. G.. IL. Wartman last week.
I I. Halierty, Of the Sea Beach Pack
ing Works, Aberdeen. was up Monday
looking l)r good team OF horses for use
on one Of the company ice wagons.
Andrew Jeppsen and Anna Josephine
PETERSON were married at the NJ. L. par
sonage, Tuesday, April %, Rev. w. O.
Benadom officiating 1T the ceremony.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-05-02
HOQUlAM

The Spanish War Veterans will meet
in the q. a, Il. hall Friday night.
Miss Rose Nallick left Tuesday for
Portland to visit her sister for week.
Dr. w. X. Wekdell, of Aberdeen, S.
D.. is expected in Hoqnam soon to visit
Rev. MIR. Ewing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Renshaw, OF the Glen.
wood, are entertaining Mr.. Stiner, of
Grants Pass, Oregon.
MI and Mrs. II. b. Brown left Tues
day for san Francisco, where they will
take passage for Manila.
Mrs. Fred Halbert and Mrs. w. Bris-
coe left Tuesday on six months visit to
their old home in Kansas.
Mrs. Nightingale. who is very i'll at
the Hoquiam General hospital. is report
ed some better and may recover.
Mrs. p. w. Blackwell and dau ghter,
Miss Mabel, have returned from a six
months visit with relatives in Des
Moines, Iowa.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-05-02
City Fire Alarm Boxes.

Below is given the location of the real
and imaginary boxes, the latter being
marked with an asterisk ~:
*Box No. 4-Young and Thomas, North
Aberdeen.
*Box No. 8 B and,Cleveland streets,
Highland Home.
#Box No. Terrace avUnue and D
street. High School.
*Box No. S-Burrows' Dock.
*Box No. 9-Hume and X streets,
Northern Pacific Railroad Depot.
*Box No. 12-Boone and King streets,
South Aberdeen.
Box No. l5-Wilson Bros Mill.
Box No. Us. f. Slade Mill.
Box No. 2l-Market and streets.
Box No. 23-American Mill.
Box No. 25 Heron and f streets.
Box No. 27-Fourth and G streets.
*Box No. 3l-Franklin School, Market
between Jefferson and NJ streets.
Box No. 32-Hume and H streets.
Box No. 35-Anderson Il Middleton
Mill.
Box No. 37-Heron and Broadway.
Box No. 3S-Third and Broadway.
Box No. 42-Hart-Wood Lumber Co.'s
Mill.
Box No. 45-Western Cooperage.
Box No. 47-Hume and Washington
streets.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-05-02
OAkVlLLE

Mr.. Jolley and family. of Elma, we're
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Hol-
land, last Sunday.
Mesdames Josephine and Caroline
Marermann went to Elma Saturday, to
visit with the formers daughter, Mrs.
Ora Murray.
Rev. Ewing went to Porter Sunday af-
ternoon to conduct the funeral services
Of the infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Ray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Wakefield left for
Eatonville, Wash, Tuesday to make a
weeks visit with Mrs. Wakefeld's sister,
Mrs. Walter Fisk.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-05-02

Mrs. Duval returned from Olympia
Thursday. where she had been in at.
tendance upon her son who is in a hos.
pital there.
ID. II. Miller. while loading logs at
Foss's camp at Satsop, was caught be-
tween two logs, Wednesday, and had his
back severely injured. lie was brought
to DR.. French's hospital in thi. city for
treatment.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-05-02
Ei.MA

l. J. Smith went to Aberdeen on bust
ness Wednesday.
Robert Wright, of Tacoma, was in
town on business Wednesday.
Harry Busing went to Tacoma Wed.
nesday, on business connected with his
saw mill.
f. S. Alvey and John Finley went to
Port Angeles, Wednesday, on deal for
1000 acres of timber land.
II. II. Hughett moved to Satsop on
Thursday. Mr.. and Mrs. Hughett have
many friends who are sorry to see them
leave.
James Clancy received a telegram on
Wednesday, informing him that a
brother OF his died on Sunday in San
Francisco.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-05-02
NOTICE.

You will have to hurry if you want to
buy Watches and Jewelry at a bargain.
have sold my place of business and will
stay here only few days longer. Please
call for your watches left her for repair.
LARS SHAKER.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-05-02

DIR. Schumacher came up from Aber-
deem Tuesday, and drove out to the
home Of j. B. Gochnour on the Wynoo-
che to see Mrs. Stevens, who is now in
i'll health.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10
GREAT RUSH To
GET WORK DOVE
Scenes Of Much Confusion Mark
Last Day But One Of Carolina
Legislature.

Especial to The Times-Diapatch.)
RALEIGH. N. q, March 9.--Tle clcs-
Ing hours of the General Assembly are
characterized by the usual rush and
confusion in the eager haste of mem
bers to get through the Legislative mill
their special local bills. All to- day the
grind has been with view to clear
ing the calendars for final adjourn
ment Monday at noon. This is the
definite programme.
In the House the adjustment of ths
freight-rate bill differences betweeen
the House and the Senate came un on
motion by Mr.. Parsons to adopt the
Senate amendment, striking out the
speculative damages" clauses. Speak
er Justice spoke vigorously and at
length against 1t, and for his specula-
tive damage clauses leaving damages
to juries. The House voted to adopt
the Senate amendment and then passed
the bill finally by q vote Of IS to 2,
Speaker Justice not voting, as he ex-
planned 1t, because he did not care to
vote for such an inadequate penalty
clause.
The Joint resolution was passed to
put the statue Of Vance in Statuary
Hall, Washington the cost to be about
$4,000. This is the Dowd bill IN the
House and Buxton bin in the Senate:
A ',sneak bill" was discovered and
killed. 1t was under the innocent title
OF prohibiting fishing in Black Creek,
but really repealed the JohnstoWn
county prohibition law.
Senate passed on to It's second read
ing bill establishing tuberculosis sanl-
torium.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10
.UN|ON|S7s WIN
GREAT VICTORY
Judge Gilchrist Hands Down De.
cision in Presbyterian Union
Controversy.

EVANSVILLE, IND, March o.-Judge
Gilchrist, of the Superior Court to-day
rendered decision in tho Presbyterian
Union controversy, in which the unionists
won an overwhelming victory.
The decision was on two cases one
from Washington, Ind, in which the
antt-unbnists sued for possession of
church, and the other from Nincennes.
Ind. In which unionists asked for an
iniuncGlcn to prevent the anti-unionists
freq interfering with their possession Of
the property. ~
Tho issue TUNED upon the legality Of
the union and tSe constitutional right of
tho two Presbyterian Churches to enter
into the union. In an elaborate decision
the judge recounts tho history of the
many Presbyterian unions in the past
200 years, and decided that such uniform
action amounts to an inherent constitu-
tlonal right to form any union that the
churches might adopt, II action is taken
in conformity with their own law. This.
he decided, has been done in these cases.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10
HAD MONEY TIED
UP IN 4 NECkI!!EE
Stolen Goods Discovered on
"Trusty" Day He Was Liberated
From Prison

Lony. alias Lewis Van, a negro. was
serving four-year sentence In the
penitentiary and was allowed tho priyi
lege of the Office of the superintendent
He was what lis called a .'trusty. I"
About twelve months ago s54 wa,
stolen from the Office. Van was sus
pected and searched. The money w,.
not found. Still the officials Of the
penitentiary were firm In their con.
viction that the negro had taken il
Yesterday morning Vans term az a
convict expired. He was given his new
suit of clothes and told that he had
paid the penalty for his crime. Wher
he walked into the Office of the SUI
perintendent, ready to leave through
the great iron doors, he was halted by
Detective Sergeant Bailey, who wanted
to interview him.
In the lining Of the necktie worn
by the negro was found the s54.
This Is the worst luck ever had. .
said the negro, as he was bundled into
a wagon and sent to the Second Po-
lice Station. If convicted of the charge
he will again return to the peniten-
tiary and the second offense Will meal
that he Will have to serve five years
additional.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10
PEOPLE ABOUT
SWIMMING POINT
MUCH STARTLED
Bursting Of Flame Over Water
in Portsmouth Causes Con-
siderahle Alarm
siderable Alarm.
\ spocial to The WINES. plspntoh

SDeclal TO INC I1'inteS- IJspntcH.l
NORFOLK, VA, March 9.---The BURST
ing forth of what appeared to be q
fiery tongue from the waters of Swim
ming Point Creek, Portsmouth, short
ly after last midnight. greatly startled
those in tn vicinity of the creek who
were not asleep A roaring noise 1t is
alleged, accompanied the appearance OF
the lame.
So startling was the phenomenon that
some OF the more timid inhabitants
moved back from the creek, and the
police We're asked to make nm investi-
cation, the thought occurring to some
one that vessel might have been
blown up.
Two police officers hastened to the
scene, and asf they approached the wa
tors edge the flame again shot up-
ward with roar 'nnd suddenness that
carried CONSERVATION to the police ana
all who witnessed 1t. 1T remained not
more than few seconds,
After 1t, there was no sign of dis
turDance over the waters of the creek.
1t lis said that tho fiery substance shot
fifty feet into the air, tapering to a
point. 1t Is described as ten feet In
diameter at Its base,
Local scientists got to work on the
phenomenon this morning and reached
the conclusion that II WAS phosphor-
GUS display aided, perhaps by the
fumes from q gashouse nearby on the
cr:ek.s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10

j 7 4 t
obedience to the demands of the occasion.
gone to immense expense to accommodate
the expected travel, and thus do Its part
to make the Jamestown ,IIXposition8n sue
cess We have purchased twenty new
coaches, at u cost of over 100000, to
say nothing of the additional engines re-
quired. a special boat to- operate between.
Newport News and the exposition has
been provided, the per diem expense Of
which will exceed 5000. In addition. the
wharfage expenses at the Exposition
Grounds have to be considered. as we'll
as the improvements NJ regular terminals,
and tho additional train service. Alto
gether. it is more than likely that the
Chesapeake and Ohio will expend more
than IL million dollars extra money to
meet the exigencies OF the Jamestown
Exposition.
'As to the Sunday excursion rate
everybody knows that was exceptional
and why it was made exceptional, be-
ing u concession on the part of tho
railroad for tho benefit OF that part ot
tho Richmond public which could not
20 to the seashore on any other day.
10 make this concession tho basis for
exposition rates this year would be to
entirely disarrange the whole passen
ger traffic for seven months In the year
to Sunday excursion basis No one
could contend that that would be busi-
ness in any sense OF the word.
The Sunday excursions that were so
popular last summer and several sum
mers before may be resumed the con
ing sumner. IT so they will enable Rich
mond people to leave here In the NOR
ing, spend the Sunday anywhere they
want to on tho seashore, BIO 1t the EN-
position Grounds or elsewhere. and re-
turn that night.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10
Will DEDICATE
THEIR CHURCH.
Danvillc Baptists Have Erected
Handsome Structure, Which Will
Be Consecrated To-day.
FIRE DESTROYED OLD CHURCH
Members at Once Banded To-
gether to Make New Far Bet
ter Than First Edifice.
FIRE DESTROYED OLD CHURCH

Especial to Tho es-Dlspatch.o
DANV1LLB, VA. March g..-Thc I,ap-
lists are expecting great time here
Tomorrow The edifcc or the First
Baptist Church. just completed, will be
dedicated to The service or the Most
High with appropriate religious SER
vices
The First Church of Danville is one
OF the oldest OF that faith in this see
ton, being the eldest daughter of the
old "fientuck" Church in pittsylyania
county, which Is nearly 1875 years old.
The first building occupied by the
congregation was small shanty on
what is now Bridge Street, In this
city Later the congregation moved to
more pretentious home on Patton
Street. where for nearly forty years
the fathers worshipped. In 1884 the
Handsome cdfice on Main Street was
completed and dedicated On the 18th
Of May, 1905, this handsome structure
was almost totally destroyed by fire.
rho noble and heroic members set
themselves at once to tho task Of re-
building 1t was great undertaking
for n church with no wealthy members.
But tho people were not discouraged,
and from the very first were determined
that the now house should excel IN every
way the old. Inspired by this larger
vision they have contaminated their
ambitions and plans, and to-day they
have one OF the prettest auditoriums in
all the South, and Sunday-school room
second to none in convenience and equip
ment.
The old lccturc-room WAS not at all
adapted to efficient Sunday-school work,
having only three class-rooms. The new
Sunday school annex has twenty-five
separate class-rooms, n ladies' Darlor,
kitchen, Kindergarten room, y. Y. r. ".
room. rcading-room etc; every room
well furnished and equipped for the very
best work.
Gothic Type.
The auditorium 10 OF the Gothic type
OF architecture, the furnishings being Of
weathered oak. 1t has a seating capa-
city of between 500 and 700. The acous-
tics could nat he better. The handsome
new Mohiei organ, with the solid gold
leaf pipes, cost $3,l5o.
The new building cost between $4,000
and $4,000. rhe insurance on the OLD
was about $4,000. leaving deficit OF
about $500. An effort was made 70
raise the amount so as to dedicate the
church free of debt. The people re-
enonded with unbounded liberality and
IS 500 was raised tl10O more than was
asked. In addition to the si,5oo inc
ladies' assumed the burden of decorating
and frescoing the church at cost OF
50 500, over $1,000 OF which they nave
already raised. ~.
THE valuc OF the old wallis used In the
n.w building was $4,000. So the totai
valve Of tho new building Is about saV,V'o'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10
TRIED TO COLLECT RENT;
.- WOMAN KILLED HIM

SAVANNAH, GA, March 9.-W. P.
JIarrell, of Dodge county, was shot
and instantly killed tonight about I
o'clock by Mrs. sallie Freeney. The
killing grew out OF a,xispute about
rent, Mr.. Harrell owning the house in
which Mrs. Freeney lived. lie had
gone there for the purpose OF collect
ing the rent, and upon being refused
payment, he told Mrs, Freeney that lie
would have her put out, whereupon
she drew a pistol and shot Harrell
twice, through the heart and brain.
Mrs Freeney was arrested. Mr.. Har-
rell leaves a wife and several chill
dren.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10
YOUNG MAN MAKES
"A CONFESSION
Gives Himself Up to Norfolk
Police, Declaring He Killed
Iowa Man.
Especial to The Timcs-plspateh.,

NORFOLK, VA. March o.--Walter
Rockhold, a young white man, who
walked into the Central Police Station
eight days ago and save himself up.
telling tho desk sergeant that he had
killed a man in Polk county, la, was
discharged by Police Justice Simmons
to-day,
II was a case OF stricken Conscience
with RocIshold
Chief OF Police Boush received tec-
gram stating that Rockhod was NOT
wanted in Iowa, but asked the Justice