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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-06-07
Measured the Time.

An old sailor was being examined In
an assault case by cute young law
yer, who questioned his veracity re
garding a matter Of time.
you had no watch, and yet you arr
positive that the defendant was only
ten minutes absent. / doubt If you are
able to estimate ten minutes OF time
correctly" he said.
"Try me-" said the old tar.
The lawyer drew his watch from bis
pocket and said, when call out
Now you allow ten minutes to pass,
and when 1t is up call out Times up :"
The old salt nodded, and the lawyer
called out "Now." Slowly the time
passed, and the lawyer, with watch In
hand, tried to wheedle him into an ad.
mission that time was up. The sailor
paid no heed and exactly at the end
of the ten minutes shouted, times
up" The bewildered lawyer turned
round confused at the courts loud
laughter, and his. eye lighted on the
courtroom clock behind him, which had
assisted the oil sailor In his task.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-06-07
The Parsons Run.


One of the traditional stories of the
town Of Fairfield, Conn.,, recounts a
wild dash from the pulpit made by q
worthy and beloved pastor OF the
Episcopal flock, DR.. Labaree.
It was on Sunday more than q
hundred years ago. The service had
been read, the prayers said, the hymns
sung, and the parson began bis ser,
mon. AS he proceeded his gestures
became very energetic. He brought
his right hand down with great force
Then he turned pale, cleared the pull
pit stairs at bound, dashed out the
church door and ran toward the pond
a short distance away.
The congregation followed in Devil.
dered pursuit and saw their venerable
pastor with flying robe rush into the
water until 1t came to his neck. Then
turning round, he faced his astonished
audience and said:
"Dearly beloved brethren, I am moi
crazy as no doubt many Of you think,
hut Yesterday at the drug store
bought a bottle of nitric acid and care
Iesslv left it in my pocket today.
"My last gesture broke the bottle
7 knew the suffering the acid would
cause when 1t penetrated my clothing
and rushed for the water to save my
self pain"
He drew several pieces OF glass from
bis pocket In witness of the tale. Iher
no dimissed the company and hurried
home.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-06-07
Nine. Day.Old Child Talks.

Roanoke, Va, May 29-The pro-
digious performance of the 9'day-
old baby of MIR. and Mrs Leptwicll
Brewer, well known Grayson coun'
ty people, living near Fox post-of'
flee. has thrown that neigh borh GOD
into a state Of intense excitement
mi many people live in fear and
trembling lest some great calamity
is impending.
The child was born two weeks
ago and when nine days old startl'
ed its aunt, Mrs. Thomas Brewer
who was carrying it. and other rel
atives. by suddenly beginning tt
talk, its articulation being perfect
The child called the names OF 1T
parents, grandparents, and others
repeating each name three times
f lowing this with the wor'
"Heaven." Members Of the fami
" fled from the house in fright a
the behavior Of the infant. In
child died Yesterday, but excite
ment has not yet subsidized.
The story is carrobrated by d.
G. b. Halsey, a physician Of tina
ueighborhood, and W. J. Phirp'
postmaster at Fox.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-06-07
suh,ectixe Dro,xnfne.

The dentists chair was tipped so 1ar
back that escape for the, village seam
stress, lady of remarkable converse
tional ability, was impossible. Wads
of absorbent cotton were tucked be-
meath Der tongue, some patent april
ance held her jaws apart, and all the
lower half of her countenance except
one back tooth was concealed under
a decidedly damp rubber dam. The
patients mouth was full of water,
speech was impossible, and the poor,
naturally laxative lady was suffering
agonies of discomfort.
The engrossed dentist paid no heed
to her squlrmings or to the appeal IN
her eyes. Fortunately, however, the
patients hands were free. Cropping IN
the reticule that hung from her belt,
she brought forth paper and pencil and
wrote:
"Help! Help! Pm drowning
Youths Companion.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-06-07
Rossini,s La.iness.

Rossinl was one of the most indolent
of men and in his younger days used
to do most of his composing In bed.
Once he had almost completed a trio,
when the sheet fell out Of his hand and
went under the bed. He could not
reach 1t, and, rather than get up, ne
wrote another. The lazy man, ii ne
works at all, does so, by spurts, and
Rossini, working against time, wrote
sThe Barber of Seville" in thirteen
days., When Donizetti was told OF this
he remarked, -"It is very possible. he
is so lazyw The overture to the "Gazza
Ladra" was written under curious cir
cumstances. On the very day OF the
first performance Of the opera not a
note of the overture was written, and
the manager, getting hold Of Rossini'
confined him in the upper loft OF La
Scala. setting four scene Shutters on
guard over him. These took the sheets
as they were filed and threw them out
of the windows to copyists beneath.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-06-07
A STRANGE MIXTURE.
Darins aid Superstition OF the FISH
e~s os the Grand Banks.

n.ur. nd Superstition of the Fish
er. 81 the Grand Banks.
"Fishermen who frequent the Grand
banks are perhaps the strangest COM
pound of daring and superstition that
the world knows" writes P. 7. Nc
Grath. Regardless OF nationality
American, Canadian, Newfoundland or
French-they are all a prey to curious
breads and fancies. Every seafarer,
mariner or fisherman thinks 1t unlucky
to begin work or start any voyage on
a Friday. While steam is killing this
idea among other sailors. the fishers
are yet as strongly imbued with 1t as
ever. One OF the most intelligent
Gloucester shippers says that once ne
started on a codfshing trip on Fri
day. and. while he escaped disaster,
the voyage was sufficiently eyentful to
make it memorable. While out In a
dory fishing he got lost In the fog for
the night-the only time such a mishap
ever occurred to him. Two days later
the forecastle caught fire during the
cooks absence. Another night the
man on watch let go the wrong rope
and all the vessels nets went adrift,
the whole crew having to turn out,
sleepy and half clad, to recover them.
Finally big school Of dogfsh struck
the fishing ground and drove all other
kinds of fish away and forced her to
abandon the voyage. All these unto
ward incidents were ascribed by tho
crcdulous to having sailed on Friday.
HNext to the belief In unlucky sailing
days comes belief In Jonahs, which
may be either vessels, boats, gear or
men. Thus a vessel known to be un-
fortunate is said to, be Jonah, and
however well adapted she may be for
her work 1t is difficult to get men to go
in her. Some years, ago fine, large
vessel was built for Gloucester firm.
Her skipper and part owner hoped for
great things from her, but friend
remarked to him that she had been
built by man who had constructed
twenty other vessels in seven years,
none of which earned a dollar for an
owner, while nearly all had gone on
shore or sunk at sea. For eighteen
months this newest vessel was unlucky
and then the skipper sold out his share
and left her, convinced that she was
hoodooed. She was lost at sea on her
next voyage, the captain and two men
being drowned and the survivors en-
during great hardships while dashed to
the wreck
"In Nova Scotia, where the Grand
banks fishermen are of Dutch descent
and almost morbidly superstitious, q
vessel that meets any serious misfor-
tune has to be sold out of the business,
for she can never again be supplied
with crew. In Newfoundland when
a smack Is tried after leaving the
stocks and fails to realize expectations
in battling with the first storm that
occurs she is run ashore On the beach
and left there to rot. The French are
the most superstitiOus Of all and change
the name of a vessel as soon as she
meets mishap."-Chicago News.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-06-07

1.-THE question Of keering the
children fairly presentable during
their play hours is always doubly
difficult in the summer. Half an
hours romping in the garden will
soil and rumple any frock, until il
is only fit for the tub. so all sensl..
BILE mothers devote a large share Of
the summers outfit to strong
easily irontd dresses in which !,
their little ones can play in peace"
Thus says the authority on Pratt.
cal Clothes for Little Girls" in July
number of the New Idea Woman's
Magazine, and common sense is
the keynote of her article. The
same writer extends her helpful adj
vice to the summer girl with ath-
letic tendencies, and appropriate
suggestions are given for costumes
adapted to any of her varied actiy-
tiles. Read these articles before
undertaking the preparations fol
your summer outing, and you will
find your task much simplified.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-06-07
!. Poets Curious Compliment.


It was the habit of Richard Henry
Stoddard, the poet, to always speak
we'll of every one. No matter how bad
the character Of person, the good
gray poet invariably found some trait
to praise. One day In his office on
Park row some friend entered and
asked him whether he knew so and 50
and, IL so, what was the mans reputa-
ton. 1t happened that the man had a
shady reputation and was well known
as a "gold brick" operator. The aged
poet lighted his pipe and answered:
ayes. / know him. He Is the most
energetic, progressive, irrepressioie'
good natured, artistic kind OF an un'
mitigated rascal that l ever met
Leslle's Weekly.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-06-07
Some of the Uses Of Wireless
Telephony.

Wireless telephony will do away
with the trained operators on yes
sci. so that a larger number as we'll
as smaller steamships can be IN
communication with each other or
with the shore during a voyage
Not only can reports be made by
coastwise vessels and steamers on
the Great Lakes, but the exact pos
ition and of the dangerous proxim-
ity Of other vessel or lighthouses
can be determined. This immedl'
ately suggest the use Of wireless
telephony in naval operations, espe-
cially. with a feet, or where a Tor
pedo boat or other vessel is em-
Moved on a detached service.
Wireless telephony between sea
and land does not stop at the re-
ceiyinp station on the shore, since
Il is impossible to connect the IN
stl uments so that conversations can
be Immediately and directly trans
mitted to the wire circuit OF the
land system. furthermore, exper-
iments have already been UNDER
take which have demonstrated the
feasibility of communicating be-
tween moving trains and central
Offices or signal stations, and even
establishing direct connection with
public lines. In fact, the readl-
ness with which farmers telephone
lines,-often using fence wires
have been constructed in the West
leads to the belief that a suitable
wireless telephone system would
| find widespread appreciation in ru-
raj communities and mountainous
d;str;cts.-From wireless Tele-
phonv by the De Forest SYSTEM
BY Herbert T. Wade. in the Amer
lean Monthly Review Of Reviews
for June,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-06-07

To the unknown heirs Of James
Jordon decd aud the unknown
hers Of Chas. Grafton decd:
Take notice that OH the 2nd day
of the November term 1907, of the
circuit court of Highland county,
we will apply to said court for an
order dire citing a resuryey of our
lands. lying on the waters of Jack
son river, in Highland county, for
tho purpose of obtaining a. new
grant therefor from the common
wealth of Virginia, in pursuance of
section 1851 and following Of chap
er 1O4 of the Code of Virginia
Respectfully,
Llovd Sullenberger,
Don SDlleuberger.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-06-07
Cold Storage In Irish Boys.

For long it puzzled me to know what
the poachers did with the birds they
shot in July. There Is no cold storage
in the north of Ireland, but they have
discovered all excellent substitute. The
birds are buried four or five feet deep
In dry peat, and. l am told, come
out perfectly fresh at the end OF two
or three weeks. When one remembers
the bog butter dug out of the peat boys
in a comparatively fresh state after
being buried for probably 200 or BOZ
wears. It is not difficult to believe that
grouse might keep, under the same cir
cumstances, for two or three weeks
Letter In Country Life.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-06-07
Commissioners Sale of
Valuable Timber Land.

Pursuant to decree Of the Cir
cult Court of Highland county rem
derrd at the April term 1907 i'll the
cause of Chas. S. Way bright Y: Jno
r.. MeGrawr 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.
yev 252 SO acres more or less, adj
Joining the, Hollingworth survey.
John 7. McGraw and other. Said
land is valuable for the hemlock
limb 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.
I T.. M. McCLINTIC and
EDWIN b. JONES, Com'r;
I, J.C. Matheny, clerk Of above
named court, certify that the bone
! required of the commissioners b,
/ the aboye decree has been duly exc
4cuted.
10 % j. {. MATTHEW, CFk.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-06-07
CURES BLOOD, SKIN DISEASES, CAN
CER-GREATEsT BLOOD PUR
IFIER FREE.

If your blood is impure, thin,
diseased, hot or full Of hnmors, If
you have blood poison, cancer, car
burcles, eating sores, scrofuia. &C.
zema, itching, rising and bumps
scabby, pimply skin, bone palns,ca-
tarrh, sheumatism, or any blood or
skin disease, take Botanic Blood
Balm (B.B.B)a 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 TO
BLOOD BALM co, Atlanta, ia
B. b. b. is especially advised tor
chronic, deep-seated cases, as i !
cures after all else fails. 29-2-3O Z
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-06-07
Making New Rubber Plants.

From a rubber plant which Is grow
ing in living room, the best way to
get plants is by scoring the bark of the
limb where you want the roots to
grow and covering the injury with
sphagnum moss, which must always be
kept damp. Roots will soon permeate
the moss, when the limb should be cut
off and potted.-Garden Magazine.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-06-07
A FORTUNATE TEXAN.

Mr. L w Goodloe, of 107 st. Lou
is St, Dallas, Tex. says: I'm the
past year | have become acquain.
ted with DR.. Kings New Life Pills,
and no laxative | eyer before tried
SO pffectually disposes Of material
and billiousness." They don't grind
nor grippe. 25c. at X Fl Trimble's
drug store.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-06-07
CURES HEMoRRHAGEs OF THE LUNGS

Several years since my lungs
were so badly affected that | had
many hemorrhages," writes A. M.
AXE. Of Woods, Ind. Il took
treatment with several physicians
without any benefit. | then start
ed TO take Foley's Honey and Tar,
and my lungs are now as sound as
a bullet. | recommend it in adj
vanced stages of lung troubles"
Foley's Honey and Tar stops that
cough and heals the lungs, and
prevents serious results from a
cold. Refuse substitutes. K. b,
Trimble.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-06-07
Kent Her Word.

"This," said the school friend who
had not seen her for year, this Is the
girl who vowed to me that she never
would belong to any man. chr
81 don't" said she who had been
married the matter Of some few months
sor so. "He belongs to me-"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-06-07
The Tact Market.

Chancellor James R. Day was once
advising a young undergraduate OF
Syracuse university to cultivate tact.
"But, alas" he said, II fear that advice
on such a subject must always be
wasted. On tact the last word was
spoken by Barley d'Aureville when he
said:
"'If tact could be bought, only those
already possessed of it would want to
buy it,"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-06-07

W. r. Ward, Dversburg. Tenn,
writes: This is to certify that l
have used Orino Laxative Fruit
Syrup for chronic constipation, and
it has proven, without doubt, to
be thorough, practical remedy for
this trouble, and it ia with pleasure,
| offer my conscientious reference
K. II. Trimble.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-06-07

A prompt. pleasant. good remedy
for coughs and colds is KeDnedg's
Laxative Cough Syrup 1t contains
no opiates and does not constlpate.
Children like it. Sold by K. ID
Trimbls.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-06-07
womep Writers.

We know number of women
writer's, anG many of them are very
good looking-much better looking, at
any rate, than men writer's, whose APP
pearance is very seldom as attractive
as their works.-Academy.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-06-07

IL you will make inquiry it will
be a revelation to sou how many
succumb to kidney or bladder
troubles ia one form or another. Ii
the patient is not beyond medical
aid, Foley's Kidney Cure will cure
It never disappoints. X. ID. Trim
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-06-07

and cheerfulness soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out Of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that 1t is not uncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. 1.-THE child urin-
ates too often, II the
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-06-07

For scratches, burns, cuts, insect
bites, and the many little hurts
com mon to every family, use De,
Wits Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salye. Sold by K. E. Trimble.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-06-07

urine scalds the flesh or if,<when the child
reaches an age when it should be able to
control the passage, 1t is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting, depend upon it. the cause Of
the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment Of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition Of the
kidneys and bladder and not to habit as
most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble,
and 10th need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect Of
Swamr-Root is soon realized. 1t is sold
by druggists, in fifty g.
cent and one dollar a:l:::: Es::EE::
sizes You may have
sample bottle by mail azl A4
free, also pamphlet tell Home of Swamp. Root
ing all about it, including many OF the
thousands OF testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing DR.. Kilmel
& Co.. Binghamton. N. y, be sure and
mention this paper.
Don't make any mistake, but remem
Der the name, Swamp Root, DR. Ailmerf
Swamp Root. anti the address, Bingham
SON, N. Y, on every bottle.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-06-07
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
courages and lessons ambition; beauty, vigor
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-06-07
P1ITNAM'S MUSIC STORE
ORGANS AT COST 4 LESS
cEcOND ANNUAL REDUCTIONS SALE

of Puman and makes Of organs & al been
HoS our factory them are practical
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-06-07

by druggists, in fifty
cent and one dollar
sizes You may have 9
sample bottle by mail
fvea oieo noynnhjef fell
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-04-26
PASSING OF THE VETERANS
of Camp Sumter Died Within the
Past Year.
Eleven Members of

Death played havoc in the ranks of
Camp Sumter during the year just en-
ded.
The roll call of the Camp to-day
shows eleven less names than year
ago, that number of its member hay-
ing crossed over the river.
The dead of the year were:
j. r. Feagin, Il. f. Market, J. b.
Pillsbury, James Richards, A. II.
Raiford Joseph -Chambliss, w. f.
Clark, Henry Harden, $. j. Giffin
Thomas 2. Hoyt, John l.. Pennington.
Eleven more graves will be deco
rated to-day than twelve months ago
Camp Sumter, despite the inroads ol
death during the past few years, still
holds it's own well in comparison
with other Camps throughout the
State 1t now has on its rolls nearly
two hundred members. During this
five years of Commander Davenport s
administration 1t has never failed tC
have its regular monthly meeting, and
has never failed to turn out a large
number of It's members at the burial o
cOmrade.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-04-26

up in the several buildings and pre-
parlng for the first rush of visitors that
will follow the opening of the big ia r.
Norfolk, Hampton Roads and yicini-
ty are preparing for an invasion OF
visitors, the advance guard of which is
already arriving, and which will con-
tinue until the exposition gates are
permanently closed.
Nobody has undertaken to estimate
closely just how many persons will be
attracted to jamestown between May
and November, but IN a general way
the financiers of the enterprise expect
the gate receipts to eclipse the figures
attained by any of the expositions here
tofore held in America outside of the
big fair at Chicago and ST. Louis.
VISITORS ARE POURING IN.
Outward and visible signs that the
opening of the exposition is at hand are
abundant Hotels are filling with
visitors and the public buildings and
business houses are putting on gala
attire. The waters of Hampton Re ads
are dotted with warships of every des-
cription and flying the flags of halt
a dozen nations. More than score of
these great fighting machines are now
al anchor in the roads and nearly every
hour brings additions to the fleet.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-04-26
FAIR GATES OPEN TODAY
Great Exposition at Jamestown is Ready Today for
Visitors
Visitors

Norfolk, Va, April 25. The gates of
the jamestown Tercentenary Expo
sition will be thrown open to the pub
lie Friday morning. That the success of
the stupendous enterprise will justify
the most sanguine expectations of its
promoters is indicated in many direc-
tions, and they are looking ahead to a
season Of uneXampled prosperity.
Hundreds of letters received by the
department of publicity, by the hotels
and by business houses support this
optimistic view of the future of the
exposition.
PROGRAM COMPLETE.
ercises is complete and as it now stands
il is elaborate enough to please every
body. President Roosevelt will olflci-
ate, governors of states and the dipl0-
matte representatives of foreign coun-
tries will participate, and there will be
military and naval display the like of
which never has been seen before in
American waters.
ARRANGING EXHIBITS.
At presents every effort of the man
agement is being concentrated on the
work of transferring exhibits from the
railroad yards to the exposition
grounds, experimenting their setting