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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-20
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Places Where o Genuine Surname Is
Never Even Heard.
In many places In Great Britain, and
especially In some Of the fishing vii
lagos Of Cornwall and of certain parts
Of Scotland, such a thing as genuine
surname is never even heard Every
man in the place is known by nick
name.
In most of these villages this has
been brought about originally by the
fact that all the inhabitants have Only
had very few surnames among them
One or two prevailing families have
represented the population and have
married and intermarried till trying to
distinguish man by his surname las
only created confusion. And even
some of the nicknames have begun to
act in the same way. At village net
very far from Wick the writer knows
of some fishermen who had originally
been aicknamed 'Dumpy" and had
left 80 many descendants that other
specific nicknames had been necessary
to distinguished which Of the "Dua.
pys" was meant on given occasions.
At another village not far from this
one several nieknames have Ia the
same way become the only known fam
lily names. The writer was once Ia
the general shop here when a small
boy came in and asked for some ar
ticle, stating that IT was for Blower.
"Blowerf" said the shopkeeper.
(Which Blower? There are scores Of
Blowersw
The child answered at once:
ats for 'Bowleggit' Blower. Red
Logged (eared, Blowers laddie."-
London Answers.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-20

will GO through.
l. e t | t G 0
through and !
will break my
engagement to
Dallas w al n
W ri G II t q n d
leave her free
to marry YOU"
You promise
thatW
Yes" cried.
Gibbs, elated. az
promise on my
word OF honor!
Is 1t q bar
gain:"
Gibbs. re.
piled Al W y II
slowly, 81 didn't
think there was
On fntiI N o,tr nc
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-20

understand II ne tr1ed Tor lifetime.
I'd give my life for one word of love
from her, but I'd sooner go forever
without that word than win it by
dishonest deed that would prove me
unworthy of her. asked her love as q
free gift and tried to deserve it. She
refused, and | won't try to buy what
she won't give Inc. especially since the
price would make me as unworthy of
her as you yourself are"
But you take the wrong view of 1t.
You see. if"-
Il see this much: I'll have to speak
palmer to get my view Of the case into
your vile mind If ever again yon
meet me, stand out of my way. Don't
speak to me or come where am. for
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-20

you III All lIt
world. l thought understood how ut
terly rotten you were, but didn't be-
lieve there was man living who could
debase himself as you've just done"
Butt began Gibbs, In bewilder
ment.
"Now you'll listen to me for mo-
ment," cut In Bennett silencing the in
terruption. "You say I'm in love with
Miss Wainwright 1t is true. love
her in way dog like you could never
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-20

!, srraYorndtd, was i.sAairx AssyiS, e
She isL,e, sfApiYe asfcN ths tis&AlEsIsl
Of the suddenly opened deer.
There, framed IN the DARK oesswas,
his face deathly pale, his eyes glowing
With a strange light as OF murssr'
stood Cynthia's brother.
His presence in the city hall was "a
mere chance. but the climax Of series
Of conferences between Bennett, Phs
Ian and himself, dating from the night
of the administration bali, when. de-
spite his own resolve, the secretary's
hand had been forced by the inquisi-
tive alderman and his identity re
vealed.
Bennett had been let into the secret
next day, and the trio had had a three
hour talk from which Phelan ha6
emerged with the gleeful air Of one
who had Unexpectedly found a $1,000
bill. Thompson. too, had left that con.
ference with a look Of calm, intense
satisfaction that TRANSPORTED him.
Other conversations had followed
one of them In the presence Of notary
stenographer and lawyers The trap
at last was ready to be sprung.
The fnancier for the first time In his
nine year close association with the
secretary met the younger mans gaze
without seeing the latter droop in def
erential submission. Now he received
back look for look from bis former alb
ject slave. and 1t was his own glance
that wavered before that concentrated
glare Of hate.
''Thompsonr' he cried, and his voice
bore q world Of incredulous reproach.
Before him stood the one man on
earth in whom Wainwright had ever
placed implicit trust; to whom he had
confded his gravest business secrets:
the man whom he had so shrewdly
tested In countless ways and who had
proved stanchly incorruptible and 10y.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-20
CHAPTER XVII.

~ Y ELS In there!" observed Phe-
~ Ian In high excitement, jerk
ing his thumb toward q door
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-20

'N0W tcdGe nc, please. temDt I'm har
~, ~" p''"''''' 0'e'' steady eyes ST.
fenced him.
Without a word he skunk out of the
room and out of her life.
Phelan, agog with eagerness for the
coming struggle in the aldermanic
chamber, hustled past through the cor
ridor. The alderman had many duties
today, and as the performance of each
brought him nearer to his longed for
revenge on Horrigan he was positively
beaming with righteous bliss. Dallas
caught sight of him.
Alderman she called family.
phelan halted, still In haste to fulhll
his mission. ~
"Could-could see Mr.. Bennett?"
she asked, new timidity transforming
her rich voice. do you know where /
can find him?"
SIS it important? He's pretty busy"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-20

las, you're not
going to throw
me over? You
AREN'T
Scott Gibbs, I"
she answered
quietly, a world
OF wonde ring
scorn IN her
level tones. you
q O no t ey en-
know how vile
a thing you are.
Now leave me.
plea Sc. Your
presence sick
ems NE.
lie tried TO
speak, but some
thing of the in
effahle CON
tpO1Dt I'm har
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-20

Lady-You look robust Are you
equal to the task Of saving wood?
Tramp Equal isn't the word, mum.
1Ap superior to It Good mornin'!-
Chicago News.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08
HE MORNING JOURNAL COURIER FRIDAY MAY 8, 1908

ficiency This could not possibly be said of the Protestant churches of New Haven, which have been built without reference to a common service, but rather with reference to exclusive the 0logical necessities II has been fre- quently pointed out that the Protestant church machinery of this city, and oi spells expensive duplication and ex- travagant waste Practically the only Protestant church In this city which may be said to have an unrestricted, or relatively unrestricted, field to It. self, e field to which fortunately It's machinery Is suited, is St. Paul's Epis- eopal church It has under its care practically the entire east and north east sides In the center of the city are Protestant churches enough in them selves to care for the spiritual welfare of the entire Protestant population and vastly increase the usefulness of their charitable machinery. Under consoll- dation this power would be doubled, If not quadrupled,
 If pr. Smyths suggestive book ac- l compishes no more at this time than I
 to compel consideration among Protest ants of the waste effort due to churches built without regard to common Chris tian needs, 1t will have been brought to triumph The first move for Chris tian unity must originate with them.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08

usual lack of common parlors where tho roomers may entertain their friends, should follow Thus" ho says, through loneliness and for other reasons, they often find them selves in conditions tending to lower their moral tone Professor Wolfe has gathered his information from conditions in Boston, New York San Francisco, St. Louis Chicago and other cities, As entrusted with the condition of the roomer as he Is found under these conditions, he con- siders him as found in our r. M. c. A. buildings all over the country, where he has the best of Christian surroundings. There are parlors for him to use; there are billiard tables, bowling alleys and other amusement devices in the same building, as well as a we'll equipped gymnasium, The social problem into which the young man enters who goes to the city to make hls way Is that In which the Y, M. C. A, Is coming to have it's most important work "It Is not too much" says Professor Wolfe, Ito ex- pect that the young man who makes his home in such desirable center of fraternal life while gaining a foot hold in the city always will retain keen interest in It's neghborhood and in the moral welfare of the young men of the community"
 We are told that the sale of the Temple street building would give oui Y. NJ. c. A. "a chance to get back tc more solid financial standing by giv' ing 1t a sum sufficient to set up in 2 building large enough for It's needs and a surplus for running expense. for some time to come" That may he the case, but is 1t not a question which every thoughtful man In New Haven should ask himself, whether our city can afford 10 do without thi! ! Christian influence among the room CTS" of the city aside from any othe, good points the r. NJ c A. ma! have?
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08
A DESERVED TRIBUTE.

The graduates of the historic Hop fins grammar school cannot do better than to annually celebrate the birth day of James II Ryder. whom over forty of his former pupils entertained the other evening. He served the school when Buck Johnson was its rector, born maker of men. He was there with Cushing. with Fox. and with those who have followed His whole life has been given to the training of young men in the mysteries of mathematics and while he was driving into their heads a knowledge of mathematical science, he was forcing into their hearts a lasting appreciation of his sterling qualities. e
 Mir. Ryder belongs to a rare class of school and college teachers. as distin- guished from instructors. who leave tha boy at the termination of their rcla- tionship with something more in his head than he had when the original contact took place between them. The boring and planting process with these teachers Is always undertaken with that patience and genuine interest which finally makes the youngster work the harder from the mere juetice of the association and the genuneness of the task. Mir, Ryder from the school point of view has been all his active life what Dean Wright has been from the college point of view
 Someone has truthfully said that real teachers are almost as rare as hens teeth. If the schools of the country could find a race of Ryders and the colleges of the country could find race of Wrights, the discussion which peri odically breaks out over the value of modern educational processes would rot have leg to stand on. course in school under Ryder followed by a course In college under Wright would send into the world boys with we'll dis o!plined minds and healthy ideals.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08

way The majority of the public takes the view that the latter class Is tho larger one As an instance of t, an anonymous writer says in Hartford paper, miles away from the very deplor- able accident which resulted in tho death here last week of little Sophie Suderman;
 HAS usual in all so-called accidents the auto Is claimed to have been going slow, Who ever saw one going fast anyway? AS In the case of Johnnie Lynch, who was killed by Vance shear CT, suppose those fine points of law which most laymon don't understand win let William E. Moseley free to kill more, 1 think it Is time that those fine points of law were removed so that murder by auto will be dealt with the same as any other kind. have sell dom read of people getting killed by horses while in the highway so can't understand why autos kill so many If proper speed Is used.
 It would seem that if the new organ | l2ation really wants to have automobll- ing considered in its best light it should do It's best to rid the sport of reckless driving. To accomplish that something more than fines must bc asked In court of offenders. The clut ought to put itself on record as favor. ing the jail sentence in such cases, al least upon the second offense. "Nowa' days" says the Chicago Daily News "an occasional fine is accepted as { necessary part of the regular expenso of running a machine. As compare' with the cost of tires, of the servicel of chauffeur and of other clements 0 the pastlmc of motoring, the cost 0 the collaborating practice of breaking the law is quite insignificant. Fine very likely will not suffice. Punishmen of the driver of machine will no suffice. The owner of an automobile turned Into a deadly projectile shoul, be held personally responsible for in lawlessness thus achieved. fmprlson \ ment should be substituted for fines at least whenever hardened offende is caught breaking the speed law Man slaughter committed with an automo bile should subject the killer to indlot ment and vigorous prosecution"
 1T the new club can bring about thes needed reforms Cand there appears n reason why 1t cannoD. then The Jour nal-Courler, too. wishes 1t every possl ble success and congratulates 1t upor It's conception and birth
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08
"Thc Ynlc CincGuc."
lproyldence Jonrnall

Providence JournaI)
 Secretary 1aft's college friends have stood hin, tn good stead in Connecticut. Mir. Clark of the Hartford Courant Colonel osborn of the New Haven Jour nal Courier and MT Chapin and Mir RmbAll of the Waterbury American together with other loyal Yale alumni and some prominent Connecticut clti- zens who never went to Yale, have boomod him with gratifying success, as the reports from the Hartford conven- ton show Ten of the states fourteen delegates will start for Chicago posi- lively instructed for the secretary and the other four may prove to be Taft men when the roll Is called The Unit ed States senator's. II will be noted stay at home because they were unwill- ing to climb on he band wagon Anl Mir. Brandegee ls a Yale man, tool
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08

merely the propositions which arc more or less natural to a Movement which while somewhat uncertain in detail, hews clogo to the line of solf- preservation The restrictions which the Business Mems Merger League of Massachusetts would throw about the legislation, which is essential to the completion of the merger, are but tho expression of sentiment which ls somewhat approhenslye on the ono hand, and, on the other jealous of tho dignity of the business interests of tho state The members of the league want all of the nice things promised by the merger, but they want to as- sure themselves that no strings are tied to the bargain,
 Here in Connecticut, whore the company Is chartered which proposes to do the merging, it Is natural that some surprise should be felt at the attitude taken by the state Of Mas. sachusetts, but 1t Is altogether likely that If the proposal was reversed, and 1t was the Boston and Maine that was to do the merging, our legislature and league of business mems associa- tions would be equally curious to know all about the change and equally determined to see that the final con- tract would amply protect Connecticut interests This attitude makes for slow progress, but 1t does not neces- sarily make for failure to merge Nor is 1t bad thing for all concerned that legislative enterprises of this character are more closely studied than they have ever been before. There is in consequence less liability than ever of haste making the waste 1t has made in the past in both states.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08
ACTIVITIES FoR AN AUTO cLuB.

The Hartford Post wishes every suc- cess to those New Haven automobil- lsts who are contemplating the organ lzation of an auto club here. Tho possibilities of the organization are many and they may. vitalIy concern the public more than the public may be aware. An instance of where this is the case with similar organizations elsewhere is shown in the action the other night of the governing board of the Automobile club of Bridgeport in declaring against the reckless driving of automobiles and calling for the ap- pointment of a committee on public safety to proceed along legitimate channels against such drivers as are found to violate their privileges on the road. Says the Bridgeport Post of the action: "It will do more to influence the public to tolerate the use of auto mobiles in the streets, than anything that has been done in q long time"
 It is to be hoped that the New Haven Automobile club will organize and that one of its first steps will be to turn it's attention 10 similar matters in a like manner That there are many own CTS of automobiles who run them with all due care and caution there can be no doubt On the other hand that there are some who drive their cars without apparent regard for the rights of pedestrians and other vehicles is not infrequently shown in convincing
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08
LET US ALONE.

Let us alone" is the cry we hear From the East and West, from far and
 near; From the man on the farm, ! With his fertile land; From the man In the mill With his willing hand: From the man in his store, With his goods for sale, From the man on the train, With It's rusty rail From the man In the bank, With the money there. From the man on the sea.
 With tho weather fair: From the man with his pick, And a job in sight; From the millionaire.
 With his cash sll right From these and from those, the great
 and small, Is coming the clear, insisteft call: Let us alone and we will rise Again on the wings of enterprise: We have felt the stroke of the Panic
 hand That has smitten the progress of the
 lond But the spirit remains and we've got
 the goods That will bring us in safety out of the
 woods, And set Prosperity again on hor
 throne But let us alone; Say. LET US ALONE. Won't you? New York World
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08
SELLING THE '. M. C. \.

Although we are assured by Presl- dent Welch of the Y NJ. (. A. that the Institution of which he Is the head has no intention of offering It's hand some building on Temple street for sale, still the very announcement that several prominent out-of-town caplt- alists have met and discussed ways and means to purchase the building and turn t into an up-to-date hostel ry cannot but bring a shlver to the marrow of those who are in a post ton to know tho important field the Y NJ C A, fills and the ever widen ing one that it could and should flL There may he little hack of the an nouncement IL may be ill-founded Rnt still it Is to be regretted that the abandonment of the Temple street property should even he considered a possibility in any quarter Tho build ing undoubtedly would make a "good investment" if run as a hotel, as has been said. but the Journal-Courler hopes 1t will never see the day when such a change is made
 New Havens need for new and thoroughly modern hotel Is a crying one That men with capital recog nl2e this situation ls very evident About a year ago the announcement was made of q hotel to be built on the Sargent site, corner of Church and Elm streets, which has since been selected for the new county court house. Within q month plans were made public for the building of new hotel on Meadow street, diagonally across the street from the yellow building When a new hotel Is open ed in this city it should do a thriving business, especially if it is near the
 
 center and if fl Is a modern structure But the fact must not be lost sight of that the r. M. c. Az as run at pres ent, Is really supplying the same need as a hotel to a class who great ly need its Christian surroundings, the typical young Americans, unmarried and unhampercd by family ties, who are free to gravitato from city to city where wages are highest It Is for these young men that most of the floors of our '. M C, A. are now available When they go to other cities they find similar buildings ready to welcome them. Shall New Haven fall behind in the list
 Albert B. Wolfe, professor of sociol- ogy at Oberin college, has made a careful study of "The Boomer in Oui Cities" as he calls him. The profes. sor says that every city has one or more rooming house districts He makes well-drawn distinction be. tween the rooming house and the lodging house, which should be recog. naed The rooming house, he says may be a boarding house as well, but his investigations show that with the multiplication of restaurants in oul cities within the last few years the majority of roomng houses make nc provisions for boarders And 1t is but natural with the discontinuance oi dining room in the house, that the
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08

Through an error the statement was recently made In the news columns of The Journal-Courier that Jerome B. Lucke is no longer connected with this paper Mir. bucke has charge Of the literary department and has a long career of usefulness ahead of him In that congenial chair to our mutual sat- isfacton.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08

This paragraph in the Connecticut Republican platform was written by a literary genlls: "Ae regards the army end navy, they believe the enormous ly valuable property known as the United States of America should be fully insured"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08

A leading Unitarian says; Tt would be a good thing for Unitarianism to take 1t away from It's local color and put 1t in New York, It would be in- spired, thrilled and made attractive. Now will Boston behave?
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08

The editor of the Springfield Repub- lioan, following the awful example of his Washington correspondent, has made for himself the enemy's country of Connecticut. Listen to him: "The Taft leaders in Connecticut arc mere children as party managers" That's putting it over the plate, some.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08
Considerable Vitality.

E. H. Hartman has faith in the cred it of the Union Pacific Railroad, and be- lleves that Sl00.0O0,o00 of new bonds of that corporation can be successfully put on the market For an institution that has been killed and dsmembered by hostile legislation this road seems to have considerable vitality left,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08
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The children of the city after having cleaned 1t up are now to be forbidden the use of the asphalted streets and pavcmerts for roller skating nit Dol- lars to doughnuts on the youngsters.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08
OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
scund. Like Roosevelt,

With District Attorney Jerome defy lnr the court and crying out "Periuryi' "Au-around crook" "Consprator! and Liar" the proceedings before Commissioner Hand began to sound q good deal like a presidential message.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08

Chicago has l25 fewer saloons In May than it had in January, and the city collector calls notice to the fact that there will be drop of at least tl25o0o this year in the revenue from saloon licenses.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08

A Norwegian company is going to try it's luck at killing whales off the coast of South Africa IL will start in with two small whaling steamers, trained Morse crews, and a shore estnb- lishment at Durhan.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08

Tho members of New Yorks City Lunch club now eat their food at an altitude of 3l2 feet above the Broad way sidewalks From their windows they can see (sometimes) Bronx park and Coney Island
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08
Tho stn,c Convention.
0Jartford Times.)


 The tag Is blue and the wording is "Taft." "The big stick did tho work . was one remark heard among the dele gates. There used to be a big four In Connecticut republican politics. It looks moro like q big three now
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08

lla-Consratulate me, dear, I'm engaged
 Mabel-.Huh 1 wouldn't marry the best man on earth,
 Stella--Of course you couldn't. I'm going tn marry him myself.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08
SAYINGS AND DoIyGs.

The Kennebec Journal reports that some Maine farmers have sold apples this spring at 90 cents a barrel, for which they refused s250 last fall