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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-13
Tn. oussr sersw Plant.

There Is nothing under the sun quite
50 quaint, 50 weird and wftehlike a.
the pandanus prairies Of Fiji. The pan
danus, or screw plant, as It Is called. IL
4 most grotesque specimen Of the veg
etable kingdom even at the best and
in the early stages Of its growth. In It's
very young days It IL Of an extraordi-
narily screwlike shape and looks ~
though some unkind hand had taken
hold of its long, swordlike leaves and
twisted them round and round. Later
on 1t straightens out bit, and from 1t
grow q number Of tall wooden stills.
Its foliage IL simple, a number OF
dropping, ragged tufts, for all the
world like mops and very mournful
looking. Among these mops hangs the
fruit, In shape like pineapple. made
up of hard red and yellow kernels.
woody and Hbrous and quite UNBEATABLE
from q Europeans point Of view.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-13
Couldn't Help u.

A young lady tells the following
story of an Engfishman she met dur
ing a trip to Mexico:
The Englishman became acquainted
with the American party while they
were all guests at winter hotel
Whenever the parents Of the American
girl proposed any trip the Engiishman
Immediately begged to be made one
of the party. He was to be included
In a moonlight trip to nearby noun
tain. After the Americans were ready
to start they had to delay some fifteen
minutes awaiting their guests ar
rival. When he did arrive he cleo
trfled them by his comments on the
reason for his delay. What he said
was:
~ beg pardon for my beastly tardi-
ness. Couldn't help 1t, don'cherknow.
had to bring my mother from the
gardens first. It's q singular horrid
bore, but one has to be kind to his
mother, don'cherknowr - Milwaukee
Free Press.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-13
hia atatuA

The caste system Is 80 deeply rooted
among the people Of India that Chris
TANNED Hindoos are still under Its po-
tent influence. For example, Mr.. J. @.
Oman, formerly professor Of Natural
science In the government college at
Lahore, tells in hfs books 1.-THE Brah-
mans, Deists and Muslims Of India" Of
the native Christian head master Of q
mission school who was asked In q
court Of justice what bis religion was.
"Brahman-C Christian" he replied.
The Judge, who was European, not
recognizing such sect, asked for moro
information.
II am q Brahman-C Christian" reiter-
ated the head master. " cannot call
myself simply Christian" he contin-
ued with some warmth, when that
Choorah (sweeper) there Is also a
Christian. / am Brahman- Christian.
sir"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-13
The McCue Heirs Win

From Richmond on Friday: That
the life insurance may be collected
by the benefciaries, even though
the insured is put to death by the
law, is the holding of the United
States circuit court of appeals In
an opinion handed down yesterday
in the case of j. William McCue
and others, plaintiffs in error, VS..
Northwestern Life Insurance Com
pany and others, defendants in er-
ror to the circuit court at Lynch
burg, Va. In this opinion the cir
cult court of appeals reverses the
court below, which held that the
collection of insurance where the
insured was executed for crime was
against the general welfare Of the
country and that the life insurance
company had made no provision
for payment of such claims.
This insurance company, incor-
porated under Wisconsion law,
issued on Marched Is, 1904, to the
late J. Samuel McCue, OF Char
lottesville, a ten year renewal poll
CIV on his life for $4,000. McCue
gave a note for payment OF the
premiums for eighteen months and
eight days before the note fell due
he was arrested for the murder of
his wife. The company must now
pay his heirs.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-13
Farm for Sale Privately

A farm containing 100 acres To-
Gated in Augusta county, on the
Headwaters of Elk Run, near Strib-
ling Spring, adjoining the lands OF
Dinkle and Hogshead. About 20
acres of this land is in timber, the
balance in a good state of cultiva-
ton, and is splendid for cropping
or grazing. Good frame house con-
tanning 8 rooms, granary and other
necessary outbuildings, except barn
which has been destroyed by fire.
For terms, etc., call on F. z.
McGlamery, who resides on the
farm, or address A. R. Gilkeson,
Churchville, Va, R. F. D. No. l.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-13
How IS YOUR DIGESTION.

Mrs. Mary Bowling, of No. 22S
9Th Ave-, San Francisco, recon-
mends a remedy for stomach trou-
BILE. She says: Gratitude for the
wonderful effect Of Electric Bitters
in a case of acute indigestion,
promps this testimonial. l amful-
iy convinced that for stomach and
liver troubles Electric Bitters is the
best remedy on the market to-day"
This great tonic and Alternative
medicine invigorates the system,
purifes the blood and is especially
helpful in all forms of female weak
ness. Soc. at all duraggists.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-13
Friday and Fortunes.

Two women who wished to make an
appointment with fortune teller who
was pronounced "just splendid" by
everybody who had patronized her
were advised by the seer to come on
Friday.
THAT is, II you are not superstltious
about Friday" she said. Most people
are. They regard Friday as such an
unlucky day that they won't even have
their fortune told them for fear they
will hear something unlucky. That 10
why I advised you to come on that
day. will have plenty Of time and
won't have to put your cases through
with such a rush."--St Louis Repub-
lie.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-13
A HIGHWAY BETWEEN STAUNTON and
RICHMOND

In an able editorial the otauh-
ton Dispatch points out the many
advantages of a macadam road
from Stanton to Richmond.
This is matter deserves the
earnest consideration of the people
of the valley, and a good road to
Richmond would greatly increase
the number of automobile tourists,
and the valley thereby derive con-
siderable revenue.
After certain improvements have
been made on the Valley turnpike,
this pike will be one of the finest in
the country, and with an equally
good pike from Hagerstown to
Winchester there will be a direct
macadam road from Hagerstown to
Staunton, distance of 100 miles
passing through the historic Shen
andoah Valley, the scenery OF whlcf
cannot be surpassed. With tht
pike extended to Richmond, a more
attractive automobile tour canno
be imagined, and without question
the number of tourists will 81
doubled many times .-Wincheste'
Star.
And why not have this thor
oughfare continued through TIT
Virginia and West Virginia noun
tains from Stanton to Parkers
burg? No more attractive linz
could be found for the tourist, ant
the Stanton and Parkersburg pix
would afford a splendid foundation
the grade and location being good
with few possible exceptions. Th'
idea of converting this old thorough
fare into a national highway is no
a new one, and our friends OF tn
Valley, while urging the scheme
should include the whole course
the most delightful and picturesque
portion of which would be tina
west of Stanton.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-13
t;uit..,.n. Of prasa.es.


In an Iowa town an aotien for eject
ment was tried "by the eeart without
a jury" the suit having bcsa bfsaSht
By q religious society to recover p>s-
session of cemetery. The defendant,
physician In active psasdcA had
bought the ground for the uss q tie
society, but when aftsrward b ssv.
cred his connection with the orIanfpa-
ton it was discovered that he bad TAX
en- the title in his own name and evi
IDENTIFY intended to hold on to 1t. Afte1
duly weighing the evidence the court
ordered Judgment for the plaiati6.
stating briefly the reasons for the Dc.
cision, whefeupon defendants ecun-
sci desired to be moro fully enlfsht-
ened In the premises.
= Certainly" said his honor. In ad'
dition to what I have already said.
there are but two other reasons. One
is that the church seems to need q
cemetery. and the other IN that the
doctor has failed to show that his prac-
tice is sufficiently large to necessitats
his maintaining his own baryins
ground"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-13
< -. = n,sssaA

n.a1nssG 1laesss sf EdinhHEsh .
rasrtiuet IN the class roen. was ces ~
bearing 4 o,am with tAs iaasvass@
AZ which b was not aceuaiatsd. Tus
entity q stzsasst ptss t. rseA . pan
sVspA IN bsah ~ n hs n&a sa.A
Ieasv erisA tho ppstsssor II ID asss
srate way, "Assd ysur bssx n ssn
tsfs handP'
The stuaent was sbeut 70 sDSsk, sss
the professor stopped him vita q
peremptory command: !,
mo words, sir; your LETT sands !
sayr . -.
Then the student held up Ne fess
srm, which ended 1t the wrfse.
..Sir," sat1 b. Il hAs HAs 'e4t hane.
Befess tAs professor csun spsAk
there came q perfect stern Of hssss
from the class, and when he dM speak
the Kisses drvwned what be saia.
Then he left his place and went Aewn
to the student whose feelings he has
unintentionally hurt, threw his arn
around him and drew him close.
"My boy" said the professor, speak
Ing softly, yet being heard BY every
one in the room, you'll forgive me
that I was overweight DID not
know! did not known
Then he turned to the students, ana.
with lock and tone that came
straight from the heart, hs SAID:
.And let mo say 10 all Of ysu tAAt !
am glad to be shown that ! am tsseA'
Ing a class Of ssntlemcnr
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-13
WHERE BULLETS FLEW.

David Parker. of Fayette, N. T.,
a veteran of the civil war, who lost
a foot at Gettysburg, says; "The
good Electric Bitters have done is
worth more than five hundred dol
lars to me. spent much money
doctoring for bad case OF stomach
trouble, to little purpose. | then
tried Electric Bitters, and they
cured me. I now take them as a
tonic" SOC. at Highland drug
store.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-13
DEATH OF HORACE CAMPBELL

Henry Horace Campbell was born
in Virginia, June IL, 1855. He
came to Kansas in 1922, stopping
in Chautauqua county and from
there to Oklahoma Territory for a
short time, subsequently coming to
Pratt in 1892 and held that posi-
ton for four years. He left Pratt
ten years ago for Greer county,
Oklahoma, where he has made his
home ever since. He came to his
brothers in this. city four weeks
ago last Saturday, where, after
four weeks of suffering he passed
away on the 18th Of October, aged
a little over SO years. He leaves a
wife and FIVE children-3 boys and
| 2 girls-living in Oklahoma.
The above brief statement OF the
mans life was read by Rev. J. M:
Leonard at the funeral services held
at the Presbyterian church last Sun.
day afternoon over the remains OF
Horace Campbell. The deceased
had been afflicted with a complica-
of diseases which failed to yield to
medical treatment and his brother,
IT. A. Campbell, hearing OF his
poor health, went to Oklahoma
and brought Horace home with
him in the hope that the change OF
climate and scene, together with
lsome change in medical treatment
might restore him to health. He
continued to grow weaker, how
ever, and while he was enabled te
meet and greet many of his ole
friends in this community, for the
last week he was confined to hi
bed. His wife was notified ane
several kilograms and misunder
standings of messages resulted II
!. delaying her arrival, but accom-
panied by her two Oldest boys sht
arrived on Sunday morning sane
services were conducted by Rev
: Leonard and the Masonic order o
. this city at the Presbyterian churcf
at 2:3O o'clock Sunday afternoon
The remains were laid to rest il
Green Lawn cemetery.
Horace Campbell was we'll known
in Pratt and had many friends. H'
was a member Of the Masonic Or
der and the Modern Woodman 0
America. 1t seems sad, indeed
that his time to die came in tn
very prime of life, but it having
been 70 appointed by Him wh'
doeth all things for the best, w
can only submit to the will OF di
vine providence and extend oul
sympathy to the bereaved family
in this hour of deepest sorrow
Pratt (Kan.) Republican.
Mr.. Campbell was a son OF TIT
late Edgar Campbell, and was bor1
lat the Head Of Jackson's river. III
; lis remembered by all of our olde
, citizens.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-13

l will sell, privately, my land on
Jackson's River, 10 miles south OF
Monterey; good new house and out
buildings; young growing orchard;
some bearing trees on land; situat-
ed on the public road; near school
and churches; cleared land in fine
state of cultivation, part coyed with
fine oak timber. Will sell and give
possession at once. So come or
you may miss a good bargain.
j. H. Pruitt,
Pinkney, Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-13
NO RABBITS IN MARKET

No rabbits are being marketed in
Staunton, and there is an impress
sion that farmers are under the
misapprehension that it is unlawful
to sell rabbits. Such is not the
case. There is no law forbidding
the killing or selling Of rabbits in
season, and this is the open season.
Farmers, therefore, who wish to
do so, will find no obstacle in the
way of selling rabbits, and will find
a very good market for them here
at this time. --Staunton Dispatch.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-13
Art Comes hish.

"A New York lady" said PariSiaa.
'unce ventured to demonstrate win
Paquin because he had charged her
500 for ball dress.
"The MATERIAL she said, 'osuA b
bought for 500. and surely the work
would be we'll paid with $50 move
Madame said Paquin. with his
grandest air, go to your American
painter, Sargent in his little lite
street studio and say to him: Hero
Is a yard Of canvas, value 20 cents, and
here are coiors, value 81 Paint me
picture with these eolors on this can
vas, and will pay you $1.76." What
will the painter say! He win say,
MADAME, those are no terms Tor
an artist" I say more. I say, II
you think my terms too high, pay me
nothing and keep the robe. Art does
not descend to the httleness Of bag
cling"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-13

Notices are being sent out to
teachers that one per cent. OF their
salaries is being deducted to be
placed to the credit of the retired
teachers pension fund. Professor
Sales, who has for long time been
principal of the "Axtell" graded
school in James River district, is
the only teacher so far retired and
put on the pension list, but several
more Buckingham teachers will be
placed on the list next year
Staunton Argus.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-13
DID m No Was Teid.

A well known Brooklyn clergyman
in q talk to his Sunday school urged
the children~to speak to him whenever
they met. The next Gay q dirty faced
urchin accosted him IN the street with.
"How do. docT
The clergyman stopped and cordial
" inquired, "And who arc you, SIR
"pm one Of your little lambs" re-
piled the boy affably. "rine dsy!'
And, fitting his hat to the back Of hts
head, he staggered OF, leaving the
worthy divine speechless with anAss-
ment,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-13
MIND Your BUSINESS!

If you don't nobody will. 1t is
your business to keep out OF all the
trouble you can and you can and
will keep out of liver and bowel
trouble if you take DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. They keep biliousness
and malaria out of your system.
Csc. at all druggists.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-13
Thu e... Way to stsrvs.

II one feels bound to undertake star.
walton for a period, 1t is best, trained
physician tells Us, to make the process
not quite complete by eating a little
at the usual intervals Of fasting abso-
lutely for a comparatively long time.
This makes freak treatment quito
harmless. Psychologists find that Al
the body is starved fat and sugar dis
appear first, and then the minor or
gans are drawn upon to support the
brain and heart. continuing until no
more material can be spared. Exhaus-
ton In then very near.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-13
Gaxslts HunttNA.

Gaxelles In Nubia are hunted By q
powerful breed Of beuAds IA band
somewhat heavier than 4 greyhound.
In spite Of being far swtfter than the
hound the gazelle falls q victim from
the nervous habit Of constantly stop
ping to look back to ~ II It IL Pur-
sued. II also expends tn strength by
taking great bounds In an almost YER
teal direction, thereby not only losing
tine. but sxhausting itself. - that n
y evestaksa without dimeulty.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-13
IF YOU ARE OVER FIFTY READ THIS

Most people past middle-age suf-
fer from kidney and bladder disor-
ders which Foley's Kidney Remedy
would cure. Stop the drain on the
vitality and restore needed strength
and vigor. Commence taking Fo-
ley's Kidney Remedy today. Swad-
ley Bros. Vanderpool, Va. Sold
by all druggists of Monterey.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-13

AS we are going South this win
ter, will sell privately, during the
next few weeks, my horse and bug
by. Also many articles for the
house, including a square piano,
china, Bric-a-brack, ect.
(Rev.) w. N. Wagner,
Monterey, Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-13
A Osoa a. chanes.

II suppose" said the stranger with
- the gates, sthe lid b on ali games
81 chance IN this town."
'DoR.t you believe it, stranger" re-
5o9neA tie native. "The marriage Il.
esnss olAeA h stfii wide epen."-zx-
clMAaA
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-13

AUGUSTA FARMS For SALE-Any
one interested will do well to call
on or address (Mrs.) Laura Cross,
Jennings Gap, Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-13
A RaulaAx.

Tommy-Pa, what 30 an saus1exl
Pa-Why-er-it ie-aheml Fef GOOD
ness sake. Tommy, don't yea know
anything about mythology 1t aAs Al
equinox was q tabled animal half
horse, half COW. Its name b derived
from the words equine ana OK It
does Seem 40 II these public schools
DON'T teach children anything new
adays!"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-13

/ will be at the following places
in the county of Highland, at the
times stated, prepared to receive
all State revenue, and county, road
and school levies, for the year 1908
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-13
ANNUAL STATEMENT or sraEIWALL
DISTRICT school BOARD.

RECEIPTS.
Total balance on hand from pre-
eeding year, l0l5.70
Amounts received from
State school funds, 1894
Amounts received from
county school levy, 6l0.07
Amount receivedfrom other
funds during year 14l7.15
Amounts received from
district school levy, So9.5S
Total receipts and bal
ances, 6330.l9
DISBURSEMENTS
Amounts paid school trus-
tees, 5000.
Amounts paid county treas
urer, 1871
Amounts paid teachers, 2490.96
Amounts spent on school
houses and real estate 1855
Amounts spent for furni-
ture for school houses, 181.47
Amountsspent for other In
cidental expenses, 321.U
Total bal. on hand, Augl '08 2S0.47
Total disbursements and
balances, t330.l9
1t. sc. Eagle, Clerk.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-13

VAnt would you 90, my boy" sskso
. ppsfsastouaI vocalist pruu6ay, ~ soa
as,s1A sing IKE mer
Have some singing isssoasr rsvasaA
tAs iaA-Thilads1pAia fH0ufssf.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-13

You win get relief from Pain when
ur. Miles, Anti Pain Pills are taken.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-13

At monterey, court week from
the 10th to the 18th of Nov, and
the 10, 20, 81, %, "a, 25, 26, n,
% and 80 of Nov. 1908.
Upon all taxes and levies not
paid by Dec. LIST, 1908, five per
centum will be added as required
by law. J. A. Jones, Treasurer
of Highland Co.,
monterey, Va,
Oct. s, 1908.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-24
ACME SEXTUPLET WILL
RACE FOR NELSON CUP
Car Now in Los Angeles Ran Into
Trouble at Ventura on Trip
Down from San Franz
cisco

The Acme sextuplet is one OF the
latest contestants for the Nelson cup.
1t was started from San Francisco last
Friday at a. m, but on account or
trouble of some kind ran only so far
as Ventura, from which place 1t came
today to Los Angeles.
The running time Of the car Is
claimed to be 10 hours and 81 minutes
The trip from Ventura, according to
the statement of j. A. Stoner, who has
charge of the car. was made in 2 hours
and minutes.
The return trip will be made at
once. The car is to start this morning
at 1 o'clock. F.. r. Sheets will drive
to Santa Barbara, where he will give
the wheel over to Stoner, who will
drive to San Luis Obispo. From San
Luis to San Juan c. S. Cummings will
drive and at San Luis Sheets will again
take the wheel and send the car to
San Francisco. w. Jurwitz of the Dia-
mond Tire company is to look after
the tires, while c. E. Kelley will act
as mechanician.
l.. L. Whitman has made the an
nouncement that as soon as the six
cylinder Franklin arrives that he is
expecting that he will go after the Nell
son cup with it.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-24

In more or less brevity or length, ae-
cording to their inclination.
James j. Jeffries was there anu was
finally coaxed to perch himself upon =
thin bench at which he looked Win
more or less suspicion.
His talk was short and to the poiii. !,
Reported in full 1t would read: HILL
can't make a speech"
Further coaxing was of no use. lie
would not return to the pinnacle Wners
fame might have awaited him, thoush
he was cheered to the echo.
The teetery bench was too risky ano
the chance to hear Jeffr1es speak was
lost.
Others followed in rapid succession as
the pleasures of eating the juicy steaks
was greater than the JOY OF speaking
to a crowd.
After the large quantities of eatables
had been disposed of to the satisfaction
of everybody another ball game was
started, and groups gathered arounh
piano that had been gathered In from
somewhere and solos, quartets ana
choruses filled the air with more or
less melodious sounds.
Returning, everybody followed their
own inclinations. and from O'Clock
until dusk the picnickers rolled back to
the city longing to move the calender
ahead a little bit that the picnic next
year might arrive the sooner.