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How to Apply the Design

in this simple process. if you would
execute it satisfactorily. One is.
see that your material is level-cut
and folded by a thread-and that
your design is placed upon it evenly
at ever point.
The second is. when placed accu-
rately, secure the design to the ma
terial with thumb tacks or pins 20
that they cannot possibly slip dur
ing the operation.
Transfer paper comes in white,
black. blue. red and yellow. l ad-
wise the use of the lighter colors
when possible. as the black and blue
are so liable to crock.
Do not rest your hand or fingers
upon any part of the design you are
transferring, else the imprint OF
hand or fingers will be as distinct
upon the material as. the drawn
lines of the design.
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CST as grown people need slippers
SO do children. only theirs are usu-
ally to be finished so that they
reach over the ankles. or course, they
are regular bedroom slippers. fastened
to leather soles. lined with lambs WOOL.
no that the little feet !ithin Will feel
warm and comfortable.
A very attractive pair is made of pink
zephyr in the slipper stitch. TO make
them. one needs two skeins OF zephyr.
one pair Of lambs wool soles. one-half
ward of No ribbon and medium-slZeo
hone crochet hook. The stitch used is the
ordinary slipper stitch until 1t reaches
lust below the ankle. where the RIBBON
is placed The rest Of the slipper Is mn
isbed with three rows OF sheis anu
one Of picot The size described Is NO.
y: for each size larger make one 70"
more for the front and sides
To begin. chain eleven stitches. and
for The first row work five single cro-
Chef. In the sixth stitch make three
single crochet and then finish the line
with five single crochet This makes one
stitch in ten stitches. and three stitches
in the middle stitch. which forms the
tcutSi ~ shS uptS' poAt VI shS ohpPei-
For the second row use one single cro-
chet in every stitch. including the three
added stitches.
Then for the third row there will be
a total OF thirteen. Worl. this single
crochet in the seventh make three sin /.
gle crochet and then finish the row with
six single crochet.
On the fourth row work one single
crochet in every stitch. including the
added stitches. Continue in this way.
widening every other row by putting
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Baby's Bibs

n ABLY BIBS are nice little
X things for Christmas gifts.
and they may be the ordi.
nary ones or the feeding variety.
whichever the maker desires.
Feeding'' bibs measure 10 by 1s
inches. with a tiny curved piece
cut from the top to hit round the
neck. On the edges OF this the taps
Is fastened. These are usually OF
ouckahdch toweiing or linen. and
may be embroidered with oid-fash-
Toned cross-stitch done with darn
ms cotton. or else with regular -.
~. c. embroidery cotton.
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Buttonholes on Thin Material

4 CLEVER woman has found that
~ when she makes buttonhOles In
soft muslins it Is very good idea
tn rub little paste made Of -four and
water. on the wrong side. This will
give hnn surface to work, upon and
obviates the possibility of cutting but
tonhole too large. OF course. the paste
Will not discolor the fabric.
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A Novel Bag
VERY nice little e

A VERY nice little embroidery
~ lag IL made OF cretonne COW
. Aered with two embroidery
hoops. and finished at the ends
with cardboard covered with Gre
tonne just the size Of the hoops.
In other words, the bag is built
ike a barrel. with an opening at
the side. This opening Is held to-
sether either by lacing with rib.
bon or by two buttons.
The bag is carried by ribbon
loops. which are fastened at each
end to the embroidery hoops. II is
very pretty and the sewing ma
terials do not get lost when thus
protected
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NRMeAREl(E
TOP auZI6r
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~ tho latter two may be needed
u-i,, make a most acceptable gift. II -
one of the sets Of which we cahho'
have too many. for we like oit OF
cbanse now and then. and fresh ones
must be supplied quite often to keep
tho dresser and the chiffonier In their
properly dainty condition.
The design we are giving you TO-DAY
,s yerv simple to work. am not goinS
70 tell YOU any special way 10 90 IT,
because the design Is 80 fuli OF Poesr
hilities. It may be done In the sinpiest
way or it may be done with mucn more
elaboration. It may have a dainty OUT
line effeo. or It may be piled with close
er,broide, stitches Satin stitch. wala-
chan, Kensington. outiine-any one VI
combinations Of two or more VIII prove
very successful.
Then there Is the question OF color.
White upon white Is daintiness ieseii,
hut male coloring to match the appoint
r,.nts NJ room is above criticism.
Linen is by all means the most desirabfe
material for such a set. The design OF
the scarf is 80 arranged that II may os
utilized for a dresser. bureau or chif,
fonier of any size. The usual width ID
eighteen inches. and the hem may be
varied In width or position to conform
to any odd size. The length OF dresser
scarf is usually fifty-four inches. and
the chiffonier scarf thirty-six Inches.
These two may be varied by emitting or
adding a repeat in the lengthwise border
m, each aide.
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A Cretonne Pincushion

WYE ARE all familiar with the
" scrap basket made OF four
w. pieces OF cardboard and
cretonne tied together with ribbon.
but few people have thought Of the
cretonne pincushion. This IL made
exactly like the scrap basket. ex-
cept that 1t is pincushion size
about three inches high. The side
pieces are all covered with cre-
tonne. and the pincushion part
goes in the middle Of the tiny bas-
ket and Is covered with velvet to
match q color Of the eretonne.
OF course. in picking out the ma
teraal for this purpose 1t is neces-
sary to find one with a very small
design.
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WY INDSOR ties. which are 80
w very much the rage at the
w present moment for low
lace collars and other collars Of the
Puritan stamp. may be easily made
by buying half a yard Of ma
terial cut on the bias and hem
ming 1t round with machine stitch
Ing The material should be surah
silk or one OF the soft taffeta varieties.
but Ii should not be- ribbon. 1t Il abso-
luteIy necessary that 1t be cut on the
bias.
The finished tie should be one and one
quarter yards long and about i've and
one-half inches wide. The two ends
should be cut SO that they form po.ita
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be tied together with pieces Of rib
bon aad hung on q nail. There will
then be no difficulty in finding the
spool required. Some people prefer to
put their spooIs on a ribbon. but this Is
not 20 coAvsnient ~ q wire. for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-15

THE; handisst way for the busy
seamstress to keep her spools OF
cotton tidy IL to get = wire and
thread the spools on It. The ends may
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thread cannot b pulled on - easily.
OF course. q thin brass rod would 10
very good. but somewhat unhandy to
manage.
When using thread. to prevent It from
knotting DUNG the process Of SEWING.
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To Prevent Tearing
NNIUnUll

A T THE present time broad
u cloth i, very much tn.
. thing. Best dresses and
plain dresses are all made OF this
delightful material. and 1t has be-
como . very popular dress goods
for the winter: but 1t has one great
drawback - 1t tears very easily.
and the placket particularly often
comes to grief.
A good seamstress suggests that
4 hook ana eye should be placed
at the very edge OF the placket.
and that the hook should be fas-
tened In the eye and bent down
firmly. 80 that IT will not como un-
done. II these arc tightly. sewn to
the material they will not tear
away, and milady will have to pull
and tug with all her might to tear
the skirt.
The same idea may be used for
petticoats or little boys trousers.
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-HERE will be no interest In augnt
hut Christmas work from now
on until the 25th of December,
and so it is my purpose to pub
li.h simple designs which may be read
lily worked. requiring neither great skill
nor much time. OF course. lots and lots
# girls have boxes full OF Christmas
gifts now. tucked away in the closet. or
possibly pushed under the bed. inc
girl who lives in an apartment has hers
under her bed can assure you OF that
Still. do YOU know there is not much
fun in getting Christmas presents finish
ed too soon. for when the festive season
comes round how are We going to en-
ploy ourselves In a fitting way? Some or
the happiest membranes of my child
hood are the surreptitious making or
Christmas gifts. and the little scream OF
delightful fear when the member OF the
family for whom the gift was INTENDED
suddenly appeared upon the scene.
THE EXPERIENCE OF ONE
One charming woman told me the
other day that one Christmas In her
life she had everything done far ahead
of the required time. Packages were
tied I'D and all were hidden. Her girls
and boys came home from school and
college, and the house was as serene
and calm as when they came for their
summer vacation. All tried to be cheer
full, but the seasonable jollity was lack
ing. or course. when Christmas Eve
came round the gifts were presented in
most decorous manner. There was no
flying round at the last minute to find
a bit Of string or paper. There was no
losing Of pencil with which to label
packages. and when six-foot-one Bob
went back to his college he almost lifted
mother right of her feet with one Of
his big bear hugs. and whispered in her
ear: Mother. never do 1t again."
But We must get to work or Christ
mas will be here and we will not be
ready for the string, pencil and paper.
i am going to give you something suit
able for Christmas gift each week
from now on. 50 that you will be busy
up till the very night before Christmas.
Now a pincushion and a bureau scarf
and chiffonier scarf-or perhaps. only
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DETAILS OF THE PINCUSH1oN

The pincushion is simple in design. YET
matching the scarf. and the most prac-
teal method Of making it ia to provide
the second rectangular piece to coincide
with the embroidered one. emitting,
however. all embroidery save the eye
lets. Through these corresponding eye
lets ribbons are laced which hold the
cushion together and add pretty nm
ish. Be sure that the pincushion ID OF
the right dimensions. for II IT II too
small the effect Of the embroidery Will
be lost If it is too large the lacers VIII
not> draw the two pieces Of linen quite
close enough together.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-06
Judaina q Melon.

Is there any way for a purchaser Il
tell a good melon without cutting and
testing it, That Is exactly what an
expert melon grader II expected to do
to Judge the flavor Of the melon a.
well as the size. The best external IN
dication In q Melted Gem and nsloi
Of similar type u 4 golden GREEN'S
color, the melon being deeply ribbed
and thickly overiaM with rather coarse
gray netting, the edges Of which riss
perpendiculariy from the surface. Tbs
melon should b heavy. There shoald
be no ragged or broken stem to tndt
cate that the melon was tom from ths
vine before It was ripe enough to Part
freely. II one follows these points he
IL pretty sure to set the perfection Of
melon produced By the quality u the
seed planted. II the seed has come
from tasteless melon the result viii
be disappointing even with Thorough
culture and the best care in picking
and shipping. Baltimore AmefiraA.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-06
WHITE ISLAND.

Its Strange Lakes, Sulphur Fumes ant
Clouds Of Steam.
White island, a New Zealand natu
raj wonder, derives Its name from tn.
clouds Of white steam In which 1t up
pears to be continually enveloped
Its area is only 600 acres and 1t:
height about $50 feet above the sef
level.
In form and color 1t Is like repos
Ing camel, while its interior, with Its
gray, weather beaten, almost perpen
dicular cliffs, recalls the Coliseum al
Rome. Oyerhanging the southern land
ing place stands a column Of rocl;
closely resembling a sentinel, which
has been dedicated to the memory OF
Captain Cook. The water of the Is.
land is Of a pale green hue, and any.
thing dipped into 1t becomes Of rec
brick color. The fumes of sulphur are
always plainly perceptible.
On fine moonlight night wonder.
full sight is afforded to any one who
will sit In an open boat In one Of the
lakes Of the island. Covering an area
Of fifty acres Is an immense caldron,
Kissing and snorting and sending forth
volumes Of poisonous steam, while all
chances Of egress appear to be de.
MED by the steep, silent and gloomy
cliffs.-Brittsh Australian.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-06
EXPENSIVE TEA.
The Famous Golden Tip and the Way
Il 10 Obtained.

1t 10 Optaineos
The tea looked like golden floss silk,
like shredded golden satin, like tho
fuff Of dandelions dyed gold. "And is
this teal" said the reporter.
"This," the tea merchant answered.
lis the best tea in the world, and It Is
worth $50 or more pound, for this,
sir, is the famous Golden Tip. I'll tell
you why 1t is so costly.
Every chest of the best dollar and
half tea contains some handouts Of
undeveloped leaves Of small, gold tip
ped leaves called Flowery Pekoe. Sort
out from chest these leaves; wrap
them, handful at q time, in square
of satin; shake the. satin lightly; empty
the leaves back into the chest Cling
Ing to the satin remain few golden
shreds, golden fluff, golden lint.
You brush 1t off carefully into jar.
You Gull more handfuls Of undeveloped
leaves from another chest, and. shak-
ing them up in the satin, you are again
rewarded with some more golden dun.
'That is Golden Tip, and by the time
you have obtained in this tedious man.
ner a pound of 1t It Is no wonder that
the exquisite product is worth 500. or
800, is it" He shook the tea about
in its Satsuma Jar. The fluffy golden
stuff shimmered like satin. "Only en-
perors drink it." he said. "A cup costs
more than a bottle Of champagne
New York Press.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-06
THE COCA PLANT.
lie Leaves Used as an Invigorant In
South America.

South, America.
Coca Is the South American invig-
GRANT The shrub from which the coca
leaves are obtained grows under ia.
vorable conditions to height Of about
four meters. It Ii cultivated In Peru
and Bolivia.
At the time tho crop Is gathered the
seeds are sown In beds, when they
germiuats and grow, and In two
months the growing plants reach a
height Of about foot. The leaves,
grown In the proper sunlight and
shade, are yellowish, small and thick.
This Is the kind of leaf that is pre-.
ferred for chewing by persons using
the leaf as stimulant, fortifier and
preventive Of sleep and fatigue In the
performance Of arduous work, mas
much as they prevent rheumatism,
from which miners suffer when work
ing in mines that contain much water.
Indians who masticate the leaves of
this plant can work twenty-four hours
without eating or sleeping.
Coca leaves are used by the natives
when engaged in long and fatiguing
journeys and by soldiers when subject
to hardships and privations. They may
be used with all kinds Of food and are
said to cure dyspepsia, either taken as
an infusion In the shape Of tea or by
masticating the leaves. The life of the
plant when perfect Is eighty years.
Chicago Tribune.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-06
Flying Efah.

Interesting are the habits Of the fly
ing fish, that queer denizen Of the sea
found principally in the region Of the
trade winds. docs 1t rise from the sea
Ike birdT you ask. No. 1t shoots
out Of the waves like an arrow, and
with outspreading wings sails on the
wind In graceful curves, rising some
times, one might say, to the height Of
fifteen feet, but not often 30 high, and
then, lowering, II again touches the
crest Of q wave and renews its fight.
This operation may be repeated till 1t
covers q distance, say, Of 500 yards In
the case of the stoutest on the wing,
though very often not half that dis
lance IL covered. A ship sailing
through the trade winds will often be
visited ON dark nights by flying fish
which HE the sails or rigging and fall
On deck, where Of course they soon
g&ve NJ Me.-At. Nicholas.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-06
CADET KILLED

Lexington. Va, Oct. &c. G.
Ferebee, v. M. /. 4th classman,
captain of the football team and
playing quarterback, was killed in
a game here at 4 O'Clock this after
noon with Roanoke College. He
was running with the ball and was
tackled and thrown, and half a
dozen boys jumped on him. He
was badly hurt and brought off the
field to the school infrmary and
died within about Is minutes from
the time he was hurt, of conclusion
of the brain. DR.. j. H. Laird, the
institute surgeon, treated him.
Ferebee was from Norfolk, 10
years old. The remains will leave
for his home tomorrow. His broth
er and friends leave Norfolk for
Lexington at 7:30 this evening.
The accident stopped the game
and there will be no more game
till further notice.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-06
Man and the Motor.

"Yep," said Uncle Rooster as he 30.
berry traced in the glass the increas-
ing wilderness Of his hair and beard
and the remarkable deepening and
spreading Of his lnnumerable facial
wrinkIes-"yep. man is like the motor
car, by guinea"
"How SOP inquired the city nephew.
Because" said Uncle Rooster, by
the time he's got in good workin' order
in all his bearin's an paid fur hisself
to the last installment an learnt to do
his daily run with ease an certainty
an never a breakdown, why, he's an
tiquated by that time, the moo models
is out, an there's nothin' fur him but
the shelf."-New York Press.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-06
liahtina tho Nest.

There dwells in upper Burma bird
with the high sounding name Of New.
courts baza. but which is really sort
of blackbird. 1t is consplcuOusly clev.
er, at least In one curious particular,
for It actually lights up its nest artif-
cially. To do this it works up a lot Of
clay into balls and sticks these balls all
over with living fireflies in such q way
that, although the flreflies are held cap
tive, they shine all the same. The New
courts baza then decorates its nest
with half dozen or so Of these balls
by hanging them round. The balls
last for only few days and are then
replaced by others, and 80 on all
through the nesting season.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-06
CAPE COD.
A Nomadic Piece of Land That II Con.
stantly Changing.

A Nomadic Piece Of Land That 10 Con.
stantly Changing.
Cape Cod itself is sand and, like ev-
erything of desert nature, Is nomadic.
Like the Arab, 1t is always silently
stealing away, 80 that the appearance
of the peninsula constantly changes.
The prevailing winds In the winter be-
ing from the north, the sand Is blown
south; in summer 1t is blown t'other
way. But, the winter winds being
stronger, the land is gradually work.
ing south. Monomoy, at the lower end.
used to be an island, its extremity be-
ing called Cape Malabar, name not
used now-why l cannot say. This
island of M0nomoy is rapidly growing
toward Nantucket, 1t having advanced
some FIVE miles In the last fifty years.
One Of the Rubes told me that his
father used to fish where the light Is
now. OF course you can always strain
Rube talk and pick out about 30 per
cent sediment, but the old charts show
that the point is working south fast
From Knocking About Cape Cod" by
T. F. DAILY, in Outing Magazine.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-06

Winter blasts, causing pneu-
monia, pleursiy and consumption
will soon be here. Cure your cough
now, and strengthen your lungs
with Foley's Honey and Tar. Do
not risk starting the winter with
weak lungs, when Foley's Honey
and Tar will cure the most obsti-
nate coughs and colds, and prevent
serious enthusiastically Bros,
Vanderpool. Sold by all druggists
of Monterey.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-06
In MemOrian

A very sad and unexpected death
to many occurred in the bounds Of
Big Valley at an early hour on last
Sunday morning, Nov. /, 1908
After an illness of two weeks, death
came and claimed for its victim,
Ernest H. Williams, son of Ashby
j. Williams. He was a bright and
robust looking young man, % yrs,
z mos. and % days of age.
He had the prospect of a long
life, yet all that a father, kind doc
tor, and friends could do was done.
But to no avail. We know not for
what cause he was called but we
do know that God does all things
well. He will be greatly missed
by his many friends and especially
the dear ones at home.
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. G. B. Gibbs. Pall-bearers:
Nathan w. Bussard, Grin c. Car
penter, Raymond E. Bussard, Will
lie o. Carpenter, John w. Bussard,
and Marcellus Carpenter. He was
laid to rest in the Big Valley bury
ing ground on Sunday evening there
to await the resurrection.
We extend our heartfelt SYM
pathy to the dear bereaved ones
and commend them to the loving
Savior who said, "Be we also ready
for in such an hour as we think not
the Son of Man cometh." R.E.B.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-06
ANSWERS THE DOCTORS LETTER
Editor Highland Recorder,
Monterey. Va

Editor Highland Recorder,
Monterey, Va
My Dear Sir:
As DIR. ]. D. Miller has answered
my article in your columns, crave
few lines space to say that Doc
Tor must have a case of Atrophy of
the Gray Matter that caused him
to forget what Optical college he
graduated from, as the names
philadelphia" and "Jacksonian"
apparently bear no relation to each
other even in sound, and further
than the Doctor evidently has been
forgetting the name "Jacksonian"
for some time past, for, when he
was in Marlinton some weeks since,
he informed me that he was grad
uate of the Philadelphia Optical
College, but was unable to give me
the name of a single one of thestaff.
This assertion by him was made
in the presence of witness.
In reality, think the Doctor is
still mistaken as to his college, as
I have before me a directory of all
the Optical colleges in the United
States, and nowhere can / find the
name "Jacksonian."
l would suggest that he try the
name "Thomsonian" as it might
be more applicable.
If, however, the Doctor will pub
lish the address of the Jacksonian
Optical College, l shall be glad to
correspond with them, and if the
school be a reputable one and rec
ognized by either the Optical So
ciety of their own state or the
American Association of Opticians,
and will state that they graduated
DR.. Miller ] will, in justice to him,
publish their letter, with all the
findings in the case, and will wish
him success.
Yours very truly,
George L. Eakle,
Marlinton, w. V.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-11-06
TAFT IS ELECTED
Nearly all the Northern and Western
States Give big Majorities for Ohioan
Democratic Majorities in the
South said to be Reduced

Tuesday proved to be a bright
pleasant day for the election and
doubtless big vote was polled ev-
erywhere.
We are not able to give particu-
lars as to the result, but Taft's
election was evident before mid
night of Tuesday.
He carried the usual States by
big odds and nearly all the doubt
full ones-except Maryland--are
said to be in the Republican col
umn.
New York's majority is given at
175, 900, with something like 81
600 for Hughes.
Ohio, Illinois and West Virginia
are also reported to have given
majorities, larger or smaller, for
Taft, and Republican governors
elected.
Maryland's majority for Bryan
is given at 300. Nebraska gave
him her electoral vote.
Mr.. B. H. Hiner, in the End
West Virginia district, was defeat
ed for Congress.
Taft's electoral vote will posi-
bly, be as large as that of Roose-
velt's four years ago.