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The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-03-18
Pleasant View Items
Rain fell Tuesday night which
was thankfully received.

Rain fell Tuesday night which
was thankfully received.
Warm and growing weather
prevails in the Panhandle and
everything looks promising.
Grass, wheat and oats are up
and look fine since the rain.
There has been quite lot of
bad colds reported in the neigh
borhood the past week but no
one seriously sick.
We regret to announce the
death of Mr.. O. p. Slack, who
died Saturday and was buried
Sunday.
Mr.. Stoddard was taken to
Kansas City hospital last week,
it will be remembered that he
a Paralytic stroke some time
ago.
Cecil Philips left on Thursday
evening train for Missouri TO
visit his parents a short time.
Rev. Vanger of Canyon was
out and preached for us Sunday
also left an appointment for the
third Sunday in April.
Mrs. Schramm lost a valuable
two year old colt this week.
There has only been one windy
day so far in this month.
Ed. Smithen who has been liv-
/ ing on Mr.. Turks place here and
doing some breaking for Turk,
left with his family for Claud,
Saturday to make his future
home.
Mr.. Editor don't let those
slurs from the north about this
county being dry, cause you to
loose any sleep. They know we
have them bested and they are
Jealous. The north is too well
represented here for us to be
wrong.
BOOSTER
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-03-18
His Last Request.

Charles Dickens used to relate an
anecdote of the last moments of Faun'
tleroy. the great banker, hanged for
forgery in 1894. His elegant dinners
had always been followed by some re-
markable and matchless curacao, the
source of which he kept deep secret
Three Of his boon companions had an
interview with him in the condemned
cell the day before his execution. They
were about to retire when the most
impressive Of the three stepped back
and said: "Fauntleroy, you stand on
the verge of the grave. Remember
the text. my dear man, that we
brought nothing into this world. and
II is certain we can take nothing out.
Have you any objection, therefore, te
tell me now, as a friend, where you
got that curacao?
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-03-18

BOOSTER
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-03-18
-Four EXtrennes.

The coolest place on earth inhabited
by man is Verkhoyansk, above the arc
tic circle, in northeastern Siberia. The
Thermometer there drops to 80 degrees
below zero in January, but sometimes
rises to Sc degrees above zero in the
shade in July. dropping, however, to
the freezing point on the warmeSt sum
mer nights. The hottest place in the
world is the interior of the great Sa'
hara desert. in Africa, where the Their
mometer rises to 122 degrees. The
wettest place is Greytown, Nicaragua
where the mean annual rainfall is 2GO
inches. The place of least rain is Port
Nolloth, in South Africa, where less
than an inch sometimes falls in year
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-03-18
Ralph Items

This writer having been away
from home for the past two
weeks was unable to send in
the happenings from this place,
but farming and other business
went on about as we'll as if she
had of been here.
Wheat and oats are looking
fine and we are at this writing,
getting one the finest rains, that
has fell here in over three weeks.
= Mr.. J. w. Stoddard and wife
left last week for Kansas City,
where Mr.. Stoddard expects to
to take treatment for PARALYSIS.
Mr.. Willie Roles who has been
confined to his bed with a severe
case of lagrip is able to be out
again.
Henry Clay the little son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. :Sam Virgins is
reportrd very i'll this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Slack has
two little children reported on
the sick list, nothing serious we
hope.
A. l.. Roles is also on the sick
list. quiet a lot of sickness but
nothing very serious.
Ed. Crawford and a team OF
his mules put on a show al
Ralph a few days ago, the mules
became frightened and so did Ed,
and they both ran away. Ed.
had the mules skinned a city
block, when it come to running
Amos Uphold and l.. j. Dough
lass were in Canyon. Tuesday
looking after some business in
terestS.
GUESS WHO
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-03-18
ALI For Love.

Did you ever know a girl TO die for
love?"
yes"
Did she just fade away and die be-
cause some man deserted herr"
NO; she just took in washing and
worked herself to death because the
man she loved married her" Houston
Post.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-03-18

The Spinsters' Convention
was listened to by a large and
appreciatiye audience at the OPP
era House last night. The Young
Ladies of the Single Blessedness
Society wish to extend a vote of
thanks to their Secretary Mrs.
Maloney) for her interesting eff
forts in making this convention a
success.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-03-18
a Cruel Hint.

Nell-Harry had such a masterful
way about his proposing that / liked.
Belle-Did you? That's queer, for it
was exactly what made most Of us
other girls turn him down.-Baltimore
American.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-03-18
Two Thoroughbred Hereford Bulls for Sale.

If you are in need of such, you
will do well to see these at once.
They are in my feed pen and are
fat and fine, coming three year
Odds. Choice for $4,000.
81 If John A. Wallace
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-03-18

Life is fruitful in the ratio in which
II is laid out in noble action or patient
perseverance.-
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-03-18

Live as though life was earnest and
life will be so.-Owen Meredith.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-10-28
A CURIOUS ANIMAL.
The Sea Cucumber Can Part With and
Replace Its Organs.

The Sea Cucumber Can Part With and
Replace Its Organs.
Among the curious animals which In
habit the sea we may take the holo-
thuria, or sea cucumber, so called from
its resemblance to the cucumber.
When this animal is attacked by an
enemy 1t does not stand up and fight,
but by a sudden movement 1t elects its
teeth. stomach, digestive apparatus
and nearly all Its intestines and then
shrivels its body up to almost nothing.
When, however, the danger Is past
the animal commences to replace the
organs which 1t has voluntarily parted
with, and In short time the animal
is as perfect as ever 1t was.
DR.. tombstone kept one in water for
a long time, and one day he forgot to
change the water. The creature in
consequence elected its intestines and
shriyeled up, but when the water was
changed all its organs were repro
duced. Although the animal is not
eaten in Europe, 1t is favorite with
the Chinese, and the fishing forms an
important part Of the industry of the
east. Thousands of junks are annual
IL used In fishing for trepang. as the
animals are called.-London Tit-Bits.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-10-28
THE DEAREST GIFT.
A Pathetic Incident In the Life of Rob-
srt Browning.

A Pathetic Incident In the Life OF Rob-
srt Browning.
A young American woman was trav.
cling one day In an Italian railway
coach. the only other occupant OF the
compartment being an elderly gentle
man. Observing the interest of the
young woman in the country through
which they were passing and seeing
also that 1t was new to her, the more
experienced traveller pointed out OBJ
jects and places Of note.
From scenery the conversation drift
ed to books and authors, until some
thing suggested to the young Ameri'
can one Of Elizabeth Barrett Brown.
inC's sonnets. which she quoted.
She was astonished and abashed be-
cause the gentleman made no reply,
but during the rest Of the ride sat LOOK
Ing intently out of the window. hav-
ing apparently forgotten the very ex-
istence of his travelling companion
AS they neared the station where the
young lady was to leave the car she
said timidly:
Il fear, sir, that have offended you.
Perhaps you do not like Mrs. Brown
ing's poetry"
The man slowly turned upon her
tear dimmed eyes. and in voice full OF
emotion he said:
Madam, that sonnet is the sweetest,
as its singer was the dearest, gift God
ever gave to me-"
Her travelling companion was Rob-
ert Browning.-Youth's Companion.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-10-28
DOOMED MURDERER
FREED BY FRIENDS.

Lovingston, Va, October 21.-
Mountaineer friends of John Moore,
under sentence to be electrocuted
for the murder of Frank Howl, de-
scended upon the Nelson county
Jail here at o'clock this morning,
stormed the building and rescued
the prisoner.
1t is supposed he will be taken to
the mountains and liberated.
At that early hour of the morn
ing, when the people of the county
seat were asleep, crowd of seven
ty-fve fully armed Inen from the
mountain section of the comfy
where the crime was committed
proceeded quietly through the town
to the Jail.
Admission was gained to the
building, and the guards were aw-
ed into comparative non-resistance.
The cell where Moore was locked
up was soon found. He was taken
out.
Precautions had been taken by
the determined mob to prevent an
alarm being spread. Almost as
quietly as they had entered the
town they left it and started back
to the mountains. 1t was not I'M
til some hours after the rescue that
the news spread.
Soon several deputy sheriffs were
on their way into the mountains to
try to rearrest the murderer. 1t is
feared that bloodshed will result
from any attempt of the authori-
ties to recapture the murderer.
Moore was condemned to pay the
death penalty by electroeution at
Richmond November Is. He had
been convicted Of having murdered
Frank Howl in Nelson county last
May Many mountaineer friends
of the condemned man believed
him innocent of the crime.
The only telephone wire leading
into the section of the country
where the crime was committed and
where Moore's friends live was cut
before the rescue operations were
begun. This leads to the belief
that Moore has been carried there
to be liberated and that any effort
to regain the murderer will be re-
sisted,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-10-28
DR.. Isaac c. johnson Dead

DR.. Isaac G.. Johnson, a promi-
nent physician, died Thursday at
his home in Franklin, of paralysis
He was stricken some weeks ago,
since which time, though at times
there were signs of apparent I'M
provement, his recovery has been
regarded as doubtful. DR.. john
son was born in Franklin, Novem-
Der l6, 1S47, where he acquired a
common school education. Later
he spent two years at Blacksburg,
Va, and in 1872 graduated at the
| College of Physicians and Surgeons,
in Baltimore, since which time he
has been engaged in the active
practice of medicine until his re-
cent failing health compelled him
to abandon Che same. For time
after his graduation he was in part
nersbip with his brother, the late
DR.. John D. Johnson, later he prac-
ticed his profession for a while in
Highland county, Va, and still
later resumed his practice in Frank
lin, where he remained ever since.
On October II, 1876, he married
Miss Hannah c.. Jones, who with
their one daughter, Mrs. (Rev.) J.
A. Rood, of Kent county, Mary
land, survive hime. Two brothers,
J. w. Johnson, of Circleville, W.
Va, and Col. J. H. Johnson, of
Huntingburg, Ind. likewise survive
DR.. Johnson was a jovial DISPOSE
ton, and was Familiarity known as
doctor Ide." Interment was
made in the old Dice Cemetery.
near the home of Gordon Boggs,
after a funeral service conducted
by Rev. w. Lawson, of the M. b.
Church South.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-10-28
NEW JERSEY TEA.
Red Root, That Did Good Service In
Revolutionary DAYS.

he"oiuboHary Oays.
You housekeepers of today whose fa.
vorite brands Of Orange Pekoe. Eng
fish Breakfast, India aud Ceylon. ETC..
difuse their fragrance over your tea
table would hardly suppose that tea,
or, rather, fairly good substitute for
1t, was once made from the leaves Of
one OF our prettiest New Jersey wild
flowers. Yet SO 1t was in the old tur-
bulent days Of the American Revolu-
ton, when they had so much trouble
over the imported article and used
various beverages as substitutes for
that to which they had become accus-
toned.
New Jersey tea, or red root, as 1t Is
also called, Is a low growing shrub
with many branches, seldom over
three feet high, and Is found from
Canada to Florida, growing usually In
dry wooded sections. 1t Is very abun-
dant In New Jersey, for which 1t Is
named. 1t blooms profusely In July
and is 80 snowy, with its many pam
icled white blossoms, as to be quite
worth a place in the gardens as an
ornamental shrub. 1t has dark red
root, with leaves downy beneath and
very much veined. by which 1t is easily
distinguished from the pure tea. An
infusion of the leaves prepared In the
same manner as the genuine article
has somewhat the taste OF ordinary
grades of the tea of the orient, but Is
not supposed to possess any OF It's
stimulating properties.-Exchange.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-10-28
suIwsr Lytton and His Chorus

The Princess Won Racowitsa met
Bulwer Lytton In the Riviera toward
the end Of the 6fties. He was then,
she says In her autobiography, past
his first youth: his fame was at It's
zenith. He seemed to me antedilu'
Wan, with bis long dyed curls and his
old fashioned dress. He dressed exact
ly in the fashion of the twenties. with
long coats reaching to the ankles, knee
breeches and long colored waistcoats
Also he appeared always with young
lady who adored him and who was
followed by a manservant carrying
a harp She sat at his feet and ap.
peared, as he did, in the costume OF
1880, with long flowing curls. called
Anglaises. He read aloud from his
own works, and in especially poetic
passages his Alice accompanied him
with arpeggios on the harp"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-10-28
ELL PLEASED
With HIGHLAND
j. j. Owen, Director of Farm
er's Institute, Views High
land At Close Range and
Comments Through Rich
mond Times-Dispatch.

The Dispatch says: Judging
from the tone of Mr.. Ovens letter,
| it is presumed that nothing but
the stern exactions of duty would
eyer compel him to tear himself
away from Highland county, whence
he wrote. The delights of the noun
tain county and its little capital,
Monterey, moved him to wax po-
etical and to talk of the "everlast-
ing hills and smiling valleys"
where the populace lives the ideal
life. The elevation of the town is
5000 feet. and Mr.. Owen says that
its people are elevated. In fact,
its charms seem almost to have
raised him in the air.
Furthermore, the law abiding
quality of the population meets his
commendation. The Common
wealth's attorney tells him that he
has been unable to make $40 on
criminal prosecutions for the past
year.
According to the letter, all the
meetings have been well attended.
This in spite of the fact that there
were disturbing factors at some
points. One of these was the Ha-
gerstown Fair, and the other the
busy seeding season, caused by the
drought, which worked delay. In
all cases the farmers were thorough
ly responsive to the lectures and
always betrayed the keenest inter
est. In most places the party was
invited to return and was guaran-
teed bigger crowd the next time
But the Monterey meeting cap
ped the climax Mr.. Owen says
Monterey is situated forty-siX
miles from Staunton, and to reach
it one must cross four mountains
Promptly at the meeting hour the
farmers from all over the county
began to pour into the courthouse,
some of them coming as far as
twenty miles to attend. To some
of the speakers who had felt that
because of the distance from the
railroad the town was almost out
of the world, the appearance of the
citizens was a surprise. They were
well dressed and not only intelligent
but looked it. They listened with
marked attention to the lectures.
"'This little town has electric
lights and a fine water system, anC
many of the sidewalks are of con
crete. This is one of the finest blue
grass sections of the State. Thous
ands of sheep 60 to the market each
year from this county, and hun
dreds of cattle that have never tast
ed grain are sent to Europe. Farm
ers stated in the meeting that they
had sods more than 100 years old.
and better to-day than ever before
Formerly tedious ride TO ter
hours was required to reach Mon
terey in a stage coach, but now au
tomobiles make it in less than three
hours. Many prosperous farmers
are buying machines. Land value.
are high, some farms selling at $1O(
per acre, and but few of thenl art
for SALE"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-10-28
A PULLING PINE.
Peculiar Tree That Is Something Of .
Mystery to Botanists.


Mystery to Botanists.
Upper California is the home of
tree that has puzzled botanists. 1t Ii
pine which will grow only near the
seacoast. Its growth is slow, and II
does not attain to great size.
The strange thing about 1t is thai
there are, to all appearances, insur
mountable difficulties in the way Of
the perpetuation of the species. Some
specimens of it exist in Kew gardens
in London. They have been carefully
examined by competent authorities
and all admit that the tree presents
problem unlike anything elsewhere
met with.
This pine produces at regular inter
walls the usual cones containing seeds
but. strange to say, the cones are Sc
thoroughly protected that the seeds
cannot be released, The cones are
hard and tightly closed and have
strong overlapping scales.
More extraordinary still Is the fact
that the pine, after producing Its al,
most invulnerable cones, keeps them
hanging on it's branches year after
year. Unless through some peculiar
accident the seeds would apparently
remain attached to the parent tree for
ever. Many of the cones on the trees
in Kew gardens have been there fol-
years, as is shown by the size OF the
branches and the formation Of the
bark.
1t has been found that the seed ves-
sells which this tree so powerfully re-
tain are so well protected that 1t re-
auires a. strong knife with ,sSe assist
ance Of heavy hammer to cut the
cone into sections. No ordinary CON
ditions Of temperature can make a
cone open.
The following Ia the only explana-
ton vet offered that seems to have any
degree of FEASIBILITY: The species
may be perpetuated by fire. One VINO
has studied the tree asserts that moth
ing but the intense heat OF a forest
fire could compel the cones to release
their seeds. 1t has been found that
under the Influence Of intense heat
they crack open and the seeds fall
out uninjured.- Harper's Weekly,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-10-28
To Whom 1t Hay Concern.

Notice is hereby given that the under
signed will on the 10th day of November
1910, that being the first day of the next
November term of the circuit court of
Highlsad county apply to said court for
an order Of resurvey of our lands lying
on Back creek in Highland county vir-
GINA for the the purpose OF correcting
mistakes or uncertainties in the boun-
diaries thereof and for the purpose of
including some of the said tracts of land
in one grant. Respectfully,
DO Bird
W Price campbell
EA Wade
Adam mclaughlin
Mrs Mary Burns
George Ryder
Andrew L Jones
counsel.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-10-28
DEATH PENALTY FOR
AMERICAN DENTIST.

London, Oct. 2l.- The defense
in the case of DR.. Hawley H. Grip.
pen, charged with the murder OF
his wife, rested today with the sum-
ming up address by Counsel Alfred
A. Tobin.
Richard Muir will close for the
prosecution tomorrow morning,
after which the case will 60 to the
jury.
For four hours today DR.. Grip
pen was subjected to a searching
cross examination by Mr.. Muir.
He stood the ordeal well. His an
swers were given calmly, and at no
time did he lose his composure.
This was not, however, without an
effort on his part and when he re-
turned to the prisoners dock the
witness was deathly pale and APP
peared to be almost on the point OF
collapse.
Crippen chung to his original story
His wfe's fondness for another
man led to an arrangement, she
threatened to leave him and finally
made good her threat, he had nc
idea what became of her. He tolc
the stories of her death only to Gov
er a scandal and fed when he real
lied that he had permitted suspi,
cion to be directed toward him.
London, Oct 22.-"Guilty" was
the verdict rendered by the jury
against DR.. H. H. Crippen, the
American charged with the murder
of his actress wife, Bell Elmort
Crippen, at the conclusion of one o.
England's most sensational trials
this afternoon. The penalty IL
death.
The jury had considered the evi
dence only short time. CrippeI
received the verdict with stoiclsm
He bore the same self assurance
which had marked him at man,
critical periods of the trial.
A new record was established TO-
English justice. :.
The verdict was q surprise II
view of the favorable aspect pu
upon part of the charge to the jur!
delivered by Lord Chief Justice Al
verStone.
The justice had said that nj
doubt must exist in the minds o
the jurors over the identity OF tn
remains found in the cellar of Grip
pens home. Their verdict showed
that no such doubt had existed.
Counsel for Crippen announced
that an appeal would be taken.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-10-28
Valuable 7O-Acre Farm for Sale.

Seventy acres, more or less, To-
Gated / IA miles from Mt. Scion,
on Wetstone Draft, IA miles from
church, school, mill, bank and c.
& w. depot. The buildings con-
sist of a modern eight-room house,
new bank barn metal roof 3Ox50,
and all necessary out binding; L
acres timber, oak and hickory; 45O
apple trees, rs bearing and the rest
are from 3 to 4 years Oldham
moth, Black Twig, Ben Davis, and
Johnson, plenty of summer apples,
plums and grapes. The soil is most
ly limestone. Two cisterns, we'll
and running water most of the year.
Apply to Miss Lydia E. Daggy,
9-16-5ts w. S. H., Stanton, Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-10-28
Easily EXPLAINED,

"They have to admit in the old
world" said a New York theatrical
man, "that we've got them beaten on
every count. Talk to them about the
matter and they can only bubble.
"'Oh, yes said an English banker
to me the other day. you've got a
great country. the greatest country In
the world. there's no denying that
"Then he gave nasty laugh.
"'But look at your fires be said.
Your terrible fires are disgrace to
mankind
n'Oh, our FIRES said l, are due to
the friction caused by ouf rapid
growth"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-10-28
a Tree Climbinu Doq.

A government official In Bavaria con-
nected with the forestry department
has a wonderful dog, which is as clev.
er at climbing trees as a cat II his
master fastens a handkerchief up in
the treetops the animal will Chamber
up after it in the nimblest way and
never fails to bring It down. He was
taught by bis mother, who was famous
as a tree climber. The clever animal
has won several medals by his ex-
traordinary talent and takes particular
delight In climbing silver birches. not
the easiest tree In the world to scale.
for the trunk is particularly smooth
and slippery Wide World Magazine.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-10-28
Cows That Never Drink.


The wild COW" Of Arabia, In reality
an antelope, the Beatrix oryx, Is said
never to drink, which Is probably cor
rect, for unless these animals can de-
scend the wells they can find no drink
ing water for ten months In the year.
There Is no surface water, and rain
falls but precariously during the win
ter. Only once during my journey did
T find a pool of rainwater, caught In a
hollow rock, and even this should
have passed by without knowing Of
its existence had not my camels sniff
ed 1t from distance and obstinately
refused to be turned from going In
that direction. These antelope, how
ever. are provided by nature with e
curious food supply, especially design
ed as q thirst qnencher. This Is a
parasite which grows on the roots OF
the desert bushes and forms a long
spadix full Of water and juice. The
antelope dig deep holes In the sand In
order to get at these.-Wide World
Magazine