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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-05-20
SHEEDf AND THE SHARPS.
The King Gambler Taught tho Small
Fry a Lesson.

The King Gambler Taught the Small
Fry a Lesson.
Some years ago, when st. Louis was
wide open. Pat Sheedy. king OF gam
blers. was sitting In the corridor OF
the Planters hotel with friend. Two
strangers took seats alongside Of Shee-
dy and very shortly turned the CONVEX
sation to poker bands. They had never
seen Sheedy before and did not know
him, but he looked the part Of pros
porous sport" aud at the same time
appeared like easy money
Its too bud" one Of the strangers
said. that we haven't another man
here. We might get up a little game Of
draw poker"
Wouldn't mind sitting in myself"
said Sheedy. with a nudge 10 his
friend. II haven't played poker for
some time"
Suppose we play a little showdown
81 or ST. lilnit?" one Of the strangers
said.
I'm agreeable" Sheedy replied. land
guess my friend is. Make 1t five
dollar limit for an hour or two"
lntroductions under fictitious names
on both sides followed. and the four
men went to Sheedy's suit. On the cut
for the first deal the speaking stranger
received the honor The way he ham
died the cards showed that he was
used to that careless abandon method
that can only come from years of
practice by professional gambler.
The suspicious Of Sheedy and his
friend were verified by the first hand
shown. Sheedy received three kings.
his friend small full house. the deal
er's friend a pair Of tens and the deal
err an ace full. The betting was very
light OH the part Of Sheedy and his
friend.
The next deal was Sheedy's. He
took long while arranging the cards
When they were dealt every one In
the party had tours. Sheedy's hand. of
course, being the highest. The betting
was fast. and when the hands were
shown the speaking gambler suddenly
remembered long distance telephone
call for himself and friend WAS await
ing them. They departed hurriedly.
and Pat Sheedy. turning to his friend.
said:
My boy, it's been twenty years
since had to do that for living."-
st. Louis POst-Dspatch.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-05-20
How She Was Dressed.

Funny how you women dress, Z"
grumbled the old bachelor. "Dress-
es so tight they look like you could
mt afford enough goods, and hats
yard wide. Toes of your shoes
absurdly short and heels outrage
ously high. No collars, but pounds
of extra hair. Dresses short and
corsets long. You even put the
covering in the wrong place. Isaw
a woman in the car the other day
wearing dress low enough in the
neck to be suitable for the opera,
and her face was covered with
veil so thick 1 couldn't distinguish
her features.
"That was me" said the wo-
man. 81 saw you rubbering."
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-05-20
LION FoNDLEs A CHILD

In Pittsburg savage lion fond
led the hand that a child thrust in
to his cage. Danger to child is
sometimes great when least regard
ed. Often it comes through colds,
crouph, and whooping cough. They
STAY thousands that DR.. Kings
New Discovery could have saved.
"A few doses cured our baby of a
very bad case. Of Group" writes
Mrs. George B. Davis, of Flat Rock,
N. c., 1--WE always give it to him
when he takes cold. It's. q won
derful medicine for babies" Best
for coughs, colds, lagrippe, asthma,
jnemmorrhages, weak lungs. SOC.
and 81. Trial bottle free. Guaran-
iced by X. H. Trimble.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-05-20
Value of Fresh Air.

Half the ills of humanity could
be cured if more people realized the
value of fresh air.
1t is the basis of all beauty and
health, and the girl who is endeav-
oring to procure lovely complex
ion by the use of face lotions will
find fresh air twice as eficacious.
When you are terribly fatigued
try taking half dozen long, deep
breaths, and see if you don't feel
more like living.
When insomnia has you in its
grip try breathing deeply and regu-
larly as you lay in bed and you will
be surprised how easily sleep will
come.
Nervousness can be cured by
forming the habit of breathing deep
and long, and one medical authori-
ty prescribes it in his schedule for
nervous women.
All singers are invariably bigh-
chested and free from colds or
chronic coughing spells. 1t is be-
cause they have learned to breathe
from the waist, instead of the
lungs, as the majority of people do.
To breathe deeply is to stimulate
the heart and the circulation.
1t means a full, high chest and
broad shoulders.
1t means practically immunity
from the dangers incurred by ex-
posture.
1t means a good carriage and
well-posed head.
And best of all, it means perfect
physical health.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-05-20
AN IDEAL HUSBAND

is patient, even with a nagging wife,
for he knows she needs help. She
may be so nervous and rundown
in health that trihes annoy her. If
she is melancholy, excitable, trou-
bled with loss Of appetite, headache,
sleeplessness, constipation or faint
ing and dizzy spells, she needs Elec-
trio Bitters - the most wonderful
remedy for ailing women. Thous-
ands of sufferers from female trou-
bles, backache and weak kidneys
have used them and become healthy
and happy. Try them. Only SOC.
Satifaction guaranteed by K. H.
Trimble.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-05-20
Horse Talk--By Tim.

Before turning the young horses
and colts to pasture, have the teeth
of each one examined by a compe-
tent veterinary surgeon.
Defective teeth may retard the
growth and development of a colt
causing loss.
Driving on one rein is usually
caused by a sharp tooth or teeth.
Don't yank or whip the horse,
but find the cause. 1t may be a
sharp tooth or the harness may be
ill-ftting.
Horses are often whipped for
things purely imaginary in the
mind of the driver, and it is too
cruel for words.
Some men whip their horses be-
cause they are in a bad frame Of
mind themselves.
Handle the colts carefully and
intelligently.
The difference in the handling of
two colts may make several hum
dreds of dollars difference when
they are offered for sale.
The safety of a horse depends
largely upon his early education.
Shun the scrub stallion.
Give the breeding mare lots of
exercise.
A dirty collar will make a sore
shoulder. Don't neglect to clean
it every day.
A little oil.meal in the feed will
help to make the coat shine, but
don't neglect the regular brushing,
Keep the stables clean. Disease
turks in filthy quarters.
Drive slowly, or at least at the
natural pace of your team, if you
want to get the most work done in
a day. Forcing wears out a horse
more than the work he does.
A gait of about two miles an
hour is the one a horse can stand
best on the farm.
Horses fed on wheat bran need a |
good deal more water than those
that have a grain ration of corn
and oats.
The average horse needs about
100 pounds of water a day.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-05-20
JUDGING A
GOOD HORSE

According to David Buffum. an ex-
pert breeder Of horses. the first thing
TO learn In the science Of horseman-
ship is the fine points of good horse.
In Farm and Fireside be says that the
most important part 81 a horse and
the first thing to examine is the
horses feet and legs. for If he is def
Gent in this respect no superiority In
other points and no qualities in breed
ing or disposition can offset it. The
best chair or table In the world Is USE
less If it has only three or two legs.
For these points the feet Of the
horse should be symmetrical, neither
too deep nor too fiat, but If failing in
either respect they had better be too
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-05-20
A Fine Farm For sale

AS administrators of the estate of J. H.
B. Sellers, decd, we will offer for sale on
the premises June 8, 1910, at IL m. that
valuable farm on which h. lived, situated
on the Whiskey creek road, ( mile west
of Churchville and pike. This is one of
the most desirable farms in the county,
well situated, containing 1876 acres, 90
acres in saw timber 10 acres in blue
grass sod, the remainder in high state of
cultivation. Excellent room house, 1
good 6 room house, large barn and all
necessary outbuildings Never falling
WAGER through farm. and two good orch.
ARD in bearing.
Inc neighborhood, near churches and
sc1bols. y
erms of sale So, 900 cash, bala Ice in
1, H. ''>~~~ - G w seller
ROM g w II Tewa l.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-05-20
VALUE OF ENSILAGE.
When Compared With Other Roughags
It, Is Far Superior.


After a number of experiments al
the Nebraska Agricultural college the
feeding value Of corn ensilage was
found to be far superior to any Other
roughage. This should convince the
farmer that silo on the farm will
tend to improve it wonderfully. The
experiment shows that
One ton of ensilage equals one ton
sugar beets.
Three tons of ensilage equal one ton
clover hay.
Three and one-half tons of ensilage
equal one ton alfalfa hay.
Two and one-fourth tons Of ensilage
equal one ton marsh hay.
Three and one-half tons Of ensilage
equal one ton prairie hay.
One-half ton Of ensilage equals one
ton pumpkins.
Below he gives his estimate Of the
cost Of putting up ensilage and hay
and the number of cubic feet occupied
by each:
One ton Of ensilage cost to put up
GO cents. One ton Of hay cost to put
up $3.50. One ton Of ensilage occupies
80 cubic feet. One ton Of hay occupies
500 cubic feet.
TO this statement he adds the fol.
lowing:
1t will be seen that ten times more
space Is required for hay than ensi-
lage, and 1t is hardly possible to con-
struct even cheap hay shed, to say
nothing of barn, for the price re-
quired to store for same quantity Of
ensilage. With the ordinary hayloft
in good dairy barn the cost of stor.
age space would be three times that
of the silo. The table also gives a
comparison between the cost Of har-
vesting corn ensilage as compared
with hay. 1t will be seen that corn
ensilage can be put up for almost one
third the cost Of hay. These figures
do not allow for interest on money in
vested in machinery or storage. While
hay Is about three times richer in food
elements. it is still an expensive
roughage as compared with ensilage.
Until the feeder can find a food
equal to corn ensilage for even twice
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-05-20
THE DAIRYMAN

Don't turn the calf to the feed trough
with cows and steers and expect it to
get a proper amount Of feed. 1t will
be fought away, while the older stock
devour the portion it should have.
Right and Wrong Way to Milk Cow.
There is right and wrong way to
milk the COW. The wrong way Is to
let the calf suck. The cow is kept for
her milk supply, not to give her best
to the ambitious calf. The calf should
be separated from the mother.
Value of Cleanliness When Milking.
The milk will have about % per cent
fewer bacteria in 1t when the cow Is
we'll cleaned and her tanks moiStened
before milking. To mOisten straw bed.
ing before milking eliminates about
so per cent of the bacteria. A closed
pail keeps out about % per cent Of
bacteria.
Give the Cow Pure Water.
Give the COW none but pure water.
It is strange that any farmer should
allow his milk cattle to drink from a
stagnant pond which often has a green
scum and is full Of bacteria. Such
water not only endangers the health Of
the COW. but also the well being Of
those who drink the milk.
Separator Not at Fault.
Some farmers leave pals OF milk
setting around on the frozen ground
or hang them up some place while
they do the "chores" and then "cuss"
the cream separator and its maker be-
cause the machine cannot separate as
much cream from chilled milk as from
milk separated as near animal heat as
possible.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-05-20
We All Need Them.

The farms of this country need
to-day young men who can come
up to the following requirements:
Men who are not ashamed of the
farm.
Men who believe there is no bet
ter business than farming.
Men who are willing to take hold
and do everything that comes to
them and do it all the very best
they can.
Men who will take the time to
learn what scientific, up-to-datc
farming is.
Men who love men, horses, COWS,
sheep and hens.
Men who know how to take care
of their bodies and their souls.
Men who trust their fellows to do
just as nearly right as they them
selves are trying to do.
Men who will tell the truth in ev-
cry spot and place.
Men who never speak lightly Of
women.
Men who are not afraid to say
from the very bottom of their
hearts, II believe in God, the
Father Almighty"
Men who are ready to lend a
hand to every poor struggling fell
low.
Can you fill this bill? Then,
great things are awaiting you. Be-
lieve it with all your might, mind
and strength, For it is true.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-05-20
The Housewife And The Fly.

Don't come into my parlor," said
the Housewife>to the Fly;
There's screen at every window,
and your entrance | defy.
There are microbes in your footsteps
and a crust upon your head,
Which, if not microscopic, would
fill our hearts with dread.
"You carry germs Of typhoid and
spread consumption's bane,
And our sanitary teachers paint
your crimes in language plain.
Don't come into my purlor; and for
safety l would pray,
If you walked into my dining room
upon some sunny day.
":There are seeds of vile distempers
hidden in your tiny wings,
And your many feet have travelled
over nameless filthy things.
You're menance to our safety, you
are powerful though small,
And the mischief you accomplish
would the bravest heart appall.
IF you enter | have poison all pre-
pared for you to eat,
And paper spread to tangle your
germ-laden wings and feet.
| will poison, trap or smash you if
you do not leave my door,
And our modern sanitation will en-
dure your calls no more. D."
-Adalena F. Dyer in The Good
Housekeeping Magazine.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-05-20
How Will We Travel in 1909?

How Will We Travel IN l9U9i
In 1909 the people travelled:
On foot.
GIN horses,
In horse-drawn vehicles.
In canal boats pulled by horses
or mules.
In steamboats, at five miles an
hour.
In 1909 we travel
On foot.
On roller skates.
On horses.
In horse-drawn vehicles.
On bicycles.
On motorcycles.
In gasoline driven automobiles.
In electric driven automobiles.
In trolley cars.
In electric cars above and below
the earth.
In steam railroad cars.
In steamships at twenty-five
miles an hour.
In motor boats at forty miles an
hour.
In gasoline and electric launches.
In airships.
In aeroplanes.
Exchange.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-05-20

the cost he had better seriously con.
slider the silo. Under present cOndi-
tons at least one-fCurth Of all the
farmers keeping stock in the corn belt
will find the silO an economic equip
ment. An acre Of corn put In the silO
Is valued at about $50, while the same
corn standing In the field and husked
in the usual manner is valued at SGT.
This is accounting for all cost of har-
vesting. Then an acre In the silo Is
worth two in the field, or, putting 1t
another way, the silo doubles the value
Of the corn crop.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-05-20
How to Pickle Butter.

How to Pickle Butter.
Cover with strong brine and keep in
a cool place. The tub or jar must be
thoroughly cleaned and dislnfected be.
fore the butter goes into it. Burn sui
phur in q pan and turn the tub or jar
over 1t for half an hour. After it has
cooled off it will be ready for the
brine. Some butter needs disinfecting
as we'll as the receptacle.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-05-20
A MAN WANTS To DIE

only when a lazy liver and sluggish
bowels cause frightful dependency.
But DR.. Kings New Life Pills ex-
pei poisons from the system; bring
hope and courage; cure all Liver,
stomach and kidney troubles; inn
part health and vigor to the weak,
nervous and ailing. 25c at X. II.
Trimble.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-05-20

Aliens Foot Ease the antiseptc powder. It cures
painful, smartng, nervous feet, and instantly takes
the sting out of cOrns and bunons It's the greatest
comfort discovery of the age. Aliens Foot Ease
makes tight or new shoes feel easy. 1t is certain
cure for sweating, callous, swollen, tired aching feet
Always use it to Break In New Shoes Try it today.
Sold everywhere. BY mail for 25 cts. In stamps.
Don't accept any substitute. For FREE trial pack
age, address Allen s. Olmsted. LIE Roy. N. Y,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-05-20
Separator Not at Fault.
The Foolish Maiden

Crawf0rd-So your daughter loves
poetry? Crabshaw- Worse than that.
Aes fallen in love with one of those
Suc)ws who write it.-Judge. ---.--.-..----.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-05-20
Hoo Hints.

Charcoal Is great tonic for the
hogs.
For quick money nothing can beat
hogs.
Pasturage is necessary in econom'
lcal pork production. .
Protection from the weather Will
make the feed 80 further.
A ration rich In protein Is the only
ration fit for the brood SOW.
A SOW should never be In market
able condition when she is bred.
The shorter the fattening period the
greater the profit from the pen.
WantedLOld rubber, copper,
brass, lead etc., and will pay the
highest price for sanA
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
FIERY TIDE TURNS
FROM CITY IN PANIC
Shouts of JOY Greet Change
in Lava Stream.

Cstania March &c The stream Of lava
from Aetna made another diversion this
morning and again threatened BoreHo.
which was hastily abandoned by the in
habItauts. who were in a state OF ex-
treme panic and believed the end Of the
world was at hand.
Their religious frenzy yerged on mad
ness This condition. however, grad
ually underwent d change and they took
fresh hope when it was found that the
flow Of lava was iessening in speed. and
when the stream stopped entirely this
afternoon the people greeted the spec
tacle with shouts OF JOY and INDUCED in
load thanksgiving
The stream in the direction OF Noco!osi
is stin moving. but its force is now al
most imperceptible. For this reason II
is hoped that the eruption has reached
the last phase The activity OF Mount
Aetna is apparently decreasing. The
mayor OF NicoIosi has telegraphed TO the
prefect a request that the evacuation Of
the villages on the slopes be suspended.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
GOVERNOR INSISTS
PEARY Is A FAKER
Georgia Executive Gives Pole
Honor Back to Cook.

Atlanta, Ca. March 26.-GOv. James NJ
Brown renewed his attack on Com
mander Peary to-day. asserting that
Peary Is a faker. and that Or. Cook rs
the real discOverer Of the north pole
Gov. Brown says: ''Peary does not
seem 10 realize that In order to de-
stroy Cooks story OF the journey to
the pole he must destroy his own like
story. II Cook were 10 admit that his
story of his Journey 20 the pole was
false we could not accept it as being
false unless Peary should admit that
his ike story was false, or unless by
other testimony Cooks story be proven
false.
The Copenhagen proofs did not assert
that Cooks story was untrue. but merely
rendered a verdict OF not proved As
they had not been into that region. their
verdict cannot be accepted as viewing
their knowledge Of the matter Yet when
Peary heard OF the discussion he smiled,
and, presto his identical story is proved
true and he is acclaimed as the dis
coverer, and poor Cook is branded as
faker
Representative Macon deserves the
thanks Of the American people for his
expose OF Peary's improbable II not in
fact impossible. story of his journey to
and from the pole after he parted from
his civilized comrades. 1t seems to me
that Peary read the synopsis of Cooks
story and shaped his own accordingly.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
DUNNE RIDICULES
TAFT bPPOINTEES
Knox. Nagel, Ballinger, and
Others Are Raped.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL DICKINSON
Former Mayor Says Secretary Of
War and other Cabinet Members
Are Allied with Outside Interests.
in speech Before the Irish Fellow
ship Club OF Chicago.

Chicago. March 26.-President Tsfts
Cabinet appointments were held up to
ridicule before the Irish Fellowship Club
al a luncheon to-day. Edward F. Dunno.
former mayor. hammered the Repub-
licans on the Psyne-Aldrlch tariff bin.
and raked the President over the Goals
for defending the tariff policy of the Re
publicans.
He referred in sarcastic terms 10 the
appointment by the President OF secre-
tary Of War Dickinson and Secretary Of
the Treasry Macveagh.
This is the way Mr.. Dunno spoke of
the Cabinet appointments:
The people hoped President Taft would
select for his Cabinet advisers men who
had honor and manhood enough to adj
wise him to keep his campaign pledges.
Judge of their astonishment when they
read Of his selection of the following:
'Knox-handy man of the steel and
other Pennsylvania monopolies
''Nagel-attorney for the STANDARD Oil
batluESt- believes IN the StFfcI
construction Of every law against the
government where he interest of private
syndicates are involved. now under inves-
tigation by Congress
~Hitchcock-the lassoer OF delegates and
past master OF practical politicians.
Illinois Central Dickinson and 'salted
can goods MaeVeagh. x-Demoerats of
mos6 exclusive aristoTatic and plutocratic
prediction
with such able men presiding over the
and destinies of the House
and Senate and sitting az the Presidents
elbow TO aivise him in the interests of
the dear people. the outcome OF the
shape OF tanns legislation could be easily
fcretold Betrayal Of the people and
OF campaign pledges were
Il came in the Payne. .AIdrieh
BILL. the elimination of Republican per
fdy AMI national robbery of the people.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

special 20 The Washington Herald
Terre Haute. Ind. March "a large
mass convention Of Democrats to-day
elected delegates to the State and Con-
gressional conventions. and indorsed Hon.
John E. Lamb Ior election to the United
states Senate to succeed Mr.. Beveridge
In a notable speech. MI Lamb un-
quallhedly approved the suggestion of
GOV. Marshall that the Democratic State
convention on April z. fresh from the
people. should recommend to the lesls-
lature a candidate for the Senate He
denounced the Teggart machine. which
mas controlled party analrs in the state
Tor years. and roundly condemned the
methods resorted to in the election OF a
senator year ago. He said on this
point:
Methods that Elected SbIyeIy.
Il have no complaint to make of sena-
tor Shively. nor have ever made any.
lie and have been friends for a quarter
Of century.
He Is man OF character and splendid
ability, and I congratulate him and the
country as well as his party. upon the
record which he Is making in the halls OF
the Federal Legislature But the methods
10y which he Was elected are such as viii
never be tolerated again in the history of
the Democratic party in Indiana. Under
these methods, who can guarantee the
product OF the next secret ballot, the next
boted-door caucus"
Revolt is in the air. Insurgency against
machines is no longer crime, and the
Democratic masses Of Indiana are ready
for the battle Beware the sleeping
ion When the people arouse from ahsir
lethargy machines crumble 10 ashes. and
the decaying cords which bind their COM
ponent parts together fail asunder by
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