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The bee., 1911-01-20

The rural school is the school
which most needs attention. 1t
is to the improvement and the
enlarged capacity of the rural
school and that the people of
Kentucky must look for relief
from the burden of illiterahy the
state so long has been carrying.
The State needs more model
schoolhouses In rural districts (;
it needs better equipped schools
and, In numerous instances, bet
ter equipped teachers; it needs
to awaken popular interest IN
the success of the country schools
to the end that they may fulfill
IN largest degree the object of
their existence.
In this connection it may be
noted that conference on rural
schools will be held in Louisville
at an early date. The confer
ence which, the Courier Journal
believes, was originally suggest
ed by Mr.. III. A. Somfiiers, OF
Elixabethtown, is designed to be
more of gathering of citizens
than a convention Of teachers
and it is worthy the attention of
all who are interested in educa-
tional progress. There is no dis
position anywhere to decry the
influence of the educators or to
minimize the value Of their work
but the time is at hand when the
general citizenship of the state
should take counsel of itself as tc
what can be done for the better
ment Of the schools. To that
end the Louisville conference
should elicit the interest and CO.
operation of thoughtful and pub
llc spirited men and women il
every section of Kentucky
Courier Journal.
The bee., 1911-01-20
IMPROVING MINE CONDITIONS
West Kentucky Coal Co. Has Shut Down
No. 7. For Importent Changes

Sturgis, KY, Jan. 1S.-Spec.
lathe West Kentucky Coal
Company has shut down their No.
z. Mine for two weeks to enable
them to put In the screening rig
in their big steel tipple, and also
to complete their shaft bottom
arrangements which includes
gradings, tracks and steel mine
timbers for a distance of several
hundred feet above and below
the shaft.
The bee., 1911-01-20
A High Grade Blood Purifier.

Go to the st Bernard Mining Co..
Incorporated, drug department, and
buy a bottle of Il. Is. b. botanic
Blood Balm.) 1t will purify and en-
rich your blood and build up your
weakened, broken down system. b.
Il. b. IL guaranteed 60 cure all blood
diseases and skin humors, such as
Rheumatism,
Ulcers, Eating Sores,
Syphilitic BLOOD Poison,
Catarrh.
Eczema,
Itching Humors,
Risings and Bumps,
Bone Pains.
Pimples, Old Sores,
Scrofula or Kernels,
Superating Sores, Boils, Carbun-
cles. Il. b. Y. cures all these blood
troubles by killing the poison hui
NOR and expelling 1t from the sys-
tenn. b. b. b. is the only blood
remedy that can do this-therefore
10 cures and heals all sores when all
else fails. 81 per large bottle, with
direction for home cure. Sample
free by writing Blood Balm Co., At
lanta, ia.
The bee., 1911-01-20
THE FARMER PROSPEROUS
Purchasing Power Has Increased Fifteen
Per Cent in Ten Years.

Washington, Jan. 19.-The in
creased cost ofliving has no ter
ror for the American farmer.
judging by the conclusion of the
Department of Agriculture In
the last ten years the value of
his products has been increasing
at such rate that the tiller of
the soil is now able to afford hi
thegto undreamed of Injuries
andsthe old homestead has been
fitted with every modern con-
venience. In the crop reports
just issued by the Department.
considerable space is devoted to
the cost of living problem from
the farmers point of view. The
report says:
Within the past tenyears the
purchasing power of the farmers
has increased more than so per-
cent. Such conditions are hav-
ing and will continue to have
more force In keeping the rising
generation of farmers children
upon the farm than volumes up
on volumes Of printed advice to
stay there"
The statisticians IN the Gov
eminent we're determined not to
be missed by their figures. AT
ter compiling labels of the i'm
portant crops which showed that
the per acre value Of the average
farm throughoubthe country had
gone up by leaps and bounds
since 1899, they sought to dis
cover what the farmer did with
his money and how far it went.
With a mass of figures before
them from which to draw COM
parisions, the statisticians set to
work and now announce that
while the cost of articles pur-
chased has increased, the in
crease In purchasing power of
each farm acre has outstripped it,
and the farmer is left with a
comfortable margin Of profit for
his work.
The bee., 1911-01-20
sHELBYvILIE MOB MEMBERS
Governor Wilson Offers a Reward For
Arrest And Conviction Of Each
OF Them.

Frankfort, Ky, Jan. 1S.-Gov-
Wilson to-day offered reward
of 5000 for the arrest and con-
viction of each and every mem
Der of the mob that lynched two
negroes at Shelbvville early Sun
day morning. The governor sal !
to-day he knew nothing of the
whereabouts of the negro West,
who is now generally believed to
have escaped from the mob.
The bee., 1911-01-20
FOOD PRICES LOWER
Good Crops and Open Winter Forcing
Large Stocks on Market

Food prices in Western cities
have taken a sudden drop and 1t
is expected by May /. that the
decrease will be general through
out the country. Banner crops
and the open winter are the
causes given for the falling off
in prices. Chicago commission
merchants say that millions of
pounds of butter, eggs, cheese
and poultry held in cold storage
will be thrown on the market on
May /.
Butter is six cents lower in
Chicago than it was a year ago
and is selling to grocers at the
lowest figures in five years. ln
st. Paul, food prices are about
10 per cent lower than year
ago, aud the produce dealers say
that the tendancy is downward.
In Cincinnati, eggs have dropped
seven cents a dozen in the past
but other commodities remain
practically unchangen.
The bee., 1911-01-20
COAL FIELD EXTENSION
viii Cost the [. & N. $3.500.0OO Be-
fore the Work Is Done.
Cincinnati Enquirer.)

NNibCihhati Dh4ufOiD
Information was received in
Cincinnati yesterday that the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
plans to spend $500, 900 in its
ninety-eight.mile extension from
jackson into the Eastern Ken
lucky coal fieles. The work on
the Lexington & Eastern will
make this road the greatest piece
of operating work in the country,
and by next fall an immence
coal tonnage will pc carried over
the road. Most of the coal haul
ed over the l.. & N. will be
brought TO Cincinnati and dis
Itributed from here to the middle
Western States.
When President M. III. Smith
outlined the plans for the work
he stated that he would make
the coal-country extension a
monument TO himself, as it will
be some of the most emafkable
railroad construction work lone
in the History Of American rail
reading. If the entire line of
the l.. d. N. was constructed on
the same plan 1t would be rank
ell as the greatest piece of rail-
road engineering in the world.
Railroad men are unanimous
i'm declaring that the honor for
being enc of the greatest railroad
executives in the country should
be handed to President Smith.
They point to the fact that he
has literally built the road from
/ two srreaks of rust" to one of
the greatest railroad systems In
the country, profits have heen
put into improvements and to
day the l.. d N. is aecoginized as
one of the most ably managed
railroads IN the United States, as
"Milt" Smith has been ably
termed "a railroad wizard. "
The extension of the road will
have twenty. one crossings and
seven tunnels aggregating one
and one halls miles.
The bee., 1911-01-20
SLIPPED MOOSE FROM HIS NECK
jim West Escaped From ShelbyvilIe Mob
and Tells Story.

Shelbyville, KY, Jan. 49,
Positive information that Jim
West, the Negro chauffeur, who
was one of the three taken from
the Shelbyville Jail by the mob
Sunday morning, escaped and is
alive has been received here.
West was seen last night in a
negro suburb on the outskirts of
Shelbvville, and according TO the
statement of man who talked
with him, knows the names of
large number of those involved
in the mob. AS result somein
teresting developments are prom
ised If West can be captured.
AS soon as he told his story,
however, he left his hiding place,
according to the man who saw
him, and his present whereabout
are unknown.
West had no hesitancy In ex-
planning how he managed to es-
cape from the mob. He SAID that
when he and Patterson and Mar
shall were taken to the bridge to
be hanged, ropes were put around
their necks and they were push
ed of at the same time. The
rope on Marshall held, and that
on Patterson broke and he was
thrown into the water. Vests
hands were SO loosely tied that
he had managed to get them
loose, and as he was pushed off
the bridge he grabbed the rope
with one hand. When the mem
bers of the mob were looking for
Patterson, West slipped the moose
over his head and started off
down the creek away from the
direction in which the mob was
chasing Patterson, thus making
his escape.
He made his way to negro
settlement, where he remained
in hiding until discovered last
night. Then he started out
again and where he is now no.
body seems to know.
It is reported that small mob
went out last night to attempt to
find. West but was unable to get
any trace of him. p
The bee., 1911-01-20
Escaped with His Life.

"Twenty-one years old faced an
awful DEATH" writes, HI. b. Martin,
Port HARRISON, s. G. Doctors said
/ had Consumption and the dread
full cough / had looked like it, sure
enough. tried everything, could
hear of, for my cough. and was un-
der the treatment of the best doctor
in Georgetown, s. @. for year, but
could get no relief. A friend advis-
ed me to try DR. Kings New DIscov-
cry. / did so, and was completely
cured, / feel that owe my life to
this great throat aud lung cure. Its
positively guaranteed for coughs,
colds, and all bronchial affections.
soc & $l.00 Trial bottle free at all
Druggists.
The bee., 1911-01-20
SECOND TERM
BEGINS MONDAY
Darlington Graded and High
Schools has Record Atten-
dance During Examination
FINE RESULTS INDICATED BY
EXAMINATION NOW BEING MADE

Prof. Dudley said yesterday
that the faculty of the Graded
and High School were getting ex-
cellent results in the examlna
tions now In progress and which
will be completed today. One
remarkable thing about it is
that the attendance is very full,
there being not more than one
or two, perhaps, above the prim-
airy grade, who was apparently
absent without good cause.
From what the Professor said
it appears that The showing al
ready made indicates an excel
lenr average grade for the whole
school on this examination.
The second term begins next
Monday aud will be a good time
for those children to enter, who
are now out of school. There are
prospects that several will take
advantage of this occasion to take
up school work again, with pos
sibly some additions from out
side this district.
The bee., 1911-01-20
Railway Building in 1910.

The annual statistics of the
Railway Age-Gazette show that
the new railroads built IN the
United States in 1910 was 4,122
miles of main line as compared
with 3,74S miles in 1909.
The bee., 1911-01-20
Ends Winters Troubles.

To many, winter is q season of
trouble. The frost-bitten toes and
fingers, chapped hands and lips,
chilblains, cold-sores, red and rough
skins, prove this. But such troubles
fly before Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
A trial cSnvinces. Greatest healer
of Burns, Boils, Piles, Cuts, Sores,
Eczema anu Sprains. Only zoe at
all Druggists.
The bee., 1911-01-20
Parsons Poem A Gem.

From Rev. H. Stubenvoll, Allison,
Ia, in praise of DIR. King's New
Life pills. They're such health
necessity, in every home these pills
should be. II other kinds you've
tried in vain,
USE DR.. KINGS
And be we'll again. Only 25c at all
Druggists.
The bee., 1911-01-20

Pleurisy pains are located jusa
below the short ribs. Lumbago af-
fects the same reagon but toward
the back. BALLARD'S I SNOW
LINIMENT is the remedy in eth
err case. Ii rubbed in thoroughly IL
ceases pain, relaxes the muscles
and the patient can move about
freely and comfortably. Price 25c,
soc and $1.00. Sold by st. Bernard
Drug Store, Incorporated.
The bee., 1911-01-20

A dry, hacking cough is hard or
the lungs, often causing them tC
bleed. BALLARD'S III o r. E
HOUND SYRUP is a healing balm
that quickly repairs damage in the
lungs and air passages. Price 26c
soc and Sl,00 per bottle. Sold by st
Bernard Drug Store OF the st. Der
nard Mining Co, Incorporated.
The bee., 1911-01-20

The liver loses Its activity at
times and needs help. HERBINE
is an effective liver sstimulant. 1t
also purifies the bowels, strengthens
digestion and restores strength,
vigor a:Ssi cheerful spirits. Price
soc. Sold by st. Bernard Drug
Store of the St. Bernard Mining
Co., Incorporated.
The bee., 1911-01-20

Bloodine Cough Checker will
quickly allay that hacking irrita-
ton accompanying severe cough
or cold. The safest and surest rem
edy for children. Keep bottle
at hand. st. Bernard
Mining Co., Incorporated, Drug De-
partment. special agents.
The bee., 1911-01-20

Chamberlain Cough Remedy
never disappoints those who use 1t
for obstinate coughs. colds and irri-
tations of the throat and lungs. 1T
stands unrivailed as a remedy for
all throat and lung diseases. Sold
by Geo. King Il Sons.
The bee., 1911-01-20

Have you a weak throat? If so,
Won cannot be too careful. You
cannot begin treatment too early.
Each cold makes you more liable to
another and the last 10 always the
harder to cure. If you will take
Cbamberlain's Cough Remedy at
the ontset yon will be saved much
trouble. Sold by Geo. King n Sons.
The bee., 1911-01-20
PARDON FOR Y0UTSRY
REFUSED BY WILLs0N
Expresses Belief Convict is Guilty o
Murder Of Goebel.

Frankfort, KY, Jan. i7.--Gov-
ernor Wilson to-day refused a
pardon of Henry E.. Youtsey,
convicted of the murder of Gov
ernor William Goebel. The gov
eminent says he believes Yout-
sey is guilty.
The bee., 1911-01-20

For that awful cough take Blood
inc Cough Checker. A 80 cent bot
tie will last longer than most any
cough. st. Bernard Mining Co.,
Incorporated, Drug Departments,
special agents.
The bee., 1911-01-20
INTERURBAN TRAINS.
NORTH BOUND.
SOUTH BOUNI
M. n. O. E. TIME CARD.

M. III. Il E. time card went into
effect Sunday, June 10, 1910.
No. 112 leaves. $50 q. m.
No. ll3 arrives. $3.50 p. m.
The bee., 1911-01-20
/. & N. TIME CARD.

Time OF arrival of trains passing
through and departure of trains
at Darlington.
Effective Sunday, June 10, 1910
The bee., 1911-01-20
/. n. "a. TIME CARD,

Time of departure OF Illinois Gen.
sral trains from Nortonville, KY.
NORTH ROUNn.
The bee., 1911-01-20

1t is reported that small mob
went out last night to attempt to
find. West but was unable to get
any trace of him. IS
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-10-13
MEAT FOR MUSIC.
Tho Way Haydn's "ox" Mlnuet Came
to Get That Title.

Tho Way Haydn's "ox" Mlnuet Came
to Get That Title.
There Is no sensible reason for the
titles attached to many pieces Of mu-
sic, some of them even classical Sc
lections. Most generally they are
placed there as an attempt Of some
publisher to "boom" his stock and sell
his goods. Then again. some peculiar
titles may have their origin in incl
dents about as important as the fol-
lowing:
Haydn one day received visit from
q butcher who said that himself and
his daughters were admirers OF
Haydn's music and as the young
woman was soon to be married he
made bold to ask that the composer
write a minuet for her wedding. Kind
Papa Haydn" consented. and in a few
days the man of meat obtained his
music. Not long afterward Haydn
was surprised to hear this same min
uet played under his window. On
looking out he saw a band of musi'
clans forming a ring around a large
OK, tastefully decorated with flowers
Soon the butcher came up and pre-
sented the OK to Haydn, saying that
for such excellent music he thought
he ought to make the composer
present Of the best OK in his posses
sion. Ever after this little compost
ton was called the "Ox" minuet.-W
Francis Gates in Anecdotes Of Grea
Musicians"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-10-13
DEAD SEA WATER.
Its Buoyancy Not So Great as to Make
Swimming Impossible,

Its Buoyancy Not So Great as to Mako
Swimming Impossible.
In Jerusalem ridiculous stories are
told Of the impossibility of bathing
In the Dead sea, and 1t Is even said
by the superstitious that no animals
or vegetation can exist near It, The
truth is that If Palestine belonged to
any other power but Turkey the north
ern shore Of the Dead sea would prob
ably become popular bathing station
and health resort. as the chloride of
magnesia which enters so largely into
the composition Of the water would
be found to have medicinal and cura-
tive properties. says the Zion Herald.
So far as swimming Is concerned,
the excessive buoyancy Of the water
Of the Dead sea simply renders 1t diff
fcult for the swimmer to make much
headway. but if care be taken not to
allow the salt water to get into the
eyes a swim Is both feasible and en-
joyable.
The Dead sea contains 25 per cent
of solid matter and is. bulk for bulk.
heavier than the human body. In a
ton of water from the Caspian sea
there are II pounds of salt. in the
Baltic Is pounds, In the Black sea %
pounds. in the Atlantic 81 pounds. In
the English channel 72 pounds, in the
Mediterranean S5 pounds, in the Red
sea 93 pounds and In the Dead sea 1877
pounds.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-10-13
RHODE ISLAND PIGS.

On warm days it was customary
on a certain Rhode Island farm to
to turn the hose water on the pigs
to cool them off; at first they did
not take kindly to this innovation,
but they soon grew to like it i'm
menseIy, and finally they adopted
the custom of taking their own
morning plunge in the large con-
crete basin built for them, just as
though they were enthusiastic
society folks" at Watch Hill or
Narragansett Pier. Who says that
pigs are naturally filthy, and who
before has realized that pigs enjoy.
the refreshing conditions of morn
ing bath?-Frank P. Fogg, in Ma
tional Magazine for October.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-10-13
Nonresident Notice.

Virginia.
j. Ed Arbogast, admir- of Mrs.
Charlotte Bird, deceased vs. The
unknown heirs and distributes OF
Mrs. Charlotte Bird, deceased.
The object of this suits to ascer
tain the distributes and heirs OF
Mrs. Charlotte Bird, deceased and
to distribute among them a certain
fund in the hands of ]. Ed Arbo-
CAST as administrator of said dece-
dent and it appearing by affidavit
filed that the said heirs and dlstrl-
butes are unknown it is ordered
that the said heirs and distributes
of Mrs. Charlotte Bird. deceased, dc
appear within fifteen day after due
publication of this order in the
Clerks office of our said court and
do what is necessary to protect
their interests.
W. H. Matheny, Clerk
Andrew L. joiner, p. q.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-10-13
FERRYING THE TRAIN.
One of the River and Harbor Sights Of
New York City.

New York City.
One. Of the sights Of the harbor
familiar enough to those acquainted
with the water front. but Of never fail
Ing interest to the waterside strolling
stranger. Is the big railroad ferryboat
that carries the Boston Washington
through trains around Manhattan be-
tween Mott Haven and Jersey City.
and apparently this ride Is as interest
Ing to the people on the boat as the
boat Is to the people on the shore.
They just run the whole train on this
boat. and then in fair weather the pas
sengers get out to stretch their legs
and take In the view. AS the big
boat comes along with the cars Of the
train aboard seen projecting out for
ward and aft on deck from under the
hoods you see the passengers stand
Ing forward for their eight or ten
miles water ride down the East river
and up the north. or vice versa,
through all the varied river traffic
close at hand. while shoreward they
have that marvellous view Of the lower
city. The boat Is one Of the city's
notable river sights. and the trip on
the boat itself and the view from its
deck are still as wonderful as ever to
the unaccustomed traveler.-New York
Sun
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-10-13
WATCHES FOR THE BLIND.
They Are Made With Raised Numerals
and Without Crystals.

and Without Crystals.
TIE fingers of q blind man were
skimming over the pages of book in
the reading room for the sightless in
the public library when he suddenly
drew a watch from his pocket, opened
the face, closed it with snap and
then placed his book on the table.
"It's 4 o'clock. l guess I'd better be
going" he said to the librarian, who was
lowering near to attend to the wants
of her readers. The book was replaced
on the shelf, and the blind man arose
and departed.
=, The blind mans telling time by
watch impressed visitor, who asked
about 1t.
"You will fnd," said the librarian,
"that most blind persons carry
watches and often consult them. The
watches are of the hunting case sort,
but they have no crystal, and the nu-
merals are embossed The blind per-
son opens the case, and by pressing
his fingers lightly on the face he can
tell the time instantly by the position
Of the hands. The watches are espe-
clally made for the sightless, the
hands being made differently, so they
may be distinguished at once.
81 have seen blind persons stand
near an electric clock, that strikes once
on the hour, and with watch in hand
wait until the bell rings. AS 1t does
SO they set their own by moving the
minute hand around until 1t touches
their thumb nail. which Is held exact
" at 12."-New York Times.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-10-13
That Was Different.

Repeatedly be had heard the young
woman boast of eluding the vigilance
of the conductor and riding home free.
so when he got u chance to sneak g
ride for both Of them he slipped the
dime back into his pocket and smiled
upon her in triumph.
Didn't you pay your fare?" fhe
asked.
NO" said he. THE conductor ney-
er even looked our way.
She said nothing. but her look OF
disdain was unmistakable.
i've heard you tell many time OF
doing the same thing" he said def
antly.
"Oh. we'll" she said. that's differ
ent. For man.
And the young man understood then
that there certainly Is double stand
ard for the sexes-New York Sun.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-10-13
Foijowinc In His Footsteps.

Visitors to China are particularly
struck by the numbers Of pairs Of
boots hung in separate wooden cages
in the archway Of the main west gate
Of Hsuanhua. the valedictory gifts of
benefcent prefects. 1t is an attrac-
tive custom in China to invite de-
parting magistrate whose rule has
been popular to leave q pair of old
boots for suspension in prominent
place as q hint to his successor to fol
low in his footsteps. 1t IS consider,
able honor to be asked to leave these
boots, and the ruled make the request
all the more eagerly because they be-
lieve in the efficacy Of the hint.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-10-13
The eThrice-a-Week Edition of
the New York World

The great political campaigns are
now at hand, and you want the
nws accurately and promptly. The
World long since established rec
ord for impartiality, and anybody
can affordits Thrice-a -a-Week edition,
which comes every other dayin the
week, except Sunday. 1t will be
of particular value to you now.
The Thrice-a-Week World also
abounds in other strong features,
serial stories, humor, markets, car
toons; in fact, everything that is to
be found in a frst-class daily.
The Thrice-a-Week World'sregu-
lar subscription price is only S1.OO
per year, and this pays for 156 pa;
pers. We offer this unequa lied
newspaper and the HIGHLAND RE
coRDER together for one year for
$1.70.
The regular subscription price OF
the two papers is $500
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-10-13
TO KEEP GAS STOVES POLISHED

To keep sheet-iron gas stoves
polished and looking nice, go oyer
them occasionally with some heavy
oil, preferably lubricating or black
oil, applying with q soft cloth.
This will last twice as long as any
blackening or polish. Be careful
to avoid oils containing coal OIL
Home Department." National
Magazine for October.