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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-03

and hot water, rub with cold
cream twice daily. Keep elbows
off hard substances. (9) Eat nour-
ishing food and get fat. (10J
Brush, comb and air hair daily.
Massage, shampoo twice a month.
I'D Every day. II tub bath is
out of the question daily, then use
sponge bath.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-03
N. p. KICKS

The Northern Pacific objects to
paying $4,175.50 assessment for
the planking of East Twenty-first
street. Only half of the street
was planked and that is the side
next to the Great Northern freight
sheds, yet the N. p. is assessed
two-thirds of the cost for its land
on the other side of the street.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-03

NEW YORK.-Because of his
magazine declaration that women
players alone could draw crowds
to the theaters, as they alone
knew how to feel" Richard Bar
|ry, magazine muckraker, has been
Expelled from the Players Club.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-03

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa.-After
having for five years rattle
snake tied to a footbridge to pre-
vent his wife from quitting the
place, James Stones was found
bitten to death by the reptile.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-03

WASHINGTON, July 3.-The
young wife of Congressman Nor
ris Sheppard of Texas, is a gradu-
ate of Bellcourt seminary in
Washington, and an accomplished
musician. Also, she was-not
the 'was"-interested in the
many political problems which
commanded the attention of her
husband, but now she has a prob
lem of her own. 1t is five months
old, and will some day answer to
the name of Janet. 1t is predicted
that Miss Janet will be an excel
lent vote getter III Texarkana,
which may compensate ths con-
gresham for his wife's loas of in
terest in thinga political
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-03

This morning S. A. Beemer
swore out warrant for the arrest
of James Hart on the charge of
larceny. Beemer claims that Hart
entered his house at Falkland
with felonious intent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-03
nOuncenent

NEW YORK - Announcement
has been made by the Journey
men BARRIERS International union
that a national home for BARRIERS
will soon be built at Sands Springs
Okla.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-03
MORTALITY NOTES

Isaac Hofkins, aged rs, died at
his home at Cedar street, near
Fern Hill, Saturday. Mr.. Hofkins
besides his wife, leaves five chill
dren, all living in the immediate
vicinity of Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-03

LYNN, Mass.-Finding big
pot on the table, police here al
lowed six poker players to finish
their hands and divide the spoils
before taking them to the station.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-03

EVERETT, July 3.-Everett
concluded a successful rose show
Saturday and it was decided to
utilize the thousands of roses in
town at a big rose battle as a
feature of the Fourth celebration
tomorrow. While the parade is
on a battle with roses as weapons
will be fought"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-03

SHERBROOKE, Que.-When
Charles G. Weymouth disappeared
and the authorities believed him
murdered three persons were ar
rested for the crime. Weymouth
reappeared and the suspects were
released,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-03
BULLETINS

LEE. Mass.-That giant carp
reached up and picked strawber-
ries hanging ten inches above the
water is a statement upheld by
Fred Vorsen, a fisherman at Lee
reservoir.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-03

NORTH YAKIMA, July s.
Women here are protesting
against the action of the county
clerk in excluding their names
from the jury list and unless he
rescinds his action and puts them
on they may make test case of
It.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-03

STATE COLLEGE, PULLMAN,
July 3.-Prof. A. l.. Melander
opened box sent to the expert
ment station and discovered the
first potato bugs ever known in
this state. Word will be sent out
warning the people to keep watch
for the pest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-03
State News
(By United Press Leased Wire. }

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, July 3.-Mrs. Iva
May Henry has withdrawn her ap-
peal from the divorce granted her
husband against her. The hus-
band will now begin habeas cor
pus proceedings to get possession
of the children.
OLYMPIA, July 3.-There is
$1,931,971 In the state cash box
today, a gain in the last week of
$4,000.
EVERETT, July 81. r. Luce,
aged 100, the oldest man in the
county, and Clara Powers, a wi
dow aged 45, were married Sat
urday. This is the sixth marriage
for Luce. His last wife divorced
him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-07-03

VANCOUVER, b. c., July g.
John j. Taylor, Civil war vet
eran, aged 70, who draws a pen
sion from the U. s., is held for the
murder of Eli McCutcheon, a log
ger, aged 80, who was with him
in his shack here.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-06-16
A Minor Consideration

It was often remarked by the rela'
tives of Uncle Gideon Dobbs that he
was a most delightful person to whom
to confide a cherished ambition or dis
play an achievement. Whether Uncle
Gideon understood fully or not, he was
always ready with sympathy. admira-
ton or encouragement.
When the family received the sum-
mons to inspect young Franklin Dobbs'
invention. the mysterious work which
had occupied him for nearly a year,
Uncle Gideon was all enthusiasm. He
entered the room where the invention.
a thing of many small wheels and
bars, was placed on heavy table.
stepped up to his nephew and wrung
his hand.
you've done something to be proud
of, my boy, he said cordially. Look
at all those little wheels. each In its
proper place and all running like clock
work. It's a perfect success, my boy,
a perfect success. What's 1t for|-
Youths Companion.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-06-16
a Tiuer Flower,

There have recently been exhibited
In Paris some living specimens Of a
curious insect brought from Rangoon
by a well known French naturalist.
1t is a species Of mantis. and its body
and legs are both shaped and colored
to resemble u beautiful flower. Lying
In wait for butterflies under spray
som. with black spot In the center
exactly resembling the tube of cerol.
la. The hinder part of the body Is
drawn out into long green stalk.
Butterflies and other Insects are read
lily deceived by this mimic, and the
instant they touch 1t its claws seize
them.-St. Louis Republic.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-06-16
LIGHT AND THE EYES.

It's the Amount Rather Than the In
tenslty of the Rays That Hurts.
IL is not so much the intensity of the
light focused on the retina as 1t Is the
quantity received by that sensitive or
gan that causes retinal fatigue or
worse In the great snow fields OF
the arctic regions the natives protect
their eyes from the glare of the snow
by goggles made Of followed pieces Of
wood In which they have made small
holes TO look through. These, says the
Optical Review, reduce the quantity OF
the light which passes into their eyes
with consequent relief from the glare.
So, too, If we look through minute
pinhole disk at the sun we can endure
the very bright light much longer than
when we look with the naked eyes. II
we look at distant electric arc light
there Is no retinal fatigue. while If we
look at the same light from q short
distance there is great discomfort. and
yet the two retinal images are of equal
brilliancy. only in the first case this
Image Is very much smaller than III
the second case-that is, the quantity
Of light Is very much different
Then there Is the flaming electric
light which Is now to be found In all
of the large cities of the country. This
light Is much less brilliant than that
of the~arc light. and yet its size is so
great that this more than makes up
the difference. and 1t is therefore very
glaring and uncomfortable to look at.
In skiascopy 1t is possible to use a
very intense light II 1t is made small
In area. for the reasons above stated
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-06-16
Diversity of LANGUAGE.

e. B. Taylor In his "Anthropology"
SAYS: Language Is one branch OF
the great art of sign making or sign
choosing, and its business Is to hit
upou some sound as Il suitable sign or
symbol for each thought Whenever
q sound has been thus chosen there
was no doubt reason for the choice,
but it did not follow that each Ian
guage should choose the same sound"
Thus we have the root explanation of
the great puzzle Of diversity of lam
guage. Originally a matter OF sound.
language varies with the thing by
which 1t is suggested. and hence the
babel of tongues found in our human
sDeech,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-06-16
The First French Newspaper.

1t was under Richelieu that the
first newspaper received sanction and
encouragement, says Thomas q. Wat
son In 1.-The Story Of France" Hith-
erto the only such thing in France
had been an annual. This once year
being a somewhat sluggish news Ven-
der, even for those times. little hand
bills containing news items began to
circulate. A DR.. Renaubet In 1851 OBJ
tanned license from Richelieu to pub
lish a regular weekly newspaper, and
thus was founded the Gazette Of
France. 1t was very modest, con-.
sisting Of four pages, each containing
q single column. Louis XIII. was
frequent contributor to this first Of
newspapers and took special pleasure
in the work. The great cardinal also
wrote for it. his weakness being a
fondness for literary composition.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-06-16
SPIDERS WEBS.
Their Filmy Threads Have Wonderful
Sustaining Power.

The strength of the spider and Of the
materials 1t employs is something al
most incomprehensible when the size
of the Insect and the thickness Of its
thread are taken into account Recent
experiments have shown that single
thread of q web made by a spider
which weighed ffty-four milligrams
supported endwise weight Of four
grams. or seventy-four times the weight
of the spider itself.
When, therefore, a spider spins g web
to let himself down from the ceiling
or from the branch Of a tree and we
see him descending without perceiv-
ing his thrend at all we may be per-
fectly sure that he Is not only In no
danger Of falling. but that he could
carry seventy-three other spiders down
with him on his Invisible rope.
Knowing this fact with reference to
a single thread. we need not be sur
prised that the threads of a web, inter-
woven and REINFORCED one by another,
have a very considerable strength and
are able to hold bees and wasps, them
selves very powerful In proportion to
their size. and to bend without break
ing under weight of dew or rain
New York Press.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-06-16
PREHISTORIC ANIMALS.
Rocks In Which They Are Preserved
Denote Their AGE.

Rocks In Which They Are Preserved
Denote Their Age.
Fossil remains of prehistoric animals
would not have been preserved and
handed down to us through all the ages
had these remains been exposed to the
air.
Fortunately for the scientists of to.
day, when these animals perished the
rock which holds their remains was
merely soft mud or drifting sand 1t
encompassed the carcass of the animal,
held it tight from air and water and
during the intervening ages passed
through the various processes until 1t
became solid rock.
Some of these remains, even those
Of the oldest animals, have been dis
covered quite close to the surface. This
Is because the crust of the earth Is
like paper wrapping, folding and
crumbling under the pressure Of the
gases and fire Of the interior, with the
result that here and there the crust has
been turned upside down, so that the
lower strata of rock are on top.
And 1t Is the particular stratum Of
rock that reveals the approximate age
Of the animal. Biologists. on examina.
ton, can tell the age of the rock, which
gives them the date at which the ami
NAL fourished.-London Strand Maga
zine
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-06-16
MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
The Famous Case of Lesurques Of the
Lyons Mail.

Lyons Mail.
The most famous of all cases of mis-
taken identity Is that Of Lesurques,
charged with the robbery and murder
of the courier of the Lyons mail, the
incidents Of which were woven into
the old dramatic play "The Lyons
Mail"
Lesurques was positively identified
as a man who had Travelled by the mail
coach. and he was In due course con-
victed Yet at the eleventh hour
woman came into court and declared
his innocence, swearing that the wit
ncsses had mistaken him for another,
Duboscq. whom he greatly resembled.
She was the confdant Of one Of the
gang who had planned and carried OUT
the robbery. But her testimony, al
though corroborated by other confed-
crates, was rejected, and Lesurques re-
ceived sentence of death. Lesurques
died protesting his innocence to the
last Four years elapsed before Du-
boscq was captured. In the interval
others of the gang had passed through
the hands of the police. but the prime
mover was only now taken. Even
then he twice escaped from prison.
When finally he was put on his trial
and the Judge ordered fair wig, such
as Lesurques had worn. to be placed
on his head. the strange likeness was
Immediately apparent. He denied his
guilt, but was convicted and guillo-
tined. Thus two men suffered for one
nffense
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-06-16
Expert Testimony.

There was not much to be gained
from the witness on the stand. who
seemed to have q wonderful faculty
for holding his tongue. but the lawyer
tried once more.
You say your boat picked up the
accused at 0 o'clock or thereabouts.' u
he said "It has been stated that be
jumped overheard nearly IN hour be-
fore that time. Tell me, Captain Samp'
son. how he appeared to you when you
picked him up. If you had been re-
quired to give an opinion of him then
what would You have said?"
We'll. I'll tell ye honest" said the
captain. when he had disposed of
portentous yawn. II sh'd We said be
was one Of the wettest men, If not the
wettest man. that ever see"-Youth's
Companion.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-06-16
Randinn of Great Gums.

Among the problems with which ar
my and navy engineers have to deal
nowadays is that of the dropping of
the muzzles of excessively long guns
under the stress Of their own weight
Experiments have shown that wire
wound guns of twelve inch caliber and
fifty feet length droop at the muzzle
about four and half minutes Of arc.
while built up solid guns Of the same
size droop about two and half min
utes. Differences Of temperature In
the body of the gun also cause bend
ings, which may either increase the
droop at the muzzle or counteract It,
according as 1t Is the upper or under
part Of the gun that has the higher
temperature. In consequence of these
distortions projectiles on leaving gun
have wabbly motion. continuing up
to 500 yards, and probably more.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-06-16
Nantucket,s WindmiIls.

There isn't stream or brook In
the island of Nantucket, of the New
England coast, but there are plenty of
windmills, which pump water to tanks
and thus supply community needs;
also Nantucket possesses what Is be-
lieved to be the oldest windmill for
grinding corn in actual operation in
America. Nathan Wilbur, Nantucket
sailor, who had seen the busy wind
mills of Holland as he sailed abroad,
built 1t out of timbers of wrecked ships
In 1746. There has never been a day
In all the 165 years since that time
when the mill has not been busy.
There is always wind to turn its out
stretched wings.-New York World.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-06-16
Ertohfaped m IL

1t was quite a fashionable bridge
party. and one of the players was a
small, nervous young thing, not sure
of any of her plays and fearfully
afraid of her partner. living proof
Of the existence Of that much discuss
ed creature. the bridge fend."
II returns your lead then,' said the
other player frigidly. and | am sure
we would not have lost If you had dis
carded correctly. Would you mind tell
ing me what you have been discarding
from-strength or weakness?"
Phe nervous young thing lifted her
eyes with a fash of spirit.
"From fright" she said candidly.-
Philadelphia Times.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-06-16
BASEBALL INSTINCT.
II Takes Quick Thinking Players to
Make a Successful Team.

II Takes Quick Thinking Players to
Make a Successful Team.
The greatest difficulty in building up
ball teams in this day. when the game
has become business as well as O
sport, Is in securing what we know as
thinking ball players" There are any
number of ball players in the minor
leagues who have natural physical
ability. but it is very rarely possible
to secure men who have that peculiar
faculty of being able to think and act
simultaneously.
It Is no reflection on ball players
general intelligence to say that he
hasn't tbat quality. l know scores Of
players who are men Of unusual in
tellect, but who are lacking in that
ability to think and act at the same
time Give them a few minutes to
consider q problem. and they will ar
rive at a conclusion that Is quite log
ical, but baseball games are not won
on logic. The plays that win are usu-
ally the result Of impulse. 1t Is in
stinct with some ball players to make
the proper play at the proper time.
1t would be possible to count on the
fingers of the two hands the men in
the league who are 'quick thinking
ball players" The team that IS bless
ed with a majority Of that class of
players is the one that usually wins
the championship. A team must have
at least two thinking ball players to be
q contender, and if 1t has four the
championship is in sight-John ]. Nc
Graw In the Metropolitan.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-06-16
THEY FOOL THE FOWL.
Wild Duck Hunters In China Are WHY
In Their Methods.

IN heIr methodS.
A full grown wild duck Is one Of the
most wary of all animals, and many
Rre the devices of hunters in various
parts of the world to kill or to capture
1t. There Is one method Of taking
wild ducks In considerable numbers
practiced in China and elsewhere In
the east which is sufficiently unknown
to occidentals to prove Of interest.
The natives see that large number
of big calabashes, or gourds. shall al
ways be left floating on the water fire.
quented by the birds till they come to
regard them as part and parcel Of
their resorts.
The duck hunter chooses his time,
and. putting one Of the calabashes,
with holes cut for his mouth ansl eyes,
upon his head. he wades through the
lake. taking care to keep the whole or
his body beneath the surface. He
cautiously approaches the unsuspect-
Ing wild fowl and. catching one OF
them by the leg. pulls him with sud-
den jerk beneath the water. causing
hardly more commotion of the surface
than the duck itself when 1t dives or
splashes or plunges for It's food. He
wrings its neck under the water and
fastens 1t to his belt. Then he deals
with another and another in the same
fashion till be makes his retreat,
equally unnoticed, with a whole CIR
dleful of captured wild ducks around
his waist.-EXchange.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-06-16
SIGNATURE EXPERTS.
Bank Clerks That Can't Be Deceived
by Names on Checks.

by Names on Checks.
A number of the larger banking in
stitutlons employ from one to half a
dozen men whose sole duty IS to ex-
anime every check that comes in
through the clearing house and vouch
for the genuineness of the signatures.
To the ordinary citizen it seems
nothing short of marvellous that a
signature clerk will instantly recog-
niZe the slightest alteration In a sig
nature with thousands Of checks pass
ing through his hands each day. many
Of them drawn by depositors who sign
but few checks in the course of a
year, but an expert signature clerk
can carry In his mind accurate pho
tographs of 5000 or more signatures
and rarely has to refer to the signature
book. When not engaged with the in
coming checks the signature expert
spends his time in familiariZing him.
self with the signatures Of new GUS
toners. There is no room for I'M
certainty in his business. for If he
passes a bogus draft it will mean
bad mark against him when promo
tions are in order, and to refuse pay
ment on a genuine check means very
wrathful customer.
The signature clerk Is also required
10 see that no checks are post dated
and to look for checks on which pay
ment has been stopped.
In proportion to the number of
checks paid by a large bank every
business day the smallness Of the num-
ber of bad CUES that slip through Is
nothing short Of marvelous.-Harper's
Weekly.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-06-16
FOR SALE
Commissioners Sale of Val
liable Land.

Bv virtue Of authority vested In M
w a decree If the.i ircuit Court of High.
md county entered on the 26lh day OF
ipril, 1911 in the chancery cause there
IL pending lot John NJ Jones, guardian
tic VS.. Maggie FlciSher etc. | will as
peciaI commissioner on
-- SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 19l1,..
fer for sale by way of public auction
to The highest bidder al the front door OF
e court house of Highland unity:
First; that certain tract of land known
IS the G.. r. Fleisher land lying near
|anderpool containing $50 acres, more
" less, of which Joseph w. Blagg, died
.eizcd This is an excellent farm well
yatered with a good dwelling house and
.ut buildings thereon and in fine state
II cultivation and is desirable home
Second: A one half undivided interest
two tractSadjoining one another con-
amin IN the aggregate S37 acres, more
IT less, of which said Joseph w. 'Blagg.
lied, seized, lying on Jack Mountain.
N the land which was conveyed 10 said
Joseph W. Blagg by Joseph NJ Siron and
wife will be sold. This is nice piece Of
Mountain land with some good timber
IN, it and is especially adapted to range
ug.s
Terms: Enough cash on day of sale
o defray the costs of suit and sale and
or the balance the purchaser to execute
lis three bonds falling due at one, TWO
md three years respectively from date,
lated on the day OF sale, bearing inter
.st from date, waiYing the homestead
md with security to be approved by the
commissioner.
l, w. II. Matheny, Clerk of the Circuit
'ourt of Highla nd County, hereby certi-
" that the bond required by the aboye
lecree has been executed by the COM
missioner.
W. Fl. Mathery, clerk.
.ndrew l.. Jones, comr.