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The Washington times., 1912-10-30
GIRL IS UNABLE
TO SMASH BOTTLE
At BIG LAUNCHING
Dock Worker Comes Rescue
And Dreadnought Leaves
The Ways.

NEW YORK, Dot. 3o--A dock worker
relieved an embarrassing situation at
the Brooklyn Navy Yard today and pre-
vented the word "hoodoo'' being ap-
piled to the monster fighting machine
New York. as the dreadnought was
launched. And all because pretty Miss
Elsie Frances Calder, a slender wisp
Of girl. did not have strength enough
to throw the customary bottle OF cham
paghe with force enough against the
slanting steel prov to shatter the glass.
Three times the girl tried, but the
blow was giancing. Thens as the great
hull was slipping swiftly beyond reach,
she looked appeaiingly at one of the
workers perched on the structure above
her head. Quick to act. the man hauled
up the ribboned rope with which the
bottle was attached to the craft. swung
1t high, and, with a mighty blow, spread
champagne all over the bow of the
craft. The christening was q success
bor, the great fighting machine was
declared by the officials responsible
for her to be the greatest Of all bat
tleships. although she Ii only 81 per
cen, cent completed. and u will be May.
unless war breaks out In the meanwhile
and she has to be rushed to compile
tion.
Distinguished Gathering.
Not in many years has there been 30
pretentious a ceremony as marked the
giving Of this enormous fighting ma
chine to her element.
The President. Secretary OF the Navy
Meyer. Governor Dix Mayor Gaynor.
and every high official OF the army and
navy who could possibly get to the
scene were Interested spectators.
Just before the New York started her
journey down the ways II was stated
that she represented q displacement Of
10000 tons. To support that weight and
make certain that she reached the water
without accident, fully quarter Of q
million feet Of lumber had been used in
the construction Of the cradle" while
twelve and one-half tons of grease had
been carefully spread by the yard work.
men. .
No Orders to "Saw Off,"
One picturesque effect was absent
from today's launching. When Naval
Constructor ]. Il. Bailey. who has been
In charge Of the building Of the warshlp,
gave the order Look out below" he
failed to couple It with the old-time
admonision, saw on" There were no
men along the sides to saw away the
holding timbers.
Instead. Bailey pressed little valve
The Washington times., 1912-10-30
Blankets and Comforts

This department has also been materially
enlarged. Curtains, portieres, and all styles Of
we are making special effort to give you un-
usually attractive values in these lines.
When you come here to make any purchase
we hope you will visit this department. noting
particularly the prices.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-09-27
WOMEN TAKE UP STRAWBERRY
Commercially It Is at Head OF All
Fruits and Yields Big Profits
Excellent Varieties.

AS a woman farmer, my anecuons
have centefed largely on the straw
berry patch, writes Mrs. Lisbeth G.
Fish in Farmers Wife. 1t was with
sigh of genuine sorrow that l left the
patch last summer with the last box
of strawberries in my hands.
Commercially the strawberry Is at
the head OF all fruits. We read OF Ia
BILIOUS sums made from small patches
of strawberries. The records from
Missouri show an average of $500 per
acre. From the West the returns are
easily double that Strawberries can
be shipped 1,C00 miles without injury.
The Aroma berry is steadily gaining
its way as the best berry for shipping.
The wonder of the age, however. IS
the "Everbearing" strawberry, and the
"Panamerican" and it's hybrids Of bet
ter quality and quantity, such as the
Autumn" or productive" So great is
the value of these that plants sell for
forty times as much as the ordinary
cneS.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-09-27
BABIES SOLD FOR $500
CINCINNATI INVESTIGATOR SAYS
CHILDREN FIND A MARKET.
Declares Infants Supposed to Be Dead
Are Disposed of Outright Through
"Farms"-Each Establishment
Has Woman Agent.

Observation-Disclosures OF the alleged
wholesale selling of babies at prices
ranging from S. to 500 is the latest
development in the war on BABY
FARMS" headed by r. A. Longman.
of the Children's Home, last years
president of the state conference OF
charities.
Information In the case OF Nora Da-
Wis appeared to show that her BABY
| which had been born in a hospital
was not dead as she had been notlheo'
but sold. Habeas corpus papers nave
been drawn up to gain possession OF
the child.
For a long time the mother believed
her ably was dead. She says she was
told so at the maternity home. ne
habeas corpus suit will be directed
against the woman conducting the
place. The mother has reason no"
to believe that the child did not oic'
but was disposed Of through a DaDy
farm" operated by a negro woman.
The girls case will be used in open
ing war against baby farms. Long
man declared. The mother Will Do
backed by the Children's Home ana
the health department Longman ana
Health officer Lands have been max
ing a secret investigation for weeks.
There are three baby farms IN
Cincinnati that we know Of" Long
man said. "Our efforts will be direct
ed against their operation" .
Babies are sold outright through
these farms" it is declared. Each OF
the Establishments has woman agent
who goes about the country. In sman
towns she advertises that she has or
phan children for SALE" She never
has any trouble of meeting buyers
No less than twenty babies, born IN
Cincinnati maternity homes, nave
been disposed of in this way. Long
man Gays.
The mother who is to sue says the
only sight she ever had OF her BABY
was when the cover of the bed was
pulled back and some one said. look!
She looked just once at the little face,
and then, she says, someone else tooE
the child away to be buried. they told
her.
Attorney Eugene Adler, who was the
author of a legislative bill to regulate
baby FARMS" will conduct the case OF
the mother.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-09-27
When Work Beats PIay.

"You weren't here yesterday, Alger-
non," said Mr.. Topfloor the other
morning as he got into the elevator.
81 hope you We're enjoying yourself
somewhere"
"Was yo' eve to a Sunday school
picnic, Mistoh Topflo'?" responded AL
gernon. dat were ! was. I went
wifi my broder-in-law an his family.
Dere was bout 600 head O. chilluns
went, and lot O. people, young an
OIL. Oh, no, sab, we didn' hab no dam
Gin. De minister o. dat chu'ch he dom
blieve in dancin'. He say it hab a
remortalizin' fec; an any O. de
mem'ers O. his chu'ch dat REDUCES In
1t mus leave de denomination. But
dere was plenty ice cream an sam
wiches an coffee an 'musments an
sports O. dat kim. An dere was a
BAN dat play mos all de time, an de
grass was nice an sof' to waller In.
''W'ot de BAN play?' tink 1t was de
Star Spanglum Banner dey's perform
in. Oh, vas, sab, we all has good
huff time, specially de chilluns; but
does yo' know, Mistoh Topic, tfnk
I rudder be runnin' de elebator; it's
cooler an dere's mo- 'citemen' an less
critumcism."
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-09-27

from my farm to make It up to you
That afternoon he came again.
Daphne was on the porch. Humphrey
held her hand for long time, but her
eyes met his without self-conscious-
ness. I'm rested now" she said
and | want you to take me over to
the grape farm"
Humphrey looked at Aunt Retsey.
Aunt Betsey shook her head.
She wants to go to work. She
says she can't vtsit-she feels 1t
wouldn't be right"
You aren't strong enough to work
over there" Humphrey said; you q
freak down"
Her lips quivered Butch, ]
can't live on-charity," she sobbed.
"You see?" said Aunt Betsey.
Humphrey felt raging within him a
strange sense of determination.
Never In his life had he done any
thing impulsively. He had weighed
the charms of Rose and Mary for
months. vet here he was ready 70
reveal the secrets Of his heart to q
girl he had known less than twenty
four hours.
81 want you to stay" he said tense
". when l saw you In the woods last
night-it seemed as fl had been
Sent-to take care OF you-and you
must let Aunt Betsey do it-for my
sake"
In her eyes dawned a wonder. You
want-to take care of me?"
81 want to marry you" said Hum
phrey. bluntly: you're the only wom-
an I have ever reilly wanted to mar
~. But it's too SON to tell you this
because you haven't had time to
learn to care-and maybe you couldn't,
'nyhow-I'm so sort of rough-and
ifferent. I wish you'd try. And may
be if you don't learn to care, you'll be
stronger by the time you've found out.
and then Aunt Betsey and | Will get
you some work somewhere-but nope
you went ever have to work. hope
You'll let me do It," 1t was long
speech. uttered with many breaks.
Daphne stood very still. oh she
whispered, how good you are
would it make you very happy-if |
should?"
To Humphrey II seemed that her
words brought vision of new
heaven and a new earth. i can
tell YOU" he said. brckenly. how hap
by should be-"
She laid both Of Der little hands In
his. "I'll stay" she said. simply, with
Aunt Betsey-and she must let me
help Newfoundland do you kno"
what my heart said to me last night
when the match first showed me your
face? II said, here is man that a
woman might trust-that woman
might trust forever"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-09-27
CONVECT'S HEAD TO SCIENCE
Life Prisoner In Nebraska State Penh
Tertiary Makes Will Leaving
Brain to Doctor.

Lincoln, Neb.-Charles Marty, the
Knoxville, Mo-. convict recently given
a life sentence for numbering Warden
.Delahunty of the state penitentiary
has made a will in which he be-
queathes his head and brains to DR.
M. G. Welch, the assistant prison phys
ician. Marty carries a bullet In his
head, received in a fight in Kansas
City few years ago, and it is for the
advancement of science that he desires
DR.. Welch to have his head. The Will
follows:
LANCASTER, Neb. May 20, 1sH.-to
Whom 1t may concern-this Is to certify
that the under signed. Chas a. Marty
being of sound mind does on this the
Goth day Of may Q912) VIII and Bequeathe
to one NJ. Clifford WEIGH M. D. my head
and brains after death on conditions THAI
he the said m. clifford WEIGH remove the
Bullet from the Brains and dissect the
said Brain the knowledge gained therein
to be used for the Benefit Of the medical
profession and the advancement of the
same. Witness my signature. Chas. A.
Marty.
While Marty was waiting to hear the
verdict of the jury he told the doctor
that If he was hanged he wanted the
doctor to have his head and cut 1t up
to find out how the bullet affected him
After he saw the doctor, when the jury
had fixed his punishment at life i'm,
prisonment, he said:
Cheer up, doc; I'll write out my
will anyway"
A few days ago he made his will.
"I used to know something about
law" Marty said, land l have been
careful to put in this legal phraseol-
ogy. How did I get that bullet in my
head? A man in Kansas City had a
quarrel with friend Of mine, and one
day as was walking on the street he
shot me. l don't know whether he
mistook me for the other fellow or
whether he had a grudge against me.
The bullet hit me In the eyebrow. 1t
split. One piece lodged under my
right eye and the other near the back
of the right ear, and both pieces are
there yet. lost the sight of my right
eve and am still blind in it. But
don't expect to die very soon"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-09-27
BIRDS ARE FARMERS FRIENDS
Conservation of Feathered Tribe aa
Well as Our Forests Is the Aim
of Auduhon Society.

The National Association OF AUDI
bon Societies Is the pioneer Of bird
protection in this country. Through
it's efforts So national bird reserves
have been set aside and maintained,
and many places have been supplied
with wardens to protect the birds dur
ing the breeding season.
Germany has preceded US in the
conservation OF birds, as we'll as OF
the forests, and has done much to sup
ply in artificial ways what had been
destroyed through carelessness or by
widespread cultivation of the land.
They are growing hedges where GER
tain birds can nest. cutting OH the
tops of trees in places so that they
may spread out lower branches, tnus
forming the thickcts that birds love
and that have been too thoroughly
done away with by civilization.
They tie bushes together to make
better shelter, hang skilfully construct
ed boxes everywhere possible TO take
the place CT dead trees. The Grahu
Duchy of Hesse installed $500 OF these
boxes in the government forests that
were all in time discovered by the
birds and taken possession OF. Inc
government has also ordered her OLD
trees to tie left standing In the crown
forests that the natural nesting places
be not all destroyed.
Baron Won Belepsch. called the Ia
Their of modern scientific bird conser-
walton, has equipped his large estate
at Serbach as an experimental station
for bird protection. His methods OF
feeding, his skill in initiating the nat
ural holes found in old trees that
birds use for nesting purposes, MS
clever and sympathetic way or max
ing birds that nest in the grass, BUSH
es. thickets. tall trees. dead trees, clay
banks, etc, feel at home are copied
by many other landowners.
And the wisdom of his protection
has been thoroughly proved, Tor at
times when adjoining estates were
ruined by insect pests his were fresh
and unframed, an undeniable proof OF
the service the birds render mankind
when permitted 10 do so. HIS or
chards furnished with nesting boxes
are free from caterpillars when all the
rest of the neighborhcod suffers from
these pests.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-09-27
Wines and PasteIs Jared.

The residents of the Rue du Eau.
,bourg st. Honore in Paris-among
them are the president of the re.
public, the British ambassador and the
minister Of the interior-are complain.
ing. A succession Of unwieldy auto.
buses pass up and down this aristo
cratic street and disturb the comfort
of the residents.
Baron Henri de Rothschild is ons
Of the greatest sufferers as be has two
collections to which he attaches the
utmost importance, his wine and his
,pastels. The vibration caused by the
autobuses is disintegrating his valua
bile pictures and shaking up and dis.
'turbing his ancient wines.
The baron is petitioning that the
autobus route shall be changed in con.
sideration for his picture gallery and
his wine cellar, or at least that the
speed shall be reduced in passing bis
house.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-09-27
Attractive Tie Block.

Usually one has bucketful or two
of cement left after finishing up some
job of cementing about the farm and
this can be utilized by taking 10 or
12-quart pail, filing it with cement
and allowing it to set suf1i GENTLY to
be removed from the pail without
losing its shape.
After removing the cement from
the pail, drive an iron ring and pin
or an old clevis into the smaller end
of the cement block before the &C.
ment gets toe. hard; then take a ma
sons trowel, smooth the block up.
and set it away where 1t will not be
molested until 1t is thoroughly dry
and hard. This forms most salts
factory tieblock.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-09-27
IS WOMAN THE WEAKER SEX
Demonstrations Have Given Abundant
Proof That Her 1enacity OF Life ls
Greater Than Mans.

From the earliest recorded time.
says the Washington Herald. women
have been spoken of as the weaker
sex. AS frail, delicate creatures Emil
rent writer's have asserted that aside
from their natural constitutional frail.
ty women were inValids one-ffth of the
time. Yet the dawn of the twentieth
century finds US with abundant proof
OF woman's physical superiority over
man when tested by length of years
the power to endure suffering and re-
sist dicease.
In 1890 the United States census
showed that there were at that time
1881 centenarians in the country, OF
whom 2.5S3 were women. Out OF So
centenarians who died in England du
ring the year 1888, "a were women
and ten were men. while out Of q CEN
tenarians who died In Scotland In
1895. 16 were woIsen and five were
men.
The mystery Of this tcnacity Of life
IN woman still remains secret.
At birth boys are slightly larger.
both in height and weight; and con.
time In the lead until twelve; then
the girls pass them, both In height
and weight for about two years, when
the boys again take the lead and COM
.nlete their growth at about twenty
three or twenty-four. while girls com
nlete their growth at nineteen or TWEEN
tv With this brief exception, males
excel in height and weight throughout
life
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-09-27
GoruIna Oneself With Sightseeing

GorgIng Oneself with Sightseeing.
A blunt old doctor told a patient
who was starting out on a long for
eign tour: Madam, take it easy"
Would you eat up everything on
your table just because 1t might be
wasted? 1t IS just as gluttonous to
gorge yourself with sightseeing.
Many things cause this injudicious
travelling. Women love to get the
most for their money. II they are
travelling with a conducted tour they
feel as If they should have a rebate If
they miss one item on the itinerary.
The ordinary tourist is 80 anxious to
improve her mind that she feels bound
to take in every notable sight she may
have heard mentioned in an extensive
reading. 1t takes courage to be dis
eliminating traveller. but 1t is really
the only way to travel-but the dread
of missing something has caused many
q nervous breakdown and an unsatis-
factory vacation. frs
Il could so easily have been avoided
nv common sense and less greedy
mind. AS only a certain amount of
impressions can be retained. why not
pick and choose.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-09-27
Submarines to Ficht PorooIses.

A new use has been found for the
submarine by the French ministry Of
marine. The artificial porpoises are
70 fight and kill the natural porpoises
It has been found that hungry por,
poises on the French coast have al.
most ruined the sardine industry
which minis millions for the people
Of the coast towns and the Channel
iales To remedy this state Of affairs
torpedo boats and the submarines are
being se1t under led" orders to
search the waters Of the Channel and
make things so hot under water for
the blunt-nosed acrobats of the waves
that those who survive will take either
10 the Irish Sea, the North Sea or the
Bay of Biscay.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-09-27

drawing at once and not Wat un'..
you returned to the city, 0ne was
blushingly warmly when she -enueu. ,
"Ah, that's more than kind OF you, ,,
he cried, but would rather not-l
you please"
mot even with my permission" she
asked little coldly. .
"No-some time | may De aDf0 "
tell you." he said gently. can n
er express to you how gralelui an
for your generous offer; you nave
already been more than kind 10 d
complete stranger" ill.,.
They shook hands and the ar'iot
wetn his way, looking back once OF
twice at the picture Lila mace lor
she had resumed her seat In the apple
tree.
The sun slanted lower until long,
level rays pierced the branches. anu
still she had not moved. From the
big summer boarding house "nere
she was stopping came the warning
nole OIL llS supper pSii'
At the table Lila found herself &C
knowledging an Introduction 10 tne
artist Of the orchard. His name was
Wilbur-Barnes Wilbur. He seemed
glad to meet her again.
The next morning they met IN the
front piazza. I'm going to hunt LOT
motif for another sordid ADVERTISE
ment," he laughed. will you come
with me?"
'Id love tot" cried Lila Moore.
What is the advertisement to beT
"Tryem's Baked Beans!"
Good. Let US go to the kitchen
garden and put the growing bean
vines into the picture. Shall bor-
row sunbonnet and pick some In a
basket"
Whatever Lila Moore did she at
tackled with enthusiasm and accom-
plished with complete success. Never
had Barnes Wilbur's drawings been
so good or in such demand. 1t be-
came a matter of course that Lila
should accompany the young artist
on his tramps around the country
side, and what one pair Of eyes did
not discern another did.
ct last the summer drew to close.
Barnes Wilbur prepared to return to
New York. Lila Moore's aunt an
nounced that they, too. must return
10 town.
Dear" said Barnes to Lila on the
last evening as they stood beneath
their apple tree, would you trust
your future happiness to me-would
you dare marry such a poor beggar
as | am? I shall never be great -
but love you"
eff you were great you'd be in love
with yourself or your art" laughed
Lila, please tell me why you would
never use my face in your drawings"
"I've wanted it for myself from the
first" he whispered. "Will you trust
yourself to me, dearest?"
YES" she whispered, and later:
"And we can take the wedding trip
on Budlong's Matchless Griddle,
Barnes, can't WEI"
Eyes, and furnish our house on the
Farmers Breakfast Oats and Purity
Soap checks. darling" he added Sc
riously
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-09-27
SELECTING Seed Potatoes.

Common talk has had much to do
with corn, but what about the pota-
toes? One man said: Select your
seed potatoes in the field from dis
ease-resistant plants. Choose pota-
toes from those plants which bear a
good number of well-developed tubers,
rather than from plants bearing very
large numbers of various sized ones" "
And his philosophy was right. The
large potato, from the plant bearing
small potatoes, too, will produce some
of the small unmarketable sort.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-09-27

Ifyou are a housewife you cannot reason
ably hope to be healthy or beautiful by wash
ing dishes, sweeping and doing housework
ali day, and crawling into bed dead tired at
night You must get out into the open air
and sunlight. If you do this every day and
keep your stomach and bowels in good order
by taking Chamberlain's Tablets when need
ed, you should become both healthy and
beautiful. For sale by all dealers.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-09-27
100000. 900 Horses.

Paris.-According to statistics just
completed, there are 20,000,0o0 horses
in the world. Russia possesses IT,
600 900, finding more use for them in
these days of the automobile than any
other country. ...-
The United States has 21.c00,000.
while in the Argentine, the paradise
OF the horse breeder, there are
100000.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-09-27
EAninIne Triumph In England

A cable just received from England
says: 1.-THE greatest success ever
achieved at an English election by
women was at Birmingham, March Is.
where Of twelve women nominated for
members Of the Board Of Poor Law
Guardians, eleven were elected"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-09-27
Cure for Warts,

Fill a bottle partly full OF water
and put In as much alum as the wa
ter will dissolve. About twice day
touch the warts on the cows teats
with this ..Ad they will soon disaD
pear.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-09-27
Aernnlane Eetches Doctor.

Hammondsport, N. Y. An aer-
oplace was put to practical use when
Hugh Robinson, an aviator. car
ried DR.. P. L. Alden across Lake
Keuwa In answer to hurry-up call
from Urbana, where Edwin Petri's
mall son had fallen from balcony.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-09-27

During the summer months mothers OF
young children shonli watch for auy unnat-
ural looseness of the bowels. When given
prompt attention at this time serious trouble
may be avoided. Chamberlsin's Collie, Choi-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy can always be
depended upon. For sale by all dealers.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-09-27

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D1. Miles, And-Pain Pnh renew
HseAaehn. Neuralgia and Oh FasA