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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-11-01
He nPIayed Rouqh."

The man who, inspired by the mug
that cheers, maintains his prestige as
head Of the house by chastising his
wife, Is often saved from the indignity
Of the stonepile by the eternal FEM
mime Without the condemning testi.
mony Of the wife the court cannot do
much with him, and, though her an.
ger may be such as 20 countenance his
arrest and arraignment, the chances
are about ten to one that at the last
pinch it weakens and fails her, as one
or two stories from the city court will
illustrate.
A woman with badly blackened
eye came before Judge Collins bar for
an adjustment of domestic affairs. The
case looked bad anG the judge intf-
mated his intention Of making an "ex-
ample" Of the culprit; but the woman
interceded. "Ah, judge, don't be hard
on him-he vas only playin'," she
pleaded; then added by way of quail
fication. But he do play so rough,
iudge!"-Indianapolis News.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-11-01
BYRON FOND OF CHILDREN
Frances Lady Shelley Describes the
Famous English Poet az
She Saw Him.

Frances Lady Shelley, who knew
most of the celebrated people be-
tween the dates 1887 and 1917, gives
a description Of Lord Byron as she
first saw him in 1913:
From Althorp we went to Colonel
Leigh's, near Newmarket, for the
shooting. We stayed there few
days. The house is far too small even
for the company it contained. Lord
Byron was there. Mrs. Leigh told me
that he spent most Of the night writ
ing a poem which is to be called "The
Corsair" AS he did not leave his
room until after midday our inter
course was restricted.
"He is decidedly handsome and
can be veIy agreeable. He seems to
be easily put out by trifes and at
times looks terribly savage. He was
very patient with Mrs. Leigh's chii-
dren, who ere not in the least in awe
of him. He bore their distracting In
trusion into his room with imperturb-
able good humor. Mrs. Leigh has
evidently great moral influence over
her brother, who listens with sort
of playful acquiescence. But doubt
the permanence Of their effect upon
his wayward nature"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-11-01
MAKING SOMETHING OF LIFE
Real Joy Comes From Creating,
Though the Object May Not Be
of Great Significance.

While every man who makes a lV-
ing Is not genius, yet the real Joy OF
creating can belong to each Of us IN
just as real and true way. II we
put into farming, or banking, or our
school work, the sense of making
something, we get the great pleasure
out of 1t. When we fill any task with
ourselves, we make something. A girl
says, II made the room tidy" which
simply means she put something OF
herself into the disorderly room, and
so beautifled 1t. After she had made
1t tidy, 1t reflected something of her
self; it looked some idea Of order such
as she had In her own mind. A boy
says, T made a good recitation In
school yesterday" and he Is right, for,
although the lesson was already there,
it had to wait for him to come along
and make 1t recitation.
So it Is everywhere. Making any
thing means, no matter how. simple
the task, that we bring out something
that did not exist before; and that
that something Is to some degree like
the maker of it. We get out what we
put in. If anyone wants to be miser-
able, the surest way is just to do
things without putting his whole heart
and self into them. Think more of the
mere outside of the tasks, and they
are not worth doing. But once put
yourself into them, and all Is changed.
Saint Nicholas.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-11-01
DEEP BREATHING BEFORE BED,
English Physician Gives Some Simple
Rules That Will Aid Seekers !
After Health.

A correspondent Of the Medical
Times sends an interesting note on
deep breathing. The best time Che
says) seems to be Immediately before
retiring to bed, as, doing nothing more
before lying down, the habit contin-
ues and becomes fixed; the window, Of
course, should be open more or less.
After breathing in as much as pcs
sible through the nose lout, anyiio,',
either mouth or nose), the nose
should be held by the thumb anG fore
finger with handkerchief for aoGGt
fifteen seconds to prevent the csc: ne
Of air, and thereby force the constitu-
ents of the air over the system This
should be repeated from four to eight
times at intervals of about half a min
ute.
The particular proof of this being
more effective than other methods
is seen in the following experience:
After following the above method I
notice that at the heaviest meal of the
day my pulse quickens the same
whether take fish or strong meat,
such as beef or mutton; before observ-
ing the above points in deep breath
ing as to time and holding the nose
my pulse quickened much more aft
er strong meat than after fish.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-11-01
BOUND TO LOVE EACH OTHER
Probably Third Woman Was Right,
but the Other TWO Must Have
Felt Somewhat Uncomfortable.

There was great crowd at the pic
ture exhibition, and empty seats were
at premium, when two pretty women
spied and made for place at the
self-same moment. They reached the
prize together, both pretending tg-
norance of the other, and, Topping
themselves down, succeeded in squeez-
ing breathlessly and miserably in.
There they sat then, each scowling
and staring a. the rudeness Of her re-
spective neighbor, each wriggling and
squirming as much as possible in or
der to crowd that neighbor still
further. Finally tho situation became
acute, and one of the women spoke
with fine sarcasm: II beg your par
don, but do you need the whole
seat?"
Il beg yours" the answer came,
"but I never talF to strangers"
Just then a third pretty woman
passed, stopped and addressed the
two at once: "Why, to think Of find
ing you two here together! And l
have always wanted to introduce you,
because l just know you will just love
each other. Mabel, this is Maud, and
Maud, this is my dear old Mabel. You
are bound to love each other, because
you are 30 exactly alike in DISPOSE
toni"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-11-01
BLINDNESS MADE THEM KIN
Joseph Pulitzer Could Feel for
Favorite Animal Afflicted as
He Himself Was.

The late Joseph Pulitzer's years Of
blindness gave him deep sympathy
for any creature similarly afflicted.
For years he had a saddle horse
named Mac, of which he was very
fond When he went abroad, Mac
went along, too, and came to know
Rotten Row and Hyde Park corner,
Inter den Linden and the Bois de
Boulogne as well as the bride paths
of Central park and Riverside drive.
The horse made at least a dozen
transatlantic voyages with its master.
What Is the matter with Mac-he
seems to go strangely?' asked Mr..
Pulitzer one morning when he was
riding with his secretary in Central
park. The horse was not SO sure
footed as it had been before, and Mr..
Pulitzer, whose other senses were the
keener because of his blindness, was
quick to notice it.
Investigation showed that the horse
was going blind. His master had ac-
cidentally flicked Mac in the eye with
the leather Of his riding stock some
time before, and he was deeply af-
fected when he learned the cause.
Poor Mac! Poor Mac! To think
that I should have been the cause of
his blindness!" mourned Mr.. Pulitzer.
He had the horse sent abroad, to
farm near Nice, where he might end
his days happily in knee-high mead
ows, under the azure skies of south
ern France.-Youth's Companion.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-11-01
OF COURSE HE MEANT THAT
Man With Hair Lip Had Rather the
Better of the Bartender In This
Particular Deal.

A man with hair lip strolled into a
saloon one day, orderd drink and,
after putting 1t away" offered to
match the bartender for the price of it.
The bartender consented, and, taking
out coin, threw 1t into the air and
told the hair-lip man to "call' 1t. The
coin came down and the bartender's
palm hid it from view on the coun-
ter.
what do you cry?' he asked.
"Tneah," said the man, making such
peculiar grunt that no one could
have said whether he meant heads or
tails.
"What?"
"Tneah," again.
"Is that what you mean?" asked the
bartender, lifting his hand, exposing
the coin.
"Yeth," replied the man, and he
walked out, leaving the bartender to
figure out whether he'd been done
or not.-New York World.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-11-01
Telling the Bees.

The custom Of telling the bees" Is
often referred to by those interested
in curious happenings. In some parts
of England it has always been the
habit to inform the bees whenever
there is death in the family, rarticu-
larly when it Is that Of the master or
mistress.
Some one raps upon the board sup
porting the hives and says: Mourn
with US, master (or mistress) Of the
house Is dead"
1t is thought that If this duty Is
neglected the bees will die; and many
old servants are fond Of telling how
the bees pine away when no one
thinks to give them the sad message.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-11-01
Locks In Ancient Euypt,

The Egyptian lock, states the Iron.
monger, was an assemblage Of wooden
pins or bolts. 1t Is possible that this
suggested to Bramah his remarkable
invention. The Roman lock was prac-
tically a paddock; and it seems prob
able that the key was of Green origin.
In Latin countries the locksmith never
confined himself to mere door furnt-
ture. At the very beginning-as now
adays In France-his art embraced all
the wrought ironwork which serves to
close and secure our dwellings, from
monumental garden gate and rail-
ings to a simple latchkey. That art
reached its apogee about the fifteenth
or sixteenth century, so far as the
former class of work was concerned.
Some medieval specimens-the hinges
Of the doors at Notre Dame, for In
stance-are so remarkable that en-
vious and humorous contemporaries
have not failed to hint that the smith
who executed them must have sold his
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-11-01
CcrneIIIe Not In Want.

It has long bean a literary tradition
that Cornaille, the great French poet,
died in wsnt. But it seems clearly es-
tablished that this is a mistake, dating
from an apocryphal and Ill interpreted
letter, since a recent study Of various
old documents at Rouen shows that
he was possessed of property In lands
and houses which would have made
many latter day poet happy. In ad-
dition he had his pension from the
king, although 1t apparently wasn't
very regularly paid. And following
the fashion Of those days he was re-
compensed for his dedications to
noble pei sons.
AS for the sale of "Polyeucte,"
Horace" lie Cid" and the other
dramas over which so maay young
sters have groaned, through the mis-
taken policy of forcing students with
scarcely smattering Of French gram.
mar to wade through the classics, they
doubtless had small sales, as sales
are reckcned now, but we ale assured
that sell they did, and they may even
have been the best sellers of their
day.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-11-01
Americas Oldest University.

The comparatively small connection
the people of the United States have
with Peru makes 1t difficult for many
to realize that in the city Of Lima is
the oldest university in the new world,
the University of San Harcos, founded
In 1863. At this historic educational
institution a students congress was
held recently that was noteworthy in
it's character. The minister of in
struction gave a magnificent banquet
in honor of the delegates, at which a
large number Of distinguished guests
were present, and at which several
speeches appreciative of closer inter-
course between the American nations
were made.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-11-01
WiIiino to Obllqe.

T have had 20 offers of marriage in
my short career" cooed the fair appli-
cant.
The theatrical manager looked at
her refectively.
81 don't dispute you," he said. "And
I don't object to the phrase short
career. But it will be a good deal
better for my purpose If you make 1t
20 divorces and lengthen the career.
VERY WE'LL" said the fair one.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-21
WARNING GIVEN
TRACK ATHLETES.

With the indor track and field season
st hand. u does not seem out OF place
! 10 call the attention Of all athletes in
the South Atlantic Association. whether
they be affiliated with universities, coli
ieges. athletic clubs. schools or any
other Organization. or whether they
be unattached, to the following warn
ing:
Handicapper England, of the South
atlantic Association, will enforce The
following rules, which will be adopted
by him III tho hnndcappiag OF all en-
tries that may come to him:
l. All competitors who hand in entry
blanks containing nothing but the name
and address OF such competitors Will
be placed on scratch
:. All competitors who hand in entry
blanks which contain no information
or an insufficient amount of informa-
ton VIII be placed on scratch.
J. All competitors who hand iii entry
blanks containing erroneous or incor-
rect informa ton will likewise be placed
on scratch,
Rules OF tho Amateur Athletic Union
arc sufficiently definite and intcllisiblc
on these points, and il Is the duty oil
each athlete to inform himself as TO
The same and 10 live UP to such rcgul;l-
lions.
Where there is wilful or intentional
giving of false marks on the entry
blanks tho attention of the rcgistra-
ton committee of this district will be
called TO the athlete offending in this
manner. and he will undoubtedly be
dealt With by that committee as his
case may warrant.
The Handicapped does not Intend to
treat any differently those who hunu
in entry blanks with such expressions
as, Mr.. Handicapped, you knew my
performances"
This department believes that all
athletes who care for athletics ough,
70, or should, remember their various
achievements or marks; Furthermore
tho entry blanks, IL read. arc definite
and complete enough to serve as n
guide, as to how they should DC used
or filled out
Such records as the Handicapped has
Will undoubtedly be useful TO him. but
this department does not undertake 70
reserve to itself tho right TO do the
linking for. or to fill out the entry
blanks of. those competitors who may
he careless. indifferent or otherwise.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-21

Quite an interesting little series il,
duukpina was rolled Friday night after
tho roll-uif. which. is worthy OF men
ton. The score foiiowI:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-21
Standing Of the clubs.
TIMES DISPATCH LEAGUE

The Times-Dispatch League made
several changes thia week In both team
ana Individual standings. Several OF
Heifert made some good scores. Hayes
continues to show class as pin
SPiller. Hardwicko has got his big arm,
TO working now. and he has no mercy
on tho pins. as hla scores will show
Rose Is playing MS good. consistent {.
game as any other man. Fletcher has
trouble In locating tho head pin. Cap
tain Goode has ordered a new alley
Tor his home. as he says he can play
better by himself. Edclblut Is a second
Eiliey when II comes TO making a
big noise. Williams doesn't say any
thing, but keeps on saving wood
Green says no can roll better when lie
sleeps than he can at ten pins.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-21
BY MMIT WHITMAN.

Local bowlcrs are now occupying the
centre OF the stage in Maplevillc. and
interest is at fever heat. Tile old
league continues TO keep up its good
work. and the new leagues are all
showing class.
The new Chesapeake and Ohio
league. lately organized. will open the
season at the Newport Monday night.
Richmond will be well represented at
the worlds tournament this year. The
Newport ANA the Palace Alleys have
agreed to send teams. There Will also
be several two-man teams 10 enter,
and all OF the players on the several
teams Will enter III the Individual
events.
the Ti,ncY- ispetch Team Entered.
The old team. which played at But
falo last year, has already, sent in
the name Of The Times Dispatch
team, with the Following pllyers:
Whitman. Splitting, Williams, Blair.
Chaplin and Sutterlin.
The Palace team will he under the
management OF Mcfarland. and juGS-
ing from the lineup they have good
one. Following 10 list OF the two
Whitman and spiiiing. Blair and
Chaplin. Williams and Barrow. AIcFar-
land and Ellis. sweeney ana Goety.
Greatest Number Yet.
Richmond will have the largest num-
Der Of entries ever sent to tourna-
ment this year. and the bowlers are
taking great interest and are making
every effort 10 make q fine showing.
The teams will begin practice next
week, and will continue until they
leave for Paterson. The new pins
have arrived for the teams TO practice
with. and complete record will be
kept OF the games. Wade is making 9
iine showing this year. and the old
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-21
WAKE FOREST Wins
FROM A. AND NJ.
Especial 10 The TImes- Disrotcll

Raleigh n. c.. January .o-oniy after the
hardest Kind of work did Wake Forcs, win
out from a. & NJ. by tho score OF IS to -
In tho first basketball game OF tho season
on the City Auditorium floor tonight At
the end OF the irst half the score was Il
10 in favor of tho Baptists. but In tho
second half the superior team work OF Wake
Forest Upelcd victory for them. IIargroyc
Captain Chambers and I.cCirand Mayed COW
t!stcnt- ball for a. &; NJ, HarErovc being
tho brisht star. while X. Holding and Cap
tain Beam did good work for Wake Forest
The lineup:
\. &; M.-Chambers tcaptain). right half:
EaTGrovc. LETT forward; summers. IIuntley.
centre: Austin, right guard; Lcsrand. ictt
guard.
Wake Forest-Benm captain. right half.
Holding, left forward, Il. Holding, centre;
CtlcE, right guard; powd, LEFT guard
Time or halves-20 minutes up. Umpire
sanoorn Rcferec-Crozier. attendance, go
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-21
Nholcsale DING Lcngue.

Tho Wholesale DRUG League team playc!
their regular scheduled games this wee l.
at the Newport. aud all o.: tho players
made u wondertui improvement over pre-
yIous scorcs This league Is creating great
interest in Inc game, and great rivalry
exists among the teams. SerntbI OF the
players are developing fast and are show
Ing thut they vii! make good In fastcr COM
pany. Already some Of the captains OF tho
big leagues hive thSi- eyes on the leading
players. Robertson. Rankin, Phipp Farrar
and Littlepage orc developing fast, and arc
putting up come good S5mes. The teans
are very evenly matched aud this alone
has created great interest. All of the play
ers have the game nt heart and work.
Ing shoulder and shoulder 10 make 1t n
great success President Robertson liz al.
ways on hand when the teams are SEIZED
uicd to bowl. and is willing ut ali times
TO give tho players good advice. Manage
lockers for tho players Of this League
Standing OF tho players 20 Friday night,
January -, In Wholesale Drug League:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-21
.Ayerngc. and staplIne Of the playerr
stnndin. OF tho Clubs.
PALACE DUCKPIN LEAGUE
nS- SIcF SItI,ANn

The first week OF tho Palace Duck
pin League, proved to BIO very sue
zation, and the Interest Is sure to
increase as the season advances. From
the result OF the first weeks play II
would appear that some OF the teams
are much stronger than others, but the
glorious uncertainty OF this game IL
bound 10 assert itself and prove the
teams quite evenly matched.
broadway, Pro-Phy-Tol and Rcmints-
ton, No. II, each won ali three games,
having as their opponents the vir-
siniuns. Colts and Richmond Lunch.
respectively; but that does not mean
That these latter teams arc outclnsscd
by Sny means. for each team has some
high class bowlers on It's list. who are
bound TO do much better than Oh their
initial night.
Following is the standing or thu
teams and averages OF the players tor
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-21
ALL BOWLING NEWS
FROM LOCAL ALLEYS
WITH NOTES OF MEN
Preparations Now Under v ay for Representa-
ton of Local Spilers at Chicago and Pat
erson-Teams Formed and Practice
Will begin This Week-Duck Pin
League Successfully Launched
at Palace-Othef Leagues
Show Improvement

players arc anxious 10 see If he will
be called on to take part in the big
tourney.
stnndin;s of the Players in Rchmond
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-21

lflSn team Scorc--alcoS, JoS.
a0S.
High single Samc--Dawson. 121.
High three games--C. Lohmann. 53i1.
L An.I..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-21
HANPDE SIDNEY
QUIN I DEFEATED

Lexington, Va, January 2o.---Wash-
ington and Lee had an easy time with
Hampden-S Sidney this afternoon, win
ring by the score of So to Z. Tho game
ut times was fast. hut generally was
slow, as the gymnasium was hot, play
ers on both sides showing signs OF
inertia. E;ear and Raftery both had
an off day, bit In team work, passing
and drihb!ins the team shows biz i'm
provement Miles was the bright star
for Washington and Lee. playinEc vii h
ease and scoring fourteen goals. teySQ:
mis- and Burke were in good form, W.
Burke's dribbling was q feature. W.
IIampden Sidney held back fora
game with Y. NJ. I. Tonight. Bleatoh
showed offensive form, but had no
chance. Lineup:
w. and l.. Position HIS.
LIannis Forward. 49,. Blanton
RaItery Forward. ~. AfcClung
Mites ......... Centre. NfcClintic
Bear .......... Guard. ....... Cooke
Burke ..... Guard 1890. White
Field goals-Miles. IA; Hannis. IL;
Burke. 0; Bear. 5, Raftery, 3; McClung,
l; Blanton. ]. Full goais-Afiles, .;
Blanton. S. '.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-21

mont adopted to tho virginia Leasne
constitution ut the meeting in PetNrs-.
burg requiring OF each club in the
Of good faith sad intention to Continue
throughout the! season, fall to satisfy.
Up in the Conn,soticut League. with a
total population of 100000. o $4,000
Is $1,000 too much In the Virginia
League, With 100000 pcople2 T. IL.
Murnamc president Of this Connecticut
board. says that he considers the adop-
ton of this guarantee as the salvation
OF tho leagu,.
1t makes each of tho clubs respon-
sible, but furnishes forfeit in the
event any one OF them falls down
on It's obligations. 1t is clninently u
i lain nn naw' ana must lrh Ultimately Ultimately come
cannot start any too soon 10 mend Its
fences, aud with a circuit not my too
stable. such law would drive q spike
III ono OF It's weakest portions.
IIarking back TO what has always
pccn a hobby OF the writor-Richmond
in &c aste tRa Rtcbnehd Gs
the only city in the entire United
States with 100000 people or more In
a ciess ,G" league. Just get this
among the cities OF the United States.
yet Richmond is playing bush league
ball, and of the very bushiest variety.
The new probationary contract.
whereby n major league drafting from
IL minor league cannot pay the player
drafted more than % per cent. increase
over the salary he received In tho
minors until he has made, good. the
probationary period covering forty
i've days is Que of the best bits OF
Legislation enacted by the National
Commission. It Is not only money
saving provision. but stops the evil
effect of giving a youngster a tre-.
mendous salary before he has proved
his worth, only to have him drop back
to the minors at a considerably lower
salary, creating dissatisfaction and
frequently causing the player TO lose
heart and not he at his best
Letters have been received IN tho
Verbout. Charles and McChbe. ALI three
say that they are in the best possible
condition and ready to begin the sea-
son ut a moments notice. Tho letters
were given a short reading by ". B..
Bradley and then inclosed In an en-
velope and sent to Steve Griffin, who
will doubtless peruse them at greater
length.
Prospects for a new park are getting
simmer and simmer. Nothing has been
heard from the owners of the ground
on which the new park was TO have
been built Unless arrangements are
made in short order the park cannot
possibly be completed In time for the
opening of the season.