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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-02-28
KNEW SOMETHING ABOUT IT
Hubby's Confession Did Him Honor,
but Really Was Not Much of
a Surprise to Wife.

Marie" said Mr.. Valesburg to his
wife.
eyes, John"
"I have something on my mind that
I must tell you before I can ever be
happy"
"I shall be glad to hear anything
you have to say, John"
"It is hard to tell you, but 1 can't
hide the truth any longer. Marie, l
married you under false pretenses."
"You did"
do you remember what 1t was that
brought us together?'
"Can I ever forget 1t, John? We
were at the bathing beach, was
drowning, and you saved me after l
had given myself up for lost"
"And afterward, in gratitude, you
married me-"
"Yes, I felt that I owed my life to
you"
marie, I deluded you about that
rescue business. Where you believed
yourself drowning the water was only
waist deep. You were never in dan
ger"
"I knew it, john" she answered. 1
had one foot on the bottom all the
time"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-02-28
Irstajment Plan

The late Police Captain William H.
Hodgkins, of New York, who died
fran cardiac strain that he brought
on by reducing his weight over fifty
pounds in three weeks, hated corpu-
lence. and often regaled his friends
with anecdotes that had corpulence
for their butt.
81 went to a melodrama the other
night" Captain Hodgkins said one
afternoon to police reporter. "The
heroine was fat-fatter than myself
"In the second act she fell over
board, and the hero, little, scraWny
chap, plunged after her, and seemed
to be having a good deal Of difficulty
in swimming with her toward the
yacht.
"As the hero splashed and strug
gled under his heavy burden a god
yelled from the gallery:
"'Youll never do it that way, bo!
Save what you can now, and come
back for the rest. Make throe trips
If necessary"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-02-28
SHOWING VAGaR!Es OF FAME
How Rubinsteln, at the Height of,
Eminence, Refused Offer That
Meant Great Distinction.

Teresa Carreno, the eminent wom-
sn pianist, indulging in "reminiscences
Of her career Of fifty years before the
public, tells a story Of Tschaikowsh
and Rubinstein, which, in one respect,
Ia illuminating.
Rubinstein, the great Russian mas
ter, composer and performer Of his
time, Is seated in his study when
Tschaikowskt arrives and humbly
eeks permission to dedicate to the
great man a concerto for piano and or
chestra. Rubinstein examines the
composition hastily; flies into tor
rible rage; shakes his lsonine head
and asks the affrighted Tschaikowski
how he dares to offer to dedicate this
trash" to a man OF such eninenee.
Thereupon. Tschaikowski leaves the
house, and by chance, meeting the
conductor Won Bulow, offers him the
dedication, which Is accepted.
Observe the mutations Of time!
Rubinstein was a great musician. re-
markable performer, but not a COM
poser of the nrst rank By any means.
Tschaikowsh has sprung into the first
rank Of composers and is generally re-
garded by musicians as one OF the
greatest musical geniuses Russia has
produced.
A dedication by him of one of his
works Is In itself title to unusual dis
tinction, and will make for the per-
petuation Of any ones fame, while, as
the years bring lessenins OF memory
of Rubinstein's wonderful playing, his
reputation Ia bound to diminish.
Thus, even the pet Of fortune and
circumstances can afford to be cour-
teous, for posterity often rewards cour-
tesy and properly punishes overween'
ing self-esteem.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-02-28
"My Favorite Love Scene"

I find 1t matter of very great diff
Guilty to select one particular love-
scene as my favorite, writes Ellen
Terry in the Strand. I can at least
say, however, that I have felt the
deepest affection and admiration for
the passage in Romeo and Juliet" in
which Juliet makes apology for her
maiden boldness.
My reason for selecting this particu-
lar passage Is that it serves to show
to the full the perfect refinement and
delicacy Of Shakespeare's conception
of the female character. IN this pas
sage-and, indeed, in all the rest
Juliet's heart, futtering between joy,
hope and fear, seems to regulate her
speech in so beautiful a manner that
the thought instinctively crosses ones
mind that here, at least, the feelings
Of youth and of the spring are blended
together like the breath of opening
flowers.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-02-28
Men and Women In World.

The total population of the world Is
now estimated at 1,700,0O0,OOO. This
is based upon the most recent census
which all civilized countries now take,
with a careful estimate of the number
Of inhabitants of uncivilized lands.
The proportion Of the sexes is known
for 1,O3S, 100000 Of these, the ratio be-
ing 1000 males to $50 females. The
ratio varies considerably In different
places. In Europe there are 1000 men
to 1,O27 women; in Africa, 1000 men
to 1,045 women; in America, 1000 men
to 964 women; in Asia, 1000 men TO
961 women; in Australia, 1000 men to
937 women.
The highest proportion of women is
found in Uganda, where there are l.
467 to every 1000 men. The lowest
proportion is in Alaska and the Malay
states, where there are, in the former,
391, and in the latter 3S9 women to
every 1000 men.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-02-28
Supreme Sorrow.

All the bodily pangs and labors
which motherhood and mother-cars
have cost age after age, Is the least
of their living. All the patient toll
ing which millions OF mothers have
imposed upon themselves when they
alone have reared and fed their chill
dren, all the watchful nights, all the
tired steps-all that mothers have de-
MED themselves for the sake OF their
children, Is not the greatest OF their
sufferings. That is their greatest sor-
row. which a man has expressed In
the poem wherein the mother throws
her heart at her sons feet, who. as
he angrily stumbles over 1t, hears the
heart whisper, Did you hurt yourself,
nv ?"-Ellen Key in the At
lantic.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-02-28

Wildcat Attacks Young Preacher.
Attacked by a wildcat E. Lamont
Geissinger, young preacher and stu
dent at Dickinson college, was driven
down a steep side of North mountain
and as a result of his experience was
nearly prostrated when he reached
Doubling Gap.
Geissinger saw watching him
through the bushes a pantherliks anil
NAL about five feet long. He started
to run, but the beast leaped after him,
made repeated attacks upon him, and
although Geissinger dealt 1t several
blows on the head with a club he
could not beat the animal off.
The young preacher made as fast
time as he could for more than q mile
down the mountainside, with the wild
cat following. 1t was not until he was
inside the hotel that the animal aban-
doned it's pursuit and sneaked back In
to the timber.-Carlisle Correspond
ence philadelphia Press.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-02-28
DISCOURAGED AT THE START
Youthful Hero Unfortunately Had Kun
Across One Who Did Not Like
His Kind.

"And who are you, my lad?" in
quired the kindly old gentleman IN
spectacles of the honest-eyed, rudy
checked lad who stood manfully be-
fore him on the library step.
"Me?" interrogated the honest-eyed,
etc., youth, smoothing down hts ragged
but clean shirt front. why, am the
boy with widowed mother who has
a mortgage on the farm, and I'm
about to save the life Of the only
daughter of the village banker, and
then I'm going out into the cold world
and make a fortune and come back
and astonish everybody by marrying
the only daughter, etc., and then
I'll"
Whereupon the old gentleman said:
"You are one Of those Oliver Up
tic kids" and the kindly old, etc.,
kicked the honest-eyed, ETC., remorse-
lessly off the library steps.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-02-28
CoIIeue Girls.

First of all the girl who goes to col
lege must remember that the initial
impression that she makes determines
very largely her happiness or unhappi-
ness for the first few weeks. Above
all things, she should not arrive in an
elaborately trimmed suit, q beplumed
hat and pumps. Such things may be
suitable for rare occasions at home,
but they find practically no place in
the outdoor wardrobe Of the we'll
bred college woman. The plain tall
ored suit cut on good lines, tailored
hat to match and neat shoes create an
impression of quiet good taste and ap-
propriateness. This keynote of SIM
plicity should be recognized through
out her wardrobe. Elaborate chiffon
or net waists and fussy neckwear are
of little use, for a college girls room
was never designed for clothes which
require careful treatment and pro-
lection from dust-Leslie's.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-02-28

Having a little business in one of
the federal offices of the city, after it
was finished l fell in conversation with
the official in charge concerning Pc
runa I mention his business to show
that the conversation was conducted
with a man Of more than ordinary in
telligence, being employe Of the gov
ernment who had passed through sew
eral civil service examinations. He
said to me, not knowing who l was:
II think a great deal Of this patent
medicine business ought to be stopped.
Especially such remedies as Peruna.
Peruna, as you know, is a stimulant
and contains eighteen or twenty per
cent. Of alcohol. People take it without
knowing what it is, and such remedies
ought to be prohibited by law. My
own mother took Peruna once. She had
q cough, night sweats, was growing
emaciated and weak. Several doctors
examined her. The opinion was eX-
pressed several times that she was
going into consumption. One thought
it was chronic bronchitis. At any rate,
her condition was quite serious. She was
unable to get any relief from the doc
tors she consulted, although she took
their medicines faithfully for nearly a
year. Some one told her about Peruna,
and against my wish and against the
wishes of our family, she began taking
It. At once she improved, and in less
than six months she apparently was
well. We did all We could to discour-
age her in taking Peruna, but she per-
sisted 1t finally came out in the mag
azines that Peruna contained alcohol.
Then we knew at once what it was
that benefited my mother, it was sim
ply the alcohol that Peruna contained.
We had the laugh on mother. We have
not ceased to make fun of her yet about
her being cured with a dilution Of alco-
.hol. She seems to be embarrassed oy
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-02-28
MosIem Women in Future Life.

"Are women admitted to paradise?"
is a question that is often answered
In the negative. We find, however,
more than one passage in the Koran
that distinctly speaks Of future life
in paradise for women. The most
often quoted Is the one promising the
faithful that he will meet In paradise
besides his own earthly wives seventy
two houris-not an attractive pros
pect for the poor women, who have
suffered enough in this life from the
humiliations Of polygamy! But in
the fourth Sura We find the following
more definite statement: But whose
doeth good works, whether he be
male or female, and is true belieV-
er, they shall be admitted into para
disc, and shall not in the least be
unjustly dealt with. Life in the
Moslem East, by Pierre Ponafdine.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-02-28
Alcohol In Pe-ru-na--
An Unjust Criticism

our teasing her, but is very stubborn.
She says that if she were to be sick IN
the same way again she would GER
tainly get Peruna and take it, alcohol
or no alcohol. So you see if people Will
persist in such foolishness there ought
to be a law to prevent them"
I ventured to interpose a question.
"You say the doctors could not cure
her, and yet you say Peruna did cure
her. What difference does it make to
you whether it was alcohol or some
other drug that effected the cure?'
well, don't know that it makes any
difference, but it is deceiving the people
to give them alcohol even though 1t
does cure them," he said.
replied. "Why, I cannot ex-
actly un derstand that. Alcohol
is drug, the same as qui-
nine or morphin. If alcohol cures
certain diseases where is the deception?
I understand that the Peruna people
print on the label of each bottle the
per cent Of alcohol contained in PERU
ma. Each patient may read 1t, If he
pleases. I cannot see where there is
any deception"
"Well, I would not take Peruna,' -
he persisted. "Now, I was sick, had
stomach disease. A violent pain, that
would come on about an hour or two
after each meal. 1t grew worse and
worse. was also constipated. con-
suited several doctors in our city about
my health. I went to see prominent
specialist in New York City, paid out a
great deal Of money, but no help. One
time I was having a bad spell on the
train. The gentleman who occupied
the next seat was a retired physician
with whom I had been acquainted. He
said to me, My friend, If you want to
get we'll I would advise you to take
glass of lager beer before each meal.
think that will cure you Having fol-
lowed the directions Of several good
physicians without any assistance, 1
thought I would try the beer. In a
very short time found it was helping
me, and got entirely well. My bowels
became regular and I had no more
pain. No more distress after meals.
Now, if my mother had used some
remedy like that it would be all right.
But to persist in using some secret
remedy like Peruna, tnlnk IL Is OUT
rageous."
Again I ventured to ask some ques-
tions. I asked: What do you sup
pose it was in the lager beer that ef-
fected the cure?"
seWhy, presume it was the stimulant
it contained. Yes, no doubt 1t was the
stimulant."
"You know, of course, that the slim
ulant in beer is alcohol, the same as In
wine or whiskey or any other alco-
holic drink?"
Eyes, I have heard say that beer con-
tains about five per cent. Of alcohol.
"That is correct" I replied. "9ou
took a bottle Of beer before each meal
did you?"
yes"
'In doing SO you were drinking pint
of a five per cent. solution of alcohol
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-02-28
TELLS OF BROTHER NOVELIST
Interesting "Reminiscences Related by
OR Arthur Conan Doyle efooorse
MeredrtA.

Sir Arthur Conan Deyle, speaking at
the anneal dinner IN aid Of the News
yenderg Benevolent and Proyidspt IN
stitution, gave some personal reminis-
cencss Of George Meredith.
In the year 1s94-S Sir Arthur visited
the novelist 1t his residence at Box
hill, in Surrey. When I went there
inadvertently offended him IN one
way. He met me at the door. He
told me hs had just como from the
top Of q high hill near the park. I
expressed my amusement. He asked
me why I was 30 surprised, and said
thought he was an invalid. He said
that would be the sort Of compliment
one would pay to an octogenarian.
subsequently q maid servant
brought in q jelly or blanchmange, and
Meredith, looking at the shiVering
lump, expressed himself in charac'
tsriEtic phrass-just such one as he
would put in the mouth Of one Of his
characters. He said, The Jelly
seems ~ treacherous AZ q Trojan
horse
Meredith was fond of bottle OF
wine, but his state Of health when
saw him forbade him taking any IN
to1icant. He had q bottle covered
with cobwebs brought up for me, and
asked If could drink some. I said |
did not think there would be any diff
Guilty. finished the bottle, and Mere
dith expressed his qualification, say.
ing that on one occasion some one
only drank. one glass Of bottle he
had opened and he had the morttnca-
ton of seeing the rest Of the con.
tents Wasted.'-London Mail.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-02-28
APPEAL TO ALL INVENTORS
Story of One Woman's Suffering That
Surely Should Stir Them to I'M
mediate Action.

Inventors are requested by suffer-
ing telephone patrons to exercise their
ingenuity on a telephone booth slid.
ing door that will really slide. Head
ting the petition Is the name OF
woman who had a curious experience
In a drug store booth.
"There are two booths in that store
side by side" she said. "They are
about as big as match boxes and are
open at the top, so when there is a.
lull in street noises the conversation,
in each can be heard in the other,
One day, when listening to long ard
interesting communication from the
friend | had called up, heard man
in the adjoining box ask for the num-
Der Of our own telephone uptown.
presently he said, Cant you get
them central"
"Of course central couldn't get u.s.
for learned afterward that not even
the maid was home, so he rang OIL
and left the booth.
~ was most anxious to detain him
and learn his message. insulted my
friend for life by saying, I can't lis
ten to any more now but I might
Just as we'll have let her finish, for |,
couldn't get out Of that booth, )
pulled and tugged at the door, but 1t
wouldn't bulge. Finally a drug clerk
let me out, but the man had got away
by that time, and I don't know to this
day who he was or what he wanted
to tell us. Imagine having to go
through life with a mystery like that
unsolved. The telephone company
cannot equip their booths with D'o'-
able doors any too soon, think"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-02-28
Causes Of Tempssts.

Science attributes tempests to q
general internal movement of de-
tached masses Of aerial pro1ect1lss,
which traverse the general mass OF
the atmosphere like the discharge
from a mitrailleuse. Even In time
of calm the movements Of the air
may be complex. During periods OF
excessive heat puffs of air hot as
from a furnace strike the exposed
portions of the human body. The air
mass at a normal temperature holds
heat as the organism holds the cell.
Such phenomena as the pro1sctiles OF
heat are frequently produced several
times within the period of few min
utes. The elastic condition OF the air
is not at all like the surrounding at
mospherical strata. The heated air
Is sent out in projectilelike pulsations.
The pulsations are produced not IN
high regions alone.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-02-28
eyes, I suppose So"

Eyes, I suppose So"
Give per cent. would be one-twen-
tieth. AS each pint contains sixteen
ounces you were then taking little less
than an ounce of alcohol before each
meal"
"Yes."
"But you objected to your mothers
| taking alcohol in the Peruna, and yet
she was taking far less alcohol than you
were. AS I understand it, the dose OF
Peruna is one tablespoonful. Supposing
it to be twenty per cent. alcohol, there
would be in each dose one-flfth Of
| tablespoonful of alcohol, which would
! be about half a teaspoonful, while you
were taking at least four teaspoonfuls
of alcohol in your bottle of beer. And
yet you objected to your mothers TAX
ing Peruna on the ground that the Pc
runa contains alcohol. In my opinion
it was the alcohol that cured both OF
you. Your mother evidently was cured
Of a very serious ailment. Peruna con-
tains alcohol. 1t was undoubtedly the
alcohol that cured her, or at least
helped to- The other ingredients OF
Peruna might have assisted, no doubt
did. In your case it was the alcohol in
the beer that cured you of the stom-
ach difficulty. Peruna has cured
thousands Of such cases."
seWell, declare" he replied, IT never
thought of it in that way before.
There has been so much said about al
cohol being poisonous that suppose
my mind has been prejudiced against
it. But if as you say there is also
81 IN, ha kind of 9lcO-
mol as is used in Peruna, I cannot see
where the difference is myself"
"Wer," I replied, "you have been
doing exactly what the average man
and woman is doing. You have al
lowed your mind to become prejudiced
against Peruna on account of its con-
tanning alcohol. Without stopping to
| look into the matter at all you have
assumed that there is something tsrr1-
bly, disreputable about remedies con-
tanning alcohol. The fact is, however,
| that most all fluid medicines, whether
prescribed by a doctor or put up as a
patent medicine, contain a certain
amount of alcohol. It was alcohol that
cured your mother. 1t was alcohol that
cured you. In my opinion, alcohol in
some form or other is making more
cures than all other drugs combined.
This is not saying, however that Pc
runa contains only alcohol, for it does
contain excellent remedies besides al
cohol. But do contend that the alco-
hol in Peruna is not only not harmful to
those who take it, but if taken in the
doses prescribed on the bottle it will do
a great deal Of good and there is not
the slightest danger of forming a
drug habit" PERUNA IS FOR SALE
AT ALL DRUG STORES.
SPECIAL NOTICE Many persons
| are making inquiries for the old
| time Peruna. To such would say,
this formula is now put out under the
| name of k.A-TAR-NO, manufactured
| by KA-IAlI-NO Company, Columbus,
Ohio. Write :hem and they will be
| pleased to send you free booklet
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-02-28

Illus Ill lllu0 SYCIy QoAAe VI stS
compass ends in beetle. The society
woman who finds all her interest In
one class and in one set Of events and
modes of living sees and feels little
of the vast and palpitating current OF
human life above and below and
around her. The nerves and brain
and muscles grow weary Of monotony.
However intensely We apply ourselves,
we should keep our eyes on the dis
tant hills and the crimson sunset.
There should always be kept open a
path that runs away to the west or.
east or north or south, to an entirely
new horizon; to some other work
one loves; to some other study that
appeals; to a new game with a new
set ef rules-Collier's.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-02-28
Bees Stick to One Flower.

It is usually supposed, especially by
the poets, that bees sip sweets indis-
criminately from many flower. All
bees. including the honey bee, show a
strong tendency in collecting both
nectar and pollen to be constant to
one species of flower. This Is mani
festly for the advantage Of both In
sects and flowers. In the case of a
number of bees flying for only a small
mart of the season this habit has be-
come so specialized that they visit
onlv one or a few allied species of
flowers, which offer an abundance of
pollen and nectar.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-02-28
Turkish Soldiers Without Fezss.

For the first time, we read, the Turk
fish soldier is going to war without
the fez. Mahmud H., when he changed
the uniform Of his army, tried to in
troduce the shake, but the opposition
of the soldiers was too strong for
him. The fez is certainly a poor cov-
ering for men on active service; for
even the change Of its color to khaki
did not get over It's feebleness as
protection against sun or bad weather.
Hence the headshawl devised some
time ago to be worn twisted around
the fez The Turks devotion to the
fee is clearly explained by Duckett
-Ferriman: "The prejudice against the
hat rests on religious basis. If the
ramaz (form of prayer) is rightly per-
formed the forehead must touch the;
ground. The brim of hat or the peak
of can would prevent this"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-02-28
When Murray Tackles Ocdipus.


Classical scholars have not exactly
complained. but have pointed out
that when Prof. Gilbert Murray trans
lates Euripides into English verse he
slides that dramatist ever his rough
spots by doing mediocre Euripidos
into gorgeous and splendid Murray.
It 10 better than Euripides, to be sure;
but It Isn't EuriDides. There will be
no difficulty of this kind in Professor
Murray's newest task, the Oedipus
Colonus. Murray at his murrayest
will have I'll he can do to keep up to
the sustained elevation Of SoDhocles.
But there is hardly a living hand
worthisr Of the task, and joy be the
conssQusncs.-Boston Transcript.