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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-10-31
Trousers and Skirt, Too.

Something decidedly new in femi'
nine apparel has been donned by Mrs.
X. Faracias, employed in the shipping
department of a wholesale grocery in
Stockton, Cal, in the form Of COM
bination trouser and skirt suit.
II have worked for the company for
many years." says Mrs. Faracias. "ln
that time I have become convinced
that the business woman should adopt
a mode of dress as severely plain as
that Of man. have worked along
side men for so long that I do not
think I am far off the track In this
idea of mine"
During working hours Mrs. Fara-
elias wears the trousers and a soft
shirt. When she Is on the street a
straight two-piece skirt is worn but.
toned onto the waistband of the trous-
ers and fastened by tailored straps at
the side, allowing access, however, to
all trouser pockets.-New York World
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-10-31
Ants Walk on Water,

1t may not be new to observers OF
animal life, but I have been much in
terested in watching the common
house ant here In Eio de Janiero, says
a writer In Nature.
We have an American fly trap; the
sugar was one day covered with ants,
so l placed the trap on finger bowl
standing in a plate Of water. The ants
when they came to the edge Of the wa
ter, ran around the bowl until con
WINGED there was no way across, ana
then calmly took to the water, and ran
across 1t by aid Of surface tension
without getting their feet wet.
Having presumably been home to
the nest, they returned for more sugar,
crossing in the same way, and this
went on regularly, steady process
sion crossing the water.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-10-31
FAUST BROUGHT UP TO DATE
Enterprlsina Theatrical Manager In
troduced Sewing Machine for Gus
tomary Spinning Wheel.

Paris musical circles are greatly
amused at the following story which
is published by the Intransigeant:
Some weeks ago a brilliant perform
ance of Faust" was given in Mont
real. The interior Of the theater pre-
sented an aspect of luxury and ele-
gance, and nothing was wanting 10
make the Interpretation worthy OF the
opera.
Between the first and second acts
the stage manager made little speech
to the audience. Ladies and gentle
men," he said, "by happy 1nnoVa-
ton our distinguished manager has
decided to replace the spinning wheel
of Marguerite, noisy and obsolete in
strument, by a sewing machine OF
Messrs. -, the running Of which Is
SO smooth that you will not lose a
single note of the delightful song OF
the King Of Thule
Marguerite gravely took her seat be-
fore the sewing machine, on which
the name Of the maker was shown In
luminous characters, and, when she
had finished the lines, murmured en-
raptured: ''This sewing machine Is in
comparable. Moreover, 1t costs only
500"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-10-31
That Uplifted Feeling.

One of the things which every wo
man knows" is that feeling Of citation
produced by putting on beautiful
clothes, or even some eccentricity, pro
vided it is of the newest fashion. Prob
ably men-who are singularly like wo-
men in these highly civilized days
are perked up by new tie or exhilar-
ated by fancy waistcoat, only they
do not talk about these mysteries az
much as women do.
But love of finery has a deep psy.
chic meaning, and according to one Of
our leading brain specialists there Is
IAN emotional accompaniment Of Ella
ton following the putting on of
pretty garment"-a rather pompous
way OF saying what every feminine
thing, from the fat baby who rejoiced
over her coral necklace to the grand
mother who sticks pink bow in her
lace cap, is intensely aware Of.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-10-31
THRIFT IN NEW SOUTH WALES
Rsms rkable Showing Made by sgd
ney Bank Has Been the Cause
of Much Comment.

Since 1907 the history Of the Moore
Street bank (Sydney, New South
Wales), has been almost as marvellous
for its expansion as has the postal
savings system Of the United States
When it was placed under the manage
ment Of commissioners, six years ago
the amount of the credit of the 1885,.
401 depositors was $45,309, 401. Three
years later there were 36S,306 deposi.
tors, who had a total balance of s73,
827,380, while on November 80, 1912
there were 458,711 depositors with bal
ances of sos, O57,S58.
Immediately upon their appointment
the commissioners adopted policy OF
decentralization by the establishment
Of district branches, giving all the fa
cilities offered by the head Office,
There are now ia branches-51 in the
city and suburbs and So in the coun-
try.
There are also numerous agencies,
constantly increasing In numbers, IN
der the control Of state officials, while
the real branches are managed by the
commissioners staff officers.
The loan department also shows ex.
pansion. On December 81, 1906, there
was due big farmers and settlers ST..
952,461, Representing 4,005. In No
vember, 1912, the number Of loans
was 4,O57, and the outstanding prin'
cipal was $6,545,6S1.
During 13 years 1852 loans have
been made to settlers and farmers to
the amount Of $9,471,5s1, besides
which, in 1911, mortgage loans upon
city and suburban property were made
to the extent Of s3,0O7,757.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-10-31
SidceSt Pair of TpSkS.

IN the stables of the royal palace at
Mandalay, in Burmah, there may be
seen an elephant with remarkable
pair of tusks, which the Burmese de-
clare are the largest in the world, says
the Wide World Magazine. These 81.
gantic tusks measure as much as
seven feet nine inches on the outside
curve, with a greatest circumference
of no less than seventeen inches.
To naturalists the most extraordt
nary point about these tusks, which
are still being carried by their owner,
is that they virtually touch the ground
and almost meet. Apparently, how
ever, their owner experiences no In
convenience from these long and cum
brous appendages while taking exer-
else.
AS a geological curiosity the ele-
plant has naturally attracted wide at
tention, and it is said that several Of
fers have already been received for
the tusks when the animal should see
fit to depart this world.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-10-31
HAD LONG EVADED JUSTICE
calabrian Brlgand Succeeded In Hid
Ing Identity for Many Years In
the United States.

Celanda, the notorious Calabrian
brigand, Is again on trial at Catanzaro
Assizes in the same grim iron cage In
which, in the year 1853, he heard his
condemnation to thirty years hard Ia
Dor for murders. Hardly had he sha-
ken off his shackles than he was
hauled before the Monteleone Assize
court to expiate an outrageous crime
for which he served five years in Brin'
dist convict settlement.
Calenda then expressed HE, inten-
ton of settling down quietly. This he
did until 1906, when he heard that e.
young fellow name Maori had made a
boast concerning Calenda's beautiful
niece. Mad with rage, Calenda way
raid him with gun. The shot miss
ed, but a few nights later Maori was
found pierced through the heart.
The brigand disappeared, and in his
absence he was sentenced to twenty
years Imprisonment. A few days later
a shepherd stumbled across a couple
Of bodies on the mountain where Ca
lenda was known to be in hiding. The
two murdered men had given evidence
against him. They had been sEot in
the back by bullets of pattern that
Calenda was carrying. The judicial
authorities increased the penalty to
one of lifelong incarceration, and
carabinieri were dispatched to scour
the mountain Businesses In hopes Of
capturing him.
Meantime Calenda, furnished with a
false passport, was on his way to New
York. No more was heard of him till
1911, when an Italian detective, drop
ping into Brooklyn pharmacy, recog.
nized the ex-brigand in the chemists
assistant. Hence his expulsion from
the United States and his reappear.
ance to answer for two murders and
two other attempts at mprder. This
Is the fourth time that the court has
been occupied In judging his blood
Deeds
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-10-31
Worlds Largest Concrete Arches.

With the general use Of concrete In
construction work, engineers have
been steadily increasing the length OF
the huge arch In which this material
is the principal supporting power, says
Engineering News.
For two years the 328-foot Risorgi-
mento arch across the Tiber at Rome
has been the longest reinforced-con-
crete span in the world, taking the
title from the 320-foot Grafton arch at
Auckland, New Zealand, completed
about q year earlier. Now comes
Switzerland with the latest largest
masonry arch" in the 330-foot span at
Langwicz, on the meter-gauge raik
way between Chur and Arosa.
I Read the records of the largest
arch In the world" for the past few
years: Walnut lane, Philadelphia, 233
feet, 1907; Sitter, Switzerland, 259
feet; Rocky river, Cleveland, O., ESQ
feet, 1910; Monroe street, Spokane.
Wash, 2S1 feet, 1911; Grafton, Auck
land, New Zealand, 800 feet, $780,,
Risorgimento, Rome, 32S feet, 1911;
Langwicz, Switzerland, $50 feet, 1913.
An orderly progress, disturbed only by
the remote possibility Of the consum-
nation of the 703-foot span across
Spuyten Duyvil creek in New York.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-10-31
FOUND MOTIVE FOR SUICIDE
Manner of Dogs Death Has Led Many
to Believe 1t Was Sought With
DeIlberation.

The question as to whether animals
commit suicide was settled to the sat-
isfaction Of a number of visitors at
the Central park menagerie when a
yellow-haired bulldog jumped into the
open air hippopotamus tank, relates
the New York Sun. The tank is d.
vided into two compartments, one OF
which is occupied by Miss Murphy
and the other by her son, Caliph IL.
A large crowd of visitors lined the
outer railing when the dog trotted into
the inclosure and headed for that
part of the tank where Caliph was
splashing about. He went down the
sloping stone platform to the water
and plunged in. Caliph snorted and
thrashed about. The dog went under
and did not come up again. After
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-10-31
NAMES THAT REALLY SUITED
Child Found No Trick at All TO Alter
the Cosnomens of Her
TWO Pets.

When little Dorothy's papa's friend
presented to little Dorothy, on her
birthday, two tiny, aristocratic, white,
fluffy balls of angora kittens, she
named them on the spot Duke and
Duchess. Time passed and the kit
tens grew into cats and then there
came an event. Duke became tbs
mother of four new kittens.
This will never do, my DEAR" said
little Dorothy's mamma. You must
find other names for your cats. What
will you call them?"
Little Dorothy did not answer a:
once. Instead she pondered over the
matter all day. Just before bedtime
she went to her mother with the air OF
one whose mind has been relieved OF
a great weight.
II know what I'll call them,
mamma" she said. tits quite simple.
I'll call the one that first named Duke
the mother-cat-I'l call Marmaduke,
and I'll call the one l first named
Duchess-the papa-cat-IIl call him
Ben Hur.".
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-10-31
Wonderful Chinese ElnancIers.

At time when legislators in this
country have been wrestling for
weeks over questions Of currency re-
vision, 1t Is startling to learn that
China has developed system Of cur
rency centuries ago, before this coun-
try was discovered by Columbus,
when many of our ancestors were
living in darkest feudalism, before the
dawn of what we call modern civiliza-
ton.
This fact was brought to notice a
short time ago by the presentation to
the British museum Of a Chinese
bank note, issued In the Ming dy'
nasty, along about 1858 A. D.
The Chinese, apparently then as
now, were ever adopts as financiers.
The Chinese are the bankers Of the
east. They handle all the money, do
all the banking, are the financial die
tators Of the Orient.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-10-31
LIFE TOO STRONG FOR POET
Abs Young Frenchman Found In
Death His Only Reward for
ignoring Realities.

The death of Louis Deubel, q young
poet Of the Latin Quarter, who, among
those whose verdict counts numbered
many sincere admirers, recalls the
tragedy of John Davidson. DeubePs
dead body was found few days ago
in the Marine and taken to the morgue.
In the clothes of the suicide were his
Livret Militaire and six sous. That
was all.
This is tragedy of poverty and a
poets pride. It was known that for
some time things had not been gong
we'll with Deubel. But Of late he had
dropped out of sight. He was never
seen at his customary cafe, and his
old rooms were vacant, nor had he
left any address. 1t was as If he had
feared to be reasoned out of fatal
resolve. Yet he had friends who had
all the will, had the power been there,
to come to hts rescue. One of these,
the poet Ferdinand Gregh, who was
the first to hail Deubels talent, In the
Figaro writes his requiem. He tells
how Deubel left his post Of tutor at
Belfort and came In his early, eager
twenties, to tempt his poetic fortunes
in Paris.
Like all young poets," writes
Gregh, "he thought only of verses, Of
questions of meter, CT schools of liter
ature. That for him was the sole
reality Of life. The rest-politics,
finance, commerce-were but shadowy
accidents" But "Il fallait vivre," so
the poet, his Pegasus in harness, be:
came, in fact, publishers hack.
From time to time he published a
slender volume, which critics praised
and the public ignored. And then "he
dropped out of sight" and nothing
more was known OF him till his dead
body, with six sous in the pockets and
a Livret Militaire," was found in the
Marine. "The hard facts Of life which
the poet haG dismissed as shadowy
bod avenged themselves Paris Let.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-10-31
To Purify Musty Places.

Charcoal and quicklime are the best
purifiers. TO Use charcoal, for In
stance, suspend it IN net bags. Make
q number of bags to hold several large
Jumps Of charcoal. These will absorb
all sorts of bad odors and mustiness
and leave tho atmosphere pure and
sweet. The power Of charcoal Is 40
cording to its freshness, and this is
restored by heating. Once a week take
the bags down, empty them in fire
pot and heat very hot. The freshened
Jumps will then serve a new period OF
usefulness.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-10-31
Test of Sanity.

The ability to remain both sober
and gracious under high reward o.
great responsibility Is quality that
we greatly admire In others. To re-
tain a simple and open mind after do
ing something that is acknowledged to
be CT merit Is one Of the rarest 40
complishments Of sanity. It makes
for pieasantness in abundant meas
ure.
Indeed It does more than this, II
makes living possible, paves the way
to success, begets good will, conquerG
hatred and Observation-Disclosures short.
it Is the substance Of comfy, the evt
dsnce OF grace, and the proof Of 9
large mind that Is sane.-Atlantio.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-10-31
Making Stone From Mud.

The latest triumph in building MAJ
terial Is the manufacture of stone"
out of mud" that has almost the
solidity and strength of concrete.
Buildings constructed from this ma
terial really are adobe structures, but
their durability Is said to be almost
equal to that of brick and the softer
stones.
This material comes from, the ferru-
ginous schist of the mountainside and
is screened through grizzlies and
tamped into forms like thore used in
the making of concrete blocks
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-10-31
Cierqymen as PIaywriphts.

In Garricks time the church had a
decided leaning toward the stage. The
great actor suffered plague of stage
struck clergymen. He read many of
their plays and produced at least one.
Rev. Edward Young of Welwyn par
ish and of Might Thoughts" fame
wrote the tragedy Of "The Two Broth
ers," which Garrick produced. It's
reception was tragedy. 1t was only
fit to make an ice house of theater."
Young, however, had counted his
chiekens-he had promised 21,000-
the expected proceeds of his authors
rights-to the Society for the Propa-
cation Of the Gospel. And here he
shone. He dipped deeply into his prt
vate purse and made up the thou.
sand.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-10-31
Uses Time Well.

The young = business woman who
works downtown until four o'clock
each afternoon passes one afternoon a
week from four until six at public
library reading the current magazines
and keeping posted" as she puts It
Nothing is allowed to interfere with
this standing engagement and the girl
who has tried declares that 1t Is really
quite remarkable what lot of reading
me can got into two hours a week
When 1t is done Observation-Disclosures
Jews.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-10-31
Woman Minis Musical Honor

Lii Boulanger, who won the Grand
Prix de Rome for vocal music this
year, Is the first woman who has ever
carried off this honor. She is nineteen
years old, the same age at which he,
father won the prize which she has
been awarded. Her vocal training, be
gan by her father, has been continued
by her mother since the formers
death.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-10-31
INSECTS HAVE NO NOsTRlLS
Nature Seemingly Concluded Small
Creatures Gould Get Along With
out That Convenience.

All insects need air, even those that
live in water, but no insect has nos.
trils, or any opening in the head
through which 1t breaths. Instead,
there Is row Of small openings
called spiracles, down each side Of its
body, one on each segment, begin,
ming with the second or third Of the
thorax or chest, and extending back
to the tip Of the abdomen. The spira-
cles open into two air-tubes that. ex-
tand the length of the insect. one on
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-10-31

....-.,s Deg1I to appear Inc
di,ninrtiye trees are usually trans
n,antod the first spring after planting
and in two years are ready to set out
in their permanent position.
Great care is taken in spacing the
trees according to slope on which they
NAV stand. For several years the
ground around them is looked to, the
dead trees are removed and in due
time a strong, young forest clothes the
harren hills.-Christian Herald
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-10-31
Bad Judgment.

There Is one discordant note In
your garden, my dear madam" re-
marked the esthetic landscape archi-
tect.
What Is that?" asked the lady,
much alarmed.
Il notice." he replied, with a shud-
der, that you have dogwood planted
uear some pussy-willoNs."
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-10-31
Proclaimed Officially Dead.

At what age must gentleman be
proclaimed Officially dead?" The au-
thorities of a German town have just
executed" in their absence, all those
who left the fatherland for the United
States in 1854. One Of these pilgrims
first saw the light in 1776, 30 what
ever happened to him according to the
flesh he has had an official existence
1877 wears
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-10-31
vy cas seen tossing the

--,pv oas seen tossing the
body about in the water. Keeper
George Sichert drew Off the water and
took out the dead animal and said the
motive for suicide was apparent.
. A cataract made the dogs right eye
blind. It's emaciated condition show
ed that it was homeless and friend
less. There was no name on the col
lar plate.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-10-31
More Interesting.

II see that the new British ambas.
sador's name Is Spring-Rice," said Bill
dad.
well, what Of it?' growled old
Moneybags. "What interests me is
September wheat"-,Iudge
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-10-31
AND RESCUED
I)ESPAIRINC WIFE

had gotten so weak could not stand,
and | gave up in despair.
AT last, my husband got me bottle OF
Cardui, the woman's tonic, and ! COM
menced taking 1t. From the very first
dose, | could tell It was helping me.
can now walk two miles without its
firing me, and am doing all my work."
If you are all run down from wonlanly
troubles, don't give up in despair. Try
Cardui, the woman's tonic. IthaS helped
more than million women, in its so
years of continuous SUCCESS, and should
surely help you, too. Your druggist has
sold Cardui for years. He knows what
it will do. Ask him. He Will recon-
mend it. Begin taking Cardui To-Day.
Write TO-: Chattanooga Medicine Co.. Ladies,
Advisory Dent Chattanooga. Tenn. for trpfc,GS
Instructions on your case and 64pagc book. hire
Treatment for Women" sent in plain wr2ppar. ~
The Holly chieftain., 1913-12-26
ADVICE FROM EXPERTS
Do Not Desert Milo or Kafir for
Feterita Without Trial

We have recently heard great
deal about Feterita, new varity
of sorghum grown for grain and
fodder. 1t is praised for its
drouth resisting qualities andsaid
to be very new to this state. In
fact it has been grown in Colo
RADIO since 1906 under the name
of Sudan Durra.
1t is true that it natures early,
has comparatively few leaves.
grows from four to seven feet
tall and resembles milo in char
acter. The seeds are chalk white
larger and softer than milo and
it threshes easily. Yields of 80
to 40 bushels per acre on dry
land have been grown.
AS many new crops it has per-
haps been over advertised bv
men having seed to sell or per-
sons not fully competent to Judge
its value. No farmer should de-
sert dwarf milo or dwarf kafir
until he has tried the two crops
under Identical conditions and
determined the one best adapted
to his soil, altitude and climatic
conditions. S. B. NUCKOLS.
Colorado Agricultural College,
Fort Collins, Colorado.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-12-26
A Coming Treat

Too nnch praise cannot be given
the Presbyterian ladies for engng.
ing the Schubert Symphony Club
and Lady Quartette of Chicago to
appear here on Jan. 10th, at the
church. This company is in its
24th year of success, and is ac-
knowledged everywhere to be the
most "up-to date Musical Com
paAy travelling. Everybody likes
music and everybody enjoys
hearty laugh. A delightful blend
ing of pure fun and fine music is
one reason why the above COM
pany has won its way to the top
notch of public esteem.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-12-26
SILAGE FOR HORSES.


Many inquiries are being re-
ceived by the College concerning
the advisability of feeding silage
to horses and mules. Idle horses
young and breeding stock, may
receive one half to two thirds of.
their roughage in the form of
silage. II care is taken that the
silage is not frozen or moulded.
1t will pay to feed some dry
roughage along with silage even
to idle horses. Horses that are
doing light farm work should re-
ceive not to exceed one half of
their roughage in the form of
silage. Hosres doing hard work
or driving, should be fed little
or no silage, Silage being of a
succulent nature will affect a
horse similarly to green feed or
pasture. Silage is new form of
feed for most Colorado farmers
and will prove a very economical
ration, but farmers should study
its feeding values and learn to
balance it with other forms Of
feed. GEORGE f. MORTON.
Auctioncer FL. l.. Christman was
a Holly visitor Monday.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-12-26
Lamar Coon Has Trouble

A smoke" from Lamar was up
before Judge Wilkih Tuesday
charged with stealing a suit case
from the depot The coon hal on
pair of pants that were identified
as having been part of the con-
tents of said suit case but claimed
that he had purchased same from
a Mexican. AS the evidence was
not deemed sufficient to convict.
the coon was given one minute to
"hit the grit" out of town-but he
didn't need that long. Sheriff
Simpson, BILLY" Merrill and At
torney McCarty were down from
Lamar in connection with this
case.
The Holly chieftain., 1913-12-26

Full line of ladies'. misses and
childrens' cloaks. Special prices
this week. j. b. Byars Store.
Ed Jones, one of the militia com
pany bows. arrived Monday TO
spend Christmas with the family.