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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-26
GEORGE F, BAER
LEFT 100000
Inventory Of Estate is Filed
in Reading.

The personal estate of the late
George F. Baer, president OF the Read
ing Railway company, is valued at So
055,025.35, according to an inventory
and appraisement filed in Reading, Pa.
The inventory was made by Heber
Y. Yost and George w. Delany, at the
request of the executors, Isaac Hester
and William NJ. Appel. The appraise'
ment was filed in Register of Wills
John H. Newman's office, and Is prob
ably the largest for the personality OF
the estate of any one man ever filed
at the Berks county court house.
The appraisement follows:
Deposit at Drcxel C Co., Philadel
phia, $94,064.21.
Deposit at Schuylkill Valley bank,
Reading, $3245.4O.
Proc eeds from life insurance poll
cies, $53, 3,476.0S.
Farm stock on Riverview farm, Bern
township, $4,000.
Law books at office and residence,
$500.
Office furniture, typewriter and safe,
$3.50.
Mortgage, $500.
Notes, $4,000.
Stocks, bonds and other interests,
$2,S83,6 ,6S9.66.
Total, $3,055, 5,025.35.
New York and Philadelphia news
papers had estimated the Baer for
tune at from $1O,O00,0O0 to $15,0OO,OO0.
This appraisement does not include
the real estate, which comprised
Hawthorne" the Baer residence in
this city; farm in Bern township, a
100000 residence, 171S Spruce street,
Philadelphia, and other properties.
While it includes no real estate, 1t
does include the Reading Paper Mills,
a stock concern, with three plants In
Reading, and of which concern Mr..
Baer was president and owner.
The stocks and bonds are by far the
largest item on the list, aggregating
over s2,SS0,O00. He had large holdings
in Reading railway and Jersey Cen
trail securities.
Mr.. Baer died on Sunday, April 26,
at his Philadelphia residence, at the
age of seventy-two years, and was
buried in Reading.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-26
DYNAMITE C:st Fatal to Cow.

Eating several sticks of dynamite
did not agree with cow on the farm
of George Fitzpatrick, at Kerrs Creek,
near Middletown, N. Y, and the ami,
NAL is dead.
Several other COWS which tasted OF
the explosive were only slightly af'
fected. The dynamite had been distrib-
uted in the pasture for use in blowing
out holes for telephone poles.
The COWS ate the dynamite with
considerable relish, but it was some
time before the unfortunate animal
yielded to it's effects, gradually suffer
ing until death.
While the owner of the cow thinks
the company which placed the dyna,
mite in the pasture should pay for the
COW, the company contends that the
animals death was not. due directly
to the dynamite.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-26
Rocsevelt's Throat Bad.

Colonel Roosevelt will make no open
air speeches when he returns to the
United Stats and will limit the mum
ber of addresses indoors during the
campaign to a considerably smaller
number than he had expected to de
liver.
DR.. St. Clair Thompson, the throat
specialist in London, Eng, whom he
visited, has placed an absolute pro
hibition on continuous speaking by
the colonel.
Many persons who heard Mr.. Rooso
velt's lecture before the Royal Geo
graphical society were surprised at
tie weakness of his voice. The stem
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-26
Sun Digs For Dynamite.

A section OF gutter and street on
Second avenue in Bethlehem, Pa, was
blown up rs the result OF an explosion
of peculiar origin.
A year ago, when the street was be-
inb permanently ir,p~oved, workmea
used dynamite to GIast away rocks,
and a stick is supposed to have been
carelessly left behind when the dress
ing of amiesite was put on.
The bot rays of the sun penetrating
the paving are believed to have caused
the dynamite to explode.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-26
Euuenics Bar MARRIAGE.

Register of Wills Newman, of Read
ing, Pa, has refused a marriage IL
cense to Herbert Good and Miss Leona
Helman, both of that city, on the
ground that the wouldbe bridegroom
did not measure up to the require
ments of the new eugenic marriage
law in some respects.
Miss Helman then had Good arrest
ed on a misdemeanor charge. He was
taken to Jail, though willing to m@'rv
the prosecutrix. The problem wa
finally submitted to Judge e. $ on5
who directed that the license re re-
fused on the ground that IT, young
man is not mentally strong.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-26

Charges Plot to Delay Trust Bill.
President Wilson made the direct
charge that sentiment in favor OF the
postponement OF the administration
trust legislation program was the re-
sule of a campaign of certain inter
ests.
The president intimated that it was
the cause of the. psychological bust
ness depression" of which he recently
spoke.
In support of the presidents view:
copies of letters and kilograms clrcu
lated among business men calling for
an adjournment of congress without
completion of the trust bills, praying
for the freight rate increase being
asked by the railroads Of the inter
state commerce commission and call
ing for a halt of the attacks on busl'
ness" were made public at the White
House.
Not since President Wilson made
his charge of IAN insidious lobby IN
Washington to influence tariff legis'
lation has there been a sensation OF
such a sort in official circles. News OF
what the president had said and OF
the giving cut of the circular letters
spread quickly to the capitol, where II
became the subject of animated dis
cussion in beth houses of congress.
President Wilson made it clear tc
his callers that the campaign, If such
it may be called, would have no effect
upon him ard that 1t was his plan to
push the trust program through the
senate with the aid of all the means
at his command.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-26
AItn Shaver Held In Bail.

Ammon S. Graybill, of Bird-in-Hand.
who ran down Mrs. Zelia A. Howard
with an automobile near Lancaster,
Pa, was placed under arrest on a
charge of involuntary manslaughter
and held in bail in the sum of $1,000
for hearing. Graybill claims that no
one responded when he stopped at the
tollgate and that Mrs. Howard ran d.
rectly In front of the machine shortly
after he started it.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-26
MuTILATED BODY FOUND
Wcmzn'S Torso In Weighted Sack and
head ard Limbs Missing.

Wcmzn's Torso In Weighted Sack anc
Head and Limbs Missing.
What was left of woman's body
from which the head, arms and legs
had been cut, was found In the Mo
ha~'k river at Schenectady, N. Y.
The torso had been wrapped in @
l.Cc,y buriap sack, outside of which
were several yards of oilcloth. In the
bottom OF the sack was piece oi
concrete weighing twenty-five or thirty
pounds. Every indication points to 8
murder. Ike body was slashed clear
across, an, there were several stat
wound !. lie back and on either side
Of the spine.
The head and limbs had apparently
been hacked from the trunk with
dull knife. There IS nothing about the
torso by which identification might
be made.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-26
First Drink In Eiqht Year.; CIes.

For eight years great hCfn,d d owl,
which was the pet of Mrs. Flank w.
Flood, of Vineland, N. j., never had a
drink. 1t was given water Saturday
night, as it's mistress felt sorry for it
in the extreme hot weather. The oSl
Immediately went into violent con-
vulsion and sank its long talons into
the hand of Mrs. Flood. In this man.
ner death came to the bird, and its
death clutch was so strong that DR..
George Cunningham found 1t neces.
sary TO cut the sharp talon out of the
wound. 1t had passed entirely through
the hand.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-26
BOMB FOR CAR
BLOWS Up TRAIN
Attempt to Kill Russian Royal
Family Fails.
SECRET PLANS WERE KNOWN
Pilot Train Ahead of Special With
Russia's Monarch and Family Ex'
pIodes Internal Machine and Is
Wrecked.

Wrecked.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
to assassinate Czar Nicholas of Rus
sia, the czarina and the CZarcVitch
Alexis.
They were on their way from klsh
enev on the return journey to st. Pc
tersburg from their recent visit to
King Charles of Roumania at kus'
tendje.
A bomb had been placed upon the
railroad tracks over which the I'M
perial train was travelling, and the
lives of the imperial family were
probably saved by the fact that pos
tai train which was acting as pilot
passed over the bomb first, eXplod'
ing it..
1t was officially stated later, how
ever, that the wreck of the posta!
train was due to a defect IN the 1000
motive; that the locomotive o. the
mail train and three freight cars *'re
thrown off the tracks and thrc2 an
ployss suffered injuries. The report
that the accident was brought ahont
by an attempt on the lives Of mem
bers of the imperial family was OH
cially declared unfounded.
1t is the custom of Russian Officials
to refuse to admit any attempt upon
the life of the sovereign.
A report was received that two per-
sons were killed in the attempt to
blow up the czar's train.
The attempted assassination, ac'
cording to accounts, took place near
Tschudowo, Russia, in the province OF
Novgorod, about seventy-fye miles
from ST. Petersburg.
A terrific explosion occurred when
the mail train collided with the infer
nal machine, which had been loaded
with dynamite or some other extreme
ly high power explosive. Half OF the
coaches upon the mail train were
blown clear Of the tracks, so furious
was the detonation, and the rails were
torn from the ties.
According to first reports the en-
DlOyoS III tie HAL CARS "elC lhloNh
from their feet and several OF those
in the derailed cars were badly In
jured.
The mail train was hauling several
passenger coaches and one OF these
was wrecked, with serious injuries to
more than a dozen passengers. The
emperor and his family on the I'M
perial train detoured to the spot a few
minutes later and arrived at Tsars'
koe-Selo without further Incident.
Government officials observed the
strictest secrecy about the affair and
refused to answer any questions, but
1t was reported that several arrests
had been made.
Officials C. the secret police believe
that Nihilis+s must have been respon'
sible, but they are at loss to under
stand how the would-be assassins had
learned of the cZar's plans, which
were guarded with the utmost secrecy
by the attaches of the imperial family
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-26
Elnes Cnnctshle In Air.

II. Kashiara, said to have been for
merry all aviator in the Japanese
army, hid in the clouds near Los An.
ge,es, Cal, when Deputy Constable
Meyers tried to attach his biplane fol
a sl25 lien, according to Myers. With
the aid of a field glass Myers finally
found rapidly vanishing speck in the
heavens, which he deciled must be
Kasbiara and his biplane. After wait
ing several hours he gave up.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-26
Four Drown Trying Rescue.

E. G. Gillian, superintendent OF tie
Raven ccal mine, and w. J. Lewis and
MS two sens were drowned at Raven,
Va, in an attempt to rescue a yours
son of Lewis. The boy had gone be.
yound his depth and the others were to
his rescue.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-26
200 Buried In Burning Mine.

Two hundred coal miners were en-
tomhed in the Viaille Marihaye col
hery, near Liege, Belgium, when fire
started. Two hundred of their COM
rades escaped when the alarm was
given. The fire is still raging and
every effort is being made to rescue
the miners left in the pits.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-26

Twelve Die In Tunnel Landslide.
Twelve persons were killed and
seven injured by landslide in tun'
mel of the Few railway from Nice to
Cuneo, Italy. 1t is feared that more
people were buried in the debris.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-26
"Died Like a Gentleman, Anyhow.'

81 died like a gentleman, anyhow,
read a note which George De Massey
who had asserted that he was a for
mer British army officer, wrote befor;
he committed suicide with shot gu
in Detroit, Mich. He was forty-iv
years old aid maintained a luxrrio1:'
apartment.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-26
CHILD VICTIM OF ATTACK
Five-Year-Old Girl Was Lured to the
Mountain by Stranger.

FIVe-Ge2r-Old Glrl was LuTeu 10 the
Mountain by Stranger.
Mildred Yudkovitz, five years old,
daughter of Isaac Yudkovitz, mer-
chant of Edwardsville, near Wilkes
Barre, Pa, who had been lured from
her home by strange man, was
found on the mountainside by Chief
Of Police James Williams and banl
of searchers.
The Chilli is in critical condition,
having been attacked by the man who
led her away. The stranger induce
the child to follow him from her faith
er's store by promising her candy.
They went two miles to the mountain
side.
The police have not arrested the as
sailant, although they have an excel
lent description OF him.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-26
Wilson to Open Panama Canal:

President Wilson will leave Wash
ington on March 5, 1915, for Panama
to attend the formal opening ceremon.
les of the Panama canal at a date to
be determined later; will pass through
the canal with the cabinet on the old
kattleship Oregon and then proceed
IN to San Francisco.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-26

Are YOU doing anything to
increase your business or are
ynu going to allow mail Or
de. houses get yolr trade!
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-26
eo,.+e Orders Cold Mine Probe.

Senate UTGcTS NUIu FITrTe o"0'
The senate adopted the resolution
ordering a full investigation by the
privileges ard elections committee Into
the use cf scaate stationery in tHe ex.
ploit ion Of tAe Gold Hill, N. c., gold
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-26
$4,000 STOLEN FROM BANK
Detectives Fail to Trace Sum TAKEN


Detectives Fail to Trace Sum TAKEN
From reposit Eox In Pittsburgh.
President J. c. Schaplia, o! tle Co
lonial Trust company in Pittsburgh.
Pa, admitted that $4,000 had been
mysteriously stolen from tae Free
hold banks deposit box n the Colon.
ial's vaults.
The Freehold bank is controlled by
the Colonial. The theft vas discovered
ten days ago. Detectives have been
working on the case siace that time.
without result.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-26

Why not sell some of those old
things YOU have laid aside. Some
one wants them. A little SOC adv
will do the work. Try it.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-26

We bought some special job lots
in M-n's Clothing, odd coats, vests
an pants. If vou want a bargain
c)n, in. Highland ercantile Co.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-26

IF youare looking for eargains
and speculative schemes
to save a I'd make money
read the Recorder.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-26
Majority Of Friends Thought Mr.
!, Hughes Would Die, But
: One Helped Him to
Recovery.

il Pomeroyton, ky.-ln interesting ad-
n ces from this place, Mr.. A. J. Hughes
writes as follows: 81 was down with
stomach trouble for five 81 years, and
would have sick headache SO bad, at
times, that thought surely | would die.
tried different treatments, but they
did not seem to do me any good.
got SO bad, could not eat or sleep,
and all my friends, except one, thought
would die. He advised me to try
Thedford's Black-Draught, and quit
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-26
STOMACH TROUBLE
FOR FIVE YEARS

taking other medicines. decided to
take his advice, although did not have
any confidence in it.
| have now been taking Black-Draughs
for three months, and it has cured me
haven't had those awful sick headaches
since | began using it.
am so thankful for what Black
Draught has done for me-"
Thedford's Black-Draught has been
found a very valuable medicine for de-
rangements of the stomach and liver. 1t
is composed of pure, vegetable herbs,
contains no dangerous ingredients, and
acts gently, yet surely. 1t can be freely
used BY young and old, and should be
kept in every family chest.
Get a package today.
Only quarter. u
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-26
LISTEN Money Saved

AS am an agent in the Paint BuSi-
ness, having the experience of 80 years,
will order Paints and Varnishes of all
kinds and Of the best materials made, all
up to date Goods--oil, turpentines, filters,
flats, enamels, wall paints, muresco, Al
bastine, all kinds pertaining to the bus
mess, for less money than can be pur
chased any where.
Any one wishing to order will leave
their order at the Monterey Hotel. My
price for decorating, granting, painting,
finishing is So per day Of 10 hours and
So per day board myself.
w 8 HENDRICkSON,
Painter, Decorator and Finisher
The Newark journal., 1914-12-11
AS YE DID UNTO THEM

So he died and they said unto him:
1t IS written against you that YOU
needed not the sorrow and the want
sasff..igsNsso. tl'at .stEiekea IL poverty
And he said:
That is unfair. for all my life long
| noted especially the suffering and
want of the poor, and not a Christmas
went by that l did not say over and
over that | was sorry for them. No
one gave them more sympathy than /.
no one showed more commiseration
for them. Why, lets of times /
thought of them on cold winter
nights, and said to my friends that It
was too bad they had to endure pri-
yations.
That is correct" they said unto
him. But it is written that you did
not materialize your sympathy-you
simply sympathized in words, and
words are not eaten, nor are they
worn, nor are they burned in stoves"
So he was abashed, and stood silent
for space. Then he said meelsly:
And l must not come m"
As to that, they did not answer, but
they said again unto him:
"All those that you sympathized
with are here, and now they will svni.
pathize with you"
Wilbur D. Nesbit.
The Newark journal., 1914-12-11
WHY THE RABBIT AT EASTER
Pretty Legend of Olden Times Con.
meets Bunny and the Eggs 1t Is
Supposed to Lay.

So many have asked. Why is the
rabbit so closely associated with East
er?p Each year at this season the
cunning little bunny appears in the
shop windows beside downy chicks
and gayly-colored eggs The legend of
the Easter rabbit Is one OF the most
ancient in NEUROLOGICAL lore and is
closely related to the folk tales Of
southern Germany.
In the beginning of things, it seems,
the rabbit was a bird. AS a great IA
for the goddess Ostara, who was the
patron of spring. gave it four legs. for
which the rabbit was deeply grateful
In remembrance Of its former life as
bird, when the spring or Easter season
comes it lays eggs OF gorgeous colors,
and the egg has always been a symbol
of the resurrection, and therefore used
at Easter time when We look for the
life everlasting and all things made
new.
1t is a German custom for children
10 go to their godmothers at Easter for
the gift of colored eggs and a baked
rabbit. Just before Easter the chill
dren are sent to the garden to build a
nest for the expected rabbit. and early
Easter morning they go with great ex-
pectations, and are never disappoint-
ed. to get the eggs which the rabbit
has laid for them. Even in Africa,
among the heather tribes. worship of
the egg is common. No altar is com
plete without its egg decoration, and
most huts have at least one sacred
egg On all the eggs devoted to the
rites of worship a verse from the
Koran is written at each end, while
the sides are ornamented by scenes
from the Nile.
-
A rare specimen OF these eggs is to
be seen in the Detroit Museum of Art
The etchings on the shell follow close
ly the same general design as the
paintings of men and women that
were recently found in Cairo.
The Newark journal., 1914-12-11

ior charity, or do you adver-
tise for direct results1
Did you ever stop to think
Low your advertising can Be
made a source OF profit TO
YOU, and how its value can be
mea sured in dollars ana
cents. Il YOU have not, YOU
are throwing money away.
Advertising is modern
business necessity, but must
be conducted on business
principles. If you are not
satisfied with your advertising
you should set aside a certain
amount of money to be spent
The Newark journal., 1914-12-11

~>>~N<N~~~N~N~S~N|N~~
aid that d certain maiden Of
i5olhlehem was SO poor that she had
nothing to give to the Babe to whom
kings brought wealth from afar, and.
as she stood, longing and mourning,
and angel appeared to her, saying
Look at thy feet beneath the snow, 3"
and 10! on obeying the maiden found
that new flower had miraculously
sprung UP and blossomed at her needs
Every since then, runs this story. this
exquisite flower with its snowy petals
just touched b. suggestions of pinkish
bloom. IS to be found at this season.
ard. indeed its ba1fopened cups are
like ehalices Of love and its fully
spread petals are Ike a haPpy limo
eence. fit symbols fer the gifts for the
pahe of spotless innocence, whose
heart was the vessel of love.
The Newark journal., 1914-12-11
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The Newark journal., 1914-12-11

helt laat whose looks into mirror or
this eve viii see the devil or Judas
lscariot looking over his ahonlder
surely thought sufficient 10 drixe f.
hardest soul 10 thous hi Of The limo
cent Babe.
Another legend tells that eli Chri =
mas eve, Judas Iscafiot is released
from that hell-"his own place'-ana
is allowed 10 return to earth That le
may cool himself in icy waters.
The Newark journal., 1914-12-11

&H8W 10 not SO many centuries
ago since there was that holy
IL thorn at Glastonbury which
,lossomed every Christmas, and. 50
'as the legend, had done ever since
81 Joseph of Arimathea having come
is apostle to Britain, and, landing II
Glastonbury. had stuck his staff Of dry
hawthorn into the soil. commanding il
% put forth leaves and blossoms. This
he staff straightway did. and thereby
was the king converted to the Chris
Jan faith the faith which preached
life from death,
The holy thorn of Glastonbury flour
lshed during the centuries until tie
civil wars. During those It was up
rooted; but several persons had hid
trees growing from cuttings from tie
original tree. and those continued 70
bloom at the Christensen, Just as
their parent. which had grown from
st. Joseph's staff. had bloomed. And
about the middle of the 18th century
1t was recorded in the Gen0aman's
Magazine how the famous holy thorn
would not dcign to recognize the new
style calendar, which had then come
into force but would persist in bios
soming as of old on old Christmas
day!
In those days the anniversary of the
advent of the Babe had certainly
meant more to the common people
han merely a time for feasting and
revelry. for giving and receiving; it
had been also a season for holy OBJ
servances. for they refused to go to
church on New Christmas day, the
holy thorn not being then in blossom.
So serious became the trouble that the
clergy found it prudent to announce
that Old Christmas day should also
be kept sacred as before. Only an
other story of mems weak. supersti-
tious minds? True. perhaps; but they
are better who evidence some spiritual
weakness than those who wallow in
the wholly material and when we
cease to be careful of the cup and the
platter, we become not over careful of
theiT contents.
The Newark journal., 1914-12-11

Ii around the season Of
the Coming of ] owe as
a little Child there have
sprung legends and be
liefs like blossoms in