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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-08-27
Plausible Theory.

Sometimes a bit of unconscious hui
NOR survives even the watchful eyes
Of the Associated Press editors. Re.
Gently an account of an unusually
bloody fight came into the Atlanta of,
flee of the great news-gathering or
ganization. After the ordeal of the
blue pencil, it was sent out over the
wires to the various newspapers on
the southern division of the Asso-
ciated Press.
The item recounted the details Of a
fight between two persons in a rural
community. Their weapons, accord
ing to the story, were scythe, a corn
knife, shovel and butcher knife.
After enumerating the details of the
encounter, the dispatch concluded:
at is thought that the two men had
some sort of misunderstanding"
That was quite as convincing as
the comment made by the editor of a
rural paper in Maine on the arrest of
a young man who was caught climb
ing out Of the cellar window of GER
tain house with a valise filled with
silverware, jewelry and other articles
Of value.
"It is believed" said the newspaper
account of his arrest, that evidence
may be found that will lead to his
conviction. "-Youth's Companion.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-08-27
Extensive Perfumes.

Women who love sweet perfumes
have little idea Of the worth OF the
genuine floral extracts. Real altar OF
roses comes from the Orient. When
perfectly pure it is Of almost fabu-
lous value. The secret of its prepare
ton is carefully guarded, and the
finest product is usually sold in guam
titles not exceeding few drops. Vio-
let is one of the perfumes that have
been so closely initiated that thought
less people never stop to discriminate,
and buy the manufactured for the gen.
uine article. The recent discovery Of
a chemical process by which a per-
fume can be produced which cannot,
even by experts, be distinguished from
rue violet extract is a matter of i'm.
portance, as this is one of the most
popular of odors. The substance, how.
ever, is worth $500 per ounce whole.
sale.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-08-27
SOME VERY QUEER COSTUMES
Gorgeous Rament Has Been Common
10 Many Famous Writers-Dis-
raelrs Green Velvet Trousers.

\ The London Daily Chronicle, in its
pAnterestlng miscellaneous column,
says; "A liking of gorgeous raiment,
such as characterized Emile Verhae.
sren in his youth, has been common to
many famous writers. Disraeli as
young man startled the town by an
evening dress comprising green velvet
trousers, a canary-colored waistcoat,
and a coat with lace cuffs. Dickens,
likewise. was fond of a certain bright
green waistcoat which he wore in
accompaniment with vivid scarlet
tie, and he turned up at Frith's studio
one day ii sky-blue overcoat with
red cuffs. Even more fearful and
wonderful was Dumas appearance at
an ambassador reception in shirt
on which were depicted d number of
little red demons disp~cting them
selves amid flames CT yellow fire.
MY costume was grand success he
wrote; everyone thronged round and
made much of me-"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-08-27
SHORTHAND IN OLDEN TIMES
No System of Phonetic stenoeraphy
Was Known to Administrative
viations Were Employed.

We are told, in a recent story, that
not only the Romans, but the ancient
Hebrews, possessed fine systems Of
stenography, and that public men took
stenographers with them wherever
they went. This is not true in any
strict sense. The ancient Romans
and Hebrews had systems Of short
hand; but not Of stenography. Their
shorthand consisted of authorizations,
the use Of letters for words, the in
PRODUCTION of arbitrary symbols and
memory systems, and that kind of
thing. No system of phonetic stenog-
raphy, such as we have at the present
day, in which fluent character repre-
sents certain sound, and in accord
ance with which the sounds of the hui
man speech can be Transcribed as
they are uttered, was known to the
ancients. The shorthand system in
vented by Giro, the secretary Of Cice{
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-08-27
Curious War Condolences.

A curious coincidence is narrated
in a letter from Private S. N. Jones OF
the Motor Transport A. S. c., to
friends at Llangollen, Wales.
He was a driver on the Llangollen
Wrexham notorious route, and enlist
ed soon after the commencement OF
hostilities. In France, strange to say
he was drafted to the identical chassis
OF the motor he had been driving on
the Denbighshire route, it having been
purchased with many others, by the
government.
The manager of the road car com
pany has written to Private Jones
stating that, if it should be possible,
they will repurchase the car after the
war, and place upon it plate record.
ing the circumstances related.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-08-27
Peculiar BORING Clam.

One of the strangest creatures
known to science is the pholas, or bor-
ing clam. When still very minute the
animal bores into the sandstone Lodges
at extreme low water, by means of
it's sharp shell, which is replaced by
secretions as it is worn away. 1t pene-
trates the rock to depth of six or
eight inches, and holloWs out its
burrow as it increases in size.
Shaped roughly like top, it could
not leave it's rock dwelling even if it
wished to do so. For food, it depends
on the animalcules that float III sea
water, which it seizes by it's long 81
phon, or tongue. The pholas is in
great demand at the seaside resorts
along the Pacific coast, for it's meat
is very tender and makes excellent
soup.-Youth's Companion.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-08-27
The Copper Industry.

The copper industry and its meth.
DDS of production are of exceptional
interest just now, owing to the de-
mand for this metal occasioned by the
European war, as we'll as its extern
sive use in the commercial world for
many purposes.
To illustrate the modern methods
employed in mining copper, there has
ben constructed the most elaborate
mine model in existence at the muse
UNI of natural history of New York
This represents quite a wonderful
piece of miniature panoramic view Of
the famous Copper Queen mine at
Bisbee, Ariz., which produces the larg-
est amount of copper of any in the
world. The gigantic model Is L.
shaped, 26 feet long and 10 feet deep,
representing an area of 21,31O acres
of land. Three years of critical labor
was consumed in constructing this
model.-World's Advance.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-08-27

70, is we'll known; it has no
phonetic basis. Two amanuenses were
necessary to keep up with a speaker,
and there are even tales that Caesar
kept six amanuenses going at once. 1t
is certainly long jump from that to
the handy girl of today, whose swift
pencil easily keeps up with mans
utterance
Few people Of the present day have
any just or correct understanding of
phonetics. The average person con-
fuses the name of a letter of the al
phabet with the sound which it is sup
posed to represent, fails to distinguish
between diphthongs like long 'i' and
the simple vowel sounds, and in many
ways betrays the fact that he is quite
without the phonetic sense. The teach
ing of stenography has spread knowl-
edge of phonetics, and in the long run
must produce a much more general
realization of the righteousness and
wastefulness of our present system Of
spelling the English language.-NeW
YORK; Mail.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-08-27

II Is Source OF the PuresI and Holt
est Passions and Sustains
Man in AGversity.

.asas.sgt hout hope this voyaging sphere
=1ich man lives would be but
derelict, and our lives empty and all
but uncomfortable. For hope is the
great rudder to all humanity. Hope
wakens in the child even before the
sense of reason; it fills youth with
golden-hued visions; it lures maturity
on to indomitable endeavor, which is
greater than mere accomplishment.
Nor does it even forsake old age Like
the lamplight streaming through the
windowpane which brought you
safely home when a boy, hope lights
the path. Even unattained, it burns
unquenchably. 1t is more intangible
than faith, for faith is trust in what
is, but hope is confidence in what is
to be. Even to write of it without
dropping into vague figures is like try
ing to express the nature of music by
means OF algebraic symbols. Hope is
sometimes the parent of selfish ambi-
ton, but 1t is also the source of all
The purest and hottest passions. It fills
the heart Of the father when he looks
at the baby in his arms. And when
this child has become man the same
fire burns within as he gazes down
upon his son. From generation to gen.
Grafton it Observation-Disclosures. 1t
makes all life like the laboratory of
CT in ;al,
seems just on the point of being trans
muted to gold. But, unlike the alchem-
lists toll, hope is never wasted, for
though the phrase is hackneyed- it is
what makes life worth living.-Col
lier's.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-08-27
q. j, CAMPHEB l.
LOCAL DENTIST
MONTEREY, VA.
Office in Masonic Temple

Office IN Masonic Temple
Bv the administration of Som
noforn, teeth are extracted abso-
lutely without pain-safer than
chloroform, ether or nitrous oxide
and its administration is not fol-
lowed by any of the accompany
ing disagreeable effects of cocaine,
eucaine or any of the numerous
ocal anaesthetics.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-08-27

yIors IS gazetteer iIs:-e!"c:cd a?e:Eie !:
ne FRINGE ALBEIT ci6~tiH:2 jimmy !:
Diners cif.h." Iris is John 0 Reilly !,
q. East Proridaa~e. K. l., who 5a>
;f.et PASSED fhe century marx. ht:.
(. Reilly is one - t!1o&c Grand cia
men yio has Cong - ihis. ciTe age.
,g.ih tie joys c:s.Es. fris'EH,1 .i'1'Ery
rioc fresh IN his rD::a' each inoroI1@.
he las always !cc:2 :: L,sfraI sn'oter.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-08-27
ity, has been for the sake of producing

ity, has been for the sake of producing
love.
Of what consequence is it, whether
insensible matter endure myriad
years, or assume infinite bigness, an
infinity Of matter is as nothing. One
flash of conscious life illumined by
love is worth all the patience, all the
effort, all the labor, of unconscious
energy throughout an infinity of time.
Consciousness is but a minister to love,
to the love that is to be.-Atlantic
Monthly.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-08-27
Love.

Love has no doubts. To itself love
is the very substance of reality. The
phenomena OF sight, sound, touch and
their fellows are but the conditions
under which life has made a foothold
for itself in this boisterous world; the
senses know nothing beyond their own
-tdnctlor4ing, they have nothing to say
regarding the end or purpose of life.
But to love, all the labor and effort of
all the universe, with all its sideral
systems, with all its ethereal immens.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-08-27
a Simple Part.

Patience observing what other ce.
lebrities were doing, presented herself
to a manager of vaudeville. Him
what" asked the latter, "can you DO
of popular and pleasing character"
Y"Do?" repeated Patience, proudly,
"why, can cease to be a virtue. -
Puck.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-08-27

Prince Albert. Tie patented process
fixes tiaar-and cuts out the bite and the
parcI. That's why pipe peaceful and
cigarette peaceful men call
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-05-15

parts of a certain larger tract, are
executed to different grantees while
the grantor is out Of possession, and
the three grantees bring separate &C
tons in the name Of the grantor as
nominal plaintiff for their separate
uses, such use plaintiffs are the real
parties in interest; and such actions
are separate and distinct, and between
different parties, and the decision OF
one suit is not a bar to the bringing
Of the other.
~ An action to cancel a contract,
and remove a cloud upon the title OF
plaintiffs land, caused by the record.
ing OF such contract, in the Office OF
the Register of Deeds, is essentially
and equitable action.
CD In such action damages for the
value Of the use and occupation of the
land, is dependent upon a determine
ton Of the equitable issues; and a
demand for judgment for such use and
occupation does not necessarily trans
form it into an action at law, or en-
title defendant to a Jury trial.
"a A court of equity having once
obtained jurisdiction of a controversy,
will retain it for the purpose Of admin
istering compete relief, and doing en-
tire justice between the parties with
respect to the subject matter.
90 Held that the trial court, fol
reasons stated in the opinion, proper
ly refused to strike case from the cal
endar.
From a judgment of the District
Court Of Golden Valley County, Pol
lock, Special J. Defendant appeals.
Affirmed. Opinion of the Court by
Christianson, J.
. c. Hebron, Dickinson, and J. A.
Miller, Beach, attorneys for defendant
and appellant.
T. F. Nurtha, Dickinson, and Harold
Harris, st. Paul, Mimi, attorneys for
plaintiffs and respondents.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-05-15

Savannah, Ca, May 14.--Rev. John
S. Wilder, pastor Of South Side Bap-
tist church, and one of the best known
students Of criminology in the south
makes an earnest appeal for comml-
tation to life Imprisonment for Leo
M. Frank, the Atlantic pencil factory
superintendent under sentence or
death for the murder of Mary Phagan,
whose case, after having gone through
every court in the land, is soon to be
presented to tn prison commission OF
Georgia.
Mr.. Wilder has had a great deal
OF experience with criminals and has
for the past few years made Chem a
special study. He has read every
thing he could get hold of in regard
to the case, both by the prosecution
and the defense. r :
Several weeks ago while in A.
lanta, Mr.. Wilder had the opportun.
ity of visiting Mr.. Frank in Jail. He
also visited the factory where the
crime took place. He vas in Atlanta
three days during the trial and at
tended most of the sessions OF the
court during that time.
IF | was the governor Of Georgia
l would not Jet Frank hang says
Mr.. Wilder. Prank certainly did
not impress me as a degenerate. |
studied his face ~closel.y and watched
his actions carefully and my %inlpres-
sion of him was that of 9 ma OF
high intelligence He is a. fluent
speaker and has the English Ian.
guage at his command. He in no
way impressed me as being a Grim
inal. | noticed that he looked me
square in the eye while addressing
ME. ..,s
:" went to the pencil factory &C
companied by several gentlemen and
at my request was shoWn through
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-05-15

such a hypothesis, the German nav!
| places itself in communication will
| the interested neutral government, Sc
| that the latter may also institute ar
investigation.
IF the German government is
thereby onvinced that the ship has
been destroyed by German war yes
sells, it will not delay in carrying our
the provisions of paragraph two
above. In case the German govern
ment, contrary to the viewpoint OF
the neutral government, is not con-
WINGED by the result of investigation
the German government has also al
ready on several occasions declared
itself ready to allow the question to
he decided by an international inves-
tigation commission, according to
chapter 8 of The Hague convention
of Oct. lS, 1907, for the peaceful solu-
ton of international disputes
The circular modifies the original
proclamation of the wal zone, in the
sense that responsibility for mis-.
takes is now assumed, and the right
of visit and search is to be exercised
against vessels flying neutral flags,
while destruction Of neutral vessels
carrying %contraband is to be conduct
ed under the rules Of international
law governing prizes.
These require the transfer to a
place of safety Of passengers ana
crew, if the vessel is to he destroyed.
Just how a submarine will be able 70
carry out this obligation was not ex'
planned in the circular, and left Off
Gals in doubt on this point. .,.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-05-15

b,,ilding, where tho retiring rooms
are located for both mcn and women.
and while there Is only a partition
separating them it is a physical I'M
possibility for any man to see
through that PARTITION.
THE metal roo OF which TOO
much has been said is the rear room
of the building and is so situated
that it has more light than any other
room in the building. If the crime
was committed there then one OF the
brightest rooms was selected.
"rhe cellar is absolutely dark, be-
ing lighted by gas jets. 1t is just
such a place where a., foul crime
might be committed without immc-
date detection. * the young lady
had cinders in her mouth and on her
face, as is claimed, she certainly did
not get them up stairs, but IN tho
basement. l believe that II any un'
biased person would take the time
and trouble to go through the rae
tory his mind would at least be
changed in regard to some OF the
facts presented in the case.
THE late Judge Roam, who presld-
ed at the Frank trial, was a man OF
strong character, and great intellect,
and yet his version of the case at the
final hearing before HIM was, that
he was not convinced either OF
Franks guilt or innocence. TO my
mind. if there had been IL Roans
on the jury there would have: been Q
verdict of not guilty.
81 believe that when the case
comes before Governor Slaton it will
be dealt with fairly and impartially
and his decision will be rendered
absolutely upon; its merits. Govern
or siaton is "a good and great
Georgian, a man Of wide experience,
and a man who is absolutely fearless
when it comes to doing his duty.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-05-15
Comment on Wilson Note

ner this country will receive her re-
fusal to, remain; to be seen. 1t is a
grave alternative; and while it is not
likely to result in war, it will bring
about an enmity toward Germany that
will be full of anxiety.
Louisville Courier-Journal: The
note of Germany meets the require.
ments and is such as the government
Of the United States should address
to Berlin. The President leaves little
room for parley and none other than
mouthings OF rupture remains for Ger
many.
Louisville Anzeiger:! WeYagree with
the President that the German govern
ment must explain the loss of the lives
Of American passengers, but we do
rot think that the death of Americans
| gives the President the right to de-
mand the cessation of Germany's I'M
dersea warfare against British COM
merce SO long as England does not
abrogate it's starvation warfare.
Chicago Tribune: Whatever the
fate of our relations with Germany,
the President undoubtedly has voiced
the sentiment of the nation upon the
use of the the submarine and as to the
rights of neutrals on the high seas.
Chicago Herald: There is now no
possibility Of mistaking the position
Of our government. And it is the po-
sition, in which the American, people
will sustain their government in what
ever measures may be necessary to
uphold it.
Indianapolis Star: 4A manly fashion,
the Presidents note does not shrink
from the logical consequences of his
position, but accepts the full signifi-
canoe of his attitude.
St. Paul Pioneer Press: The Ameri-
can note reached to a wonderful height
of forceful diplomacy. Hoping for the
best, the universal American senti-
ment will be that America has done
it's duty, and the people will support
the President through whatever may
be the consequences.
Springfield (Ill,) State Journal: 1t
is the dignified protest of a nation,
which, while feeling that its rights
and the rights Of other neutrals have
OCClA sAOioIOO1 40 ACAtAOA SAlAOASotSO
nor resentful.
St.. Louis Die Westliche Post: j, For
tne press Of the whole country, there
is at present but one sacred duty, to
leave nothing undone to avert inner
strife. That we Americans of German
descent with a bleeding heart contem-
plate the possibility of an armed con.
ttict between the United States and
the land of our fo%refathers, no fair
minded person will condemn us for.
There still is hope for an honorable
understanding on both Sides. May
Providence grant that the worst be
averted. .r.,
St. Louis Republic: There is not in
the note any slightest hint that this
government will stop short of the full
est reparation for the past and the
guarantee of the recognition of the
full rights of American citizens in the
future. ~.
Cincinnati sVolksblatt: The note is
disappointing in that it ~desregards the
just complaints of Germany and ap.
pears to espouse the cause of Great
Britain. We think that the difficulty
admits of a satisfactory solution by
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-05-15
ANTICIPATES 2

United States is chiefly Interested
in what Germany's reply will be to
Wilson's note The following com.
munication recently led with the
state department seems to anticipate
what the reply will be:
"First-The Imperial German gov.
eminent naturally has no intention
of causing to be attacked by subma'
rines or aircraft such neutral ships
of commerce in the zone of naval wal
fare. or definitely described in the
notice of the German admiralty staff
of February 4 last, as have been gull
ty Of no hostile act.
ION the contrary, the most definite
instructions repeatedly have been is
sued to German war vessels to avoid
attacks on such ships under all cir.
cumstances. Even when such ships
have contraband Of war on board
they are dealt with by submarines
solely according to the rule of inter.
national law applying to prize war
fare,
"Two-Should a neutral ship, new
ertheless, come to harm through Ger
man submarines or aircraft on &C
count of an unfortunate (here some
thing Is missing in the text in the
above mentioned one of naval war
fare, the German government will un.
reservedly recognize its responsibility
therefor. In such cas- it will express
its regrets and afford damages with
out first instituting a prize court &C.
tion.
"Three-It is the custom OF the
German government as soon as the
sinking of a neutral ship in the above
mentioned zone Of naval warfare Is
ascribed to German war vessels TO
tnstitute an immediate investigation
into the cause. II grounds appear
thereby to be given for association Of
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-05-15
Supreme Court
From Pierce County.

The Citizens State Bank of Rugby,
a corporation, plaintiff and appellant,
VS.. f: Nj. Iverson. defendant and re-
spondent.
Syllabus: % Where an action is
brought to set aside a deed and to
establish a trust in the land in which
is conveyed thereby, the burden of
proof is upon the plaintiff and no
such relief will be granted where the
evidence tends to show that the land
was purchased out Of a bank deposit
Of the defendant and by checks
drawn thereon by her husband which
were credited to his account and
then paid out Of such account to the
vendir and where such husband had
general authority from the defendant
to invest her money for her use as
he saw fit and to draw checks on her
account for that purpose, but. where
the evidence also tends to show that
such husband was vice president Ci
and had almost entire control of the
bank, and prior to such purchase had
without authority drawn checks upon
said Wife's account to owe up over
drafts of his own and by such means
had apparently and according to the
books Of the bank, depleted such ac-
count so that if such checks were
charged against it there was not suf.
ficient money in the account to make
the purchase.
(2) A general deposit in a bank
does not constitute a bailment or
trust fund, but merely a debt which
is due and owing by the bang to the
depositor.