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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
Spanish Mines in Mexico.

Except among mining men the gen.
erally-prevailing idea exists that the
Spaniards did little real deep mining
in Mexico, hence must have left val
liable ore bodies unworked. AS mat
ter of fact they operated in their slow,
methodical manner at surprising
depth. For example, the deepest shaft
until very recent years at any rate
ON the Mother Lode in the rich
Guanajuato district was the Trio gen.
eral at the Valenciana mine. Obre-
gon, a Spaniard, put the shaft down
and it cost a million pesos. The
bonanza it uncovered yielded over
three hundred times it's cost. It is
1880 feet deep, 80 feet in diameter,
octagonal in section, and lined with
solid masonry for the first hundred
feet. In striking contrast to modern
shafts, not stick of timber was used
to support the walls. Hosting was
accomplished by mule power. Eight
malacates, or horse whims, one hoist
ing from each face of the octagon,
raised the broken rock to the surface
in rawhide buckets. Water now
stands in the shaft 600 feet below the
collar.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
$4,000 Echo to Dogs Bark.

That the bark of dog may have
$4,000 echo was indicated in the SUI
preme court of Brooklyn, when Rich
ard Schoenewerg applied successfully
for permission to amend the complaint
in his suit against Henry Johnson,
neighbor, who had him arrested six
years ago in an effort to put silencer
on the dog. In December, 1910
Schoenewerg was acquitted and
brought suit for $4,000 damages.
When the suit first came up Johnson,
an English instructor in the boys high
school, said the board of health had
advised the arrest and moved for dis
missal on the ground that the COM
plant did not state whether the action
was for false arrest or malicious prose-
cution. The purpose Of the new mo-
ton is to amend the complaint to
specify malicious prosecution.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
Count okuna's Long Climb.

Count Okuma's physical courage mas
often been put to the test, as Is well
known, and never more severely than
at the recent coronation Of the reign
ing emperor, when it was his duty to
20 up the long flight of stairs leading
to the throne on his knees to present
to the emperor the address of the peo-
pie.
It would have been a hard climb
for a young man with two sound
knees. 1t must have been torture to
the count, with only the stump of a
leg and the weight of nearly fourscore
years added. But he never fiinched,
saws the Christian Herald, and on TO-
100000 postcards and on as many
more souvenir cups, plates, napkins,
tablecloths and furoshikis he is repre-
scented as climbing toilsomely those
stairs, sacred to every Japanese, to
the august presence on the throne. 1t
is currently reported that the flesh OF
his leg was raw long before he reached
the top, but no one was allowed to
suspect it at the time.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
TAKING BROAD VIEW OF LIFE
POSSIBLY 1t Would Be Better for All
of Us II We Followed the Ad-
vice Given Here.

We laugh at the man who frets and
vexes himself over transient condi-
lions as though they were permanent
ones. The most ridiculous people you
meet with in travelling, the people you
estimate at the lowest figure for good
sense or good breeding are the fuSSy
ones who are always grumbling about
the food, or the walters, or the beds,
or the hot weather, protesting to find
nothing as anticipated, or as they have
been. accustomed to having it. But do
we recognize the larger application of
this principle? Suppose we simply en-
large the spaces a little, and set this
life of 60, 70, fourscore years. over
against the eternal life of the future.
AS the vestibule is to the hall, as the
half-hour of transit on the car is to
the days business, so is this life to
that. Do we realize it? Do we real
ly look upon this life as only the ante
chamber or the few minutes Of travel
to the place Of full occupation? Can
we bring ourselves to regard our real
life as beginning only when this life
of transformers shall be over, to look
for our permanent interests in the
life beyond, and to treat the affairs
of this life accordingly Let's try!-
Christian Herald.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
HUXLEY AS A PEssIMisT
English Philosopher Took Dark
View of Mans Pilgrimage
Through the Ages. ~

I know no study which is so unut
terably saddening as that of the evo-
luton of humanity, as it is set forth
in the annals of history. Out of the
darkness of prehistoric ages man
energies with the marks Of his lowly
origin strong upon him. He is a brute,
only more intelligent than the other
brutes; blind prey to impulses, which
as often as not lead him to destruc-
ton; victim to endless illusions,
which make his mental existence a
terror and a burden, and fill his phys
ical life with barren toll and battle.
He attains Il certain degree of phys
ical comfort, and develops more or
less workable theory of life, in such
favorable situations as the plains OF
Mesopotamia or Of Egypt, and then,
for thousands and thousands of years,
struggles with varying fortunes, at
tended by infinite wickedness, blood
shed and misery, to maintain himself
at this point against the greed and the
ambition of his fellow men.
He makes point of killing and 9TH
erwise prosecuting all those who first
try to get him to move on; and when
he has moved on step, foolishly con-
fers post norton dedication on his
victims. He exactly repeats the proc
ess with all who want to move step
yet farther. And the best men of the
best epochs are simply those who
make the fewest blunders and commit
the fewest sins.-Thomas II. Huxley.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
It's a Mortal Cinch.

That the fellow who calls you up at
2 a. m. on the telephone by mistake
is going to call you down. He is go
ing to say: "What? Amt this six
eleven sixty-six? Well, why in blazes
amt it?"
That the pie that comes home from
the grocery is going to have cracked
top and part of the edge peeled off.
That the telephone is going to be
busy for half an hour when you want
to get your wife in hurry.
That the fellow is going to marry
the girl before you get to the end OF
the book.
That the good things, on the quick
lunch bill of fare are going to be gone
before you get there.
That your automobile is. going to
balk just as soon as you pick up some
one to whom you have been praising
your car all summer.
That the lady with the large hat
will get peevish at you when she runs
into you and twists it out Of shape
Philadelphia Star.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
Diplomacy.

Billy was sending out invitations to
his birthday party.
81 don't think I would mention the
birthday" advised his mother. ut
looks so much like asking for pres
emit"
To this Billy demurred violently, but
was finally persuaded to yield the
point. For q long time he thought
deeply. Then, solving the problem, he
asked:
"Well, mother, we won't say any
thing about the birthday, but don't you
think that we might put the picture
Of cake with candles at the top
of the paper ?'-Harper's Magazine.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
NIGHT he WILL REMEMBER
Prospector's Encounter With Grizzly
Bear Not One Of the Most Pleas
ant Experiences.

A Prospector named Whately, who
was collecting specimens near Cooke,
mt, says the New York Evening
Est Magazine, worked too long, and
decided to spend the night in the
mountains. The weather was warm
and pleasant, and he stood his rifle
against tree and lay down to sleep
In the course of the night he was
awakened by the heavy breathing OF
a large animal and an oppressive and
very disagreeable odor. Half-con-
.Scious of something standing over him,
II lay perfectly still.
" Soon there was a grunting and snuff
fling close by his head, and he under
stood that he was underneath a griz-
Fly bear! A cold sweat came over
him, and he was paralyzed with fright
Whately's rifle was out Of reach. He
had no knife, and he feared that the
grizzly might attack him at any mo-
ment. Acting on sudden impulse
he doubled up his knees, and with all
his strength plunged both his fists and
feet simultaneously against the stom-
ach of the beast.
1t was a complete surprise for the
grizzly, which was even more fright
ened than the man. 1t ran squeal-
ing and believing into the timber,
while Whately, whose knees were
knocking together with fright, gath
m DSmumassmm and struck out for
egle dark. He did not
n! use until he was safe in the
e1ement.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
Busy Little Bee,

How doth the busy little bee i'm
prove each shining hour?
The daisy fields of Essington will
yield $4,000 in dripping honey. This
is one of the most beautiful flows of
honey in many years, and is the result
of the recent heavy rains. This rain
fall was needed to fully develop the
goldenrod, marigold, daisy and other
wild flowers, which are now supplying
the bees with plenty of work.
The Essington lowlands and marshes
are one mass Of golden bloom, extend
Ing for miles, and the bees Of that Sec
ton are working overtime to store
away the honey for his winter sus-
tenance. The hives are Overlooking,
and beekeepers are likewise busy gath
ering the surplus for commercial pur-
noses.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
HAPPY in SERVICE
WHERE WOMAN REALLY FINDS.
HER HIGHEST JOY.
Ambition and Success, According to
Writer, May Give Peculiar Salts
faction, but Not Always the
.r.,,4 Greatest Happiness.

Who is the happiest woman IN the
world? Is it the woman who has writ
ten a successful book, or painted a
great picture, or done some other note.
worthy thing to bring her into the
public eye?
No, far from it. Fame never yet
made any human creature truly happy.
On the contrary, it usually seeks to
spoil his peace of mind; it Interrupts
his private life and makes all sorts
of insolent demands on his time and
thought. S
When you are famous you belong to
the public, you cease to belong to the
little private circle of those who love
you. n
ooh, for a quiet hour to sit down
and read a book with my family"
sighed a man who is famous on two
continents. "But, no, belong to the
public, and the public does not give
me time to live"
Ask any woman who is doing what
the world calls great things, and she
will tell you, doubtless, that she is
happy in having satisfied her desire to
achieve some particular thing; but if
her face glows and she cries joyfully,
II am the happiest woman in the
world! !" you may come to one OF TWO
conclusions: either she is very, very
new ut her accomplishment, the reac-
ton is yet to come, or else it is some
more intimate, more personal JOY than
either her book or her picture that
gives the real crown to her happiness.
Ambition is a beautiful and neces-
sary thing; but it is not happiness,
any more than a ten-mile tramp is
rest. And it never yet satisfied the
heart that was made for joy-as what
woman's heart is not, even though her
10Y gets half it's bliss from sorrow.
Nay, the happiest. woman in the
world is not she who is filling some
lofty seat in the full glare of the pub
ic eye. 1t may be right for that wou-
N to be there. 1t was not meant T.
Ill women should be happy to tn
fullest capacity. Doubtless she is OF
great use there. But she is not the
lappieSt woman in the world.
The happiest woman in the world Is
she who is contentedly serving those
she loves. -
That is the truth in a nutshell, and
any honest woman who looks into her
own heart with understanding eyes
| will confess it.
What is life. anyway, but service?
All of us find that out sooner or later.
And the woman whose privilege it is
to minister to those she loves-whose
place in the world is to make life glad
for those who love hers the hap
piest woman in it.
1t is a privilege not given to all.
But let those to whom 1t is given
the sweet homemakers, the loved wives
and mothers and sisters-awake to
their JOY while they yet have it, and
sing all through the glad days, for
theirs is the happiest lot on earth
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
LEARN TO CONCENTRATE MIND
The ABILITY Means an Immense Saving
of Time in the Accomplish
nent of Tasks.

A quality of great value is the abili-
ty TO concentrate the mind on what
one is doing. If a problem is to be
solved, an intricate business propos-
ton to be made clear, a piece Of
mechanism/to be understood or any
task to be accomplished, time and en-
eES%are saved, and the-task is better
dome by concentration. If man al
lows his mind to be distracted by ex-
ternal things, important points and
helpful ideas are likely to be over
looked, with unsatisfactory results.
Reecher said: "An intense hour will
do more than dreamy years" Charles
w. Eliot says: st is a good rule to
endeavor hour by hour, and week
after week to learn to work hard. 1t
is not well to take four minutes to
NO what you can accomplish in three.
Mt is well to learn to work intensely"
The old adage, "Work when you work
and play when you play is founded on
sound sense, and if understood and
acted on will prove a great advantage.
Whatever is before you to do, set your
self intently at it. The habit of con-
centration may be cultivated even by
the most volatile. A constant endeavor
to acquire the habit will bring about
surprising results and such as will be
found of value. Trying to carry on
too many kinds of business at the
same time has proved many mans
ruiz. with too many irons in the fire
some will burn, and it is more than
likely that it will prove to be those
that least well can be spared. Mill
waukee Journal.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
Suuint and tuberculosis.

Squint is a sign Of predisposi'
ton to tuberculosis, according to DR..
w. G.. Rivers, who writes to the Ian
set announcing it, and adding that the
only previous observation of the kind
is by Homer, whose picture Of Their
sites
"Cross-eyed he was, and hating moved
on legs
IMPAIRED; his gibbous shoulders DER
his breast
Contracted, pinched it !"
was, according to Doctor Rivers,
drawn from tuberculosis cripple Of
soured disposition" IL
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
Garden Plots and Patriotism.

r We farmers, as rule, are not q
class of men who can-boast Of bank
accounts upon which we might draw
to purchase American flags, so our
patriotism must manifest itself in
some other form. One Of my patriotic
neighbors, by the way, has become SO
enthused over the matter of prepared
ness that he has laid out his small
farm to resemble Old Glory, seven
rows of red-top beets representing the
CORY stripes, with six rows of white
turnips' alternated between them. On
one corner of the plot six rows OF cab
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
Pillows Too Hiqh.

"Of all the thousands Of patients !
have seen in bed I have never met
with one who arranged his pillows
hygienically," said an eminent doctor.
"All too high, far too high. High
pillows curve the spine, bend the neck
and thus prevent the free circulation
of blood in the brain. You can never
get the full value out Of a nights
sleep unless you fix your pillow so
low that the head and neck are just on
a level line with the spine."
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
kake hSaas inaf ls1 q .fIis az stars 81 The

6ase heads iaai1fesass 1fffia as stars 81 The
uaiea Jack, and On the feaea poet NC
the upper corner of this American
vegetable flag sits stuffed henhawk
with spread wings resembling the
American eagle. This is not all. No,
indeed! He has arranged set Of
bugle calls for the dinner horn which
begin at the hour of reyeille and at
which every member of his patriotic
household tumbles out. Military
salutes have taken the place of Good
mornin', SAL" and "How-do, Hank"
and other unpatriotic expressions of
cordiality.-Zim in Cartoons Magazine.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
Improved Poorhouses for Wounded.

A significant sign of the times, Is
suggested in the ALLEGATION of certain
poorhouses throughout the United
Kingdom for the wounded soldiers.
In Dickens days the "Workus" was
synonymous with a social pest. 1t
bred crime, disease, and fastened the
death of thousands. In recent years
the workhouse has arisen like palaces
all over the country, with spacious
grounds, walks, gardens, recreation
rooms, and fitted with every modern
facility for insuring the prolongation
and comfort of life. Now, they are
being equipped as hospitals for the
gallant British Tommy. Which fact
demonstrates the splendid service that
the old age pension act has been to
the country. The war, Of course, had
given a temporary blow to poverty,
and made it impossible for the casual
ward professional to trade upon the
lack of work and opportunity. The
name of poorhouse will be expunged
from the new hospitals.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
Peculiar Action of Light.

A curious difference in the light pro-
jected from the London anti-aircraft
searchlights seems to be due to vary
ing atmospheric conditions. Some
times the beam shows uniform illu.
mination throughout its entire length,
then the beam is mostly faint with
bright knots or patches at irregular
intervals, and at other times only a
bright patch in the clouds is seen, the
course of the light being invisible.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
Detroit Claims Fifth Place.

According to a computation based
on it's new directory, which also COW
ers the suburbs, Detroit now claims to
be the fifth city in population in the
United States, being exceeded only by
New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and
st. Louis. The directory assigns 1t
population of S20.7sS. A million by
1920 is now it's slogan.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
Motive Enough.

h "What are the motives of Bingley's
ew play?" "He needs the money
Princeton Tiger. -
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
Not an EVANGELIST.

The orthodox minister's son, Tommy,
aged five, had a fight with larger boy,
with the usual result. AS his mother
washed the blood and tears from his
face, he sobbed:
Jimmy will ego away into ev-ever-
lasting punishment for this, .w-won't
he, MAJ" ..-.
ooh, ! hope he'll repent and be
saved" said his mother. S..
"Well, I just hope he won't" said
Tom.-Christian Herald.
Chair Exercise Is Good.
The latest device for physical I'M
proyement is the chair exerciser which
enables the user to harden his muscles
without leaving his seat. Two straps
are provided which he grasps with his
hands. The straps are attached to an
iron bar behind the chair, which is
in turn attached to weights. Ihese
weights may be increased or reduced
as desired. A foot brace in front OF
the chair gives the user support as he
pulls upon the straps raising the
weights to his utmost capacity. The
chair exercise originated in the mind
of an athlete who wanted to keep his
ksrrns hard while re1Iiifg from q
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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
GUMS LINING QUICKLY WORN
Erosion Makes 1t Necessary That 1t
Be Replaced at Intervals, to In
sure Accurate Firing.

The life of gun depends upon the
progress of erosion, which sooner OF
later is certain to impair the accuracy
of fire. Erosion is. caused by the &C
ton Of. nkases at high
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
AT Price
All the Best
Proprietary
Remedies
You Read About

We carry a full line of the standard -
And our trade is brisk enough to insu1
stock at all times.
If YOU see it advertised in a reputable}
you will find us always able to supplyN
We aim to keep in stock all the latest
ed remedies and ingredients prescribeda
local doctors. So, no matter what til
Scription is, bring it to us.
Our prices are most reasonable beca1
know how to buy. ~,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-29
ARDMOREITE CLASSIFIED ADS.

hopes to create the basis of reserve
which not only is conversant with its
duties but is also familiar with the
territory along which ii will be cN-
pected to work. The department has
secured the services of a large number
of privately owned motorboats, and
other small vessels, which will work
with the training squadron during
the second week of September.
In order to take the cruise, man
must be between the ages of 10 and
As. must pass prescribed physical
examination; must be graduate or
UNDERGRADUATE of a college, university,
technical or high school. or, in lieu of
this. must demonstrate to the salts
faction of the recruiting officer sur
ficient knowledge of maritime mat
ters or experience with water craft to
warrant enlistment.
Ample opportunities will be provided
| in the course of the days routine Tor
specialization in different branches ol
naval work. In addition to instruction
| in signaling, navigation, radio work
steam and electrical engineering, there
will be boat drills gun drills, torpedo
practice, military formations, and the
manual of arms.-July Popular Mech
anics.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-29
TICKET CONTRACT LET.
Phoenix Company of Musko9ee Bids
S2.5e6.5o for Printing Ballots.

Oklahoma City, June 2S.-The state
Board of Public Affairs awarded the
contract for printing ballots for the
several parties for use at the primary
election Aug. l to the Phoenix Pub
fishing Company of Muskogee Tor
$2.596.50. The work must be com
pleted and delivered in this city not
later than July 10. Other bids were
made by the Warden Printing Com
pany, $4,4O9; the Cooperative Print
ing Company, $4,O77O5. There are
approximately 427SOO ballots for the
five political parties and additional
sample ballots, blanks, envelopes, etc
The board will award contract foi
the referendum ballot on amendemnts
to the Constitution Wednesday.