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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-01-25

dence In his dream and In Buddhh, he
would rather have examined the grave
himself and confirmed the theory. On
fortunately, the grounds of Thee were
iaclosed and guarded by dogs. Lin
would have poisoned the dogs, but the
dog is a sacred animal in Siam, and
LIN dared not commit such an I'M
holy act. SO he proceeded more dis
reetly, obeying Buddha's instructions,
sent an anonymous letter to Thee
q handing blackmail.
Linn waited q week, and receiving
80 reply, he sent another message to
zee, this time demanding thou
ad tekels for keeping the secret.
ace this produced no effect he kept
"a sending demands, till firing Of
rreats, he sent one more message
Ii claring that it was the last, and
1t if the money was not immediate
IL forthcoming he would inform the
kings judicial officers of what he
had seen.
This, like the rest Of Inns mes
sages, not producing any effect, he in
formed the kings chief prosecutor of
the mysterious burial and awaited the
result. He was soon summoned tc
court, where he told the whole story,
including the elephant fortune, which
had been confirmed by Buddha In his
dream.
The king was very wroth when he
heard of the elephants, for his majesty
has a cinch on the elephants in Siam,
md it is hands off by all others. He
sent an order for Thee Wan to appear
before him and answer to the charge
that had been made against him and
his wife. Thee appeared at the court,
and begged that the king send his
chamberlain to his house; the grave
should be opened, and the contents OF
the box exposed.
The same day the chamberlain, Thee
Wan, and his wife, and Linn, with at
PENDANTS from the court, stood beside
the spot where the burial had taken
place. The grave was opened, the lid
removed, and there lay the remains
of little monkey.
Thee explained that it had been a
pet of his wife's, that there was no
nephew, no elephant fortune; indeed,
that Linn had coined the story out OF
his brain.
Lin was taken by the chamberlain
to the king and the results of the in
vestigation were given to his majesty.
Lima begged to be excused for making
a mistake which was very natural
one, and the king might have excused
him on the ground that his theory hac
been confirmed by Buddha himself;
but his majesty was greatly dlsap-
pointed at not being able to confiscate
a herd Of elephants to attach to MS
own herd, and consequently not dis
posed to leniency. He ordered Lin
to be beheaded, and the poor man, in
stead of having a house over his head
however imperfect, was consigned to
a home under ground.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-01-25
Sensations of Starvation.

Experiments in prolonged starva-
ton showed that after the first three
or four days of starvation, the sensa-
ton of hunger was no longer felt. In
fiye-day starvation experiment on
men there was no decrease in the nun
ger contractions. An increase in the
Intensity Of the hunger contractions
was evidenced by the appearance OF
the incomplete hunger tetanus on the
fourth and fifth days of starvation. On
the fifth day the continuous hunger
sensation was tinged with a peculiar
burning" sensation, probably caused
by acid stimulation of nerVe-enqlngs
in the stomach. Instead of eagerness
for food there was an almost total IN
difference to it.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-01-25

meal, the worn litlle suit asait
clothed her trim figure. lsererent
Philip at last claimed her attention.
"Wen2" he asked briefly.
The girl smiled involuntarily, hel
pa face was very beautiful again
liz its magnetic power.
:" want" she asked, IAN eX'
plap ion of this Mission Cinderella
W., | come, because SO far, my writ.
inss over room rent, but with thu
beSi management the food supply
keep low
Sl- arose, and her eyes filed witt
tear. "Once in awhile" sic said. 8.
mus. nave q real meal"
*, IRE he could divine hcr Durp"s
the : Il had again etudcd him, s!ipptn.
back rom her place into the crowd.
rs klessly the curate~fol.oWed, the
tormc nting enigma must be solved
)ut she was not in sight when h.
reached the street. Ballied there ii
he darkness he told himself lie was {
fool for his pains, yet in this very line
his duty lay. 1t was Il chance hops
which took him next day to the same
department store, and his usually
even heart seemed to cease beating as
she again came toward him. Above the
white ermine of her costly cloak the
girls face showed dismay. Reso-
tutely he blocked her pathway.
"Now," he demanded, "the explana-
tion?" y
She spoke, glancing about in trepi-
dation. 81 had to do something for
money at once" she said. "They call
me a 'manikin' here. l display the
latest toiletg-every afternoon in the
store. 1t is advertised. l did not
wish to admit this-to you," she fin
lshed and passed on her way.
Reverend Philip fingered, a smile
upon his lips. Il did not wish to adj
nit ito YOU" she had said, her
voice breaking TREMENDOUSLY.
When she came forth in the little
lark suit he claimed her arm posses
sively. "Ycu are coming home with
me-" he said; my mother will find a,
way out of all your perpleXities, and;
[ want my mother to know you"
Gravely the girls eyes regarded him,
hen with a trustful smile she yielded
Ter arm to his clasp, -
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-01-25
IInerrind Instinct.

"The sense of direction in migratory
birds is as marvellous as it Is mysterl-
ous," didactically stated Professor
Pate. "Last years inhabitants OF
your dooryard martin boxes return
this spring to these same domiciles,
though meanwhile they have visited
Brazil. This instinct is almost as
amazing as that of the friend Of your
boyhood who, when he is broke, Will
travel many miles and unerringly fol-
low your ramifications while you are
doing your best to dodge him, ana
eventually overtake' you and fall on
YOUR neck."-Kansas City Star.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-01-25
WOMEN TO HOLD VOTE POWER
When They Are Enfranchised They
VIII Outnumber Men in the
United Kingdom.

Under the plans now contemplated
or the increase in suffrage in England,
Scotlond and Wales the number of per-
.ons enjoying suffrage will be in
reased from 7,656,173 to 22,S4S,901.
lbout 100000 more men would be
,nfranchised and the remainder woult
De women. Even OF the present zig
lres. women would hold the bal
nee of power, for there would be
i2,O44,567 Of them voting against TO-
lO44 .55 334 men. Ireland is not included
n these figures. The new plans for
increased enfranchisement provide for
he granting of suffrage to virtual!
very person of majority age in Eng
and, Scotland and Wales.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-01-25
SEA MOSS MAKES GOOD FOOD
Made Into Layer Breadrr 1t Is Found
on Sale in All Welsh Markets
Near the Coast.

The sea moss on the Irish coast,
called by some "sloak," is really laver
In Ireland it is called "Sloucaun'
with the &c" hard), and ",Slouc' for
brevity. In Ireland, as in England, II
is prepared by washing, to get rid OF
sand, ETC., and then boiling.
When boiled, little butter or bacon
fat is added and a dash of lemon juice
completes the preparation. 1t is eaten
with fish, and by some with muttoB
instead of jelly.
In Wales a great deal of laver Is
used, mostly in the form of "laVel
bread" says the London Chronicle
The boiled laver is mixed with a pro
portion IF oatmeal and shaped into
round cakes.
"Laver bread" or '1ava bread" as
it seems to be pronounced, is on SALE
In all the Welsh markets anywhere
conveniently near the coast.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-01-25
Heaviest Man That Ever Lived.

The anonymous author Of the recent
" published book, 'Lose Weight and
Be Well" has collected many stories
If persons Of abnormal weight. The
worst of these, she says, "was the clas-
lie case of Daniel Lambert, which l
came across in my reading. had
heard said of garment that was I'M
iensely too large for its wearer that
hung on him like Daddy Lamberts
yaistcoat, but I had never known be-
ore the full meaning of the saying
Daniel Lambert, learned at this time,
vas born in ITO and died in 1909, ana
Weighed at the time Of his death 739
POUNDS! He was an Englishman, and
Unfortunately for himself antedated
Ganting and the latter's physician.
Doctor Harvey, who prescribed the
liet which reduced Banting so satis-
'actorily. Lambert was said to be the
heaviest man that ever lived"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-01-25
Much Food in Small Bulk.

The British Tommy" when fresh
bread is not available, is supplied with
what he calls "tog biscuit, 1t looks
like just that, being a thick cracker
four inches square and weighing
three ounces. Of whole wheat flour
pressed solid, it might be described as
q condensed loaf Of bread.
The French have "war bread
somewhat similar, which, when put
into hot water or soup, swells up like
a sponge. =,
The famous German 'pea sausage"
is composed of pea meal, bacon and
fat. It was the invention of Ber-
lin cook, who discovered a process
whereby pea meal could be made
proof against deterioration. One
sausage, eight inches long, yields
twelve plates Of nutritious soup.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-01-25
New PLATING System.

Some of the plating establishments
IRE introducing a new mechanical sys-
tenn which is said to increase the out
put and make deposits of a more UNI
form character. The machine con-
sists of a series of tanks. containing
The cleansing, rinsing, dipping ana
Mating solutions arranged in the form
of a circle. Over these there passes
a carrier system consisting of a pair
Of endless chains driven by a small
electric motor and carrying a number
Of vertical rods from which the pieces
to be operated upon are suspended
By means of simple cam arrange
ment each rod is moved forward,
raised or lowered, as the occasion de-
mands, and so the work In hand pro
dresses through all the processes OF
treatment, the completed work being
finally delivered at the starting point.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-01-25

that this Is pre- eminently lie yoG g
mans aye: Unless men of forty are
considered young, this scarcely is q
young mans age.
"The youngsters under thi ~ receive
an undue degree of attentioL from nc
professions and business. \ not.oa
prevails that the latest grat1ate = .
college, technical school or niversey
Is more desirable than the - 20
has had postgraduate cours' i'll IL :
college of experience. Bo5 Seile@s
movies and magazine artic-s about
business foster the MOTTO. Cane
quently, distressingly lar G1'-s' :
of men from twenty-five to riEty e.
pect to be the bosses of big n iness~!
or corresponding profession or teen
meal vacations by the time they ere
thirty-fve.
"Many will, If they work hard aid
prove to possess capacity, occupy posi-
tons of responsibility. But scarcely
at thirty-fve. The golden age OF
achievement really comes In most
cases Is years later. In fact, the pres
ent age Is the age Of the mature man.
In literature the success today Is not
the man of thirty. Irwin Cobb would
almost universally be considered
success in literature, but Cobb Is forty
one and has not reached the fullness
of his power. George AIDE is fifty-one,
Harrington forty-eight, Frank Cobb, a
chief writer Of editorial, forty-eight.
The success achieved through develop
ment Of talent, hard work and sacri'
fee is reserved for the mature"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-01-25
Good NIGHT.

There are two brothers In 1ndianap'
oils whose names are not John ano
Richard Jones, but might be. Richaro
owns q grocery store and his telephone
listing follows directly under the list
ing of Johns residence. This con
versation took place the other day be-
tween Mrs. John Jones and a voice
on the wire:
- "Hello, is this Jones'T
"Yes."
"Have you got any soap"
"Why, yes, T guess I've &c a Htt-e'
Why|
"Why, I want to buy sor >. WEI
do you think?'
'T've only got one cake. VINO :
this, anyway"
'Tsn't this Jones' grocery :"
"No."
"Good night !"-IndianapolE' New.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-01-25
Whv He Came Home.

Roscoe Boone, q Muncie electrical
contractor, went home lite the other
afternoon to find Mrs. Boone enter
tainiag a company of women at cards.
He nd forgotten about the party and
besid"s it was the usual period of the
day or him to remember about the
ever;lg meal.
"Cn, Mr.. Boone" said one Of the
guess as he stumbled upon the room
FLIED with women, "dld you come
homo to SUPERB
"On, no; not at all" he replied gal
Iantly, even If somewhat confusediy.
"I lust came home to see what time
il was."-Indianapolis News.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-01-25
MIN Are the Sane2

If the definition of insanity was
followed to the letter, were experts
appointed to examine all men, few
would escape the brand Of insanity,
but who could qualify as an expert
since we may become insane upon the
subject of insanity? All have their
predictions and prejudices, symp-
toms Of a mild form of mental bias,
passing under the ambiguous name
of eccentricities; and some there are,
so cratic that we should call them
insane did they not possess sufficient
sanity to dissemble their weakness
From the Medical Fortnightly.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-01-25
CALLED Her Family
TO Her BEDSIDE
Six Years Ago. Thinking She Might DE- Says Texas Lady, But Now
She Is Well, Strong Woman and Praises Cardm For
Her Recovery.

Royse City, Tex.-Mrs. Mary Kill
man, of this place, says; "After the
birth of my little girl. my side COM
menced to hurt me. I had to go back
to bed. I'VE called the doctor. He
treated me-. but got no better. l
got worse and worse until the misery
was unbearable. II was in bed for
three months and suffered such agony
that I was just drawn up in a knot.
soId my husband if he would get
me bottle Of Cardui would try it,.
I commenced taking it, howeyo-. that
evening called my family about
- for knew could not last
Us unless had a change for
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-01-25
MISSION ENI1MA
BY MILDRED WHITE.
yRssRSEgEgS .sss s-1.s;s

Z Upright, 1917, Western Newspaper Union.
Ter face attracted him the moment
;Ea had entered the mission room and
-Iobtrusively seated herself at the
as, g supper table. She was, in some
2efinable way, different from The
ong OF girls who waited smifingly
.ttering together for the evenings
ee meal"
he keen eyes of Reverend Philip
ed the neatness Of her worn little
9. e suit, the unmistakable air
)ut the simple turban. What was
-. doing here? The girls wide eyes
5lcmed to join him in the question as
ley wandered inquiringly about th'
com.
Il have been interested in you," hi
frank, pleasant voice addressed her
and wondered if l might be of an!
service. Though the offer may seem
i presuming one, you may realize that
it is only those in need who accept
our hospitality"
The girl hesitated, then her clear
gaze met his. Thanks" she replied,
my need, 1 hope, Is only temporary"
"You are d stranger?" he asked.
She nodded. II come, as you may
suppose, from q country town. L"
she laughed softly, "hope one day to
be a successful writer, but the time is
long in coming. A few accepted mag
azine stories encouraged me, but now"
she paused eloquently-"I wait"
Better go back home" the curate
advised, ''the city is not kind to those
who wait"
The girl looked back at him. 81
have no home" she answered simply,
'that went-when my father died."
She had gone before he could form
a reply, and all night with troubled
persistency the sweet face haunted
him. AS had become his habit, he con-
fded in the morning his concern to
his mother. y
you may have another opportunity
of speaking to the girl at the next
mission supper" his mother suggested.
"f you do, persuade her to call upon
me-" but she was absent at the follow
ing "Free meal to needy girls"
Philip missed her with pang, the
eagerness with which he had looked
forward to the meeting was mex
plicable. Could it be possible that
she was now in actual want. Ponder
Ing the question he entered upon some
errand the city's greatest department
store.
Swaying toward him down the aisle
came a graceful figure. His eye had
barely become aware Of the velvet
suit with the luxurious furs, the cost
ly picture hat deftly placed upon wavy
hair, when, bewildered, he found the
girl of the mission returning his star
tied gaze from beneath its tilted brim.
The childish eyes were skilfully dark
ened like those of an actress, the
cameo paleness touched with rouge,
the lips painted to Cupid's bow.
The curate stood indignant before
her. what" he asked fiercely, re-
gardless, "does all this mean?"-
I will explain tomorrow" she an
si@ered, "at the free supper" Then
he'd erect, with her proud sway, she
moved on.
Reverend Philip had no expectation
Of seeing her at the supper; what was
her object in deceiving? "a social
worker or investigator Of missions
T9Ild not" he unused savagey, paint
i self up like a Christmas dol" And
this point the girl ente hating
self again at the end 6aIs-
slol table, Compelling :
evidenced i her aDs0E
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-01-25

the better. That was six years ago
and I am still here and am a well,
strong woman, and owe my life to
Cardui. l had only taken half the
bottle when began to feel better.
The misery in my side got less. IL
continued right on taking the Cardui
until I had taken three b6ttles and q
did not need any more for I was we'll
and never felt better in my life... 7
have never had any trouble from that
day to this"
Do you suffer from headache, back.
ache, pains in sides, or other discom-
forts, each month? Or do you feel
weak, nervous and fagged-out?, II so.
give .cardui, the woman's tonic.
trial.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-01-25
Belief in Fate Makes Failure.

There is no worse belief than that
in fate and luck to make one fail
ure. 1t puts one in a wholly wrong
lrftttudemt6Ward life. 1t deadens in
lentive End power to employ ones
wholesome aspirations. It paralyzes
The energies and the resolves. 1t rem
\ ders organized and spirited effort i'm
possible.
We may hope for no luck that we
he not worthy of and are not doing
four own part to earn.-The Christian
Herald .-.-,-..-.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-01-25
A Mysteric Is
Burial inSi;
Copyright. 1917, Western New
By WARREN MILLE%

e.,
In Siam on the banks Of the
Kawng canal, not far from the city
of Bankok, lived Linn Thai in
matched house elevated on posts and
looking more like an antiquated barn
than anything else. One night Lin
Thai came home from a gambling
house in Bankok-the Siamese beat
the Mexicans in gambling-having lost
what little money he had, and settled
himself to chewing the betel nut be-
fore turning in on his straw bed.
While thus engaged, the juice of the
betel nut dripping through the open
ings in the floor, Lin looking through
the crevices in the back Of the house,
uttered an exclamation Of surprise
and cunning satisfaction. His abode,
though primitive one, stood in the
vicinity Of the residence of Thee Wan,
a rich ivory merchant. Lin had very
good eyes and could distinguish dis
tant objects with remarkable clear
ness.
He saw Thee Wan and his wife car
rying from the rear Of their house
box just large enough to contain a lit
tie child. Thee carried the box while
his wife held light. They took the
box to a spot about hundred yards
from their house; Thee dug hole in
the ground; the box was placed in it,
covered with earth; then the man and
his wife knelt beside the spot, and
they said their prayers. This being
finished, Thee led his wife away, she
weeping as though her heart would
break.
Linn Thai was overjoyed. He had
often gazed upon the palatial resi-
dence Of Thee Wan and cursed his
fate in having to live In such hum
BILE abode as his own while Thee Wan
resided In such splendor. Linn did
not consider that while the merchant
had worked hard for his comforts, he
(Lim) had spent his time gambling.
Linn had a lively Imagination, and
evolved many explanations Of the Sc
cret burial he had witnessed. This
was his favorite theory: Thee Vans
wife had an orphan nephew, minor.
who would inherit large fortunein
elephants. The child had been under
the care of his aunt. To &c posses
sion Of the elephants, the couple ha2
murdered the heir and buriel hin N
the rear of their grounds in he des !
of night.
While Lin was asleep that night r..
dreamed that Buddha had appeared ~
him and told him that his tt Org Y
correct, apt direcs him to sere ,
message hee Hing hin tho1
eeret az, 1Ed unless
~ eye.g conf
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-01-25
Donkey Meat Fine, Moravians Learn

Donkey Meat Fine, WoraVIdIs Eea' To
According to newspaper account,
the governor of Moravia, in Austria
Hungary, has given instructions that
the population of the province should
eat donkey meat as much as possible
in order to save the inadequate supply
of other meats.
The flesh of the donkey tastes like
that of the finest game, it is stated
and experiments have proved COM
pletely satisfactory. Donkey meat
has few peers as a table dclicacy, the
newspaper article declares.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-01-25
pronosinu on Friday.

She (superstitious)-I should never
propose on a Friday; it's unlucky.
He (cynicaD-Not always. l once
knew a fellow who did, and the girl re-
fused him.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-01-25
is THIS "Y0UNG MANS AGE7"
Golden Period of Achievement Comes
When Man Is Well Past Forty
= Years of Age, II Is Claimed.

sour times are frequently called the
age of the ypung men. But when one
looks back 70 the revolutionary era OF
our county, from IT'S to 1926, and
considsS the striking youthfulness OF
the IS of America the appellation
di hear exactly to fit" said a
N In in a recent interview,
/ do the men now in their ~
gand Turtles push the 90
es and fifties hard, sno5