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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-06-11
Friendship.

The loftiest test of friendship-un-
derstood as companionship-is the
power to do without it. And in this
world of external confusions and sep
arations, there is often such need.
We do not yield the friendship, but
must foregO the cOmpanionship. Then
comes the proof of our capacity for
sacrifice, our loyalty to the Highest
of all. I'VE turn our faces from each
other, but never our hearts, and walk
our opposite ways. Gradually the
heavens widen and deepen above US !;
we find ourselves breathing new, yet
strangely familiar atmoSpheres, sweet
with the. breath of the old affection; {;
we see ourSelveS-each sees the other
met once more in a Presence which
has never fOrsaken us-the presence
of one who puts his cross into the
hands of all hOlest friendship, saying
Conquer by this" There is no dam
ger of losing love, here or hereafter,
if it is only real; for love is the one
indestructible clement in the universe.
Lucy LarcOm.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-06-11
Worlds Oldest Drawings.

The oldest drawings in the world
are believed to have been made about
25,QO0 years ago by prehistoric. man
in the caves Of. the Pyrenees noun
tainS, says Boys Life. Some of these
pictures Show remarkable skill in
drawing, suggesting that civilization
was comparatively well advanced at
this period. From the relics of this
period it is believed that these men
had religion of some kind, that they
buried their dead, were governed by
chiefs and made instruments of flint.
Examples of their painting and sculp-
ture have been found. As man goes
about the earth analyZing and dis
sectipg every object great amount
of scientific information is being gath
cred which will some day enable him
to solve the great mystery of his ear
ly history.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-06-11
WORKERS ALWAYS IN DANGER
Head Hunters Wage Constant Warfare
Against camphor Producers in the
Forests of Formosa.

Formosa, owned by Japan, holds a
practical monopoly in the worlds mar
ket of camphor The life of a cam
phor worker is described ina bull
letin of the National Geographic So
ciety as being an adventurous one. in
that the worker is never safe from the
FOrmOsa head hunters. Although a
wOodsman with an AK never moves
except in the company of an armed
guard, there always is danger of an
ambush. Camph0r forests now exist,
thanks to the head hunters of For.
mosa. for if this menace had not eX-
listed, the forests would have disap-
peared long ago.
Camphor stills are operated in
simple manner. Camphor chips are
placed in a chip retOrt over boiling wa
ter, and as the camphor vaporiZes it
passes through pipes into submerged
watts, which are so arranged that cool
water from a mountain stream can
run over them to accelerate crystaliZa-
ton. After the camphOr has crystal
lied the vats are opened and the prod
uct is placed on wooden trouShs TO al
low whatever free oil there may be
to drain off. The oil will yield W
per cent of crude camphor In the
process of refining.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-06-11
Homes of Birds Don't Change.

Styles with the creatures out OF
doors do not change. The nests OF the
birds this spring will be exactly like
those they built last year. They make
no advances and no improvements, de-
clares George f. Burba in the Colum-
bus Dispatch.
A robin wouldn't learn to build a
nest like the oriole In million years.
The orioles nest seems to be the best
of all the birds homes. 1t is woven
and knitted and suspended from a
swinging limb high up in a tree
away out where nothing can get to it..
Even a squirrel would have a hard
time getting to an orioles nest and a
cat couldn't do so at all. 4 boy can't
get out to where it is, for it is al
ways upon the end of q small branch
that would break with the boys
weight. So it would seem that the
other birds might take lessons from
the oriole and duplicate the nest for
themselves, but they do nothing of
the kind.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-06-11
Unconscious Humor.

The teacher of a third-year clasF
during test i'll written English re
quested each pupil to write an original
sentence containing the word Char
acter." After much thought one little
girl evolved the following: "All the
teachers on the third floor have Il good
character" which, doubtless true,
sounded rather hard on the teachers
of the other floors.
In another school one of the teach
ers occasionally appears wearing one
of the modern straight=effect gowns
confined at the waist by Il heavy silken
cord with large tasse!s. One of the
boys, writing. upon the subject Our
School," referred to his teacher in flat
tering terms, but being unverscd in
the artistic as TO laiment, finished his
paper with the remark. "But some
times she comes to school wearing her
bathrobe." .-
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-06-11
REWARD

I have in my possession certain
funds offered from private subscrip-
tidns to be offered at my discretion,
as a reward for parties responsible
for forest fires; and cut of this fund
Il have $4,000 which is offered rs d
treward for the arrest and conviction
Of the party, or parties, responsible
Ifor the forest fire which occurred on
Hay 5th and 9th on the East slope of
Back Creek mountain, close to the
Highland line.
also have $4,000 to offer as re-
ward for the arrest and conviction of
the party, OF parties, responsible for
the fire on Little Mountain just north
!, of Bolar Springs, May 2nd.
1 also have the sum Of $4,000 to
offer as a reward for the arrest and
conviction of the party, OF parties, re
sponsible for the recent fire on top Of
the Mountain Northwest Of Mcdowell
Very drastic means arc going to be
taken to put an end to the forest
fires which are destroying the res
sources of our country, running our
land and destroying our bird and
game life, and I know the food people
of Highland County are going to CO.
operate with us TO the fullest extent.
Your Board Of Supervisors is doing
every thing in its power to cooperate
with us and We ask the cooperation
of every citizen of this County.
(SiGncd) It. NJ. Gatheright
Chief Federal Warden
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-06-11
One Millinnth of an Inch.

Steel gauges accurate to the incredi-
inch are now being made in quanti-
ties at the United States bureau of
standards. So extraordinarily precise
is the method of manufacture, simple
as il is that in one instance 81 fin
islcd gauges ont of Il lot OF 80 were
absolutely accurate to .00O,O0l inch,
and the balance all within .000,002
inch of precision, says Popular Nc
chanics Magazine. The guages are
steel discs.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-06-11
RHODESlA "LAND OF OPHIR?"
ArchcoIoeists Have Long contended
for and Against Arguments to
That Effect.

The extensive ruins of ancient forts,
temples and gold workings in Rho
desia have ben given rise to consider
able controversy from time to time,
some psychologists contending that
they are only four hundred or five
hundred years old and others hOruing
that they date back to at least two
thousand years before the Christian
era, and that Rhodesia was the land
of Ophir, mentioned in the Bible at
chapters ix and of I Kings.
1t is noteworthy that Milton in
Paradise Lost" book II, speaks of the
angel Michael leading Adam to a hill
of paradise from whose top
His eyes~lnight there command wherever
stood
City of old or modern fame,
from the walls of CambaIu to
Sofala Ghought Ophir) to the
realm of Congo. and Angola, far
thest south.
The theory has been advanced that
If RhoCcsia was not actually Ophir,
it was ut least the "HaviIah" whence
the gold Of Ophir was obtained and,
which was 20 much in evidence at
Solomon'S entertainment of the queen
of Sheba. If this theory is correct
then SOfala of today would be the
site of "Tarshish," the ancient sea-
port for "Havilah," and the outlet
for precious stones, metals and other
merchandise, Ophir being situated in
all probability on the southern coast
of Arabia and constituting a distribut-
ing emporium rather than the place
of origin Of these things.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-06-11
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TO WHOM IT NAY CONCERN

NOTICE is hereby given that on
t le first day CT July term Of the Cir
Cit Court for Highland County, Va,
will make application to said court
u an order directing the removal of
the estate Of Kemper Malcom, an in
FAINT now residing in Coles County,
Ill. from the jurisdiction of Highland
county, Va, and authorizing me as
tho guardian of said Kemper Malcom
9 Coles County, III. to sue FOR and
receive the said estate and remove
re same to the domiciie of the said
Kemper Malcom.
II. B. Fleisher,
Charleston, IL.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-06-11
Emaciated Bride Considered Beautiful

Lavanese marriage customs include
a period of religious instruction for
both the bride and the groom. The
young man starts his instruction by
paying daily visits to the priest Of
the village, and learning all the COM
plicated phrases which he will have
to utter on the day of his wedding.
The pupil is placed in a tank of cold
water and stays there submerged up
to his chin while the priest bends over
him and reads the Koran, the perform
ance taking place II front Of the
church.
The girl begins her preparations
for the great day By several weeks of
semi-Starvation during which time she
takes only sufficient rice and hot wa
ter to sustain life. Because of this
hunger strike enforced by custom, she
loses considerable weight, an emaci-
ated bride icing considered a thing
of beauty on the island Of Java.-De-
trot News. ~
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-06-11
Many Species of Asters.

About 120 different species of as
ters are native in the United States,
and 81 of these are found in north
eastern America All but a dozen
are purple or blue and even botan-
lists find it requires patient study to
distinguish their many species. The
New England aster is the most strik-
ing of the group. 1t has stout,
hardy stem, sometimes eight fest
high, and large violet-purple and som2-
times pinkish flowers, and is found IN
the swamps~ in late summer. Great
Britain claims only one native aster.
Many American. species are cultivated
in English gardens under the name
of MichaelmaS daisies. The Swiss
species is the beautiful purple aster
which is found in such quantities
along the New England highways in
the autumn, and which, with the sol-
denrod, makes Il radiant display Of
purple and gold.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-06-11
ARMENIA ONCE WAS MIGHTY
Almost Crushed by the Religion of
Islam, Its People Learned
How to Bend"

Armenia, now regarded as country
full of starving, oppressed people, was
once great state-one of the few
ancient people never Hellenized, ac-
cording to history. Emerging from ira
dition, distinct Armenian people
appeared 1000 p. c., dwelling on the
tablelands near Mt Ararat Having
no boundaries, the state was seldom
independent, but was subjugated in
turn by Babylonia, the Medes and
Persians, the Seleucidae and the Ro-
mans.
However, conquest meant little more
than tribute in those days. In the
early middle ages, called in the west
the dark ages, Armenia attained its
highest position through Christianity.
In 80 A. d. Gregory the illumination.
arose and attached himself to Tirada-
teS, who soon became king. After
much persecution Gregory christian
lied the whole state. Then, in the
seventh century, Armenia met it's
worst enemy, the religion of Islam.
In the old days the state stretched
from the Caspian sea to the Mediter-
ranean, and the other boundaries ebb-
ed and flowed according to those left
by conquering, hordes that swept over
them, at one time reaching from Per-
sia to Syria. Like a Jew in appear
ance, the Armenian was prosecuted
like Jew. He has strong business
instinct and talent for languages like
the Jew, and has also learned how to
bend, instead of break, before his per-
secutors. ..-
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-06-11
Untrue COURAGE.

There is Il sort of courage, which,
l frankly confess it, do not possess
boldncss to which l dare not aspire,
val0r which | cannot covet. | can
not lay myself down in the way of the
welfare and happiness of my country.
That, L cannot-I have not the cour-
age to do. cannot interpose the
power with which | may. be invested
power conferred, nor for my per-
.sonal benefit, nor for my aggrandise-
ment, but for my countiy's gooI-to
checl; her onward march to greatness
and glory. | have not courage enough,
l am too cowardly for -tliat.--Iienly
Clay. s---ts
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-06-11
The Servers and the Served.

There are just two classes of people
% in the world: These who serve, and
those who are served. In the language
Of the school, there are plus" people
and minus" people. There are young
men who have the plus" sign, who
are. giving themselves, their time, and
their talent, to make life little bet
ter and little Sweeter for those about
them. On the other hand there are
Young men who carry the minus"
sign, who seem to have come into the
world to be mnistered unto to get
and TO grasp instead of to give and TO
contribute. tc.-E;Xchahge =
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-06-11
Hawk and Weasel Fiqht.

While going through the woods on
an English estate the other day, a
gamekeeper had his attention drawn
by loud screeching proceeding from Il
clearing. On proceeding to the spot
to investigate he noticed big gray
backed crow fly up from the ground.
where bundles Of fur and feathers ap,
peared to be locked in combat On
going close he perceived that il hawk
was endeavoring to retain possession
of two mice, which 1t had fixed with
it's taons, while Il weasel was WOr-
rying the hawk, which, however, re-
tanned it's quarry. The fight ceased
when the contestants became aware of
the keepers presence. Evidently the
crow and weasel were determined that
the hawk should not become food
hog.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-06-11
Where the Shah Sits.

The throne of the Shah of Persia
is the most valuable one in the whole
world and it's enormous dimensions
and exquisite decorations would inspire
q multimilionaire with ave.
1t is of pure white marble, and is
no less than IS feet in depth by 10 feet
wide. The actual seat is mounted on
Il large platform of the same material,
and is upheld by fourteen spotless
ivory pillars, carved in the shape Of
men and women; while the whole is
covered with pictures worked in the
pureSt gold leaf. Ascending TO the
platform is a staircase Of solid gold.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-06-11
When Hubby "CIeans Up."

A woman looked haggard and worn
1.-The other day and said that she
was resting up after her husbands
day of rest. 81 always plan to go
away" she said, 'when my husband
has holiday but this time I didn't
know it was coming"
"You know" she said with a sigh,
she will lie down after breakfast on
such an occasion after he has done
some of the chores. After he has
smoked for time and read the papers
he becomes restless and always de-
cides to clean the cellar or rearrange
the clothes in his closet or in his dress
er. Then he starts to putter. In
about an hour he gets tired if the task
is a long one and leaves everything
in a heap if it is in the cellar or stuffs
things out fsight if it is in the house.
l usually have to get boy to put
the cellar to rights and must take the
things out of sight if it is in the house.
back in orderly fashion. Do you know
that there have been times when
have had to rescue anything from good
rubbers to bulbs Of plants from the
ash barrel ?"-Lawrenc Telegram.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-06-11
Advantages of Jazz.

you seem to be very fond of jazz
music, Mr.. Nurich." -. ........ ...
Yes, like tt-beSt of all. You
cont nave to put On formal aattire
when you listen 10 it; nobody asks you
who wrote it, and you don't have to
pretend you understand it."-Every-
body'S Magazine.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-06-11
HIGHLAND COUNTY DIRECTORY,
County and District Officers:

County and District Officers:
Henry w. Holt, Judge of Cilcuit
Court, Staunton, Va.
Terms of Court-4th Tuesday in
April, I'd Tuesday July, I'd Tuesday
October.
Andrew L. Jones; Commonwealth At
torney, Monterey, Va.
W. H. Matheny, Clerk, Monterey, Va.
w. N. Bird, Sheriff, Monterey, Va.
H. NJ. Slaven, Treasurer, Monterey,
Va.
]. w. e. Lockridge, Commissioner of
Revenue, Monterey, Va.
1. L. Beverage, Co, Surveyor, Monte
rey, Va.
Walter Muilenax, Supt. OF Poor, Crab
bottom, Va.
r. E. Mauzy, Supt. cf Schools, High
town, Va.
John NJ. Colaw, Commissioner Of
accounts, Monterey, Va.
Blue Grass District
]. w. Hevener, Supervisor (Chrm.}
Hightown, Va.
Lee ]. Winner, Overseer of Poor, Crab
bottom, Va.
Ben H. Colaw, Constable, Crabbottom
Va.
D. o. Bird, Justice, Valley Center, Va.
E. D. Swecker, Justice, Monterey, Rt1
NJ. X. Simmons, Justice, Crabbottom,
Monterey District.
4. ]. Terry, Supervisor, Trimble. Va.
Arthur Hevener, overseer of Poor
Monterey, Va.
]. H. Samples, Justice, Monterey, Va.
I. D. Gutshall, Justice, Vanderpooi,
Va.
]. II. Burns. Justice. .Bolar, Va.
Stonewall District.
]. H. Armstrong, Supervisor, McDow-
ell, Va.
J. w. Simmons, Constable, Headwa-
ters, Va.
Robert Shumate, Justice, Mcdow-
Lurty Armstrong, Overseer of Poor,
Doe Hill, Va.
ell, Va.
G. A. Fropst, Justice. Mcdowell.
L. M. Pope. Justice. Doe Hill. Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-06-11
NOTICE

All parties who owe the firm OF F.
@. Lockridge open accounts, please
settle some by June 1st. After this
date all accounts will be turned over
to an officer for collection.
Thanking you,
f. c. Lockridge.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-06-11
Startiinu News.

Il know place III town whs re Il
number of kidnapeFs -Wsre !Itcly
rounded up
"Police headquarters" ...-
"No; q bargain sale in cradles" .-
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-06-11
DENTAL NOTICE
DR.. Chas. S. Kramer and E. G. Herold
lists

Marlinton, W. Va.
We are prepared to do al kinds
IF dental work at prices consistent
with cost of materials and high
class efficient work. All work guar
anLead.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-06-11
Ouch! Such Pain !!

1t takes you right in the back!
Sometimes in the arm, hip or foot.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-06-11

helped ne 50 much that got more. An
nric is the best kidney medicine | ever
used. Twill tell all my friends about
ferers TO use them."-IskAC NELSON.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-06-11
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
Head Of Public School System Of Va.
DEPARTMENT REPRESENTED
College, Graduates Law, Medicine,
Engineering
10 deserving students. 900 covers
ali costs u Virginia stGhents in the
Academic Department. 5; nd for cat
alogue.
HOWARD WINS; IN. Registrar
University. Va.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-31
Mowe Schedules Fiue
Baseball Games; May
Get More in |. T.. A. L.

Coach Move, of Earlham, used the
long distance phone to good advant-
age Tuesday. He definitely scheduled
five baseball scraps. The first is
with ST. Marys at Reid Field, on May
l. The second is with Muncie State
Normal, the game to also be played
here. Earlham plays a return game
with Muncie on May %, and brings
Muncie here on May %. A return game
with st. Mary's is played at Dayton
on May 90.
Two games with the Wilberforce
colored college may also be added to
the Quaker schedule. Coach Move
will attend a meeting of |. c. A. L.
moguls Friday and will probably pick
up couple of scraps.
The Earlham baseball team is we'll
on the way to condition and for the
present will work out under Captain
Templetown. Both Coaches Move and
Higgins will confine efforts to the
Quaker track team, which has not
rounded into condition as rapidly as
the ball tossers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-31

looks good enough to fill a utility role
acceptably.
Joe Meyer, Notre Dame star, is
likely looking understudy to Jake
Daubert at first. Pat had him out in
the minors last season.
Sam Crane, infielder, isn't exactly
a rookie. The Reds had him once be-
fore-previous to Moran's arrival.
Washington tried him out, too. Moran
however, believes Crane will fill the
bill as utility infielder.
Young Tom Casey from the Frisco
sandlots looks like promising catcher
and may hang on, although Rariden.
| Wingo and Allen give Pat a good
trio.
Hank Schroeder, infelder given a
| tryout last fall, along with Charley
| See, will be retained for emergency.
OF course, Moran's pitching staff
| looks to be the cream of the country
still. Eller, Ring, Sallee, Reuther,
Fisher, Luque and company will give
Moran his same classy hurting. But
the Giants almost overcame this handi-
cap last year Pats staff will have a
tougher job this year
| The Reds sure will give the league
another merry battle, but the opposi-
| tons going to be lot tougher.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-31
MEDIATORS
ASKED TO CONSIDER
STOCK YARDS STRIKE
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, March 31.-Federal medi-
ators were called ntoday in an effort
10 settle the strike of 900 union en-
ployes Of the Union stockyards and
transit company, as production OF
meat in the great Chicago packing
plants neared a standstill.
Trading in livestock virtually had
ceased as the result of an embargo
on livestock shipments and packing
company officials predicted a shut
down of their plants within several
days if the strike continued. This
would force $4,000 workers out of EN-,
ployment, the officials said. /
Two mediators from the United
States department of labor. it was an
nounced would arrive today to take
hand in composing the differences OF
the strikers and the stockyards COM
pany. The Union appealed to the de-
partment after Federal Judge Samuel
Alschuler refused TO act as arbitrator
while the men remained out.
Union officials declared the men
would not return to work until their
demands for wage increases of from
$50 to $40 a month were granted.