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RECORDERVOL XXX. MONTEREY, HIGHLAND COUNTY VA.. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 1908 NO 35

Sold Most where Sold LongestThroughout the country this is the reputation of Masury's

Paints. Those who buy it once buy it again. On ererv can

you will find the formula by which the paint is made, and a

guarantee of its purity.

Masury's Paints Are ReliableWhether it is for »he new home or for repainting the old.

isn't this the kind «»f paint vou want? The kind that will

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PIANOS AHDPLAYER PIAHOS

A wry hirpe line, prices from $J 75 upward.

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Edison and Victor Talking MachinedWe carry the full line of Edison Records 35c eachVictor Records 35c each for 8 inch.

" " 60c each for io "

" " $t.00 each for 12 "

Orders by mail accompanied by cash I'p-ceive prompt attention.

Price low and Terms very easy. { '

Everything in the Music Line.

W. W. Putnam & CO.103 West Main Street, Staunton. Virginia.

STATE FEMALE NORMAL SCHOOLTwenty-fifth Session begins SEPTEMBER 9TH. For catalogue

and information concerning State Scholarships, write toJ. L. JARMAN, President, Farmville, Va.

YOU can save money

and get better material,

better workmanship,and a more artistic de¬

sign, by buying a mon¬

ument 0 r headstoi e

trom me

If you need an iron

.nee, I furnish the best

for the money.

VV E SNYDER, Hightown Va., AgentFor The Hinton Marble Works

Weak Womenfrequently suffer great pain and misery &viwg thechange of life. It is at thia time that the beneficialeffect of taking Cardui is most appreciated, by thosewho find that it relieves their distress.

TAKECARDUIIt Will Help Yon

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Mrs. Lucinda C. Hill, of Freeland, 0., writes:"Before I began to take Cardui, I suffered so badlyI was afraid to lie down at night. After I began totake it I felt better in a week. Now my pains havegone. I can sleep like a girl of 16 and the changeof life has nearly left me." Try Cardui,

AT ALL DRUG STOKES

The Cause of ManySudden Deaths.

There is a disease prevailing in thiscountry most dangerous because so decep¬

tive. Many suddendeaths are caused byit.heart disease,pneumonia, heartfailure or apoplexy

r~ are often the resultof kidney disease, ifkidney trouble is al¬lowed to advance the

Jz kidney-poisonedblood will attack thevital organs or the

kidneys themselves break down and wasteaway cell by cell.

Bladder troubles most always result from& dtrfmgement of the kidneys and a cure isobtained quickest by a proper treatment oltha kidneys. If you are feeling badly youcat) make no mistake by taking Dr. Kilmer's5#amp-Root, the great kidney, liver andbladder remedy.

lt corrects inability to hold urine and scald¬ing pain in passing it, and overcomes thatunpleasant necessity of being compelled to

go often during the day, and to get up manyftm»s during the night. The mild and theextraordinary effect of Swamp-Root is soon

Willied. It stands the highest for its won¬

derful cures of the most distressing cases.

Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and soldty t\\ druggists Mn fifty-cent and one-dollarlind bottles. You mayhats a sample bottle of,ihU wonderful new dis¬covery and a book that' __

Ulla all about it, both nome of fl-^-^ot.Kant free by mail. Address Dr. Kilmer & Co.Binghamton, N. Y. When writing mentionreading this generous offer in this paper.Don't make anv mistake, but remem

ber the name, Swamp Koot, Dr Kilmer'sSwamp-Koot. an I the address, BinghamIOQ, N. Y., on every bottle.¦ M-.

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Penmanship, eic, taught as they are usedto fectual businessThousands of graduates now in good

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YtRGNIA MILI¬TARY INSTITUTE

Laington, Va The Board of Visitors,it their annual meeting on the 20th dayofhext Jane, will appoint STATE CA¬D-ITS to fill vacancies in the 1st, 3rd,7th. 8th. 16ih, 18th. 22nd, 24lh, 2?>tb.27th,28tb, 30th, 33rd and 34th Senatorial Dis¬tricts, and several AT LARGE. Theseappointments*carry freeboard and tui¬tion Applications should be addressedto the undersigned on or before June10th, on forms that will be sent upon re¬

quest. E. W. NICHOLS, Act'g 8np't.I

Chesapeake and Ohio RailwayScenic Route to the West

Across the Alleghany Mountainsand Blue Grass Regions of

. Kentucky, Fast VestibuledTrains with Dining Cars.

Through Pullman Sleepers to Louis¬ville, Cincinnati, Chicago andSt. Louis.

Direct connections to all pointsWest, Northwest, Southwestand the Pacific Coast.

For rates, reservations and full in¬formation, addressW. P. Mehurin; Ticket Agt.,

Staunton, Va

Ip You tfjsiD a.Monument,

Headstone or Marker,get my nrlc js. I will save you money. Ifyou Deed an Iron Fence, I furnish thebest for the money. Yours to serye,

H. P. Slaveh,Moi.te.ey, Va

A|?ent. for The Clifton ForgeMarri!.- Work*

DIE MAN WHOWEARS A CROWNis no more exempt fromweak eyes than the child¬ren in our public schools.

Perfect spectacles.theonly cure for many opticaldefects.cost but a triflewhether for the rich or

the poor man.

ILOptometrist,

STAUNTON. . VA.

LIFE IN THE DESERT.Kow Animals and Vegetation Fight

Against Extinction.Almost all life on the desert goes

armed. In the vegetation world of the

desert the cactus comes first with its

numberless species. They are all arm¬

ed with long or short, tough spines thatcan penetrate tbe thickest boot. The

solitary and often grotesque Joshua or

tucca, the mesquite, the cat's claw andnumberless shrubs whose names have

not been written, all are armed in on«

way or another. Some exude poison¬ous sap, others nauseating odors. *^hesagebrush is about the only one tftatdoes not seem to have any protection.In tbe animal kingdom most are

either armed with sharp teeth, spines,odors or poison to serve to keep theirenemies at a distance, while the others

depend upon their fleetness or artfulskulking and hiding.The spines and repulsive Gila mon¬

ster, the horned toad, the sidewinder,with his two horns and deadly fangs,and its cousin, the desert rattlesnake;the tarantula, scorpion and desert bee,each of whose sting ls exceedinglypainful and sometimes fatal, are

among the desert's denizens. Thenthere are many varieties of lizards,large and small and of many colors,which protect themselves by their speedalone. The prowling coyote, bobcat,mountain lion, jack rabbit, cottontail,mountain sheep, ibex, antelope and an

occasional deer are there.Among the smaller animals are the

gopher, kangaroo rat, trade rat, hydro¬phobia skunk, ground squirrel and in¬numerable mice. But the traveler sel¬dom sees any of these. The prospector,however, soon becomes acquaintedwith them. The first or, at the latest,second night of his stay in any one

camp he will be visited by a trade rat,which will carry away all that portionof his outfit that is not too heavy forhis ra ts hip to handle and religiouslyleave some stick or stone in its pince.A hydrophobia skunk will be apt to

call and lunch from any bacon rindsthat may be lying about, not disdain¬ing a nip at Mr. Prospector's nose ifthe opportunity offers. It is said andfirmly believed by the sons of the des¬ert that the bite of this little skunkproduces hydrophobia. The Gila moa¬

ner is seldom seen, and the writerafter having spent nearly a year on

the borders of Death valley has yetto see one at large. Rattlesnakes are

also scarce except in some favorablelocality.All life on the desert lives by Its pow¬

er to resist thirst. All desert plantsare so constructed that they are ableto conserve and store up moistureagainst the time of drought. This ne¬

cessity has wrought peculiar forms ofboth animals and plants, and in timeit also leaves its indelible mark uponmen who dwell amid Its wastes. Theleaves of all desert trees are small andthick, so that they expose as little sur¬

face as possible for evaporation In thedry air. Thc great and ever presentevidence of the struggle for water lsnoticeable everywhere where men

come together on the desert. In thisstruggle all who come to the desertmust engage instantly. Every wagonmust have its water barrels, everyburro his water bags, each man hiscanteen.-Los Angeles Times.

Warding Off a Cold.The first point that must have struck

almost every careful observer of catar-rhal pneumonia ls that In nine cases

out of ten a cold ls caught as tbe re¬

sult, not of getting cold, but, on thecontrary, of getting unduly hot. Thisapparent paradox is, of course, intel¬ligible enough when one considers thatlt ls when tbe body ls heated that thopores of the skin are opened and arethen much more likely to take a chillthan when they are closed by the ac¬

tion of the cold. This ls also the expla¬nation of the efficacy of a cold showerbath after taking a Turkish or even an

ordinary hot bath, as the sudden ac¬

tion of the cold water closes the poresand so protects the skin from the ac¬tion of the air. The best possible pre¬ventive from catching cold is cold wa¬

ter, applied either in the form of a

cold bath or, If that is considered toodrastic a measure, it will be foundthat merely bathing the neck in coldwater, both in the early morning andalso the last thing at night, does a

great deal toward giving one immunityfrom colds..Modern Society.

Rossetti's Way.This striking picture of Rossetti ap¬

pears in William Alllngton's memoirs:"Rossetti walks very characterlcally,with a peculiar lounging galt, oftentrailing the'point of his umbrella on

the ground, but still obstinately push¬ing on and making way, humming thowhile with closed teeth in the Inter¬vals of talk, not a tune or anythinglike one, but what sounds like a sottovoce note of defiance to the universe.Then suddenly he will fling himselfdown somewhere and refuse to stir an

Inch farther. His favorite attitude.onhis back, one knee raised, hands be¬hind head. He very seldom takes par¬ticular notice of anything as he goesand cares nothing about natural his¬

tory or science In any form or degree.It is plain that the simple, the natural,the naive, ure merely Insipid In his

mouth. He must have strong savors

in art, in literature and in life. Aboutthese and other matters Rossetti ls

chivalrously bold In announcing anddefendlug his opinion, and he has thevaluable quality of knowing what holikes and sticking to lt."

HerefordCattle For Sale:.6Registered bull calves, 7 Gradebull calves j & 15-16 Blood. J

In order to make room for more

registered stock we will sell 10

grade cows none less than | blood.For further information apply to

Sullenberger BrosMonterey, Va.

HICKS' WEATHER FOR SEPTEMBER.A reactionary storm period is in

progress as we passed from Augustinto September. Reaction to anti-storm condition may occur on andtouching the 2nd and 3rd, but thepresence of the Mercury period,central on the 3rd, together withthe increasing force of Earth's au¬

tumnal equinox, will cause a con¬

tinuation of unsettled weather.A regular storm period is central,

on th* 6th, extending from the 4thto the 8th. This period is at theculminating crisis of the Mercuryperiod and promises to bring some

decided storms. As early as the4th or 5th, the barometer will indi¬cate growing storm conditions inwestern and southern extremes.

During Sunday the 6th to Tuesdaythe 8th, and possibly over the 9thand 10th, these conditions will

bring decided September storms

progressively to most parts of the

country. '

A reactionary storm period iscentral on the 10th, 11th and 12th,having full moon on the 10th, be¬tween its perigee on the 9th, andits passage over the celestial equa¬tor on the 11th. The 8th to the15th is at the annual crisis of mag¬netic antagonism between the earthand sun, and the chances are manythat the disturbances of the pre-ceeding period will last into, andreach their final culmination duringthis reactionary period. Beginningin the far northwest, say about thethe 11th, look for rapid and verydecided changes to high barometer,boreal gale and much cooler weath¬er. This change will spread east¬ward and southward during the11th to 15th, breaking up heatedconditions, with probable frost inmany localities northward.A regular storm period covers

the 15th to 19th, with moon atlastquarter on the 17th. The crisis ofthis period will fall on the 17th,18th and 19th. This period, ofcourse, is near the center of earth'sautumnal equinox, and dangerousequinoctial storms are liable to ap¬pear at this storm period.A reactionary storm period runs

from the 22nd to the 25th. Thisperiod will not come to its full cul¬mination before the time of new

moon on the 25th. Low barome¬ter and threatening weather will

appear perhaps with storms, be¬fore that date; but the temperaturewill keep up, and storm conditionswill intensify until after the 25th.The 25th is the center of anotherseismic period of about five days.A regular storm period begins on

the 27th and extends to October2nd, being central on the 29th. Asthe month goes out low barometerand general storm conditions willbe in transit from west to east. Bythe 29th and 30th wide areas ofcloudiness and rain will develop,bringing in a general spell of au¬

tumnal rain, wind and disagreeableweather.

JEWISH NEW YEARRosh-ha-Shanah, the Jewish New

Year, beginning at dusk on the 25thof next month, marks the beginningof the year 5669 of the Jewish era.

It is one of the few Jewish dayswhich are celebrated by all Jews,without regard as to whether theyare members of the orthodox or

reformed church. The blowing ofthe sofar, or trumpet, is one of thefeatures of the celebration.

It is thought the beginning of'the year was for a celebration, fromancient times, in a similar way t<>the New Moon Festival. The lat-,ter was generally observed on theperiodical reappearance of the moonwhich was considered to portendbenefit to mankind.such as thereturn of fruits in their special sea¬

sons.and was recognized by pray¬er and gratitude to the Creator.According to the Talmud, servantswere formally freed on New Years'day; but were allowed to stay on

the lands of their former- mastersand to enjoy themselves for ten

days until Yom Kipper, when thetrumpet was blown as the signalfor their departure and for the res¬

toration of the fields to their origi¬nal owners.Weather conditions wereformerly

prognosticated on New Year's.awarm day indicating a warm yearand vice versa. It was also, andis still, considered an omen of goodluck to eat pumpkins, leeks, beetsand dates on the day, because theyare all grown quickly and becauseof their Aramaic significance, meaning p'entiful and forgiveness.

WI TOTHEORIENTClarence E. Edwords Touring the

Eastern Countries.

HE IS OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.Interestingly Written in Week¬

ly Letters, Which Will Ap.pear in The Recorder.

Soochow, China, March 28, 1908:Soochow is noted for its beauty andfor its many wonderful and pecu¬liar temples, and for its variety oftea houses and singing girls. Thereis little or no opposition to thepresence of foreigners here as thisis an open port and does muchtrading with the outside world. Ihave just returned from a huntingexpedition up the river in our houseboat, and find so much of interestthat I shall not devote space to thecity. We left early in the morning,passing through +he filthy canals to

the clear waters of the river. Every¬where are evidences of the comingof the reform movement, which hasfor its object the awakening of Chi¬na to the advantages of moderncivilization, but the country throughwhich we were passing soon chang¬ed and we found nothing but an¬

cient people and their ancient ways.Passing along we came upon an

individual fairly out of antiquity,and as he like ourselves was a

hunter, we invited him aboard inorder to get closer acquainted withhim. He offered to sell us a duck,a hare and a hen pheasant. Oneof our party asked him if therewas plenty of duck about and hereplied that the market was full ofthem in Soochow. He wanted to

exchange his game for powder.We did not want his game but bygiving him a little powder we in¬duced him to show us his gun, andto explain the use of it, and alsohow he worked his different plansof catching ducks. He came along¬side in a fantan, about the size ofan ordinary row boat, the centralportion being roofed over withstraw matting. In this limitedspace he dwelt with a wife, two

children, a dog and a cat.He produced the most primative

fowling piece I have ever seen. Itried hard to purchase it from him,but although I offered him enoughto buy a fine breech loader, hewould not sell. It was home made,the barrel being forged out ofwrought iron, and was about fourfeet long. A pistol grip shapedpiece of pine served for the stock,and the firing apparatus was likethose on the old muskets used inthe time of Oliver Cromwell." Thehammer and pan were evidentlythe work of some village black¬smith, and both were covered withrust and were uncouth in the ex¬

treme. We asked him to show us

how he used the gun He did so

by holding the gun against the

right elbow, inserting the lightedend of a small rope which he car¬

ried coiled about his right arm, inthe groove in the hammer, and tak¬ing aim, not from the shoulder butfrom the elbow, he pressed the

trigger. The sound was like thatof ripping cloth, but the gun car¬

ried well and the shot bunched inthe water well together.He explained to us the methods

of takeng duck and other aquaticbirds, which although fraught withexposure and great hardship are

sure of success. One means is tocover the head with rushes and en¬

ter the water near where a flock isfeeding. The rest is easy provid¬ed one does not mind a cold bathwith the mercury well down. Thehunter selects the fattest andplumpest bird and grasps its feetunder the water, draws it underand fastens it to his belt, and soon

until the entire flock is captured.,Another scheme, and "one^rliat in-involves quite as much exposure, isfor the hunter to rest his gun on a

A Paying InvestmentMr. John White, of 38 Highland

Ave., Houlton, Maine, says: "Havebeen troubled with a cough everywinter and spring. Last winter Itired many advertised remedies,but the continued until I bought a

50c bottle of Dr. King's New Dis¬covery; before that was half gone,the cough was all gone. This win¬ter the same happy result has fol¬lowed; a few doses once more ban¬ished the annual cough. I am nowconvinced that Dr. King's NewDiscovery is the best of all coughand lung remedies." Sold underguarantee at all druggists. 50cand $1.00. Trial bottle free.

raft made of bamboo, covered withrushes. He wades into the water,pushing this raft along in front ofhim, and swims behind it until hegets close to a flock. He can now

wait until he gets the birds in a

bunch and get a dozen or so at one

pot shot.We gave our market hunter a

big cup of whiskey for his trouble,and he took it down as if he were

accustomed to it. Had either ofus taken as much at one drink we

we could not have seen the side ofthe boat, but he walked off with itwithout showing the slightest indi¬cation of having taken anythingworse than a drink of water.

Clarence E. Edwords.

A Sure-enough KnockerJ. C. Goodwin . of Reidsville, N.

C., says: "Bucklen's Arnica Salveis a sure-enough knocker for ulcers.A bad one came on my leg lastsummer, but *that .wonderful salveknocked it out in a few rounds. Noteven a scar remained." Guaran¬teed for piles, sores, burns etc. 25cat all drug stores.

MILLIONS LOST AT A POKER GAME.An exchange says there is living

in Alleghany county at the presenttime, a man who would be worthmillions of dollars if it had notbeen for a game of cards. When a

young man he went south on a

ranch and saved a small sum ofmoney and purchased a little tractof land in Texas, which to-day laysin the heart of one of the leadingcities of the Lone Star state. Hegambled, and in a game of pokerwith Cole Younger, the famous des¬perado of Jesse James fame, he lostheavily and finally let the land goon the game, which he lost. The

property to-day is worth millions,and, in fact, was valuable a veryshort time after he lost it.

They Take the Kinks Out"I have used Dr. King's New

Life Pills for many years, with in¬creasing satisfaction. They takethe kinks out of stomach, liver andbowels, without fuss or friction,"says N H Brown, of Pittsburg, Vt.Guaranteed satisfactory at all drugstores. 25c.

Administrator's Sale ofPersonal Property

As Administrator of the estate ofDr. E. J. Jones, deceased, I will onFriday, the 4th day of Septem¬ber, 1908, sell at New Hampden at

public auction, the following per¬sonal property: One three-year-oldHereford heifer, one yearling VictorDenmark colt, one steer calf, one

heifer calf, one road wagon, one

surrey, nearly new, one set of dou¬ble buggy harness, one set of singlebuggy harness, one cross-cut saw,one harrow, one shovel plow, one

cutting box, one crowbar, one corn

planter, one big sled, one Edisonphonograph, one frow, and otherthings too tedious to mention.Terms of Sale.On all sums

amounting to $5 and less cash willbe required, and on all sums

amounting to over $5, the purchas¬er will be required to execute hisnegotiable note, bearing interest-from day of sale, falling due fourmonths from day of sale, with ap¬proved personal security.

Andrew L. Jones, Adm'rof Dr. E. J. Jones, dec.ased.

How to Get StrongP. J. Daly, of 1247 W. Congress

St., Chicago, tells of a way to be¬come strong: He says: "My moth¬er, who is old and was very feeble,is deriving so much benefit fromElectric Bitters, that I feel it's myduty to tell those who need a tonicand strenthening medicine aboutit. In my mother's case a markedgain in flesh has resulted, insomniahas been overcome, and she issteadily growing stronger." Elec¬tric Bitters quickly remedy stom¬ach, liver and kidney complaints.Sold under guarantee at all drug¬gist. 50c.

noticeTo contractors.The undersigned will receive bids

until noon of Sept. 7, 1908 for theconstruction of the first sectionol the Crabbottom and AlleghanyMountain Road, extending fromthe turn in the road below MartinJack's house, in Crabbottom,to the top of Lantz mountain,along the survey made by C. L.Waggoner and other commissioners.The road will be built and bids re¬ceived according to the specifica¬tions and surveyor's field notes,filed with the report ofsurvey in theClerk's office. Further informa¬tion will be given by the undersign¬ed.The right to reject any or all

bids is reserved.C. L. Waggoner,Wm. Hevener,

Commissioners.R. F. D. No. 1,

Monterey, Va.