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mm km RECORDER V0L 41 ~ MONTEREY. HIGHLAND COUNTY, VA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1919 NO. 40 ? * . .. ? 1 ?- ^ What MaWr Ii Go ? fl The clock's a puzzle. The world's a puzzle. Motion's the joy of watchmakers and the despair of philosopher*. tj Our clocks and watches go. If there's any puzzling to be done we do it under a fair and honest guarantee. D. L_. SWITZER. JEWELER , Staunton. V8. PALAIS ROYAL I The House of Fashion." Staunton, Va. Announce a complete showing of all that is new in fashionable wear ing app.v.-el for the fastidious woman, for fall and winter wear. Smartly tailored and novelty suits Distinctive Coats for Ladies, Misses and Children J Modish Dresses for every occasion. Reliable Furs, ultra fashionable blouses M0T!0 <>00ChX->XKhX>00Cm?00000C*^000000<>000$<X<h>000<><>0<>000000$<& ' 1 " tl Every thing that could be desired for tho woman who would be well dressed. If interested in style ? don't fail to visit us. STATE NORMAL SCHOOL FOE WOMEN Farmville. Virginia Splendid equipment for the training of teachers. Thirty-sixth session opens September 17, 1919. For Catalogue, addresa/ J. L. JARMAN, President HIGHLAND COUNTY DIRECTORY. County and District Officers: Henry W. Holt, Judge of Circuit Court, Staunton, Va. Terms of Court ? 4th Tuesday in April, 2d Tuesday July, 2d Tuesday October. Edwin B. Jones, Commonwealth At torney, Monterey, Va. W. H. Matheny, Clerk, Monterey, Va. Hubert Smith, Sheriff, Hightown, Va. Willis Gibson, Treasurer, Vanderpool Va. J. H. Pruitt, Commissioner of Revenue, Monterey, Va. I. L. Beverage, Co. Surveyor. Monte rey, Va. Walter MnHsnax, Supl. of Poor, Crab bottom, Va. R. E. Mauzy, Supt. of Schools, High town, Va. Blue Grass District J. W. Hevener, -Supervisor (Chrm.) Hightown, Va. J. C. Herold, Overseer of Poor, High town, Va. J. P. Cola'v, Constable, Crabbottom. Va. D. 0. Bird, Justice, Valley Center, Va. E. D. Swecker, Justice, Monterey, Rtl G. D. Dudley, Justice, Hightown, Va. Monterey District. A. J. Terry, Supervisor, Trimble, Va. D. C. Samples, Constable, Monterey Arthur Hevener, Overseer of Poor, Monterey, Va. J. H. Samples, Justice, Monterey, Va. I. D. Gutshall, Justice, Vanderpool, Va. J. H. Burns, Justice, Bolar, Va. Stonewall District. J. H. Armstrong, Supervisor, McDow ell, Va. J. W. Simmons, Constable, Headwa ters, Va. Chap. Pitscnberger, Overseer of Poor Doe Hill, Va. L. M. Pope, Justice, Doe Hill, Va. G. A. Propst, Justice, McDowell. UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA Head of Public School System of Va. DEPARTMENT REPRESENTED College, Graduate, Law, Medicine, Engineering LOAN hTJNDS AJTA ' ; iABLE to deserving students. $. 0.00 covers all costs to Virginia st.c-'ents in the Academic Dtpartmenfi'.S.' nd for cat alogue. HOWARD WINfc:0:\\ Registrai University. Va. We are getting in our new line .of Sample Shoes. Will be on sale Mon day, 22nd ? Shoes to the consumer at last May wholesale pries. Higblard Mer. Co. Get Your Plumbing Done Before Winter We have purchased a new plumb ing out-fit and will be in a position to give you flrst-ciass work promptly. Work guaranteed. We' kindly solicit your patronage. - JONES BROS. , J. Luther Jones James Jones Camels are sold everywhere in scientifically sealed pack ages of 20 cigarettes; or ten packages ( 200 cigarettes) in a glassine- paper-covered carton. We strongly recommend this carton for the home or office uupply or when you travel If you want to know what rcire and " unusual enjoyment Cancels provide j.moke tliem in comparison with any cigarette in the world at any price! CAMELS are a cigarette revelation any way you consider thern! Take quality, or refreshing flavor and fragrance; or, that wonderful mellow-mild -smoothness you never before got in a cigarette smoke! Yet Camels are so full-bodied and so full-of satisfaction you marvel that so much de light could be put into a cigarette! Camels expert blend of choice Turkish and choice Domestic tobaccos makes them , so irresistibly appetizing! And, the blend explains why it is possible for you to smoke Camels liberally without tiring your tasti! You will prefer Camels to either kind of tobacco smoked straight! . You'll realize pretty quick, too, that among the many reasons you smoke Camels is their freedom from any unpleasant ciga retty aftertaste or unpleasant cigaretty odor! Once you know Camelp ycu won't take much stock in premiums, coupons or gifts! You'll prefer Camel quality! > IL J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO., Winston-Salem, N. C J WILSON INVADES HOUSE OF FOES CARRIES HI3 BATTLE FOR LEAGUE OF NATIONS INTO ' HOME OF HI8 ENEMIES. GIVES COST OF GREAT WAS Informs Them of Lives and Treasure Poured Out to Save Civ'.Uation. (Ey Mt. Clemens News Bureau) Aboard President Wilson's Special tram? Carrying his war against those who oppose the adoption by the Lni tea States oi the peace treaty and the jovenant of the League of Nations in to their households, President Wilson last week invaded California. And thero, where the question on sAich .eague opponents have ham mered ihd hardest, that of Shan Tung is of most interes., the president found the same enthusiasm among the pTso pie for peace and for insurance against future wars. The people want the long controversy ended. They want this country to be able to again turn its undivided attention to social, economic and industrial development. Their leaders may not feel this way, but judging from the expressions which met the president on every side. The leaders have overstepped the limit-* of the peoples patience in their stubborn determination to force a change in the great document. * Must Take This League. ?\Ve must take this League of Na tions," said the president, "for there is no way in which another can be obtained without compelling recon alderation by the powers. And. it would sit very ill upon my stomach to take it back to Germany for considera tion." , l??V "All over the world people are loos ing to us with confidence our rivals along with the weaker nations. I pray God thai the gentlemen who are de< laying this thing may presently see it in a different light" Germany, the president declared, la taking new courage from our delay in ratifying the treaty and her news papers and public men were again be coming arrogantly out-spoken. Deeply impressive were the figuies o? the cost of the late war, in lives and dollars. It was the first time that the official statistics have been made nubile and the tremendous totals shocked the president's audiences. Shows Cost of World War. "The war." said President Wilson, cost Great Britain and and her Do mains $38,000,000,000; France $26,000,. jOO.OOO; the United States $22,000, >00,000 ; Russia $18,000,000,000; Italy "13,000,000,000 and a total, including he expenditures of Japan, Belgium, nd other small countries, of $123,000, 00, COO. - , , "It cost tho Central Powers as fol jws' Germany $39,000,000,000; Aus da-Hungary, $21,000,000,000; Turkey nd Bulgaria $3,000,000,000. "Tho United States," the president 'id, "Lpont one million dollars an our night and day for two yeara in ?3 struggle to save civilization. All his, however, fades into insignl caace when the' deaths by at la tre considered," declared he president. Russia gave 1, TOO, 000 men; Germany 1,600,000, r ranee 1,380,000; Great Britain 900, 00; Italy 364,000'; the United States '.0,300. In all, almost 7.500,000 men ;)orished in the great struggle, oi 1,500,000 more men than died in all oi the wars of the previous 100 year3. Should Remember Recent Horrors. "Theso are terrible facts, and we ought never to forget them. We went into thi3 war to do a thing that was fundamental fof the world and what 1 have coma out on this journey for is to determine whether the country has forgotten or not. I have found out The country has not forgotten and it will never permit any who stands, in the way of the fulfillment of our 1 great pledges, ever to forget the sor rowful day he made the attempt. Arbitration and discussion, the pres ident pointed out, must replace force of arms in the settlement of world controversies. Constantly he dwells upon tho fact that all tho nations in the League agree to do one of two things, first to submit their differences to arbitration, in which case they agroe to abide by the decision ren dered, or, if unwilling to arbitrate, to have their caso discussed by the Coun cil of the League, in which case six months is granted for discussion. Three months must elapse following the rcsr'l cf this last step in arbitra tion b f r j the nation concerned can declare war. Hokis Out Hope for Ireland. The pr-:3ident took advantage of question..' propounded by*the San Fran cisco Labor Council to give the infer ence that he believes Ireland can bring her ca33 before the League of Nations for settlement when the League is actually in existence. ",Sh::.n Tung, he declared, will be re turned to China. Japan, he said, had given her solemn pledge to that effect. And with the League of Nations ine force, "said the president, we lean, if occasion arises, rtand forth and say, "Thia sh&ll be done," BOUND TO GET THAT HAT Hoe-sier Considered Wade in Cold Water a Small Price to Pay for Recovery of Headgear. Back af home when his hat blew off ?m<J started floating down the creek tie waded right in after it. A wetting pow and then is nothing, but a good nat, especially a good Sunday hat, is 'janl to find, remarks the Indianapolis News. lie came to Indianapolis on Sun ,1k y. He wore his light-blue Sunday suit and his best Senday hat. He had ,'>eon redding about the welcome home ; reparations^ jtnd had determined to ???(? i himself. S? wh; n lie landed k,i < he Traction Terminal station he iii:;*..'e a bee-line for Moutimeiit circle. (I w/.s ail as he hail read. The Vic |'i;y arch, the ( J reek pillars, all white clean, the staid old monument in t!:.-> c? liter. Would he be there on Wednesday when the boys marched p:;*t? Well, now would?? The frisky Slay breeze caught his iSunday hat. It lifted it high and ?v:i f'.vd it gently down into the Monu fountain. lie looked about in dismay. The Sunday crowd grinned am! stayed fo see the fun. tie reap pen rod. carrying a long pole. lie fished In vain from the sidewalk for |iis elusive headpiece. Finally, in dis gijsi, !:o f ii.'Ied off his ton oxfords and (lis lsavy wool socks. He did not ivojir U. V. D.'s. so he rolled up the shanks o? his long winter variety. I'lic/i shamelessly he waded in. Di riir. in all her glory, did not excel tliif, \oi.cst Hoosier. The crowd laugh ed. What did lie care? There was his Su:a!;i.v hat, sailing evasively about in rl.?r Munumeut fountain. lie plunged on. riie hat was his again. He plant ed i: !iii:?Iy on his head, put on his sh(v:.< jp.J woolen socks and strolled down the street. ITS GLORY BUILT ON SAND Gn-e Faoious Shrine in the Kashmir Vrlicy, India, Today Pathetic Ir. Its Decay. Pandilu'.h.in is h deserted and cm ;i ? i# ! ? n temple in the pleasant Kttfh ?.!r valley in India. Its fate is mi cv?:..p!? of the oblivion xliut coiues to lh.>? who worship false gods ? fllioth#! proof of the fleeting glory of kings who on'ld nn wisely. Lon;.- n fro I'andrluthan siood in the heart of a splendid city ? the Srimigar of histv ry and story. A g relit king builr. t.'.e temple vails and planted the willow uves on the .shores of the lake. It wail the court ol' Naga, the snake god. Thousands of dark-faced men and women crosse'd rtit^ tiny bit of water to lay their offerings and worship at "lie shrine. The great king died a thousand years ago and gradually his city lias crumbled into dust. Its magnificence is gone. The tottering temple and the willow trees are the only reminders of (lie glory of the past. The scene is eloquent of a thousand years of neglect. The waters of the holy lake are stagnate and black with slime. The ancient temple is eaten with decay. The murmur of the wind among the aged wiiic/ws suggests the echo of the chant the priests used to drone before the altar. The stillness and desolation remind one of the ad monition. "Lot there be 110 other gods before Me." True Happiness. Edmund Burke said: "Taking the whole view of life It is more safe to live under the jurisdiction of severe and steady reason than under the em pire of Indulgent but capricious fash ion." It is not likely that Burke's doctrine Is much followed in these days of excitement and pleasure. There is a strong revolt against "se vere and steady reason" whenever one looks about him. Pleasure seems to be the dominant side in all the activities which one encounters. Hap piness is not understood and really it is the only good. A tun 11 who is not happy has gone astray ; he is not re ligious. nor educated, nor patriotic, nor helpfui to society. His body is taking a long journey ami leaving- hi? soul behind. A world of materialism does not .understand this. There Ik much regret behind our sensual Joys. Burke understood this better than we do. Lives are better built on the idea he expresses. ? Ohio State Journal. Did Learn Something. The stubborn optimist iiad declared there was no one from whom he could j not learn something. ? ? We had disputed him. and had plot ted to heap confusion upon ids head by shutting him in with t lie village bore who never knew anything for use. After two hours with the V. B., the S. O. emerged pale, but smiling. "Arrh-harrh !" we snnrlingly gloat ed. "And did you learn anything from him?" "Yes," replied the optimist brave ly. "1 learned what an awful thing It is to lie a person from whom no one can learn anything." ? St. Louis-Globe Democrat. Poor Mother! Margaret, aged five, had been very rude to a little guest, and after the child had gone home Margaret's moth er told her very feelingly how grieved she was at her riuhness. "I've tried so hard to make you a good child, .Margaret ; to teach you to be polite and kind :o others, and .vet, in spile of my efforts, you ar,e so rude and so naughty." Margaret, deeply moved, loolu-d sad- J Jy at her mother, .u.d said: "What a failure you are, in nherl" . COMBAT WITH THEIR HEADS Giraffes Have Distinctly Peculiar Method of Settling Differences That Arise Among Themselves. While the giraffe can hardly be classed among the fierce duelists of th# animal world, yet animals of this species ure known to have their com bats like their more ferocious fellows. The long-necked beast has an original flnd curious method of fighting. It has neither claws nor beak nor sharp teeth with which to defend or attack, so when It is out of temper with one of Its kind it does not fly In the face of Providence by trying to disembowel its adversary, as a rhinoceros *might, or tear it, as a tiger would. On the con trary, the giraffe, knowing that it has been provided by nature with a long and pliable neck, terminating in a very solid head, uses the upper part of Itself like a flail, and, swinging Its neck around and around in a way that does immense credit to its organiza tion, brings Its head down at each swing with a thump on its antagonist. The other combatant uses precisely the same tactics, and the two animals, planting themselves as firmly as pos sible by stretching out on all four legs to the utmost, stand opposite to each other hammering away with their heads until one or1 the other has had enough. The head of the giraffe is furnished with two stumpy, hornlike processes, so that the animals when at this ham mer-and-tongs mode of warfare, re mind the spectator somewhat ftf two ancient warriors thumping each other with the spiked balls* they used to carry for that purpose at thfe end of a chain. ? New York Herald. WROtE OF LIFE AT HARVARD Author Now Forgotten Conceded to Have Been the First to Depict Undergraduate Days. Harvard graduates, the world over, have long believed that the earliest pictorial record of undergraduate lite at the oldest college in the United States was made when 1\ G. Attwood drew his pictures of college life for the first volume of the Harvard Lam poon. The Lampoon was the fore runner of humorous journalism to America ; Attwood. became a fatuous" humorist; and his "Manners & Cus toms of ye Harvard Studente" was es tablished as a classic. The discovery of a time-stained book in a New Eng land farmhouse reveals an earlier draftsman, whose "College Scenes" antedate "Ye Harvard Studente" by about a quarter of a century, but were soon generally forgotten. OP N. Hay ward, the. artist, no record remains but the bate fact that he was then in college. The discoverer, however, had a rare afternoon when he found the volume In a dusty chest, where it had been packed away with a lot of con temporary textbooks and an old Har vard diploma. ? Christian Science Mon itor. Historic Strasbourg. "T In establishing the administration of the restored provinces of Alsace Lorraine in the city of Strasbourg, the people of France have regained a rich-, Iy historic ground, says, the Boston Transcript. Its cathedral, whose build ing engaged the services of famous architects and decorators for the pe riod ot four Centuries before reaching the completion in which it stands to day, Is one of the marvels of the world. Its great university hail. a library of n million volumes and before the war Its students numbered more than 2, 000. These are the local glories, but a universal fame has been gained by the products of its more Intimate talent. Thus, Alsatian wine has had world-wide recognition since the mid dle ages; Strasbourg beer was known before America was discovered, and as for that delicacy so prized by the fas tidious taste of gourmands, the pate de fois gras. the name of Strasbourg is the certificate of extreme excellence. Improved Oil-Durner. A new oil-burner for the kitchen stove, announced from Cairo, Egypt,, Is attachable by a special flange to the prate door, and it neither reouires alteration of the solid fuel stove nor prevents the use of solid fuel. The nozzle projects about an inch into the grate, the oil tank being mounted on a suitable rack outside the stove. A small tire heats the fuel oil to about ISO degrees Fahrenheit, and as the oil passes {rom the nozzle, a Jet of com pressed air or steam converts it into a spray that burns with a continuous smokeless and odorless flame. In Cai ro, it is noted, compressed air is sup plied in pipes to houses. They Wouldn't Suit Her. Mary I'ickford was talking about the new French fashions. "The Fnnch," she said, "are trying to bring the long skirt back again.'* She frowned slightly. Then, as she glanced down at her little -shoe, her brow chared. "There's no doubt," she said, "that long skii's would suit some girls dowu to the ground." "Key Money." In many districts of England, and particularly in Yorkshire, where the dearth of houses is acute, the practice of paying "key money" is growing. So keen are prospective tenants to get ; Into a house directly it is vacant that i as much as $">0 to $100 is offered to the occupier for the- key, this transac tion generally carrying with ir the tin der>tanding that the:land!ord will ac cept the succeeding tenant. CREEPING GRASS I (GOOD PASTURAGE . 1 Petit Gazen Is Prolific in Coastal ; Plain Belt From Virginia . ? j to Texas. F I mm**# i j PROSPERS ON SANDY LOAM Continues Growing Throughout Most of Yccr, B:ing Damaged Only Dur- < ing Periods of Severe Drought or Heavy Frost (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Petit Gazeu ? the Creole name for carpet grass ? is a perennial, creeping grass, prolific In the coastal plain belt. from southern Virginia to Texas. It forms a flense, close turf. Carpet grass, native to the West Indies, pros pers particularly well on sandy loam soil where the moisture* is near to the surface uiost of the year. The grass* is of dual utility, as it will yield a seed crop even during the period when it is grazed to capacity. This is ex plained by Ihe fact that the live stock feed principally on the basal leaves, while Ihe slender flower stems are al lowed to mature unmolested. In the section where carpet grass predominates it excels all other peren uial grasses as a permanent pasture. It continues growing throughout most of the year, being damaged only during periods of severe drought or of heavy frost. In order to maintain the pas tures in good condition heavy grazing is necessary, and alternate grazing of two fields Is preferable to continuous grazing of a single field. Under favorable conditions carpet grass will support one head of live stock to two acres, being about equal in carrying capacity to blue grass. Heat and Moisture Needed, ?For maximum development carpet grass requires abundant heat and moisture, and where these conditions are satisfied it furnishes valuable pas- _ turage from May until November, or in the extreme South even longer. During cold weather it makes little growth. Where a field of carpet grass Is aliowed to grow tall In the fall cat tle tflll graze with great relish on the ?lead tops during the winter. Although at present commercial seed in quantity Is seldom obtainable, car pet grass may be sown if necessary by mowing the grass after the seed has matured and scattering the straw with the seed over the field where It is desired to sow the grass. If condl- / tlon$ are favorable to carpet grass It is .sure to possess the land, provided the gracing- Is Jieavy enough to keep down the weeds and taller grasses, v J For Use on Lawns. ,. , For use on lavyns grass may L?SLlsroi*sUa(t?3 by sets or pieces of sod. To ibTaln it good sod the land should be well preparad to a depth of G to 8 Inches and generously fertilized with 20 or more tons to the acre of well rotted stable manure. Where neces sary. from 500 to 1,000 pounds per acre of high-grade supplementary fertilizer may also be applied. The carpet grass plants should be set about 12 Inches apart each way. In planting small lawns it 1:? usually best to put out the sets: with the trowel or some other hand tool, while on large lawns it is more economical to plow the land and drop the sets or pieces of sod the prop er distance apart in the furrows. The land should be rolled after setting car-1 pet I grass in order to press the loose soil close around the plants. IMPROVED STOCK AND CROPS South Carolina County Agent Waging Campaigns for Importation of Pure-Bred Bulls. at Pasture on South Carolina Mountain. mixing of fertilizers to stimulate crop yields. He has already assisted farm ers in ordering a number of pure-bred bulls and hopes to get more of ,them into the- county this year than ever be fore. He has demonstrated to the farmers of the- county how to place co operative orders for fertilizer.?. Two hundred and seventy tons of 16 per cent acid phosphate was ordered by farmers co-operatively with some sav ing of money. Carrying out the same plan the York county agent helped farmers of Ills county to save $90 on. one co-operative order. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment cf Agriculture.) * Better stock and better crop ylejds is tha motto of the county agent ol Fairfield county, South Carolina. In carrying out this purpose he is waging campaigns for the importation into the county of more pure-bred bulls and for co-operative buying and home