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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-22
CHAPTER Nv.
A BALD LOVER.


And So" Giles Ellis said, musingl,v,
Martin Lee has returned. AIT quite
sure this is true?" he asked his cousin.
Now. this cousin was the neighbor with
whom Ann Biggers sister shared he1
secret before the day was over. 1t was
now evening, and Giles had called TO see
his cousins husband upon business
M tier. Strange" continued Giles
"that John Lee has not made his Drotn-
er's return known. He is not man 10
sThey may have good reason to be
lent. ] have always heard Martin Lee
was of O headstrong nature.
And so is John Lee, as all we'll know.
He was never known to turn, once his
foot was we'll set on the. road. But your
meaning
Ought to be plain to man as keen
witted as Giles Ellis.
DO you think Martin Lee Is not well
come visitor-that it is as we'll he Keeps
indoors? Is that not it"
"God preserve us!' his cousin ex-
claimed. you take the words out or my
There is no mistake Martin Lee You
are sure has returned?"
NAY, l SAID not So
And then Giles Ellis cousin told him
how the news came to her-if she added
to il she was, as most people are, uncon-
ecious of it. Upon hearing this Giles
Ellis smiled, but il was not the smile
which made people think they wTongeds
him when they suspected maa WIN
such keen black eyes, so closely set III
his head; for his was, 1T best, sinister
| face.
"This is worth pondering over, he SAID
TO himself when he was alone.
He was walking toward John Lee
house rapidly, when sound attracted MS
attention. lie had quick ear and eye.
There was light enough to see the lamp
that was crossing field near him. Giles
Ellis looked savagely at the lamb, then,
casting o swift glance around him, ran
tow rd it. As he ran he produced q Keen
bladed knife. The lamb avoided him
II ran into a corner, but Giles graspei it
and drew it toward him. saying between
his set teeth:
SNow. then, John Winslow, this, loo,
will show thee what l can do to repay
the man who bears witness against me-
His teeth cleaned. The smile on Giles
Ellis face was slrdonic as he turned the
lambs face up to him roughly and neld
it's neck over his left knee while he
slashed it's throat The lamb straighte cd
it's legs out as the blood spurted from the
great wound
Giles Ellis rose, and, looking down al
the dying animal, said: And had l q
score here would serve them the same
way as l did thy fine horse, Master Wins.
low. Blame that, too, on the witches,
he added, scornfully, as he thrust the
knife-blade into the soft earth repeat
odly. Then wiping it carefully on the
grass, he replaced it in his pocket and re-
turned to the path. He was walkin9
away from the field where the lamb lay
when be paused suddenly, stood still, anc
listened. Then he vented terrible oath
darted to o clump of underground, ant
there, in a depression in the earth, be-
held man crouching.
ITO BE CONTINUED
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-22
Drowned In TrevIllian's Creek.

James D. Monday, a highly-reSpected ana
aged merchant OF Charlottesville, was
drowned while attempting to ford Treyil-
lian's creek, few miles from Charlottes-
Vile. He let at ii o'clock for East Hall on
important business, against the urgent pro-
test OF his vie. Soon after the accident q
number OF citizens went in search OF his
body. which they recovered at half-past six.
He. with his horse and buggy, hoated for
nrobably half mile down ihe stream. The
creek is a very ordinary and placid stream
in dry weather, but during hard rains 1t
rises rapidly and soon becomes very swift
and exceedingly dangerous TO cross. 1t is
a coincidence that Mr.. John Goss, son Of
the late Rev. John Goss, was about the close
OF the war drowned in this creek and at the
same spot at which Mr.. Monday lost his life,
and under similar circumstances. Several
narrow escapes from drowning have also oc-
Cured. Mr.. Monday leaves wife and one
son.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-22

The bombardment OF the forts at hlo Ja-
nei ceased after six nours, no serious dam
mage having been done to either iorts or
boats. The United States cruiser Charleston
has reached Montevideo and will sail for Rio
at once
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-22

WHAT others claim from us is. not
our thirst and our hunger, but our
bread and our gourd.-AnliePS Jour
nal.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-10-12
AN OBJECT LESSON,

The fight which the friends of sill
yer are now making in the United
States Senate to prevent the gold
bug majority from sacrificing the
interest of the people is fine object
lesson. The man who has heard SO
long that Republican Congress had
passed all of the bad laws that We
are suffering from, and that Demo
cratic minority was powerless to
prevent it, will now ask himself why
the Democrats could not have en-
ployed the same tactics then on be-
half of the people that the friends of
silver are now using to thwart the
plans of the monopolists and scheem-
ers. All intlligent people will know
that we state simply fact when we
say that very little of the bad leg
islation that is now cursing the
country could have ever gotten on
the statute books, if those Congress
men who claim that they were op-
posed to it, had tried to prevent 1t
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-10-12

We have not received "A report yet
from the big reform meeting held at
Hickory on Tuesday and "Wednesday
Of last week. but we are sure that
there were an immense crowd pres
ent, and that Col. skinner, who was
present, made fine impression
and did much good We regret very
much that We failed to get there ac-
cording To promise and announce
ment. There is five o'clock mixed
train leaving Goldsboro every after
noon going West; We very often go
on this train, and this time figured
out the schedule so that we could
reach Hickory in time by taking this
train. But TO our astonlshment when
We went down to take this train for
Hickory, we were informed by the
conductor that he had received or
ders not take passengers on this
train any more. We telegraphed to
headquarters for special permission
(the conductor kindly waited fe~,
moments for the answer to come
but the privilege was denied us. A
passenger coach was attached TO the
freight car, we stood and saw the
train leave but could not go on it.
We had seen no notice published of
such charge of accommodation. By
changing the schedule of this same
train from seven o'clock up to five
O'Clock, we failed to get to Thomas
vile in July. 1t is the duty of the
railroad commission to see that
these changes in schedule and ac-
cOmmodation are not made without
due notice, and not made at all if
the public is lnconyenierced thereby,
and the travel justifies and warrants
sufficient and better accommodation.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-10-12
COLUMBUS COUNTY.

While the Democratic ticket car
ried Columbus last fall it can never
do it again. The cause of the revolt
against the party is the record of the
last legislature and the record that
congress is now making. Besides
the domination of the court house
ring there is being resented by the
people. We addressed a urge crow {
in Whiteyille. There is abundant
evidence that the Reform cause il
gaining fast. Our experience il
these two counties simply confirms
the information that we are receiv
ing daily through the mail from ev
cry quarter of the State.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-10-12
BRUNSWICK AND COLUMBUS

Last week we visited these two
counties. In Brunswick we address
ed a large audience. The Populist
party carried that county in the last
election by several hundred majority
and the party is growing daily. We
understand that the rank and file of
the Democratic party there condemn
the high handed and corrupt meth
DDS of the machine there last fall.
Our readers will remember the rape
of the ballot there last fall. When,
by carrying out all OF the tricks of
Simmons according to instruction,
they were unable to overcome the
majority of the Popul;sts, they had
the returning board to discover that
the paper on which the ballots was
printed was not white. 1t was the
same paper that all the Populist
tickets were printed on that were
printed at headquarters in Raleigh.
The majority of the Populists i'll
Brunswick vii be larger next time
than it was last. The same fraud
can not be committed again. The
people irrespective of party will not
tolerate it.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-10-12
NO COMPROMISE WITH THE ENEMY OF
THE PEOPLE.

When the goldbugs and monopo-
list can score a point against the
people they always do it uncondi-
tionally and uncompromisingly.
With heart as cold as an iceberg
and as cruel as a serpent, they ask
no quarter and give none. When
they fail in their cold and heartless
design; then they begin to say through
the partisan paper that they own
that there ought to be compromise,
but the compromise is always in
their favor; that is, when they can
not rob the people of a whole loaf
they suggest to the peoples represen-
tatives, that they allowed them to
rob the people of half loaf this
time. This is now the game that
is going on in Congress. They are
talking of compromise. Why COM
promise when you are right: A
patriot placed on guard will never
give an inch to the enemies of the
people. Let every friend of the
people say to Mr.. Cleveland and his
goldbug advisers and hackers, that
we will not move an inch; we are
here defending the rights of the
people, we demand justice and vii
take nothing less. 1t is not only
foolish, but it is the act of a traitor
for man who is placed on guard tt
give up what we have unless some
thing better can be gotten, and tina
is not the kind of compromise th'
goldbugs want. Watch every MAJ
who favors a compromise IN thu
fight between the people and tn
money devil. Eternal vigilence i
the price of liberty.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-10-12
THE DEADLY PARALLEL.

undertake to affirm, without fear
of contl ADDICTION, that a paper issued
bv the Government with the simple
promise to receive it for all dues,
would be as uniform in its value as
the metals themselves John {. Cal
houn, Democrat.
"Our Government connot make
its fiat equivalent to intrinsic value
nor keep inferior money by its own
independent efforts, nor is it iusti-
fed in permitting an exaggerated
and unreasonably reliance on our
national strength and ability to jeo-
pardize the soundness of the peoples
money.-Grover Cleveland, pluto
crat. tt.
We suppose the tariff is not rob-
bing the people much now. Wenev
er hear anything about it. If.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-10-12
fHnt .HT ai~ arrna~

th~ prop" - 'hss e"antrt ar
""~ D. 4"hE"E 10 i"uht a. regard
A@e f4N4'Nf@Tf"o iaaa must ps*s
"s~ '9 Frn"ri hira eligible "A an ar
"A">Ad"r /" foreign coaH'ry. Tbs
appointment of Van Alea throws .
Hood - light aP"u iAls sabl~,-t. H.
- an A~f"r sou n-law. thorough
AuglomAnlAc, who prldc. hsm.c,.
upon hl> r~~"m hlAncr 20 the Fr1ny~
81 AAlc.. aAa sAY~ this country -
not ~ f"r ladies And gentlemen t.
4iNe 10. and above all h "oniTlbu
led ~a'.'Hh 90 the Democratic cam
l'a's" 'und last fal!.
IL >eenas that l'fe~tdru; Cleveland
Knew 81 th1s contribution. ia fact u
was veil understood that the giving
"f the >h.#n eR~ contingent upon
his receiving the appointment a.
ambassador to Italy. The rrrst.
dent cannot hide himself hehlad =
denial, for Richard Watson Glider.
editor ~ the Century. aud Horace
White, editor Of the New York Even
ing Post, heard al this sale of
public office as long ago as last
April, and both of them not only
wrote Mr. Cleveland explaining the
whole transaction, but each sent
hlm second letter, and finally A
third, protesting against the appoint
ment.
But more than all ihisi they made
an attempt Ia raise $4,000 among
the friends OF Mr.. Cleveland. for the
purpose Of returning to Mr. Van
Allen the amount he had contributed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-10-12
THe VIRGINIA BOSSES AND SENATOR
DANIEL

The gold bug administration ma
chine bosses of Virginia have been
puzzled to know how 10 treat Sena-
tor Daniel. Some were in favor of
snubbing and ignoring him while
others thought it was policy to pat
him on the back. The decision was
that they must put up with him in
order to try to keep the party to-
gcther. But some Of the small fry
papers have not yet been brought
into line. They are saying that the
State Committee should not make
any appointments for him or allow
him to speak in the campaign. The
Richmond Dispatch is trying to
help the bosses patch things up. 1t
says:
"To attempt to silence Mr.. Daniel,
as has been suggested, would be in
sensate folly. Such speeches as he
makes will rather benefit than in
jure the Democratic party. We do
not think it can be doubted that he
did more III the greenback days to
preserve the unity of the Democratic
party than any other one man. And
what will it profit us to put the con-
troll of the Federal government into
the hands of a party that has made
up its mind to abolish by law the
Democratic party in the Southern
States? Are not the daily develop
ments in the national House of he
presentatives convincing arguments
in favor of the sinking of all minor
issues and the indissoluble union of
the Democrats in behalf of the prin-
ciples upon which this, the noblest
governmental fabric which has ever
blessed the world, was founded by
the fathers of the republic:
Let John W. Daniel speak where
he will, if he is wrong, he is wrong
in good company. We are willing
to let him say whatever he will on
any question which is now before the
people. ~ ~ ~ Surely the
Democrats of Virginia are too wise
to invite defeat by elevating tempor-
ary issues above permanent Ones"
The above shows how wanting in
principle or regard for the interests
of the people the Democratic bosses
are. What are the ''temporary side
issues" that they are opposed to
elevating in campaign? The Ii
nancial question. What is the great
permanent question that must be
considered even before finance. 1t is
the success of the machine which
means that the bosses will hold the
offices and let the people shift for
themselves. That is the great perm
anent question. Yes they say, let
Senator Daniel speak, for he will
keep the silver men from leaving the
gold bug machine. Yes they say,
don't you remember how we worked
the same game before. We got him
to 60 out on the stump advocating
greenbacks. We got the greenbackers
to vote the Democratic ticket, and
then we paid no further attention to
greenbacks. We are astonished that
Senator Daniels will allow himself
to be made a cats paw of this way
Why will he help the machine tc
fool the people? We don't believe
Senator Vance will attempt to dc
this in North Carolina.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-10-12
REMEMBER TNE rlSs ANYHOW

A memory is Il good thing 10 cLl-
tivate, Most people have passably
good memories, many have extraor-
dinary ones, and some have none at
all. One of the causes of the popu-
larity of the late James g. Blaine
was his remarkable memory for
names and faces. Ii il said that Mr..
name of persons he had met only
casually ten years and more after
the first meetlng, not having encoun-
tered them in the interval.
In regard to bad memories, an
amusing incident happened at the
White House not many weeks ago,
If the reports are truthful. 4 clergy
man was presented TO Mr.. Cleveland,
and as the President extended his
hand, the reverend gentleman blush
ed slightly, and leaning forward
whispered 10 the President, "Ah-
! what name, pleaseg
1t was, doubtless, nervousness at
tendant upon personal contact with
a man holding so high an officla
position as MIR. Cleveland's that
drove the name out of the unhappy
clergyman's mind. AT any rate, il
was not 80 bad lapse as another
case that is recorded, What if wai
that caused the loss of memory il
the hero Of the following anecdote i
is hard to state. Certainly, Fritz
must have had a queer head If th'
German story-teller has not exag
gerated in his anecdote II seem.
that probably very dull man nam
ed Fritz had been ordered by hi,
master TO take four horses and (
surry-whlch is a sort of car muci
used by coal miners and others whc
have need Of vehicles for the con
veyance of very heavy articles an'
fetch steam-boiler from the neigh
boring town. Just a. he was abou
to start his masters wife called hin
in, and SAID: "FIitz, here's three
pence, want you 10 hiring me
pac ket of pins, and please don't for
get it,
: mo, ma'am," said FrItz, and OF
he started.
Some hours later Fritz came back
drove up to the house, unharnesse,
the horses, stepped into the hous
and delivered the small parcel O
, pins to the lady.
81 say, Fritz" said his master
! who was standing at the windo y
, What have you done with tn
! boiler.'
d Boiler, sir.' answered Frit,
| "Donnerwetter, sir, | hope vo
: won't be vexed, but | clear forge
V it, Harper's Young people.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-10-12
THE REMEOY-THE ALLIANCE DEMANDS
THE OLD AND THE NEW.

The old Democracy was opposed
TO National Banks and internal Rev
enue, and demanded the free coinage
of silver. Modern Democracy is
owned by the Banks, has fastened
Internal Revenue upon the country
permanently, and has declared for
gold ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Sun
(tf,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-10-12
THE ReMEDY-THE ALLIANCE DEMANDS

The.control of trade through the
contraction of the currency or by
placing it in the hands and power of
few is the analogue of the control
of the supply of commodities through
the protective tariff. The principle
is the same. The man who under.
standingly favors Cleveland's fnan.
cial policy is proteetionist at heart
(tf.)
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-10-12

Our eye has also just fallen on the
following editorial in the Raleigh
Christian Advocate:
"lou hear on every hand the cry
of hard times, but people dress as
fine as ever, the trains are full of
people travelling, the Worlds Fair is
taking thousands of dollars from the
people, men and women everywhere
are lndulging in all kinds of lux
urles. In fact, about the best evid-
ence of hard times YOU see is ~ the
failure of many men to pay their
honest debts. A little selfdenIal and
little looping off of needless lux
urles would soon make times easier
If the only remedy that DR.. Reid
has to offer is to economize. then he
must think that the people have
brought on these hard times bv ex.
travagence.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-10-12
WIN. c. WHITNE

When you don't get your paper
send US postal card at once. Don't
wait two or three weeks. We will
send you the missing copy and also
Investigate the trouble. (tf.l
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-10-12

When Kope Elias became collec-
tor he told the Asheville people that
the office would be worth $4,000, to
that city.-New Bern Journal.
We do not know how Mr.. Elias
was to make Ashville the beneticiacy
Of his office to the tune of $4,000.
If he said it, he might be able to
explain how 1t is to be, but if it is
within the power of collector to
keep town so magnlticently MIR.
EIjas:s successor may feel like be-
slowing his peouniary aid upon
some more needy little burg of the
West. Asheville can live without
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-10-12
"A SERIOUS QUESTION.

One of the saddest features about
this great financial depression is that
1t Is likely TO cause serious deficit
IN the preachers salaries and the
collections for mission and other
church and benevolent interests. In
very many cases such deficit could
be entirely obviated by due dill
llgence on the part of church offici-
ais. In the cases where deficits NAV
be found entirely unavoidable, they
could be greatly lesseued by the
same means. The danger lies in a
panic caused by the panic. A panic
III church finances is to be avoided. y
The Methodist.
We clip the above heading and all
from church paper. 1t seems to
US that true religion, the spirit of
Christ should make the churches
and ministers IN favor of reform
before the church finances suffered
When church acts that way it i.
taking exactly the same position al
the remainder of the cold, cruel and
selfish business world-everyone
for himself and the devil take the
hindermost.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-10-12
One blow rightly aimed with your

0ne blow rightly aimed with your
hammer
That hits the nail we'll on the head,
Does more in making a building
Than clamor that frightens the
dead. -Ram's horn.
The above contains a good moral
for Reformers. Talking and dem
Onstrations are all right in their
place and they do good, but they
alone will not win battle. There
avork to do, systematic work, and
'rk that is done quietly. We must
Push the circulation of reform liter
atare and We must organize if We
would win.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-10-12
kRAh TOM PATTERSON.

Hon. +. NJ. Patterson, editor Of
the Rocky Mountain News, one Of
the ablest orators and leaders in the
West, has boldly declared his allegi-
ance to the Popnlist party. This il
giorDus news TO the struggling free
alen of the Northwest, for there is
no ADLER champion of the people in
the United States than Mr.. Patter-
sou. His bold, manly and states
manllke utterances will send thrill
of Joy throughout the hole country
Joy to the friends OF good govern
meHt, but Of terror TO the minions
of Wall street. Mr.. Patterson placed
Mr.. Cleveland's name in nomination
at 1t Louis, and it is expected that
he will take part in the present
Virginia campaign.
Read what he SAYS:
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-10-12

The following from the \. l..
World is another sample Of the gold
bugs plea;
The small minority Of Senators
who are obstructing repeal have for
teited all right to the courtsey Of
the Senate by abusing the privilege
and lnsoIently proclaiming their
purpose to prevent action BY never
ending tilbnstering. The courtsey
OF the Senate grants full liberty Of
debate, but the minority have had
that. They openly declare their
purpose to defeat the will of the
majority by keeping up IA pretense
Of debate after real debate i done.
What &c the majority members mean
to do i'll these circumstances: Are
they gong to confess to the country
that the Senate is u body in which
the minority rules: Are thev going
to excuse themselves for their failure
to do the peoples will by the weak
plea that the minority would not let
them act: Are they so insincere in
their professions of repeal sentiment
that they will not stand together in
any effort 10 force "a vote \ohody
doubts that they could compel action
II they really and earnestly desired
TO do SO. Nobody even in the Senate
nretends anything of that kind. The
practl"a! common sense of the peo-
pie perfectly understands the situa-
ton, and the people are growing
very weary of shams. They hold
the majority responsible"
The monority in the Senate i
not trying to defeat ''the will of the
people" but the schemes of the
| goldbugs.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-10-12

Send this paper to some one you
Know III Virginia, after you have
Fead 1t. The great fight now being
NaSed IN that State between Popu-
lists on our side aud Cleveland DEM
ocrats on the other, there being no
Republican ticket in the feld) is a
not one with all the chances in favor
ol fopohst victory. Help Virginia
Iopuhsts by sending Popu:lst litera-
tufe into the State
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-10-12
WANTED.

A frst-class Workman to repair an
old political issue which has passed
through twenty years of storm and
strife. Said issne has greatly shrunk
in size since its last active service,
and if it can not be inflated it will
be worthless. 1t also needs fresh
coat Of paint, a new cover, and will
probably have to be entirely remod-
eled. Must be ready for use by
Sept. lst. 1894, Address,
WIN. c. WHITNEY,,
Manager Goldbug Combine
z. S. Democrats and Republicans
(if you are the right kind stand on
the same footing with us. (tf.)