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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-22

The nomination Of Hon. Law
renee T. Neal, who was born in
Parkersburg, as the Democratic
candidate for Governor ofOhio, has
brought to light the fact that four
of the Governors Of the Buckeye
State were born in Jefferson coun-
ty Virginia, (now West Virginia
These were DR.. Edward Tiffin, first
Commonwealth Governor of the
State, in 1903; second, Thomas
Worthington, brother-in-law Of DR..
Tiffin, elected Governor in 1916;
third, jeremiah Morrow, elected
Governor in 1924; fourth, Robert
Lucas. elected Governor in 1882, de-
feating General McAuthur by but
one vote. In 1913 he was appoint
ed Governor to Iowa, and lied in
Iowa City in 1S53.-Greenbrier In
dependent,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-22
. MONTEREY GRADED SCHOOL IS

The session of 1884 begins Sep
TENDER 25th. Glasses will be care
fully graded, and promotions made
as soon as merited. The regular
Course includes the usual High
School Studies, but instruction will
also be given in any Of the Higher
branches that the advancement OF
pupils may require. Glasses in
Bookkeeping and Surveying. Su-
perior advantages in Music can be
had in the town Limited number OF
boarding pupils admitted. Expen-
SEES low. Apply to
John NJ. Colaw, A. NJ, Prin.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-22

Among the incidents Of childhood
that stand out in the bold relief,
as our memory averts to the day
When we were young, none are
more prominent than severe sick
ness. The young mother wildly
remembers that it was mberlains
Cough Remedy cured her Of Group,
and in turn administers it to her
own offspring and always with the
best results. For sale by-H. E
CoLAw, Crabbottom, Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-22
Tests of Saintliness.

1t is the small things of life that
try mems souls. The man who
can, without loosing his temper or
seeking relief in ''cuss" words, step
on the business end of tack when
bare-footed, or miss a train by five
seconds, or chase his hat fora block
in March gale, or have his favo-
rite corn trod on by fat man, or
get splashed by mud from pass
ing vehicle, is entitled to first
class halo if not, indeed, a martyrs
crown.-N. Y. Herald.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-22
Virginians Appointed.

Col. Tom Smith, Of Warrenton,
son of Gov. Extra Billy, to be Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court OF
New Mexico; Harry M. Smythe,
Editor Graham Headlight to be
minister to Hayti, and Ellis Mills
of Staunton, to be Consul at Homo
lulu.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-22

The man who presided over tie
Star Tribune, at Charleston, was a
genius. He accumulated bills
amounting to 1900, and when his
Office was offered for sale $3.50 was
the highest offer reported. A man
who could contract debts to III
amount of $500, on $3.50 plant,
ought not TO remain in the
newspaper business. He is in ev-
cry way qualified for the presiden-
cy Of q wild cat bank. Fairmont
Index.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-22

It is now estimated that the to-
tai loss of life on the Sea Islands,
off the coast of South Carolina,
will be over 1900 only three of
which were white, and that proper
ty amounting to 100000 has
been totally destroyed. The sea
for miles on each side of Charles
ton harbor is filled with dead bodies
and wreckage, and no estimate can
be placed on the loss to shipping
as constant reports are coming in
Of additional wrecks.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-22
4 Few Facts.

A remedy has been found which
cures chronic diseases: not in every
case, but in a large percentage OF
them. And in cases too far gone
for cure, it affords relief and often
prolongs life. Many who have
been given ovor by physicians have
been prevailed upon by friends to
try this remedy, the Compound
Oxygen Treatment Of Drs. Starkey
& Palen, of Philadelphia, and are
now living to testify to its curative
powers. 1t has been successful in
curing many cases Of catarrh, ma
larial fever, hay fever, asthma
bronchitis, neuralgia, nervous pros
tration, and other chronic diseases.
In these diseases physicians have
had little success, as the name they
have given to this class Of disorders
indicates, but Compound Oxygen
has worked wonders.
There is only one genuine Com
pound Oxygen, and any substance
made elsewhere or by others than
Drs. Starkey and Palen, is spurious.
Avoid limitations.
If you wish to learn more Of this
wonderful remedy, send for our
book Of 200 pages, sent free, with
numerous testimonials and records
Of surprising cures.
9rs. Starkey \ galsm,
1929 Arch street, Philadelphia,
12O Suffer Street, San Francisco.
Please mention this paper.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-22
He Will Deny Them.

WASHINGTON, D. c. Sept. 10
Congressman Breckenridge will re-
turn to Kentucky in the next ten
days for reelection. He will take
the stump next summer, making
the fight on Miss Pollard's charges
and will deny absolutely that he is
the father Of her children.
He will try to prove that he new
or introduced Miss Pollard to Mrs.
Luke P. Blackburn as his future
wife. and that the latter never so
stated to General Duke or anybody
else.
Miss Pollard meanwhile is candy
awaiting the trial. She says she
has many witnesses, high in a So
cial world here, ready to testify that
Mr.. Breckenridge not only public
" stated that she was to be his wife
but introduced her to them as his
bride.
The only compromise that she
would make is that Mr.. Becken-
ridge shall sign her complaint thus:
II acknowledge the truth of these
charges" She receives daily letters
from all parts of the country ex-
pressing sympathy and rendering
assistance.-State,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-22

Ayers Sarsaparilla does what no
other blood medicine in existance
can do. 1t searches out all the i'm
puritles in the system and expells
them harmlessly through the prop
err channels. This is why Ayers
Sarsaparilla is so prominently eff
fective as a remedy for rheuma-
tism.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-22
WARM SPRINGS FEMALE
SCHOOL.

BATH CO. VA
The above school will be opened
for the reception Of pupils on the
18th of September 1893.
Complete English course. An
q snt and Modern Languages.
Music and Painting. Full corps OF
teachers. Terms very reasonable.
For particulars apply to S. e. Lind
say Prin.
9 mo.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-22

As general rule, it is best not
to correct costiveness by the use OF
saline or drastic medicines. When
a purgative is needed, the most
prompt, effective and beneficial is
Ayers Pills. Their tendency is to
restore, and not weaken, the nor
NAL action of the bowels.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-22
The Power Of Taffy.

Judge Duffy-How did you come
to steal this lady's poeketbook?
Prisoner did it to get even
with her. She stole my heart the
moment she locked at me with
those lovely eyes.
Lady refuses to press the charge
and the case is dismissed.-Texas
Siftings.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-22

One hundred years ago last Mon
day. the corner stone of the Ma
tional Capitol was laid by Gen
Washington, and on last Monday
this event was observed by appro-
pirate ceremonies. Hon. VIM
Writ Henry of Richmond Va
grandson of Patrick Henry, was
the orator of the occasion.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-22

Colonel j. K. Edmondson, of Lex
ington and RIG. Paxton of Glasgow,
have been nominated for the House
of Delegates by Rockbridge Demo-
Gratis.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-22

There are, though the number
has ceased increasing $4,000 Chinese
inhabitants in the chief cities Of
the United States-24 900 Of them
in S; n Francisco and 1000 in New
York.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent, ]

w ASdlNtlSN. W w., pCPeSn"~A
1S.-One hundred years ago today
the cornerstone Of 8 building which
mary eminent foreigners have pro-
nounced to be the most beautiful
and imposing structure in the
world was laid in this city in the
presence of few hundred people.
That building was the Capitol, and
today mighty host estimated at
from 10000 to 100000 people as
sembled around the statute OF
George Washington, which sets
majestically facing the rising sun
upon the plateau east Of the Capt.
tol, to do honor to the centennial
annis ersary of that momentous oc-
casion. Congress made the day
legal holiday and attended in a
body. President Cleveland as
chairman of ceremonies made a
short speech in his happiest vein,
introducing Hon. William Writ
Henry, Of Virginia, a descendent of
Patrick Henry, whose Grafton was
an epic of patriotism entirely wor-
thy of the occasion; Vice President
Stephenson spoke for the Senate;
Speaker Crisp for the House and
Justice Brown Of the Supreme
Court, for the Judiciary. A train
ed chorus Of 1900 voices sang patri'
otto songs, the last of which
America was joined in by the
entire audience, and it was truly
sublime.
There is no material change in
the silver situation in the Senate
Senator Voorhees, has given notice
that he will shortly try to force
vote by prolonging the sessions
meanwhile the Senators will con.
tinue to talk for and against re-
peal.
Representative Wilson, chairman
Of the House Ways and Means
committee, says lets Of nonsense
is being talked about the inten'
tons Of that committee and about
manufacturers being afraid to con
time at work lest the new tariff
should ruin them etc. Now, as
matter Of fact, any manufacture
can ascertain by addressing chair
man Wilson or any other democrat
| ic member of the committee the
republicans on the committee als'
know it, but they would be tempt
ed in order to make political CAPT
tai to suppress or distort the fact
that the committee proposes u
give ample time to every industr.
before the new tariff goes into ct
= feet for every manufacturer to dis
pose Of stock on hand and to maxi
his arrangements to meet the ne,
and lowered duties. The demo
Gratis have no desire to ruin any
body; their aim is to make tari1
L that will confer the creates
good on the greatest number, an
in doing so it will, Of course, b
l. necessary to make such changes a
Z will wipe out for the future tn
S enormous profits which have bee
legislated into the pockets of Gel
tain favored classes Of manufactur
e ers at the expence Of the people
a The public hearings ON the tart
5 will close this week, and the demo
S cratic members Of the committe
S will then devote their whole tim
n to the preparation of the bill.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-22

The gold reserve in the govern
ment treasury has increased to $685.
100000 and receipts for customs at
New York for the first ten days OF
September aggregated S2,468,O0O.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-22

There are 1,4O0 eonvicts in the
Penitentiary, 1850 colored and 200
whites. There are ITO women prls-
oners, only six Of whom are white.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-22

When the late Bishop Brooks
was commanded as the phrase
goes, to speak before the Queen.
someone asked him if he was afraid.
mo-" he replied, smiling, II have
preached before my mother"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-22

The Virginia Prohibitionists
have nominated the following tick
et:. For Governor Col. j. r. Mil
Ter, of Pulaski; Lieut-Governor-
John S. Tyler, of Accormac; At
torney-General-W. B. Kagley, o.
Wytheville.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-22

Senators John Sherman and Don
Cameron were at the Warm
Springs, Va, several days recently.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-22

Over 1900 men are now at work
in the Norfolk navy-yard, and the
payroll amounts to about 800, 900
q month,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-22
TRESPASS NOTICE.

We hereby notify all persons to
keep their horses, cattle, sheep and
hogs off Of our lands, as we will en-
force the law against all who so
trespass.
J. L. Hudson W. w. Galford
]. Kelly Henry Taylor
George Taylor James Taylor
(July 7 to Oct 49,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-09-22
w. TAYLOR.
,JEWELER.

T1xGHTOwN VIRGINIA
z win be here ON each Court-day
and will repair watches, clocks,
sewing machines, &C., &c. Repairs
for all in his line kept on hand
Call on him.
'>'' WV" iun3 ly.
The Delaware farm and home. (Wilmington, Del.) 1885-19??, 1893-12-14
Her Virtues.

Once on time there lived maid
Who never was of mice afraid,
A perfect game of whist she played,
This maid enhancing.
OF gowns and styles she never talked,
Attempts to compliment she balked,
For exercise she only walked
She hated dancing,
She wore no loud, queer ctlored glove,
She never yet had been in love,
Her bureau held no picture of
The latest actor.
And, furthermore, she never went
To matinees, nor never spent
Her change for soda; roses sent
Could not attract her.
OF slang she never used word,
OF flirting she had never heard,
Society-it seems absurd.
Shp did not care for.
AT gay resorts where men were not
She never seemed to care jot,
Until the mothers wondered what
The girl was there for.
No one will knowfrom whence she CANA,
She left no record but her fame,
Not even can we learn her name
Or what her station.
When did she live? How did she diet
She lived in fancy. It's a lie.
I've only tried to practice my
Imagination.
-. G., Burnett.
The Delaware farm and home. (Wilmington, Del.) 1885-19??, 1893-12-14
Iae Mirror of Marie
De MediciS.
By CHARLOTTE ADAMS.

CASTOR Leperche painter, committed suicide
on the twentieth of March, by drowning in the
Seine. This act is supposed to be the result Of
an attack of insanity. He Will be inferred at
the expense Of his professional comrades
So read the death notice in the
Petit Journal Of young artist who
had lived for several years alone in a
large atelier in street not far from
the church of st. German des Pres
He had been refused at the Salon
three years in succession-so much
was known by his fellow painters
yet he was garcon who had much
talent, said they all. They could
not understand why his work should
have been refused except that the
subject was always variant of the
same theme-a blond woman with
pearls in her hair and eyes like those
of an evil spirit.
A few of the young men who talked
the dead painter over in the Cafe
Teniers the evening of the day on
which he was found drowned said
that he seemed like haunted man.
He app rently cared little for anyone
and sought no society. His most
intimate friend was the young
sculptor who Unidentified the body at
the morgue and went with the city
officials to the rooms of the FAINTER to
secure his effects, and, if possible, to
ascertain the causes which led to his
suicide. There we're no traces of
brain disease disrQyered by the asdi-
The Delaware farm and home. (Wilmington, Del.) 1885-19??, 1893-12-14

cal students who claimed the fig6f Of
studying the case previous to inter-
ment
The sculptor set himself the task
of discovering the circumstances
which led to his friends destruction
of the human temple of the soul
confded to his care. The dead man
had lived in one large bare room.
Overturned easels,. sketches, port
folios, lay in disorder about the floor
The furniture, which had been
meagre at best, as the sculptor re-
membered, had evidently been sold,
piece by piece, to keep the soul Of the
dead painter in his body little
longer. On the table lay packet of
manuscript sealed and addressed to
"M. Albert Rechaud, sculptor, who is
prayed not to open this packet until
the anniversary Of my death. .
Rechaud felt tears rising to his
eyes as he read the superscription
and gazed about him at the evidences
OF mental struggle eyerywh- re visible
in the disordered condition of the
room-the halftorn sketches, the
overturned casts, the few worn old
clothes lying at random on the floor
"Poor Castor" said he aloud, while a
deep sob broke from his lips, che has
indeed suffered. Now at last he is at
peace,
"Or in torment" 1t seemed to
him that a mocking voice uttered
these words close to his ear. Rechaud
started and looked about him. He
was alone, but strange sense of
invisible presence oppressed him. A
panic of fear seized him. He finished
his work of collecting the poor effects
ef Castor Leperche, piled them up
outside the door to be fetched away
later, placed the packet of letters
under his arm, locked the door and
gave the key to the concierge.
At the cafe that evening he pro-
duced the packet and showed it to
his comrades, all of whom had known
CASTOR. He said nothing of the
panic that had seized him in the
studio, for he believed it to be the
effect ofdisordered nerves. The little
group of artists in the Cafe Teniers
The Delaware farm and home. (Wilmington, Del.) 1885-19??, 1893-12-14
A Happy Philosonhnr.


Some folks they're complainin
Because it amt rainin,
An some cause the weather is dry,
But kinder content me
With all that is sent me
An don't go to askin 'em "why."
There's lots o. good fun In
The world the Lords runnin,
Though it's sometimes song an a sigh,
But when troubles are rilin,
jes' keep a-smilin
An don't go to askin 'em "why.r
Jes' hear the birds singin
When death bells are ringin
An thrillin the world an the skyi
They'll sing SO awhile hence
When I'm in the silence
But don't go to askin 'em why's
If life has one flower.
One beautiful hour,
One song that comes after sigh,
For me there'll be fun in
The world the Lords runnin--
AMI won't 60 10 askin him "whyl''
-Erank l. StantoA.
The Delaware farm and home. (Wilmington, Del.) 1885-19??, 1893-12-14

exchanged. a fraternal promise to
meet year later at the studio OF
Rechaud to hear the contents of the
packet read aloud, except for such
portions as might require private
reservation.
1t was few moths later that l
made the acquaintance of Albert
Rechaud. / had come up from
Florence to pass the autumn and
winter at Paris and, while studying
at Julan's, ] met the young sculptor
through Dutcn friend We took
n strong liking to each 9th and
Rechaud introduced me into the Cafe
Teniers circle, where heard the
story of Leperches suicide and the
mysterious packet bequeathed to his
friend AS the March day approached
upoh which the letter was to be
opened, it was determined to impart
to the occasion an air of solemn
festivty Rechaud draped his studio
il black, with my assistance. A few
skulls were borrowed from medical
students in the Quarter and placed
appropriately Absinthe, the death
dealing beverage of French genius,
played prominent part in the re
freshment to be offered to excited
artistic brains, and other accessories,
such as only overwrought Gallo
imaginations would tolerate, were
introduced to heighten the uncanny
effect of the scene. The blue flames
of spirits of wine plaied about the
skulls and lent additional pallor|So
the whine face of Albert Rechaud, set
in jet black hair and beard, and
thirteen bougies fickered on the
infect brows,of the young men -afee
sat about tllfscatsonS for STOCK Soith rem
The Delaware farm and home. (Wilmington, Del.) 1885-19??, 1893-12-14

mademiselle; but sohds>>are youf
Where did you come from 2
"1 have told you, monsieur I am
a professional model.
"'It is because you seem to me
more like spirit than woman
Perhaps 1 am. I might be the
spirit of Fiammina di Bardi, who
formerly lived in this house.
"'In this house
eyes, in this house, monsieur. Do
you not know that this old house was
once a fine palace and in it lived
Count Sabbadio, Floreutine gentle
man attached to the fortunes of Queen
Marie de Medicis? His wife was
noble italian lady named Flammina
di Bardi, who was maid of honor in
her lifetime, to Queen Maria. She
poisoned her husband from jealousy
in this very house, it is said,> and was
put to death secretly by order of the
queens advisers
"'Ah, 1 did not know this story,
I returned, as l went on painting
Where did you hear it q
"'From an old woman who lived
on the fourth f)or. She said the
house was haunted and that she
heard strange whisperings and noises,
She died raving mad, five years ago.
I used to work at fringe-making on
the second floor of this house befoss
1 became model
"No sooner had l finished my
picture than the model disappeared.
could find no trace of her | in
quired for her in the studios. No
Hxngnew anything Of Marie Assa;2ja1I
The Delaware farm and home. (Wilmington, Del.) 1885-19??, 1893-12-14

Inc 1oiden Cp CITY !
Have you heard of the Cop
Mentioned in the Legend
Everlasting light shines o se is
Wondrous tales of it artA. .u,E
Only righteous men and women ~
Dwell within its cleaning wall.
Wrong is banished from its borders,
Justice reignssupreme DER all.
=:
We are builders of that city;
All our joys and all our groans
Help to rear its shining ramparts;
All our lives are building stones;
But the work that we have builded,
Oft with bleeding hands and tears
And in error and in anguish,
Will not perish with the years.
1t will be at last made perfect
In the universal plan;
1t will help to crown the labors
of the tolling hosts of man;
1t will last and shine transtigured
In the final reign of right;
1t will merge into the splendors
OF the City of the Light,
Felix Adler.
The Delaware farm and home. (Wilmington, Del.) 1885-19??, 1893-12-14
Quiet Ways Are Best.

What's the use of worrying,
OF hurrying
And scurrying, p!
Everybody hurrying,
And breaking up their rest2
When every one is teaching us,
Preaching and beseecning us
To settle down and end the fuss,
For quiet ways are best.
The rain that trickles down in showers
A blessing brings to thirsty flowers;
Sweet fragrance from each brmming cup
The gentle zephyrs gather up.
There's rain in the tempest's path;
There's ruin in the voice of wrath;
And they alone are blest
Who early learn to dominate
Themselves, their violence abate,
And prove by their serene estate
That quiet ways are best.
Nothing's gained by worrying,
By hurrying
And scurrying,
With fretting and with flurrying
The temper's often lost.
And in pursuit Of some small prize
We rusl ahead and are not wise,
And find the unwonted exercise
A fearful price has cost.
'Tis better far to join the throng
That do their duty right along.
Reluctant they to raise fuss ~
Or make themselves ridiculous.
Calm and serene in heart and nerve,
Their strength is always in reserve,
And nobly stands each test!
And every day and all about
By scenes within and scenes without
We can discern with ne'er doubt
That quiet ways are best.
- -Pttsburg Commercial Gazette.