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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-06-22
The DeIiniator For June is called
the
Summer num1b {

and IS superb number in every re,
spect, the amount of practical and
interesting reading matter beng
largely increased. The article IN
the College series describes A Girls
Life and Work at Smith, and IS
written by a recent and brilliant
graduate. There is also a very sug7
gestive and entertaining paper on
| A German-School Commencement.
Nursing as an employment Tor
Women as ably treated by Louise
Darche, Superintendent of the New
York CityTrainingSchool for Nurs-
es. An appropriate pattern artl-
Gle. in addition to the regular month
| ly issue, is on dress for Summer
Sports, end another, equally su'ta-
bic to the time, gives information
on Trunks and Trunk Packing he
opening chapter on Vocal Culture
by the author of Delsarte Culture
is in this number, and should as
Ibeneftial as the series just closed
The papers on Hygenic Living are
lcontiuued; and the confidence that
should exist between Mother and
Daughter is the theme OF the article
bearing that title. A Rosebud Par
: ty is described, and other contrlOn
tions are How to Serve Small Fruits
Daintiness in the Home, the eve
popular Tea Table Gossip, and "A
: mong the Newest Books The ar
tieIes on Knitting, Tatting, Nettin|
= and Crocheting show many origlnl
nal and attractive designs.
The Subscription Price Of the DE
, lineator is One Dollar Year. SIN
i gle Copies, Fifteen Cents.
= Published by the Butterick Pub
- fishing Co. [Limitedl
y New York, and For Sale by Loc'
;, Agents and Newsdealers.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-06-22
SAILED THE SEAS 50 YEARS.
One of His Experiences.

Tor thirtv-eight years Capt. Loud followeo
the see- most Of that time as master OF VS.
Tointed bY the Secretary Of the n1Ieu in
Treasiry TO suporintend the seal nsnerle' lie ia
Alaska, which position he held hvo yea'rS' Ai0
relates one experience as follows: ,od NTH
For several years had been tro9Oie re ion
IF nv heart. Ny greatest aIl llSGh1o ~ apy
sleepfessness; 1t was almost I'm ovinS seen
fima to obtain rest and sleep; Having ,i Hju1
Dr. Miles remedies ADVERTISED DegaHit uo the
Neryine. After taking small quaIIsisy yo SJo
heneat received was so great that waS -
tiyely alarmed, thinking the re 1 leu inri-
taingd opjates which would finally nc dr,Ig
Ous to me: but on being a!sured ny nv comti19-
0 Dist that It was perfectly harmless c Tndav
ned it together with the Heart cure Ti,eS' R re-
can conscientiously say that Dr. M H'ro did
etorative Nervine and New, HearC Cut tol, on
more for me than anything had ever iahv me-
had been treated by eminent phys st 0 ION,
IN New York and San Francisco wit WING - the
EFT owe my present good neair ILL, . ed les
iudicious use OF these most valuaplc +
and heartily recommend them 10 az l anlMsf 40
as Was"ECapt. A. p Loud, hampqNS atc en- Curc
DR. Miles Restorative Nervine ana New E ~ n.
are sold Nv all druggists on posltl'e
tee tee or by DR.. Miles Medical 20, Elkna y,
Ind. on receipt OF price, 81 per pottIe, 0r arr arr
bottles for s., express prepaid. I ds,so,e "i'
tree from ali opiates and dangerous orusS'
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-06-22

the cou,pletian- of those ships yes
to be armored, but it would be bet
ter that they never be completed
than that the crookeduess which
has been testified to should be al
lowed to go UNPUBLISHED. The com
mitt6e is still taking testimony. 1t
will probably be necessary to re-
move plates from number OF the
ships in order to ascertain whether
witnesses have told the truth or
not, and that will consume consid-:
cradle time, and make IT impossible
for the committee to conclude the
Investigation in time to report dur
ing the present session of Congress-
Every Senator at present IN
Washington, except Quay, of Pa.'
has declared under oath that he
neither speculated in nor gave in
formation to others to be USED IN
specializing in the stock Of the Sill
gar trust. Quay says he has been
specializing in sugar stock when
ever he felt like it and that he Is
going to continue. The evidence
did not surprise any sensible person
but all the same it was wise in th'
investigating committee to examine
all the Senators beginning witt
themselves; it closes the mouths o.
the buncombe Speakers and writer
who have been continually asking
I"why not swear the Senator'S" Th
only features in the examination
of the Senators that varied iron
the stereotyped denyal of the eigh
leading questions asked enough t
arouse any special interest wer
the confession of SenOtOr Quay an
the statement Of Senator Ranso"
that he had 1~g or two oefof
I.,'..,1 cnat his son had durin
the month Of April speculated in
Washington bucket shop to the eA
tent of $45, and that $40 of it ha
been placed upon the stock Of tn
sugar trust. 1t was, OF course,
foolish thing for young Mr. Ransor
TO have done, but the amount inveS
ed is of itself sufficient to clear Il
young man Of any suspicion c
having acted upon any informatlo
bevond his own desire to bet h
, own money upon his own judg'
! ment. When a man goes into
speculation on inside informatio
q he puts up more than s2O' SEN
tor Ransom has never bought
q share of speculative stock OF ar
kind since he became member
! the Senate.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-06-22

cure but one disease, viz: INFLAMMAIAON.
But that appearing in 30 many forms makes
long list Of names. 1t certainly looks Ike q pig
Jump from corns and felons to consumption. bu'
each is inflammation, and inflammation can no
more thrive under the application Of this remedy
than potato bugs can under paris green 1t kills
IT, If no Inflammation then there would be no
consumption: arrest it and you arrest the con-
sumption. MIR. S. L. Amphlett, Clearmont, South
Dakota. writes: 81 am well man and cannot
say enoughin praise of Golden Relief. Took It
as directed. In two weeks cough had ceased
and throat trouble Of years standing disap'
peared. The Golden Relief is ell you claim for
Il, / could telpol other wonderful cures" Thisis
the brief tale of a man who had had the hectic
flush and about 70 take the last dc Chance IN
Golden Relief. lie did not "go SOUTH" To-day
he is q well man. Try it. If not satisfied with
results, money refunded. No narcotics, nc
mineral poisons in it. Safe and certain. Never
digappoints. One tablespoonful cures LaGrlppe'
Take Q bottle home to-day.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-06-22

AS blood-puri6er, the most en-
inent physicians prescribe Ayers
sarsaparilla. is the most power
full combination of Vegetable alter
natives ever offered to the public.
AS a spring and family medicine ii
may be freely used by old and
young alike.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-06-22

Hon C. P. Jones who has been
talked Of as q candidate for homi-
nation for Congress, in this district
positively declines having his name
.befofss The convention, owing to
psrso1al anil buslne5 $ cdhsldera
.t.6ns.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-06-22

watch maker and ieweler will be at
Monterey at June Court prepared
to do all kinds of work in that line
will open at post office.
For references apply to NJ. K
Boggs, Boman & Mcclure, Bogg'
G Bolten, J. E. Penybaker Attor-
uey at law, all Of franklin, w. Va
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-06-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
- Asall,Ek tortts.l!ohh. :

from oir RcgGiaf Corresto" ...
) SECRETARY c--''sle, in conimon
~ 'S',Gy prominent democrats,
thinks the passage of bill intro
duced by RepreSshtative Coombs.
'.ofN. Y, and now being considered
by subcommittee of the House
committee on banking and Curren-
c c would be very desirable thing.
The bill provides for the appoint
ment of a non-phrtisan currency
commissions; .vhlGh siiall dsvOte the
rest of this Year to investigate and
study of the subject and then re-
port to Goa, res abll for a con p etc
banking. coinage and currency syS-
tenn which shall come nearer to
meetining the demands ct the coun-
try than what we have at present
The; authors Of this bill are G, n
- Jorrdon, U. S. Subtreasurer at New
York city, and w. L, Trenholm
who was Controller of Currency
under the first Cleveland admins
tratlon, both of whom have appear
=. ed before the committee to argue
IL favor of its being favcrably re-
ported to the House. In view Of
the difference of opinion on this
subject among democrats in C2n'
gress, SO radical that it has so fal
defeated all attemps at fnancia
legislation, it would seem that thi
bill is one upon which men of al
opinions could unite. 1t could Ger
taiAly do no harm, and, If the com
mission was property made up
: might do much good. -. ~1...
49," Senator Harris has to grit hi
Z teeth and bear the unexpected de
lay in reaching the final vote o.
the tariff bill as best he can, bein
:. unable to get and keep forty-thre
, Senators on the floor continqousl
81 in order to force things along fast
Ter. The republicans took advar
tage of this to stretch the de6at
on the wool schedule out OF all pr
portions and at this writing the
are threateningto &lljbustsr again'
taking a vote upon it until wool.
taken from the free list, and IL
charge Is made, but will not vouc
for its correctness, that they hay
been informed by several de
ocrats of their willingness, if it ca
be done BY agreement, instead of
recorded vote, to, help them get
small duty on WOOL, ;...n.a. p
Fe The attempt of a local paper
!; get little notariety by insinuatil
that Representative hlchalu'
Tenn, had engaged In real est"
transactions that were not entire
right and proper, with represent
:tl77ees of a street railway syndic'
That is seeking Congressional leg
SIationI, was a failure even bef'
III Richardson had taken the U
Necessary tfo1bleto make an {
fplanasiodtO the House. The m
81 Newspaper: which attacks :. t
anul,,;;sy Of Assn ike Mr.. RiclsF
- ~ ~; :: T.: G.: E.: :.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-06-22

The Augusta county delegation
has taken the lead for Hon. Il. st
Geo. Tucker. which gives him d
good Send, off. ~. -
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-06-22

Battered at the Monterey posiOf''e as
second class matter,
,fEonterey Va, Friday, Iane, q 1884
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-06-22
me lost chance

me last chdneS
OF the consumptive
is usually ia X e n
, hen he " goes
] south. Alas how
many never return
alivel Or. Fenner's
Golden Relief taken
, in 5 drop doses on a
. small lump OF sugar
Z once In two hours,
CURES CoNsUNP-
TON. It has been
stigmStizod as q
"cure all" That Is
unjust. 1t claims to
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-06-22

1T has cured others and will cure
,u" is true only of Ayers Sarsapa-
= The motto suits the medi-
End the medicine the motto.
better assurance c&1 you
et remedy will eyre you,
.Sact that it has cpgS ssoll
=, + f # nm.horp9 Sc Q
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-06-22
Yours in Christ,
LAWRENCE SPILLER.

S.-God bless my dear chill
dren. | would like to have seen
your loving faces once more. But
/ can not. | will be gone when
this is read to you. You must pray
to your Bevenly Father and be
good children, so that you will not
come to a bad end.
Ant. now may God bless you anc
keep you, and at last bring you al.
safely home to.heayen, is the prayer
Of your unworthy father,
LAWRENCE SPILLER.
Farewell dear children.
The children referred to in tn
above letter are four in number
three girls and one boy-all grow
but the youngest, who is nearI
growth Stanton Tribune.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-06-22
SPILEER'S LAST LETTER.

The following is an exact copy
of the letter dictated by Lawrence
Spiller. Tuesday, June 5, just three
DAYS before the execution, as copied
by Rev T X Clifford, his friend and
spiritual advisor, and which was
read at the funeral in Petersburg.
VIVA, last Sunday: -.
STANTON, VA, June 9Th, "a
Ada Spiller:
Ny dear wife, or at least you was
once my wife years ago, and l
still love you. l had made up my
mind to come home, but | was a
fraid to come home after | heard
how matters were there, | was sure
would get in trouble again; and
so l thought l had best stay away
But | EN- now to leave you all Oh
Friday next. | am going to a bet
ter world than this. You will set
my lifeless body, but | canno
speak to you. l will not come t.
You any more. But you can come
to me. | forgive you for all. You
must forgive me too. You mus
not grieye after me. God will wip
every tear away. He is going Wit
me through the shadow o. death
! No evil can harm me. He will b
my staff and my comfort. He WI
lead me along by the side OF stl
waters. Glory be to God. Goo
bye, for ever, in this world; but 20
must be sure and meet me in Hea'
en-. Now whatever you do don
fail to meet me.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1894-10-04
Empresa
Os RAP0RES EspaFOiss Gorrsos ds LAS EHLLAS
J trsnsportes mIlitarss
SOB RE.vOS 8 lie HERRRRsA
HARANK


los dis 8, aS l&s
cis= de labor las docs del dis en- los featvs1,
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CapoHsihsnoy Pcra7PTine PasTte Pss Posse, AayAGE0
Agasaf SsE guaE II ayto aso karA sssAla l0G
y del dA 20 IRA Es7issa ags asos aEaazs1zo
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sro.
EkIHHA DE- 0AI3ARLEH,
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sOn pasaEos Eai kaEaA neZArt u HGkaaa l0s
vzpOs Sse kasEa
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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1894-10-04

EstnH vkpores hsrAD es-l
Gala en- los principalesl
|pue toe de Il Isla, EegEn'
|las necesidades del ira
ico.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1894-10-04
El Secreto de la Belize

sounsa princpaimente salud I'll oooa 4s u 1d
Venus el bo de los attributes do
muer anmca Aqueas de nuesras ectoras e
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Ia delgadez efecos de ocut Ia anemla es@
nuAC6n ndcan que sstema recbe gsa ole los s
orinrios FaIta De signica faa de grasaa
I'm gabado que prcede stra la restitution Gle la beez ox
medic de Ia La mlsma 80 trans
rnna de saudabe vos ahoa hermosA
aEeoesaraoa ansd que u h sonoi5n dehi6 $50 dc =
Emusi6n Scott 81 gran nauyansa prodaoSos - aoraas
We@@dos carassp
RD--E1 soe5e i .tElc1 nvssrs s4ss 80
The record-union., 1894-11-02

their features were exposed to public
view on the city gate, across one Of the
great thoroughtares of the place, with the
simple statement beneath on red placard
reciting their names and offense.
Another memorable Judge was the late
Admiral Fung of Swatow Fuliien. On
one occasion his men raided an establish
ment in which there were thirty inmates,
men and women, and twelve or fifteen
little children. The Admiral tried tho
case with unusual celerity. and the
moment the testimony for the
prosecution was all in he turned
to the Captain of his guard and said
Take all these people out in the back
yard and chop their heads OFF. 1 see they
all want to talk to me, but my time is so
important to the State that cannot afford
to waste any OF it in listening to their re-
marks"
The Oriental pirate when he goes into
the naval service of his own country or of
foreign nations is well disciplined, obedi-
ent and sober, and also fights with the
same ferocity as in his own calling.
If new China ever comes to the fore he
will constitute the material of its future
navy, and will make name and fame as
great in the annals of ocean warfare as he
has done in the history of crime.-New
York Herald.
The record-union., 1894-11-02
S = G g Z = &c S .
PROPOSALS INVITED
For Furnishing Stationery, Blank Books,
Supplies, and Wood and Coal, at the
Capitol Building, Sacramento.
OFFICE OF THE
STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS.

toAohAhENIo, OCT. 20, 1884.
CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE.
y ceived ut this Office until 12 O'Clock NJ.
on TUESDAY, November 60 1894 10
furnish stationery, blank books supplies and
wood and coal, i'll accordance with Schedules
which will pe furnished upon application by
the Secretary of the State Board of Exam
liners.
samples of each article bid on must accom-
pany each proposal, except where not asked
Tor In the schedule. Where samples cannot
be sent, minute description of the article. or
the standard. Or copyrighted name must be
used. When standard or copyrig hted
name is used TO describe an article in the
schedule, the genuine article is meant. and
bids on no other will be considered
Each bid must be ACCOMPANIED by a certi-
fed check on some bank of good standing
drawn to the order of the Secretary OF the
State Board OF Examiners, for a sum equal
to 20 per cent. OF the amount OF the bid.
which check shall be forfeited to the State III
the Dld which such check accompanies is ac-
cepted and the party making the bid shall
refuse to enter into contract and execute a
satisfactory bond for the faithful PERFORM
ance OF the contract awarded to him,
The Board reserves the right to reject all
bids, If deemed too high
The proposals must be signed by the firm
or the individual making the bids
Ali bios must be directed to the undsr.
signed, at Sacramento, indorsed. sPronosais
for Stationery, Blank Books, md Supplies ;;
Proposals for Wood" or "ProDosats for
Coal" as the case may be.
GEORGE E. PRATT.
Secretary of State Board of Exaniners
o26-o0t
The record-union., 1894-11-02
THE COSTUME SHE WORE.

She had five or six trunks of remarkable size
And a tiny valise
The trunks she appeared very highly to nrize
But not the valise
The Custom-house officer sized UP the pile.
And thought that the woman must travel in
style, % iii
But he didn't believe it was really worth while
To touch the valise.
But passed" the valise
Twas such a olminutive, dainty affair
Was the little valise
And the trunks held her s.notices y passe a flor
page;
But the costumes she wore that had made her
the rage
Were in the valise
JOHN CONNER in Home and Country.
The record-union., 1894-11-02
A COMMA. COSLYL
Its Absence Cost the Country About
Two Million Dollars.


"Oh, punctuation marks are not of
much account. They're just put in for
looks. 1 don't want to bother about
them"
Such are sentiments of good MANY
schoolboys with regard to the branch of
letter and composition writing. Others.
again, appear to think that all that is nee
essary is to put in comma here and
there at haphaZard, to set off the Clocks
of the thing" How risky this way of
doing things is may be learned from the
following incident:
1t seems that some twenty wears apo.
when the United States, by CONGRESS-
was making a tariff bill, one of the sec,
tions enumerated what articles should he
admitted free of duty. Among the ar
ticles specified were "all foreign fruit-
plants" etc., meaning plants imported
for transplanting, propagation Or expert
ment.
The enrolling clerk, in copyinp
the bill, accidentally changed the
hyphen in the compound word
"fruit-plans'' to a comma. mak-
ing it read. ''all foreign fruit
plants" etc. AS result of this sim,
pie mistake. for a year, or until Con-
gress could remedy the blunder-all the
oranges, lemons, bananas, grapes and
other foreign fruits were admitted free of
duty. This little mistake, which anyone
would be liable to make, yet could have
avoided by carefulness, cost the Govern
ment not less than $4,000 A pretty
costly comma, that!
The record-union., 1894-11-02
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY.
REWARD!
San Francisco, Oct. Il, 1904.
TO UNITED STATES MARSHALS,
SHERIFFS. CONSTABLES, POLICE
AND OTHER OFFICERS.

At or about $50 on the evening of
October 18th the overland mail and
express train No. 8 was stopped by
robbers, about five miles west of Sac
ram ento, in YoIo County, California.
The express ear was robbed of about
$50, 900 fifty thousand dollars) in
gold coin. The train men and express
messenger were shot at several times
to accomplish the robbery. The fol-
lowing is a brief description of the
One about SIX feet high, Weighing
feet nine inches, weighing about17O
pounds. Each wore linen busters ana
masks and had their faces whitened.
The Southern Pacific Company and
Wells, Fargo & Company will pay a
reward OF Two thousand five hundred
dollars (S2, 500 for the arrest and con-
viction Of each of the robbers, and
five thousand tSB, 600 dollars for the
recovery Of the money stolen or a
proportionate amount for any sum
recovered.
This offer Of reward supersedes any
and all others. Further inform alton
may be obtained from the under
signed, or of Mr.. j. B. Wright, Division
Superintendent, Sacramento, or Of
Mr. A. D. Wilder, Division Superin-
tendent, Oakland Pier, or Of Mr.. E H
Cooper. Manager Wells Far9o's Ex-
press, San Francisco.
A. N. TOwNE,
Second President and Genl Manager.
j. j. VALENTINE,
President Wells-Fargo & Co.
The record-union., 1894-11-02

THE usual treatment OF catarrh is very
unsatisfactory, as thousands can testify.
Proper local treatment is necessary to
success. but many, if not most, of the
remedies in general use afford but tenn
porary relief. Ely's Cream Balm. which
is so highly commended, is remedy
which combines the important requisites
of quick action, specific curative power,
with perfect safety and pleasantness TO
the patient. The druggists all sell it.
The record-union., 1894-11-02

Forty-toar gears IS q long time to aCait
for recognition. But that Ionq Sacramento
las matted to haze q son named for q seat
an Congress 6y any of the great parties
a0ho coutd be elected. The Republican
party has aoa0 nominated man for Com
greSs ach0 can be and aotU be elected from
thts county-ndmetg, G1'oUe L. johnson.
The record-union., 1894-11-02
CHEESEMAN'S SPECIFIC MIXTURE,

WITH THIS REMEDY PERSONS CAN
w cure themselves without the least ex.
posure, change OF diet or change in applica-
ton to business. The medicine contains moth.
ing that is OF the least injury to the constitu.
tion. ASK your druggist for 1t. Price 81 a
nakes TuE
The record-union., 1894-11-02

GroOe L. johnson has serued Sacramento
an the State assembly and in the iStote
Senate. In neither did he permit ,Sdcrn-
8aento TO take harm. Neuer hare local in
tereSts been neglected aOhen committed to
ms care. 1t ,eftt be the same achen he is in
C000TeSs " "
The record-union., 1894-11-02

whats the matter with JENNINGS.
Harlow "Oh, some mental trouble. He
suffers from complete loss of memory.n
Suffers? Joye! he's in great luck. con.
sidering his past" Harper's Bazaar.
The record-union., 1894-11-02

When G7'oUe L. johnson, is seated f7
Congress, as he aoitt be. he ptu be an az
gressive force an the House. He aciU not
need to servc seUerai terms before he as
weU enough knowe to command attention.
The record-union., 1894-11-02

LADIES take Angostura Bltters Qener-
ally when they feel low-spirited. 1t
sbrightens them. up. DR.. Siegert q Sons,
Observation-Disclosures. At all druggists.
The record-union., 1894-11-02

"Toodles doesn't seem to care the least
bit about tue beautiful umbrella Miss
Banks gave him." did he say, so ?'';
mo. but he had his name engraved on it
at once"