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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-11-20

FITSstopped free and permanently curte.G. ~ ~,
Cts after first days use OF DIR. KLINE 5 SkhA-
W1evSR tsToREu. Free 81 rial botteand treat
ise. send to DIR. Kline, e3l Arch ST. fhii"'' r"'
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-11-20

It is asserted that the Emperor OF China
has not yet received Ii Hung Chang IN
audience
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-11-20

The really well gov ned WON an wears only
o,seI e honouets OF violets on the street.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-11-20

Re lust to your'enemies, generous to your
friends, and independent or boeh.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-11-20

One great trouble in doing ~ sseoeate sV with
is that you are compelieu W
Yourself afterward.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-11-20

Whoever fails to turn aside the Ills Of life
nv prudent forethought mus, supinlI W
fiIlfil the cause of destiny.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-11-20

When a woman stops crying over trouble
and begins to think, it Is sign that sne Is
getting old.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-11-20

Seventy two races iuhabit the earth and
use 1904 different tongues Iherc are aDouU
1000 religions.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-11-20

Anew species OF giraffe has been discoV"
cred in Africa.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-11-20

! Something that should never be lost yet
seldom kept-a bad temper.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-11-20

It is temper which makes the bliss Of home
or destroys comfort.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-11-20

rascARRrs stimulate liver, kidneys and DOW
els, NeyeF sicken, weaken or grippe. lOc'
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-11-20

,usu ivy n 1oc. box of Cascaretsi tne Hne''
JUs apd howell regulator ever maoe'
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-11-20

believe Piso's Cure for ConsumPtl 9n III
nnEGLAss. LeRoy, Mich, Oct 20, '9l.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-11-20

Only Se onpnIe newer overwork themselves
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-11-20

xvr-v bilious or costivc, eat, q Cascaret'
w VII Lhn ,hoItic. cure guaranteed, lOc., zoe
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-11-20

Duty IS SO conspicuous that a blind
man can see it.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-11-20

TEXT: III could wish that myself were
accursed from Christ for my brethren, my
kinsmen according to the flesh.
tx, 3.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-11-20

for all such religious dead beats would Do
the words in Matthew XIV, 8: "Our lamps
are gone out" One would think that such
Christians would show at least under whose
banner they are enlisted. In ono OF the
Napoleonic wars a woman-Jeannete by
nane--took her position with the troops anu
shouldered broomstick. The colonel said,
"Jeannette, why do you take such useless
weapon into the ranks2" "Well, she said.
81 can show, at least, which side l am on. ="
Now. the OK ject OF this sermon Is to stir at
least one fourth OF you to an ambition Tor
that which my text presents In blazing
ooebuIary-namely. passion Tor souls. 10
pYc1e that It is possible to have much Oh that
s5ssiA. bring the conservation Of 1890 foreign
missionaries. It is usually estimated that
there are at least 5000 missionaries. make
n liberal allowance and admit there may be
10 had missionaries out OF the 1000, but 90
not believe there Is one. All Engnsn aul
American merchants leave Bombay, Cal
cutta, Annoy and Pekin rs soon as 'ncy
make their fortunes. Why2 Because no
European or American in his senses Woulu
STAY in that climate after monetary induce
ments have ceased. Now the misslonarles
there are put down on the barest necessillee,
and most OF them do not lay up $l ID lWen.y
wears. Why, then, do they stay III 'nos"
| lands OF 1DtOleTdulo hOoI "A :. =.
raging fevers, the thermometer someuineS
nlaving at 1870 and 140 degrees OF oppressive
ness. 10 600 miles from homN, because OF tns
unhealthy climate and the prevalilnR ln,
moralities of those regions compelled 10 SEM
their children to England or Scotland or
America. probably never to see them agalnf
n blessed Christ! Can 1t be anything put a
nassion for souls? 1t Is easy to understand
all this frequent depreciation OF ioreign ms ms,
sionaries when you know that they are all
onposed to the opium traffic, and that inter
feres with commerce, and then the MISSION
aries are moral, and that Is an onense 70
MANY OF the merchants-not all OF them, ou'
many of them-Who, absent from all hom'
restraint. are so immoral that we can make
onlv faint allusion to the monstro5ity o
their denominations. Oh, would like 10 DS
at the gate OF heaven when those mission
aries 90 in to SEQ how they will have the
nick of coronets and thrones and mansions
On the best streets of heaven. We who have
had easy pulpits and loving congregations
entering heaven, will, in my opinion, nave
TO take our turn and wait for the Christian
workers who, amid physical sulrerings an'
mental prlvation and environment o.
soualor. have done their work, and on the
nrincipie that In proportion as one has beer
saf-sacdecing and suffering for Christ
sake on earth will be their celestial prefer
ment.
Whs is that young woman on the wors
street Ia Washington, New York or London
Bible In hand and q AEslg psrssge in TAicl
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19

a perfect storm Of noes drowned his voice To
the issue of the Monroe Doctrine the auditors gave
instant assent.
Coming to the Venezuelan question at the close Of
his speech he said:
After some little time, perhaps the United States
Congress will be inspired to assert, as President
Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle have patriotically
proclaimed that all the obligations of the United
States good gold and such declaration
is to-day the joint duty of the Senate and House
OF Representatives.
After thar announcement. with sound money free
speech. free ships and free trade and peace be wcen
the English-speaking nations of the earth will
Republic.
And the way to treaty between England and
the United States. which shall provide for arbra
ing all contentious between the two countries for
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19

lives OF the different bureaus and institutions, who
Thomas e Menicnhail. intel states Coast tei ana
Geodetc Survey. chairman: Andrew H. Allen. De-
lighthouse BOARD. Treasury Department: Captain
Lieutenant Richardson clover Hydrographic Office
Navy Department: Person H. Bristow Postofffce De-
Herbert g. ogden rnited states Coast and GeodefI:
Survey; Henry Gannett United States Geological
Survey: Marcus Baker. United States Geological
These officials were to serve without additional
compensation. ard it was q condition of the organ-
zation that it should entail no expense the Gov
errment Department officers were instructed 10
give all the assistance in their power and the
Board were to be referred all unsettled questions
graphic names and the decisions OF the Board were
TO be accepted as authoritative and final. From the
which was in common use should be adopted This
was the broad general principle. and summarizes the
classes OF cases mentioned below These exceptions
The progressive form OF names.
The dropping of the final III in the termination
The abbrevaton of borough" to ''boro"
h 1 ,ne of rb % as gwen here
Meeting parts of names
The omission. wherever practicable. OF the let
ters &C. II" Court House) after the names Of
The dropping of the words city" and town a.
Leaving out the question of spelling the tendency
cidedly than in combination OF the several words
forming name. thus: La Fayette" has become
We'll nigh universally Lafayette" The practice OF
adding the words City or Town, Boise City.
part OF the name. is useless compca ton.
growing in most cases out of an optimistic spirit
the part of the boomers of the place Concerning the
termination burg 'burgh." PittsburS X
tcnsive correspondence by the Board developed the
fact that in than ree-fourths Of the places
having this termination. the hnal h'' is not In local
use.
The principles for special application In foreign
countries have been that geographic names in coun.
tries that Roman characters should be rendered
I'm the adopted by the country having jurisdic
tion except where there are English equivalents all
ready fixed by In cases where the English
equivalent is different from the local form that
the identity Of the latter with the former might not
he recognized both forms are given 1t Is also held
mai thc smelling of geographic names which require
,ranst teratlon into Roman characters should repre-
sent the principal sound of the word as pronounced
On Tho native tongue in accordance with the sounds
~ ths letters in a system which was devised The
vnwels were to be pronounced as nearly as possible
III" the Italian and the consonants as in English:
Some OF the recent decisions by the Board
are the following; ,,.,,
mort of Corea: Danzig, seaport OF PRUSSIA iiaban.
p,nstead of Havana Tor the Cuban city: Hakodate.
The sea port OF Japan; kamchatka and Makassar.
,ha strait between Borneo and Celebes.
~" The total number of decs sons in the first report
OF the Board of Geographic Names. excepting names
NJ counties in the United States, was isl. The sub.
seouen list rs. makes the total number OF decisions
excepting the counties OF the United States.2573 -
date.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19


interests would be promoted. while citizens arl as
in her character would be satisfied For you would
certainly find American citizenship and the name
and flag Of our country more ana more respected
and honored throughout the world (Hearty ap-
plause, long continued)
WHAT MIR. FOULKE SAID.
Following Mr.. White william Dudley
Foulke who responded to the toast, civil Service
Reform and Commerce." saying in part:
The excellence OF the merit system appears JUST
as clearly from its practical working as from me
reason OF the thing itself Compare the depart
before the passage Of the Pendleton law. Is Ike
comparing the civilization of the nlneteentn cen-
may be our individual opinions of liberal excise
law. no one Will deny that the New-fork ponce
duc,ed thin when II was used 10 oon1rou'e M 10 '"e
m4intenarce Of political orsanizat1h nhcd tho ,no
lsh system. bat today L Is hardly more Engl;sh
than American. Il Is the system which stands Tor
our kinsmen on the other side OF the water have a
monopoly IN these prime requisites OF good n civ,
service. The spoils system is rather me iurK'sn
system. 1t has attained its highest fruitage IN
the Empire OF Morocco God forbid that it should
Commerce could not flourish where its highways
We're subject to the tribute eXacted by the feuda
modern feudasm where the great BOSS and and me me
were the cradle and nursery OF modern commerce
and 1t can reach It's highest developmep, Ito ro-dSy
shackles OF the spols system. Those who march
under the flag cannot be enemies. CIVIL service
reform and commerce bound to be friends be-
they common allies of civilization Itself.
Gppause.)
The speaker Mayor Wurster, whose
happy address loudly applauded.
LATIN AMERICA"
The last speaker of the evening was Congress
man Richard C.. Shannon, whose toast was Latin
America" 1t A rich theme for the ex-Minister
to Nicaragua. Salvador and Costa Rica. and he i'm
proved his opportunity. He said in part:
The American colonies did not pass suddenly
from one social state TO another. from servltuie
to liberty. In becoming Independent people
there was simply assured to them the continued
peaceable enjoyment of those chartered rights and
liberties which were already thei-s Lntrely diff
ferent the situation OF our southern neighb)rs
the morrow of their revolution. For them the
change from state OF Ignorance and brutalzlng
tyrrany TO that Of political liberty and Nationa. In
dependence all but instantaneous. the trdnsfor-
nation took pace. Il were. In single night
for the political regime under which they had lived
continuously for three centuries was one of pure
absolutism. and TO the economical system Of
which they had been the helpless victims its whole
philosophy consisted in simply isolating them from
the rest OF the world and exploiting them for the
sole benefit and profit OF Spain.
Is IL to be wondered at then. that the Spanish
colonsts. after achieving their Independence. should
have been wholly unprepared for the task Of poiti
cal organization? The immediate results were ony
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19

rosen;atives Of the commerce of this vast metrop-
oils that such departure from the practce OF e rne
only to our country but especially 10 our CONNER
ca has our m m 1eay m oheT hy rue
form, should be. not revolution. but evolutioh no,
adoption OF the idea dear 10 so my bi ibe
recognition of what is good in our existing system
sense and statesmanlike methods. OF something yet
better. ,oo. ,,,oros,s ,,o,, ron.
resent and OF all other interests Of our beloved
country what is 1t that we need! Is II man
TO be sought and selected and passed upon anG
hapeled with and sent across the ocean to see if.
nerhaps. he car mitigate serious and even dlsas-
pnns ational trouble after ii has got under
mi beadway? Is 1t not. rather, TO have a thor
oughy trained man on the spot who shall 10 f9resee te
The right men. know the right means. speak me me
right word. at the right moment. IN the rish'
qeSnme wears since. when visiting Constantnople,
asked ad tn so often devastated that capital was
,old that the city had very peculiar nre depap! a
no mema th ihe proper and usual way for the man
,o aeek some one who owned hand nre engine 10
10 ser 10 find whether his fire apparatus
Was effectivc make bargain With him and ms
helpers for their ecrfcn of 'h the re There was
tnesg tns,v 60 was informed, not much trouble IN md
ing fire. for sy 1ef wh and st got to the spot
ser conaagratlon was amply evident; Langn.dsr,
Whether the ,he Turks it is certainly the sort OF
not. alutemplated in the proposal have Just men
thing o,anoarding the beginnings OF international
cOnfiagratloHS'
o~cr TRIED AND FOUND WANTING
o,,or of historical fact. this system OF
nno,ai and temporary diplomatic agents was iu'ly
tried during the Middle Ages win 'he resu'S ,"%, nd
sa hund,eds of years Europe was iurro"ed anu
Ior num- ,,, nerpetual war: whereas the modern
narrowea Nth all IFS defects has certainly prevented
multitude OF Of dTd long periods Of
developing, and has given the WORM ''"e
peace. v,,obt he mentioned. showing
Many ~ dnne bv the right man. saying tne ,t ~
wnrS al the right time and In the r'sn' p'"'e
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19
THE WEATHER REPORT.
LOW PRESSURE IL THE NORTIlWEST

Low PRESSURE IN THE NORTHWEST
Washington Jan IsThc pressure has fallen with great
rapdity In the Northwest where fresh depression has
appeared central OF 2i2 inches AT calgary
belt high pressure extends from Minnesota TO texas
depression Of little energy central In the lower lake
region Light fallen throughout the lake regions
and Upper Ohio Valley. The weather remains
cloudy and threatening In the Lower Mississippi valley
and the Southwest: but has cleared In the Northwe''
partial clor illness in the Atlantic coast dls'rcs
temperature risen in the far Northwest w'th
great rapdlty decidedly colder In the Upper Misss
spp and the Missouri valleys In the eastern ana Sou,n
has been little change IN the therna
conditions Increasing cloudness and probably nsht snow
is indicated England clearing and colder weather
lake regions; the Middle Atlantlc states ,heie
will be n partial cloudness. possibly with light ram IN
northern portion: generally fair weather Will prevail In
South and West
DETAILED FORECAST FOR TO-DAY.
For New-England and Eastern New-horN' increasing
cloudiness with light snow; east winds
For Eastern Pennsylvania and New-Jersey increasing
coudiress probably with light rain: southeast winds
For Western Pennsylvania, clearing; colder "hnS' DC
coming northwest. ,
For Western New-york light snow; clearing In west
portion; colder at night: winds becoming northwest
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19
ARMY ORDERS.

Washington Jan. ls CSpeciaD-The following
Army orders have been issued:
Leave for three months. to take effect about feb-
ruary 3 Is granted Second Lieutenant Douglas Set
tie 10th Infantry. Leave for four months, 10 takc
effect about February /. Is granted FIRST Lieu
terant Stephen NJ. Hackney. 9TH Infantry Leave
for twenty-onc days surgeons cerfiflcae or as
ability is granted Second Lieutenant Matthew I.
Butler jr 9TH Cavalry Captain James X. Rich
ards jr 4th Cavalry. Will report to Brigadierien
cral Elwell s. Otis president OF the Army Retiring
Board. at Vancouver Barracks Washington, at
such time as he may designate for examination
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19
GGEOGRAPHICNA MES
THE p1RIsTs NOT SATISFIED WITH THE
WORK OF THE BOARD.
THEY SAY THAT ETYMoLOGY AND scihN'h A"A
ICNORED-How THE BOARD OF GEoGRAPHiC
NAMES ORIGINATED-ITS OBJECTS AMI

fpy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

[pY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBCNEI
1yoshinpton Ian l8-An interesting discuss1oh has
arieen among scientific people here in REGARD 10 '"e
correct mode Of procedure in finding out the proper
way Of spelling and pronouncing geographic names
so that the differences I'm usage In all parts OF Tue
country NAV be removed. The purisis. the strong
oct advocates of whose policy are PROFESSOR D. D.
Egll. Of Zurich, Switzerland. and Professor smith
Of Philadelpha state that the work OF the boaiu
NJ Geographic Names Is inconsistent In many cdses'
and that its decisions are not based on s1ie"''io
nrincples or phiosophic investigation Ut. Es'''
who has been at work for number oil years OIL
this question has compiled dictionary OF gaze'-
teer which will shortly be published. His theories'
published in a German journal not long ago are
not denied by the Board OF Geographic Names
for the reason that it Is Of its policies never 10
enter into arguments.
1t is clear however. that Dr. Egli and the boara
OF Geographic Names look at the question from III
ametrically opposite points Of view In Driei' t'e
Board holds that local usage. the prevalent usage
OF the people living in the neighborhood should be
followed. BY this IT is not meant that local usdse
has absolute control in all cases. Departures nave
be.n made whenever and wherever tor other rei
sons they seemed wise. but this general prlnclpie
has controlled more decisions than any other 10,
loved bv the Board The members of the board
hold that unless its decisions are adopted Dy the
urope and generally followed Its work IL a failure
II vas constituted for the purpose Of securing
uniform usage than TO restore corrupted lorHS u
all
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19

what might naturally have been expected There
were enacted the same scenes everywhere the same
violent party struggles. the sam" constant cnahg'S
~ government the same apparent incapacNN Tor
arriving at anything like "A settled political organiza
ilnu In fact. there but one common cement
In their composition. They had all been reared
under the same colonial system and II was that
miserable system which hal untitled the peop.e Tor
state OF inlependence and left them utterly help
sources.
Well Indeed might Spain urge as an argument
70 prevent her European allies from recognizing
Them that they were totally UNIT FOR a state or
iul.u.ndrncc She knew ful well the measure ana
deuih OF that moral degradation 10 which her IN
famous policy had reduced them. Mr. Chairman. IL
was under the influence OF our example ana inspired
bv IN. principles o; the French Revolution. ana also
urontirg by q favorable state of affairs IN me
mother country that the Spanish Americans finally
struck FOR their independence. The struggle was a
bitter one and long much longer than our own. for
ours lasted but seven years. while theirs continued
Tor nfferu and even score OF years had lassea III
some cases before Spain would acknowledge th'lr
iud.uenl.nce SO obstinate was her resistance. Ana
that We may appreciate something or the nature
Of that struggle l"t Il be remembered thdt no
France came to their aid. sending her fleets OF war
shipe and her choicest troops TO battle IN their de-
fence. IL is then grossly unjust to complain c' our
Southern urightrDrS because they have failed thuS
far. attain the highest degree OF ciNii'zatlol,
Kaihrr should We consider what Il means 10 build
up a civilization. how slow and gradual the process
must ever be- and commend them for the really
wonderful progress they have made In the race or
All hut ins,Irrnountablc obstacles We should adopt
a more charitable spirit when comparing their ad-
yanccment with that OF the people OF the United
States
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19
LATIXAAMERICAN MARKETS.

H. my judgment there are no foreign markets any
where to compare with those OF Latin America
or that can offer us greater advantages Her annual
trade to-day amounts 70 more than billion OF do-
lars. and with the constantly growing needs or me
people is sure 10 enlarge. II IS market that les
AT our very doors and proximity be It remembered.
Is an immense advantage. that VIII be more ana
more emphasized with increasing facilities OF trade
and transportatlon and finally, although IT Is a
market which has long been cultivated by our COM
mcrcal rivals and In which they are sun struggling
for SUPREMACY It Is one which our own merchants
and manufacturers with few honorable exceptions
have hardly entered. This IL the true field In which
to exert our powers and II We will but proht by the
present favorable situation of affairs We cannot Kan
TO accrue a much larger share or TINS important
trade share that will be some FAIR equitable equiv
alent just compensation for that liberal treat
ment We have always accorded and are SIN accord
ing the products OF Central and South America
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19
DETAILED FORECAST FOR TO-DAY.
TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

Tribune Office. Jan. 10. a. m-The weather yesterday
was fair and mild The temperature ranged between "a
and Al degrees 1904 deyrees being 1s de-
grees higher than Friday and B degrees higher
than that the corresponding day OF last year .
The weather to-day Will be cloudy possibly with hgn
snow.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19
The story was hugely enjoyed. and by ono one
more thoroughly than by the Secretary.
ADDRESS OF EN-MINISTER WHITE.

President James then announced that william
Pepper of Philadelphia, who to have respond
ed to the toast. The University Of the States, "
could not be present. and he would therefore pass
on TO the next toast. Commerce and Diplomacy"
This was responded 10 by Andrew ID. White. United
States Venezuelan Commissioner and ex-Mnis-
ter 10 Russia. Mr. Whites speech met the cordial
approval of his hearers His speech in fun follows:
Mr.. President: Some years since very eminent
American publicist, in discussing our diplomatic
service proposed what he pleased TO call "a
reform" His proposal was exceedingly drastic;
for il nothing less than that the entire existing
system should be cXtirpated. root and branch-in
fact reformed off the face OF the earth and that
in place OF II, whenever our Government should
have any business with any other. II should seek
out suitable agent, make IA fair bargain with him
for his services send him 10 attend TO the business,
and then recall him as soon az il was finished.
Gaughter)
piece OF political wisdom think that even In the
few moments allotted 10 me can show You, rep
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19

Beecham's pills for consti-
patton Ios and a5s. Get the
book at your druggists and
60 by it.
Asausi sslss .asrs thsa Goooeph hesuH
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19

so worthily represent would be benefited perhaps
most Of all. AS merchants and manufacturers your
interests would be promoted. while citizens ar.i as
men loyalty your country and your Just prde
In her character would be satisfied For you would
certainly find American citizenship and the name
and flag OF country more ana more respected
and honored throughout the world. (Hearty ap-