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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27

With the present number is conf
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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27
Supervisors rleeting.

The Board of Supervisors held
one of it's regular meetings IN last
Monday. full Board being pres
ent. The only business of general
interest transacted was the letting
to contract the working Of the
Staunton and Parkersburg pike for
a term of two years. The lowest
bid. which was SIS per mile, per
wear, was made by VIM. Jordan. OF
Vanderpool. and was accepted BY
the Board. The road was adver-
tiSed to be let for a term Of five
years, but on examination it was
found to be stated in the law that
the road should b" let bi-annually.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27
The Virginia Conference.

The following is "a brief but cor
rect statement of the last session
Of our conference. The twenty
eighth session of the Virginia An
nnal Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church convened at Old
Point. Va, March 4th, 1895. Fish
op Thomas Bowman presiding,
The appointments for Greenbrier
district for the ensuing year are as
follows; Presiding Elder, D. c.
lIedrjck. Augusta and Rocking
ham, ). Adamson; Edray, ". A.
Sharp; Forest Hill. R. Il Little;
Greenbrier, S. C. Morgan; High
land. C. H. Anderson, Lewisburg
II. w. Atkinson; Monroe, r. H
Clark; Paint Bank, c. NJ. Netf
Pendleton and Circleyille, c. M. NJ
Fultz and Howard Wade; Pocahon'
las, N. L. G. Anderson; Rich Patch,
j. D. Mays; Ronceverte, G. W
Graham. Il. b. CLARK.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27
+ A Horse Show in Highland.

The time has come when it is
not profitable to raise any kind OF
q horse, but a good one. Cheap
horses are very cheap, while a fine
horse can be sold any time for
good price. A fine horse can be
raised with the same expense and
trouble it takes to raise d plug.
Therefore, why not do away with
the "plugs," and keep horses OF
some value?
The first step to be made to
bring about this result in High
land is to get the public interested
~1hen a committee, composed OF
owners of good horses, should ar
range a time and place for holding
4 horse show. and make all neces.
sary restrictions for entering and
laws for conducting it, the prizes
TO be competed for, &c. In this
way the best horses Of the county
wonld be brought to the front and
nn interest aroused which would
improve the grade Of our horses
very much. The columns of thu
RECORDER are open for suggestions
8ror, onvoue op-4his subject.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27
Recorders Going Wrong.

From complaints made to us re-
Gently, it seems that for two o.
three weeks the arrival of the RE
CoRDER. at some of the postoffices II
the county has been very irregular
and in some cases failing to show
up at all. At one Office it missed
four weeks in succession.
A mistake Of this kind should
not occur. and we ask the post
masters to please use due care in
seeing that each package is started
on its right route, so that they
reach their offices on Saturday
they should, if properly handled
reach every postoffice in the county
not later than Saturday evening.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27
Trouble in our Print Shop.

Our readers may think an editor 5
life one long day Of peace and quiet
but it is not always so: only the
other day, we had trouble.
A loajer picked up the shooting
stick and fired a slug into Il case;
Now look at 'em-quadS" roared
the foreman. "O-b0r YOURSELF SAID
the Ioofer. Take that, "snarled the
foreman. and he threw Il GU in the
offenders mouth, broke stool over
his head, drove in his nose with a
maliet, stabbed him with II toret'
iabbed his B&y- in his eye, went at
him with "a, and jerked him into
a circle, doubled him over the press
twisted his spinal column and drop
ped him in the waSte-6asket. :,
"He miter-bor'd your ears, piped
tine derN from behind the paper
cutter. "Stick your~ lip in" will
you? | have mind to paste you
one in the mouth" growled the
foreman. YES. or fixtures nout,
again pat in the deri1; land | sac
him wrench the leaderS in your neck
too, and l wouldn't exchange the
border he has around his eve for
the ornament he pat on your Up
ether you ought to brush it off,
it might form cancer
Lock up your mouth, you ink.
hued villain, or willchase you out.
and the heal man pointed to the
door. Not much YOU wont, mister;
vou's good copy of the fellow that
bellomS heap hut don't hurt any
one by a .jug5ful, as a ruJe."
Hook it." Kissed the foreman be-
tween his teeth, "or | will fill your
hide with #. and pr that mug Of
yours" M, the derH did not care
to take any. and as proof of it.
ran. foil wed by the plane. a hand
full of type. a-bor of lye and dozen
pieces Of furniture. A stray missile
landed under the store and made
the o6ice-cat roller eyes up and
tmister tail uneaSlv, but finally
! settled down for another nap.
We drew long breath, pulled
the loater together. went to the
door, called the depii. persuaded all
parties to make-up and got ont our
issue on time, one of which is now
Oh file.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27

In order to give the democrats
the right to circulate it under
Congressional frank, Representa-
tive Dinsmore, Of Arkansas. had
Senator Chambers interview charg-
,,ng Mckinley with being Doodle
candidate read as a part of his
speech against the resolution GEN.
surfing Ambassador Bayard, which
the House adopted. Chambers
charges are explicit and emphatic
and if Mckinley gets the republi-
can nomination, this interview will
make corking campaign docu'
ment for use against him.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27
A Magazines Influence.

The enormous circulation Of
such a magazine as the LADIES'
Home Journal can, in a sense, be
understood when it is said that
during the last six months of 1895
there were printed, sold and circu-
lated over four million copies-in
exact figures 4,O58,89'. Figures
such as these give one some idea OF
the influence which may be exefted
by even single one OF the modern
magazines.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27
Commissioners Office.
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE Mont

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE Monte
rev, Va, March II, 1895.
To Creditors and Others concerned
Notice is hereby given that. at
the request of S S WAINWRIGHT, ad-
ministrator of D L Coursey, decd,
| have fixed upon Saturday, the 25
day of April, 1895, at my said of
office, to receive proof of debts and
demands against the estate of the
said Coursey, decd. On or before
which time, and at which place you
are required to produce evidence OF
your claim against said decedent.
Given under my hand,
m27-4 D Wilson, Comr:
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27

. The Senate has commenced the
fifth week on the Cuban resolutions
but whether this is to be the last is
not at all certain, altho it is prob
milo. President Cleveland has SAID
nothing and those who presume to
know, say that he will continue to
maintain silence until he feels that
there is occasion to say something
regardless Of Congressional action
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27
G. Cd R w

No farmer can afford to grow Corn
for his own use or for market-swhether
Corn be cheap or dear without some
good commercial manure. Tinsley s
Powhatan Com Guano is the best and
cheapest fertilizer in the market. Ii you
are interested in improving the quality
and quantity of your Corn, cut out this
coupon and send it to us with $l.75 IN
currency, and we will promptly ship you
a sample bag. This is an opportunity
YOU NAV not have again, as we are offer
ing sample bag at the wholesale price
iI order TO have all corn growers give our
Powhatan Brand severe field test.
James G. Tinsley g Co, Richmond, Va,
COUlS9lPON
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27

Both silver democrats and sound
money democrats are claiming a
majority of the Chicago convention
but neither side is claiming the two
thirds it will take to nominate the
ticket unless the two-thirds rule be
abolished. There will be total OF
$50 delegates IN the convention.
Of these the silver men claim 549
and the sound money men $50. Vi
course one or the other claim must
turn out to be wrong. The claims
Of both sides are made on the ba-
sis of entire state delegations, as
with the exception of Ohio and
West Virginia it is expected that
the unit rule will be followed and
-ttite maj ority cast the vote of the
entire state delegation either for or
against silver. The conservatives
have not abandoned hope of com
promise financial plank upon which
all democrats can stand without u
surrender of principle.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27
Married Singly. Buried by Twos

: About year ago the Staunton
Argus called us down because we
failed to change the date of one OF
our issues. III this weeks Issue o
the Argus, we notice that he has
the marriages under the heading
"Tomb." and the deaths under the
heading Altar" but we suppose
this is the proper thing, as the dr.
Gus never errs.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27

A The Joint resolution Of Congress
directing the Secretary of Agricul-
ture to purchase and distribute
seeds has become a law without
the Presidents signature.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27

The April McClure's will contain
what is about the first really au-
thoritative and direct account yet
given Of Professor Roentgen and
his discovery of the cathode rays.
Immediately on the announcement
of the discovery, the editors of the
magazine cabled MIR. H. }. W. Dam
of London. to hasten to Wurzburg
and talk with Professor Roentgen
in his laboratory. and learn nj
there was to be learned of the new
marvel in photography. The pa
per will be illustrated with a por-
trait of Professor Roentgen and
numerous photographs by the new
process. A supplementary article
by Cleveland Moffett will tell what
has been done in America with the
cathode. rays.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27

Never before, it is stated in a
Washington dispatch, has money
been used Oh so large a scale and
so openly IN purchasing delegates
to the republican national conven-
f;on
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27
THE
NEW YORK WORLD
THRICE-A-WEEK EDITION.
IS PAGES A WEEK. 15e PAPERsAYEAR

Is larger than any weekly or semi
weekly paper published ana is the only
important Democratic weekly" pub
lished in New York City. 1t will be of
especial advantage to you during the
PRESIDENTIAL CAMP IGN, as it is
published every other day, except Sun
day, and has all the fires hness and time
illness of daily. 1t combines all the
news with long list of interesting de.
pariments, unique features, cartoons and
graphic illustrations, the latter being q
specially
All these improvements have been
made without any increase in the Co.'S,
which remains at one dollar per year.
We offer this unequaled newspaper and
the RECORDER together one year fol
$1.75.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27

Entered se the Monterey postoiFee az
second class matter.
7hon'"r"y, Va. Friday, Mar p, 1886.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27
Kansas Letter.

Sometime ago report came to
us to the effect that Mr.. George
Taylor's oldest son, Van. had been
accidentally shot a notice OF
which we gave il, our issue of the
18th. Not being satisfied as to the
correctness of this report, we wrote
Mr.. Taylor a letter in regard to it.
and on Wednesday night received
the following reply:
Wilsonton, Kan, Mar. %.
Editor RECORDER:
Your note dated 18th came thro
safely. Glad to hear from High
land at all times. The notice in the
RECORDER Of the 18th of my sor
Van being shot, | am glad to say
is not true. Ny family are all vel
but Joseph. He is in Muncie. In
diana, and received a postal from
there Feb. u stating that he bad
fever. In correcting the notice Of
Vans being shot, please give source
of your information. and obliGe
Your friend,
George W. Taylor.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27
DemOrest's Magazine Free.

And what a magazine tits! For 1895 1t
will be more brilliant than ever before. New
management, new methods new IDEAS Each
COPY contains an exquisite reproduction IN
coiors of some celebrated icture by ia
nous artist worthy to adorn the walls OF
the n ost IT fined horne 1t is affirmed that
nen1orest'S is the only complete Family
Magazine published combining all OF the
most excellent points If contemporaries, be-
sides having inimitable features of it's own.
Demorest's is actually Dozen Magazines III
one.
for the busy man or woman, a Review and a
Storehonse of interest for all. Wives, SIS
ters mothers aud daughters can find exact
ly What they want to amuse and IN truct
then, a so practical helps in every depart
nent of domestic and social life, including
the furnishing and ornamenting of tie home
embroidery bric-a-brac. artistic and fancy
work of all kinds. etc, etc. and suggestions
and advice regarding the weli-oeing ana
dressing of their own persons.
The scope Ct the articles for 1895 and $50
will cover the whole country and its varied
interests, and the articles will be p: ofuSeiy
illustrated with the finest engra ings,
and, in addition, It will publish the best
and puFeSt fiction. 1t treats at length
Out-oEDoor Sports, Home Amusements ana
Entertainments; it gives great deal OF at
tention to the CHILDREN'S DEPART
MENT. and "OUR CT LIS" and has a
Monthly Symposium by Celebrated People.
IN which are discussed important questions
of the hour of interest to the older readers.
Let us have your subscription at once.
You get more value for your mo ey than 1t
is possible 10 secure in any other magazine
The Magazine one year for So 90 10
Or Six Months tor i'o0
(Over $50 different garments are SHOWN
each year. patterns of all of which are OBJ
tainab.e by subscribers at &C. each.) Sample
copy. with pattern coupon. sent Tor 1oe'
Demurest Publishing Co..
10 Fifth Ave.. New York.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27
HOW THE COMBINATION WORKS:

You PAY ONE DOLLAR when the books
arc delivered at your residence; the balance 40
rate Of Fifty cents per month. The Books
are well worth the money.
ONCE A WEEK is the brightest, pieasant.
est and most widely circulated Of all the AsaeES
caa Illustrated weekly journals
e-nd name and address, and NO VIA - thss
ycu are supplied.
OECE A WEEK, 523 W. iSth st.. y. Y.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27
PIANOS AND ORGANS.

A first Glass, High Top. Solid
Black Walnut Organ with German
Plate Glass Mirror for $35. War
ranted for six Years. Putnam :
Music Store. Staunton. Va. sol"
agent for the Chickering & sons
Pianos. Write for catalogues and
rlices
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27
TO THE
III S.
OF HIGHLAND COUNTY.

If you wish your order for Dry
Goods of all kinds attended to with
care and promptness. Send order
to MRS. J. B. KNIFFIN, 2015 N.
18th Street, Philadelphia. Money
or check must accompany order
for goods. Enclose stamps for
samples. Feb. Il, 1919.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27
BEFORE SUBSCRIBING FOR A MAGAZINE
See The Best.
D T N 0 R EST S
AN UNPARALLELED OFFER

Demorest's Gut Paper Patterns
are the most practical on the market They
arc of anv size that any member of a house
hol could require. In each copy OF the
Magazine is printed coupon emitting the
subscriber, or purchaser. to pattern
worth and regularly sold for 35c.) or any
number of patterns for four cents each to
cover package and postage. When the val
ne of the patterns is considered the subscrib-
- oc+ro1fv GETS
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27

tssucd every Friday evening by
W. FL M A.THEN z,
EOz roxs AND Ev9=rszrE=s-
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-03-27
AND-sRECoRDBR

Terms, $3.50 a Year in Advance.
Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1896-05-09
COTTON REPORT.
Issued by $. G. Alexander q Go.
for the New York and LiV-
erpOOI Markets.

PINE BLUFF, Ark, May 8, 1896.
conference.-the continued up
ward movement in the price of cot
ton, called by some New Workers the
"Inman bubble" has brought out
the remaining bales of the remnant
left on plantations. Memphis, New
Orleans and st. Louis are inqniring
for low grades, stains, mixes and
slightly dusty cotton. This is the
stuff to throw at bubble, but it
cannot be had to- any great extent
in Arkansas. Planting is practically
finished throughout the State, and
cotton is coming up nicely. Good
stands are generally reported; chop
ping has commenced in some locali-
ties and work is progressing fairly
we'll Labor is still scarce in u large
portion oil the river districts and will
be severely felt as soon as the chop
ping season fully opens. Complaints
of dry weather are coming in. South
east Arkansas has been without rain
since the 18th of April, while in this
section and the Northern part OF the
State the seasons have been much
more favorable. A general rain
wonld do good. Corn planted early
is looking fine. Potatoes have suf-
iered from the ravages of the potato
bug, but they have been checked with
Paris green.
This is the year forgreat surprises,
and il the entire cotton belt is stirred
up like Arkansas as to how the gen
eral government shall be run, and
who will run it, much of the in
creased acreage in cotton will be
swallowed up IN grass In old times
our hands were kept full of local pol
itics, counting the Negro at home
and keeping the South solid.
But the Australian ballot has
eliminated the Negro from politics
and filled our cotton-growing States
with free silverites and gold bugs.
Populists and statesmen. Under
these circumstances we do not he
lieve a ten-million bale crop will be
made, even should the seasons be
favorable.
Cotton raising and politics will
not mix successfully; it always
proves detrimental to cotton.
Yours respectfully,
s. c. ALEXANDER & Co.
Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1896-05-09
n EWS NOTES

There is no change i'm the great
strike of the Milwaukee street rail
way employees.
The twenty-fourth annual council
of the Episcopal Church of Arkansas
convened In Little Rock yesterday
with large number OF delegates in
attendance.
Thursday the Indiana Republican
Convention instructed it's delegation
for Mckinley The platform adop-
ted by the convention was PRO
lection and free silver"
Kid Mccoy, Of Memphis, and jim
Daily, Of Buffalo, fought l2-round
battle before the New York Man
haitian Club last night. Mccoy
knocked his opponent out in the
third round.
The grand jury of New York has
found indictments against j. r.
Duke and nine directors of the
American Tobacco Co., charging
them with conducting a monopoly in
the paper cigarette trade.
Robert L. Taylor was nominated
for Governor of Tennessee yesterday
by the Democratic convention of
that State. The convention declared
for free silver and elected the follow
ing delegates-at-large to the National
Convention: Senator IsOm G. Har-
ris, W. B. Bate, e. w. Carmack and
n. NJ. Mcdonnell.
II. II. Holmes, the multi-murderer,
was hanged at 1890 O'Clock yester-
day. On the scaffold in a brief speech
he proclaimed himself innocent of
the crime for which he was hanged,
but acknowledged that he was
responsible for the death of two
women, who died under his hands
from criminal operations.
An attempt was made to kidnap
Thomas e. Hall. well known in
surance agent OF Fort Smith, by a
Missouri Sheriff Friday. Hall is
wanted at Ozark, Mo, to answer to
an alleged crime said to have been
committed four years ago. The Mis-
souri, officers undertook to kidnap
him to prevent his release upon a
writ of habeas corpus. They We're
by HalPs attorney.
Semi=weekly graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1895-1902, 1896-05-09
PROF. L. E. QUINN.
WRITES A CARD or THANKS TO HIS
FRIENDS.
Wasn't Catholic Nor an A.p A.. Hence
lie Could Not VIA Ia the Late
Primaries.

Rocky COMFORT, Ark, May 8, 1896.
Editor Pine Bluff Graphic
Dear Sir:-Please allow me to say
through the columns of your paper
that most cordially thank my
friends for the valiant mnnner In
which they stood by me IN the re-
cent contest for Legislative honors.
l attribute my defeat to this faet:
did not get enough votes; however,
realized during the canvass that
not being Il Catholic nor an Il. +. a.
! was liable 20 be knocked out. .
have the consolation of knowing
Tint / am Democrat-oneo of the
blue hens chickens--and now that
the recent religious warfare is for the
present. Mt least. over, am in the
fight for Democratic supremacy in
good old Jefferson.
expect TO be home about June
LIST, when I'll do all in my power to
secure the election of our nominees.
Yours, most truly,
l.. f. QUINN.
p. 81 am conducting Normal
school at this place. l.. e. Q.