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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-07-31
The Bands Festival.

At a meeting of the Highland
Cornet Band, held last evening, 1t
was decided to have a lawn party,
supper and concert sometime near
the list Of September. With the
assistance of all the talent available
it is the purpose to make this en-
tertainment the best ever held IN
town, and the help and co-opera-
ton Of the public is. earnestly So
licited. The band decided to re-
quest the following ladies to act as
committee on concert program
Mrs. C. P. Jones, Mrs. DIR. L. ii.
Trimble, Mrs. W. Il, Matheny, Mrs.
S. B. Sieg and Miss May Slayen.
This request is made upon the pre-
sumption that these ladies are
friends Of the organization and
with the firm belief that they will
willingly assist. The band conf
IDENTIFY bespeaks the assistance, on
the stage and otherwise, OF all the
young people Of both sexes in the
town ard community who may be
needed in carrying out their pro-
gram, and in making the effort a
grand success. Other committees
will be appointed later, and the
time for holding the lawn party
and entertainment duly announced
The ladies constituting the above
committee are requested to meet
the members of the band at their
band room in school building, Mon
day evening at $50 o'clock.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-07-31

Additional local trains leave Staunton as
follows: Except Sunday, 3.47 p. m. Arrives
Clifton Forge 5.55 p. m.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-07-31
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FORK, was IN Town yesterday
Mr.. VIM. Wilson has commenced
work on S. Sullenberger's new
house.
Arbogast and Slaven have on
hand a large lot Of Fruit EvapOra-
tors and Fruit Cans,
Mrs. Amanda Crummett, Of
Deerfeld, is visiting her son, Mr..
H. J. Crummett, Of this place,
Misses Mamie Jones and Mary
Fleming are visiting Misses Josie
Stephenson and Phoebe Jones.
Rev. A. @. Flaherty will preach
next Sunday at II o'clock on the
camp-meeting grounds in Crabbot-
tom.
Miss Elva Jones and her, guest,
Miss Merle Lambert, Of Waynes-
bOro, are visiting friends In Mon
terey.
Married, on the 25th inst, by
Rev. W. H. Woolf, John Botkin
and Miss BERTHE Chew, at the home
of Saul Simmons.
When we want to get news from
convention we can't get through
on the phone. This line is giving
very poor service.
APPOINTMENTS FOR SUNDAY
Preceding at Hightown, at II a. nj.
and at Pisgah at $3.50 p m.
w. II. Woolf.
Mr. Will Hunter, of Staunton,
was at the Commercial last night.
Yesterday evening he tried to cross
the South Branch at a ford near
Forks of Water, but was unable to
stem the tide and came to Monte
rey
\ Col. VIM. R. Lyman, Of New Or
leans. who commanded the High
land Company during the war, is
coming to Virginia this summer,
and a reunion Of his company is to
be held. There are a number SILL
surviving .-Staunt0n Spectator.
Remember only such medicines
were admitted for exhibition at the
Worlds Fair as are accepted for
use, by physicians, in practice Of
medicine, Ayers SarsapMrilla, Ay.
er's Cherry Pectoral. and Ayers
Pills being included in the list.
They are standard medicines.
A party of young people spent
last Wednesday picnicing on the
Allegheny battlefield. The names
are: Misses Efiie Butcher, of Staun-
ton; Edmonia, May and Pattie Sla-
ven, Mary Boggs and Helen Camp
bell, Monterey; Pearl and Lucy
Yeager, Travellers Repose; Messrs.
Robert Campbell, R. B. Slaven, c.
9. Arbogast and II. NJ. Slaven,
Monterey.
r A yearling steer belonging to B.
E. Fleisher was killed by lightning
during the storm Tuesday night,
in the pasture north Of town. The
next morning it was found lying
in the field some distance from any
tree, the only mark on it beng a
slightstreak on it's side and down
one leg.-%Four sheep belonging to
Josiah Wilson were killed in the
same storm.
DR.. Henry Fleisher returned last
evening from Richmond with his
mother, Mrs. Hannah FleiSher,
whittier she had gone to have her
eyes treated by specialist. A del
icate and dangerous operation was
performed, but the bandage placed
over the eye after its completion
has not been removed, and at this
time the resul5sof the operation can
not be determined.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-13

sultan has caused English friends of
Armenia to hope for American inter
vention in Turkey.
An instruction has broken out in
Formosa. The Chinese are making
desperate efforts to drive out their Jap
anese conquerors.
Signor Crispi's policy in regard to
the Abyssinian war is reported to be
causing much discomfort among the
radicals and moderates in Italy.
The bill which is to pass the domin-
ion parliament seeking to compel the
Manitoba government to re-establish
separate schools, is published.
The British fleet in the Pacific, ac-
cording to the Novoe Vremya, is being
augmented by six war ships, while
Japan is also increasing her navy.
The New Foundland government has
provided $4,000 to relieve the distress in
st. Johns, pending the Inauguration of
regular system of relief work.
In a dispatch from Caracas, Venezu-
ella, it is stated that an English railway
company has been threatened with
legal penalties if it suspends passenger
train service.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-13
SOME NEW MUFFS.

There is a great latitude in muffs.
Some are rather small and perfectly
simple. They match the collar or the
fur used on the gown and are quite
untrimmed.
Others are larger and ornamented
with heads, tails and claws to match
the fur garments that have been de-
scribed before. These are considered
rather smarter than the plain ones.
There are not so many fancy muffs
carried as there were last winter, but
there are some velvet ones that are
very charming. 1t all depends, how
ever, on the shape, for the eXtrava-
giant use of chiffon and lace frills and
artificial flowers has been abandoned.
There are some very large 1880 muffs
that look charming with broad
brimmed hats, but, on the whole,
neither hats nor muffs are extravagant
this winter.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-13
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

Early famine in Cuba is predicted as
result of the war
Germauy's emperor is determined to
double the size of his navy
Armcnians at Zeitoun defeated the
Turks in several battles.
Count Herbert Bismarck is talked of
for German chancellor.
Brazil is said TO have occupied the
territory of Amapa. claimed by France.
Spain is reported to be mohilzing
1885 troops to re-enforce the army in
Cuba.
Turkey is said to have originated the
report of a Russian alliance in order
TO cause the powers more trouble.
Salishury's tenderness towards the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-13

The Skandia Plow company of Rock
ford became involved in financial en-
barrassment week ago and through
an unfortunate concentration of cir
cumstances the fact was made to ap-
pear in various papers that
the failure was of the Rock
Island Plow company AS the
latter organization came through
The panic with colors flying while
other manufacturers of farm ma
chinery were going down with distress
ing frequency from one end of the
country to the other it must naturally
feel that it has not been given the
credit for solidity which it so clearly
merits Every paper now hastens 20
correct the error to which it gave cur
lency and TO congratulate the Rock
Island company on the possession Of a
reputation for stability which no mad
vertent newspaper item can shake,
but which should nevertheless be most
jealously guarded.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-13

denounced Mr.. Pearson for catering to
cheap applause and "befouling his
own nest" by intimating the disloyalty
of South Carolina.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-13

The Farmers Lean and Trust COM
pany has filed a second bill against the
Northern Pacific in Milwaukee.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-13

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE silver men
still have the senate by the throat
Mr.. Quay made an effort today to
have the free coinage measure recon-
mitted to the finance committee. with
instructions to report a tariff bill sep
arately, but was compelled to with
draw his motion. The question will
come up again Monday. Then it is ex-
pected there will be long debate
while the pressure from the country
for action on the revenue bin is in
creasing every day.
Washington. Feb. 6.-The senare
free coinage substitute for the house
bond bill was debated five hours in the
house this afternoon and for three
hours at the night session. Neverthe-
less, the pressure from the members
for time to present their views is so
great that II seems possible now that
the debate may run over into next
week. The speeches so far have been
tame and dry There were two not
able exceptions today, however Mr.
Johnson of North Dakota and Mr.
Johnson of California. both republicans
but on different sides of the silver
question, afforded entertainment and
perhaps instruction.
Mr.. McLaurin (dem., S. c., occu-
pied several minutes in replying TO the
speech made by Mr.. Pearson rep, \
c., last night. He referred to th1
contest between brute force and
money" and manhood and voters.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-13

Washington, d. c.. Feb 5.-The
most caustic utterance heard in the
senate since Mr. Tillman's sensational
speech was that of Mr. Vest, arraign-
ing Secretary OF Agriculture Morton
Tie keen satire and ridicule directed
against the secretary and the allusion
to the president made the speech
hardly less notable than that which
recently startled the senate, Mr.. Vest
referred derisively to the colossal
intellect dealing with cabbages At
one point the senator said. The sec
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-13
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington, Feb. 3.-The house
spent the entire day discussing series
of amendments to strike from the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill
eight appropriations, aggregating 1884,
600, for the maintenance of destitute
women and children in various private
and sectarian charitable institutions in
the district 1t was the announced
purpose of Mr.. Hainer Qep., Neb.) who
led the fight, to place the appropria-
tons in the hands of board of chill
drens guardians, created several years
ago. The amendments opened a wide
field of discussion as to the policy of
appropriating public money for private
and sectarian institutions, and Mr..
Robertson dem, La.), member of the
appropriations committee, made the
direct charge that the war on these
appropriations had been made by the
A. p. A. This phase of the matter was,
however, approached with great caution
by those who spoke the advocates of
the amendments placing their opposi-
ton on the board ground of antagonism
to appropriating public money for
private sectarian purposes.
Congressman S. M. Stephenson, of
Menominee, Mich, offered several bills
for improvements to navigation on the
great lakes One provides an appro-
priation of $4,000 for establishing
lighthouse on Peshtigo reef, near Pesh-
tigO HarbOr Wisconsin. another nro-
yides an appropriation of $4,000 for
lighthouse on the Whales back, near
Cedar River, Mich, another for $4,000
for fog signal at the north pier of
the entrance to Menominee harbor,
Wisconsin, and still another providing
$4,000 for a fog signal at ottawa Point,
near East Tawas, Mich These i'm
provements all meet with the approval
of the lighthouse board and the en-
gineer corps of the war department.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-13

Washington, Feb. 4.-Chaos reigns in
the senate. No member of that body
pretends to be wise enough to under
stand the action OF the finance com
mittee, which today reported bill for
the free coinage of silver as a substi-
tute for the house tariff bill! Mr..
Quay made two attempts to have the
bill recommitted to the committee with
instructions to report back separate
tariff and free silver bills, but was cut
off by parliamentary objections
Washington, Feb. Am the house
the appropriations for six religious
charitable institutions, one Episcopal
out of the general District of Column
and five Roman Catholic, were stricken
bia appropriation bill, but the amend
ments to strike out the appropriations
for the other private institutions, in
Guiding the Young Woman's Christian
Home, the Hope and Help Mission,
etc, We're defeated
Mr. Henderson rep, Iowa. made an
eloquent speech against one of Mr.
Hainer's antiCathofic amendments,
which frequently evoked applause.
Mr. Hainer made an indignant reply
to Mr. Henderson He declared that
he was not Roman Catholic. nor a
member of any secret order. His sole
purpose, he affirmed, was to turn the
money appropriated for public char
ity over to public board, in order
that it might be under public control
MIR. liainer then moved to strike out
the next appropriation of ST, 400 for
the maintenance OF children at the ST.
AIMS Infant asylum. This is a Cath
Ollie institution, and Mr.. Bartlett
idem,, N. y, in opposing the amend
ment. declared that it was the anti
Catholic sentlment-the spirit of the
A. L. A.~-that was ruling the delibera-
tons of the house. He called atten-
ion 10 the fact that Mr. Haiuer made
no opposition to the appropriation for
the Washington Hospital for Found
lings, n private institution.
The debate was prolonged and at
times quite exciting, The Haiuer mo-
ton was adopted. SO to % While the
vote was being taken Mr.. Grain (dem.,
Texasl. who was opposing 1t, called
out, Il rejoice in the courage of the
republicans, and regret the cowardice
of the democrats"
Mr.. Mines rep. MichD suddenly put
an end to The struggle by moving to
adjourn. His motion was carried.
Washington, d. c.. Feb, 5.-The
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-17
1nt.Illrrnrrr 1sni,rt No. i.

(Cut this out and put into your pock-
ct for reference)
Wise men are not accustomed TO en-
ter upon business course directly
opposite to that of their most thrifty
and successful neIghb0rs. II they see
the best men OF their community pur-
suing a given policy and becoming
prosperous under 1t. and certain other
unsuccessful ones pursuing an exactly
opposite course. they are likely to fol-
low the example OF the successful ones
IN their own business.
What are the wisest and most sue
cesssuI nations OF the world doing
about the free and unlimited coinage
OF silver to-day, and what are the least
successful OF them doing?
Here are u few OF thl nations which
have In the past quarter OF 4 century
deemed 1t wise To suspend the free and
unlimited coinage OF silver until inter-
national action could restore true bt-
mctaIlISm. Alongside or these we will
place the nations which have persisted
In retaining the unlimited coinage OF
silver and thereby made SILVER prac-
tIcally their only money.
Gold standard nations.-France. Ger
many, Austro. Hungary, United States,
Belgium. Holland. Sweden and Nor
way. Denmark.
Silver standard natlors.-China. ia
pan. India, Russia, South American
states, Central American states,Stra!ts
Settlements, Mexico.
Even the most influential Of the
countries placed In the silver column
are putting themselves In shape TO
join the gold standard nations as soon
ns possible. Japan has now rs much
gold us silver money, and Is getting on
to 4 gold bnsIs rs rapidly as prdctic-
able. Russia has accumulated a large
stock Of gold In the past few years.
Some OF the Central and South Amer
lean states have already adopted a
gold standard. and others are moving
In that direction. The mInts OF India
have been closed to the free and I'M
limited coinage OF silver since 1893,
This reduces the list of nations still
favoring the maintenance Of the silver
stanGurd to China. Central America,
Mexico. South America and the Straits
Settlements?
Would 1t not be better to walt for
International action. which alone can
produce true bImetallism rather than to
enter upon the free coinage OF silver.
which would result In giving this
country n silver currency?
In the next lcnilct we Will present n
financial calendar OF the past quarter
OF Il century, showing In detail what
thu most Intelligent nations of the
world have done In that time on this
SuujeGt.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-17
STATE PRESS.


Huntington Herald (Rcp): In his
knock nbout notes In tho Wheeling IN
telligcncer. Editor Hart says:
"a Democrat said TO me: MY gym
pathics are against the Republican
party, but I noticed that Its speakers
arc dealing with facts. while all tho
bryan takers have hrcard devote
themselves TO trying to stir up prcju-
Dice"
Tho few free silver journals OF infu-
enco In this state. headed by the insln-
ccrc Wheeling Register, do little else
than !nduatrOusly fan the flames OF
dIscOrd between employer and employee.
II these agents had the sGmbluncc OF
truth or reason az guide, their de-
structlve methods would not be so rep
rehensIble. Fortunately, intelligence
Is bad play ground for the welfar. of
dcmagogism. American wOrklngncn
possess maximum OF broad common
sense, ana they make keen distinctions
between the rcd flag and the stars and
stripes. DemngOgucs who bcstrldc the
back districts, vigorously melting
classes against euch other, share. ut
least, the doubtful pity that always at
taches 10 ignorance, but when lntclll-
gent journalism, through political am
bitiOn. breaches the inccndlnrism Of u
Murat without Marat's reason for knit
ing the social order. the line OF crlmi-
nalty has ben passed. The French
Revolution had rnisOn d'ette, but our
own happy republic 10 as far from such u
necessity as paradise from shcOl
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-17

Why a fifty cent dollar? We didn't
have any deprecated coin under the
tte .oi''u5 10 - W. LIZ rtt,a nora,,,
saw tha, what was good for eighty wears
in this country viii be good for eighty
more.-Fairmont INDEX.
In all the eishty years prior TO 1913
this country coined only soOo.oOo SILVER
dollars. and Tor many years before me
so-called crime they we're not In circu-
latlon. II 1t was good for eighty years
10 nave Tree coinage that didn't put the
beloved silver dollar INTO circulation
why all this demand Tor more silver
Since 1873 We nave coined more than
Z 4Oo.oOo.Ooo silver dollars ana all are In
circulation when there's business
enough to demand their distribution.
! Your demand for free and unlimited
coinage Is hardly consistent with your
statement that what was good for
eighty years" (whcn silver dollar was
curiosity would be good for eighty
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-17
40 Comfort Even In Arkansas.

By an evil chance the silver people are
deprived OF the comfort the have been
deriving from Arkansas just when
they need 1t most to enable them 10 bear
up under the news from Maine. Official
returns from SiXty.onc OF the s!Nty-iive
counties In the state give Democratic
plurality OF iS,235. Instead OF the 10000
so eaultnntly claimed u few days ago.
The Democratic plurality In the state in
1884, was 4S.124.-LOulsvillc Courier
Journal, Dem.
II is worse than that for the Bryan
party. The latest adviccs ure that the
Bryan plurality In Arkansas IS but
IS, 900. 10000 less than the Democratic
plurality OF two years ngo. Arkansas
Is one OF the states In which It was sup
posed that the cry nf party regularity
would hold all the Democratic votes for
state in which there was likely 10 BE- n
wild rush for anything that looked like
Reputation.
Arkansas. be It remembered. gave It's
bonds to the United States for 100000
and has never paid one cent of the
principal or the Interest. This money
Represented the foundation Of the Smith
sonian Institution In Washington. II
was the fortune OF James Smithson, an
EnGlishman. who died In 1879. be-
Queathing all he hnd to found In Wash
ington AN establishment for the In
crease and diffusion OF knowledge
| among men,"
The whole amount came to this coun-
| try In gold and was offered rs loan to
the highest bidder among the states.
Arkansas got the money and gave her
bonds. The rcpudiated debt now
amounts. interest and principal to
| about $500, 900, and there Is no pros
pect that cent OF 1t ever will be paid.
The Smithsonian Institution. for the
credit OF the country. was establlshedand
has been maintained out OF the national
treasury. at the cost OF the people OF this
country.
1t would not have been strange II the
| people Of such state had given the
| Bryan party much larger majority
than they gave the Democratic party
two years ago. That they have given
10000 les indicates that q good many
Arkunsans may he ashamed of the
shameful repudIatIng record their state
has made.
The vote In Arkansas. instead of boil
STEERING up Bryanitc hopes, Is almost ns
good for the causc of sound money and
common honesty as the unprecedented
Republican majOrit!es In Vermont and
Maine.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-17

Charleston Mail (Rcp.): II the conl
miners OF the valley had II barrel OF
money why should they want to come
10 Charleston ut the Bryan meeting,
unles TO get n peep at the man who In
suited them when n member of the
ways and means committee In Con-
GrcsS by declaring that the duty on
coal is indefenslblc." II could be. moth
ing more or less than morbid curiosity
TO look at man who headed contest.
Ing delegation to the Democratic ma
tIOnnl convention and was an insur-
gent against the time honorcd customs
OF a great party, md who later won the
nomination by the free use OF his
mouth. The coal miners of this valley
have greater reasons not to want Ia
See or hear Bryan than any other class
OF people In the United States.