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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-08-24
HIGHLAND RECRODER
LOCAL NEWS.
PERSONAL.
Brief Items of Interest to Home
Folks About Their Friends
And Acquaintance.

Mr. Mike Matheny OF Dach OfeeN
was in town Tuesday.
Mrs. C. P. Jones spent Sunday
with friends at Franklin.
Mrs Laura Cross Of West Augusta
is visiting Monterey friends. ,a
The Red Oak Knob picnic oatslr.
day is the last social event. q,
MIR. and Mrs. R. L. Matheny and
little son Wallace were in town
Saturday.
Mrs S w Sterrett and daughter
Miss Mamie spent Tuesday in
L. Mr.. and. John Sipe returned
this.yeek from West Va. where
Mr. sine had been engaged IN
painting,
Hon. Charles P. Jones went to
Charlottesville this week on busl-
ness connected with the Unlvers'-
ty of Virginia, as its president.
A Mckinley or Bryan badge free
with each sc package chewing gum
at Orndorff's.
Mr. and Mrs J M Crowley Of
Mcdowell were in town Yesterday
Mrs Dan'l Rexrode of Bullpas
ture is dead.
Dispositions in case in when
James C Lightner of Bath and +.
D Wade of Lewisburg are interest
cd were taken before 0. Wilson
Wednesday.
Mrs. Trimble has just received a
nice let of Lady Smith and Alpine
hats for early fall wear in the light
grey felt.
Mr.. John Pruitt of the river was
up Tuesday.
Miss Edna Hull, daughter Of ?.
Edgar Hull, Esq. of Eureka, Kan
sas, is visiting relatives at Waynes'
boro. She will visit her grand par
ents. Mr. and Mrs James Trimble
of this place before returning
home.
We notice WaynesbCro and Basic
City are taking on a good, healthy
boom. Many new houses are be-
ing built, three Of the number by
w NJ Chew, Esq.
Rev John Ruff and wife who
have been absent from home for
several weeks returned OIL last FRI
dav. Their neice, Miss Bertha
Sperry of Bedford county accom-
panied them.
Mrs w T Rexrode Of Rocking
ham county is visiting Highland
relatives.
MIR. A. W. Arbogast will start
next week for Indian Territory.
where he expects to locate.
Master Dick Conner who has
been with Mr.. Carson during the
summer has returned to his nome
at Waynesboro:
Carpenters A. A. Shumate, Ed.
Woods, W. D. Faroute and John
Wilfong have commenced work OIL
j. A Whitelaw's house.
A variety of beans with pods two
feet in length were grown on the
Leonard RexrOde farm near town.
All Sunday schools that have
not elected delegates to the Sun
day school convention to be held in
Crabbottom will please do so next
Sunday. And send the names to
Mr.. E. B. Winner Crabbottom, Va.
Mr. J w Bulger of Milboro, Va.
is here attending court.
WANTED:-A respectable white
woman to cook and do house work
in IL small family, IL middle aged
person preferred, must have good
references. Address ? II Heyden-
rich, Staunton, Va. 1t
Mr.. James C. Wiley who lives
near town has lost, since last
AMarch, % sheep, and some Of this
! number he belives have been pol
lsoned. Mr.. Wiley now offers 5000
for the arrest and conviction OF
any party or parties implicated ID
his cowardly work.
Mrs Lille P Black we'll and chill
zen of Newport News, are visiting
lends at Bolar.
Messrs Glenn and VIM Jordon
We returned from Davis.
Dc Elemino conducted the fun
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-08-24

Mothers endorse it, children like
it, old folks use it. We refer to
One Minutes Cough Cure. 1t will
quickly cure all throat and lung
troubles. Trimble and Lunsford
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-12
XIX.
A STRANGE MEETING.

We were taken into the house and
led upstairs. The officer in charge,
after inspecting several rooms and no
ticing that the one in which had my
self previously confined Margaret was
the best prepared for her reception,
put her in it, Leaving a sentry at the
door, he took me to chamber in the
rear and left me, also with guard out
side.
Sitting down on chair, resting my
arms on it's back and my chin on my
arms i fell into troubled meditation.
was not thinking Of myself, for, con-
scious of innocence, | feared nothing.
Had | been older | would have known
that innocence does not alone consti-
tute a valid defense, ] regarded the
situation as huge mistake. But what
an unfortunate one! Margaret and |
had brought information which, if act
ed upon at once, would lead to impor-
tant advantages to the union cause, save
her and any mysterious person or per-
sons with whom she might be allied,
and place the general, guilty or not
guilty, where his enemies could not
strike him. And now, at the culmina-
ton of these happy results, tho whole
advantage must needs be aborted by the
spite of that marble-faced, red-headed,
cowardly sneak, Mellodew. The
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-12

you not in love with her?"
81 wouldn't do it in any event." I re-
piled.
81 have written evidence"
written evidence! What do you
mean, general?"
"You will know in time. I am not GO
ing to attempt to draw from you what
you have been up to tonight; If you
care to make clean breast of it, do SO;
otherwise | will call the guard and
send you back to your chamber. And
will take care that you don't dangle
again before your window, or the win
dow of anyone else"
1t seemed fully five minutes before
either of us spoke again, the general
leaving me to make up my mind, con-
sidering what to do. At last started
to speak, but checked myself.
"Out with it,"
General, do you know one Bernal
Berante?"
l studied his face to note the effect
of my words. For my life l could de-
tect no change, no emotion.
81 do"
'Dld you ever write letter 10 the
mayor of -, in Texas, offering to
surrender your command for a consid-
eration?'
"Well?"
Maj. Berante has that letter. When
was a prisoner in his hands he forced
me TO read it, telling me that you would
explain it, and suggesting that l ask
you if you remembered the casemate at
Fort -"
The general heard me without win
cling; l was astonished at his self-con-
troll.
you have kept this matter secret
for some days." he said.
81 have"
you are more wary than l thought
you"
81 am curious, general" hesitated.
ITO know"
"The explanation that Maj. Berante
said you would give"
Lieutenant" he said, icily, az am not
In the habit of making explanations to
the members of my staff"
His GOODNESS staggered me; I felt
that had gained no advantage by my
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-12

implied threat. With my knowledge
of this character l should have known
better than to make such threat.
determined to prod him in a way that
might give better results.
Very well, general; you keep your
secret, l keep mine. But you have
the advantage of me. You are my SUI
perior, and have the ear of the com
handing general. ! am your prisoner
and muzzied.' | cast up my eyes with
the look of a martyr.
lie started up. 81 muzzle YOU! Go
where you like; tell what you like;
fall into traps; get yourself be-
witched. If had the right to give Mar
garet Beach her freedom | would do
so, that you might continue your sigh
ing at her feet, and get yourself shot
for your pains"
General" l said, "let me explain all
this"
go"
"You will not hear me?'
go; you are as free as air"
My shot had produced far greater eff
feet than | had supposed. l expected
that the general would hurl back my
implied thrust, but that it would in
duce him to break my arrest did not
for moment anticipate. I stood star
ing at him in establishment.
General" | said, presently, "after
the manner in which you have doubted
me / would accept no favor from YOU
You have given me my freedom, which
rightfully belongs to me; but under
stand that you have placed me in po-
sition that releases me from any fur
Their responsibility to you except Off
cially. In military matters l am sub
ject to your orders; in civil matters
l shall act in accordance with my own
conscience"
I'm other words, you will sigh under
BonnybePs window-panes as much as
you like you will assist her in her eff
forts to transmit information to the
enemy, which she is desperate enough
to do even with her neck in halter"
"You mean noble enough to do, did
she consider it her duty"
The oddly of the situation suddenly
flashed upon me. First the general is
accused and irritated to the verge of in
subordination. Then he meets Marga-
ret Beach, with evidence against her as
strong as that against himself, and, be-
lieving her guilty, treats her with far
more severity than the government had
treated him. Lastly, the infection
spreads to me. Being accused wrong
fully, am about to make my treatment
an excuse to assist an enemy of the gov
eminent to escape. Surely, when the
devil sows, he catches all within range
Of the seed.
CONWINIIEn
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-12

res, one, but he could not be
reached"
Mai. Bcrante?"
Mai Bcrantc."
an n matter of life and death he
might be brought in under flag of
truce"
ITO confess that he has been n spyw
"Ccrtainly, if protected 10y the flag"
Margaret thought a moment and then
said: "But all this is useless talk for
Darold is here end c1nnot get away"
"Hemust set away!" exclaimed, for.
getting caution in my intensity, and
speaking aloud. Margaret clapped her
hand over my mouth, and knew had
biundercd.
We heard the sentry come and stand
by the door, evidently listening. l
seized hand of each girl and we stood
mute, waiting, our eyes fixed in terror
on Harold. If the sentry opened the
door, he was lost. The man listened a
few minutes, then stepped to the head
of the stairway.
Corporal of the guard" he called
Corporal of the guard" sounded an
other voice, family, downstairs.
Corporal of the guard" came
through the windows from the yard be-
low. like the last of successive echoes.
Margaret whispered to Harold to
20, and motioned to me to follow. 'But
|, annoyed at having the interview so
summarily interrupted, especially at
leaving Georgia, and calculating that |
would have n few minutes before the
arrival of the corporal, loitered.
Go" said Margaret; ''and you, too.
Georgia"
"We have made no plans" protested.
"Too late. go; there is a step on the
gallery below"
She pushed me to the ladder.
Harold must escape" l whispered,
as | assembled.
"He can't" moaned Georgia, who
was mounting behind me.
never was a good hand to unite
knots. 1 must always cut them. l re-
solved to cut this knot If in doing so !
tied n hangman's moose under my ear.
leaned down and whispered: 81 will
help him"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-12

Buy your groceries Oft. M. Bartels.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-12

A single horseman shot through the
cut at the crest of the hill Directly be-
hind him came another, then third,
then a column of cavalry bearing the
stars and stripes.
Oh, blessed emblem Only a few
yards of bunting dingy, worn, rent. !
can never see that field of blue studded
with stars, that alternate white and
red, without standing again in fancy
where / stood that day with the girl
who had endured with me so many
dangers.
Our men were coming like the wind,
but not too fast for me to recognize the
man who rode at their head. Rider and
horse dashed on like centaur, with
huge leaps, the horses eyes not more
cleaning, his nostrils not more dis
tended, than those of the general.
There was a shock between the two
opposing lines, a shouting, swearing,
volleys. The confederates were en-
barrassed with their panic-stricken COM
rades; the union troops made a wedge
through their center and sent them
flying down the road.
The general having ordered a pur-
suit, turned his horses head and rode
leisurely back.
General" 1 cried as he was riding
past without seeing us.
1 expected to see his face light up
with joy; instead, as soon as his eyes
rested upon us, he started, and looked
at us ominously.
"We've brought the news, general"
Without needing my words, he
turned to Maj. Ping, who was near.
'Major," he said, in a voice that froze
the marrow in my bones, "arrest those
two, and take them to the plantation"
General" l cried, what does this
mean?"
at means, sir, that you are not the
first man who has been ruined by
woman"
81 have been saved by woman"
'Take them away"
General! For Gods sake, explain"
"You have come back here to palm
off a spurious report that the expected
move has taken place, when we know
that it has not"
Margaret and / looked at each other
Aghast.
"What proof have you, general?"
Margaret asked.
"Proof! One of your men came in
not an hour ago and revealed the whole
plot"
"Who?"
''Private Enoch Mellodew."
HE lies" l cried. Twill you believe
a coward before your own aide-de-
camp?"
"There is supporting evidence
against the aide"
but Corporal Plunle-he knows the
truth"
''He has not returned"
But he will"
'Mellodew reports that he was
taken in disguise in the encmy's lines
and hanged"
1 turned again to Margaret. ooh,
Margaret" l cried, "who is to shield us
from that hound?"
Guard" cried the general.
A corporal and half dozen men rode
up and surrounded us. We were too
weak to walk and mounts were pro-
vided for us, on which we rode to the
plantation, not as triumphant bearers
of important military information, but
as prisoners.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-12

is accused of having participated with
her in her crime and supposed to be in
his own barred quarters, the complica-
ton is narrowing,
concluded to give a light rap.
There was no reply.
| gave another.
Only silence.
Raising one side of the trap softly,
put my ear to the opening.
What was my establishment to hear
whispering below.
have done great many things that
l should not have done, as will be still
more apparent before this narrative is
ended, but / have drawn the line at
eavesdropping. interrupted the whis-
pering by speaking softly:
Margaret"
"Heavensl"
Margaret, come to the trap. want
to speak with YOU"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-12
CONTINUED
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Stop coughing. 1t irritates the lungs,
and doesn't give them chance to
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without causing strain in throwing
off the plegm like common cough ex-
pectorants.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-12
Free OF Charge.

Any adult suffering from a cold
settled on the breast, bronchitis,
throat or lung trouble OF any nature,
who will call at Evans Bros.', will be
presented with a sample bottle of
Boschee's German Syrup, free of
charge. Only one bottle given to one
person, and none to children without
order from parents.
No throat or lung remedy ever had
such a sale as Boschee's German
Syrup in all parts of the civilized
world. Twenty years ago millions of
bottles were given away, and your
druggist will tell you its success was
marvellous. 1t is really the only
only Throat and Lung Remedy
generally endorsed by physicians.
One 65 cent bottle will cure or prove
its value. Sold by dealers in all
civilized countries.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-12

Wanted, corn, oats and KafIir corn
at Miller's mill.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-02-03
PAS CALENDAR,

~ came by post-addresse6 to Pa
A gorgeous work OF art.
Where painters brush and poets pen
Contributed a part.
S'in all the stores" wrote ArsbeIe.
mo fner could be found;
''And now. dear Pa, you need not have
Odd almahacs around"
And Pa Just held Il gingerly
And gazed with imid awe.
Then placed IL In the envelope
And tucked IL in a drawer;
Rut when the rest had gone to bed.
He stole out by himself
Aad took the musty almanacs
From of the kitchen shelf.
They covered all the stretch OF years.
Rack to Loves sweet sprIretide,
Waen to his humble home he brought
An angel to preside.
lad each one chronicled a date
Which Time had not effaced;
A register OF JOY and pain
Upon the margin traced.
The births. the marriages. the dssths,
They followed. one by one
Dear little lives whose light went out
Ere they had scarce begun.
Aad on the last-all grief seemed small
This greater grief beside
Oh. saddest, loneliest day Of all,
The day that Mother diedl
They found him I'm the morning there,
Beside the chimney-place.
Sail holding fast the almanac,
A smile upon his face.
Ne had no need to measure time
In that Century far away.
Where a day is as thousand years,
A thousand years a day.
-Anna b. Patten, in Minneapolis House.
keeper.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-02-03
LONDON BRIDGES.
An Estate which Was Created seven
Centuries Ago Main
tntns Them.

The history of the Bridge House es-
tates dates back to the twelfth century.
AS is pointed out by Mr.. j. L. Tut, NJ.
Inst, c. E, in his work descriptive of
the Tower bridge, contributions to-
ward the cost of the London bridge
were made about the year 1176 by the
king and by generous citizens, and for
its maintenance lands were be-
queathed, certain monks being charged
with the services in the chapel erected
over the tenth pier, and the revenues
applied to keeping the bridge in repair.
''rhe money thus collected formed the
nucleus of a fund that exists at the
present day. The lands with which the
bridge was endowed have become of
greatly increased value, and are now
known as the Bridge House estates"
To use the exact words employed in
some of the old city documents tie
Bridge House estates consist of proper
ties granted ''by kings of England and
charitable and well disposed persons
for the maintenance and support of
London bridge" and some of the grants
and conveyances held by the corpora
ton, which for hundreds of years have
administered the estates in trust, are
dated as far back as 1882 and 1855. So
successful have these lands been devel-
oped that in modern times they have
enabled the corporation to purchase
Southwark bridge after spending a
large sum in freeing it from the toll ex-
acted by the private company by which
it was constructed, to erect Blackfriars
bridge, and, finally, TO build the Tower
bridge at a cost of G 1,250.Ooo. And all
this has been accomplished without
cost TO the MISREPRESENTATION Tele-
graph.
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LID DOMINION sTEAMsP HOO

DAILK LINE FOR NEW YORK, 8xcxPT SUNDAY
= Passengers can leave Richmond aAtly exospt
sunday via Chesapeake and Obi railways
p. M, or Richmond and Peter burg ran.
road. (Norfolk AID Western route 90 A n.
SonR@ctt9s at Norfolk with Old Domini
LINE steamer sailing same evening at
O'Clock for New YORK.
Tickets on sale ~ Richmond TT ansfer Om-
peny's, eos east Main Street; Chesapeake snd
Ohto railway and Richmond and PetersbvP m
railroad depots, and at company's efice, iail
eset Main Street, Richmond Baggage checksS
through.
Tor New York and all polite beyond can o
shipped by steamers. sailing from Rich mon.
every MONDAY, WEDN ESDAY m. FRI
OAY at s 90 M This steam er carried steer
age passengers only.
Manifest closed one hoar before sailin q tfms
Freight received and forwarded and throuEi
bills of lading issued for all northern, eastern
and foreign ports.
PROM NEW YoRR'
Passengers can leave daily exceps SUNDAY
atS N saturday p NJ to Mo- fol K or old
Point Comfort, connecting with Norfolk and
western railroad or Chesapes ke and Ohio
Ereish, for Richmond by ste amer via Nor
Iolk Mendays and Wednesdays 90 P N SAT-
sailings from eempany's ter. No Nor,s
River foot of Beach Street Freigh, receives
ana forwarded daily exec, Sunday.
FOR further information apply 70
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He Got 1t, Too.

Il want some more chicken" said
Robbie at the dinner table. ''I think
you have had as much as is good for
you, dear" said Boobies mother. "T
want more" said Bobbie. 'You can't
have more now; but here is a wish
bone that you and mamma can pull.
That viii be fun. You pull one side,
and I'll pull the other, and whoever
gets the longer end will have their
wish come true. Why, Bobbie, you've
got it! What was your wish?" at
wished for some more chicken" said
Bobbie, promptly. He got it this time.
london Answers
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n was Nhe assistaiit keener.

II was the assistant keeper.
"Oh, job. is that your" cried Ray.
AYE. aye. boy. Are you all right p
"All right; but hurry, Job, for Tn
drifting out to sea-
The boat had struck an eddy which
was rapidly hurrying it around. the
point. Ray quickly saw the new dan.
ger. What was to be done? He dared
not wait for assistance, for before job
could get to the foot of the ladder he
would be beyond reach. He looked
about him for help.
AT the very foot of the tower the re.
ceding tide had left bit of the Jagged
reef exposed. If he could grasp that
he would be safe. But between him and
it were the floating cakes of ice. Could
he reach it?
Grasping the painter of the boat in
his left hand he stood upon the thwart
of the life boat and sprang boldly for.
ward. The ice gave way under him
and he fell, the drifting cakes parting
and thrusting him under. But his fin.
gers had just reached the rock, and
numbed with cold though they were
clutched the jagged stone. But it was
only for an instant. Then a huge cake
struck him on the back of the head, and
all became dark.
When Ray recovered his senses he was
lying in his own bed in the Eghthou
and wondering how he got there. His
mother was bending over him and smil.
ing through her tears.
There, you mustn't talk, nv boy. "
his father said as he began to ask ques.
dons. "You have had terrible time OF
1t, and it will be great wonder if yor
get over this without serious illness
Try to go to sleep and don't bother
yourself tonight"
"Nonsensel" replied RAY. "Yor
don't think mind little duclxing like
that, do you? Tell me how happened
to be fished out"
Job did it. He caught you Just a,
you were going under. He saved your
life.''
Ray was silent for moment, and
then he said, solemnly: "I never want
another adventure like that as long a.
1 live. But 1 saved the medicine" h,
added with a smile. al told you 1 could
get 1t, and kept my word. Colder
| Days.
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what Wa. KiIfinx Him.

Beggar-"Win you please give me
six-pence, sirP I'm on my way home
to die?" Gentleman (handing him the
money)-"I don't mind giving you six
pence for so worthy purpose as that.
but your breath smells horribly Of
whisky" -'I know it does, sir; whis-
ky's what's killing me."-London Top
deal Timss
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YORK RIVER LINE, WEST VI POM,
The Favorite Route North.

LEAVE RICHMOND
Train Ne. 10, 80 NJ
bALrIhoRE LIMITED, Daily, except Sundn2
Tor West Point, and intermediate stations
making close connection Mondays WedneS-
days and Fridays with steamer for BalLi-
more.
Train No. 10, $3.50 p. n
LOCAL ExPREss, Mon Wednes & FRIDAYS. for
west Point and intermediate STA tons con
meets with stage st Lester manor to Walker
ton and Tappahannock: also at West Poi nt
items.
Train No. "a, Zee A. N.
Local MIXED, leaves daily. except sunaa,
from virginia street Station for West Potnt Z
and Intermediate stations connecting win
stage At Lestor manor for Wslkerton and Tap
pahannock,
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND,
s:ee .. m. Daily, from West Point. with Com.
nection from Baltimore, Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays.
1925 a. m. Mondays and Fridays.
$50 m. Daily, except sunday from West
Point and intermediate stations
Steamers leave West Point Nondava wad
nesdkys Fridays 8 90 p. N. Arriving BALI.
more 30 following morning; returning leave
Balumore at m Tuesd VS.. Thnrsd ~
ana Saturdays arriving West Peiat 2 80 and
Rlol mond .s:20 70 lowing merninR
steamers call at all landings of York River
@. W. WESTBURY,
Travelling Passenger ArenA,
s2o 3. Main st Richmond, Va.
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frame manager. cen. Pass. An
FRANK S. CANNON.
Third Vice-President and General ManASn
Washington, ID. g.