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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-11-09
LOST LOST

Twenty sheep rs lambs and 5 ews)
which are not branded at all, but have
and under keel in left ear and 1 and 2
Sits in right ear have strayed from my
place on Jack Mountain A leward of
SOC on the head will be given to any one
that will find them and let me know.
81 Geo. W Armstrong
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-11-09
HIGHLAND RECORDER
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LOCAL NEWS.
Personal.
Brief Items Of Interest to Home
Folks About Their Friends
And Acquaintance.

Miss Cosby Armstrong of Nc
Dowell called Thursday and sub
..~. scribed for the Recorder.
Mr. S. J. Carson and family have
gone to Deerfeld to visit relatives.
Mrs L S Dickinson left Wednes-
.day for Staunton where she is visit
ing friends,
Mr. J S Fleisher called Tuesday
and had. his name added to our
- subscription list which still con-
:. times to grow.
Capt S A Gilmore and two grand
E. children we're registered at the
Hotel Commercial Monday.
Mr Ike Bussard came in from
- Marliutjn Tuesday.
Mr. E n Arbogast spent several
DAYS with his family here latter
part of last week and left Monday
= riPocahontas.
-. Mr.. Charles Campbell who has
for several years been making his
e. Slomesn California, is visiting his
= sister Mrs. H Stephenson of this
place, and brother Of Mr.. W. A.
Campbell of Franklin.
The town is making some new
walk of broken stone aad slate,
which we believe will prove more
satisfactory than the board walks.
At least it wont be flying up and
hitting one in the face.
Mr. VIM Jordon has gone to
Back Creek to assist in running a
saw mill for Mir VIM Bussard.
Mr. w r Rexrode, formerly Of
this county but now a resident OF
Rockingham, was here this week
~ on a visit.
Messrs Cha rles P and Bunker
Jones are attending conrt i'll Pen
q dleton county this week.
il Shumate, Esq. called to see
us Wednesday.
Miss Maggie JordOn will teach
at the Jones school house near
HigAtown.
bliss Edna Benson left this week
for Duumo.e, where she will spend
the winter with her sister, Mrs L 4
Campbell. -
> P.eptiss Campbell who has fever
!, = aud was re149ved from his school
- at NJ 3ClihtJii to. the Hospital at
.Stapnce's JGr treAt1nent, is rapidly
@ansecd v9slfg, SIS. Il father informs;
t-T- -..,-s.!",.s
Us, 't.' - $3.50. tHi -" 7
- IN la,t Yo1iSd.iy might Mr. W.
4, N1lsch. kitehel caught fire
from Il . 5e, 6ut The prompt action
Of tae .ei4G6orS kept it from
spread,ng 10 other parts of the
irou:e .aaa Kitchen can be repair
ed tut damage 80 contents by lire
cad laarer viii amount to $50 or
SGn dollars.
BE Haasel Esq of Mcdowell is
ii With fever, and his brother e e
Hansel of Hot Springs has gone 10
zee him.
Hello! coed morning! going to
Nm? Yes sir. have to go over o
some Of Dewitt's Little Early
issrs and One Minute Cough
ere. Why don't you go to &. 5.
nv bright 4 Co.'S and get it?
we they got it? Yes indeed!
BY have all of Dewitt's medicines
all the leading patent medl-
rs and they sell them very low.
Tom, very much obliged to
| will go down to Waybrght's
gel {. Good morning!
Wits Di5tle Early Rsers are
est liver pills ever made Easy
re and never grippe. S } Carson
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-11-09

Stops the Cough and works of THE
Cold
Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure
cold in one day. No Cure, no Pay.
Price 25 cents.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-11-09
To Cure a Cold In One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money If it fails
to cure. E. w. Groves signature is on
each box. Csc.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-11-09
Job Couldn't Have Stood II.

Ii he'G had Itching Piles. They're ter
ribly annoying; but Bucklen's Arni( a
Salve will cure the worst case of Piles on
earth. 1t has cured thousands. For In
juries, Pains or Bodily Eruptions it's the
best salye in the world. Price Csc box.
Cure guaranteed. Sold by, S j Carson
druggist.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-02
Golden Rule Bazaar.
S1s FORT STREET.

"Tekla," His Lordship's Leopard"
ITO Have and to Hold" Red Pottage."
"a Daughter of the vine." when
Knighthood Was in the Flower" ''No. s
John Street" Three Men on Wheels"
1.-THE Prisoners of Hope" with I'm
leavened Bread. Senator North" "a
Gentleman from Indiana. 1.-THE Black
VOLTS Breed" For the Queen in South
Africa" "Currita, Countess Of Albor-
noz," 1.-The Voice Of the People," Rob
ert Tourney" in Pursuit Of the House.
boat" Janice Meredith" "a Name to
Conjure WITH" Monsieur Beaucaire."
1.-THE Autobiography of a Grizzly" 1.-THE
End of an Era" Deacon Bradbury"
TN Cuba With Shafter," Trooper
$780," 1.-THE Sign Of the Cross EN-
press Octavia," with Kitchener to
Khartoum," I'm Hampton Roads,"
Ben Gomez" "a Gentleman Player"
1.-THE Hero of ~ a."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-18
Sovereign Grand Lodge. !. 0. @ E.

Richmond. Va. Sept. 1.-THE Sovereign
Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows of the
United states met in this city. today, i'm
annual session. They were called to o--
der by Grand Sire Pinkinton. The session
was confined to the welcoming cerc-
monies. The address Of welcome on the
part Of the state was delivered by Gov
ernoT Tyler and that on the part Of the
city by Mayor Taylor. The body then adj
lourned until evening About 5000 mem
eers OF the order are in the city.
mere were welcoming exercises at III
\ M. attended by a splendid audience
10Y. Tyler. Mayor Taylor and Grand Sire
flnkertun OF Massachusetts, were thp
principal speakers. Among others who
sPoke vas Miss Laura Deeton. president
"I the virginia Rebekah Assembly
AZ me initial business session reports
u grand officers ana special committees
were mGre presented. The committee on an
FtIlS made five reports. two of which in
ttpiHed consideration OF the laws i'll rcla-
I No, 20 me sale or use Of intoxicauts rs
nte!hoefS. The committee recommends
S'flct enforcement or the laws.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-18
Gaiv sion Thanks the President.

Washington Sept. 1.-THE following
dispatch has been received at the
White House from Mayor Jones MI
Galveston. addressed % the President:
The people Of Galveston, through
me. desire to return their sincere
thanks for the great interest you ana
the United States government, through
YOU. have manifested in their behalf
in their hour Of trial While their suf-
ferinEs are indiscribable, Yet they have
ever in their minds the great govern
ment which never fails to respond to
the distress Of it's citizens and they air
so know that at the head of that gov
crnment is an upright. Christian gen
teman whose every effort is TO relieve
the distressed with all the means and
power at his command.
w. c. JONES. Mayor"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-18
Vow YORK. ProCuca NaSke,.

-----.., New York Sept. II.
I-o T. H-Reo5ipts. AN bbls. exports
. -,,al9 Dh.s. sales, 1880 pkEs Market
more active ana tirmer on the strength
,t wheat. Winter Strdights. S35la36:
.llllt~3-- patents SAl5n450; Minnesota
q. lz-r+. S-.,5'i 800
ltl E-Strung. NO. Western. 50 fob
I ai.@J state rye. 5tu55 elf. New York.
NliEAT-Beceipts. 81. 275 bushels: ex
ports -5.siI bushels; sales. 8. T65, 900 bushels
futures >ltJ1 bushels exports; SPOT mar
h.l t.rm. NJ. 2 red, S22. fob. afioat. No
fri, erti elevator. No. | Northern On
iutA, so,s f.o.b. ailoat: No. ! hard Duluth.
CoHN-H Receipts. 1890 bushels; ex-
futures. 10000 bushels exports; spot mar
ICY Slfg9AS; No p 41l2 elevator and 70
cATS-Eeceipts. S47.2i1 bushels. exDorts
l7l4l bushels; sales. 5000 bushels suot:
.i5t steady, Nl. 3, 4la; No white II:
-N'- Hhit- -G-1a. track mixed West
rn. -H -n-5, track white Western, 2JIsR
5 ..l. 4 White state, 25ie033
CI'T llEATS-Steady.
L-Ai'Il iTmer: Western steamed, $3.50:
.ii,. C-A-iAent. $3.50; ;. a., $50.
BCTTER-Firm; creamery. 16lkal21; fac
tvIy, l+ubi+, June creamery 1SIenI;
state dairy, l5'2u20.
CFIEESE-Fir large colored. Ii; small
o4Iored. 1Ii4; large white. H. small
EGGs-Firm: state and PENNSYLVANIA.
l>G-,: Western regular packing at mar
het, l3Mli. Western loss of. ~.
PUTATUES-Quiet.
Gs.OIToNsEED OIL steady; yellow 81
PETROLEJ-M-Dun
RIOS IN-Stealy.
TIKPENTINlG-Quie
EitL-Eirm. e
SES-Firm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-18

hirmness Of The coai-carrv,a. In.
and fbe e n, before the general G fiilDad
served 70 detract somewhat fror unettesioped
tgGs n tne shutting down of I'M eNe *,
tnlhes. Jneasiness was less ac,,.a coal
taka none N market end more account y we
ward movement of currencv g eo'a out
+ III III reason n The large reiof f, i,oI-
transferred u Texas. The hnrIe funds
v 95.iu s.a, 5 irregular Total aaes '' Bst
Whon issued. I've G!d MI ard gilHhuing
Fahced r ana new fs Il in the BID 5r; a.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-18

Of his countrymen and badly beaten.
sidney Bryant an engineer at Bryant's
"oilcry, Iuzerene borough. claims thar
While on ms way - work he was at
tackled by foreigners who pointed
ristol It his head and threatened 70
shoot MN If he did not return home.
No being armed he could offer no r.
sistance and took the advice Of his as
sailants and went home.
The miners here, while they are wei
pleased with the showing the men Of
the Wyoming valley have made. do
not IKE the reports that come from
the Lehigh valley ana SchuyRill
regions They say that If the men in
these districts continue at work it win
only make the fight in the Wyoming
ana the LackaWanna valleys more pro
lnngcd, while if all the miners quit
work, it might bring the operators 70
terms sooner.
Inc operators take q rather hopeful
view Of the situation. They say they
O. not hope to resume work. tomur-
r. ~. but point to the fact that Il house
divided against Itself is bound t. fall.
President Nichols said, tonight that
tbs men are well organized, far better
than tho operators ever expected, ana
that there viii be no break in III"
ranks uf the men until they gain their
point.
from present Indications there Will
br no mines in the valley in operation,
tomorrow, ana the United Mine Work
crs viii make strong effort To close the
Cp!.iery III MooImaqua
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-18
New York Cotton Market.

New York, Sept. =.
Cotton futures closed steady. Septem-
1cr. 1925; October 10.23; November, SsZ'
December. a7S; january, 9.76; February
t.74; March. ga: April, 9.75; May, 3d.
June, q.Tf; July 9-3
Cotton spot closed quiet: middling Up
lands. lo7s middling Gulf, liz. Sales
--3l bales. A.---.s
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-18
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-18

Mr.. Seth Cay Of u Belfast Ave.
says: Time demonstrates the wonder
FIJI value Of DOan's Kidney Pills
They cured me in the spring of 1896
ana a that time 7 gave a statement
for publication in our Augusta papers
1t is now fully two ana a half years
since that statement first appeared
and my faith IN Doan's Kidney Pills
in place Of lesseuing has increased.
They are one remedy which acts up to
the representations made for it. Any
one who goes to Partridge's drug store,
procures them ana gives them q fair
trial, win not BE- disappointed with the
results obtained"
For sale by all dealers Price 50
cents. Foster MiIburn Co.. Buffalo, y.
A., sole agents for The Y. $.
Remember the name ana take no
substitute (Doln's)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-18
ALL DISEASES
AND
WEAKNESSES OF MEN

From whatever cause arising quickly and nerma-
nently Cured at the Old Reliable Penbpdy
nirdicaI institute No. Bulfnch Street {opposit5
revere Housed Boston, Mass. Established IN 1861
chief Consulting Physician. graduate Of Har
YARD Medical College, Glass Of 1861. late Surgeon
n keg, Mass Vols, who Cures where others Fail.
4 CONSULTATION In person or by letter. a Nedicri
Pamphlet, wade mecum, Free, sealed &C. FOR post
.tge, 70 every male reader OF this paper The best
Medical Book Of this or any age dor men o1Ivj Ri
st t.9 l, THE SCIENCE OF LIFE: on.
cravings. A perfect guide to all men. married ii
S Siff ony Sc IN paper covers, sealed. Cloth
luii GIT s. SEND now, and Heal Thyself
- " The Peabody Medical Institute has many
- imitators. but no equals. "-Boston Herald,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-18

!
ever officers Of more extended jurisdc-
ton are to be selected in any way,
natives Of the islands are to be pre-
lerred, and if they can be found com
petcnt ana willing to perform the du-
ties. they are to receive the offices in
preference to any others.
II Will be necessary TO MI some Of
fees for the present with Americans
which after a time may well be filled
! by natives Of the islands. AS soon as
| practicable q system for ascertaining
| the merit ana fitness Of candidates for
civil Offices should be put in force. An
! Indispensable qualification for al or
ticos ANA positions Of trust ana author
! lily in The island must BE absolute ana
unconditional loyalty to the United
States. ana absolute and unhampercd
authority ana power tp remove and
punish any officer dcviating from that
! standard must at all times De retain
/ ed in the hands Of the central author
I ity Of thu Islands.
/ In all the forms Of government and
administrative provisions which they
are authorized t. prescribe. the com
mission should bear i'll mind that the
/ government which they are establish
! ing Is designed not for our satisfaction,
or for the expression vi orr theoretfi-
| cal views. hut for the happiness peace
andp-osb crtyof the people of the Phil
/ iyb.uc islands. An tnc measures adopt
l "a should hc made Up conform to their
customs. their habits ana even their
rrejul.ces, To the fullest extent con-
sistcnt with the accomplishment Of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-18

on the Produce Exchange: ..,,.
bj' TTER-Slow; creamery, l6igg-Via'
iiiries, HIS.
CHEESE-Firm, 10LG11i2.
EGGS-SlUw: fresh, l5c.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-18

TO CURE : COLD N ONE DAY
Take Laxative Byum0 Quinine Tablets
An druggists refund the money II ii fail.
~ cure. Z. w. Groves signature is OF
each box, 25c. tn. TIL. sat
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-31
Pension Hunters.

Washington. Oct. % Many in
quiries have been made recently at
the pension Office SO to the status Of
claims fled for pensions by soldiers
of the Spanish war Com
missioner Evans said today that the
bureau scarcely had time to respond
to all the inquiries, but that the claims
were being adjudicated as rapidly as
possible. He added that some of the
claims had been delayed by the diff
Guilty in Obtaining the necessary OH
cial records at the war department
..There have been fled 34,oe3
claims on account of the Spanish
American war up 70 Monday nom
ing, Oct. %" said the commissioner.
Calls have been made sor evidence
in SO .424 OF these claims Medical
examinations have been ordered by
this bureau III 2S,324 claims The
difference between the number OF
claims fled aud the number Of medl-
cel examinations ordered, practically
represents the number Of widows
and dependents claims.
Fonr thousand two bucdred and
thirty seven of these claims have
been adiudicated already
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-31

"stung by the social os!racism from
which they have suffered ever since
Thomas Nelson Page, at Old Home
Day. in Concord, N H. lasbed the
eociety of Newport aud New York with
terrible vituperation, the Pages, it is
asserted, have decided to close their
house and Gee to Europe as q refuge. ;"
SAYS the washington correspondent of the
Nag YORK Journal Ali of Mr Pages
friends 10 Washington indignantly deny
that the closing of the honse and
denarturs OF the family have anything
to do with HE seceof attack on society,
as il is snovo ia Newport. This
is said 20 te what made 'socie.y" mad !!
=; make SO bold as to assert that not
only are there not City million Deope in
this cauntry who Sit With eovlous, if
no. aaoe;rg esze, fastened uFoo that
spectacle Of divorced and couoly-
divorced meu aud women and their
sycophants ADD parasites. but that, out
side of their own cirole, there are not
fifty thousand people in all America
who do not reprobate aod deride their
arrogance
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-31
SAYS HIS WIFE Is CRAZY.

Washington, OCT 23.-Lunaoy pro-
oeedings we're instituted by the district
commissioners today aga;nst Katharine
s Maokey. wife of former Judge
Thomas j. Mackey Of South Carolioa.
who was discharged from the govern
ment hospital for the insane about 10
days ogo ou habeas corpus pesitloped
for by her husband.
The petition fled in the supreme
court Of the district today is sigued and
sworn to by MIR Mackey, and the object
of the proceedings is to have Mrs
Mackey recommit,ed to the asylam.
Judge Mackey alleges 10 bis petition
that bis wife is g lunisio Of homicidai
and otherwise dangerous tendencies
tha. she has been such luoas'c
sirce the 10;h of October. 1900; that
the cause of her lcnacy is uoknown to
bin, but if the representations made
to him are true, she is unds to be at
large.
A hearing of the petition will be held
next Friday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-31
Father of Centennials.

The centennial of the birth of George
Bancroft the great historian, was ap-
propriately celebrated at Worcester.
Mase, this month The originator Of
this centennial celebration was Mo.
Dooald Furman. who was also the
father Of the Columbia centsn oial 10
an editorial the Worcester Gazette
says:
1.-The first suggestion that the cen
tenary Of George Bancroft be 6ttingly
observed was made by McDouald Fur
man of Privateer, Sumter County. South
Carolina. MIR Furman wrote to the
Gazette calling attention to the fact that
the centenary was approaching aud
suggesting that it be observed The
Daughters of the American Revolution
took up the idea. and that in turn
stimulated the antiquarian societ;es to
action. 1t was to Mr Foruan that the
movement owes its beginning The
State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-31
Population of Cities.

Washington. Oct 25.-The census
bureau in bulletin issued today
summarizes the returns of population
of cities having $4,000 inhabitants or
more in 1900, the individual census
of each of these cities having been
officially announced heretofore.
There are 159 of these and the
bulletin shows that the percentage
of increase in their population from
1880 to 1900 was 80 5, against 49 8
for she same cities in the previous
decade. The absolute increase in the
population of these cities from 1890
to 1900, was 1889, 1876 or 82.42 less
than the absolute increase from 1880
to 1890. when it was 4 4,92l ,562. The
l59 cities combined have popula-
tion in 1900 of 1864, ,625, against
l4,855,489 in 1890, and 9,933.927 in
1880. OF these 159 cities divided
into four classes, 19 had 100000 and
over 19, had 100000 and under 200,-
900, 40 had 50, 900 and under 100,-
900, and 81 had IS, 900 aud under
$4,000. In 1880 there were but 20
cities which contained more than l00,-
OoO inhabitants, but in 1890 this
number had increased to 20, and in
1900 to 80. In 1900 there are 7S
cities of SO 900 inhabitants or more
es compared with IS in 1890 aud 35
in 1880.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-31

Macon, Ca, Oct 24.-It was
learned here today that two negroes,
James Grier and James Galloway.
were lyuched by white farmers near
Liberty Hill, in Lake county While
out hunting they shot recklessly into
q farmers house, frightening young
white woman
Macon, Ga, Oct. "a IA story
reaches here of an extraordinary
lynchiug near Wellston, in Houston
county Last week negro was
Iynched at that place for assault on
white womao Sunday another
negro assaulted girl of his own
race. The mar was captured and
negroes of the vicinity asked the
white citizens to let them have him
This was complied with and the
negro was lynched in the woods
Charlotte, n G., Oct. "A negro
woman named Garry Caldwell. who
lived in the northern part of Mecklen.
burg. county, n G., this morning
killed her three children and com.
mitted suicide.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-31
United States Powder
Magazine Exploded.
No Lives Were Lost at Indian
Head.

Washington, O,t 25.-At s O'Clock
this morning Admiral O'Neill, chief ol
the ordnance bureau navy department.,
received telepbooic message from the
proving grounds at Iodian Head report.
Jog that about 10 O'Clock last night a
fire and several explosions occurred in
one of che filing houses and magazines
No other damage was done and no one
Injured Lieut. Strauss. commandaot
at Indian Head, came up on naval tug
and at once went to the navy depart
meut, where be made lengthy verbal
report to Admiral O'Neill. The latter
then gave out the following details pre-.
seated by Lieut. Strauss
The explosion occurred 10 small
magazine of the proving groand. and
this in turn see FIRE 20 an adjacent
building. where ammunition va. stored,
both the magazine and other building
being destroyed. The magazine was
opened at 10 O'Clock yesterday morn.
ing to take out quantity Of powder.
At that time its temperature was taken
at ga degrees, which is quite low, the
temperature in ship magazines being as
high as 80 degrees. 1t was then closed
for the day. At 4 80 .. 10. watch
man made his usual rounds Of inspection
and fouod everything about the maga.
zine in p,oper order. At 8 80 p. N.
the wachman again made his round
aad ,uroed in report showing every.
thing in proper order. At 10 Is p.
%. the explosion occurred, without
warning and without the slightest clew
as to what occassioued it. There was
10 the magazine at the time Of the
explosion 5000 pounds of black
powder, 10000 pounds of amokeless
powder and lot of brown powder
probably about 1000 pounds. After
the frs: explosion the fire found its way
to the ammunition. and this caused
successive explosions, lasting until afte,
midnight. Most Of the powder ws'
destroyed, but some Of the smokeles'
powder lies scattered about in heaps
not having been igoited. Macy Of tht
SHELLS aud smaller p1ojectiles also are
lyiog about uuexploded, although show
ing the effects of heat.