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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-05-08
Preaching ON Monterey Giro,

Preaching on Monterey Circuit
as follows:
1st Sunday, Bightown II am,
and Trinity 8 pm.
End Sunday. Seybert IL am,
and Monterey 7.30 pm.
3rd Sunday. Trinity II am, and
Hightown 3 pm;
4th Sunday, Monterey II am,
and Seybert 3 pm.
w. N. WAGNER.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-05-08
Sale of School Property

Sealed bids will be received by
the Monterey Dist. School Board
until IL O'Clock on Friday, May IS,
1908, for the following named
school properties:
Crab Run, school house and lot.
Peck's Run, school house and lot.
Terms: Notes payable Nov. 1,
1908.
Right to reject any and all bids
is reserved.
For particulars apply to
l. H. TRIMBLE,
H. F. SLAvEN,
CLIFTON MATHEW,
Trustees.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-05-08

Preaching services are held each
month as follows:
The 1st Sabbath, Monterey, IL
a. m. and Pisgah at 8 p. M.
End Sabbath, New Hampden at
II a. m.
Bird Sabbath, Pisgah, IL a. NJ,
Monterey. 1870 p m.
4th Sabbath, Hightown, II M.
New Hampden, 1880 p. m.
w. s. Trimble
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-05-08
NOT &c e

AsI have closed my shop at
Mill Gap am now ready for set
Element. All accounts not settled
by the LIST of May with me), can
be settled with s s Wade.
w. u. Pullin.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-05-08
Preaching Appointments

| will preach at the following
places on Highland circuit M. E.
Church as follows:
1st Sunday, Union Chapel II a.
On. and Crabbottom at $3.50 p. m.
I'd Sunday, Wesley Chapel IL a.
m. and Vanderpool at $3.50 p. m.
Ord Sunday, AsburY Chapel II a.
m. and Thorny Bottom at $3.50 pm
18th Sunday. Green Hill at II a.
m. and FairYiew at $3.50 p. m.
j A Brumb angh, Pastor
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-05-08
Administrators Sale
of Personal Property.

As administrator of J. c. Mathe-
ny, decd, l will sell, at public auc-
ton, at the late residence Of the
said ]. c. Matheny, al Monterey
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

Possibly from similar reasons. and
because perhaps he did not wish TO
be accused of being responsible for
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
HATCHET DUG
Up BY MURPHY
AND THE MAYOR
Peace Pact Broken Last
May, But Kept Quiet on
Account of Election-The
Mayor of New York to
Force Murphy's Friends
Out.

Charles F. Murphy and Mayor Nc
Clellan have tossed their peace agree
ment into the scrap heap, and the old
political feud between them which fol
two years played havoc with Tam
many's hopes of patronage has beer
renewed with more bitterness thar
ever, says the New York World.
The two men are no longer on meet
ing terms, all communication between
them has ceased, and the next move
in the war which the Tammany mer
expect is big shakeup of appointees
by Mayor Mcclellan on Jan. I, which
will separate every Murphy job-holdel
from his salary.
The World yesterday obtained from
an authoritative source the full de-
tails of the second quarrel between
the Tamnany bSss and the insurgeni
Tammany mayor. The new split be
tween them occurred as long ago as
last May, but because of the effect il
was feared it would have upon the
recent election IL was suppressed Dy
both sides. Now that the election +
over and Boss Murphy is face TO face
with the hardest job OF his career in
engineering Tammaay through an
other mayoralty campaign, all reason
for keeping the matter secret has dis
appeared
Mayor Mcclellan himself brought
the newly established friendly reIa
tons between himself and Murphy to
an end. His action was taken with
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

pensions, either by restricting the
granting Of pensions or by increasing
the levy.
The Evolution of Pensions.
The evolution of the business of
pensions is markedly interesting, and
has kept pace with the development
of the state.
The first pension law of Florida was
enacted February 16, 1885. Sixty-one
pensions were allowed under il in
1885 Tle first pension roll of Florida
was indeed roll of honor. Only sol
diers who enlisted from this state and
who were unit for manual labor be-
cause OF wounds received in line of
duty were pensioned under its pro-
visions. The allowance was $50 per
annum. $1,777.50 was paid under it
to the sixty-one pensioners then on
the roll.
The governor, comptroller and ad-
jutant general comprised the board
of pensions.
This law was amended in 1887 so
that the annual allowance became
$12. soldiers of other states were pen
stoned and the personnel of the board
was changed, making the secretary of
state member instead of the adiu-
tant general
In 1889 the spirit of Iiberality per-
vaded the legislature and the law was
changed so that pensions were allow
ed to soldiers who enlisted from this
state or who had been citizens of this
state since 1875. Three grades of pay
were established, the maximum being
$3.50 per annum, the minimum s96.
The governor became xne board of
pensions. Widows of pensioners were
allowed 500 per annum. Widows whose
died from wounds or diseases con-
tracted in battle were allowed pen
sions at the rate of $3.50 per annun.
"A property restriction of $1,000 was
inserted in this law and state troops
of this state were pensioned as well
as Confederate soldiers
The annual disbursements and the
pension roll had grown during these
years as follows:
The Annual Disbursements.
In 1885 sixty-One pensioners were
paid $1.77750.
In 1886 ninety-one were paid $685.
so.
In 1887 one hundred and sixty-sey-
en- were paid S9,36S.SS.
In 1888 under the amendment the
disbursement was S32, 64776.
In 1889. 127 soldiers and 81 widows
were paid S29, SS2.S3.
In 1890, PA soldiers and 6S widows
were paid s29.SSs2.S3.
In 1890 the payment was $44,049. 40.
In 1903 the law was changed and
the payment was $179,5s4.S1.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
Tribute to the Old Country Home

Through the endless caain of cir
cumstsnces with its queer links of odd
shapes and sizes, / found myself in
q small village where every face was
strange face, though cheerful with
happy smiles and friendly greetings.
IL was Christmas eve. or the twenty
fourth day of December, long years
ago. felt the sadness deeply of be-
ing away from home and friends, be-
cause il was that occasion when we
get the most pleasure out of our home
and the association of those nearest
and dearest to us. And / was just
that age. too, when some ones face
was growing more interesting every
day, and somebody's eyes smiled with
brilliance and laughed with love-
A good man from the country see
Ing my unhappy position, Insisted on
my going out to his home for the
holiday. II was drive of two miles
and the big white road led through a
magnificent forest of grand old trees
and vines. 1t was a good old coun-
tsy homo where the real bread-win-
.rers pressse over the towers of hope.
create happiness, weave the thread Of
gold into the character of youth. l
CAN draw nothing from the volume OF
imagination that so beautifully repre-
sents the peaceful. happy sphere OF
earthly life as did this grand old home
and interesting family. Wrapped In
Natures charms. surrounded with
fruit trees and vines, fragrant hills
end .y>1ze valleys laughing streams
and sfeeping lakes: the voices of
happy children shouting ripples of de.
light. aud the merry old songs OF
plantation days mingling with the
echo or the hounds musical bow-oo-oo
as they chase the :possom and the
coon.
After supper We gathered around
tne lakewood fire in the big room.
where the organ stands diagonally
across one corner. the violins hang
On the wall and the large bible in
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

losing the state on the governorship.
the mayor himself and his friendf
said nothing. In the hurlyIburly OF
the campaign Tammany men lost
sight of the fact that the Hardware
Club luneheons between ,the mayof
and Murphy were no longer occurring.
Murphy went TO the Democratic ma
tional convention on July 1, about a
month after the second break occur
red, and after his return he was taken
up almost wholly with the campaign.
The first intimation of the new
state of affairs was given by Little
Tim Sullivan, the Tammany spokes-
men in the board of aldermen, on
Tuesday last, when he declared that
Tammany was not responsible for this
present city administration, and did
not stand for ats extravagance" He
followed this up by bitter attack on
the mayors policy OF naming out-ot
town men to be heads of departments.
This statement of Little Tins, II was
learned, had been made by agreement
with Murphy. and was the first public
announcement of the attitude which
Murphy proposed TO take toward Me-
Clellan's administration in the coming
compaign.
The World announced exclusively
on Thursday that Murphy had deterR
ined to repudiate all responsibility for
McClellan's administration In the
coming mayoralty campaign, and to
take the position that Tammany had
no responsibility whatever for the
mayors official action. The World
stated that Boss Murphy fully expect
ed the extravaganza Of the Mcclellan
administration to be the chief issue
of the campaign, and had determined
to sidestep all responsibility for it
Tan1nany Fears shake-ur.
What the Tanmany men now fear
most is a big New Years shake-up OF
officeholders by the mayo (which win
throw a lot OF good Tammany men
cut of jobs There have been great
many rumors of what the mayor in
tends to do when this shake>up oc-
ours. The Tammany men say they
have no Information whatever and az
not know what to expect.
When Mr.. Murphy was asked yes
terday about his relations with the
mayor be smiled and said: II
haven't seen him since last May" He
refused to discuss his relations vita
the mayor In any way.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

wealthy at his own COMMAND Sin
cere In his desire to educate mis- chill
dren and give them equal chances
with the accomplished, and beautiful.
and brilliant we read about in the city
papers, he leased his lands and sold
MS timber and moved to the city
ignorant or the many alluring bats
set by Satan in the big cities. this
good man and innocent woman watch
ed the little crafts left to their care
sail out upon the swift seas of city
life. They see them as they begin
to rock and reel upon the troubled
waters. One by one they are tossed
here and there by the wicked waves.
One by one they are driven by the
crimson surrent of dissipation and dis
grace against the fatal rock or ruin
and go down to a hopeless grave. The
good old man raised his trembling
hands heavenward. bowed his head
upon a broken heart and passed to
that unknown region from whence no
traveller ever returns.
Some few weeks ago I visited the
little village again, and retraced the
oil winding road that leads out
through the deep-tangled forest like
thread Of silver through a cloth of
gold. When 1 stood in clear view OF
the old home again paused to breathe
a long sigh for the days that have
gone. Silent and deserted II stood
there draped IN romance like SEINE
broken shaft in the city Of the dead.
8 rabbit. frightened at my approach,
jumped from under the door steps
and ran OF toward the spring, In one
corner of the yard rose vine was
struggling TO keep its golden blossoms
above the grass and weeds, This vine
was planted by Mary's own hands
many years ago. A wisteria had
climbed the walls and soread its
leaves and vines over a portion of the
decayed roof. I walked from room to
room of the deserted country home,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
BY PETER STANLEY

which is written the births, marriage
and deaths of three generations has
a little center table all 10 itself
Everything bespoke a wealth of love
and happiness and welcome. The
faces of old friends faded from my
memory and the sadness of being
away from home was dispeiled. The
CLINT OF gladness was engraved on
the old country home everywhere.
Then, like flash of the lightning, or
a break of the wave, an angel of
beauty-the queen of the virgin for
est OVERWHELMINGLY through the
doorway like bright ray of the
searchl1ghts sa1. out TO sea thai some
drifting craft might be rescued She
was a rosebud OF the parental vine,
with tints of beauty painted there by
the great artist of nature.
The evening hour passed with such
uncountei rapidity that midnight was
approaching before twilight had time
to die. One little fellow, tired of the
games in the yard, came In to rest,
but was soon playing Christmas toys
in Dreamland. He had to be carried
to bed, and for one brief moment the
incident flashed recollections of the
past before my minds eye, and as the
pages were quickly turned I saw Illus
trated there my own home far away;
the faces of mother and father and
brothers and sisters, and dark-eyed
little girl peepsd at nae from behind
her Sunday school paper. Then Mary
spoke. Mary. the rosebud Of the pa
rental vine: the angel of the good old
country home. The book OF RETROSPECT
ton closed. and saw the past no
more.
This was December twsntyfourtn.
long years ago
The good man didn't know he was
living a life so richly embellished
with that peace of mind which, could
it be exchanged for gold, would have
placed the crowns of kings. the pal
aces of lords and the millions of the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

almost startling abruptness, and the
friends of Mr.. Murphy declare thew
have never yet learned q reason for
the mayors action.
Hav Not Met Since Last May
The last melting between the mayor
and the Tammany boss was at a
luncheon at the Hardware Club the lat
ter part of last May 1t was about
the sixth luncheon the two had had
following the re-establishment OF
peace between them just prior to the
election of year ago.
According TO all accounts, the Muir
phy-McClellan luncheon was a pleas
ant affair. the two talking over po-
litical and administrative affairs as
freely and frankly as they used to do
before there. was any. clash between
them and when they were the warmest
of friends. Boss Murphy's friends say
that he offered suggestions to the
mayor which the mayor received with
every evidence of approval and that
the two men chatted and joked in a
most friendly way and parted with
great cordiality.
A short time afterward, when Mr.
Murphy suggested another luncheon,
he was astonished to receive direct
rebuff. 1t was indicated to him in
the plainest manner, his friends de-
clare, that the mayor did not care 10
meet him again, and all efforts since
then made by Boss Murphy to secure
a meeting with the mayor were met
with similar treatment.
The mayor simply refused to see
Mr.. Murphy any MORE" is the state.
ment made to the World, land
that ended the widely advertised
peace between the two men. Was
Murphy astonished2 Well, Murphy e
experience with the mayor had pre-.
pared him for almost anything, SO he
did not allow himself to waste time
wondering why the mayor had kicked
over the traces q second time"
1t was realized by Murphy and his
advisers that for the news Of the sec
ond break between him and the mayor
to become public as stated would
have disastrous effect upon the cleo
ton in November. Tammany was
keenly interested in carrying the state
for the state ticket, irrespective of
its secondary interest in the national
ticket, and it, was decided that il
would be best TO say nothing about the
new clash, but to let matters drift
along just as though nothing had hap
pened.
Mayors Said. Nothius.
Possibly from similar reasons. and
because perhaps he did not wish TO
he accused of being resuonsibIe for
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
Another Bargain Fever.

Patient-Doctofs what. do You call
this fever of mine2
Doctor docking at clinical Their
mometer)-Well, I'd cafI 1t bargain
JOB reduced to 50.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

recalling incidents of perfect peace
and real happiness in the years gone
by. One. cosy little room had been es-
pecially marked upon my memory,
and as / entered it a soft ray of gold
en- sunshine came in through the de-
eayed shingles and tangled vines and
fell upon the western wall. And in
the light from the east was written
on little card tackled to tie ceiling:
Mary" Christmas Eve, long years
ago.
Retraeing my footsteps 20 the vii
lage, l found Mary and her aged
mother living in a cottage all alone.
The rich, red wine of life has faded
split from a broken heart. And the
pretty dimples, too, were lost in a
sad, sad story of disappointed love.
Yet she's a jewel that's been tried
by the fire and found not wanting;
and when Christmas comes the myth
cal old Santa Claus OF Charity will
come down from his sacred chambers
in the Holy of Holes with a double
allowance for tle wife and daughter
of the deserted country horne.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
Goinu Up.

she--Then you've been up in the
air?
He-Oh, yes
She-BaIloon or airshipz
He--Neifher., l was struck by an
automobile
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
A IA Mode.

"Did she marry him for bis money!.
mo; to hook her waist up the
back"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
6abl Rail- Rah!

Rah! Rah! Rah!
Sunday School Teacher--And when
the priests had blown upon their
trumpets tle whole army OF Israel
gave a mighty shout and the walls Of
Jericho fell down.
Johnny-Teacher. did those walls
really and truly fall down when them
fellows yelled?
Sunday School Teacher-Yes. John
ny.
Johnny-Gee, They must have been
college students
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
Hung or stuna7

"You must have had some very
narrow escapes from death in your
eventful career" said an admirer to
the great detective.
It have had a few he admitted
modestly. Probably the closest shave
L have had was when a band of South
American outlaws hanged ! me. and
went away without noticing that they
had strung me up to rubber tree"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-22
SWISS GIRL A HEROINE.

Geneva. March 2i.-Altheugh tne asu1hter of a smuggler and her tath- ers assistant in his illegal work Rose Predoni Is the heroine of the day here'
 The girl. who Is only IS and unusu- aIlv pretty, was accompanying her Ss,har in A run of smuggled goods through the Fraele Pass, T29O feet high m the Swiss-Itallan frontier.
 rhree other smugglers, who are members of the band. promised to fol- low Predoni later In the day.
 Early In the morning Predoni and his daughter were approaching the sum nit of the pass when they were over taken by thick mist. in which they lost their way. and took the precaution to rope themselves together. For an hour they wandered on the mountain. when suddenly Predonl. who was lead ing, fell over a preclpice. jerking the daughter off her feet
 By means of her ice-axe Rose stop ped herself from being dragged over the precipice where her father was dangling, suspended In mld-air. He could not reach the precipitous side of the slope to lessen the strain on the rope, and their cries for help remained unanswered.
 Predoni begged his daughter to cut the rope and save herself. but this shS refused to do. An hour and a hall passed, and as the mist lifted Rose saw the three other smugglers climbing the mountain. Her cries were heard, ant the smugglers rescued Predoni and hi, brave daughter, who was carried down the mountain senselesp
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-22
REMOVE THE CAUSE.
How to Remedy Much of the
 Suffering in Montgomery.

There is hardly a family in Mont- gomery where there are not one or more members who suffer aE ttmaes from the effects of a weak stomach.
 It may be that this occurs only af- ter eating some food that does not agree. or becouse of a supper late at night; or it may be that the stornl ach is so weak that scarcely any food can be eaten without pain and dis tresB.
 The only way to treat a condition or this kind successfully is with Mi-o-na. It removes the cause of indigestion. weakness of the muscles of the ston- ach and bowels, and restores the whole digestive system to health and strength so that 1t takes care of all the f0od that is eaten.
 When the stomach is weak. indiges- ton is followed by hatulence. dizzt- ness. headaches. sleeplessness and many other disagreeable symptoms The one remedy that can be absolutely relied upon to cure this condition 10 Ml-o-na. for 1t removes the cause of the suffering, the weakness of the stomach and intestinal tract and res- torres health so that all food is easily digestsd without pain or suffering.
 Get well and strong using Mi-o-na tablets Take the remedy at the firsk symptom of indigestion. when you can be cured easily with a few doses. How ever no case of stomach trouble is too severe or chornic for Mi-o-na to over- come.
 E. c. Fowler sells 1t under an abso- Iute guarantee to refund the money unless 1t cures. 4 50-cent box lasts for a couple of weeks, and will do more good than a dozen boxes of the orat- nary digestive tablets.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-22
NEW CURE FOR STOMACH.
E. c. Fowler Gives Advertiser
 Readers a Chance to Try It.

Druggists do not often suarantes anything. ass sNf
 But F. c. Fowler assurss persons suffering from distressing indigestion that they can surely be relieved
 Since nobody knows when, people have suffered from indigestion, sick headaches. bioating. dizziness. ana many other symptoms of stomach trouble, and have found the usual remedies poweriess.
 At last a prescription called Mi-o-na stomach tablets is offered to the medi- cal profession, and general public as a final solution of curing stomach and intestinal troubles. Its success every- where has made it, in the last few days, the acknowledged specific 1t ia today.
 Indigestion, which is ao common a trouble. Is the principal cause of Q great share of the general poor health. It has misleading symptoms that seem- ingly have no reference to the stom- ach, such as headaches, sleeplessnesss nervous symptoms, etc. These condi- tions. if neglectedh become chronic and hard to shake off.
 Strengthen the whole digestive sys- tenn with Mi-e-na, and you will often find that the stomach and bowels do their work as they should. There will be no distress after eating. and the refuse will be expelled from the ays- tenn without the aid of physie.
 E. 0. Fowled has so much faith in the power of Mi-o-na to cure stomach ills that he gives a guarantee with every 50-eent box to refund the money if the remedy does not do ail that ia claimed for it. He takes all the risk, and you cannot afford to pass by a reliable medicine that is sold in this way.