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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-04-17
FOUND A MAIL SACK

Unless subsequent information
growing out of the discussionj
should explain the matter on nat
urai grounds, the finding of a mail
pouch on the western slope of Jack
mountain by surveying party last
week will he accepted as proba-
BILE clue to the burning of C. A.
Dlckson's store house at Trimble
three years ago, and give decided
color to the limited theory of incen-
diarism and robbery.
The pouch found was in fence
corner, mile so from the scene
of the fire, and was in fair state
of preservation.
The particulars of the burning of
the store are yet fresh in the minds
of many, Mr.. Dickson leaving it
unoccupied, as was his custom. at
night. and hearing the alarm in the
morning hours. The building was
virtually consumed before any evil
dences of robbery could have been
discovered, and the theory OF "rats
and matches" was charitably ac-
cepted by most persons at the time.
The Trimble post Office was kept
in the store, Uncle Sam sustaining
complete loss as did Mr.. Dickson.
In view of the fact that all post
masters keep and use the mail
pouches for the specific purposes
for which they are intended, the
presence of this one in an isolated
fence-corner, remote from the pub
lie road iustifes the suspicion that
it was used to carry some valuable
loot on the occasion of the fire and
there discarded at a time when the
guilty party found it convenient to
transfer it's contents.
Such a theory is not far-fetched.
and until one more plausible is
presented to explain the presence
Of a mail pouch in that unusual
quarter. the suspicious entertained
are fully justified.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-04-17
Doe Hill

Mrs. Elmer Keister and Illus
daughter of Brandywine, are yis.. .,
ing Mrs. Keister's mother, "''
Martha Hoover.
Miss Ira V. Hess left Yesterday
| for her home in Salem, Va.
S. Rembert Eagle has g6ne W
Pocono, Pa where he will O0 'n'
gagged for the summer.
Virginia Matheny accompanied 9 Il ;.
Miss Martha Eagle home last Fri
dav and renamed until sunday.
Miss Leta Hiner, josiah an
Alfred Eeagle and Mason Arm
strong spent the Easter holiday at
their homes.
Rev. Geo. Pope was the guest of
his uncle, L. M. Pope last Saturd y.
Mrs. John Hoover OF Bnchannon
W. Va. is visiting relatives here.
Mrs. A. Fl. Jones and Mrs. Earl
Ervine spent last Thursday with
trends here.
Isaac Harper ana FAMILY lett last
Saturday for their new home. He
has been employed by Jno. A1ohler
and will reside on his place.
Addison Rexrode has bought a
place near Mt. Solon and will leave
in few days.
Misses Iona Pope and Elizabeth
spent today in Monterey
Oliver Pitsenberger and family
have moved to the home of Mrs.
Pitsenberger's father, Mr.. A. E.
Wilson.
Mr.. Wooddell and wife hove
moved into the house with Miss
Matte Jones.
Geo. Hiner> and son, Jared,
tartad their cattle today to their
'lue grass farm in Pocahontas.
Occasional
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-04-17
Meeting

The Highland Mutual Tel. Co.
met in the court house on last Sat-
urday the IL. The following officers
were elected for the next twelve
months, viz: J. O. Armstrong.
president; J. W. Hevener, first vice
president; j. o. Wade, second vice
president; E. D. Swecker, secretary;
J. M. Jones, treasurer; D. 0. Bird =,
general manager.
County assessment same as last
year.
Mr.. Sydnor, manager Of the Ron
ceverte and Elkins Telephone Co.,
was present, and assented to the
former contract, between this CON-
pany and said R. and E. Company
for the transferring Of messages.
(Thank you Bro. Sydnor for your
presence and eongenial manner).
DR.. I. H. Trimble, Of Stauntor;
the first president of the Mutual
Telephone Company, was present
and offered some very good sug-
gestions and helped very much in
the transaction of the days busi-
ness. E. D. Swecker, Sec.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-04-17
Sunny Side

Garden making time is here but
the weather not very suitable.
J. E. Botkin was in Monterey
Saturday.
The singing school at McKen'
dree is progressing slowly; the
crowds are small.
Joe Botkin wears a smile; its
a girl.
Mrs. G. A. Propst has returned
from visiting her sick mother who
is improving slowly.
Cora IRVINE will visit her aunt,
Mrs. Lymon Siron, OF McKendree
soon; it has been II or Is years
since she paid her a visit.
Mrs. C. D. Armstrong is very
sick.
Clemeth Armstrong and family,
Kenneth Ralston and Learry Rails
ton went to Iowa a few days ago.
Hope they will like it all right, and
succeed.
Norman Armstrong and family
are talking of going to Canada.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-04-17
CLEARS COMPLEMENTARY
SKIN BLEMlSHrS

Why go through life embarrassed
and dis6gured with pimples. erup-
lions, blackheads, red rough skin,
or suffering the tortures Of Eczema,
itch: letter, salt rheum. Just ask
your Drliggis, for Dr.. Hobson's
Eczema Ointment. Follow the
simple suggestions and your skin
worries are over. Mild soothing,
effective. Excellent for babies and
delicate, tender skin. Stops chapp-
ing Always helps. Relief or money
back. soc, at your Druggist. adv
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-04-17

TIRuINIt:
In yacation:-In the Clerks office nf
the Circuit Court of the county of high
land, March 80. 1914
National Valley Bank nf Staunion.
"a a corporation, which sues for
the benefit of Jno J. llner, Plaintiff
vs.
G. N. Rogers, Mary r. Rogers, Lena
Trent Green and Edwin Is. Zones,
rru.lte Defendants
The object Of this suit isto enforce The
lien Of Judgment in favor OF the plain
,iH, against the defendants e N. and
Mary Y. Rogers, and TO subject the real
estate belonging to them or either OF
them in the county OF Highland to The
payment af same.
And affidavit b. ing made in due form
that the defendant Lena Trent Green j.
not a resident If this state, it is or1ered
that she apre,r within fifteen days aitel
due publication of Il is order. II, the
Clerks Office in our said court, and do
what is necessary 10 pro ct her Interests
W Ii Matheny, Clerk
Edwin b. Jones' d. q.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-04-17
STRENGTHENS WAX.
AhD FIRED WOMEN

II was under great strain nurs.
ing a relative throug III three months,
Sickness" writes Mrs. J. C. Van
De Sande, of Kirkland H.. end
Electric Bitters kept me from
breaking down. will never he
without it," Do you feel tired and
worn out? No appetite and food
wont digest? 1t isn't the spring
wea'h r. You need F'e trio BittersT
Start a months treatment to-day
nothing better for stomach, liver
and kidneys. The great spring
tonic. R lief or money back. SOC.
and $1.0o, at yonr Druggist. adv
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-04-17
valley Center

Y. =. Harouff Of Millboro spent
the latter part of last week the
guest of his sister Mrs. &C. Burns
= s1iss Osa Foster is visiting friends
and relatives near Marlinton.
: Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Doyle and
little daughter are on an extended
visit to Mrs. Doyle's mother at
M;ilboro.
Rev. L. L. Lewanes and family
are visiting friends and relatives in
our neighborhood.
D. G. Ruckman was in oul
community the latter part of the
week looking after his cattle.
Mrs. Mary Doyle, after spending
the winter ~ith her brother WIN
Curry at Huntersville, has returned
home.
Niram Crummett, Hoy Rexrode
aai Arthur Bird spent the week
end at home.
Rev DR.. wilson spent afew day.
in our midst last week on his way tt
Presbytery which meets at Messy
Creek church, Augusta Co.
W. A. Crummett made a trip tt
Marlinton last week.
Mrs. Ben white and son from
Driscol, W. Va. were visitors in ou
community first of the week
Miss Sallie Chew's school tern
his closed and she has returned tt
her home in Crabbottom.
Paul Crummett'is a business Wis
itnr to W. Va.
CT williams from Bath PLACED
a bunch of cattle ON his farm q
Valley Center last week.
Miss Eta Gum, who has been il
W. Va for the winter passed througl
our neighborhood the first OF tn
week.
Miss Halle Harold spent a few
days at home last week.
Mr. and Mrs E. B. whitelaw from
Monterey spent Sunday at the later
parents. Sometime.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-04-17
Fine Farm For Sale

Having more land than l cal,
manage to an advantage, l will
offer at private sale all, or a pan
of my farm at Jennings Gap, v.
known as the Brown Allen pa
consisting of 576 acres. There Is
good dwelling house of nine ro"n..
and all necessary out build x
Also several smaller dwelling, n:
different parts of the farm. Th;>
can be divided into four farms with
timber and running water on each
place. One of the finest orchards
of twelve hundred trees in Augusta
Co. s years old, also one thousand
trees 4 years old on the back of the
farm:
Price and terms very reasonable
Possession given at any time.
Address Mrs. Laura Cross
Or West Augusta, Va.
H. H. Kerr, Atty,
Stanton Va. "
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-04-17
IMPORTANT TO ALL WOMEN
READERS OF THIS PAPER

Thousands upon thousands OF
women have kidney or bladder
trouble and never suspect it.
Women's complaints often prove
to be nothing else but kidney
trouble, or the result of kidney
or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in a
healthy condition, they may cause
the other organs to become dis
eased.
You may suffer great deal with
pain in the back, bearing down
feelings, headache and loss OF
ambition.
Poor health makes you nervous,
irritable and may be respondent
it makes any one so.
But hundreds Of women claim
Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, by re.
storing health to the kidneys, proved
to be just the remedy needed to
oyerc me such conditions.
A good kidney medicine, possess;
ing real healing and curative value,
should be a blessing to thousands
of nervous, over worked women.
Many send tor sample bottle to
see what Swamp-Root, the great
Kidney. LIVER and Bladder Remedy
will do for them; Every reader oil
this paper, who has not already
tried it, by enclosing ten cents to
DR., Kilmer & Co., Bingharnton, N,
Y, may receive sample size bottle
by Parcels Post. You can pur,
chase the regular fifty-cent and
cne-dollar size bottles at all drug
stores. 7.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-04-17

We are now showing a nice new
clean line of Spring Millinery. We
of course have few odd styles left
over, but we are not showing them
at least look our stock over be-
fore buying elsewhere.
Very truly,
Highland Mercantile Co.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-04-17
The Barlow Cash Supply Co.
Barlow, Viva.

would like to supply you with your
feed, -four, sugar, nails, wire fence,
grass seed, fertilizer etc. We buy
these goods in car loads and being
on the railroad can save you money.
Also carry a full line of general
merchandise, See US and save
money. adv
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-04-17
Notice

l am now prepared to furnish
lumber dressed or undressed, Will
do planning for any party wishing
planning done, dressing surface zoe,
dressing and matching $50. Bills
cut and furnished at mill or deliv-
cred. Rates reasonable.
Your orders solicited.
J. A. Hiner & Son.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-04-17

Eight or ten teachers are present
to day, Thursday at the opening of
tho state examination conducted by
Division Supt. Richardson.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-04-17

Margaret, little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. W. H. Matheny, has been
quite ill during the present week.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-04-17
Piedmont Places Tazewell County Boy

Shawye Mills piaed lust
the $50 two days
Fe2mo
Piedmont Famous Gregg Shorthand will dou-
paid home
states
PIEDMONT BUSINESS COLLEGE, Inc, Lynchburg, Va
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-04-17
You Need
Our Service

You need them every time
something goes wrong with
your clocks or watches.
You need them when your
eyeglasses break.
And when a ring requires fix
ing.
You need our services manv
times year for many little
mishaps that require attention.
You need OUR services be-
cause we ex ect you always
look for skillfull work in such
cases
Il. LL.LANG
OPTOMETRIST
MASONIC TEMPLE
STANTON. VA.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-04-17
Be BuSi1ess-Like

The Check System is the most dignified
and business-like method of paying your bills
and other obligations. And one OF the pest
ways to keep tab on yourself-to keep from
spending lot of money uselessly-ls to put
all you get in the bank and check against Il.
In just little while, you'll be surprised 10
see how much you do save
Bring your money down today to
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-04-17
Pointed Paragraphs Brief News
Notes-People at Home and
Abroad.

W. M. rrimble, who was report
ed on the sick list last week, was
able 10 come to town Monday.
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1914-12-17
REOFIELD SHOWS
PROGRESS Of The
NATIONS COMMERCE

Washington, Dec. lI.-Economy
in the public service was the keynote
Of the annual report of secreta"%
i;edfield, of the Department of Com
uIerce In summarizing the work OF
the many bureaus of his department
he undertakes to suggest wise use
CT government funds.
III attention were directed not to
totals but to the wise use of funds,
said Secretary Redfield. so that the
latter should be made to produce the
utmost possible service. much would
lie accomplished that is now hardly
suggested or attempted. Every in
dustrial manager knows that econ
omy requires his plant to be kept up
in the best productive condition. 1t
Il not economical, in order to save a
total expenditure, to allow the plant
TO run down and then have to build
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1914-12-17

offered the assurance that he was
not going to read all of the books or
even considerable portion of them"
Northcutts testimony was In the
nature of general denial to much
that had gone before. He went over
all Of the battles in the strike zones
from the operators standpoint, and
argued that the strikers had been re-
sponsible for all the violence.
He assured the commission that
court procedure in the southern par,
of the state was fair and above
board, and declared the only reason
verdicts were not rendered against
the coal companies in personal dam
age suits was that the companies us
ually settled such things before the
cases got into court.
Then the commission took up
Northcutt's famous speech. delivered
at Lamar in 1912, before he became
counsel for the coal company. Dis
cussion of this oratorical effort is one
of the chief indoor sports with al.
strike investigators. Northcutt
probably wishes he might hear the
last of il. and smiled broadly when 1t
came up yesterday. He explained
that many of the evils spoken OF in
the address had been corrected Since
he had become a company lawyer"
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1914-12-17

it up again. This does not save
money but loses il. Economy of this
kind IS not economy at all. 1t mere
ly involves cycle OF expensive
changes. costly in themselves and
more costly in their results.
If, instead of arguing upon to-
tails. without regard TIC whether the
money which comprises these totals
mas been spent wisely or uuwisely,
care were centered OIL the need for
expenditure and for the wisdom witt!
which that need is met. money coula
be saved that will otherwise continue
to be lost"
Summarizing the work of last year
in promoting foreign trade. Mr.. Red
field says:
The United States is one of thu
three foremost commercial nations.
1t is essential to its prosperity that it
should be inferior to no other coun-
try in its governmental system for
the fostering and protection of its
trade. both domestic and foreign
Such system is now firmly estab-
lished. In foreign countries the ad-
mirable acknowledgements work
which the consular Officers of the
Department of State carry on is now
TO be supplemented through the SER
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1914-12-17
SEES MENACE TO CHINA,

Hamburg, Dec. 16.-That the cap
ture OF Tsingtau was not tle result
of an attack primarily directed
against Germany, but is part OF a
far greater plot against China. is the
opinion expressed editorially by the
Frcmdennlatt. In this connection 1t
says:
1T becomes palmer every day that
Japan's attack OF TsinStau was pi-
ratical assault which was not, in the
first place. directed against Ger
many. 1t goes far deeper than that
1t is nlot entered upon between
England aGd Japan for the purpose
OF throttling China. The suspicious
long reused against this alliance
have at last been corrC5Orated. On
the same day when news OF sub
stantial land robbery committed by
Japan along the Shantung railway
reached Europe. British designs on
Tibet were reported by telegraph,
Reuters Calcutta wire being to the
effect that the Tibetan government
had ordered all Chinese residents in
Tibet to leave the country.
England in Asia has other cares
ut present, and cannot pay much at
tention to any territorial expansion
within Tie border provinces which
up till now have been in Chinese
hands. But for the present the
world will take the will for the deed.
Through all these centuries England
has progressed no farther than the
very beginning Of European Colonial
policy. England, therefore, is an ac-
complete. thoroughly adapted to the
Russian and japanese methods which
have only Just now reached this stage
of culture The English are not
willing to accommodate themselves
to the idea that it g education and
efficiency which are to procure the
white man spheres of activity, and
possible markets. Why not? Be-
cause the whole world is familiar
with British inefficiency. If the
English had been an efficient peo-
pie they would never have reused
the savage demons of war against
German competition.
English illwill has succeeded in
running Tsingtau. But German
genius will resuscitate new Using
tau, and will raise many new set
Elements as soon as we can restrain
our envious foes from laying the axe
to our national roots which. after
every storm and stress that has
shaken our peoples history, have
burst forth into branches even
stronger and oven more glorious"
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1914-12-17

entirely private and unofficial capac-
ity without it being generally known
that he was there
One passage OF Kings plan which
seemed to interest the commission
was the suggestion that "a board on
which both employers and employees
are represented, and before which at
stated intervals questions affecting
conditions of employment can be dis
cussed and grievances examined
should be appointed. Some of the
commissioners hold that this state
ment had appeared in other Rookie
Teller communications to the c. F. &
I. but never had been acted upon.
1t was also contended that President
Wilson had advised the same thing
in his own peace plan. and had even
embodied the suggestion in the ap-
pointment of the Seth Low commits
SIGN. but that 1t was one of the claus
es to which the operators had strenu-
ously objected.
Other letters submitted by Wei
born had to do with the strike as q
whole. and proved that the local Of
fices had kept Rockefeller headIuar-
tiers in New York fully informed as
to all happenings in Colorado, espe-
cially as to political conditions, bat
ties between strikers. militia and
mine guards, how the election might
so and the general movements of the
labor leaders. The correspondence
was all willingly submitted, and We'll
born assured the commission that its
agent should have free access to ev-
erything in the company offices.
Judge Jesse G. Northcu:t, attorney
for the Colorado Fuel e. Iron com
pany IN Las Animas and Huerfano
counties. occupied the stand during
the greater portion of the afternoon
He rather appalled, the commission
by bringing with him an immense
pile of law books. United States SEN
ate reports and other tones of a
formidable nature. But the commits
sion heaved II sigh of relief when he
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1914-12-17

vice of commercial attaches. which
will fill gap heretofore existing in
our organization as compared with
that of other nations. These. with
the group of special travelling inves-
tigators or commercial agents who
continue the valuable technical stud
les of markets abroad. constitute for
the first time in the foreign field a
complete and well-balanced system
of Federal aid to trade in foreign
lands.
The special fund for promotins
commerce in Central and South
America, Of which eighty per cent is
allotted to field investigation and the
remainder in Washington, should be
continued and supp -mcnted, as a
permanent occupation of Latin
American markets is the only wise
policy for our government to sup
port.
Various phases OF the work of in
vestigaUins commercial conditions i'll
the United States are reviewed at
length.
This important work which Con-
gress assigned in collecting costs o!
production of articles subject to i'm
port duty has been actively carried
on in two branches of industry. \
survey Of the earthenware pottery
industry in the United States and
Europe has just been completed and
most practical and valuable results
have been obtained. Over ninety
per cent of the American potterics
We're investi gated, and no more COM
plcte study of an industry. it is he
lieved. was ever made. A similar
study of the great clothing industry
is now in progress. The committees
of Congress will find in such reports
the essential facts in regard to an
industry necessary to intelligent leg
islation on tariff matters. Sucn
facts have heretofore usually been
available not from a dsintcreste ed
governmental source nut from those
whose interest might lie either in in
creasing or lowering tariff rates. The
value of such detached and dsin-
terested Investigations of our indus
tries is no longer in question, and
'''7 ''i i'' - iol aiole usPlui Ill re-
iGtion to tariff legislation but is UNI
houbtedly OF very marked promotive
value TO any industry that may be
studied by competent agents.
several inv CStigations commence led
by the Bureau of Corporations in pri-
or years remained uncompleted at the
beginning OF the fiscal year covered
by this report. namely, lumber. to-
bacco. agricultural implements, State
corporation taxation. fertilizer and
petroleum. Work on all except the
last two was initiated before the
present administration.
Substantial progress was made in
all of these Investigations, and ex-
cept for State taxation of corpora