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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-07-06
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES.

The City Hall, at Brazil, Indiana, and
several other buildings we're wrecked by a
severe wind storm.
A despatch from sill, Neb., states that
information has been received of the de-
struction by fire ofthe town of Ewing, about2O
miles distant.
AT Toronto, Ont, WA. Parsons and Frank
Sheeles were drowned in the lake by the cap
sizing of their canoe, and Walter Bulliyer
was drowned while bathing.
CORNELIUS ANDELyELDE was instantly killed
and Adon Laudenschlekor fatally injured by
being struck by a train on the Lake Shore
road, near Dunkirk, Nsw York.
THREE tramps were killed and three fatally
injured in freight wreck on the Baltimore
and Ohio Southwestern at Walnut creek, 0.
A train parted and came together on a high
trestle, two cars falling so feet.
Two daughters, aged 10 and II years, re-
spectively, of farmer near Fredonia, New
York. sought shelter under tree and were
struck and killed 10y lightning. A farm lab
orer was badly shocked by the current.
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA and Easthern South
Dakota were visited by series OF terrific
windstorms. which, so far as known, caused
the death OF 10 persons and injury to more
than 80 others, four of whom will die. Great
damage was done to buildings and crops.
The marine hospital service is in receipt Of
n cable from DR.. Fairfax Irwin, at Berlin, in
which he states that the cholera is reported
as severe in Belgium. There are fifty cases
at Jemappes. Other cases are reported at
Liege, Tileur, Scraniz, st. Nicholas and
MOnteOnpp
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-07-06
Weather AMI Crops.
Commissioner OF Agriculture.

During the past seven days there has been
generally more than the average amount OF
Sunshine, and tho temperature has averaged
from three to five degrees daily above the
normal for the season, with excessively high
er temperature during the past four days.
The rainfall has generally been very little,
and that in the form Of local showers and
thunder storms OF small extent, though IN
some sections from Nottoway county to Nor
folk there were heavy rains. There has also
been some favorable rains from Roanoke tc
the extreme southwest.
In the few favored localities the growing
crops have improved, but generally the
drought has increased and all crops have
suffered The wheat harvest is generally
completed over the State east OF the Blue
Ridge. and thrashing has begun in the Tide
water sections, aud the harvest is in progress
in the western portion Of the State. The
crop is generally short in quantity, but gen.
orally fair to good as to quality. The winter
oats crop seems to be fair crop, while the
spring oats prove to be very short in most
sections Considerable complaint is made
that the chinch-bug is iniuring corn in The
central counties, and the corn crop is
needing rain.
The continued dry weather and the tenn.
peratures of the past week have damaged
the tobacco crop and prevented further plat
ting, and many ofthe plants that were recent
y set out have died; and in Henry and the
southern portion of Pittsylvanla counties tho
tobacco plants are buttoning out very low.
General and copious rains are needed for
gardens and pastures and all growing crops.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-07-06
q ROUNDABOUT CALL.
waking Sleepy Operator by a Gable
Dispatch.

waking sleepy VP0A""OA ~
Dispatch.
There is q good story about a
telegraph operator who once worked
the land wires in the Dulbury Mass.
cable Office, going to sleep enc n ght
and message having to be sent o.
600 or 1000 M les TO wake him up.
The operator is now a practicinS
physician in cambridge, Mass, but
before annexing NJ. d. to his name
was one OF the gilt-edgc telegraphcrs
D. the country.
One night VIII Il on duty In the
DuxD ny OIL ce, he fell asleep at his
key. The sleep was a soInd one.
The New York operator called till
out Of pa fence, when he sent mes.
sage to Boston request ny the chlcf
operator in charge to Tell Dulbu y to
answer New York. The sleeper,
however, was as deaf to Pos ons
"Di" "Di," as to the inpatient
chara tiers flashed on FROM New
York.
In the cable-roOm nest the sleep
ing operate was the cable artist.
The room was dark and he was wa CHI
ing the mirror for the tiny sparks
that n those days went to make up
a message. TO him the Morse alpha
bet was all Greek, so the sleeper slept
on.
Seeing no other way OUT OF the
middle and thinking the opera or
asleep New York called CansO in
No,a S Ut a, and addressed mes
sage to the cable operator at DuAburY
The mes age read;
go into the other room and wake
up that operator"
Canso sent it to Hearts Content in
Newfoundland; Hearts Content
rushed it across to London, thence 10
Dover, and across the channel to
Calais and to Bresh Brest kept it
NOV ny on to Miquclon, and MiQuelon
gave the cable operator at Du lbury a
unique surprise. The sleeper was
then aroused, about eleven minutes
having been taken by the grand round
of the cablegram lie tried to el'
plain matters by telling New York
that he was out OF adjustment The
story didn't impress he officials as
being truthful, and in day or two
there was a lacancy in DuXbury -
Donohue's Magazine.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-07-06
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SEvERE EXPOSURE

Often results in colds, fevers, rheumatism,
neuralgia and kindred arrangements We
do not 'catch cold if we are in good condi-
ton. If the liver is active, and the system
in consequence doing its duty we live in full
health and enjoy life rain or shine" To
break up cold there's nothing SO valuable
as DR.. Plerce's Pleasant Pellets. They keep
the whole system regulated in perfectly
natural way. If we do not feel happy, if wo
worry and grumble, if we are morbid, If tho
days seem dreary and long, if the weather is
bad, if things 60 aw1y, it is the liver which
is at fault 1t is generally torpid" A
common sense way is to take DR.. Plc-ces
Pleasant Pellets. We generally eat to- much,
take Insufficient exercise, by means of which
our tissue-changes become INDECENT and In
complete. Be comfortable-you are COM
fortoble when well. You'll be well when you
have taken Pleasant Pellets"
No Constipation follows their use. Put
up sealed in glass - always fresh and rc-
liable.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-07-06
THE OLD DOMINION.
A Days Happenings as Told
by the Wires,
A PRACTICAL SUGGESTION.
Portsmouth Abandoned by the A. g.
D. Railway Company-Had his Leg
Ground Off by a Shifter-The
Weather and Crops.
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE,

OF AGhiCDLIOhE,
RICHMOND, Va, 1894
To the Editor:-Will you do me favor and
give the poorer people Of the country the ad-
vantages of practical suggestion, based On
reliable reports from different sections OF the
State, and suggest that the country papera
copy.
The fruit crop is failure, rarely an in
stance OF report of any peaches or pears.
The small per cent. of apples reported is be-
ing rapidly reduced; they are falling from
the trees, and practically there will be none
for market
A good crop Of grapes is expected In many
counties. A good crop Of blackberries are
reported in most counties in some good
crop of huckleberries, also.
Now, if those who are out of employment,
or are unable to heavy work (the women
and children who have to do what they can,
and frequently pick these berries and sell
them fresh in the towns and villages for what
they can get) will pick and dry all they can
work diligently at it-they Will be amply re-
warded this winter; they Will. II the lrult Is
held till January, make much money. Those
who have not supply OF dryers near towns
can get for nothing old tin from discarded
roofing often from burned houses This
Strengthened out for dryers is preferable to
wood, drys quicker and is more easily han
died, and costs nothing to put in working or
der. Every cabin roof should be utilized.
The blackberry is the main chance. Gather
and dry every berry possible, and hold till
Christmas for a high price. The grape
blackberry and huckleberry will be the sole
reliance for preserves.
Very truly,
THos. WHITEHEAD,
Commissioner Of Agriculture.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-07-06
STRUCK BY A TORNADO.
The Town of Keighley Almost Totally Destroyed
Number of People Killed.

A Number Of People Killed
A despatch from Wichita, Kans, says: A
tornado struck the town of Koighley, Butler
county, Kansas, nearly wiplng it out Of ex-
istence.
A courier on horseback has just arrived
from the devasted district with an account of
the storm. He says that the suffering is wide
spread. Houses were carried great dis.
lance and large number of persons were
killed, several of whom were crushed to
death by flying lumber. Hundreds Of people
were injured.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-07-06
quence.

PROFESSOR BELL firmly believes that 1t
will be possible some day to see from WASH
ington to New York as easily as one can con-
vey the sound Of the voice that distance.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-07-06
A Moment OF Doubt.

A god many soldiers, North and
South, must remember moments
which will enable them to S. mpa-
thize with the spirit Of question
recorded in a Southern magazine.
On a tiresOme night MACH a
Florida soldier, sleepy and worn olt,
fell into a ditch by the roadside.
There he lay bemoaning his fate
when the next regiment came up
and hearing his means some Of tho
men fastened to his rescue.
As they stood him on his feet, be-
lr, G lied and demorai cd, he TUNED
to one Of them and said;
81 say stranger, dout you think
South Carolina was little hasiy"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-07-06
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends 10 personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
Ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced In the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; eiFectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and feyerS
and permanently curing constipation;
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
net with the approval Of the medical
profession, because it acts on the hid
heys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug
cists in SOC and 81 bottles, bat it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figs,
snd being well Informed, Ycr viii Lot
accept any srbst;Tu'r if offered.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-07-06

1t does not cost half so much to clean
street as to keep it dirty.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-07-06

It is a waste Of breath to whisper kind
words to dead ears.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-07-06


selves. Sabbath breaking means dissoiute-
ness. and dissouteness is incompatible with
self government. They wanted republic In
France. After awhile they got republic,
but one day Napoleon I'LL, with his cavalry,
rode through the Streets and down wenttne
republic under the Gathering hoofs. They
have q republic there again. but Francs
never will have permanent republic until
she quits her ro;sterin Q Sabbaths AMI devotes
one day in every week to the recogn tion OF
God and sacred institutions. Abolish the
Sabbath, and you abolish your religious
privileges. LET the bad work so on, and YOU
have "the commune" AMI you have tine
revolution" and you havethe snn ofnational
prosperity going down in darkness and
blood. From that reign OF terror may the
God of peaca deliver US.
Still further, am opposed to this invasion
of the Sabbath because it is unfair AMI It -
partial. While secular amusements in di!-
ferent cities are allowei to be- open on the
Sabbath day, dry goo Is establishments must
be closed, aud plumbing establishments. an
the butchers. an the bakers. and the sho'-
makers. and the hardware stores Now, tell
me by what law OF justice You can compei
man TO shut the door of his stors waile you
keep open the door OF yoIr worldly esta'
lshment. May it please y9lr honorS,
iu lges OF the supreme court. II YOU give 10
secular places the right to be open on the
Sabbath day. you have to give, at the sane
time. the right to all commercial establish
ments to be open, anil to all mechanical es-
Establishments to be open. II II is right in the
one case, it is right in all the cases.
But we ara told that they must get money
on Sabbath nights in orler to pay the deficits
of the other nights OF the week. Now. in
answer to that say that If the men cannot
manage their amusements without breaking
the Lords day they hal heltn- all 90 mo
bankruptcy together. We will never surran.
der our Christian Sabbath for the purpose oil
helping these vlolators to paytheir expenses.
The Newtown bee., 1894-03-02
THE LATE W. A. NICHOLS.

William A. Nichols, who died Febru- ary l2, at AvondaIe, Cincinnati, O., WAS a native of Ncwtown and spent his youth In this place. He was the eldest son of TheophIus Nichols and was born GG years ago. While yet young man he went into business in Georgia. In 1857 he removed to Cincinnati and there he resided up to the time of his death. Mir Nichols, in his business career in Cincin- natl, was connected with the wholesale hat and fur trade. He was member of the old firms of C. B. Camp & Co.,, Lock- wood X Nichols and Lockwood, Nichols & Tice. He was twice married, his first wife being d daughter of Dr George C.. Blackman. native of Newtown who made great reputation in the West as surgeon. His second wife was a daugh- tor of Dr |. x Dodge of Cincinnati. Mir Nichols leaves two sons and sister, Miss Charlotte F.. Nichols. His health had been poor for a year, but he was able to be about up to within a few weeks of his death The burial WAS in Spring Grove Cemetery, near Cincinnati MT Nichols was man who had many friends among our older residents who will regret to learn of his death.
The Newtown bee., 1894-03-02
Talk of the Town.
THE WASHINGTON BRIDGE.
THE FACTS IN THE CASE.

There is Il good deal of interest just now in Bridgeport, Stratford and Mil ford, over the question as to who is tC pay for the work of building the ap' breaches to the new Washington bridge, the county or the towns? County Com missioner Houlihan was at New Haven, last Saturday, and Monday also, where the joint board of commissioners met ; also the counsel for the two sides. The commissioners for the counties would like to go ahead with the work on the basis of Stratford, Milford and the coun- ties paying third respectively, and af- terward to submit the case to the sU- preme court, as to which party is to pay for the work. The counsel for the towns and the counties as yet have not come to an agreement on the facts to be present. ed, and it is possible she case may go to the supreme court through the regular channel. There are some interesting complications in connection with the case. The new bridge Is built few feet north of the old one, but the commission CTS are of the opinion that they have built on the site of the original bridge.
 There are parties on the Stratford and Milford sides, however, who claim they own the land where the approaches will go, and want damages. The commission CTS have no power to condemn land for such purposes, but the towns have the power to condemn land for highways. AS soon as navigation opens, the com missOncrs must open the draw, by order of the war department. They do not wish to cut of travel, and are desirous of having an agreement reached in the mat ter. One of the reasons why the com miszioners built on the new -ite was to avoid shutting of travel. The commis- sioners have raised the new bridge a few feet, which will do away with the ncccs- sity of opening the draw for every small boat. This makes heavier approaches necessary, but will be a big improvement as will be seen when the work is com pletcd.
The Newtown bee., 1894-03-02
vicinity and they give great satisfaction. Don't have your sound roots out, but have them crowned with gold or plati- mum. Save your natural teeth.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.

The March communion in the celebra.
 of the Lords Supper will be held a week
 from next Sunday, March II.
 The last meeting of the pastors class for instruction of the young people of the church, postponed of necessity on
 account of the severe storm in the early
 part of the week, will be held at the par
 sonage next Wednesday afternoon,
 March 7, at 3.3O o'clock. It is hoped
 that all the young people who have attended any of the former meet
 ings will make special effort to be
 present.
 The monthly meeting of the ladies' missionary society will be held in the prayer meeting room next Tuesday af- considered is "What part are young women taking in missionary work ?" The ladies are asked to look up and give some fact bearing on this line. At the close of the missionary service, the Womens Christian Temperance Union will have their regular meeting.
 The committee appointed to prepare a program for the morning service on Easter Sunday will meet at the parson- age Monday evening, March ,, at 7.30. A committee of ladies has also been ap- pointed to have charge of the floral decoration of the church for Easter Sun- day.
 As was mentioned several weeks ago, the effort is to be made to revive the Home Deparment of the Sunday school and to put it on a thorough working basis. The aim is to reach those who naturally are in sympathy with the church, but who are detained from at tendance by physical weakness, care of sick or some other good cause. The idea is not to urge the study of the Sunday school lessons upon any one, 1 simply to bring to those who feel their the privilege of pursuing the same course with those who regularly attend. | M ss Ellie WOlcOtt has general charge of this work, and the districts have been distributed as follows: Newtown street and depot, Fred B. Hubbell; Hawleyville, John Drew; Palestine, Miss Lottie Rut1les; Head of Meadow and Hopewell, | John J. Northrop and Miss Hattie North 'op; Dodgingtown, Miss Fannie Scud- fer; Cold Spring, Mrs John B. Peck Taunton, Henry Moore.
The Newtown bee., 1894-03-02
AN IMPORTANT TEACHERS MEETING

The annual congress of Academy and High School teachers, held in Hartford, last Saturday, was q great success. Near ly the whole day was taken up in the dis cussion of the report of the Committee of Ten appointed by the National Educa- tiOnal Association in which radical changes are proposed in the curriculum of high school studies. The Hartford papers give full accounts of the meeting. Principal Cliff of our own Academy was present and gave a review of the report of the teaching of English language and literature in high schools. There were about 100 teachers present and nearly all participated in the banquet held at the close of the sessions.
The Newtown bee., 1894-03-02
last week, the guest of Mrs P. Carroll of Sandy Hook.
ANOTHER HoRsEMAN SPEAKS
ANXIOUS TO HAVE THE HORSES COME
 TOGETHER.

ANXIOUS TO HAVE THE HORSES COME TOGETHER.
 l read MT Peck's introductory article
 in last weeks BEE with much interest,
 and although l think him a little hard on
 TIE BEES force to censure them for not knowing more about his horse, when it
 has hardly been on the road since the | new BEE force came to town, and he
 ought also to know that it is quite natur-
 al that horse that goes out and fights
 out hard races and comes home sound
 and with faster race record than any
 other trotting stallion in the state, would
 attract public notice more than one that
 stays quietly at home and trots around
 the stove.
 do think as he does (and have had
 good proof of same) that it is the horse and not the pedigree alone that sells now days. l also think it would be a good thing to show up the get of all !stallions that have been owned in Newtown since 1888, but to prove which is the best foal they must be entered for stakes and these trottcd off on regular track. Now what l propose is this to sec which are the fastest stallions and which are pro- ducing the gamiest foals. So the first stake would suggest will be for stal- lions, including Pueblo, Fleet, Chauncey D., Hurlingdale, Birmingham and any others that may be owned in town when entries close, mile heats 3 in ,; 2nd, stake for all horses bred in town, mile heats 3 in ,; Sd, foals of 1890, sired by stalliOns owned in town, mile heats in j; lth, foals of 1891, sired by stallions owned in town, mile heats , in g.; 9th. foals of 1892, sired by stallons owned in town, half mile , in B; 9th, foals of 1893, sired by stallions owned in town, one quarter mile , in 5. l would suggest an entrance fee of $5 in all classes. The l above would make a fine program for a two days meeting on our local track, | should we have one, or if this is not pos sible then trot them off at either New | Milford or Huntington fairs, if arrange l mcnts could be made to that effect. AL | though Ilurlingham's oldest foals are but | four years old, and there are but two Cf | these, which does not give him a very great chance to pick d winner in this class, he has many that are three, two and one, so he can be represented in these four stakes. IIurlingdale has no foals over one year old so he will have to be content with the yeaIling stake. Now that Mr Peck has broken the ice hope we may hear from other horsemen on the subject and start program l.. NJ. Johnson.
 r. S.: If the above is brought to ma .urity Johnson X Atchson will give a prize to foals sired by their stallions that Ire winners, barring their own.