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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-11-15
The RemOra or Sucking Fish.

a striped remora, or sucking hsn'
was found recently attached to the
bottom OF one of the steam launches
which run around Glen Island, says
the New York Sun. 1t was transferred
to one of the large tanks OF the Glen
Island AQUARIUM. The fish, though
not rare, is deep sea fish, and is hard
to capture. 1t grows to the length OF
twelve to eighteen inches. The fiat
top of It's head is surmounted by a
large sucking dish extending from
near the tip of the upper jaw to the
ends of the pectoral fins, or about one
third of the total length Of the fish.
The disk is made up of seventeen or
eighteen pairs of bony lamin@, the
edges of which are furnished with
rows of minute tooth-like projections.
With this disk the fish attaches itself
to shark, turtle or some other lar
ger fish, and is in this manner drawn
through the water without the exer-
ton of swimming. Occasionally 1t
will release it's hold long enough to
swim off and get something to eat, but
Immediately returns to refasten ITSELF
The South American Indians MAKE
use of this instinct of the fish to catcn
sea turtles. They fasten a ring around
the remora's tail to which they attach
long line. The fish is then taken TO
sea. and when a large turtle is sighted
the remora is thrown overheard. IL
unerringly swims to the turtle and
makes fast. The line is then drawn IN,
and soon both turtle and remora are
in the boat. It is necessary, however,
TO wait until the fish feels inclined to
let 90, for it is impossible to detach 1t
from the object by force without IN
| iurv.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-11-15
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES.

St. Louis express on the Chicago and
Alton Railroad ran into an open switch al
Braidwood. Illinois, and was wrecked. Will
liam House, fireman, was killed.
A Missouri, Kansas and Texas passenger
train was wrecked between Dallas and Hills
boro. Engineer Mike Murphy was killed
outright and % passengers injured.
W.D. Morange, an old and well-known
Albany politician, fell down the elevator
shaft of the Argus building in that city and
sustained injuries of which he died hall an
hour later.
A battery of boilers in the building OF the
Eusnicq Journal, in Detroit, exploded,
wrecking two buildings, killing at least 4O
persons. wounding 20 others, and causing a
money loss of $50 900.
Fourteen bodies were recovered from the
ruins of the buildings in Detroit, which were
wrecked by the boiler explosion, making ~
In all thus far. The cause of the disaster has
been determined to have been low water.
A passenger train on the Boston and Maine
HallrOdu ran lHlO d uohlitihS NHoi'-N Wv 10
worth. Massachusetts, and was wrecked
John Flarrity, brakeman, was killed, and
the trainmen and passengers were injured.
The "Katy" flyer, northbound, for st
Louis, and the Santa Fe limited, southbouni
from st. Louis, plunged into each other
right angles, at the crossing of the two roads
| In Dallas. Texas. The trainmen jumped
from their engines and were not injured.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-11-15
How It Feels to Be Wounded in Battle.

"You have been wounded several
times. General. How does 1t feel to
he shot?" asked reporter for the
Bloomington (ll.) Pantagraph OF
General Miles. :,
"That depends upon where the ball
strikes you," replied General, Miles.
eff it passes through the feshy part
of the body without hitting the bone,
it is a half mile away before you real
ize that you are shot. If it meets
with resistance, however, you get the
full force of the bullet, and it strikes
YOU like a sledge hammer. 1 was
Shot in the neck. The ball cut along
the side of my throat, under my ear,
and passed on. At Charlottesville a
ball struck my waist'belt plate and
then, DETECTING, went into the body.
The blow paralyzed me. l could not
move for weeks, from my waist down
ward, and every one though I would
die. was taken home to Massachu-
setts, and after few days [ surprised
the doctors by moving my right foot.
They took this for sign that the ball
was in the opposite side of the body,
and probed for it, laying the bone OF
nv hip bare. They found the bone
broken and took out nine pieces, leav'
ing one, which they failed to find.
Thev found the bullet several inches
further down than those pieces OF
broken bone. At another time ! was
wounded in the shoulder by the hall
of bullet. 1 was holding my sword
up to my shoulder when the bullet
struck the edge Of the blade and wa
cut in two. one-h half of the bullet hy-
inc on and the other going into my
shoulder. At another time L wa
wounded in the foot, the ball strikln2
Mexican spur that I was wearing anC
going off into my foot. By the way
[ think have the spur" Here thf
General opened drawer in his desf
and pulled out big Mexican spur
which was broken on one side. las
break was caused by the bullet strlk'
inc the spur.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-11-15
Twelve Persons Killed in the
Detroit journal Building.
MANY OTHERS BADLY HURT.
The Building Partly Demoi'sneo
ard tho Ruins In Fiam es-Smoke
and Fire Imp sde the work OF
Rescue Many Narrow
Escapes.

The boilers in the Detroit Journal building
corner of Larned and Shelby streets, eA-
ploded with terrific force at 9 o'clock In 'he
morning A portion of the building aoou'
forty feet wide Immediately collapsed. IL Is
thoueht there were forty or fifty persons III
the wrecked portion of the building. snofuy
after o'clock the ruins broke out In Names
and the great clouds Of sitting smoke seri-
ously impeded the flremen in their WORK Oh
rescue.
Tho rescuers worked all day on the mass
of ruins. which they were first compenee u
drench with water. Twelve dead uodleS
were rescued. Thirteen persons were paaiy
injured Some thirty persons are still MISS
ing.
The portion of the building directly ABOVE
the boilers on the first floor, was occupledpy
the Journals mailing department. About
FIVE men and boys were there at work.
In the second-story was George Killers
hookbinderv. in which couple OF men ana
about score of girls were there employed
In the rhird-story was the Habbln Electro
tvpe Foundry in which there were some hail
dozen men.
In the ton story was the Journals stereo'
typing department, where Mlcnaei "aru
Arthur Lynch and James Ross were at WORK
They went down in the wreck.
The John Davis Company, grocerS sun
dries. occupied the ground floor and base
ment OF one end of the building Inc hrm
list of employees is not large, but it IS DOUBT
ful whether all escaped. The gap IN TN
building extends through about hail Oh 'n'
Davis establishment.
The members of the Journals s edltorlal s'al
ON the fourth floor all escaped.
About fifteen minutes after the explosioi
those standing at the east side OF the wreci
IN the huilding saw movement in the rub
bish. hand appeared, followed by an arm
and helpers ran to the rescue. A momen
later John NJ. Winter, an employe OF Jon
Davis. spice and mustard mills. was dragge
out.
Albert Lynch, one of tho Journals stereS
tvpers was removed unconscious, but Nc
seriously hurt. Several others were la'e
rescued. but with slight injuries.
H. C. Kohlbrand, owner OF the konipran
Engraving Company, whose rooms were
the third floor, said at II o'clock that wv
bows. each about sixteen years old, WI
worked for him and were in the building
They were John Bowmen and Henry weicl
A body supposed to be that OF villa
Dunlop was dragged out about the san
time. He ran a small machine shop IN u
building. his business being repairing
type-setting machines
The cause of the explosion is a myster
Z Thomas Thompson. the engineer, came o
of the wreck painfully injured. His cloth
, / were all torn of and blood was running fro
. n score of cuts. He said he knew no reas'
for the explosion, and was too excited
talk coherently.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-11-15
PhOiOgraphing Flying InSectS.

The French artists appear to havy
got the art of photography down to a
much finer basis than those OF Amer
lea and England. They were first to
photograph flying bullets, race horses
in motion and other rapidly moving
objects. The latest triumph reported
from Paris is photograph of flying
dragon fly by NJ. Marcy, in which the
exposure was but 1-25, ,OOOth part of a
second. By the aid of a small elec-
trio lamp inside the mouth of an as
sistant Marcy also claims to have pho
tographed the moving globules of
blood circulating in the veins, and to
have detected difference in the mo-
tion of the colored and colorless cor
uuscles.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-11-15
THANKSGIVING PROCLAIMED
The President Appoints November % as the Da!
Of Praise,


Of Praise.
President Cleveland has just issued a
proclamation designating Thursday, Novem-
ber %. as Thanksgiving Day. The procla-
nation follows:-
"The constant goodness and forbearance
of Almighty God which have been Vouch-
safed to the American people during the
wear which is Just past call for their sincere
Acknowledgement and deyout gratitude. 10
the end therefore that we may with thankful
hearts unite in extolling the loving care OF
our Heavenly Father, 1 Grover Cleveland,
President of the United States, do hereby
appoint and set apart Thursday, the twenty
eighth day of the present month OF NoYem-
her. as day of thanksgiving and prayer; to
he kent and observed by all our people. On
that day let us forego our usual occupations,
and in our accustomed places OF worship
ioln in rendering thanks to the giyer OF
every good and perfect gift for the pouh-
icons returns that have rewarded our labors
in the fields and in the busy marts OF trade,
for the peace and order that have prevailed
throughout the land, for our protection
from pestilence and dire calamity and Tor
the other blessings that have been showered
upon us from an open hand. And, with our
thanksgiving, let US humbly beseech the
Lord to so incline the hearts Of our people
INTO Him that he will not leave us nor for
sake us as a nation, but will continue to use
his mercy and protecting care, guiding us In
the path of national prosperity and happi-
ness. enduring us with rectitude and virtue
and keeping alive within us a patriotic love
for the free institutions which have been
given to us as our national heritage.
"And. let us also on the day OF our thanks
giving especially remember the poor anC
needy. and by deeds of charity let US show
the sincerity of our gratitude.
'In witness whereof l have hereunto SCI
nv hand and caused the seal of the United
States to he affixed.
sDone at the City Of Washington this
| Fourth Day of November in the year OF Ou
! Lord. one thousand eight hundred ant
| nipety-lve and in the one hundred anc
twentieth year Of the independence of tn
United States.
CSigned) "GROyER CLEVELAND,
| ''By th9 President,
| RICHARD OLNEY,
Secretary of State.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-11-15
KILLED IN A WRECK
pittsburg and Cincinnati EN-
press Jumps the Track
WOMEN And 4 BABY KILLED
An Express Train on the Pittsours
Division of the Baltimore anu
Ohio Rail Road Jumps inc
Track and PIungss Over
High Embankment.-

Tho worst railroad wreck in the imIBen-i
Iate Yicinity of Wheeling, W. Va, for many
wears occurred at Elm Grove, five miles east
on the Pittsburg division of the bal'lmor0
and Ohio road.
The Pittsburg-Cincinnati express. common
" known as the cannon-ball, Jumpeu 'no
track on a bridge over Wheeling creek, o"-
ing TO broken hange on the wneei oi 'n'
smoking car. The engine, tender ana Dag
gage-car kept the track, while the mau car
smoker and Pullman parlor car went over d
hank about 16 feet high. The mali coaon
turned completely over and the other TWO
Law on their sides. The cars we're comPie'eS
demolished. seeming to have been thrown
some distance through the air.
So far only two deaths have happened
,voman thought to he Mrs. Miranda Hare, OF
Kitanning. Pa. but not positively identlhed
owing to the way she was disAgured, jumped
from the car and was instantly killed.
The S-months-old baby of Lawrence bart
lev of Pittsburg, was sitting on its father
Ian when the accident occurred. 1t was SO
badly injured that it died in few minutes
while neither the father nor mother was
hurt They were coming to Wheeling 10 al
tend the funeral of a relative.
The exact number of injured is hard TO &c
reliably. Nine were taken to the CITY nos
nital' and three to the Wheeling hospNai
Ten or q dozen surgeons and the wreckfn
crew were summoned at once.
Not less than 10000 people visited the seen
Of the wreck. the Wheeling and Elm Grow
Railroad running special excursion trains
all crowded. OF those who were hurt seVera
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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-11-15
Still there was no answer.

Still there was no answer
Frederick" with a queer break in
her voice, "don't you love me, after
all?"
Her face had grown suddenly color
less; her lips trembled and she was
obliged to bite hard on biscuit to
Keep back the tears of modification.
The new woman was making a hazard
GUS experiment.
He wheeled around and looked at
her defantly.
"Well, suppose I do-what then?"
But he reckoned without his host.
Sucn an admission set Miss Polly on
her feet again. She laid down her
biscuit and, leaning both elbows on
the desk, nodded across at him with
determined air.
Frederick, will you marry meg
"No."
"Why not?'
'I have only woman's reason-l
won't. Let us talk about somethln J
else"
She rose and came around to him SO
swiftly that he could not escape her.
She stood beside him with her two
hands held out in supplication.
"Jack Penrose is coming IN here
Polly-for heavens sake, go"
"Not until you say yes, said Polly,
seeing her advantage and holding IL
with all her feminine will.
"Polly, l implore-"
"rhen say it," cried Miss Polly
laughing hysterically. d,
1t is now two years since RoderlcS
married the new woman, and the new
est woman lies cooling in her cradle
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-11-15
DEATH OF EUGENE FIELD.
The Poet Suddenly Expires in His Bed-A ol''
on the Heart

Eugene Field. the poet and journalist, dc
in his bed. about A. NJ, at his home<
Buena Park. suburb of Chicago.
For some days Mr.. Field had been ailing,
but It was supposed he was suffering from
his usual stomach troubles and no serious
turn was anticipated DR.. Frank REILLY, VINO
was summoned pronounced tho deatn V
have been caused by the formation OF 0io19
of blood in the heart
Although Mr.. Field was feeling so i'll that
he telegraphed to Kansas City canceling an
engagement which he had made to read
there he sat until a late hour chatting with
Mr.. Geo. II. Yenowine, of the Milwaukee
Illustrated News. Mr.. Yenowine was TO
have accompanied him to Kansas City, ana
had come from Milwaukee for that purpose!S
Mr. Field was very cheerful and, ana the
two sat up until late hour discussing tu-
ture plans Shortly before midnight Mr.
Field sent a telegram to Kansas City saying
that he would be able to come later In the
week.
Upon going to bed Mr. Field did not COM
plain. but during the night Fred. tleld, MS
fourteen year-old son, heard his father
grooming in his sleep. The lad thougn'
nothing of this, until near morning the
sleeping man groaned more heavily than
before and then became perfectly still and
quiet.
When the family reached the bedside they
found Mr.. Field dead. The body was lying
in an easy, natural position, still warm, ana
a peaceful expression on his face gave him
tbe appearance Of having droppd into
| slumhpr
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-11-15
BUBBLES.

With bowl on lap, with cheeks distant,
The eager child the bubble blows;
From thinnest film to bulging pride
The iridescent vision grows.
Half free it sways, then swings adrift
To float triumphant through the air;
How brayely all its beauty shows!
The bubble bursts-theres nothing there.
The lover D 'eais-his mistress smiles;
Low words are breathed a blush, sigh,
A stea,thy pressure of the hand,
The raising of a downcast eye.
The VOWS are sad; the symbol ring
Cleans golden as the maiden's hair;
Two souls are shackled till they die
The bubble bursts-there's nothing there.
Hark to the trumpet's brazen notes
What trophies does the warrior bring!
The banners wave-behold the chief!
IN deafening peals the plaudits ring.
The noiseless sands have stolen the hours;
: How soon the funcral torches fare
"The King is dead. Long live the King"
The bubble bursts-there's nothing there.
The scholar bends in patient toll,
Beneath the lonely midnight fame
Dreaming that ere his course is run
Laborious hours shall purchase fame.
And. when the starvehng soul is fed,
Dame Fortune does niggard share.
He leaves bloodless, empty name
The bubble burs.s-there's nothing there.
The infant cries in pain of life;
The child rejoices with the sun;
The youth sees love on every hand
The man deems life is VOL begun.
Then, as he stands confronting fate.
He feels the eyeless sockets glare,
Till greybeard finds his days are done
The bubble bursts-there's nothing there
Tudor jerks. in Truth.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-11-15
A HISTORIC LETTER.
Washington Accused Other Generals Of Plotting
Against Him.


A very interesting meeting Of the Column
bian Historical Society was held at the resi-
dence of DIR. Toner, in Washington. Among
those present were Rev. DR.. Sunderland,
Rev. DR.. Dewitt Talmage and Librarian spoi-'
ford.
A letter froTa George Washington, hitherto
undubished was read by Mr.. Morgan. 1nel
letter was written from Valley Forge to COL
John Fitzgerald, of Alexandria, February ~
ITS. General Washington writes n|TcIJ
uncomplimentary terms of General G-s,
supposed to be Gates, General NJ, Mif1in'
and General c., Conway. These men ne
accused Of having conspired to depose him
from the command Of the army and refers 70
Ihem as junta.
The paper is regarded as valuable con-
ribution to the letters Of General Washing
ION.
Mr. NJ. I. Weller read a paper on Capt.
Henry Foote.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-11-15
New German Process Of Paving.

United States Consul Monaghan, at Chem
nitz, in a report to the State Department, de-
scribed new process of paving roads, which
is being practiced with marked success in
Germany. In brief, it consists inusing stone
blocks, faced only on one side, embedded in
Portland cement and gravel, so as to afford
perfectly SOU are blocks, which are made in
molds.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-11-15
MORE TROOPS FOR CUBA.
Thousands Of Additional Soldiers Will Be Sent
Prom Spain.

The Spanish papers state that 81, 600 troops
will be sent to Cuba forthwith and additional
reinforcements will be sent as required. Re-
norts received in Madrid are to the effect
that the insurgents continue to burn villages
and plantations and to attempt to dynamite
the railroads.
HAvANA.-Brigadier-General Oliver had an
encounter with the insurgents at the planta-
ton of San Augustin. The insurgent heu'
tenant, vergara, and three more were Killed.
and of the troops four were wounded.
Colonel Zubia, at the head of 500 troops,
took the insurgent camp at Mount fagualay,
district of Remedies, after an engagement In
which the insurgents are said to have SUI
fered a numerUaE less. The troops had i've
wounded.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-11-15

The ambassadors OF the powers, waited up
on the Porte and declared that unless i'm
mediate and adequate measures be taken for
the restoration of order the powers, acting
in concert, would take their own steps in the
matter,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-11-15
THE NEWEST WOMAN.

ELL, really now,
this is awfully
good of you, Miss
Polly, taking pity
on a chap like me.
Have a chair, will
you?" and Roder-
i C k Hospitality
swept a pile of pa
pers from the sim
gle little chair his
stufy little Office
contained.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-11-15

DR.. Koch, the famous German rinancier,
and president of the German Imperial Bank,
celebrated a few years ago the 25th anniyer-
sary Of his connection with that institution,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-07-02
Friendship of Christ.

"Any man any soul, may have the
friendship, or His words are without
meaning. His heart aches with pity
for our Loneliness, and for the poverty
that we misname riches. He will
listen to what we have to tell Him
He will take what we have to offer
Him, however simple the story, how
ever humble the fare And he will
give to us the heavenly food where
with his life was sustained--the meat
men know not of. They who have set
wide the door of their being to Him
have caught from the presence of this
divine guest their first hint of the pos
sible rapture of living, they have had
in the face of Christ their first true
glimpse of God."-Lucy Larcom.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-07-02
Good Looks

Good looks are more than skin deep
depending upon a healthy condition
of all the vital organs. If the Liver
be inactive, you have Bilious look, if
your Stomach be disordered You have
aDyspeptic look and if your Kidneys
be affected you have Punched look.
Secure good health and you will have
good looks. Electric Bitters is the
great alternative and Tonic acts
directly on these vital organs. Cures
Pimples, Blotches, Boils and gives a
good complexion, Sold at w. s.
Lloyd's Drug Store, Soc per bottle.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-07-02
GEN. THOMAS
Would Have Been a Southern Sol
der But For His Wife.

General William Malone, of Vir-
ginia, sat in Chamberlain's deeply in
terested in a well-bound volume of
substantial size. To a reporter who
ventured to ask the title of the book
the General courteously said:
at is made up of Papers of the
Military Historical Society of Mas
sachusetts,' and contains critical
sketches of some Of the leading FEEDER
al aud Confederate Generals. I was
at that moment engaged on the sketch
devoted to General Thomas. 1t is a
very fair and interesting account of
his character and services. l knew
Thomas personally, for he was born
and reared in my section of Virginia.
He was military man Of excellent
parts, rather slow to act, but never
able to grasp the idea that he had
been whipped. His bulldog tenacity
was strong characteristic.
II know good deal more than this
book about Thomas's predilectioR for
the Southern cause. In passing
through the State on his way from
Texas to New York at the time that
the Legislature was celebrating on
the question of secession, Thomas said
with emphasis: 'Thre is nothing for
the South to do but fight 1t was
well understood that bis sympathies
were with the people of his native
section. l was empowered by the
Governor of Virginia to offer him an
important position created for him
and rendered it, with the full expecta-
ton that it would be accepted. He
married Miss Marcy, of New York,
and it is no doubt true that his wife's
influence had much to do with keep
ing him on the Union side Wash
ington Post.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-07-02

Redding, Cal, June 26.-William
Murray, who has mine at the juno
ton of Kosh creek and Pitt river,
about sixty miles northeast of here,
brings news of having discovered the
richest mine in this country and says
it is the original 'Lost Cabin" mine.
which has been sought for during
the past thirty wears. He has discov-
cred a lode 500 feet wide and 400 feet
high, impregnated with iron ore,
which bears gold and silver to the
value of $40 to $3.50 per ton. The
range where this mine was discover
ed is continuation of that upon
which is the great Lost Confidence
mine, or what is generally known as
the Iron Mountain. 1t was recently
sold to an English syndicate for $780,
600.