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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-10-05

always show himself worthy of his
fathers choice.
Great was the establishment of the
other brothers, and all were amazed
when each showed his own ring and
told of his fathers last words to him
and made the same claim that the cid
est had made.
Then arose an eager discussion; the
rings WEI, examined, and 1t was
found impossible to distinguish the
magic ring from the others, and the
brothers determined to bring the mat
ter before the judge. The judge ques-
toned all the brothers closely, but
each one affirmed exactly the same
thing, that the father had privately
promised to give the ring to him alone,
and that upon his deathbed he had
sent for him and had actually given
him the ring.
Not one of them was willing to be-
lieve that the father had deceived
him in the matter, but each was more
inclined to suspect his brothers Of
bringing forward a false claim, sup
ported by ring which he pretended
to be the true one. But even this they
were very unwilling to believe, for the
brothers had always lived in mutual
love and trust.
The judge was at first much per-
picked, and exclaimed. angrily: DO L
sit here in the seat of judgment to I'M
ravel all the riddles that foolish peo-
pie may bring me? cannot pro-
nounce which is the true ring and who
is the true head of the family. But
stay" he continued, you tell me that
the true ring possesses the magic pow
err of making it's owner beloved. This
must decide it, then, for the false rings
can never have such power. Now,
say which of you is most beloved by
the other two? Speakvyou are silent.
Do the rings, then, only work inward
ly upon yourselves, so that each one
loves himself bestg Oh! then you are
all deceived, and deceivers, too!
Doubtless the true ring is lost, and
your father has bestowed upon each
of you a false ring.
80 if you wait here to hear my
sentence you wait in vain, but II you
seek my advice, will gladly give it
you. My counsel Is this: Return to
your home and cease your strife
Each one has received ring from his
father; let each one believe his ring
to be the true ring; and in order to
prove to others the truth of his claim
let each one strive to make himself
the most beloved; let him show a gen
tie, generous spirit, noble forgetful
ness of self, sympathy with others
truth, fidelity, modesty and, above all
piety toward God. SO will he who eX
cells most in these virtues be the mos
beloved, and so will all see plainly
who is the owner Of the true ring"
The brothers returned to their home
and followed the wise counsel of tn
Judge. They We'd with each other IL
showing an amiable, unselfish temper
until, by the constant practice of thu
virtues which the Judge had recon
mended to them they grew so unset
fish that the disp tie about the rinl
was forgotten, Ind they passed thei
lives together in harmony and happi
ness. and so the deceit Of their veal
and unprincipled father had bette
result than it deserved. - New Yorl
News.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-10-05
YELLOW JACK RACES IN HAVANA.
Said to Exist in Part of City Occupied by
Americans.

Washington (SpeciaD THE Sur
geon Generals Office Of the War De-
partment has no information regarding
the epidemic of yellow fever In Ha-
vana, although it is known to exist
there to a considerable extent. Private
advices from Havana indicate that the
outbreak is serious. The fever exists
in the best parts of the city and
among Americans who have gone
there. 1t is said at the War Depart.
ment that no fears are entertained Oh
q serious outbreak among the troops
of the United States, as they are out
side of the city and not in infected dis
tricts. The outbreak is not unexpect-
ed. as fever usually develops about this
time of year, and is even worse during
the months of October and November
than in the spring. Surgeon General
Sternberg does not think there need be
any apprehension concerning the
spread of the disease.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-10-05
Coyard,v Deed of Burglars.

shamokin, Pa. (SpeciaD 1.-TWO bur-
glars broke into the home of Mrs.
Leona Kress, at Big Mountain, near
here and upon the woman's refusal to
give them money they crushed her
skull and dubbed her daughter, Mrs.
Mary Marcinak, so badly that it is fear
ed both women will die.
Mary Marcinak. daughter of Mrs.
Marcinak, while handing her mother a
Ratchet to defend herself, was also
dubbed until she fell senseless to the
floor. Neighbors scared the burglars
away.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-10-05
Suicide of a Farmer.

Mr.. John Ballenger, one of the most
respectable and wealthy farmers OF
Fairfax county, committed suicide in
his courthouse. He had previously
affixed to the door of the courthouse
placard inscribed in large letters
Look inside" and when the door was
opened by passersby they beheld him
stretched on the floor, with a pistol
beside him and a pistol ball in his
head. He was unconscious, though
still breathing, when discovered, but
death resulted. No cause can be as
signed for the suicide except aberra-
ton of mind.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-10-05

e
was a large opal, which reflected
many various and brilliant hucs, but
far more precious than the beauty of
gems of gold was the magic power
hidden in the ring Of making its wear
er beloved by his fellOw-men.
The noblenan, who was the happy
owner of the ring, never removed 1t
from his finger, and was resolved that
after his death it should also remain
in the possession of his own family.
SO he bequeathed the ring to the one
he loved best among his sons, with
the condition that he in turn should
bequeath it to his favorite son, and so
through all succeeding generations.
The inheritor CT the ring was always
sure to be beloved by all who knew
him, and was. besides, to be cOnsid-
cred as the head Of the family without
regard to birthright
After being handed down in this
way through several generation, the
ring came at last into the possession
of a father who had three sons, all
equally obedient and loving and all
equally dear to him. Many times did
the father t"y to decide in his own
mind to which of his sons he should
bequeath the ring, but as he loved
them all equally he could not choose
between them.
7 Being one UaJ alone with his eldest
son he promised him that he should
inherit the ring, and at another time
to the second son, seeming to him the
most worthy, he made the same prom
Use, and even did the same another
day to the thin son. Soon after this
he was attacked by an illness, and
feared that his end was drawing near,
yet he was still unable to decide to
whom Ee should really leave the ring,
feeling so unwilling to deprive two Of
his sons of that to which all seemed
80 have an equal claim. At last, in
the midst of his perplexity, new
idea struck him, and he sent secretly
an order to jeweler to make two
rings after the pattern of the magic
ring, and to spare no expense or pains
TO make them exactly like it.
The jew eler was very skillful, and
succeeded so well in his task that
when he brought the two rings he had
made, and sho.;ed them to the noble
man with the original ring, the latter
could not discern which of the three
was the true one. He paid the jeweler
large sum of money for his work.
and dismissed him. Then he called
his eldest son 10 him, and took ten
! der farewell Of him, bestowing upon
him his blessing and one of the rings,
which the son Of course supposed to
be the true and only one. He next
ent for his second son, and spoke pri-
ltely in the same way to him, giving
IN also ring; and so with the third,
d soon after this he died.
Ills sons buried him with great
pp,. and when the funeral was over
eldest son spoke to his brothers
to the friends who were assem-
and claimed to be the head and
OF the faI lily, as being the pos
of the ring. He was happy in
ceiling that, besides bestowing
Iiim this power, his precious ring
cause him to be so beloved by
no one would envy him the
lie claimed. and he resolved
Iwn heart that he would be sc
\ 1t. \ A 4. +
all around him that he should
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-10-05
Insu,t.d Our Flag.

San Antonio, Tex. (SpeciaD. Limited
States Consul w. w. Mills, at Chihua-
hua, Mex, has sent note to the Fed
eral authorities here and also to the
State Department at Washington de-
failing an insult to the American flag
over his Consulate on September 16,
the anniversary of Mexican Independ-
ence. by mob Of Mexicans. He had
hoisted the United States and. Mexican
flags in honor of the day and the mob
tore down the United States colors.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-10-05
SONG OF THE SWORD.

4 remember the day that she hung me
; On the wall by the musket's side
And kissed my blade with a reverent
touch
For the honor of him who died;
L heard her say that served him well,
And he trusted his life to me
las ne grasped my hilt with his daring
: hand
And we swung to the victory
She came to me in the dark alone,
As the long years fluttered by,
And | heard her song and felt her kiss
And thrilled to her tender sigh;
knew that she saw us in visions sweet
When the bugles blew to the charge
And he swung me forth to the cleaning
/, And / swept through the human large.
She came one day when her locks were
gray,
And took me from the wall;
She wiped the rust of her tears away
For again rang the bugle call;
She laid my hilt in stalwart hand
My masters son, / knew,
And the drums awoke and the troops
marched by,
And the trumps Of the battle blew!
leaped to the life of the battlefront,
The spirit of strife awoke;
I danced in the light of my blade that
shone
Through the flame of the battle smoke.
My steel rang clear on the foeman's steel,
Then, stiffened and cold and still,
/ felt the clasp of the hand that had
f. drawn
My blade with q hero-will.
i am hanging again on the chimney wall;
The summers have bloomed and fed;
There are two meath the hill that are
slumbering sweet
The dead that are greatly dead!
Sweetheart, mother, she softly glides
Through the shadows wherein l hang,
And lays her ear to my blade to hear
The echo of battles clang.
Her lips are warm with the breath of love;
Oh! woman who gave her brave
To her country's call and the battle thrall
And the peace of the soldiers grave!
She breathes her prayer in her tender
way
And listens to hear me tell
How fierce they rode to the lines Of death,
How nobly they fought and fell.
Her gray head bends to the song, the
dusk
Steals silently through the room;
The birds are asleep in their little nests
Where the cannon were wont to boom.
Her cheek is soft on my polished face,
Her pale hand claspeth me,
Ah! worn, wan lady, you're dreaming to
night,
And the dead have come back to thee!
-Folger McKinsey, in Baltimore News.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-10-05
Catastrophe at Sea.

Nagasaki, Japan (SpeciaD.-The
Norwegian steamer Calanda, and the
Japanese steamer Ise-Maru are report
cd to have been in collision off lwo-
Shima. The Calanda was sunk and
forty-five of her passengers and crew
were drowned. The Ise-Maru put in at
Two Chima
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-10-05
A New Bank.

A new bank has been organized at
Mount Jackson, with Hon. E. ID. New
man, of Woodstock, president, and
F. s. Pannybacker, of Mount Jackson,
yice-president. The selection of cashier
has not yet been announced. me
name of the new organization Will
be the Peoples Bank.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-10-05
planning Mill Burned.

Gramm & McGills planning mill, on
the West Side, was destroyed by flre.
Loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000. The
origin of the fire is unknown, but was
probably incendiary.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-10-05
Firemen's Contests at Richmond.

Despite a downpour of rain, the
Richmond Firemen's Association held
their prize contests. The Lexington
Fire Department won the prize of $l50
for the hose race and No. 1 Company,
of Harrisonburg, won the second prize
of 500. The Lexington Fire Depart
ment won the custody Of the associa-
tons trumpet, and the Phoenix, OF
Suffolk, won second prize anu the Haf-
risonburg Hose Company, No. 4, the
third prize. The contest for the best
drilled company was won by the Rouss
Hook and Ladder Company, of WIN
chester, and the second prize in the
same contest went to the Rouss Steam
Fire Company, of the same city. The
first prize was $500 and the second
$50.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-10-05

The police embroglio at Alexandria
was accompanied by an attack on
Mayor Simpson, who had issued card
commenting upon the proceedings OF
the Police Board at its last session.
Mr.. William Webster, bricklaycr and
son of Capt James Webster, CHIEF OF
Police, met the Mayor at the corner OF
Cameron and st. Asaph streets and
struck him several blows, one of which
bruised his face severely. The Mayor
retired to the porch of Mr.. Windsor
and asked for a pistol and Webster
went away. The chief of police ex-
presses extreme regret at the occur
renee and says that he would rather
have lost everything he has in the
world than that the assault should
have been committed. William wen
ster was arrested.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-10-05
The OLD DOMINION.
LATEST NEWS CLEANED FROM YARI-
Gus PARTS OF VIRGINIA.
A MAYOR Assault D.

AIexandria's Executive Attacked by VIII
liam Webster. Son of the Chief oil fo''ee
-Displeased with n Card Published ny
Mayor Simpson-A Farmer Ends MS
Life-W. c. Yeager Found Dead in Bed
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-10-05
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
5 THREE RINGS {
"a Observation-Disclosures

r ANY years ago there lived
in an Eastern land a noble
man who owned a ring of
priceless value. The stone
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-23
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY. JANUARY %. 1eoo.

the tremendous commissions accompany
ing the shocks the undulating shores as
the earth wave swept back and forth.
together with the enormous tidal waves
which rushed into the bay and We're en-
quilted in the crevasses which opened
along the shores. The terror Insured
among the Indians at the Yakutat mis-
sion was unspeakable, though no lives
were lost.
The most disastrous and permanent ef-
rect of the earthquake is seen among the
glaciers Foster glacier, near juneau. has
had its beauty almost destroyed All that
portion of 1t fronting on Taku inlet, which
the sun had sculptured into wondrous and
enchanting forms, has been thrown into
the sea, and rumor asserts every glacier
on Glacier bay, including the Great Muir,
mas suffered the same catastrophe. Tour
lists IN Alaska can never forget their first
Impressions of the mighty Muir glacier.
1t extends landward for over 40 miles and
a half, a wall of ice from 200 to 800 feet
in hight. Soundings give it depth of $50
feet below the tide, so that from base to
summit it is 1000 feet high. From this
wall of ice every minute there drops into
the sea 1890 tons of ice. or every day
no less than 200 100000 cubic feet Reports
are that the whole front of the Muir gla-
cier and extending back for mile has
been cast into the sea. Occurring at a
time when the coasts of Alaska were
deserted the fun effects of the earth
quake will not be known until next sum
mer permits the advance of the tourist
and explorer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-23

New Orleans, Jan. 22.-Favorites were
first in three races to-day. The weather
was fine and the track fast.
First Race-se.l!ng, six furongs. BY
George, II to and to 2, won, with Lex
ington Pirate, 20 to ! and TO /, second,
and Cotton Plant, even, third. Time ISL,
Second Race-Six and half furlongs.
Alex, to 3, won, with Magic Light, 30 to
/ and 70 l. second, and Sidney Lucas
5 to 2, third Time 1224
Third Race-Selling, one and one-eighth
miles. Admetus, Q 10 5 and to ), won
with Frank Mcconnell. 2 to and 3 TO s..
second, and King Elkwood, 60 TO ]. third
Time :57
Fourth Race-Handcap, one mill. VOL
hurst, to and to 5, won. with Lau-
reate, 3 to / and to 5, second, ana San
Durango, 10 10 1, third. Time 1A2A.
Fifth Race-Seven furlongs. Belle
Ward, s 20 ! and to 3, won, with Match
Box, Is 10 ! ard 5 10 /. second. and Free
Lady, 6 70 8, third. Time 1850.
Sixth Race-Selling. six fur.ongs. Digs
3 to !. won, with Corialis, 0 to 2 and to
), second, and Jim Gore II, 6 to 5. third
Time 1:15l&
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-23
CUSTAvE ECKSTEIN g. CO.
PETITION FOR INCORPORATION.

~-~--~~~~~~~-~~>-~~~~~-~-~
NOTICE is hereby given of intention to an
ply for charter for the Southern Trans
portation Company" by publication of the
following petition:
State of Georgia. Chatham County.-To
the Honorable. the Secretary of State:
The petition of William T. Gibsan, Walter
f. Gibson, Wallace M. Barnes Charles
Estes, Paul Muslin and James T. Both
wen. who desire to be Incorporated as a
navigation company, with such other per-
sons as may hereafter become associated
with them, respectfully shows:
First That your petitioners, William T.
! Gibson and Walter Il. Gibson reside In the
city of Savannah, and county of Chatham
IN said state, and that your petitioners
Wallace M. Barnes, Charles Estes, Paul
Muslin and James T. Boutwell, reside in
the city of Augusta, and county of Rich
mond, in said state.
Second. The name of the company thew
desire to have incorporated is THE
SOUTHERN TRANSPORTATION COM
pany."
Third The capital stock Of the com
pany paid in is twenty-eight thousand dol
lars, and they desire the privilege of in
creasing the same from time to time not
TO exceed one hundred thousand dollars
Fourth. The number of years the cor
poration is to continue is twenty years.
with the privilege of renewal for a like
period Of twenty years.
f1fthf The principal Office of said cor
poration Is to be located In the city of Sa-
vannah, with branch offices and agencies
In such other places as the corporation
may deem necessary.
Sixth. That they have given four
weeks notice of their intention to apply
for said charter by publication of the petit
ton in the Morning News. one of the
newspapers of said county of Chatham, In
which the Sherin's advertisements are
published, once a week for four weeks
before filing said petition.
Wherefore your petitioners request to
be Incorporated under the laws of this
state. w. r. GIBSON. =
w. II. GIBSON.
CHARLES ESTES.
w. M. BARNES.
PAUL Muslin
JAS. r. boutwell,.
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Passes Away After a Long and Useful
Life.

From the News and Courier, Jan %.
DR.. Thomas Louis Ogier died last night
at ten minutes past s, at the residence of
his son-in-law, Mr.. II. Read Simons, in
the 90th year of his age.
Only few weeks ago, on Dec. %, he
celebrated the seth year of his life, and re-
ceived the CONGRATULATIONS and kind
wishes of his friends.
Or. Ogier was born in Charleston in 1910.
While yet in his teens he was sent to Eng
land, his fathers home, to be educated.
After completing his common school ed
ucation there he returned home and enter
ed the South Carolina Medical College,
where he graduated some years after
wards His medical education was finish
ed in Paris.
After his return he entered upon his
professional duties in partnership with DR.
J. Edward Holbrook, the author of Her
petology of North America On the re-
tirement of DR.. Holbrook, DR.. Ogier, then
stlll young man, took charge of the
combined practice, which for years after
wards was one of the largest in this city.
On the outbreak of the Civil War he
was assigned as district surgeon in this
city, on the staff of Gen. Beauregard Lat
er he accompanied the army under Har-
dee to North Carolina, and was present
during the retreat at the battle of Ben
tonville. He retired from the service not
a long while afterwards and lived with
his family in Newberry until the close of
the war, when he returned TO his home
and resumed the practice of medicine.
His career was a long and useful one,
devoted to the betterment of mankind 1t
is a notew orthy fact that the life period
of DIR. Ogier and his father combined COW
cred a period of 147 useful years.
DR.. Ogier married a daughter of the
Hon. W. j. Grayson of "Frogmore." Beau
fort county, a member of Congress- a
scholar and a poet. In his volume of po-
ems entitled THE Hireling and the Slave
and Chicora." he gives the most graphic
and graceful picture of the ante-bellum
plantation life in South Carolina Mrs
Ogier was lovely type of the gentlewo-
man nurtured under the old planter re-
gime. She died several years ago.
OF his children four are living and two
dead-Thomas, killed during the Civil War,
and William G.. His surviving children
are: Mrs. NJ. G. Parker of Washington,
Mrs. A. M. Lyman, widow of the late Ar
thur Lyman; Miss Julia Ogier of Wash
ington and Mrs. H. Read Smons
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-23
DON'T STEP ON A RAT
IN XIII Him. Don't Feed Reaches an,

bedbues on the so-called exterminating
powders. which don't even make the bugs
~ all kinds of household vermin why
not do IL in the easiest, suTest, cleanest
ana cheapest way-by using Stearn' Elec-
fric RAT and Roach Paste. It's easily APP
plied in cracks and crevices or spread on
a piece of cheese, and no bad odors can
arise from it's use, as IT entirely con-
aud die outside the house; II they can
not gel out inside Of two days the Paste
Ne ekin nj bones. so that there is moth
i hne left eft TO smell stearn's Electric Paste
nas been made for over 20 years Thous-
a,1ja and thousands of housekeepers have
,,sed AZ during that time, and we have new
er had one single complaint For sale az
All druggists 25c a box If your Druggist
doee not keen IL send stamps and we Will
sepd YOU a box. Stearns Electric Paste
Co, Chicago, Ill.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-23
THE BROCK HOUSE,
ENTERPRISE. FLA.

On the St. Johns river and Lake Mon
roe. in the Land of Flowers" Location
unsurpassed. Hotel modern In all its APP
pointments, broad verandas and spacious
grounds, open CRATE fires, gas. electric
bells, sulphur baths and telegraph office.
Splendid bass fishing. good duck. English
snipe and quail shooting. Railroad and
steamboat competitions. Rates moderate.
Descriptive pamphlet.
II. f. INGLEHART e. SONS. Props
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-23

The night before Sir Redvers Butler
left London for South Africa he was a
visitor al the famous "Beefsteak Room"
of the Lyceum Theater. 1t is related that,
in conversation with Mr.. Comyns carr
the latter asked the General how long he
expected to be away from England
about six months" was che reply six
months is a long time" rejoined Mr.. Com
yns Carr. South Africa is a long way
off Carr" said Sir Redvers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-23

Remote and safe.-"Our literary club
"a going to study the Eizabethan era. +"
Isn't that rather haclIncyed2" "Yes; but
n discussing people who are dead. you
srow, we won't be tempted 10 gossip
Detroit Free Press.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-23
DE SOTO HOTEL.

Firstclass accommodations for 500 guests
Among the improvements the past summer 90
new bath rooms were added. Tourists find
The most interesting city in the
South An ideal winter resort. Special rates
Tor famlIles remAinihg week or more.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-23

GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY
Whereas, John f. Canty has applied 10
Court OF Ordinary for letters Of guardian
ship on the person and property of James
+. Dale, minor.
These are. therefore, to cite and admon-
ish all whom it may concern to be and
appear before said court to make objec-
ton Of any they have) on or before the
first Monday in February, next otherwise
said letters will be granted.
Witness. the Honorable Hampton l..
Ferril. ordinary for Chatham county
this the Sth day Of January. 1900
FRANK e. KETLBACH,
Clerk c. O.. c. c.