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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22
CROP CONDITIONS.
Cotton Generally is in Good shape for This Season

Cotton Generally is in Good shape
 for This Season
 washington. May 2o.-The Weather Bu- reau weekly summary of crop conditions is as follows: The drought conditions prevailing at the close of the previous week in the South Atlantic and East Gulf espt ce ia nsye Southern ernh rforida % but the con tinued dry weather in the Ohio Valley and Middle Atlantic States have proved upfavorable Corn planting had favor able progress in the central ,ss valleys .t sx- ing vigorously in Oklahoma. Kansas. Mis- souri and Nebraska and Is in. fine cof1di- ton in Texas. where a considerable por- tion of the crop Is made
 tertai improvement if the States of the Ohio Valley. deteriorating weather beins reported in some districts and q slight advance in others In Missouri the crop dition. although some lodging Is reported and further Improvement in Neoraska and Arkansas and more favorable condi- tions in Northern Kansas are inoicatea: The crop has made vigorous growth n Oklahoma and harvesting. with light yields is ia progress in Texas,
 The oat crop Is much in need of rain in the Ohio Valley and the reports rom the Gulf States are generally unfayorabie.
 The cotton crop Is In promising condi- ton generally throughout the cotton belt. Good stands Of early cotton ana satisiac- tory gernination of the late planted are Indicated. except in portions of the Car oiirias and Louisiana, with clean fieids and healthy growth in practically all sec tlons. In Southern Texas the crop has made rapid advancement and squares are
 The stands of tobacco in the carolinas and Virginia are irregular: But nttie transplanting has been done Tn Maryiano, owing 10 cool weather and none has as vet been set In Kentucky where this work promises to be general this week The plant beds In Ohio are suffering TOT rain'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22

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Summer Homes in the Mountains.

Undoubtedly the most tnVigorating ana heaithful region in which to spend the heated term Is among the resorts along the line of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail- way, in the mountains of the, Virginias. These resorts vary In altitude from 1900 to 2,5Oo feet. and are celebrated for grand and picturesque surroundings. variety of mineral waters and exhilirating climate with mildly warm days and cool. refresh ing nights that produce energy ana bouyancy which promotes health and en- joyment. There are over 300 Summer Homes in the mountains and ont the sea- shore reached by the C. and O. Ky. They vary in rates and character to suit those of very moderate means who seek rest only, and those also who desire gaiety and social life. For booklet descriptive of these resorts. apply to s. T. surratt. Union Station. Montgomery. Or address
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22
KICKED BY A MULE.

Wonderful Extent to Which q Man
 Can Be Patched. .g New York Herald.
 There seems to be Almost Ao limit to the number of breaks And bruises a man may Guffcr and stlii live te tell the tale.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-22
Cures Nervous Headache. Horsford's Acid Phosphate

It removes the cause by quieting the nerves. promoting digestion and inducing restful sleep. adv-tu-thu-eat.
The Newtown bee., 1902-05-09

with New Milford village it might be
said that the territory burned over
comprised four-fifthS of the business
section of the place, lying in a square.
The burned territory comprised, in
Guiding Bank street, not far from four
acres of land.
SAVINGS BANK WILL REBUILD AT ONCE.
1t is hard at this date to get at the
exact loss, as in many instances the
adjustels have not completed their
work. The Savings bank block was
valued at about SO ,O69, with insurance
of $4,000. Mr. Randall says they will
rebuild at once. They will tenn
porarily open in the Law library
at the Town hall. Cashier
Griffith OF the Pahquioque bank Of
Danbury made a visit to New Milford,
personally to tender to Mr. Randall,
and the National bank folks also, the
use of their vault, and the courtesy
was greatly appreciated.
WILL NOT REBUILD UNLESS ASSURED
BY THE WATER co. THAT THEY WILL
FURNISH ADEQUATE FIRE PROTEC-
TON.
A. H. Mcmahon was at Wing Sta
ton, N. Y, when the fire broke out,
and did not learn of the sad news until
the next day. He had just put in an
immense stock of goods for the fall
and winter trade, his whole building
being literally "chuck full" In regard
to rebuilding he says he is all at sea,
but now does not think that he viii
rebuild unless assured, by the Water
Co. that they will make an effort tt
The Newtown bee., 1902-05-09

Ways paint store, the Gazette build
ing, the Humiston block and the old
SchOverling warehouse would have
gone, and probably the freight house,
the Warner tobacco warehouse, the
F. R. Green grain building and other
structures would have fallen in the
path of the fire demon. Editor Bolles
and his neighbOrS can we'll afford to
unite in making the brave fire fighters
from Danbury handsome present.
At 9 O'Clock few people thought It
would take the north side OF Bank
street, and many merchants carried
goods from their burning stores to the
buildings on the north side, which
we're later burned.
THE LACK OF WATER WAS PITIABLE.
After the Danbury engine was attach
ed it practically drew all the water in
the pipes, and while they could not be
in but one place at time, the tire
ragged on in other sections unchecked
for the reason that the tiremen s hands
were tied; they had no water. \
prominent citizen told BEE reporter
that there were times during the 1re.
say about II O'Clock, when a number
OF buildings on the north side Of Bank
street could have been saved by a
single stream of water.
There were various places during
the fire where heroic work was done
and the old-fashioned bucket brigade
came into service, but at no point was
harder and more effective work done
than at the building of Ackley, Hatch
| & Marsh. Notwithstanding the fact
| that the sheds a few feet north of the
store and the barn in the rear were
burned, the long store building was
saved. The employees of the firm
WORKED LIKE HEROES,
and as the genial James Marsh said tC
The Newtown bee., 1902-05-09

been too greedy after their fat divi-
dends. For years the fire engineers
have reiterated the need of a larger
main and more water for fire prOtec-
tion, but their requests have been
calmly turned down. Said a prominent
citizen to BEE representatives: "As
[ understand it the Water Co. was
organized originally for fire projection,
and the fire district subscribed heavily
protection. But the trouble has been
the company has devoted it's energies
to supplying the domestic demand, at
the expense, as it appears to-day, of
the safety of village property. People
are now talking seriously the question
DfNpublic ownership as remedy for
this trouble, and can you blame them!
People now feel seriously the mistake
Of rejecting the borough Cha rter some
years since, as the powers granted
them under that charter would have
been very useful in this emergency"
While the fire is Il serious matter fOl
New Milford and will cause business
loss and inconvenience on all sides,
The BEE hopes and believes that it
WILL RESULT IN BETTER NEW MIL
Let the Water CO. call meeting OF
it's stockholders at once and give some
assurance to the business men by
voting to put in a large water main SO
that the question of scarcity may for
ever be thing of the past. Bank
street should be widened and the build
ings constructed of brick. II the
Water Co. takes a bold and public
spirited action in the matter they can
move the lever which will result in a
modern and up-to-date village, with
ample water to ward off any future
disaster.
Great crowds of sight seers thronged
the burned district on Tuesday and
Wednesday, Sherman, Washington,
Roxbury, Kent and Cornwall Bridge
being down en- mass. On Tuesday
afternoon the walls of the Randall
building on Main street were attacked
with dynamite in order that no acct
dent might occur as the result of fall
ing walls.
For the benefit of those nC familiar
The Newtown bee., 1902-05-09

furnish adequate water for fire pro-
lection. Mr. Mcmahon regards the
policy pursued by the Water Co., In
the past as shortsighted.
C. H. BOOTH WILL REBUILD AT ONCE.
The enterprising Booth s. Bentley
pleasant residence of c.. HI. Booth, the
senior member of the firm, on Main
street, the large parlOrs ON the first
floor and the yard being given up for
store purposes. Mr. Booth is q heavy
property owner, owning the block &C.
cupied by his firm, and that Of Kinney
& Co. Mr. Booth, with characteristic
energy, says he will proceed to rebuild
at once. This is the third time Mr.
Booth has been through the fire. In
regard tn the Water Co., he says the
company has done as we'll as it coll Id
under existing conditions. He thinks
the directors will do what they can to
remedy any deficiency astO water, but
thinks people ought not to tie UNI
reasonal lc in their criticisms. lie
pointed out the fact the directorate
was made up OF the towns large prop
erty owners, who individually had an
interest in the good welfare Of the
town. When it was seen. Monday
night, that the fire was gUing to sweep
the north side Of Bank street, Manager
G. P. Bentley got together his clerks.
and removed the millinery stock, the
shoe stock and some of the silks and
other goods. He speaks In high praise
of the assistance rendered him by his
lady clerks, who worked as effectively
as men. Mr. Booth says that this is
the third time his store has been burn
ed out in 40 years.
II. D. Hine, the well-known photo
artist, with characteristic energy, On
The Newtown bee., 1902-05-09

ment, and had Chiefly Engineer
Planzshad sufficient supply of water
to back up the earnest work
of the boys, the disaster would
not have been one-third what it was
and the fire might possibly have been
confined to the building that burned,
or at least to the south side Of Bank
street. AS it was the hOsemen were
hardly able to get one stream of any
force on the blaze, and the doom of
the village was seen in the early part
of the fire.
The fire gained with such frightful
rapidity that at about 9 O'Clock mes
sage was dispatched to Danbury for
assistance. Enterprising Mayor Peix
Of the Hating City at once ordered
fire engine and 1000 feet OF hose to be
dispatched to the scene of the confla.
grafton, and at about 1880 the train
rolled into the New Milford station.
At this time
BANK STREET WAS ONE MASS OF FIRE,
and the blocks on the north side were
burning fiercely. The prompt and
effective work of the fire fighters from
Danbury saved the fire from spreading
northward on Railroad street, the
flames being stayed at the barn of
Hunt & Miller, which stood in the rear
of the Kirsch block. Had this gone,
Hunt & Miller's block, Clark's saloon,
The Newtown bee., 1902-05-09
NEW MILFORD'S
CREATURE.
Business Portion of
Village Laid In
.. Ashes.
LACK OF WATER HANDI-
CAPS THE FIRE
FIGHTERS.
Timely Help From Danbury
Saves Much Property.

The long-feared- and predicted disas-
ter for New Milford village has taken
place, and the once busy and active
hamlet is now a heap of ruins, thanks
to the ruthless visitation of fire on
Monday night. The fire OF Monday
night is without doubt the worst that
has ever visited the town, and when a
final compilation of the damage is made
it will be found the loss will exceed
$500, 600, with insurance of less than
half that amount. .-s- r.
The fire broke out about 8.45 in the
stables of the New Milford house. T.
E. Young, the proprietor, was in Lee,
Mass, at the time and has no idea
as to it's origin. The fire first appeared
in the northwest corner of the barn,
and the building was one mass OF flame,
by the time the alarm was rung in.
The fire could not have broken out in
a place in the village where it would
have had better chance to spread.
Closely connected were number OF
barns and blacksmith shops, while the
most of the buildings on the south part
Of Bank street are Of wood and were
AN EASY MARK FOR THE DEvOURINa
FLAMES.
No town of it's size in the state has
more efficient volunteer fire depart
The Newtown bee., 1902-05-09
Notice.!
LaHAIT & THOMA AS.
NEW MILFORD, CONN,

furnish adequate water for fire pro
lection. Mr. Mcmahon regards the
policy pursued by the Water Co., In
the past as short-sighted.
The Newtown bee., 1902-05-09

the scribe: "We had lot of friends
who worked like beavers, and they
staid by us, staid and worked and the
building was saved"
AS might be expected, on all sides is
heard earnest and heated denunciation
of the Water Co. AS The BEE, looks
at it the responsibility rests, not so
much With the officers of the company,
as with the stockholders, who have
The Newtown bee., 1902-05-09

Treas u:er of the New Milford Savings
Bank.-A Man who Looks on the
Bright Side of Things, and although
Regretting the disaster Looks for a
Better New Milford of One
of the Large Blocks Destroyed.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-11-19

mas in f0rCe SEzr-s.-,---o--5r---------~.-
for the trainmen which rests upon
more scientific basis than has, until
recently, been recognized as needful.
The fundamental principle lies in
what the mental scientists term renex
action. or subconscious control. The
brain may be taught to act according
to the signals of the various senses
without conscious thought. The first
step is the complete training OF the
trainmen to their duties, so they re-
spond on the instant. almost lnVolun-
tarily, to any emergency.
In the life of the railroader there
is no time for thought or reasoning.
He must act instantly. If the engine
driver is called upon to save train
from wreck he will be the more ike
" to succeed if his brain has been SO
trained 10 act, not in response to MS
will but to habit. Certain circum-
stances will call forth certain actions.
regardless of his own voition, SO the
man is nut through regular course
,,f practical railroading before ne IS
employed at all.
The applicant for position must
not only be able to answer the ques'
tions at an examination-he must give
his replies without hesitation or ne Is
rejected. The habit of quick action
must be strong upon him.
Long experience and close observa-
tion have demonstrated that most men
of,er the age of 80 or 35 are not capa-
ble of acquiring this habit. The tu-
ture trainman must begin young. so,
in this, as in other branches le OF learn
ing. the pupils are youthful.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-11-19

southern seas. 1t is a very strange
and interesting country which lies al
most beneath our feet-a country COM
paratively little known as yet, but
coming yearly into better knowledge
because of its uueXampled beauties
and as resort for the invalid, the
tourist and the pleasure seeker.
1t has stern. rugged coast. of vol
canic origin: the whole stretch OF THIS
coast is cut out into deep and narrow
channels, followed out in caves.
wrought in shape Of pinnacles and
spires: no coast is more fantastic.
none is more dreaded by mariners.
The great attraction of the North
Island of New Zealand. and one OF
the worlds most remarkable wonders,
is found in the hot lakes-certainly
one of the strangeSt and weird9St
regions on the face of the earth The
entrance into this country is through
q land Of broad and rolling fields. lin
gering rivers and Jagged mountains.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-11-19
A New Forming Development.

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson mas
made public an interesting project Oh
his department that promises to ada
to the arabic area of the United States
region almost as large as the state
of illinois. He has recently made.
tour in person through what is known
as the burnt districts" in Michigan,
Wisconsin and Minnesota. These are
tracts formerly covered with forests
but left denuded of timber by the
lumbermen. Fire has followed the
axe destroying the underground and
all other vegetation, leaving scorchea
wilderness. dotted with millions OF
blackened 'stumps.
The northern latitude of these lands
makes them desirable for settlement
by immigrants from Norway, Sweden
Russia. The land is naturally fer
tile, but will require labor in clearing.
Specialists of the agricultural depart
ment are now making Investigations
God experiments to ascertain preclsely
what crops can be raised most eco
nomically and profitably. They nave
already demonstrated the certainty OF
nrofit in winter wheat, oats. one va
riety of corn. potatoes and other tub
ers The secretary predicts that a
few years will see this desolate region
transformed into one of the most
nroductive farming districts in the
country. This is a signal example OF
the value of applied science in tals
useful branch of the national govern
ment-New York Mail and Express.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-11-19

masses Of vHpor into the air. De-
scending to the shores of this curious
lake we find ourselves walking about
in q yapor bath. All around us anu
close at our feet as we step Singarly
along the narrow pathway, The shall
low water of nnumcrahlc springs
hollis and bubbles and the air is filled
with the sound of its simmerinS. If
YOU have any curiosity to know how
If feels to have your leg boiled, step
Int one foot off The narrow pathway
and you may maze that addition to
your store of useful knowledge with
surprising suddenncss.
A place like this is, of course, per-
feet godsend to the Maoris. They can
soak themselves all day in the warm
weather; cook their meat and potatoes
simply by hanging them in their nets
in lie corner Of boiling spring, and
live as happily, lazily and uselessly
us the pigs that share their houses
and fortunes. All you have to do to
launder clothes is to soak garment
in hot soda spring and then wash II
out in warm, clear water in another
spring, and there you are. Even If a
Maori has but one garment. he is not
abashed. He washes it and hangs it
on the fence and sits down in the cos
tune of the Greek Slave until it dries.
Each of these floating black heads
YOU see i'm the warm baths will have
black pipe in its mouth. and if the
weather is foul, you may sec indlvl-
duals holding umbrellas over Weir
eads.
Near by is the great seyser of Wha-
karewarewa, rising from CON" like
the most exquisite coral, by which you
can climb to the mouth Of the crater.
There is a dull. humping sound far
down below. You look over TO see
what is going OH; Il squirt Of hot steam
close to your nose suggests caution;
YOU draw back, and Il buslf?l OF dia-
monds are thrown INTO the air and
rattle down the sides of the conc. il is
nothing but drops Of pure hot water
but it looks like diamonds in the sun
light. Then there is Il sudden roar
the air scntillatcs: and ii seems us il
all the jewelers. shops had been OK
plodcd ut once. | have seen many
manifestations of Nnture IN my time
| but few where she displays at once
her power and her beauty so com
pletely rs in this great gryscr.
A good many uaturalists are OF the
opinion that the giant bird Of New
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-11-19
BUYING A BOX OF MATCHES,

Quito ormidab:e Undertaking wi,s
Natives Of Samoa.
The natives of Samoa do not hurry
| the trader unnecessarily. Time is no
object to them, says a writer in Lip
pincott's Magazine. The two or three
youngsters, who come and sit on the
veranda are willing to wait the trad
er's own convenience before they open
traffic with him. Then their language
seems to the inexperienced strangely
monumental.
20, Apa, it is thus, and we two will
want?' the trader asks in the native
speech, that you sit on my portico
beginning at sunrise and ending at all
day?"
o.. Apa, it is thus, and we two will
declare the truth to thy highness."
"Use not the high-sounding words
of the talk of chiefs; call me not ex-
cellency nor yet highness, for by that
l know you two are come to beg. That
thing do you two tell what you want,
and quickly"
30, AGa, smooth out the wrinkles
from thy heart, but listen. In the IN
significant hut of thy family of us two
there is tobacco, and we have plucked
the dry leaves of the banana. But
there is no fire. That thing have we
two come to ask of thy excellency. AT
ford to us two the fire-scratcher just
one box, for great. is the poverty Of
the family of us two"
20, pig-faced, it is the lie, and you
two come to beg, it is true. It is right
that you two buy fire-scratchers; do
not give away the articles of wealth,
lest 1, too, become poor while you two
have all things
Thou knowest, o, Apa, the great
poverty of all this Samoa, and that we
too are poor people and of no account
We have not wherewith to buy. But
because great is the love of us two 10
thy eXcellency we two give to thee the
loving gift of the fruit of the hen, one"
Not so is it true, dirt and pigs. II
you two love me you give me fruit of
the hen, two. Give them now to me
and my black-boy thing shall look
through them at the sun, and he shall
spin them on this floor, and he shall
float them in water lest they be bad"
20, Apa, thou art wise to drive a
hard bargain, and Samoans are fool
sh. Here, then, are these two fruits
Of the hen; now give to US two the
ooX of fire-scratchers.