Highland recorder (Monterey, Highland County, Va.), January 12, 1894

ce tg Rs te le. ————— VA——— EE m—————————— pi———— ————————————————r = Sn cm - VOL. VII. » A Nttle whiff of smoke, to smull It scarcely shows azainst the northern sk¥y, 1t bodes no ill to us, of course, But do:s to some, for, ob, the grass is dry. The rising breeze just now sj ¥ings up, And see, the smoke cloud row i3 spreading fast, Bpreading o'er acres wide, where yards Seemed covered with it but n moment past, Faster it sweeps along, and then 1t seems tocross the canyon with a bound, The swirlinz flames Jick up all things Tha’ by them in their maddened course are found. And there, but newly built, a house Stands in the track the fire fiend must pags, Fastened within that frame glad hopes Were pinioned with each driven nail, alas. Ob, must the work of years go thus, "The little saved by early toil and late, From summer's dioaght and cruel hail? A strong man stands and cries, “Oh, Litter Fate,” But look the gathering there; br’ ve men From all the country round rnsh now to save, And see the gleam of plonghejiare's steel Goes tearing up the earth in 1nighty wave. These noble men are fighting flame with flame They're conquering; all is safe! Thank God Thank God! For this another time, oh, Lord, Thode stayed the schurge of lifted chastening rod. Among the men who worked thera stood A gray old man with quivering lip e.2url, And £hHok the strong man's hand and gasped "Yous all right, Bill; come over'n ses the girl” OvcH, Nab. BERENICE NT, CYR. A Story of Love, Intrigue, and Crime. BY DWIGHT BALDWIII. CHAPTER IIL CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE, that thi; work,.and dal WOi&k Iv 1I5 WUl commenced from the inside.” “Tmpossibie!” “Wait a moment, Mr, Sears, The crime was dis overed shortly after 6 o'clock, and the polic? at once notified. I was just leaving the Twenty-second Street Station when the telephone coms in from the patrol box, and was the first to reach the house.” “And yon tound—" : “Everything in confusion. The old man was dead, end fhe safe rifled as you see now, the four servants in terror, and the daughter in a fainting condition under the care of a physician.” “But why do you suspect an inmate of the house? Speak, sir! That old man yonder has bean a f ther to me, and I must be doing something to bring his murderers to justice.” “Gently, my dear sir. That is exactly what I propose to help you do. I found all the doors ni windows secured, the electric burglar alarms in perfect work ing order— not the slightest evidence, in fact. that an entfance had been forced.” “But John Kedzie, the only man in the bounce, h 8 been in Uncle Paul's gervice for twonty years. You surely don’t —-" “Not a bit of it. But you are wrong. This house had anotherinmate last night.’ “Who, in heaven's name?” “You heard of the fire at the Exposi. t on building?” He 2 “No. But-—don’t bother with {rifles Who was here?” “Read tbat.” Jo The detectiva took a gopy of one of the morning newspapers from his pocket anc indieated a paragraph in a long articl describing the fire of the preceding night 1t consisted of a biief but graphic ac count of the awful peril of Berenice St Car and her subsequent gallant rescue b; an unknown voung man, whose braver was awarded unstinted praise. “Ha geems to have driven away in thei ceriiage,” commented Sears, when be ha comple‘ed the reading. “Yas. He is the murderer!” “You don’t mean it?" * “I surely do. I had read the accoun before news of the murder arrived, and at once acted upon that theory. Th servant, Jokn had shown him to hi room on the foor above. I lost no tim in ge:ting there.” “And you found——" “That the bird had flown. The roon was withont an occupant.” “Strange! What docs Johy say?” “I've not bad a chance to question h'n since?” “Phere he is now. This way, John.” “What is it, Mr. Almon?” asked th eervant, ng, with a lcok of mingled fea and hor cr, he ppproached the deorwa from which, only «+ n hour before, he ha discovered the body of his murdere master, “Wh:t w & {his young man's name’ queried Hyland, brusquely. “Ipey called him Winters.” “His first name?” “1 didn’t hear that.” “Describe him!” “1”. not much in that line.” “Do the best you can.” “He is tall, straight, well made, ha }1:ck hair, and no leard, except a mue taghe.” ; “(ood enowgh: Amt else?” © “Vers Mizht eyes, and the look of gentleman. “YTkopow him!” cried Eears, “Indeed!” e aculaied the detective, + “Yes. His name is ( cle Winters. H was (mployed fer atime bya friend co mina, Mr. Max Moir g, who discharge him, ¥omething like a month ago, fc stealing from his cash drawer.” “(3001! He's our man! No time mus b:lo-t! With his name and descriptiol 1 can arrest him before noon.” “Wait!” urged Sears, laying his han upon the officer's arm. “For what? Time is valnable; second count in a game of this kind.” “Did Mr. St. Cyr treat this Winter kindly?” This question of the young man wa eddressed to John. “Kindly? I should ¢ay so. He ju doted on him, while Miss Berenice — “Never mind her!” interiupted Sean an angry flush sweeping his dark bu yather handsome face. “What did Une! Yaul do?” “Treated him like # sop, and ga bim—" : FRE172 DW DL] RECONCILED. BY JANE ALDRICH, T'S a clear cace!” Mat Hyland, one of the shrowdest detec tives of the Chicago force, closed his to bacco box with asbharp click, and looked knowingly at his com p nion. “What have you de termined?” “Several things. First and chiefest, 1 hal work itis, was (Tl haantitnl ring he al WATS WOTS. “The beautiful ring he always wore. “The one presented his dcad son George? Tmpossible!” “No.” I'm sure of it. I saw it on his finger when be told me good-night in his rosm.” “I can't understand it, But what has be there?” The ¢peaker pointed to the right hsna of the dead man, which was fast clinched. In an instant the detective was bend ing over tke prostra‘e form. “It may contain a clue—a lock of the murderer's hair, a button from his coat, a fragment of cloth, Wait!” “Had we not better leave that for the coroner?” nsked Sears, interrupting the officer, who was trying to force open the fingars which the rigidity of death had fast locke I. . “No matter.” replied Hyland. “There are enough of us here to testify to what we find, and time is every hing just now.” A moment moe nd a triple exc'ama tion went up from the trio of bended heads, In the half-open palm of poor Paul St. Cyr lay a curiously wrought 1ing, richly get with dirmonds an | a, “It’s the very rin +!" cried Alm6n Sedgs, a touch of triumph in his hard tones. “I could swear {o it any place!” “And 1,” addel the servant, corrow fully. “What do yon think of it?” asked the young man of the detective, who was reading an inscription npon the ring. “That it will send Cole Wintebs to the onllows!” EXCITING SITUATIONS, ®“Y Arnis hara?” “You bere?” With tbis question, Berenico St. Crt, tearful, agitated, heart-Yroken, struggled te a sitting posture up nthe lounge where she had been reining. “Where else should I be in the midst of this storm of troub'e and woe?” fe turned Almon S. ars, as he seated him golf near by. "Bit father told you to come here no more.” “True, bat the charges of ingrititude which he made against me were entirely unfounded, as 1 am now prepared 10 prove. Besides, death has )evoked the mandate.” The young man bowed his | ead, and to all outward appearances was deeply moved. “Well, I'm glad you came, Almon. How can I endure this and live?” “It is hard, Berenice, crael, and words of consolation canny no relief. One small comfort remains, however.” “I can’t ima ine what. For me all is dark, the very son has oca-ed to shine. I care nothing for life itself, now. » “The murderer of your father is known!” “What? Where is he?” “Not yet in custody, but his arrest is ce:ta'n.,” “Who is he?” : “Hig name is Winters—Cole Winters.” “It is false!” The girl was ont her feet now, her eyes flashing angr.ly through her tears.” “The proof is conclusive—absolutely damning in its completeness.” “Nothing could ronvince me of any thing so horrible.” ; “You have great faith in a stranget.” “Ought not the saviog of one's life to excite faith? Do you c.ll him astranger, “who won his way to my f ther’s heart?” “And yours?” suecred Sears. * Ave, and mine, if you will have it so. I thought a moment ago that I had noth ing for which to live. I feel differently now. The cause, the honor, of Cole Winters shall be as my own!” Overcome by the violence of her emo tions, the girl sank trembling fo the tofa. “When the police arrived,” the young man proceeded, seeing his opportuaity, “he had left hi: room and the house. The detective in charge of the case has just learned that your father gave him a ring last p°ght.” “As a memento of h's deep re ard— } true.” &-. “Then you, too, admit it?” “Why should I not?” “It was found in Paul St. Cyr's death grip ten mivutes ago.” “Impossib e!” The fair girl was trembling now, .fo she read truth in the other's trinmphant gleam ng eyes. : “In the struegle for his life he fore il from the hand of his assailant and be: tained it, providentially, that the grea crime might not go unpunished.” Once more our heroine was upon bel feet, Trembling and irresolute no long: er, faith shone in her bright luminous | eyes, and love inspired her with confi dence. “Mr. Winters is innocent,” she said, calmly. “I believe, I know it! He is the victim of cruel circumstances, or | worse still, a horrid plot. What possible | inducement could he have had?” “Inducement? The bonds to the value of £300,000 in the.safe in the library wer worth working for.” . For an instant Berenice besitated, he brows contrac'ed somewhat, and a shrew expression fli ted across her face. “flow could he have known that fathe bad been so foolish as to place then there?” “Doubtless he learned it in the conver | sation last night.” “Ry tbe way, Almon, cne question please.” “Well?” “How came you to know this?” “I—you-——" The young man paused in his stammer ing reply, and, despite an evident effor at self. control, his face blanchel. “You need not answer, sir. I kno now myself.” . “How?” “While we were talking in the librar last ni. ht I was twice startled by a reflec tion in the mirror over the fire place. {hen ascribed it to the wind swaying th shrubbery without. I now know that i was your face, You were listening at th window!” : I “Berenice! I protest ——" “You are my father's murder! Begone! Almon Sears staggered as if struck gndden, stinging blow. a “Don't deny it!” the girl went o | spiritedly. “It would but increzse m | loathing!” “I can chow where I obtained my in formation, if need be,” said he, some thing of his assniance returning. | “Perhaps so, but I do not require i Begone!” : There was something quite dramatic i the pose and look of the orphan girl a | ghe raised her finely formed arm an | pointed toward the door. Without a word the scoundrel, van | guished by the ready wit of a girl in he teeus, quitted the apartment. |- “Confusion!” he muttered, as be de scended the stairs. “But still I'm in x | danger., She has only a vague suspicion still I must move quietly.” | In the drawing-room he found the de fective, who was walking up and dow | evidently aweiting his arrival. : “Well?” queried Hyland, laconically. “She agrevs as to the ring, and say | that there were bonds of great value i | the safe.” | “I suspected that,” commented the ol { ficer. “And Winters?” es of hm. res CHAPTER 1V. rassment, and go ingr tiated himse't with her fa 'beras to secure the gift of the ring And sn invitation to spond the night here.” or ! “Good. You had better remain in charge, while I set in mot’on ihe police machinery which will oon st rt Mr, Win. ters on his journey foward the black ep.” Then Hyland sheak hands with his “tompanion and burricd from the ctime haunted man-ioft, : | He lost no time in hailing a cib, rnd Was s6on at police he dquaiteis 1n the mass. ve City Hall. | Ther he mado his teport, and an hotir later a descriptiott of our hero, decomp : | nied by an ordet to sear:h for him and priest bim oif sight, was in thé hands of half the police officers of Chicago, while | numerous detectives were pecially de | tailed to work upon the case. As for Hyland, he .had never tefore been so busy, He fo't that the caee in | hand wes to win him a high place in his profession, and the hours fairly flew by. He had learned much of ( ole Winters, ' his habits and life sinte his arrival in the | pity, but Hot the slighiest clew #8 to his | movements since his depaftute froin the . Bt, Cyr maosion, ome (ime dutibg the preceding night. - |. AB the light of the antrmnal ddy was begining to fail, he ttrned into ofie of | the most disteptitable portions of Soiith Clark etreét. While thinking {nfently of ile import. | 4ht base and his lack 8f success, he came "suddenly f ce to face with a mah. “I arrest yon, Co's Winters!” tried hs, teizifiz the latter by the arm with one hand, and drawing a revolvei with the other. ‘ “{t was indeed our hero, but so changed that to hve recognized him reflected | great ctedit on the office: ’B sagdelty. | “His vothing was disordered ahd «bled, ' bis hair tincombed, his hid uhsteady, | while a ciiolis glittering look was iit his | Byer, Ye Drunk, ara you?” queried the detee | tive, a8 he retrined the weapon to hig | pocket and produced a pai of haud cuffs. : “No. I'm not drunk! Who dre yoii?” “An officer of the law, You are my prisoner!” “What have I done?” “Only a trifle. Last night yo1 robbed 4 safe in Calumet avehue, after murder ihg ils owner, Paul St. Cyr!” wMerciful heaven!” That's an old dddge; it never Amonnt= | ed to much, aad Was outlawed 18ug ago.” “But I pretest —" “It won't uvail, Hold up your hénd!” Hyland released his grip on his prison er {0 adjust the circles of polished stecl, Cole Wintets saw his oppottunity and took it. With a bound he left the offi: cer's side nd before the latter could un. | derstand what had h pyened, had disap peared from view down a da:k and Harrow alley. | Soon he heard sounds of pnrsuit, and a moment latet a bullet whistled above his | head. Vaulting lightly over # high b81rd fence, he crogsel a wide lot; climbed ¢ brick wall, and, satistiel that he was no observed, rapt into the reat door of i tumbled-down three-story structute. His brain Was in a whirl, Lut he real. feud that if he (scaped at #11 it must be | by biding in the building, not by trying | to Jeave it at that t me. This decision reacted, he advance down the deserted hall. Soon ha saw the outlines of a door | which he opened and entered a lon | room, once evidently used ¢8 a galesroon | of some kind, but now vacant except fo piles of rubbi-h. By the time the eyes of the pr nting | fuzitive had g own accustomed to the din | light he was startled by the cound o | footsteps in the hall. Amon: a pile of barrels stool a larg | boy, the 14d of which was pattly bpen. \ Inside this (ole quickly ensconcet himself, closing down the cover. : He was none too quick about it, for 4’ most immediately the door opened and h heard some bue entering. 2 The uhhappy yo ‘ng nian gave himsel | up as lost, when suddenly a light gleame through the chinks.in ‘the: tude box, an he heard some one locking the door. r | “Now to business!” said a vbice, whic! , 1 the listening prisoner thought familiar. , Peerihg through a crack, Cole Winter , | saw three men, two of whom he recog . | hized, one as Max Morris and the othe t | as Almon Sears. “Good!” s.id the former. “I want t ¢ | know exactly how this Ht. Cyr mate . | stands before I take another step ini s | It’s business that way cut off our wing - | you know.” | With a wildly leating keart our her , | strained his hearing that he might nc 5 | miss one word of what promised to be . | startling revelation, 23 {70 RE CONTINUED,! Trouble in A French Mad-House, An extraordinary scene in a lunatic asylum is thus described by the Paris correspondent of the Daily News. There is nothing, mad doctors say, more unusual than for lunatics who are together to act on a common impulse. Last Sunday, however, «ix inmates of the Bicetre Asylum were so irritated and oppressed by the sultry weather preceding the hail -sform as to take an identical course in letting off their nervous excitement. The outbreak took place in the refectory, where a lunatic who has often had to be kept in a padded rcom complained that a new keeper had deprived him of a portion of the food to which he was entitled. The complaint was well founded. = As the dish was being fetched the madman lost patience and dashed the plate before him against the wall opposite. Tive others fol lowed his example, and then ran to pitch everything they could lay their hands upon out of the windows. DM. Pinon, the Governor, was called, com pulsion of a violent kind never being suffered unless by his order. As he entered the refectory a dich was broken on his head, and he and a keeper who was with him had difficulty in escap ing with their Jives. The mad people tore down the iron bars which formed “a partition between their pait of the | hall and a section where other patients were dining. They then go" to the keepers’ rooms, and, seizing knives and razors, went to cut the throats of those | who denied them their liberty. Troops summoned from the. fort, arrived as the mutineers had got possession of the kitchens and the court-yard. When twenty soldiers with fixed bayo vets entered the latter there was a sudden cellapse. The six ringleaders dropped their knives and razors, begged pardon, and submitted quietly to be taken to their cells. Nearly ‘all the keepers were seriously injured. One, Fournier, was besten with a chair and his arm brokea in two places. A mad man nemed Jolly rifled a desk of bank notes, all of which ho ate,—Public Opinion. THE NEWS; Nashvliie, WiLL Opt ie gy ML Ue {rack, —John MeGivern was shot and ip ctaotly killed at Peoria, Til,“ by F. Derby, who did not know the gun ras loaded, — hs Edward Hinken, the oldest mamber of the New Yotk Produce Exchange, was kil'ed. | —=_The Scotch croftets; who wete tolonized 1h Canada; ate repotteéd to He oh the verge bf gtarvation;— Au dttashment beds Leen Obtained IH New York ag ‘M.A Hay & Uo.; dry goods dealers; of Ashtville, N. C.;ih tavér of M. Milhiser & Co., of Richmond, ¥id., "for mekehandige ptirchaged ~— Fdwiitd K'ng | wife and twelve-yeaf-old don wefa drteeted | in Springfield, Mo.,on the charge of counter ' feiting. — Mrs. Rouse, an aged woman and "ber daughter, were burned to death io their home at Saugatuck, Mich, —— Miss Wilhel ' mina Millitzer, while alone if her home, near | kt. Clhitsville; Ohio; was atfacked by thieves who tried to tottuge he filo giving tp het tnoney.—— The Albaby Thenlte, of Albaby, K. ¥., wis burded. To'#l loss £128,000 4 in surance £86,000; — Rev, Myron Stlpplebiy, | Aged thirty-sever years; d Lutheran uletgy | mah of Moyersville, N. ¥., diéd of patd yele, ' Judge J. 8. Blackutuin, dpppoirted to tho {itah bench by President Hatrison was fotind | dedid In bed dt his Home in Provo.——: A warehouse;two packing house, fifteen thous | and pounds of leaf tobacco, and two stores at Ridgeway, Va.;were entirely destroyed by fire: A butglar, who says he is Simon Wianah, of Puiladelpbif; fas captured while &stap jpg from the hcuse of Philip Coben, il Hos fon; whete his ptesence bad been discovered, He says he is thirty-sevell yéats gid, aid h8 has the sallow appeatatice of a persoii who has been in confinement fot a loitg time, — Fire destroyed the Opera House block ili Bedalin, Mb, Be¥en busiliess holiges white burned, —— The jail of Mineral couuty, Ww. Va., at Keyser, was broken by five prisoners, all of whom made good their escape, One of them was Wm, Rh'ne, a crazy man, who Lried to wreck a West Virginia Central ftall #ay trdin d few days ago atl1 afterwards tried to swallow a red-hot pokef, Fout of the five, including Rhine werd recaptited. —_ tiovernof Peck, of Wieeohsin,denotnced ihe American Protective Association as a fé vital of the Kvow-nothing movemeat — Judgments amounting to £15000 havikig been entered ngainst J. M. Harris, a ready made clothing dealer of Coudersport, I'd. the tore was closed Ly the sheriff. Levi Harris, a Lrother of the proprietor, holds the largest claim, — Two miners, named Pétet t,eavitz and dchn Zinka, both Polandets, | ere killed in the Tw.n Sha t at Pittstowii; | Pa., by a fall of coal snd rock. They wete | diigdged at the time in propping an ursn a dof ih one of the lower lifts in the shaft, Four men were Killed and a number If jured in a collision between two freight | trains, near Lawrence, Kansas. ~The | Euston Trust Company, of Easton, Pa., as trustee for the holders of $50,0.0 in bonds of National Switch and Signal Company, of | Bouth Easton, foreclos:d the mortgage, owing to the Switeh Company having de | faulted cn the payment of the 81,500 interest due O tober 1st, 1893, The company was | etarted three years ago. —The Park Hotel | jn Shamokin, Pa., was totally destroyed by fire, The inmates were obliged to mako | hasty exit from the burning biiilding, but no oti was injured. Loss $10,000.-——At Cleve | | land, Ohio, men and women proceeded to the City Hail, and when told there was no ; work or provisions for them; dehotineed thé city gevernment an threatened trouble, — | The Montgomery ‘fron Company, of Pom | | Kennedy, Pa, made an assignment. Liabil | jties, £3300), — William D, Lovitt, a ship | owner, and reputed to be {he wealthiest man in Nova Scotia, died of pneumonia. § The National Bank of Augusta, Ga., anc the Planters’ Loan and Savings Bank will bi conducted under one- management, an ar , | rangement having been made belween H. B r | Plant, of New York and J.-B. White, of Au . | gusta, large stocktiolders;in the rospectiv: v | institutions ——Daniel Webster was. killed ; and his wife and three children poisoned, ir t | Geneva county, Ala, by eating cheese fron y | azine veseel. —— The Pan American Railwa, was sold by the sheriff of Vi.elory county Tex. , for $11,000, — Mayor Wanser, of Jer gey City, has ordered the street and wate commissioners removed from office for mal o | feasance,—— Miss Huldah Arnold, a Quaker g | “ees, died at Milford, Mass, aged 102.— . | Daniel Moore, a loom boss at Wilson’ , | woolen mill, at Trenton, committed suicid e | by throwing himself between two huge co; . | wheels in the power-room. He has bees f | sick with the grip, and was crazed wit d | suffering. He leaves a widow and two smal I | children,——John M, Cronkhite, proprieto O | of the famous trout pavilion at Kaatski 8 Bay, Lake George, Is dead, aged seventy-on ; years, He was one of the best-known hote A men in Northern New York. 1 The podies of the ten sailors recovere f | from the wrecked steamehip Jason wel «| buried at Wellfleet, Mass, —— Charley Slush 1 | of Louisville, Charles Vokes, of Covingto 2 | fought with five-ounce gloves fcr a purse d | $500 and the lightweight championship it | Kentucky, The fight took place three mils l- | from Louisville, Slusher won in the thirt 0 | eth round, — James 8. Irwin one of the ol est and best-known lawyers in Illinois, die “| in Pittsfleld, aged seventy-four. He was "| personal friend of and associate with Li g coln and Douglas, — Receivers were a n pointed in Albuquerque, N. M, for the A o | lavtic and Pacific Railroad,—A banqu ,. | was given in Quebec to Hon, Wilfred Lauri lo | the Liberal leader.— Dr. W. H. Waters, wl qd | intesfered in a duel between Charles Cli 6 | and Aaron Sbaanon, jin Texae, was kille tg | —— Thomas and Kate Kinney, an aged coup ie | living in Orange, near West Huven, Ct ,we d | burned to death in their home,—J. 9 eighty three years. Juve LocureN, Commissioner of Pen sions, it is said will succeed Judge Nelson, of St. Paul, Mich , as United States Circuit Judge. Mr. Nelson retires next year at the arn i T0 THERE are rumors that the Italian Govern ment is atteinpting to farm out the tobacco monopoly to a group of bankers, If these scheme fails an increase ol the tax on rents to 18 per centage will become a necessity, MID-WINTER FAIR. California's Great Exposition Opened fo the Public. INAUGURATION DELAYED. ~ A Maghifice it Show ih Golden Gate park, Overibbking the Pacifie Ocean--Criehtal Atehitee ture and Westerh Products. KE" § SINE SENS AT | The California Exposition basleen inform ally opened in Golden Gate Park.. The magic city sprung into existenc) in the space of | Lut five months, The stars and stripes floates | from the flagpole of every building on ibe touild, #nd bunting and banners are to be ET Aireetone. 1t was only In the latter part of lust May, @hett (lo .end of the Chicago Fair was in tiew, that some Califutitintis in Chicago con ceived the ided 6 having 4 fdir ih San Fran eisch, Shortly aftetward it was decided to go #head in the matier and Golden Gate Park was selected asthe location fot the fair, conceded hy all to be ohe of the prettiest gpots on the face of the globe. On the 24th of August, in the presence of fully 80,600 people, the enterprise was inaugurated by turning the Orst shovelful of earth, imme diately after hich the work of grading com nenced, fallowed iti d few weeks by the in augliration bf work oh the five toaib strtic tutes. tHe Bhibp1NGA These ate the Admiaistration, Mantifne turers ahd Libetal Arts, Agricultutal and Horticultural, Fine Atts and Mechinic Aris Bulidings, all of which are grouped arouitd a parallelogram in ceutre of which is an electric tower over 250 feet in height, sever al artictically oramental fountains, statuary and a wealth of palms, flowers and shrubs, This is kh %h ns the grand court. Many Lhildings srrothding the court atid scatter ed in every directioh over 16) deres, ard gpecial buildings erected Ly the d.flerent States, dounties and concessions, (erected at the cost of {he States, couiities Ur individ uals,) for theit exclusite exhibits, The Manufacturersand Literal Arts Build: ing is the largest in the grounds. Its dimen gions are 462x237 feet, covering 101,734 square feet of ground. This building is Moorish If design, w th all the picturesque ¢ffects which that style of architecture read ily lends itéelf. 3 q1he Mechanical Arts Building, second largest, is a scructure 450 feet lorg by 200 wide, It is nearly pure Indian itt design and highly artistic in its rich oriental style, Thé grand entrance, in {he centre df the build. ing, is rectangular in form and is covered with rich decoration. By far the most striking architectural feature of the ¢xposition is the Horticultural and Agricultural Building. It is in the fpanish mission style and is a low roof de gign, so much in favor on this coast. The great dome is 100 feet in dinmeter by 100 feet in height, and around this dome on the out pide is a rool-garden. The extremns dimen sions of the main buildipe and annex are 400 feet in length by 18) feet in width, This structtire contains greatest display of the products of the soil of Califoruia ever put together, and that is synonymous with sdy ing that it is such a display of agricultural dnd hortichititral mdterial as the United Ktates has never seen placed oft exhibition, The Fine Aits Euilding i8 intended fot a permanent structure, constructed of brick and iron, It is simple in plan, being a rect. angle, 12) feet long by 60 feot wide, The Lrick walls on the side are 4) feet high anc to tha apex of the pyramil it is 81 feet, TI is an example of E. yptian architecture anc {he sculpture and columns ore in harmon with it, The interior is arranged in tw stories and representing the “stuppel” con struction of the pyramids, The Administration Building, which con tuins the offices of the exposition manage ment, the department of publicity and pro motion, the foreign department, assembly rooms for foreign commissioners, president’ headquarters, the postoffice and informatio bureau, is the smallest of the five principa Luildings, but the form of the structure i such that it is one ot the most imposing The design is oriental in outiine, and in th | detail of its orpamentation is undoubted] Siamese, It consists of a centre gquar structure covered by a lofty and highly of namental dome, with four p.vilions, one © each angle of the square. This building like its namesake at the Columbian Expos tion, which faced the Grand basin, is di rect’y in the rear of the allegorical fountalr In this the sculpture has tried to tell th whole history of the State, and much ca | be read from its desin. The concessional features of the Midwin ter Exposition are both numerous and in | teresting. There is a modest counterpart © | the great Ferris Wheel of the World's Fair i | the Firth Wheel, which is 12) feet in height | There are Chinese, Japanese, Hawailar | Eequimaux, Indian and German villages, a | | ostrich farm, a Colorado gold mine, a scen , | railway, n Santa Barbara aquarium contair .| Ing a dozen sea lions, a reproduction of ol | Cairo, a Turkish theatre, a moorish mirrc | maze, a reproduction of the celebrate | Prater of Vienna, a Tomale house, a repr . | duction of Anna Hathaway's cottage, an y | last but by no means least, a '49 mini , | camp. This camp occuples a space 450 fe | long and 250 feet wide. In the centre of tl y | camp is a street 450 feet long, lined on ea , | side with old-time shanties, which do servi | es newspaper offices, saloons, hotels, theatr , | and gambling-houses, 2s in the days of yo - | representing a typical mining town. ) Texas, assigned his stock to James T. for the protection of home creditors fo OVER 529 PRISONERS, Fifiy-Two of Them in Chicago's Jail Ars Crareed With Murder, Fifty-two prisoners are now in the Cook County jail charged with n urder, Besides this large number of men who are to be tried for their lives, over 50) other prisoners are in the jail awaiting trial. Not a cell is empty, and in many instances three and four are crowded into one cell, FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS, _ 15i# Day. ~The session of the Senate only fasted 1 hotter atid 20 minut 8, and balf of tant time was gives fo the consideration of executive business, Nothifig of any public interest took place in the open session, ex cept the offering of a resolution on the Ha waiian question by Mr. Frye, a member of the committee on foreign relations, which is now investigating that subject. 1611 Day.—The public session of the Sen ite occupied only an hour and an addi tional ten minutes in executive gession closed up the labors of the day. There were only two matters of public interest in the p occedings, One was a resolution offered by Mr. Hoar, calling upon the Secretary of the Treasury for a statement of the sume paid out of the Treastiry to Mr. Blount a2 Fommissioner to Hawaii, and as 10 h 8 an thority for making stich payment. The othe: was a motion made by. Mr, Gray to take up for consideration the House bill to repeal the federal election laws. Mr. Hoar's reso jution went over without debate. 17rm Day. —The United States Senate was not in session to-day. 181m Day.—The United States Senate was pot in session to-day. ' 1511 Day. —The only business acconuplished by the House was to swear in Mr. Adams, a cticcessof to the late Representative O'Neill, of Pennsylvania, and to act on the resigna tiott of Representative Fellows and Fiteh, of New York, Comtraty to expectation the tariff bill was not called up although Mr. ils n sat patieni ly waiting his opportunity the whole time being spefit in filivtstering on the Hawailan matter. 1678 Day.—In the House, Mr. Boutelle adopted the same tactics ds cn Wednesday, and started the Hawaiian ball tolling by trying to obtain the floor for his resohition ponsuring the President. The question of voneldetation being raised by Mr MeMillin; nf Tenhessee, the House settled down to a series of unproductive roll-calls until 1:49 o'clock, when as the Republicnns declined to tote and the Democrais were unchleto place ot record a quorum of their own, the fAigns was given up for the day and the House ddjonruéd. | 1718 DAt.--The house gave and! her dem onst tation of its inability to frans.cl publis busitiess dfminst the will of an active and hostile minority. After a session of four hours spent in an attempt to teach a vote on a report of the Committee on Rules, It was realized that, in the absence of some forty ot fifty Democratic members, and with the Re pisliegss to a man declining to vote, it was mpossible to make apy progress, and that there was nothing left but to adjourn. 1811 Day. —The proceedings in the House Wete a repetition of those of the preceding thtee days, In the early part of the day Mr. Boutelle started his Hawailan bali rolling, but it did not roll very far, for the Bpeaker tuled that the special order introduced by Mr. Catchings was before the Hou e, and on this the motion ordering the previous ques tion was put. Yeas and nays were ordered, but the Democrats had only 169 men voting, being ten shorkof a quorum, and the Repub licans continued to flibuster tmtil nearly four o'clock. At this time Mr. Catchings of the Committee on Rules, came to the rescua With a resolution ordering the sergeantat , Ams to arrest absent members, and when ' this was adopted, the House adjourned, THREE DIED WITH HIM. The Awful Died of Drunken Madman ai Omaha. A fire in & cottage owned by John Cum mings, at Omaha, Neb., at about 2.15 in the morning resulted in four fatalities, The fire was quickly extinguished by the department and four bodies were discovered huddled to gether in the corner of the bedroom. — They were the remains of Mr. John Cummings atl wife, one child three years old, and Mrs, Margaret Fox, mother of Mrs, Cume things. Coronet Maul was summoned and took char je of the remains, The story of the fire, as related by Tommie Fox, grandehild of Margaret Fox, is a pecu far one. Mr. John Cummings had been {li {ri the bedrdom adjoining the sitting room in hich the family were seated at the time. The child #as with the father. Tommie Fox adid the mother, who wns reading 8 book, rose from besids the stove and went in the room. Mr. Cummings overturned the lamp, which was standing on the center able, and the houze immediately took fire, | Mr. Cummings el sel the bedroom door and acoordicg to the story of the boy, held it tightly shut, The four human beings were | penned vp and cou d not escape. They were burned to a cri=p. Mr. Nathan, a n+xt-door neighbor, heard a woman cry : “My child, my child is burn | ing!" and, jooking out of the window of his | house, he saw the mother trying to raise the window and make her escape with the child in her arms, | It waa, however, impossible for her to get out, and she soon disappeared from the | sight of Mr. Nathan, who rushed to give the alarm to neighbors, and if possible, torescue the ill-fated prisoners. No help was able to reach the unfortunates, however, until the flames had been subdued by the firemen, and then a horrible and piteous spectacle met their gize. Four skeletons, with nearly all of the flegh burned from the bones, were ly ing together in the corner, According te the story of the boy be endeavored {0 ope the door gai release those in the burning room, but in vain. When the fire burst int the room in which he was, he was drivel ino the street, Cummings was a heavy drinker, and ha been suffering from excessive drinking fo some time, It is supposed that he had & attack of delirfum tremens, and was in a insane state when he committed the awft deed, The damage done to the house ws slight, the fire scarcely getting beyond th room where the trazedy occurred, The be and other furniture were consumed, | Senate, House. LOOTING JACKSON PARK, Vandal sm Rampant Amorg the Ruins Ff tha (eat Whita City. The people of Chicago took possession of Jackson Park anew Monday. At 7 o'clock the gates were thrown open. Fifty people were waiting at the entrance to Midway Plaisance. From that hour the crowds pas ging throngh the gutes increased, At 1 o'clock when the press was greatest it seemed much like summer enacted anew. People came on foot and in ‘heir carriages, The relic hunters were in their glory. Each separate ruin contributed to the wel come vandalism, Mosaics, and ornamen(s, bits of plaster, and tiling, nails, wood—any thing was seized as a precious tropby. The om village was plundered without hin. drance and by evening it was entirely de nndad. VIRGINIA ITEMS. The Latest News Gleaned From Various Tarts of the tate Peter Zbossogsky, who was sialbed by John Candres while participating in a dance given Ly Hungarians in the rear of a snloof in Poeahontas, died from the effects of hig wounds. Caudros, who was arrested at the time of the difficulty, and released under a 2,500 bon, immediately let the city for parts unknown. Mr. John D. Langhorne has presented the Masonie Home and Retreat, of Lynchburg, wiih £5,000, to, be used for the purpose ol improving and enlarging the present bulld ing or to aid: in the construction of anew one, Mr. Langhorne is a former Lynshbut ger, but now resides in Washington. Major Peter B. Batte, formerly of Peters burg, died recently in Stockton Cal, He commard:d the city batallion, of Peters burg. and was captured in an engagement during the late war in front of that city, Tue Leg'slature elected J. W. Woods Judge of the Corporation Court, of Roanoke, and W. W, Moffit judge of the County Court = ~ of Roanoke, : A Danville merchant advertises for a cash boy who is “good at figured* pud pot a cig: aretreflend,” I his is a pointer fof boys. J. P. Leichman has been appointed pheril of Prince William county. flobert Goodall, an employe of the Collin# Colliery, at Glen Jean, Fayette county, was tun over and killed by a train on the Loup Creek faflrond, The man -was lying upon | the track ond appeared to be asleep or “drunk, When the train eame upon him it “could net be stopped in time to save his Wife. A dispatch from Pepnington, Gap, Va., gays: “About two hours before Wm, Jones, who was sentenced to ceuth on the gallows, was to be « xeeuted, a supersedeas Was re | ceived from the Court of A ppeais. His giave was dug, his coffin prepared, the knot tied and the sheriff was preparing tole the prisoner 10 {he Gallows when the super gedeas arrived.” : Richard Grubb, residing in Loudoun county, near Taylortown, was out buating when his gun was accidently discharged and the load struck him atove one of his eyes and tore off the top of his head. His cloth ing took fire from the charge and his body was considerably burned when found, Tae two members of the board of super: visors of Dickinson county, who were placed in jail upon {be order of Jndge Counts, have been released by Judge Mori. gon, of the Cirenit Coutt, upon conditions tt at th y execute bond in the penalty of $1,000 each to teke the necessary steps in regards to the eraction of a new courthouse for Dickenson county. . Ar Trout Val ey, Greenbrier county, Mr. Tom Reed was shot and mortally wounded by one Kenos Douglas, Douglas, it is said, bad Leen drinking, and went to Reed's house {o have a dance, to which Reec ob jected, One word brought on another, when Douglas drew big pistol and fired. Mr. Reed died of his injuries. W. M. Hien, clerk of the Nelson County Court, died at his home in Lovington, i1 the fiftieth year of bis age. He was one of Nel. son county's most prominent citizens, Turse youths, Paul Brummett, Blight ane Nes! Harrison, were rowing on the Rappa banncek riyes, hunting for ducks, wheu ¢ gun in the hands of Brummet, was accident ally discharged. The load entered the fore head of Neal Harrison, killing him iustantly The deceased wus about seventeen years old son of Mrs, H. N. Harrison, widow Of tii Jate Colonel Harrison, of Lancaster county ~ Tug barn of Lee Goss, near gomerset, Or ange county, was destroyed by fire, togethel with all its contents, including thirty milel cows, The fire originated in the hayloft and 1s supposed to have caught from some on smoking while there. gporTSMEN in the Northern Neck are pay ing their respects to deer and foxes, whic are more nuaerous than for years past. Rab bits and partridges area rarity, particular! the latter. Not a bird can be seen during week's hunt, a WaiLE on a Christmas spree a man livin; | pear Irvington, Lancaster county, attempte | to drink more egg-nog than he cou'd bold ® | and death ensued a short while afterward. | Roraxp Dosoerr, of Lancaster county | committed suicide last week by eufting hi | throat, Mental depression, caused Ly sick ) ness, was the cause. DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES Richard Sipple and George Henry, colore ed, were killed Ly tbe caving inof a sewer diteh at Ann Arbor, Michigan. Jaco Kiwoy, of Tuscumbia, Alabama, went to bed drunk with a pipe in his mouth. Ho and two of his children were burned to death, ¥ Two miners, named Peter Leavitz and John Zinka, both Po'anders, were killed in the Twin Sha’t, at Pittston, Pa., by a fall of coal and rock, Florence Mullaly, aged 21 years; Mertz Moore, aged 60, and Florence Deegan, 3 years, were suffocated by smoke from a fire in their house in New York City. Tues. Greca, aged 20 years was killed and two other workmen were injured by an ex plosion in the works of the New York Oxygen Company in New York City. A PExxsyLv.N1A coal train and a Lebigh Valley passenger train were in coll sion on the Mahony Division cf the Jatter road be {ween Buck Mountain and Delano. Both en ~ gineers were eericusly injured, A workman ina quarry in the Roxlury district, Boston, fell while carrying a keg of forcite. An explosion followed and Thomas Black, Patrick Huse and Thomas Hardeman were killed, and Cornelius Leary was probu bly fatally injured. Two other ndlPvors injured, though less seriously. By a rear-end collision between a Rock ls Jand freight train and a mixed train on the Union Pacifle, at Linkwood, Kanags, twc men were killed and eleven injured—two of them fatally, Two stockmen are missing and it is feared they were burned ino the wreck. One of the meu known to be dead J. H. Atwcod, the conductor, lost his life i the effort to warn the other men on the tral | of their peril, : Ax eight-foot ledge of silver and gold quartz assaying $i51 in silver and $27 1 gold per ‘ton has been discovered in the “heart of the city of Tacoma, Wush,, by » workman digging a cellar, N oe ——————————— MONTEREY, HIGHLAND COUN ‘ INTY, VA., JANUARY 12, 1894, NO, 6 —— ————————————————— EES ee a———————— A ——— er ——————— —— wy fer—— EE Be ———n a aed] - * BF NO VED Sa ened her from a position of some embar | Recelvers were appointed in Cincinnati for the United Elvetrie Company, ol Milsap, dealer in boots and shoes in amount of §11,426.— Hon, Marius Schoon maker, of Kingston, N. Y., died at the age of v | —— SAN ee i —— ——— i Rl: 1

HIGHLAND RECORDER. Terms: $1.50 a Yezr in Advance. Issued every Friday evening by W. Il. Matheny, $hiE0= ’ PUBLISHER Entered at the ‘lonterey postoffce as secoud lass matter, — —_— i ——————————————— I —— Monterey, Va. Jannary, 12 1894. The Virginia Legislature. When the bill reported from the Committee on General Laws with the recommendation that it do not pass providing for the regulation of the sale of liquor by druggists in districts where local option ex ists came up on the third reading it was rejected. Senator Stubbs explained that the recommendation of the committer was based on the fact that the bill gave druggists too much license. These bills were introduced: By Senator Jones: To amend and re enact section 8, of the act “entitled an act to‘incorporate the Pittsburg and Virgima Railroad Company, approved March 3, 1884. By Sen ator Harnsberger: To amend an act incorporating the Rockingham and West Virginia Railway and Mining and Manufacturing Com pany. A bill was introduced which is the outcome of the recent much agitated question of whether white females of this State should have the same advantage of education which are given to its males. The measure provides that white fe males of this State shall be allowed to euter the University of virginia upon the same terms as males and be then allowed to pursue all stud ies taught in that institatior. A bill was considered introduced by 8. A. Thompson, of Patrick, which seeks to amend the existing law so as to do away with the pro vision requiring registrars to keep the books open on the second Tues day in the month of May of every other year, The bill provides that hereafter the books shall only be kept open ten days before every election. Mr. Thomas explained that by doing awry with the regis ~ gration in May the State would save about $2,000 a vear. ~ The Supreme Court of Appeals of Yirginia. Ricaxosp, Va, Jan. 5.—The Caucus of the Democratic mem bers of the State Legislature was begun here this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Its object wus the nomi nation of five judges of the sus preme Court of Appeals of Virgin ja. Ever since the legislators re. tarned to the capitol after the holi day vacation. they have been be. sieged by the friends of the rival eandidates for judicial honors and the hotels have heen swarming with lawyers who were here to urge the claims of some fayorite. It was the aim of the caucus to distribute the judgeships impartial Jy among the tive geographical di visens of the State, but there was great division of sentiment among the members from the Southwest and Valley members a3 to their respective representatives on the bench. The cayeus determined to settle these disputes by a primary, The Southwest offered five candi dates and of these ex-Congressman John A, Buchanan was selected as the choice of the primary. The Valley offered Messrs. Geo. M. Harrison, of Staunton; R. T. Barton, of Winchester; and Wil. liam McLaughlin, of Rockbridge. | Mr. Harrison was selected on the third ballot. The vote in these primaries did not bind any member participating to sapport either Mr. Harypison or Mr. Buchanan on the regular caa cus ballot. The first regular ballot of tle caucus was reached about 8 o'clock with tLe following result, Ha:ri son, 112; Buchanon, 107; Riely, 85; Cardwell, 80; Kejth, 71; Horsley, 42; Mann, 45; Pollard, 58; Petit. #7, Lacy, 2. & Then on the first ballot the fol lowing were declared nominated: 4 Georae M. Harrison, of Augus * eu of Hanover. : James Kura, of Fauquier. Joun A. Bucnanay, of Wash ington, | Joan Rievy. of Halifax. ' | The caucus then adjourned. —| Staunton News. x | | § | | | | , We have no comment to make | p to Cardwell, Keith, Buchanan! i | | and Riely, but we do think in elect ing Mr. Harrison over such men as Judge McLaughlin and Robert Birton, a great mistake has been made; too little regard has been paid to merit and undoubted ability and too much regard from a person al stand point, We urge no objec tion against Mr. Harrison as a man of honest intentions, vet we do know that in comparrison with the other two aspirants he is little qualified to occupy a seat on the bench of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia. Staunton has men who would discharge with credit the duties of that high judi cial position and had one of the leading members of that bar de feated Judge McLaughlin and Mr. Barton we could not complain, but to elevate a man who is more prom inent as a commissioner in chan cery than es a practicing attorney is absurd and beyond our compre hension. It does seem at this day that ability and true merit go for naught and that “eternal unfitness” is considered rather than “eternal fitness”. We cannot explain why such a sta’e should exist, but we can siy with a prominent lawyer of Virginia. and one more capable of expressing an opinion than our self, that “Judge McLaughlin's dc feat is a State calamity” WASIIINGTON LETTER, [From our Regular Correspondent,] WasHINGgTON, D. C. Jan. 8,— St. Andrew Jackson's® Day finds many democrats of the House in a predicament where they may well ask “where am I at?” The first four days of Congress contained s succession of surprises for the aver erage democrat, in the continued failure to get a quorum of demo crats in the House to vote for the resolutions reported from the com mittee on Rules making the Wil son tariff bill a special continuing order until January 25, when a fi nal vote is to be taken thereon. That some democrats were oppos ed to certain schedules in the hill was, of course, known, but that any considerable number of them would carry their opposition to the extent of declining to attend the session of the House in order to make up a voting quorum of democrats, in order to prevent the bill being ta ‘ken up, was certainly not believed until the fact was wade so plain that jt could no longer be doubt ed. The names of 57 democratic members of the House have been published as opposing the personal income tax and as none of them have entered a denial it is fair to assume that the list publisned was correct. This may account for the seeming sudden increase of the democratic opposition to the tariff bill, but the income tax is not yet a part of the tariff bill and indeed may never be, as their is probabili ty, amounting almost to a certain ty, that the Ways and Means committee will report it to the House as a separate and distinct bill to stand or fall on its own merits, instead of offering it as an amend ment on the tariff bill. The democratic caucus while it lid not specifically endorse the baniff bill did so indirectly without + division when it adopted Speaker Crisp’s resolution, that it was the luty of every democratic member f the House to vote for the resolu ion from the committee on Rules oroviding for the consideration of | he tariff bill: also to attend the lily sessions in order that press ng public business might be| itended to; Lut the trouble, or] t least a portion of it arises from | he fact that only a few more than wo-thirds of the democratic nembers of the House attended the aucus and that those who did not ttend do not regard the resolution s binding on them. If any demo rats were benefited by this cross ulling it would be more excustg le, but they are only playing into he hands of the republicans who re openly exulting over the pres nt deplorable condition of affairs. Steps have been taken—orders sued for the arrest of absentees— hich is believed will result in ringing to Washington this week very democratic member of ithe louse who is well enough to come, nd the party leaders are confident 1at they can get and keep a gun ym of democrats until the tariff! 11 is passed. We shall see. |& : : i All of the old Hawaiian stray has been rétheeshed simtée the news arrived via Anckland that the ex queen of Hawaii had agreed to the conditions first submitted to her and that Minister Willis had in ac cordance with his original instruc tions requested the provisional gov ernment to retire in her favor, and that the provisional government had declined to do so. President Cleveland haslater dispatches which came from Hawaii by the steamer Corwin, but neither he nor Secreta. ry Gresham has made their nature public. Whether they confirm the Aukland dispatch is not positively known, but from remarks of Dem ocratic Congressmen who have seen ‘the president since he received them it is inferred that they do. Either way we would not change the situa tion at all, as Minister Willis hud positive instructions not to use force to bring about the change, a fact of which Minister Willis had positive instructions not to use force to bring about the change, a fact of which Minister Thurston who is now in Hawaii, was well aware before be left. Washington and which of itself made it almost certain that there would be no change, unless the provisional gov ernment volnntarily retires. Representative Pendleton, of Texas, has introduced a free coinage bill, making the average price of gold and silver for sixty days from Nov. 1, 1804, the legal ratio be tween the two metals, on and after Jan. 1. 1895. TLe bill for the repeal of the federal electicn laws will be taken up in the Senate to-morrow, and it is expected that it will be passed in the next three weeks, the under standing being that the republicans are not to filibuster against it. BrooMsuRg, Pa., Jan, 2.—Ianthe Phelps, who is said to have eloped ‘with Rev. Charles M. Bragg, from ‘Baltimore, Md., during the latter part of November, and for whom a liberal reward was offered, has been hiding at the house of a farmer Lindemath,about eight miles south east of here. Miss Phelps is 18 years old, and was the organist in the Methodist church of which the Rev. Mr. Bragg was pastor. The latter deserted a wife and five children. Miss Phelps returned to her home today and there was much rejoicing among a large circle of friends, with whom she was a great favorite, Indignation is being showered upon the clerical scoundrel for his course. 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Cures toothache in one minute. It cures ANY PAIN immediately—Dr, Fenner's Golden Relief. It cures corns amd felons, and it also cures bronchitis and consumption, and the trouble is not to get the cures, for they follow its use as surely a8 the day follows night—it never disap points—but the real difficulty is how to tell of them without exciting incredulity. And it is not to be wondered at, for there is a wide chasm between ‘a corn” and a “ pulmonary consump tion.” Still it is true and Dr. Fenner has got somehow to make ‘the people” know it. Is Golden Relief a “cure all’? Well, not exaotly. It is known to cure ONE disease. It isa verita ble specific in it. That disease is INFLAMMA TION. It cures it wherever found! Many dis esses have Inflammation for their base. The list is long. It inciudes corns and consumption. No inflammation, no corn. No inflammation, no consumption. Isn't this the solution? No opiates or mineral poisons in it. Safe and cer tain. Never disappoints. 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Sheriff. —E. M. arbogast Monterey. Treasurer.—J. A. Jones, Hightown. Commissioner of Revenue.—W. P Campbell, Montercy. Sup't of Poor.—A. T. Stephenson. Sup’t of Schools.—B. Hiner Hansel. Board of Supervisors.—J. 8. McNult chairman, and Jas. Terry and 8. W Sterrett. Craionca REGISTER. Presbyteriau—Rev. T. N. Lambert,pas tor. M. E. Church—Rev. R. H. Clark pastor. U. B. Church—Rev. J, M. Hott, pas tor M. E. Church South—F. E. Hammond pastor. Epworth League. M. BE. Church South Monterey. Monthly VAestiags, Devotional service each Sabbath at 3:30, p. m. Literary ser wices on tie 1st and 8rd Wednisuay nights and business meetings the 4th Wednesda) wnights. Tue Marrs. From Staunton to Monterey—Arrives at Monterey at 7 p. m.; leaves at 5a. m daily. Horseshoe Route—Leaves Monterey at 5 a. m., via Y Rddrpes, on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays; leaves Moate. rey at 5 a. m., via Strait Creek, on Mon days Wednesdays and Fridays. LOCAL NEWE. Ripans Tabules banisa pain. EMMY LSAT am em Zi “Best oranges you ever ate at Bishop Bros. Mr. Charles Collins of Top of Alleghany was in town this week. We are informed that Mr. John Stephenson of Meadow Dale is very sick. | Mrs. Frank McNulty acd fon Pat. of Meadow Dale were in Mon terey a short time yesterday. Mr. E. A. Dudly one of the lead jong farmers of Hightown was in Matorsy yesterday on business. Mr. L. S. Dickenson and wife re turned last Tuesday from Staunton where they had spent several days. Mr. R. G. Smith of Dallas, Tex as, spent a day or two in town last week visiting his friend Howard M. Slaven. | Messrs Bernard Slaven and Robt. Campbell returned Wednesday from a week's visit with friends in Pocahontas Co. Mr. Chas. Mauzy of Crabbottonr, who attended school here last ses: sion has re-entered for the remain der of this term. Little Marguarete Bishop who has been seriously ill with pneumo pia is considered out of danger. We hope she will soon be well again. The warm weather we have heen having for sometime was suddenly’ inle-rupted yesterday evening by a severe cold snap accompanied by a slight fall of snow and a storng wind. Mrs. F. V. Sieg started last Tues day to Montezuma Ga., where she will spend some time visiting her brother, Mr. McClung, Her son Mr. S. B. Sieg accompanied her as far as Staunton and returned ves terday. | Rev. Hammond ix preaching " series of sermons, this week. to large congregations. Mr. Ham mond is a preacher of marked abil ity, and his sermons are much en joved by all who are so fortunate as to hear them. Has the Gulf Stream changed to our side again. and left England in the cold? It looks very much like it. We are having sach warm wasther with na snow while in England it is cold with an unusu 1 amount of snow. Tn the General Assembly on last Fridav. on the nomination of Mr. Withrow of Bath, Mr. C. F. Moore was elected Judge for the counties of Alleghany and Craig to fill the unexpired term of Judge Lyman Chalkley resigned. The Virginia Bugle, an organ of the Prohibition Party of Va. is be ing published in Staunton, edited by W. L. McCleary. Vol. 1, No. 1 has reached this office and proves to be an able champion of the cause of temperance. Itis too bad that the Bugle had to direct a blast at three of the four Staunton papers in the first issue. We are sending out statements to our Subscribers who are in ar rears on subscription. We hope this work will not be lost as it has been on a large number, but that those who are due us will promptly remit. If you want more good reading send one dollar and seven $y-five cents over the amount you are due and we will send you the Reodrore and the Atlanta Consti fp tion for one year. Advertising Rates. | ff Frees oranges just received at ‘Bishop Bros. Mr. H. M. Crowley of Back Creek who has been suffering with Grippe for sume time is iinproving slowly. JAll lengths of Simonds cross-cut saws at Bishop Bros. y Several thousand buske!s of ap ples have been taken from this county to Staunton. “ y b Buy a Simond cross-cut saw, it will pay you, Lumbermen will not use any other kind. Messrs. Newton and George Buz zard of Jackson's river took two loads of produce to Staunton this week. : e Bishop Bros have gotten in a full stock of the Simond cross-cut saws, the saws are guaranteed to saw 10 per. cent. more wood than any other saw made, and with less labor. APPLES! APPLES! APPLES! anted! Twenty-five car loaas of W apples, all varieties taken at cash prices.—P, B. SUBLETT & BoN, Staunton : a.; opposite C. & O. depot. Nov. 24-6t. Mr. J. M. Weaver a representa tive of the Champion Iron Works Co. at Kenton Ohio met the jail ‘Building Committee here to-day, ‘with what result we are not advis ed. Mr. Hugh I Shott, a Stannton boy, who has long been a railway postal clerk on the N, & W. road was married this week at Lynch burg to Miss May Christholm of that city. The RecorpEr's best wishes for Hugh. The number of marriage license issued from the County Clerk's of fice for lagt year was 39, against 57 in 1882. This shows a downward tendency in the matrimonial mar ket which reasoning from anole may be accounted for either by the hard times or by th: supply and demand. Anderson Chestnut, a distiller of brandy who resides on Back Creek in this county, was arrested last Monday by Deputy Marshall Wm. Wilson,on the charge of illicit dis tilling and taken to Harrisonburg. Messrs D. O. Bird, Jesse Gilmore, John J. Eye and James Woods weresummoned as witnesses against him. The prisoner had considera ble trouble with the Marshall on the way but they reached their des tination finally, and Chestnut was examined and allowed to enter into a bond in the penalty of $200 for his appearance. We have several correspondents who write us the news occasionally, a letter in this month and one in next, and then rest awhile. We are very thankful for this but it would % so much better if they would send us the news each week. This is the only way to make a county paver interesting. We Sant IL to hear from our new friend at McDowell every week; ‘and we earnestly desire a correspon dent at Doe Hill. If any one of our subscribers will send us the name of a yerson who will take up ‘the pen for that place we will be ‘under obligations. As this is the ‘beginning of the new year we hope our correspondents will help us to gether the news from all points in CHicago, Jan. 9.—Later esti mate of loss sent out last night oc casioned by the fire that yesterday evening started in the Casino on the World's Fair grounds in Jack son Purk, and destroyed it and the peristyle and Musie Hall, the Man ufactures and Liberal Arts building together with a number of exhibits packed in cases. A revised estima te places the loss at $200,000, a great reduction on the estimated millions of dollars damage, as con tained in the exaggerated accounts of some morning papers.—Staunton News, The continual succession of boils, pimples, and eruption from which many suffer, indicates an impure state of the blood. The most effective remedy is Ayers Sarsaparilla. It expels the poison harmlessly through the natural channels, and leaves the skin clean and clear. 3 During the past half-century— since the discoyery of Ayer's Sar saparilla—the average limit of hu man life in the civilized countries, has been corsiderably lengthened. Ayer's Sarsaparilla is everywhere considered the standard bloodpuri fier, the Superior Medicine. "1 will sell or rent between this and the 1st day of March 1894, the well known farm of Abraham Wade, dec'd., containing I50 acres, lying in Highland county, Va., 9 miles west of Monterey. It is a fine grazing farm, cuts 8 or 10 fine hay stacks, well improved, fine wa tered, good orchard and a good house, &e, Mary €. Wank. Jan. 12-3t. The Chicago Fire. FOR SALE OR RENT. 1 CORRESPONDENCE. GREEN BANK ITEMS. ~vreanondence of the RECORDER. COrrespPUMUCIILL UR LAR NAR. Greex Bank, W. Va. Jan. 10,— We are having a cold snap and plenty of sickness. This morning Mrs. Elizabeth ‘Wilfong, of Top of Alleghany fel down a stairway and broke hes leg. $ Most all of Mr. George Tracy’ family are dangerously ill of grippe Mr. Andrew Sheets is off to Mon terey for goods for our merchants. The Literary Society of this place is doing finely. Mr. P. Hugh Jordan crossed Top of Alleghany to-day, Mr. Pat Hamilton and Benjamin Arbogast have combined to make wagons one mile east of here. Mr. Warwick Gum who has been at Buchanan for a long time ac companied by the “boss” coon dog is home now. BEN. IN MEMORIAM. W MARY.LYNCOLN BROCK. Resolutions of affection adopted by the Sunday School of H. Math ews Evangelical Lutheran Church, New Market, Va. Whereas the Lord sent the An gel of death into our midst and suddenly removed from our num ‘ber our highly esteemed and dear ly beloved Mary Lincoln Brock, Dec. 28th 1893. Resolved. That in her death we feel sorely bereaved and mourn her lcss, yet we recognize the hand and will of onr kind and unerring Heav enly Father who does all things for bis own glory, and the good of his people. To the bereaved family we ex tend our sincere sympathy and con dolence commending them to that grace which heals all the sorrows of earth. Resolved. That a copy of thee resolutions be sent to the family and published in the HieHLANY 'Recorper, Shenandoah Valley and Shenandoah Press. Mes. J. A. S¥YDER, Miss. Ina ZIRKLE, | Miss ErLex Reap. The Bell Tclephone. New York, Jan. 6.—According to the most reliable information available there is very little chance for an early reduction in telephone rates, although the last of the re ceiver patents ends on January 30 and the Bell Company must rely thereafter on the Berliner and Edi son transmitter patents, The pat ent which expires on Jan 30 is for the receiver now used, and after that date any manufacturer may make receivers, but to make the transmitter it will be necessary to wait until the Berliner patent question has been decided, or take risks of having it declared good by the courts and thus become liable for damages for infringement. The Bell Telephone Company is like the infant industries to which Governor McKinley was so provi dent a nurse. It was organized in 1880, with an authorized capital of $10,000,000. It has ‘since gone through various processes of finan ciering. all tending to better the fortunes of the stockholders and to make excuses for the keeping up of the exorbitant rates charged the public for the use of the instru ments. The capital stock is now $20,000, 000 and the total dividends paid since 1880 amount to $23,108,096. The average regular and extra dividend has been $1,650,435. The average capital has been $11,209, 035. About a year ago I took a violen attack of la grippe. I coughed day and night for abont six weeks; my wife then suggested that | try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. At first I could see no difference, but still kept taking it, and soon found that it was what I needed. If 1 got no relief from one dose I took another, and it was only a few days until I was free from the cough. 1 think people in general ought to know the value of this remedy, and I take pleasure 18 acknowledging the benefit I have received from it MapiLox Muerarp, Otway, Ohio. 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by H. E. Coraw, Crabbottom, Va. Provide yourself with a bottle of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, aud so bave the means at hand for contending with a sudden cold. As an emer gency medicine, it has no equal, and leading physitions everywhere recommend it. { The Best Dressing ! ents the hair from ming thin, faded, 32 wolf} gray, or AE wiry, and life. It cures itobing humors, and keeps the scalp cool, moist, and healthy. Ayer’s Hair Vigor, Sold by Drugyists and Perfumors, We send the marvelons French Retsody CALTHOS free, and n legal guarantee that Chon will sTOP Emissions, CURE ea, Varicocele snd RESTORE Lest Viger. Use it and pay if satisfied. Address, YON MOHL CO, Solo Amerieen Agouts, Clnelnust], Ole. A Few Facts Avemedy has been found which cures chronic diseases: not in every case, but in a large percentage of them. And in cases too far gone for cure, it affords relief and often prolongs life. Many who have been given over by physicians have been prevailed upon by friends to try this remedy, the Compound Oxygen Treatment of Drs. Starkey & Palen, of Philadelphia, and are now living to testify to its curative powers. lt has been successful in curing many cases of catarrh, ma larial fever, hay fever, asthma bronchitis, neuralgia, nervous pros ‘tration, and other chronic diseases. In these diseases physicians have ‘had little success, as the name they ‘have given fo this class of disorders indicates, but Compound Oxygen has worked wonders, There is only one genuine Com pound Oxygen, and any substance made elsewhere or by others than Drs. Starkey and Palen, is Spurious. Avoid imitations. If yon wish to learn more of this wonderful remedy, send for our ‘book of 200 pages, sent free, with ‘numerons testimonials and records of surprising cures. Dre, Stakey & Falew, 1520 Arch street, Philadelphia, 120 Sutter Street, San Francisco. Please mention this paper. Chamberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment Is a certain cure for Chronic Bore Eyes, Granulated Eye Lids, Sore Nipples, Piles, Eczema, Tetter, Salt Rheum znd Scald Head, 25 cents per box. For sale by druggists. TO HORSE OWNERS. For putting a horse in a fine healthy con dition try Dr. Cady’s Condition Powders. They tone up the system, aid digestion, cure loss of appetis relieve constipation, correct kidney disorders and destroy worms, giving new Jife to an old or over worked horse. cents per package. For sale by druggists. WILLIAM A. FRAZIER, M.D. Practice limited to the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Formerly Copsulung Oculist and Au rist to the St. Louis City Hospital, and Surgeon- in Charge of the Missouri Eye and Ear Infirmary, St. Louis. OFFICE--Over Augusta National Bank, STAUNTON, VIRGINIA, apr8 tf L H:. STEPHENSON, ATTORNEY AT Law,’ MONTEREY, VA. Practices in the courts of Highland ard and Poeahontas count ‘Bath counties Va., Ww Va. Joux W. MYERS, | Attorney-At-Law. Monterey, Va. Resumes the practice of his profession in Highland and adjoining counties. — Office—Spruce St., opposite Presbyterian church. oot146m CHAS. P. JONES. SULLIE B. SIEG ONES & SBIEG, A1TORNEYS-AT-LAW, MONTEREY, VA. Will practice in all the courts of Highland. p@~Mr. Jones will continue to practice in ‘the CIRCUIT COURTS of Pendletonand Po cahontas counties, W. Va. au2s. | OHN W. STEPHENSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Warm Springs, Va. Practice in the courts of Bath and High iand counties Va. and Pocahontas county Ww. va. we M.& JT MEXEEIET ES ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Warm Springs Va, Highian Alle SYa Bath and and counti ,» and Poca ohea 8 Saunt ty Ao lister will at a £2 Bd k 0 firs, of am Shot. HILLS [Fes] Double Chloride of Gold Tablets é Will completely destroy the desire for TOBACCO in from 3tos d - lesa; cause no sickness, and may be given ina cup of teaor doe hoc Mica A i edge of the patient, who will voluntarily stop smoking or chewing in a few days. ch DRUNKENNESS and HORPHINE HABIT Subang olfort on the part of 5 tho patient, by tho uso of our SPECIAL FORMULA GOLD CURE TABLETS treatment patients are allowed the free use of Liquor or Mor- : ? REMEMBER WE GUARANTEE A CURE and invife the inost careful investigation as to our responsibil ity and the merits of our Tablets. 2 During mag plino uniil such time ag they shall voluntarily give them up. y Wo send particulars and pamphlet of testimoniuls free, and shall 7 i ~4 be glad to place sufferers from any of thesa habits in communica. | SA tion with porsons who have been cured by the usc of our TABLETS. from pei sons 2) HILL'S TABLETS are for sale by all FIRST-CLASS oy drugy ts at $1.00 per package. your drug {at toes uot keop them, enclosous $1,00 “x5 3nd we will send you, by return mail. a package of our : @ Tablots. pe Write your name and address plainly, and state whother Tablets aro for Tobacco, Morphine or 5 A 2 Liquor Habit. Zé 3 po NOT BB DECEIVED into purchasing FA any of the various nostrums that are being % fl offered for silo. Ask for EXILILSS 4 'TAPIETS and take no other. who have been cured by the use of ill's Tablets. | TrE O10 CHEMICAL 00.: «oO DEAR SIR:—I have been using yout cure for tobacco habit, and found it would do what Xp claim for it. I used ten cents Eg ¢ strongest chewing tobacco a day, Bs 7. : Manufactured only by Bn J § 0 and from one to flve cigars; or would smoke from ten to torty pipes of tobacco. Have chewed - — TEE 0HI0 CHEHICAL CO, 61,63 & 55 Opera Block, LIMA, OHIO. PARTICULARS 1 § FREE. and smoked for twenty-five years, rnd two packages of your Tablets cured me so Lliave no desire for it. B. M.JAYLORD, Leslic, Mich. popes FERRY, XN. ¥. Tag Ono CHEMICAL CO.:—GENTLEMEN .—Some timo ago L 4 for $1.00 worth of your Tablets for Tobacco ITabit. k them all right and, alt pags 1 was both a heavy smokers chewar, they did the work in leas an threedays. Iam cured, : Truly yours, MATH WW JOLNEON, P. O. Lox 45. PirTEBURGH, PA. ThE Onio CHEMICAL Co. GENTLEMEN :—It gives me pleasure to cpeokk 8 word of praise for your Tablets. My son was strongly & feted to tho uso of liquor, and through & friend, I was led to try your Tebicts, Ilewase Leavy sud constant drinker, but efter using your Tablets but three days he quit drinking, and will not touch liguor of any kind. Ihave writed four month beforo wri ou, in ¢rder to know the cure was srmanent. yours trul yr ’ MES HELEN MORRISON, OINCINNATI, OEIO. Tie Ono CHENICAL CO «-GENTLEMENX :— Your Tablets have performed a miracle in my case. have been cured [34 [0 use of 1 have used mnorphine, hypodermically, for seven years, an two packages of your Tablets, and without any cfort on my part. WwW. L. LOTFG Address all Orders to roan] THE OHIO CHERICAL CO. (In meting ples rosotion ths paper) 51488 38 oo Opora Block. bib CHIO. ror or tf OE rR TT Bi a i ATR, Pls front A TY. Cr & CE NAL Pl 3 3 5a HAT i { re 4 CAMM & MULSIO Will Positively Arrest CONSUMPTIC {Ff used in time, — Scrofula, GlandnlarSwellings, CURES LRhemmatisin, Bronchitis, and other Lung Discases. Tt is composed of the purest Norwegian Cod-Liver 0il, combined with the Hypophosphites of Lime and Boda, and Is freely prescribed by the Mudical Faculty throughout this Country and in Europe, Prof. ¢G. B. Wood, University Poansylvani snya—'Cod Liver Oui far exceeds al! other remedies in the treatment ot Pulmenxry Consumption.” Prof, Churchill, of Paris, says: —" ‘When 1s. lo ime. every pauent may be cured of Pulmonary Consumption by tie use of Hypo Respite. Dr. 8. H. Hudnall, of Virginia, savs:—"T find Cammn's Frul ston particularly adapted 10 delicato children, wud in Con. sam sod Chr Bronchitis it seems to de the great dosideratum.” | Dr. 8. C. Gleaves, Ex President Vireinia Medieal Associa tion, says:—*1belleve Camm's Rmulsivu is tue best prepa ration known for pulmonary diseases.” Dr. GQ. P. Mason, West Virginia, says:—''With chi'dren. Camm's Emulsion is the best preparation I have ever used.” Dr. F. P. Bibby, Pontatos, Miss., sare.~''Camm's Emulsion Is 384 bot combination for Consumption with whick I am uainted.” e. I. B. Bratton, Yorkville, 8. C., says:—"Decided and satiefac results must follow the use of Camm's Runizlon.” Rev. H. H. Hawes, of Farmville, Va, sayn:—"1 lived on Camm's Emulsion for three months, and am almost prepared to say Lowe my lifo to it." Mrs. J. C. Dabney, Lynobburg, Va., saysi—"Unsil I trial Camm's Emulsion, 7 faned to find any preparativa of Cod Live Oh my stomach would retain, taken in the smallest ousatity.” Theabove are a few of ihe hundreds of testimonials we hare of the superiority of Camm's Emulsion over all similar prepa rations sold. It is manufactured of the best rn 4 aud with great care, and is universally popular wherever known, For sale by Draggists everywhere. Camm’s Emulsion retails at One Dollar. E. A. 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Ye it is impossible to make a mistake in your Spring buying if you selec from the great Fair Priced stock of VW. &. PAXTON, 7 West Frederick St., STAUNTON, VA jul3-1y. i i Ea JUG AND KEG TRADE A SPECIALTY. Sole Proprietors of the Celebrated Rockbridge County Virginia, Whiskey, 2 years old. “$2.00 per gallon, E ; Call and see us, HARMAN BROTHERS DEALERS IN FINE WHISKIES, SLAUNTON, VA. OPPOSITE VIRGINIA HOWELL. supers oF . . HAND-GIADE pyprrcs mia never) wee ® WAGONS ® FOR Bakers, Butchers, Bottlers, Carpenters, Grocers and Cverytody WRITE FOR CATALOGUE. +8 Inter Nos Manufacturing Compan 609 TO 613 WEST FRONT OTREET, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE SINGER, 0 en Yi jr FAVORITE Every Machine has a drop leaf, fancy cover, two large drawers, with nickel rings, and full set of Attachments, equal to any Singer Machine sold from $40 to $60 by Canvassers. The High Arm Machine has a self-setting needle and self-threading shuttle. A trial in your home before payment is asked. 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SWALLOWED AN UMBRELLA. And Then It Opened and Made a Valuable Cow Mighty Sick. Ald Aaen it Upenec ana Maas a vailuadit Cow Mighty Sick. Thomas Jennings of the West side possesses a cow that discounts all the billygoats in the city on taste for old rubbish, hut she hasn't good digestive organs, says a New Castla (Pa.) correspondent, of the Pittsburg Dispatch. She is a blooded cow and has not been used to a diet .of um .brellas and old cans. But during the late storm while hay was scarce she ate an umbrella. Yesterday she was taken ill. It is supposed thas the; umbrella opened after the cow nad SWallowed it. At all events, one side of -t¥ie bovine became much en larged and: the owner cailed in Dr. Coleman, a veterinary surgeon, to diagnose the case. v « This morning he paid his patient a "wisit and found an abscess in the right side of the animal ‘near the ghoulder. He was convinced that something had entered the abscess, and by the use of his pinchers he succeeded ,in catching hold of and pulling out one of the ribs of the umbrella. 1t'wads twenty-four inches jn length and attached to it was the Dera eighteen inches in length. ‘Another ‘examination followed and another rib was taken out.. Again fnserting his probe, the doctor came upon a soft substance which he felt ‘certain was the lining of the lung of the cow. He gave a pull and was awarded in bringing out the covering of the umbrella, 24x22 inches. An other rib was also secured.. ’ The animal is still living and will doubtless recover, although the doc tor is of thecpirion that there are still other ribs under the skin. J No MAN is absolutely free from hypocrisy. oy / Politicians may debate and Congress may legislate, but therg is one vlement of distress which makes thetimes very bard indeed, and ‘that is a cold winter ‘and physical suffering, Pains and gehes are not set down in any tariff list; and there is one reformer, St. Jacobs Oil, that does not delay a prompt cure of such evils. y Some gay that wi h the greater vse of the telephoue, the messenger boy is beginning to go. He may be, but he's notgoing f st. —_— Tonfnoaa ('annnt ha Cored br local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. ‘i’here is only ono way to cure Deafness, and that is by constitu. tional remedies. Deafne-s is caused by an in. flamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets in. flamed you have a rambling sound or imper fect hearieg, and when it is entirely closed Deafness is the result, and unless the inflam mation can ba taken out and this tube te stored to 11s normal condition, hearing will he destru-ed forever; nine cases out ten ars caused by catarrh, which is nothing butan in. flamed condition of the mucous surfaces. « We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (cansed by catarrh) that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send fog circulars, free. F. J. Caexey & Co., Toledo, O. EF Sold by Druggists, 5c. A miner may be everso well off, but he can’t help getiing in a hole occasionally. The Most Pleasant Wavy Of preventing the grippe, colds, headaches, and fevers is to use the liquid laxative rem a of Figs, wh2never the cystem weds a gentle, vet effeciive cleansing. To be benefi'ed ono must get the true remedy manufactured by tho California Fig Syrup Co. only. For sale by al. druzgis.s in 50c, and #1 bottles. " The Hawaiian difficulty — How to pro nounce the Queen's name, Malaria cured and eradicated from the sys. tem by Brown's Iron Bitters, which enrches the blood, tones the nerves, aids digestion, Acts like a charm on persons in general ill health, giving new energy and strength. "A gross outrage—Finding it a few packages ghort. . : FOR UOUGHS AND LHROAT UTSOIDTRS use Browxs' BroNcmiAL Trocars ** Have never changed my mind resoectinz them, except [ think better of that which | bazan by think. ing well of."—Rev, Henry Ward Beecher, Sold only in boxes.’ ball | Lumbermen are not necessarily logget Leads. ou : Brown's Iron Bitters cures Dyspopaia, Mala. ria, Biliousness and General Debility., Gives strength, aids Diggstio., ‘tones the nerves— Seales appetite; The best tonic for Nursing vthers, weak women and children. ' Tawyers may be poets ; they write lots of versus.” Ls [3f afflicted with sore eyes use DF. Isaac 3 kon's Eye-water.Druggists sell at 25c.per hott It’s a wise cow that knows its own butter Mornings—FPeecham's Pills with a drink of water. Beecham’s—no others. 25 cents a box. The golden rule--The power of money, AM. Chas. A, Stalker * 2 |RY. %.. . 2% LY tr Mi. Chas. A, Stalker West Walworth. N. Y. Diseased Bone After an injuryto my righ’ leg caused me much suffering, 1 was laid up a year apd ina hospital at Rochester another year, where underwent seven surgical ooerations, the last taking away tae limb at the hip. My case was prono mee | hopeless. April, "42, I commenced taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. After the second bottl: tha wound at the hip entire!y healed. A third bottle made me feel well as ever and built up my system.’ CHAS. A. Starker, West Walworth, N. Y. HOCD'S CURES. Hord’s Pills are purely vegetable, perfect'y harmless, always reliable and beneficial, “German Syrup” Regis Leblanc 1s a French Lana dian store keeper at Notre Dame de Stanbridge, Quebec, Can., who was’ cured of a severe attack cf Congest jon of the Lungs by Boschee’s Ger man Syrup. He has sold many a bottle of German Syrup on his per io! a a sufficient barricade. _sonalrecommendation. Ifyoudrop him a line he'll give you the full facts of the case direct, as he did us, and that Boschee's German Syrup brought him through nicely. It always will. It isa good medicine and thorcugh inits work, __ @ Hard Times, oe REV. DR. TALMAGE. The Eminent Brooklyn Divira's Sua. day Sermon. Sublect: “Shortened Lives.” oa Lp VE EL TUE LURA ATAU MLLDLIILDS ULC LATA the figures 1893, With this day ¢lowes the year, a Jamiary last 6 éelebratal ite birth, “Po-day we attend its ohséquies, An other twelve months have been cut oit 6 our earthly continnance, and ft i= 4 time for absorbing reflaction. We all spend mich Uma in pansgyric o! ongevity. Wa 2oiisider it a great thing ta live to be al octogenarian, If any one dies I youth, we say, “What a pity!’ Dr, Muhlenberg in old age said that the hymn written in early life by his own Hha®d nd more expressed his sentiment ¥hen it said I would net Hive alway. Tf one ha pleasantly eirenmstancad, ho hever watts to go. William Cullen Bryant, the great poet, at eighty-two yoars of aze, rtahding in my house in a festal group read ing ‘‘Thanatopsis™ without spectacles, was just as anxious to live as when at eighteen years of age he wrote the immortalthfenody. ~ Cato feared at mighty years of aa {Bat hé would not live to leafn Gresk, onaldesco at. 118 years, writinz the history of his time, feared A collapse, Theophrastus writing a book At nifety years of age was anxious to 1ivo to complete it. Thurlow Weed at about “eighty-six years of age foun Hfe as great » desirability as when he sndffed out his first politician. Fo ; d Albert Barnes, so weil Jrebted for the next wild, at seventy Bild he would rather stay herd, 8¢ it 13 all the way down, I stp pose that the last time Methusslah was eut of d0ors in a storm he was afraid of ‘getting his feet wet lest it shorten his days. Indeed I some {imo ago "preached a sermon on the blessings of longevity, but in this, the last dey of 1393, and when many are filled with sadness at the thought that anothe¥ chapter Qi their life is closing, and that thev have 865 days less to live, § propose to preach to you about the advantages of an abbreviated earthly eXistence, . Yt X were an agnostic, I would say a man I8 blessed in proportion to the number of years he can stay on “terra flrma,’ becatss after that he falls off the doaks, and if he ig ever picked out of the depths it is only to ba set up in soms morgue 9f the universe to Ai if anybody will claim him. If I thought God made man only to last fotty o¢ fifty or 100 Years, and then he was to go into annihila tion, I would say his chief business ought to be to keep alive and even in good weather to be very cautious, and to carry an umbrella and take overshoes and life preservers and bronze armor and weapons of defense last he fall off into nothingness and oblitekatioh, But, my friends, you ars not Aghdsties, You believe in immettality and the eternal regidenco of the Fighteous in heaven, and therefore I first remark that an abbreviated earthly existences is to be desired, and is a blessing because it makes one's life work ‘very compact, ae Some men go to business at 7 ¢’clock in the morning and return at 7 in thé evening. Others go at 8 o'clock 4RAd return at 12. Others go at 10 and return at 4. I have friends who are ten hours a day in business, others who are five hours, others who are one hour. They all do their work well— they do their entire work, and thea they re: tarn. Which position de you think the most desirable? You say, othet thigs being equal, the man who is the shortest time de tained in business and Who can returd hms the quickest is the most blessed: Now, my friends, why %8t carry that good sense into the subjeét of transference from this world? If a person die in childhood, he gets through his work at 9 o'clock in the ‘norning, If he dieat forty-five years of age. he gets through his work at 12 o'clock nooh. ii he die at seventy years of age, he get¥ through his work at 3 o'clock in thd aftér poon. Ifhe die at ninety, He hae td toil all the way on up to 11 o'¢ldck At night. The sooner we get through our work the better, The barvest #!l In barrack orbarn, the farmer does fot 8it down in the stubble field, but, shouldering his scythe and taking his pitcher from under a tree, he makes a w Bord line for the old homestead. All we want te be anxious about is to get our work done and i | well done ; the quicker the bette i Again, there js a bjessing itl all abbreviated earthly existences is tha fact that moral dis aster might ¢onms upon the man if he tarried longer. A man who had been prominent in eburches, and who had been admired for his generosity anl kindness Son ogi for for gery wassen* to State prison f tell years, Twenty years before there was io more poly: ability of that man’s committing a commetaidl dishonesty than that you will edmmit com mercial dishonesty. The hiniber df mel whé fall into ruin betwean fifty and sevelity years of ago is simply appalling. If théy had died thirty years before, it would have been bétter for them and better for their families. The “Bhorter thio voyage the les% chance for a cj | “clone, ; « Thera i% A wrong theory abroad that if one's youth be right, his old age will be fight. You might as well gay thera is noth ing wantin for a ship's gafety Sloan te gat | It fully latinched on the Atlantic Ocean. I bave somstimes asked thoss who were séhoo!: ‘mates or coila ts mates bi sgmid gidat de: frauder: “What kin of 4 bdy wad he? What kind 9 a youns dil Was he?” anl they have said: "Why, he was a splendid fellow. ¥ Aad no idea he could ever go inte wel an outrage.” The fact is the great teniptation ‘of life somefimss comes far on in midlife or in oid age, The first tims I era>3331 tha Miantic.0 244 it was as smooth as a millpoad, an1 I thought the sua aaptaing anl voyagers hal slanderad tha old ocean, anl I wrote home hn essay for a magazing on “Tas Hild of the S=a,” but I never afterward ¢ouild hava written that thing, for bsfore we got home we got a tefrible shaking up. Tae first voy age of life may be vary smooth ; the last may be a enroclydon Many who Btart life in great prosperity do not end 4 in prosperity. The great pressures of topieling domes sometimes in this difestion: At Aboiit forty | five vears of azé a niid’3 Hervous system ‘changes, ald some Ono tells hin lid must take stimulants to kéap Rimself dp until the stimulants kéep him down, or a man has been going alonz for thirty or forty years in insuceessiul business, and here is an dpen | ing where by one dishenored action he can lift himsalf and his family from all financial embarrassment, He attempts to leap the chain, and he falls into it, “Then itis in after life that the great temp tation of success comes, If a man makes a fortune before thirty years of age, he gener ally loses it before forty. The solid and the permanent fortunes for the most part do not come to their elimax until midlife or in old age. The most of the bank president have white hair. Many of those who have beep largely successful have heen LE arre gance or worldliness in oll ‘age, ~ They may not have lost their integrity, but they have become so worldly ani so selfish under the infinence of large suvcess that it is evident te everybo iy that their success has been a temporal calamity and eternal damage. Concerning many people it may ba said it seems as if it would have been batter if they could hava embarked from this life at twen ty or thirty years of age. Do you know tha reason why the vast majority of people dio before thirty-five? It is because they have graves are oleft at his feet? In that ong reach of time father andmothef gd, brothera and sisters go, ohildfent go, graiidehildrenl. 20, perdondl fEiénds oitside the family cirele whom they had loved With a love like that df David and Jonathan, Sn . or of how Besides that, some men have A hatiral trepidation about dissolution, and ever and anon dWring forty or fifty or sixty years this horror of their diggolution shudders through soul and body. Now, suppose thé lad goes at sixteen years of age, He egeapes fifty fanerale, fifty caskets, fifty obeequies, fifty w¥iul wrenchings of the heart, . It is hard enough for us to bear their depdrture, but is it not easier tor us to bear their departura than for them to stay and bear fiity" de. partures? Shall we not, by the grace of God, rouge ourselves into a generosity of bereave ment whiéh Will practizally say, “Itis hard enotigh for me to go through this bereave ment, but how glad I am that he will never have to go through it!” So I reason with myself, and so you will find it helpful to reason with Jogreves, David lost hig son, Though David wae king, he lay on the sarth mourping and ifleonso: | lable for gome time. At this distance 8itime, which do you retlly think was, the dié td be vongratiilated; the shart lived child or the long lived father? Had Bavied died as eariy | 218 that ¢hild, he would in the fiest placohave that aie in aireavement then he wonld have escaped the worst bereavement of Ab galom, his recreant son and the pursuit of the Philistines, and the fatigues of hia mili tary cammpipn, and ths jédiddsy of Sail, and tig pera of Anithophel, and the curse of Bhindi, ald the destruction of his family at Ziklag, and, above all, he would shave es caped thetwo great calamities of life, the great sins of uncleanness and murder, David lived to be of vast useto the churchand the world, but so far as his own happiness was concerned, does it not seem to you that if would have been better fof him 10 have gous { early? : . Now, this, my friends, explains some things that to you hays been inexplicable, ne shows you. why when God takes little chiidren from a household he is yory apt to take the brightest, the meat soning thé most sympathetic, the roost talented: Why? Ttijs because that kind of natice siifers pe most whenit does #iffer and {3 most lidble to temptation, God saw thé tempest swaeping up from thé Caribbean, an 1 He pit the deli cate craft intd the first harbor. "Takenaway fron the evil to come.” gain, my friends, there is a blessing in an abbreviated earthly existence in the faet that it puis ons sooner in the centre of things. All astronomers, infidel as well as Christian, agree in believing that the iiniverse swings around some great centre, Aly ofle tvho has studied the safth ald #tddied the heavens’ knows that God's favdrite figure in geom etry is 4 circle, When Gol put forth His hand to create the uniyers2, He did not strike that hand at right angles; but He waved it in a circle, and kept on waving it in a circie until systems an constellations and galaxies and all worlds téok that mo tion. Our planet swinging atodnd the sun, vther plailetd swinging around other suns, bit #édmewhele a great hub around which the great whee! of the universe turns, Now, that ecentreis heaven, That is the capital of the universe, That is'the great metropolis of immensity, % Now, does not our common sense teach us that in matters of study it is better fer us tc move out {rem the celitfé towaid thé cifedm ference, Where dur world 2? We é&ré liké thoss wh study {hé Aniericad edftinent while stanidifig on the Atlantic beach. The way to study the continent is to cross it or go to the heart of it, Our standpoint in this world is defective. We are at the wrong end of the telescope. "The best way to ‘study a | piece of machinery is not to stand on the | doorstep and try to look in, but to goin with the éngzineer and take our place Fight Amid the saws and tylitidsfa, We tvear our eyed pat and Bar bail odt frdn the: fact that wa ard sti d¥itiz dnder such great disadvantage, Millions of dollars" for observatories to study things about the moon, about the sun about the rings of SatufiFaborwrtraitits and occultations and eclipses, simply bacause our “studio, our observatory, 1s povry glthated. | Woare down in the cellar trying to 8tiidy the palace of the universe, while our departed Christian friends have gone up etdils andil the skylight® i3 stildy. Now, when one can sooner get to the centre of things, is. he not to he Sige Jated? Who wants to be al AYS inthe fresh man class? We study Gdn this world by the Biblical photog#gph’ of 'Him, but we all know we~can in five minutes of interview with a friend get mote accurate idea of him than we can by studying him fifty years through pictures of words: The littié child that died he Right to-ddy knows mdré Of God thah all Addover; and all Princéton; and all New Brunswick; atid all Edinbdrgh, and all the théoldgical ifistitutiong il Christen dom, Is it Rot. bétterto go up to the very headqiiatters of knowledge? Doss not our common sense teach us that it is better to be at the centre than to bs ciear out on the rim of the wheel, holding nervously fast to tha ‘tire lest wa be sul denly hngled into light and eternal felicity? Through? all’ kinds of optical instruments trying to peer in through the cracks and tfe keyholes'of heaven afraid that: both Gogg oi the coalestial mansion will ha swung wide open before vf ettraficéd ¥ision “rushing abot the apothecary shops of this world, wondering if this is good for rheumatism, an that is good for n2uralgia and some thing else is gool for a bad cough, lest wo be suddenly ushered into a land of everlast ing health, where the inhabitant never says, “Iam sick.” . .. : . What fools we all ate to Jrefet the cir pumferendetofth8sentra’ What a dreadful | thing it would be if wé ‘should be suddenly ushered from this wintry world into the Maytive Brchards 61 heaven, and if our pauperiem of zin abd sorrow should be sud denly broken up by a presentation of an emperor's castle, surrounied by parks with springing fountains And paths up and down wiich Atigeld of da wali two add two. - We stick t0 the world. a8 though we pre: ferred ¢old dFizélé td warn Habitation, die rord 10 édiitata; 8ackeloth td royal purple— fis thodgh te preferred a piano with four or five keys oat of tune td an instrument fully ut{inad =as though earth and Heaven had exchanged dpparél and earth hdd tdked on bridalarray aid heaven had goné into deep journiigy all its waters stagilant, all its drps broken, all chalices cracked at the dry wells, all the lawns sloping to the river plowed with graves, with dead angels under the furrow. Ob, Lavant'to break up my own infatuation, and I wait to break up your in fatuatien for this world. TItell you if we are ready, and if our work is done, the sooner we go the better, and if there are blessings in longevity, I want you fo know right well thera are also blessings in an abbreviated earthly existetice, “ ” |. 1f the spirit of this sermon is trde, how consoled you onght to feel about members of your families that went early, “Taken from the evil to come,” this book says, What a bot with his ship from Livarpoo!, and he was suddenly” impressed that he ought to put back to sea. Under the protest of the crew and under their very threat; he ptit back {0 foo fearing at the same time He was ldsing Is bE fof it did seem sd iidreasonabld that wheli they etild get intd hatbor thet ‘hight they sholild pit back to sea. But they put back to ged; and the captain said to his mete, “You Will call mé at 10 o'clock at gat, | At 13 ©'clock at night thé captain wag aroused and gaid : “What does hig moan? 1 thought Tt0ld you to.call thé at 16 d'clock; phd here it i§ 12.” Why," aid the mate, “‘T did call you at 10 6’¢lock; dtd you got up fookdd around and t6fd me to keep right on this same coyrse for two hours, and then td call you at 12 o'clock,” Said the captain. was possiite? I have no remembrancd ol at.’ Tia Bl ol x At 12 o'clock thie paptain went on deck, an 1 {hrough the rift:of the adoud- the moonlight fell upon the sefan¥” showsdshim a ship wreck with 100 striiggling passengers, He helpad them off, Had he been any earlier or any later at that point of the sea he would have een of no servieeto those drowning people. On board the'captain’s vessel they ogan tobandtozether asto what they should pay for the rescueand what they ghould pay for the pro¥isions.. '‘Ah;” Says thé eap'ain, “my lads; Yoil cail't pay me anythine, All] have od bo#fd i$ yours. 1 féel too greatiy honored ot God iti having saved you to take any pay.” Just like dem. Hé never got any pay except that of his own appiadding con Boh, that the old 864‘ 6 Oh, that the old 8éa captain's God might be my Gdd dlid yours. Amid the stormy seas pf this life may we have always some one as tenderly to take cara or us as the captain took care of the drowning crew P the pasengert, And may we come into the rbor with as little physical pain and with .as bright a hope as he had, and it it shoull happen to be a Christmas morning when the preseuts ars being distributed and we are salehratins the birth of Him who came td save ouF ghipwredked world, all the better, for what grander, brighter Christ mas present vould we have than heaven? SHOOTING WAS GENERAL Three Men Killed it Bepatate Affraya : tv an Alahafita Ootint#. Hews cothes bom Tallapco:4 county, Ala. 8f three serious shooting affrays. At Denver, jith Street and John Pérryman, highly con pected young men, were the principals in an imprompiu duel, the result of a tuarrel Street was fatally Woukided, Perrymdn Is bndek arteet, PY LvAbg At Heedtown, 4 party of yollng men, who were dbink ng and haviilg a gotd time, got Into a general fight. Pistol bullets flew think and fast, J. F. Golding was killed and an other man wounded. It is ut knows who fired the fatal shot. At Dadeville, the cotinty-seat of Tal'apoosa, county, Deputy Sheriff J." A. Carlisle, shot and killed John Hogan, who was under ar rest and resisted, Hogan had cut another man, and en route to jail drew his knife on Carlisle and cut him eeverely, when the afficer shot him deal ; ; RMOKED WHILE ROBBING: His Cigar Ashes Fell in a Keg of Powder, and He Was Killed. William Mack paid a peculiar penalty for burglary at Geesbend, Wilcox County, Ala. About midnight he broke into John Pett Way's geilerdl merchandise gtore, and pros ceeded to ransack the place, : * He took a cigar from the showcase and lighted it while he did his work of invoicing the stock and taking what he wanted. As he walked about through the rear of the store, some ashes from his cigar fell into an open keg of powder. 2 Nl , ~ The explosion which resulted blew the building to pieces and threw the burz'ar a hundred feet away.. He died next morniil3:: Ax attempt was recently’ nade; it is sald,’ to pgieon td g Czar while attémrding the anni-’ versary dinner of the Order of St. George. - “es "BALTIMORR BALTIMORR, EET Ww po IAL 2 ‘shan, Ef8. 24 FLO R--Balto. Best Pat.$ @%¢h High Grade Extra. ..... Es WHEAT-—Nr. 2 Red..... 62 * 85 CORN—No. 2- White. . 41 OATS—Sputhern & Penn, 35 = 3g ‘Western White...eeeess 04 3% RY E—No. se SEER ER] 51 . 4 4 HA Y—Choice Timothy... 150) 15 5 Good to Prime....cvess. 145) 1500 ETRAW—Rye in car 1ds.. 1050 110 Wheat Blocks.ssesesses 65) i0 Oat BIOCKS, sossisvseiinee 850 79) - CANNED GOODS, TONATOLS Stud Re. 3.3 5 @ #%100 : RAEI DE 7) PEAS Sndards, POC TPTT 1 1¢0 Seco nds DRA EEE EREEL] 0 CORN=Dry Pack. ieatese 10 Moist. feces sinieses 85 HIDES. CITY STEERS. cinnnnd 5493 #6 City COws.uvuins ravesss 33{ 4 Southern No. 2.0000000e 82 . 84 POTATOES & VEGETABLES. FOTATOES—Burbanks..$ es @3 70 ONIONS. NEEEEEEE EERE EL BEERS 8) Nama, iors osivinnapinin 195 : 135 PROVISIONS. HOGS PRODUCTS ijldat 8 @ 814 Clear ribsides. .ii.e.eeis ~ 10 10} Hama... REE EEE EEE RET] 11 w-. ay Mess Pork, per bar..... ¥ 1700 LARD—Crude. EERE EE EETY “lu w- 9 Best refined. cosiseve vice 10 BUTTE, : BUTTER—Fine Crmy....$ 23. @3% 30 Under fin@..oeserscrnnns 21 £8 Holliieerrrevevssdnrasus 24 1 CHEESE, CN Y. Factory.$ 1RY@3 124 f N. Y. rst ss herr 12% 13 Bhiry Clases rt: LER ERS “ 10 EGGS. EGGH—State.............8 25 @3 26° North Carolina......... 23 24 POULTRY. Ducks, per b........ ‘ee 10 1] TOBACCO. TOBACCO—Md, Infer’s.$ 1 2 @%15 Sound common, ........ 80 40) Middling.. ...oies ions 9 Ho 80) FANCY vrrerrsniasvinens 1300 1800 : LIVE STOCK. Good to Fair...... ceenai 31 450 . BHEEP,iverieinseiiiisnin 300 3 50 Hogs b 50 575 FURS AND SKINS, MUBKRAT.... x vada. @3 1 Raccoon. ...vsiis ares +3 40 45 Red Fox TE seas -—— 100 Bkuck Black......ovvus. — 80 Ors JOSSHIN s covssrsineneie : 23 23 Min EERE EI II x —— 80 Pk sentria ur ini iat aires vl —- 60¢ NEW YORK, FLOUR—Southern..... 3 310 @% 470 WHEAT—No, 2 Bed aise 664 tox RYE—Western.......... 50" CORN-—No. 2..... 44 Wy OATS—No. 2....... vi 8 7434 BUTTER—Btate.........c...s 19 26 * EGUES=State....cc... coven 2444 .. 25 <4. CHEESE~--State........cee 00a 9 113 PHILADELPHIA, <3 FLOUR—Southern...,,.,$3 o WHEAT—No. 2 Red.. os” CORN~—No. Beovdes siochs 42 OATS—N. DY vsivi needy 35 i 421 :5)4 @ $400 A Days's Happenings as Told by the Wires. AGRICULTURAL REPORT. * Bena'of Stubbs, of Gloucester Dea cides to Retire from the Legis lature—Withdrawal of the Vigi lant Company from the Fire Denartment at Roanoke, lant Company irom the rire Department at Roanoke. The State board of agriculture met in Norfolk Tuesday. Many matters pertaining to the farming and mining interests of Vir ginia were considered. Comm 'ssioner Whiteliend submited bs report for the fiartct enditt ; December 31, iit which he inde some important suggestions, Below is given Lhe subs'ance of what hd said : tgifice thé meeting of the board; in Octo per, the atlentioi of the department bas been largely confined to getting out the an nual repo:t of tha State board of agriculture for 1893. The report this year was issued earlier than heretofore, notwithstanding the fact that it was more voluminous and en tailed more work than any report since my administration of the aff1irs of this depart: ment, The range of investigation bv the Load in matters pertaining to agriculture is being more extended each year, especially in the collection and publication of relable statisties. Tam glad to repdrt tu the board that thie bok Has been well received, aod thete wers diany complimentary notices in tegard to same ifi the varicus newspapers itt the Statd, UThe fertilizar control; as exercised undet the ritles and tegilations of the board, has afforded better protection to the farmers in the mattet of gecuring to them honest ferti lizars than ever before in the experience of the State, Much of the trouble and work of ihvestigdtioh ofl the complaint of farmers purchagilig fertilizers grows out of theif neglect to follow the recommendations of the depattment in regard t» the purchasing and sampling; minute instructions to in spectors; with ditettions fot purehasers, both Healers and coHsiimers And manu‘ turers, - Phe present fertilizer law is defective both | in manner of taxation for inspection and ap plication of th fund, as well as the pro vision for preventing and publishing viola tions, : | “The department has been used as a bureau of information by the public and the departiti>nts of the State, ahd each year Jit sratiire of all descriptions bearing upon dif feretit aghicli!tutal diid Indilstrial etibjects has beeii ‘di¢¢em nated throlighotit the coitn try. “This work could be more alvantage ously prosecuted if there was legislation us in many other States to enable statistics to be collected through county officers, : “At this session of the board I would re gpectful’'y sugg st thdt the following sub jbtits be considered ahd #onie deflnitd action in re-ard to them be taken, viz: “The establishment of a State weather service in connection with the board of agri culture. The establishment of this bureau would, without doubt, aid the department in | getting ont crop statistics, ‘anl espacially would it aid it. from an economical stand. poiiit, as all.ciréulars séiit out for those sta {istles could, under this arrangement, be franked, thus saving to the department each y’ ar quite an,amount that is expended fo postage. It would also give minute and ac curate climatic statistics from all section: | and in all seasoys, = *, _ “The question f a monthly tulletin, lef “Yindseldetd at the last meeting, should als bd disposed of at thks sess’on of the board, a it is the beginning of tha yeaf; and the com imiceioner s ould be advised on time trhat | expected of him on th s line, «I would also sugzast to the hoard that : more vig rous and definite policy in regar: to the holdinz of farmers’s instituta in th State is earnestly asked for by many of th best in the State of Virginia. “The ques'fon of immigration is ons tha is undoubtedly closely eonnected with th #grictiltural interests of the State, Tt is th concensus of opinion that the outlook fo immigration to Virzinia wis never brighte The board has. hean working for some yea’ upon this question without any adequal legislation or appropriation, and the resu of their Inbors in keeping Virginia and i resources before the eyes of a migratol public is about fo be real’zad. All that | needed is legislation to provide for a syst: matic effort with the proper financial suy port, The board, with the means at its di posal, has done something, but “eannot giv the full Nnancinl support needed, “This réport was accompanied by an a count of the expenditures by the depar ment for the quarter ending December 3 1863." : A Senator to Resign. It has just became known that Senator James N. Stubls, of Gloucester, has placed his resignation in the bands of Lieutenant Governor Kent, THis is one of the unexpected resulis of the recent senatorial fight and the investigation that followed. The convention that nomi natel Mr, Stubbs, who has been in the Gen eral Assembly for twenty-one consecutive years, adopted reco'utions indorsing General Lee for Sevator. Mr. Stubbs, in bis canvass, said he woald not support anybo ly for the Senate who was not in sympathy with Sepator Daniel and Congressman Jones on the silver question. He was elected after a hard fight, and in the senatorial e¢ucus cast his vote for Martin. Mutteringd of dissatisfaction were soon hear | from his district and within the last ten days the voters of Middlesex anl Glou cester counties in mass meeting have adopted resolutions censuring Mr. Stuhb’s course. The Middlesex resolutions went so far as to declare that Mr. Stubbs was not {he proper person to longer represent the district. It was this action on the part of his constitu ents that caused the Senatcr to resign, withdrawal ‘of a Fire Company. A surprise has Been sprung upon the peo le of Roanoke by the withdrawal of the Vigilant Steam Vire Company from the fire department and a removal of their horses, hose reels, furniture, &e., from the building erected for the company by the city several years ago. Chief McFall, turned house over to the Junior Hose Company for the better protection of the city from fire should ons ‘break out, the Vigiiant building being the headquarters of tho fire-alarm system. The Vigilants organized ten years azo and is the pioneer fire company of the city, the slow ness of the eity council in considering petit jons of the company and grumbiing when considerations could no lonzer be postponed and the refusal of the mayor to postpone the installation of the newly clected chief and his sseistants until the Jegality of their glection could be decided in court, are given “oui us the reasons for withdrawal, which was resolved upon at a recent meetin, Tse Peas ple will act in coacert in an effort to induce tbe company to return to the department, PARKHURST may be a great .e ‘ormier in his way, but there is still a arge fleld open to the grate reformer, who will prevent it from getting’ logged with cinde 5 - : - Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov't Report. Royal Baking Powder 60 cubic inches of f powder, a strength her powder tested. © The official reports show superior to all others, yielding 1 leavening gas per ounce greatly in excess of every ot WEAKNESS OF BIG IRONCLADS. Valuable Lessons Tatlight by the Iet&al Disas‘er in the British Navy; The following arc the pritcipal points of the speech ih which Lord Armstrong, at the meeting of share holders of his famous company the other day, expressed his views con cerning the dangers involved in the construction of gigantic ironclads: The ram of the ‘Camperdown, al though striking with a restricted momentum, was buried deep Into tha fle of the Victoria, and it cannot e doubted that while armor is in a great measure effective against -pro jectiles, and netting against torpe does, hothing ean withstand the power of the ram. But although in the case of this dreadful accident the blow of the a was inflicted with incomparably less force than that due to the full speed of the ship, the flamage dons to the ramming vessel was such as to place her in imminent danger of following her victim to the bottom. It appears, therefore, that the strength and stability of the prow and ram of the Camperdown are quite Insufficient to enable her to deliver an effective stroke against an adversary without at the same time imperiling her own flotation. This is like having a great gun that can fot be fired for fear it should burst, and 1 dpprehend that what applies to the ram of thé Camperdown wou'd apply equally to the ram of every great battle ship in the British ser vice, | | | Vessels specially designed for ram ming need not be large por costly, and they would be free from all the complications of battle ships. Per onal dash, of which there is no want in the British navy, would be the chlef quality required in direct ing thzir tise, atid the cceasional los3 of such a vessel would be of small importance in comparison with that of a battle ship. I am therefore of opinica that a considerable number of inexpensive ram ships should form an item in any future ship-building programme. | | | | | | | While on this stibject I cannot re frain from expressing my.apprehen sion as to ‘the disastrous etek of high explosive shells discharg in vast numbers from quick-firing guns against the unarmored portions of our battle ships. The experiments made some years ago with such shells against the Resistance; which was an armored ship of small value given up for experiment, proved that such shells would be competent to wreck the unprotected plating down to, or | possibly below, the water level, and | that even where a streak of armor was applied at the water-line the damage | might be low enough down to cause the shi, to be flooded by the wash of the sea. It was proved also that armor of sma'l thickness inzured the bursting of these shells harmlessly outs'de of the ship, which, of course, ¥aises the question whether, if armo: | has to be used at all, it ought not t« be applied in varying thicknesse: over the whole ship. 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The Baltic trading steam ers gecerally draw less water than this minimum and are of such a beam thet they can ea:ily yas in the canal. The prreate st amount of curvature is made \vith a radius of 3,000 feet, and €3 per pent. of the eanal is straight. During ihe summer about 5,000 men have been | ' | | | ' t work on the great ditch, and up 10 dy pr ezent time abot 100,000,000 cubic | ards of excavation have been com ison at an expense of about, $17,500, 0%, The entire cost of the cana! is es timated at $39,020,000, of which sum Prussia contribates $12,500,000 and the German Empire the balance, | ERR Great Shin Canal, A Weak Digestion sty \nge as it may seem, is caused fre n a lack of ihat which is ney er exactly digested—/at. The greatest fact in connection with Scott's Emulsion appears at this point—it is part) digested fai—and the most weakened digestion is quickly strengthened by it. 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SIMP=ON, Washington, D.C, No a #'s fee until Patent obtai ed. \Wy te for Inventor's Gulde "BNU2 PISO'S:CURE FOR Consumptives and people who have weak lungs or Asth- § ma, should use Piso’'s Cure for Ba | Consumption. It has enred thonsande, [thes notinjur ed one, Itisnot bad to take. It ie the best cough syrup. Sold everywhere, 25c, CONSUMPTION; es —— eet . $ ——————_—_—"— WR A Wrote - - ————————————E————— — Lw30 1, SE \ THE 0LD DOMINION 1 - es mn - ete eee A i Jo PrA a » SE — ec a — — co >> ce ———— ef eet A——— pd ‘N-S @ Were Ph x. A ZZ= W WN: [ TEXr: “The righleons is taken away from the evil to come, —Traiah 1vii,, i. £4 We have written for the last time at tha not beyond the thirty, and a merciful God will not allow them to be put to the feariul strain. Again, there is a blessing in an abbrevi ated earthly existence in the fact that on? is the sooner taken off the defensive, Assoon as one is old enough to take ears of hims#if, he is put on his guard. Bolts on the door to keep ont the robbers, Fireproof safes to keep off the flamass, Life insurance and fire insurance against accidents, Receipts lest you have to pay a debt twice. Lifeboat against shipwreck. Westinghouse airbreak against railroad collision, There are many ready to overreaca vou and take all yon aave Dafense against cold, defense against heat, defense against sickness, defense against the world’s abuse, defense all the way dowa to the grave, and even the tombstone sometimes “If a soldier who has been on anard, shiver ing and stung with the cold. pacing up and down the parapet with shouldered musket, is glad when someena comes to relieve guard and he can go inside the fortress, ought not that man to shout for joy who can pnt down his weapon of earthly defense and go into the’ king's castle? Who is the more fortunate, the soldier who has to stand guard twelva hours, or the man who has fo stand guard six hours”. We bave common sense about everything but religion, common sense about everything but transference from this world. Again, there is a blessing in an abhrevi ated earthly existence in the fact that one es ee ee eee em me AA rin capss 86 many bareavements, The lodgzef we live the mo¥e attachnisits and the more kindred, the more chords to be wounded or vasped or sundered. If a man live on to fortunate escape they ought to feel that they will never have to go through the struzgles which we have halto go through. They had just tima enough to cet out of the cradle anl run up tie spring ttme hills of this world and see %.owii looked, and then they started for a better stopping lace. They were like ships that putin at Rt. Helena, staying there long enough to let assengers go up and cea the barracks of Napoleon's captivity and then hoist gail for the port of their own native lant. They only took this world “in trapsitu.”’ It is hard for ug, but it is blessed for them, we ought not fo go eround sighing and groaning because ancther year has gone Rut we ought to go down on one knse.by the milestone and see the letters and thank God that we are 365 miles nearer home. We ought not to go around with morbid feelings about our health or about anticipated demise, We ought to he living, not according tothat old maxim which I used go hear ip my hoyhood, that yoa must live as though every day were the last ; you must live as though you wera to live forever, for you will. Do not be ner vous lest yon have to move out of a shanty into an Alhambra. : ~"Ohe Christmas morninz one of my neigh borg, an old sea captain, died. After life had depar.ed, his fac? was illuminated asthough he were just going into harbor. The fact was, he had already gone through the “*Nar rows.” In the adjoining room were the Christmas presents waiting for his distribu tion. long ago, one night, when he had narrowly escaped with his ship from being run down hy a great ocean steamer, he bal made his peace with God, and a Kinder neighbor or a better man you would not find this side of heaven. Without a moment’s warning the pilot of the heavenly harbor bad met him just off the lightship, . _ The captain often. talked to mé of the goodness of God, and espacially of 2 time when he was about to go in New York har And if the spirit ofthis sermon ig {rue tnen ” 4 Freer 41 7 @% | ’ o- o " tes Hde oo? QE A ad