He had seen a few nester wagons go through the country, the families almost starving to death, but he had never seen any of them on foot and as bad off as these two.

The New York mind is two parts abstraction and one part misinformation about the rest of the country and in fact the world.

But while the two men are riding into the country, where they are going to dinner, they are attacked in the dark of the forest by a band of thieves, who strip them of everything, including most of their clothes.

Their impolitic occupation of Columbus, Kentucky on September 3, 1861, two days before Johnston arrived in the Confederacy's capital, Richmond, Virginia, after his cross – country journey, drove Kentucky from its stated neutrality and the majority of Kentuckians into the Union camp.

Jefferson Davis considered him the best general in the country ; this was two months before the emergence of Robert E. Lee as the pre-eminent general of the Confederacy.

Looking back on this period ( in 1926 ) Milne observed that when he told his agent that he was going to write a detective story, he was told that what the country wanted from a " Punch humorist " was a humorous story ; when two years later he said he was writing nursery rhymes, his agent and publisher were convinced he should write another detective story ; and after another two years he was being told that writing a detective story would be in the worst of taste given the demand for children's books.

Most of the population lives in the western and northwestern parts of the country, where the two major cities, Yerevan and Gyumri ( which was called Aleksandropol ' during the tsarist period ), are located.

There was more chopping and changing in the teams, given that there was no official board of selectors for each country ( in 1887 – 88, two separate English teams were on tour in Australia ) and popularity with the fans varied.

That year, the two countries reached an agreement for the prosecution or return of the hijackers and the aircraft to each other's country.

This consumption grows during autumn and winter, or in the cold regions of the country ; there are two dates where consumption of chocolate infusions is traditional in the primary educational centres: 25 May and 9 July, that is, the two national dates of Argentina.

Each country was allowed two sites at which it could base a defensive system, one for the capital and one for ICBM silos ( Art.

Electrification is at 3 kV DC, with the exception of the new high-speed lines, and of two recently electrified lines in the south of the country which are at 25 kV AC.

" If you live in a country like Sweden, with five, six months of snow, and the sun disappears totally for like two months, that would be reflected in the work of artists ," he said.

According to Strabo, writing two centuries after the events, rather than being destroyed by the Romans like their Celtic neighbours, " the Boii were merely driven out of the regions they occupied ; and after migrating to the regions round about the Ister, lived with the Taurisci, and carried on war against the Daci until they perished, tribe and all — and thus they left their country, which was a part of Illyria, to their neighbours as a pasture-ground for sheep.

He released two albums in that country with some recognition as " the man who writes songs about vegetables ", referring to " Domates, Biber, Patlıcan " (" Tomato, Pepper, Aubergine ") and " Nane, Limon Kabuğu " ( Mint, Lemon Rind ), two of his hit songs from 1980s.

The Cameroon government held two national censuses during the country's first 44 years as an independent country, in 1976 and again in 1987.

Worthy of note is the fact that Cameroon is the only country in which two Constitutions are applicable side-by-side.

: Four volcanoes ( two of them active ) rise near San Jose, in the center of the country ; one of the volcanoes, Irazu Volcano, erupted destructively in 1963 – 1965.

This effectively cut Croatia in two, separating the coastal region of Dalmatia from the rest of the country.

In general, the three-letter code uses the ISO 3166-1 country code for the first two letters and the first letter of the name of the currency ( D for dollar, for instance ) as the third letter.

In the Eastern Military District, there were two tank divisions, the 13th and 14th, with a supervisory headquarters at Trenčín in the Slovak part of the country.

In May, the constitution was amended, deleting reference to the MPRP's role as the guiding force in the country, legalizing opposition parties, creating a standing legislative body, and establishing the office of president.

Reformist leaders envisioned in 1978 that intellectuals would play a leading role in guiding the country through reforms, but this did not happen as planned.

As co-chair of the UA policy committee, she took part in developing a comprehensive draft policy document and guiding it through a series of public consultations across the country.

He was responsible for guiding the country during a time of economic depression, and was known as a cautious and prudent manager of government finances, though distrusted for some radical policies such as his 1882 National Insurance ( welfare ) scheme and leasehold land schemes.

Since the early 1990s, Argentina had been closely engaged with the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ), with the body providing the country with a reliable access to credit and guiding its economic reforms.

In another meeting on 5 March 1958, Chief Ministers of the eleven states in the Federation of Malaya, a proposal was made to name the mosque Masjid Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, in recognition of Yang Teramat Mulia Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ’ s efforts in guiding the country to gaining independence.

One of my guiding lights has always been my desire to tell my country the truth about itself.

The Olhaneses ( inhabitants of Olhão ) are more notorious for the trip to Brazil, in a small fishing boat ( 60-65 ft ) with 17 fisherman, that, without maps or any guiding tools ( but the stars ), went to warn King John VI, who was exiled in that country, that the French had been defeated and banished from Portugal ( being the last battles in Olhão and nearby territories ).

It attempted to reduce the confusing patchwork of ideologies and regulations which differed by country by defining certain guiding principles and provisions, and was signed in Paris on October 13, 1919.

For example, the Czech term zhasnout ( to switch lights off ) from The Fireman's Ball, associated with petty theft in the film, has been used to describe the large-scale asset stripping that occurred in the country during the 1990s.

Clarabelle has never been anything more than a supporting character in the USA, her country of origin ; only in Italy has she been treated as one of Disney's leading lights.

The lights attract visitors from all over the country and is one of the biggest light shows in the US.

Clubgoers and enthusiasts from across the country attended to snap up memorabilia ranging from the DJ booth box and radiators to emergency exit lights.

As much of the power reserve in the country depends on the water level of the hydro-lakes, various power-saving schemes are In an effort to promote power saving, SkyCity turned off the tower lighting in Winter 2008, retaining only the flashing red aviation lights.

" And they who for their country die shall fill an honored grave, for glory lights the soldier's tomb, and beauty weeps the brave.

Even to this day, traffic lights do not exist in the country, and by law everyone must wear traditional 14th century clothing.

From there, he pulls stunts like renaming Barney Baruch's private bench as " Bugs Bunny ", painting barbershop-pole stripes on the Washington Monument, rewiring the lights in Times Square to read " Bugs Bunny Wuz Here ", shutting down Niagara Falls, selling the entire island of Manhattan back to Native Americans, sawing Florida off from the rest of the country, swiping all the locks off the Panama Canal, filling in the Grand Canyon, and literally tying up railroad tracks.

Written by Berry in 1955, the song is about a poor country boy who plays a guitar " just like ringing a bell ," and who might one day have his " name in lights.

This triangle of lights was visible for many miles across open country and is remembered in Henry Lawson ’ s poem, ' The Lights of Cobb & Co .'

Henceforward, until the 9th century, the history of the country is illustrated only by occasional and broken lights.

Floodlights were first used on 9 November 1953 for a match against Hibernian when the £ 7, 000 lights, claimed to be the most expensive in the country at the time, were switched on.

Many of the fans come from the East Tennessee area, but thousands more come from all parts of the country to experience Bristol's unique brand of racing. Even in the off-season, the complex attracts fans during the Christmas season by facilitating a miles-long holiday lights display that culminates with a lap on the actual speedway track itself.

La Araucana makes Chile the only American country that was founded under the lights of an epic poem.

The smelter, about 40 miles ( 60 km ) north of the border with Mexico, has been nicknamed La Estrella del Norte by illegal migrants using its lights as a beacon for crossing into the country.

The Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church lights a large bonfire in Maskal Square, Addis Ababa's greatest open arena, and smaller bonfires are lit by individuals and local parishes throughout the country.

Upon the collapse of Skase's company Qintex, he would flee the country to Spain and the flood lights would continue to be unpaid.

" Power the World " encourages their fans to donate in order to give one million families in Haiti solar-powered lights, since the country still faces severe energy poverty.

Celestian shrines are located in the country, away from city lights, and are often built upon mountain peaks or hilltops with a clear view of the sky.

Since the beginning of the 21st century, the town has grown quickly, although it retains a country atmosphere, including by keeping old gas lights along its main street ( lit with electricity ).

A series of interviews conducted in the late 1970s revealed a wide spectrum of users, including construction workers, a " trendy East Side NYC couple " at a " chic NYC nightclub ", a Los Angeles businesswoman " in the middle of a particularly hectic public-relations job " ( who confided to the reporter that " I could really use a popper now "), and frenetic disco dancers amid " flashing strobe lights and the pulsating beat of music in discos across the country.

The fountains were the first in the country to be equipped with the mechanics that allowed the changing of the spray and displayed lights, according to the season and holiday.

The Moth of Moonbi is a country girl who flutters to the city lights, loses her fortune, but eventually returns home and finds love with her father's trusty stockman.