The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-15
OF GENERAL M EREsT.

"A verdcnt young Maine man was
clerking in hardware store. His first
customer inquired for some ''grubbing
irons" and was promptly shown some
knives and forks. --Lewiston Journal.
Strawberry farming pays in En-
gland. From single strawberry farm
at Orpinston the proprietor got 500 tons
of fruit, an amount which, at four cents
. pound, represents turnover of more
than SIS, 900.
Farmers in Fayette County, Pa, are
alarmed over a peculiar disease prevail
calves Tho trouble is first noticed in
the stiircning of the joints of the fore
legs, the whole body OF tho animal
finally becoming useless
Two mechanics visited the Art Gal
lery few days ago and stood before
Tho Angelus" in silence for few min
utos That's fine picture" said one;
that's the real thing Aye. so it is"
hear tho whistle blow to Quit work.
Buffalo Courier.
AT the Mont Saint Bernard Monas-
terry the Cistorcian rule, only shade
less severe than that of La Trappe, is
rig dly observed. From six p. IN. until
$3.50 n. m. is tho great silence, which
none may break save under grave neces-
sity. One meal in winter and one and
a half, as it is called, in summer is tho
daily allowance.
Italian bootblacks will soon monop-
olize the business of shining" in this
oity. because. as a rule they do much
more satisfactory work than the native
bootblacks, either white or colored, says
the New York Tribune. In the first
place, most of them will carefully scoop
off the old backing when they see it to
be necessary without being asked.
They spend fully twice as much time
over job as do their American rivals,
and end up with oiling the seams and
brushing your clothes, all for five cents
An authenticated case of human
nose that had been cut off being re-
stored is told Of in medical paper
Operations of the character are often
heard of, but almost invariably the re-
ports lack confirmation. Tho patient
was young man employed in cotton
mill, and the operati on was performed
by Dr. Kelley, of Griffin, Ga. The
organ was cut clearly off by rapid re-
volving belt. and had remained whore
1T had fallen for about an hour. 1t was
washed carefully and every ant;septic
precaution used, and healed in the
course of n week.
Tho buzzard is not commonly re-
ported as n particularly valorous or vo-
racious bird bird so long as its would be
victim is alive. Nevertheless, it is re-
ported from Georgia that some farm
hands, trying to find whose was the pig
they heard squcaling in so agonized
way, actually found it in tho top of
sweet gum tree, being eaten alive by
buzzard. They stoned tho bird, and
away it flew to another tree with the
! pig in its claws Further investigation
showed the buzzard had attacked a
whole litter, carrying off the above one,
| and tearing three others almost to
death.
! The sillumina ton of one of the cor
ridors in the Bridewell prison, Chicago,
affords q good illustration of some of
| the advantages of tho electric light.
Tho lamps are placed upon the walls
and shine into the cells. They are en-
| tlrely out of reach of the prisoners but
under the instant control Of the keeper,
who finds his labor materially lcssened
by having overy thing in full view. A
/ very important consideration is the i'm
| proved hygienic conditions which ac-
company the use Of the electric light in
! PRISONS, where it is also said it's cheer
! fulness has distinctly beneficial effect
on tho prisoners.
In flake" dime museum in New
York one Of the devices for ropinr in
the nnwary is an alleged fishing pond.
You pay so much for trying your luck,
| and then in one of tho many familiar
! ways you como out owing the museum
dollar or SO. which, of course, YOU
noodn't pay unless you arc grecner than
grass. We'll, the other day man who
looked like 4 countryman, but wasn't,
straycd into this place. and the fishing
! pond fallir tackled him with: want to
Try yer luck fishin' boss; only twenty
five cents" NO was the response.
Guess you don't know what kind Of
fish you kin ketch, boss" ooh yes I
do" was the quick reply. "Suckors are
caught in that pond. Good-day"
! Some six months ago says the Pho
tographic News. man was found dead
In bed in common lodging house in
Southwark. Tho body was photographed
by the police, and buried as unidenti-
! led. About month ago woman.
whose husband has been missing for
twelve months, was shown the photo
graph at Scotland Yard, and identified
it as being the portrait OF her husband,
who was insured for Ell. She made an
affidavit, obtained the money, put on
widows weeds and mourned her hus-
band as dead About fortnight since
she was startled by her husband-who
had been to America-reappcarin and