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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-31
soUTnwE,r VIRGINIA NOTES.

Addison Lawson, William Johnson
and Robert Brcedlove, of Bedford have
been sentenced to the pcnitent;ary. tho
first for three and the two latter for
four years.
Their crime was that of snatching
purse from Miss Willie Wade, in the
streets of Bedford, and running off with
it,
Five negro men were shot at n dance
at Flat Top, Saturday night, because
Jim Patterson, a negro fiddler, wouldn't
fiddle. David Burdettc was shot IA
tally. VIM. Cuff and VIM. Patterson
were found guilty of doing the shooting
by magistrate, and sent before the
grand jury at Princeton.
The stanton Building Company has
put i'll operation, at Bedford, "a factory
10 turn ont the Corkskadon patent
house.
Ifyou have anything for sale and want
20 sell it. advertise in THE TIMES.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-31
CHRISTOPHER WAR.
Eourtocn Thousand Men Arc T'lghtin: tho
PlnEn8 i'm AlGcrll.

Plague III AlGcrit.
Immense swarns OF grasshoppcrs have
invaded parts OF tho country OF Algeria
and arc spelling lots OF things. Two
thousand soldiers, aided by 10000
Arabs, have boon employed to fight tho
pest Tho roadways present tho ap-
pcaranco Of q battlefield, and cxtrnor-
binary efforts arc being made to rid the
surrounding country of this insect emo
my.
This is not tho first timo that this
plague has devastated Algeria. In lS45
tho harvosts OF almost tho entiro coun.
try were destroyed by grasshoppars.
From l747 to l749 these insects doso-
lated Algeria, extending thoir ravagcs
oven to parts OF Europe.
Millions OH millions Of tho dead
bodies OF these insects arc covering at
present tho great roadway leading from
Mascara 70 Mostaganim and filling tho
springs and rivors. Tho task az killing
these masses OF grasshoppeto is no
small one. 1magino n district OF ono
hundred miles in circumference which
not long ago WAS covered WITH wheat,
tobacco. and fig and olive trceq, but
now Is SO densely covered with grass
hoppers that not single green branch
or leaf can DO seen. For thrcc years n
distinguished Partisan naturalist, NJ.
Kunkel. has boon studyin. how to ex-
terminate these creatures. The bost
plan seems to 10 that OF stamping tho
moving, Quivering heaps with tho baro
feet. Shovcls and othor sharp instru-
ments arc used, but it has boon noticed
that tho elastic layers OF grasshoppcrs
tend to rebound after pressure and only
tho layers on top AFRO crushed. Large
fires hava also boon lighted. but tho
dense smoke arising from tho flames is
only partly effective in preventing tho
descent OF these all-dovouring swarms.
London Letter
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-31
1.-THE PEOPLE OF CAPRI
They Are Very Contiding and Givsa Co
Look on Lies bright Side.

They Are Very Connding and Givsa Co
Look ON LIES bright Side.
Tho caprese, as tho people OF Capri
are called, arc simple. very confiding.
grateful for kindness, easily amused,
and given to look on tho bright side OF
life. They arc industrious. and bavo a
keen eye to tho main chance" They
are not poor, comparatively speaking.
and there arc no thieves. by thieves
mean robbers on largo scale. Tho
pc asants who have no gardens will stoal
few vegetables from their richer
ncighbors when they can got tho
chance, and servants will add O Soda
or two to tho pr.co of every article
they got for the padrcnc. On tho other
hand, houses may be left open day and
night without fear. and money In
unlocked drawers IS perfectly safe. 1t
is argued that the difficulty there would
be in conveying stolen goods secretly
and speedily oil the island explains the
scarcity Of thiovcs, but reason for
good behavior may also DO found, I
think, in tho absence of that squalid
misery which is o chief incentive to
crime.
The Caprese are roligious-whichd does
not prevent them from swindling
Jorest1eTt as much as possible. "Protost-
ants were made to be flecccd." urge tho
priests. Their religious ideas. as is
natural with so practical people, take
very practical form. II the fishermen
attend mass regularly. SAINT Antonio
patron saint OF fishermen, will be so
pleased that nc will beg tho good God
TO send them n fine harvest OF fish. Tho
masses, therefore. arc always addressed
TO largo and dcvout congregation.
And so it is in all their dealings with
the higher powers. So much devo-
ton anu money spent in wax candles,
professions and fire works-for which
tho saints appear to have peculiar
partiality--so much worldly prosperity.
The motive seems low, but at any ratio
the people believe profoundly in tho
gods ahovc-thcir devotion is real, and
thcro is no rrctcnse al faith for tho
sake OF APT caramcos. Thoy bcliovo also
that the recitation OF y certain number
OF ayes and patcrnostcrs will help to
heal wounds and sores, aches and pains,
of every description. The altar OF tho
Madonna is surrounded by little waxen
ohgies Of arms, legs, hearts and so
forth, showing how potent arc her
plcadinGs with tho Trinity for tho
waXcn arms, etc, corrcspondcd TO ficshv
members which havo been healed by
means OF her interccssiona -Cornhill
Magazine.
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Is THERE anything You
wish to buy or sell?
DO you want rooms !?
DO you want board?
DO you want employment 2
Have you stock for sale?
Have you rooms for rent +?
DO you want boarders ?
1t you want anything or
have anything to dispose of
put an advertisement in The
ZINES. 1t will cost only one
cent per word, and will bring
what you want.
Situations Wanted and
POUNDS" inserted free of
charge.
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tho bottom Of the cmincnco known ns
Car!toi LII, and then it turns TO tho
right, That is toward the south, and
skirts the immense Capitol grounds At
IS street south, the cars arc required to
climb tho hill Hero an additional horse
is hooked on to each car, and an addi-
Conal driver with ~ biack-snako whip
makes music for tho passengers, whilo
the car asccnds tho hill to tho Capitol.
A similar condition OF affairs exists on
tho e street line, where tho cars climb
tho hill past the Il. 81 O's ancient and
disgraccful frontier depot Horses arc
tho motive power, supplemented by the
whips in tho hands or brutal drivers and
"hill boys" rs tho apprentice drivers
AFRO termed. Again and again rvo seen
tho Speaker Of tho House Of Represent
atlvcs in an avenue car, and tho Vice
President Of tho United States in an T.
strcct-car, slowly climbing tho hill, and
expressing great annoyance at the crack
Ing Of tho whips of the brutcs on the front
platform. as they plied their instru-
ments of torture upon tho backs and
sides OF tho intelligent animals undor
their control; vainly trying to compel
Thorn to go at 4 $40 gait on 7:2O track
uphill
On tho northeast corner OF the Capitol
grounds there is n tombstone factory,
and on The south side Of tho same
grounds there is 4 monument yard. Ono
can not approach tho Capitol by either
route without feeling that q cemetery is
being either invaded or dcsocratod by
circumstances. There arc "toomers'
d. Dictated us sacred to tho memory Of"
with tho name left blank, to DO filled
in by almost any person who has the
pleasure OF bereavement in tho Nation
al Capitol. Whoever rides by these
places and gazes out Of tho windows of
tho bacll-nnmber cars must wonder
whether or not this Is really tho princi-
pal city OF mighty Nation of modern
times, or frontier town with brilliant
prospects" Tho houses during tho
last five minutes rido on the L street
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-31
D'ARTAGNAN'S PARIS.
1t Was Very Quaint and UnIiIso tho l.nris of
To-Day.

IL WAS very QUAINT ANA UuIllto tho l'ariy of
To-Day.
Old Paris is vastly interesting and
easy to visit. too; D'Artagnan woul d
havo stared at its modern man and
would hardly have fonnd the city OF
l645 upon il; for OF tho l0S or so of ruled
squares; which barely include tho mo-
tropolis of to-day. Il dozen cover tho
town Of tho Musllectcrs, tho walls OF
which upon thu right bank of the
Seine cut straight across tho garden OF
tho Tuilcries, sliced or {. corner OF tho
present Palais Royal Gardens, ran
northeast TO the boulevards, then
really what Tn cir naIno significs-forti-
fled ramparts-and followed them to
the Basti!c.
Even during the youth CT 40 muska-
tccrs these walls had grown elastic, and
sicges OF great cities were out OF fashion.
Henry III. had lowered tho walls. and
Richciien preached them to mako wav
for tho Palais Cardinal. which his last
will changed into the p.,lais Royal and
the property OF the King
The bourgeois lilo had flowed over
tho ramparts long since, or struggled
out through tho fortified gates into tho
fat bonrG', but it is mainly within their
antique limits that tho cid houses arc
found to-day, by hundreds. from tho
Hastiio to tho Louvro. and from tho
boulevard St Denis to ST. Gcrmain des
Pros: they AFRO easily recognizable, for
they thrust themselves out at the girdlo
lil;o tho gontlcmun ana ladie, who wore
tho widcd gowns and doublets of 1927.
Sc..Oacys Magazine.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-31
Tho Friendships Quarters Burned

The hose house of the Friendship Frc
Company, No. 3, located on East avenue,
in the rear of the Third ward school
house, was totally destroyed by fire at
$50 o'clock last night. Tho loss will
amount to $500 only, as the two horses
stabbed there were removed in safety,
as were also the hose carriage and be-
longings. The ire is supposed to havo
been OF inccndiary origin.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-31
"1he Boomer" Last Night.

The Boomer" attracted full bouse
last night and Dan Packard. tho humor-
ist OF tho company, won much ap-
plauso. The plot of tho play could
scarcely be discovered bat was farce
comedy with the right NAM Tho
dancing and the exhibition OF Plump
limbs would compare favorably with
the average pc formanccs of this class
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-31
Clearing the Street Railway.

The Street Railway Company had a
large force 'f men at work on West
Salem avenue yesterday claring away
tho snow and PR pa ing for tn running
of their cars. The managem nv to Id a
TINES reporter ye't rday thai ii was
their intention to re tune traffic to-day
The cars will hardly be ablo TO ma ke
schedule time al he FIST.
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raIthfnl TO His r.oh-c.

FoEgs- have never yet been ablo TO
stand NJ to Ncw-Ycar's resolution.
HogSs-I am proud to say my pledge
for $50 has been kept sacrcdly.
Foggs- What WAS IL. pray?
Eoggs i quit quitting. llarpor's Ba-
gar
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-31

Carlo, Dec. 3o.-[Speciall The re-
ceipts Of Egyptian cotton to date
amouted to 100000 canters against
1900, 600 can ers at a corresponding date
last year.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-31

I'loss.e-I mado = large collection Of
beautiful stones whilo 1 was at tho soa-
>i0r.
Maal-So did /; but minc woro all set
II cn8 cement rings when got thom.
MIni cy's Weekly.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-31

NOR RENT-For ono or five years
L from first OF January, 1891, thas
desirable residence OF the late Mrs
Susan SonSacl, located at depot OF Nor
folk and Western railroad at BonsacS,
Va, and &c acres OF excellent land,
suited for market garden, containing an
cightroom dwelling, an S-roon cottage,
good spring and spring house, orchard,
conmodous barn. and all out-houses
needed for tho comfort and conycn-
ience OF country homo, located in n
village OF superior moral and social en-
virons, convenient to schools and
churches, etc. telegraph and postofices,
and within One-half milo OF Coyncr's
Springs. Tho dwelling house and
fences will be PIT in good repair, but
must be kept in repair at expense OF
renter. Rents payable semi.annually-
Scaled bids Will be received till January
S, 1891 The right is reserved to rcjcot
any and all BIDS. s. w. HOW ERTON.
guardian OF Frank and John Bonsack.
los Jefferson street, Roanoke, Va.
deo24-1w
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Nv ANTED-Three girls can get en-
w ployment by applying at onco to
the Bell Printing and Manufacturing
Company, No. Railroad avenue.
dCc3l-1t.
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wv T. ASK EVERYBODY to como and
w examine watches worth 800, sell
ling for Si3, at RICHARDSON BROS,
l03 3rd ave. E. w.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-31

A SINGLE GENTLEMAN WISHES
y furnished room on 3rd, 4th or
9th ave. s. w; rent not to exceed IS.
Reference givcn. Address "NAl.-
LACE" TIMES Oifice.
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L YOU WISH ALL THE LATEST
magazines, newspapers, novels. c,c..
call ut Continental Hotel Nows Stand
dcc23-lw
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EOROF. p. GOERNER has few even.
Il ing hours open for pupils on piano.
violin. cello or vocal culture. Address
1T earliest convenience L. GOERNER.
3lJ Commonwealth ave- dee24-lwk
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WANTED.

w ANTED-A few gentleman al
w boarders. Apply at l25 9TH ave.
s. g. dec3I-4t
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N'OE SALE-A span OF horses, ono
L sorrcll and one bay, to pole in threo
minutes. The bay mare has mado a
speed OF ESP and is only five years old.
For terms and other particulars add
K. a. DODSON, Atlantic Hotel, Norfolk,
va. dcc2S-3s
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w ANrED-A few gentleman board
W crs. Apply ut No. aOl, brick
building on Terry Hill, sth ave. G. ".
Reference given and required.
doc30-lwll
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VM ANrED-Local and travelling
Wv salcsmen to s., luhricating oils
Apply for terms to tho DIETERICHS
OIL CO., Cleveland, Ohio. d c27-2t
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NOR RENTING front rooms, fur
l. nished, good locality, board next
door. 537 Third avenue, S. W. dc c2S2t
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If you have anything for sale and want
20 sell it. advertise in THE TIMES.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-22
There is Music in the Air,

Heretofore, especially for the last
twenty eight years, it has been an easy
matter to consolidate the entire pro-
tective tariff interest in favor of a
sweeping protection scheme. When
ever bill was introduced, like that of
1889, which promised to vote every
thing to everybody, 1t was sure of a
united support. Now, however, the as
pect IF affairs is changed. There is a
break in projections ranks. Those
who are hurt begin to sgueal. With
the industries of New England de-
manding that the cheap coal of Nova
Scotia be admitted free of duty, and
the WOODEN manufacturers Of Rhode Is.
land and the carpet manufacturers of
Pennsylvania asking for free wool, 1t
begins to look as if the protective tariff
would soon break down of its own
weight. New England demands pro-
lection against the cheap material
which gives the Pennsylvania man
ufaciurer the command of the market.
1t is probable thatiin time the Penn
sylvania manufactures, now exultant,
will need protection against the south
ern manufacturer. The wooden man.
ufacturer needs the 6S per cent pro-
lection on bis products continued, hut
says he cannot still compete with the
English mills unless he can have at
least the cheaper grades Of wool duty
free. The wool-grower, whose hocks
have been diminished under 40 per
cent duty on free wool, protests that il
any grade Of wool is made duty free he
must cpt the threats of his remaining
sheep. Somehow the tariff'seems to be
educating protectionists themselves
Tariff reformers do not need to "agi.
tate"-the tariff is saving them the
trouble. Elk.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-22

Of the toiling masses to give portion
of his small wages in order that mil
lionaires may flourish. 1t steals from
the laborer's home many needed COM
forts, and compels him to do without
many needed necessaries of life. IL
robs him of his wages.
The millions of people who use
mica must pay dollar pound more
for the article when Congress gives
these mica mine owners what they
want, and what they have as much
right to as the owners of coal, iron
and copper mines. 1t takes little of
each mans earnings and gives to a
few. 1t helps to further impoverish
the many so that few more million
aires may be added to the already
large list of immensely rich men.
This is what is called protection to
American industry, and is neither
more nor less than a system of leg
allied robbery, that forces the laborer
to give up a portion of his hard earn
ings to the millionaire class, that at
present rule this country and force
every man who tolls to pay an aver
age of AZ per cent. of his wages to
them. And yet how many persons
are enchanted with the cursed system
of protection. They like to be de-
frauded out of their wages. They
like to take the needed comforts from
their own fire sides, and each of the
deluded followers of tax created mil
lionaires thinks he is doing himself
and family good by so doing. The
people themselves are to blame for
this system. 1t would not live year
if they opposed it in n body.
There is no protection for labor,
because this country is open to the la
borers of the entire world. except
China. To protect the American
from the pauper labor of Europe,
there is only one way, and that is to
absolutely prohibit the immigration
of laborers from other countries, and
also to compel all those who buy goods
in Europe TO pay the tax on the same.
Rich people now go to Europe, pur-
chase pauper made goods cheap, and
bring them here free of duty, under
the head of personal effects.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-22

what kind of reform would suit him.
He said that one of the principal
articles used in his business was soda
ash, and OH that he was taxed % per
cent. Another article used in his bus
mess was carbonate of potash, and on
this he was taxed 20 per cent. The
taxes on these things injured his bus
mess, and he wanted to have them re-
duced or abolished.
The majority of the committee were
evidently disinclined to comply with
his wishes. Reducing taxes is not
what they are for. Accordingly they
piled Mr.. Macbeth with questions
which they fondly expected would put
him to shame. Mr.. Bayne wanted to
know whether he could compete
against the Germans, with their low
rate of wages, in selling lamp glass out
side of this country.
"Give me free material or free trade,
such as England" Mr.. Macbeth re-
piled, land give me the proper pro-
duce of my labor and / defy any COM
peton on the face of the earth"
"And pay your workmen the wages you
now pay him 2" asked Mr.. Bayne.-
81 will pay them more," retorted
Mr. Macbeth. And so the colloquy
ran on. Mr.. Macbeth stood his
ground against all the fire of questions,
declaring at last as at first that if he
had free trade in his materials he
would be perfectly willing to have free
trade in his product.
Now there is a good deal of force
in a speech of that kind. Mr.. Mac
Beth belongs to class of manu-
facturers who are constantly assuring
us that their business couldn't survive
a week if it were not protected by taxes
ranging from 60 to 1875 per cent on
foreign glass. He probably under
stands the business as well as any of
them, and he is honest enough to say
that with free materials he could defy
competition and would be perfectly
willing to have free trade in his pro-
duct.
Such a speech from such quarter
is very damaging to the cause of the
tariff monopoly. 1t will not affect the
majority of the ways and means COM
mittee in the least, but it will open the
eyes of some other people, much as
the disclosures about the sorgham
sugar fraud opened the eyes of some
of the farmers in southwestern Kansas.
Let us hear more such speeches.
Chicago Herald.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-22
A Telling Speech.

They were very good speeches, those
that Mr.. Mills and Mr.. Atkinson made
at the dinner of the Massachusetts,
Tariff Reform league New Years eve,
albeit Mr.. Atkinson. like most New
Englanders, was rather too much in
cliued to advocate reform with a string
attached. But for telling qualities the
speech delivered before Mr.. McKin-
ley's committee the same day by Mr..
Macbeth of Pittsburgh was better
than either Of theirs,
Mr.. Macbeth Is manufacturer of
lamp glass, and he told the committee
how the tariff affected his business and
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-22

w. A. McDoNALD,
Recorder.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-22
Like to be Taxed.

There are but few stoves made these
DAYS but have some mica about them.
Mica has become an article Of general
use. It. therefore, is included among
the articles of necessity. At present
there Is no tax on mica, and stove
manufacturers can purchase IL where
they can find it the cheapest. The
cheaper they can get it, the cheaper
they can furnish stoves to the people.
The people, therefore, are mnoh in
tercsted in cheap mica. They have to
buy it, and the cheaper they can get it
the better.
There are few mica mines in this
country. The owners of these mines
are aware that owners Of coal, iron
and copper mines can and do receive a
larger price for the products Of their
mines, by reason of the protective tax
that has been placed on the imported
coal, iron and copper. The mica mine
owners desire a larger price for the
mica that is dug out of the mines they
own, and the only way they can get it
is by taxing the people of this country.
These mica mine owners therefore
have asked that n tariff tax of one
dollar per pound be placed on mica
imported from other countries. Such
a tax would enable them to raise the
price of mica dug out of their mines
to the extent of one dollar per pound.
This tax which they ask would great
| ly increase their profits, they would
become wealthy, they GOULD go to
Europe and spend the money thus
taken from the people by tax. They
could buy few decayed licentiou'
foreign reprobates with titles for
their daughters, and as the millions
of dollars roll into their pockets, they
could set up themselves as superior
beings, like nearly all the rest of the
tariff tax made millionaires, whose
wealth was taken by forced contribu
tons from the great mass Of lsborine
men, whom al heart, they look upor
as slaves created merely for tho pnr
pose Of laboring for them.
This tariff tax is great benefit t.
the favored few. 1t forces every on'