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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-07
,eyeIopment in Advertisinp.

lno department of the modern news
papthas there been greater and more
mard improvements shown than in
the I'D of advertising. There Is a greater
dispy of taste and literary style in the
cemsition, and an evident effort is
mad to appeal to the intelligence and
refment of the reader This is seen
not My in the advertisements of the
largtmercantile establishments, where
traird skill is employed, but as well in
the lree line advertisement which is
wrien by the advertiser himself, and
whia, in terseness and directness of
styl can lay claim to great literary
mer. The development of advertising
ma, yet lead to the establishment of
spelal courses of training in business
colhges. Already nearly $25, 900, 900 are
spent annually in the United States in
newspaper advertising, every dollar of
which, if used judiciously, has returned
9 largo interest to the investor. -Phila-
ielphh Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-07
An Advertising Speculation.

Among the many incidents character
istic of human nature is one which re-
gently came under the observation of
young man connected with prominent
publishing house, one of the Oldest in
the country, and which has for three
generations been conducted by the de-
scendants of the original founder. With
other publications there was issued
neat little treatise on household econo-
my, showing how, On a small income, it
was possible to live comfortably. The
author was woman, and gave her book
the title, How She Did It," The book
had fairly good sale, but presently
Where appeared to be sudden and unac-
Icountable demand for the volume, and
every fortnight the house was puzzled
by orders for more. 1t ran through
fourth edition before the young superin-
tendent learned the cause. The orders
had invariably come from the same
source, and it was then discovered that
the persistent buyer advertised the book
extensively in sporting and other jour
halls His method was simplicity itself.
The title given, he would insert, Mailed
secure for fifty cents, sealed. Truth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-07
A STUDY IN JOURNALISM

At first, when she came out Of her house,
she walked quickly. with flushed cheeks
and eyes sparkling with an unsccustomed
light A slight breathlessness made her
delicate chest pant little, and her pale
lips, which the distress of an aneurism kept
habitually compressed. murmured strange,
interrupted words.
will this story take," she muttered.
81 have put into il so much soul. so much
passionl cried over it as l wrote, re-
member, and when I came to the place
where Lea dies in her grandmother's arms,
the sobs checked my threat as il it had been
q question OF real facti BuE'-and the
girls step became siower-"but will il
please hirns They say he is so stiff, so
severe in the way OF artl There, why
should 10 not please him, The professor has
read IL and Is delighted with it. A pro-
fessor as strict as he Isl
dOh. If they would take it, Il they would
put It In the newspaper If'-the checks
of the young girl famed-''if they would
pay me Welt How much, Fifty lire,
That would be too much. Let us say forty,
or thirty. Poor mamma! Obliged TO go
out with nothing over her dress waist in
this cold weather. I wouldn't even take
home the money. ] would go at once to
Forti's, in the Plaza della Sigroria, TO
buy newmarket ready made. There are
pretty ones for twenty-five lire! Imagine
mamma in itr'
The young girl smiled with knowing
air. But she soon became anxious again.
She had arrived.
She must enter without loss Of time, for
at II o'clock the lesson in Italian literature
began at the high school OF the Majistero,
and woe to whoever was ABSENT
The great door, with its handsome plates
of shining metal, was open, as il it ex-
pected her.
Over the top was the famous sign at
which she had so many times looked with
infinite longing:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-07
A cRoNE'S TALE, A. D. f545.

She came from land across the sea,
/ With the sad faced priest with the hair Of
: gold,
She told not her name nor her mothers kin.
! But ever they talked OF the days of old;
OF heather mems ways, of popes and Of kings.
OF the sunlight yellow and cornhowers red,
OF men forgotten, of by past things,
OF the sorrow of living, the rest of the dead.
A palmer brought him a letter one day
In the words they write far over the sea.
He kissed her lips SO lily pale
And sped him away to that far countree.
Then ever she watched at the door by day,
And oft she stray'd in the cold moonlight;
Wan. wan she grew when the autumn came,
And she died on AL Souls night
We sent to the chantry for Ralph the priest
The broad chested man with the rosy brow
She smiled when he came-a faint. cold smile,
"A priestl I shall never need one now"
So strangely she spake, and when he said
The words that some time we all must hear,
She folded her thin hands over her breast
What need we for torches. the daylight's
near"
''The saved pass not thus" said the chantry
priest.
AS fse went his way, the prayers half said;
But we could not deem that her soul was lost,
So we lighted the ghost candles round her bed.
Edward Peacock in Academy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-07
TODAY.

Be swift TO love your own, dears,
Your own who need you 50.
Bay TO the speeding hour, dearA
VIII not let thee go
Except thou give blessing"
Force it to bide and stay.
Love has 10 sure tomorrow,
1t only has today.
Oh, hasten to be kind. dears.
Before the time shall come
When you are left behind. dears
In an an-lonely home.
Before in late coatrition
Vainly you weep and pray.
Love has no sure tomorrow,
II only has today.
Swifter than sun and shade, dears,
Move the feet wings OF pain:
The chance we have today, dsarS
May never come again
Joy is a lckle rover,
He brooketh not delay.
Love has no sure tomorrow.
1t only has today.
Too late TO plead or grieve. dears,
Too late TO kiss or sigh.
When death has laid his seal. dears,
On the cold lip and eye.
Too late our gifts to lavish
Upon the burial clay.
Love has no sure tomorrow,
II only has today.
-Congregationalist-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-07

Washington = tie ssiy cay Of eax-ssr
e nssliisn sskahsitaA,z IN tke rz11a shAs
has 20 factory girls. Tha lzEk % saAnss.
fsetETinZ aufi Commercial rntsrrrssee -
ean-s tlss Working wosnsa - nsiusm uu.
= fs~ zrs sfsSsoYss1 81 retail sassrrs. Dhoso-
gFzpAse galleries sad pfsFsts offers. bsss
So zaz so-itF Ehs rsru tAeiE IiEiax are q
ToIlfses- AnothsF uGsslsY h ~ .fosAi al.
seeos q tsneusat hs8ss lsts. EFen ths
pcoFsst lissis csiassi ssaEazry has k1ass
% hes osr. wasrs shs ssssas qasen of
The castle asd h.zA pr.es<sss q kzF
essSs1ssE-s gsaaalsa41ks-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-07
Nix Your Ink with Sense.

Of course there's money in printers
ink, but the man who makes the most
intelligent use of it gets the most money
out of it. 1t does not pay 10 advertise
something you have not got. or anything
lou cannot do, and do well. The man
who advertises fraud must have a
f'good" fraud, and he who advertises
bargains in goods must be prepared TO
s1atisfy his customers. Any advertiser
should undertake to present some sort
eff claim for patronage.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-07

a party Of veEetarians. who were boarsis
ing AZ a water cure establishment, Wills
taking a walk in ths hsias, were attacked
by bull. which chased them furionsiy Qua
OF his pasture
That's your grstituds, IL Il, you greats
hateful thingt" exclaimed enc Of tbs ia
dies, painting with fright AMI fatigue.
after this III eat beef TIRES tines azygi
-ExchznZe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-07

Mrs.. ]. 9. Aver has Hsllliss q collars
In pearls alone. bIrs - X Taaasrills aAs
= eoronet worth so 10 8rs. =. !. A.
tors jewel boE 1as ficbrr thaz tbat %
Lolita Psaliinlz- Hrs. WlIiiana kstor's
Ie~s.s asp zsgd u ~ worth . syo.Soo Tas
szsrzls5s u Mrs. Q. r. Hantiaztsa are ifs-
rnsnAslY saluab,s. ~ ars hxr flhisz. FaNziT
E1chrr - thss issslT thsa sss Mars De hssii-
ca IN Dressozaz stoass- We sszd - an belr.
go In Eagiasa 81 tas Ret hsehild eonza1-
isoa uhoes peagis sFs wssth AaaoloSu. ~
oas kasws bos Hssseh Fno1sy Qss.z Fieta-
"a has pat Into s~~strY. but = h . grs&s
cszL--Jsnses@-I lilsr AaKaz4Ds.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-07
You Must Have the Stuff.

Advertising alone-no matter how ex-
ellent-cannot build up big trade or
make a house great; yet vital impor-
~ nee hinges upon advertising, for very
Wv concerns have ever reached colossal
poportions without liberal and intelli-
GENT advertising. have in my mind
fur words that mean much:
Variety, Style, Quality, Price!
The store that has these, and in its
advertisements tells its story in plain,
fair, square way that's attractive and
readable, is bound TO prosper.-Henry
Curtin in Clothing Gazette.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-07
Don't Re Afraid.

Too little advertising is like sowing too
little seed. A farmer in planting corn
puts number of grains into each hill,
7nd is satisfied If one good healthy stalk
comes from each planting. It's the con-
slant advertiser that is bound to attract
attention. It's the succession of bright,
catchy advertisements that refuse to be
ignored. That the proper time must be
allowed for the fruit to grow, ripen and
he gathered is as true as that wheat can
not be reaped the day after it is sown.-
Printers Ink
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-07
Ra,anr in the City.

Tommy-Pa, what are those men put
ting into the ground
Father-An electric light plant, my
son.
Tommy-What species does that plant
belong 10, pa
Father-ConSdering the ngnber Of
funerals caused by overhead wires. it
ought TO belong 70 the bury family
Detroit Free Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-07
No Tfu-e 70 Iose

Featherstone-I was visiting Travers
the other night, and when the doOrbell
rang | made a bet with him that it was
a boy from his tailor. You know how
often he has his trousers creased. What
do YOU think it was-the tailor himself.
Ringway-Ha, hs! Still, / should say
you lost.
Featherstone Not at all. Travers
didn't stop 10 collect the money.-ClUth.
Ter and Furnisher.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-07

Come, my dear said mamma 81
eozrzgingly, "a LITTLE girl four years oia
ought 10 be able 70 say. Vow lay me-
through al alone By herself. Can't yoa
do it,
mo. nsAEamz. answered little Fla
II don't believe cans bus / can say the
whoieof .Fozr-sHd-twsniy blaekblrSIA. =
-SonerylIle JcaEaL
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-07
Hhern 10 Find IL

Inquiring Youth-Pa, what word in
our language has been most recently
coined?
+ Pal can't tel Won, nv son. but If
you'll just listen when your mother and
get into an argument you'll hear II.
she always has the last word
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-07

Friendship canes" are the newest fsd in
society circles. When a young lady takes
a walk with a male friend she ties ribbon
round her walking stick, on which Is in
scribed her companions name and the date
OF the walk. A ribbon Is added for each
new adr,airar
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-07
Not q Charity,

| In any just view of quarter of a
CENTURY of journalistic work the most
prominent feature, and one giving great
satisfaction TO respectable publishers, is
HAT printing a newspaper has become
Recognized as business and not char
itv-OHen Scott
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-07
The production of Cut Mica.

4 According to a census bulletin recently
Issued the production of cut mica IN the
United States during 1889 was rather nea-
Ter 1t amounted to 4, 500 pounds, valued
1t $4,000 The greatest output during the
I asst decade was in 1854. when III, 4l0pounds
{vere disposed of for S36s, 525. Mica is now
mined only in the states of New Hsnp-
shire, North Carolina, Virginia and South
Dakota
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-07

Cruxsy 90 bis nephew; -weH. here's sn-
other check, but rernsmber - ;Aks earr g
H. A fool ass ia n0asT are sOos parted-
BIZ Scapegrscr fssi9s II hst's 20 itoniy
took me hAlf an bsaf ~ eo4x - b Sa1 q
Eg.tf--Muass--sx Welt
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-07
To sult All Tastes,

Passenger ARRIVING In the stasion}-Ca1
have = coupe all to rlyssif7
Il suppose fhs Craftsman watts -
sleep"
mo. hut am a rslsanshrepis. -
"oh. 20 Then fas. step into tAis czstls
car. FIIezeucs Batter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-07
Scientific.

who is the coming man, Bromley
"The pre- historic man, guess. The &C.
ologists have been boxing for him It least
a century. Kate Fields Washington
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-07

81 shall have to get nd Of these flannel
shirts They are too small"
Gnggs-Why don't you send them &c
the wash'-CIothier and Furnisher.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-07
Only Ten Years

He-Do the De Courtney's know many
people in New York;
She-Oh, dear, no Why, they have
lived here only ten years.-Life.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-24
A FINE HERD.

The fine herd of Holstcin cattle,
which Mr.. p. L. Terry has purchased
and will bring here, is undoubtedly the
beginning of Il substantial movement
for improving the native stock of South
west Virginia.
The Holstein is a good butter and
cheese maker, an enormous producer
of milk, and makes good beef. The
stock is tractable, easily handled and
OF good constitution. 1t will thrive
famously on the rich ~pasturage of this
section. 1t doesn't cost any more to
keep a thoroughbred than a scrub, and
the thoroughbred will yield a profit
where the scrub will net a loss,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-24

THE TINES special correspondent at
Washington announces the pleasing
fact that the Roanoke public building
bill has become a law by the expiration
of the constitutional ten days limitation
and without the Presidents approval.
We were under the impression that
Monday would not count as one of the
ten, as it was a legal holiday, but from
his report it seems otherwise.
The course of procedure in the matter
of selecting sites and erecting public
buildings is somewhat slow and tedious,
but we advise the Government that it
will save money by acting quickly.
Roanoke real estate is actively tending
upward and property can be had now
for so per cent. what it will cost a wear
later.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-24
Tho samteua Comnanx.

The Sawtelle Comedy Company opened
a weeks engagement at tho Opera
House last night. The "Silver King"
was the attraction and was witnessed
by n crowded house. MIR. Sawtelle as
Wilfred Denver and Miss Elma Cornell,
who played Nellie Denver, were enthusi-
~astically received. Tho company is an
excellent one, and as cheap prices pre-
vail they will do a rushing business
during the week. One Of the pleasant
features of the performance was the ex-
cellent orchestra. Manager Beckner
deserves the thanks OF his patrons for
the excellent musical treat he has pro-
vided for them. Tomorrow night Gun
known" will be presented.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-24
Use Pure English.

Carcfulncss and exactitude in speech
are sometimes characterized as affecta-
ton and mere pedantry, but say what
some people may, it is unquestionably
the unfailing mark of culture. No one
thoroughly and lovingly acquainted with
the literature of his language can re-
gard propricty in it's use with contempt.
The purity and harmony and rhythm Of
his native tongue are as precious to him
as the perfect rendering and interprcta-
ton of music are to the musician; and
to the preservation of the English Ian
guage in it's integrity, it should be the
duty and pleasure of every individual
lover Of it to contribute IIome and
Farm.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-24
NOTICE.

h Roanoke Times Publishing Com
pnny has entered into n contract with Mr..
II. {. White to take entire charge of the
city circulation of THE TIMES. He has
entire control of tho delivery of the paper
In Roanoke, and has full authority in the
collection of all subscriptions. Complaints
rs to the non-delivery of the paper should
be made to him or at the business office.
Payments for subscriptions must be made
promptly every month, either to MIR.
White or mt the business office. The free
list is positively suspended.
G.. Il. GRANDY,
General Manager.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-24
STREET LAMPS IN LONDON.
The First Introduction of Lights In the
Public T~horoughfares.

The First Introduction of Lights In the
Public Thoroughfares.
1t 1861 the streets were directed to be
lighted with candies or lanterns by
every householder or occupicr fronting
the main road from nightfall to o D. M,
the hour of retiring to bed. In the last
year of King Charles lis reign, one
Edward Heming obtained the right of
lighting the streets with lanterns placed
over every tenth door, from six on
moonlcss evenings until midnight, be-
tween Michaelmas and Lady Day. Dur
ing tho reign of Queen Anne, in July,
17OS, Mr.. Michael Coke introduced
globular glass lamps with oil burners,
instead of the former glimmcring lam
terms. In l716 an act was passed which
enjoined every householder to furnish
a light before his door from six to
eleven o'clock at night, except on even
ings between tho seventh night of each
new moon and the third after it reached
the full. In n few years a COM
pany was formed to light the street
from six o'clock until midnight, each
householder who paid poor rates being
required to contribute for this purpose
six shillings a year. Gas at it's intro
duction, in the beginning of the present
century (now paled by Dude and cleo
trio lights, presented such a novel
spectacle to the eyes of the foreign am
b~assadors, that they were vain enough
to imagine that the brilliant lamps
were only n part Of a general illumina-
tion to celebrate their arrival.-Scien-
tifc American.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-24
A Now Real Estate Firm.

Messrs. E. II. Seward and T. L. Bar
rett, whose card appears in to-day's
Barrett & Co., real estate agents, are
young men who bear evidences of merit,
and they deserve a liberal share OF the
public patronage.
Mr.. Seward is from West Point, Va,
where he was treasurer of his town and
a successful merchant. and Mr.. Barrett
is from Washington, Ohio, where he was
mayor of his town and did business in
Columbus, where he was a popular real
estate and loan agent.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-24
Ladies' Auxiliary.

The Ladies Auxiliary of tho Young
Mems Christian Association met yester-
rooms of the association.
A goodly number of tho ladies were
present. Among other items of bust
ness was the partial arrangement of a
reception to be rendered the young men
of the city generally, to be held Friday
evening March 20 at s o'clock. The en-
tertainmcnt will consist of a pleasant
musical and literary programme, to be
followed by social conversation and re-
freShmentS.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-24
DIR. Parsons, "of Norfolk"

DR.. T.. a. Parsons was in the city YES
terday for 4 few hours. He is doing so
much business down by the sea hat he
seems to be a lectle more ''of Norfolk
than ''of Roanoke" 1.-THE people Of
Norfolk" said he, "are treating me like
a prince. They have the heart of hospi-
tality. and that is the first element of
municipal success. The big land COM
panies of Norfolk are now maturing a
plan to pool issues on a largo scale and
attract industries to the city. We have
a wonderful opportunity and know it."
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-24
GLASS SAND.

The demonstration that glass sands of
superior qualities are to be found in I'M
limited quantity at several points in
Southwest. Virginia should attract the
attention of the drowned out, squeezed
out, blown out glass makers of Penn
s~ylvania and Ohio.
Here they IA have cheap coal, con-
v~enient sand and the chemicals which
enter into the composition of glass. The
figures are all in favor OF this as a glass
making section. One plant is already
under contract and others are coming.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-24
South Bound,
From the Washington Post.

iOAt NV w hoiitlE jill L oSl.
About one hundred New England
capitalists took dinner at Wizards last
evening. They were on their way
South with the view of investing in real
estate in some of the cities in that sec
ton. The delegation was in charge of
Hon. James w. Hyatt, United States
Treasurer under Cleveland, who is
treasurer of the Congratulations In
vestment and Development Company of
Boston. This company owns 5000 build
ing lots in T~allapoosa, Ga. Gen. Ben
Butler is president of the company. He
made a short speech to the party, in
which he told of the great prospects of
the South. lie said that the line be-
tween the North and South no longer
existed. There was a line in this coun-
try, said General Butler. but it no
longer divides tho North and South. 1t
divides the East and West, and the
rock upon which these sections split is
silver. The dividing line is now the
Allegheny mountains, and not Mason
and Dixon's. Tho North and South are
coming closer together every yeur, and
it will not be long until all s~ectionalism
Will have died out and prosperity will
spread over our whole land. The party,
under the guidance Of e~x-Treasurer
Hyatt, visited the Treasury and other
points OF interest yesterday afternoon.
Last night they left for the South on a
special train. They expect to visit a
number of cities and towns before their
return.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-24
a Card of Thanks.

To THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES: The
ladies of the Union Benevolent Society
desire, through the medium Of your
columns, to return their thanks for the
great assistance rendered them last
week at the supper provided for the
"knights of Pythias." Not only are
their thanks due to those who so gener-
ously responded to their request for
contributions, but also to those ladies
and gentlemen who, by their efficient
aid, did SO much to make the undertake
ing 4 success. The SECRETARY.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-24
House and Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-ISpecial]-
The House continued discussion of tho
military appropriation bill to-day and
devoted the evening session to the immi-
grafton bill.
The Senate was enlivened by an at
tack by Senator Morgan on the CORE
spondent of the St. Louis Republic
for imputing dishonest motives to the
supporters of tho Nicaragua Bond bill.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-24
ROANOKE. VA, FEBRUARY "a, 1891

THE TIMES can be our regularly on
sale at the following places:
Roanoke-George Gravatt. Jr.: M. L.
Smiths. Dallis g. Dennis, Hotels Roam
oke, Continental and Ponce De Leon.
Salem-Alfred S. Burdette &c Co.'s.
Pulaski--Maple Shade Inn.
Bluefield-Blue1eld Inn.
Observation-Disclosures Inn.
Norfolk and Western and Shenandoah
Valley trains.
Bristol, Tenn.-W. a. Ward. Front
street.
Washington-Willards', The Metropoli-
an.
Lynchburg-Norvell-Arlington Hotel.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-24

The Washington Land Club, organized
last September, held its drawing yester-
day, $50 lots valued Sl2O, 900 were drawn.
The property is located in the western
section of the city and all except forty
lots were drawn. The company will CON
struct water works, grade the streets,
and erect buildings on tho property.
The contract for twenty houses has
already been let, and more contracts
will be let at an early day.