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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-01
Chinese Labor In Csnfornla.

California grape-growers are said to
be feeling the stoppage of Chinese inn
migration severely. There has been a
constant drift eastward Of the Chinese
from California, until now there are not
enough left to do the work required of
them. In most industries white labor
can be substituted, but among grape
growers this is not possible, as white
men cannot do the work that China
men have hitherto performed. No
one can realize, unless he has had ac-
tual experience, how deltcately the celes-
tails handle fruit, and how roughly it is
treated by whites. In shipping grapes
out of forty boxes packed by Cinnamon
only ono on IN average is injured,
while one out of twelve is spoiled by
white handling.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-01
SANDING" SLIPPERS.
a Practice of the Gallant Deaur Mt a
Seaside Resort.

a Practice OF the Gallant Beaur Mt a
Seaside Resort.
Probably there is no beach on the At
lantic coast where you will see pretticr
tollettes than here, says Spring Lake
letter in the New York World. The
girls arc either heiresses or very rccls.
less, for day after day they appear in
the sand in white silk dresses, beauti.
fully made, with white chiffon sun.
shades, white hats, white kid gloves
and white suede slippers.
Pretty is no name for them; they are
irresistible. by way of variety they
wear white null and white organdy,
cut low in the neck, with their snowy
arms cleaning through the sleeves, and
then they are angelic, and fellow can
no more help making love to them than
the sea dogs can help dancing with the
mermaids in the ocean minuet.
All these white girls are good walk
ers and with them no doubt originated
the slippcr-sanding practice. No girl in
pair of low shoes can walk five-hun-
dred feet on the beach without getting
them filled with sand. At first the
sweet creatures dropped and did the un-
loading themselves. Then some bold
but gallant youth said:
"Shan't l sand your slippers, Miss
Molly?"
And before there was time for n re-
fusal he was on his knees with the laces
of the little shoe open and the slipper
half off. He did it so quickly and so
nicely that the girl was delighted,
and he repeated the operation every
few rods.
The news spread, and now no girl
who knows the comfort of having her
shoes saDded every five minutes will
take second stroll along the beach
with man ignorant of seaside conven-
tiOnalitieS
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-01
Revealed in a TRANCE.
"A Kansas Well That Produces Ancien!
Vases and Medicinal Waters.

| n Kansas Well That Produces Ancient
Vases and Medicinal Waters.
An old soldier in Rush county Of the
name of Sorgt. Henry Embree had q
well dug. At the depth of twenty feet
he found well-preserved vases and arti-
cles of earthenware, which he now
keeps rs memento of past ages. Rush
county is in western Kansas, in the
treeless part of the state, and has been,
us far as tho memory of man reaches,
desert. Speculation is rife over the
discovery, and many theories are ad-
vanced to account for the existence of
these articles in this place. Some con-
slider the spot primeval burying place
OF an ancient semi-civilized race, which
occupied the land when it was capable
Of supporting population.
During the process of digging, saws
the New York Times, n curious condi-
ton of the soil and rock was observed.
The soil was very hard and of n honey
combed nature, while the rock was soft
limestone, mingled with large amount
of some yellow material, mineral,
which closely resembled gold. Some of
the mineral was taken to chemist,
who found it impossible to get any
chemical reactions from it. His opin-
ion is that a new mineral has been dis
covered.
The we'll now has several feet of
water in it which is claimed to possess
wonderful medicinal properties. A num-
Der of persons suffering from chronic
ailments have been using it both inter-
nally and externally, and all are lavish
In their praises of its healing powers. 1t
is certain that there have been some re-
markable cures in the short time that
the water has been used.
One popularity of this water is that
it changes regularly both it's physical
condition and its healing properties. In
the morning hours the water is as clear
as crystal, almost ice-cold, of bitter
taste, and covered with thin sheet of
apparently golden oil. At such times
the water is found to be best suited to
the treatment of nervous affections. At
the approach of the meridian hour the
water becomes very much agitatcd and
suddenly almost disappears. After the
water has reached it's normal height
again, about o'clock p. m, it is found
to be entirely different in nature. 1t is
then oily, of q swcetish taste, and at a
temperature almost hot. Following this
mysterious change the water is said to
be most effective in diseases of the
blood.
Sergt. Embree, who is known as a re-
hglous enthusiast, claims the we'll to be
of supernatural origin, and breaches
that it is the opening up of a new dis
pcnsation, and that he is endowed with
superhuman powers. He calls himself
the servant of Gods elect and the
prince of the everlasting covenant" He
has quietly gathered about him quite
following, men and women who affect
to believe his preachings. He says that
the place of the we'll was revealed to
him in n trance.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-01
whittier.s Etrat na,n-

A Portland (Me.) gentleman is the
fortunate recipient from the poet OF the
desk on which John G. Whittier wrote
his earlistverses. Iii very old piece Of
furniture, bcirg an heirloom in the Whit
tier family, and having seen probably
two hundredyears of service. 0fcourse,
the fact that the earliest poems of ono
of Americas greatest poets were writ
ten on this desk gives it value that
antiquity could not confer. For per-
haps forty years past the old desk has
been out of service, n newer piece OF
furniture taking its place in the gar
den room" at Amesbury. a Portland
artisan has renovated the ancient desk
without changing any Of its character
istic features.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-01
EQUAL to tho Occasion.

Wagner, when in Naples, was troubled,
it is said, with the headache, so he sent
to have his hair cut short. When the
barber received the summons and heard
its purport, he sold every prospective
hair of Wagner's head to his admirers,
getting half the money down. To the
BARRIERS intense chagrin, Madame
Wagner witnessed the operation and
appropriated the whole of the severed
hair to her own use. What was to be
done? The hair dresser made clean
breast of it to madame, and she sug-
gested that n butcher round tho corner
had the same kind of hair us her hus-
band. And half Naples slept that night
with the hair of the butcher under its
pillow.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-01

We are in the Clothing
Business, and use other means
besides newspapers to let you
know it. We sell good, relia-
BILE mems and boys Clothing,
Overcoats and Furnishing
Goods, including the M. A.
Packard make of Shoes. We
will save you money on every
dollars worth you buy from
MS, at the same time giving
you a chance to get $25, SIS
and $40 in return for every
dollar so spent with us. You
are to guess and come nearest
to it-how long the candle
will burn-and secure one of
the lrizes.
For full particulars see ex.
planatory cards in our show
windows.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-01
KICKERS ABROAD.

A long tale comes from London about
the disgruntled franc of mind in which
certain holders of Virginia bonds find
themselves on learning that the Olcott
committee and the State debt commits
sion had come together on an equitable
basis. THE TIMES gives it publicity
with some computations, for behind its
face of sincerity are earmarks of design
aud selfish ends.
There is in the nature of certain peo-
pie disposition to grasp an ell if an
inch be conceded. Startled that the
proposition of the Olcott COM
mittee was so readily agreed to-
and finding a popular wave sweep
ing over the State in favor Of settle
ment on that basis, the kickers have
concluded that they might have got
very much moro il the committee had
tried to, and therefore set upon cry
against the action of the committee, in
hopes of squeezing moro favorable
terms.
Two names appear prominent in the
1h1cIflSNS, MI. 1rOUCer anu MT. FRANK
lin. Without knowing the standing of
either, THE TIMES would not be sur
prlsed to learn that they represent those
bondholders who refused to deposit their
holdings and enter the compact with
the Olcott committee. The facts in re-
gard thereto will be made public shortly.
The earmark which is most prominent,
so prominent in fact that the ear pro-
claims the animal is that of the "pro-
minent bondholder" whose name cannot
be mentioned. THIS subterfuge is so
old as to be motheaten. The anony-
nous letter writer has long since been
put on level with the blackmailer.
The lacking of the name of re-
sponsible and we'll known firm like that
of Vivian, Gray e Co., to the tail end
of the article is on a par with the rest Of
the attack, yet the concoctor of the
article carefully puts Vivian, Gray &
Co., in the third person and merely as
weary of delay over the settlement.
The TIMES has good reasons for be-
lieving that the use of the name of
Vivian, Gray & Co., in this connection
was unauthorized by them. I'm
'doubtedly they, as well as everybody
else, are anxious for settlement, but
we believe they will stand by the Olcott
committee.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-01
Moro Scare Than FIre

The guests at Hotel Roanoke received
quite " scare last night about half
past eleven. A barrel filled with hot
ashes in the laundry caught fire. The
smoke got into tho house and some one
started the cry of fire. An alarm was
turned in and the fire companies
promptly responded, but they had moth
ing to do, as one of the servants in the
house had extinguished the small blaze.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-01

Mrs. Charles Isabella Davis, of the
Central Council, Kings Daughters, of
New York city. will lecture in Trinity
Tabernacle on Thursday evening, De-
cember 3, at 8 o'clock. Good music NAV
be expected. This lecture is under the
auspices of the Willing Chapter"
Kings Daughters of Roanoke and the
tickets are twenty-five cents. Pro-
ceeds to be devoted to the Kings
Daughters Hospital, which is the com
mon Work of the Kings Daughters in
Roanoke.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-01
THE LEGISLATURE.

The bi ennial session of the Virginia
Legislature will convene at noon on
Wednesday. There will be no oppo-
sition to Senator Hurt, of Pittsylvania,
as president pro tenn, position he has
filled most ably. While there have
been vague tints of opposition to Hon.
r. TX. Cardwell for speaker OF the House,
1T is safe to venture that this oppo-
sition will be too weak to show its hand,
$50 that the General Assembly, as to it's
presiding officers, will be the Same as in
the session of 5000.
The labors of the session promise to
be moro than usually arduous, and not
only so but of unusual satisfaction to
che commonwealth. The thing of para
mount importance of course is the debt
settlement, and it Is safo to say that
each member will have to answer to his
constituency not only for his direct &C
tionsin the matter but in the consider
alton of all matters pertaining to State
finances.
The enormous criminal expenses of
the State must be reduced and every
avenue of expenditure must be watched
in order to secure a sufficient revenue
to meet the requirements of the Olcott
settlement-and we speak advisedly of
the matter as a settlement. despite al
legged foreign opposition.
The revenues Of the State will To in
araaoad NV tho add ;t;on (, I p, ~ n III xo1...,
worked up by the Governor, as pre-
viously noted in our news columns,
which with possible retrenchments will
certainly enable Virginia to approach
an amount equal to tho now require
ments. But should the revenues still
prove inadequate. we believe an in
creased share OF the public burden will
be yielded to by our great corporations
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-01
. srR. s1AcKAY RESIGNS. .
He VIII Go Into the Eleotrical Bu.,n...
For Himself.

He VIII Go Into the Eleotrical Business
For Himself.
Mr.. w. II. Mackay, manager of the
Roanoke Electric Light and Power
Company, rendered his resignation ves.
terday afternoon.
Mr.. Mackay has been manager of the
plant ever since it was establi shed, and
has been Jealous worker to promote
and enlarge the facilities of tho concern.
Mr.. Mackay rendered his resignation
to go into business fog himself. He will
soon open an establishment and pre- pare
to do all kinds of work in the electric
line.
The successor to Mr.. Mackay has not
yet been appointed. Mr.. A. l.. ire.
main, tho secretary and treasurer of the
company, is filling the position, and
may be appointed in his stead.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-01
ROANOKE, VA, DEC. /. 1891.

Rowell's American Newspaper .Direc-
tory for 1901 puts the circulation of THE
ROANOKE TIMES above that of any
other paper in Southwest Virginia, and at
more than that of all tho other papers of
Roanoke combined.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-01
Coming to Roanoke

Mr.. G. Fry Stevens, of Auburn, N. Y,
who has for many years been connected
with the Auburn Manufacturing Com
pany, has accepted a position in the
offices of the Norwich Lock Manufacture
ing Company. and will arrive in tho city
in few days.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-01

The library of Straight University
(colored) at New Orleans was burned
yesterday. Loss, 100000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-06

pathway We have but TO Keep doing right and the
victory VIII be much nearer than expect" We are
IN the habit OF saying that this Is the best Government
III inc world and 80 II Is. some who do not like 1t
say that we count heads here Well, wish all heads
were counted In this country, But brains are also
counted, and the wisdom and judgment OF $4,000 900
people IS safer than the wisdom or judgment Of the
favored few born 70 rule and nling by Inheritance
accident.
! am a thorough American l believe I'm the Arneri.
can idea OF liberty. ! believe IN political well as
industrial independence; and II was asked TO state
IN single sentence what constitutes. the strength Of
the American Republic would shy it the Ameri-
can home. (ApplauscA The American homo Is better
than any other home, becanse have made II better.
by our fnvOrng. legislation. t. the ambition and
energies OF the american boy ard girl. Applause)
have no objection to foreign products but do like
the home product the best. ] am not against tie
foreign product ] am in favor Of lt--for taxation
applause and aughter)hut am for domestic prOdnc-
lion for consumption. George Washington thought It
~ so much importance that he noted IN his diary that
The clothes he wore at his Inauguration made I'm
New-England. There some men who want 10 be
lrauguratcd President who wouldn't think much Of
wearing American clothes. Uaughterl We haven't
inaugurated any such htcly, and don't intend to-
we can help It. Applause.l
Chauncey N. Depew, General o. o. Howard. Senator
Aldnch and Murat Halstead also made addresses
which were printed I'm The Tribune Of to-day. The
exercises closed with an address by The Rev. Dr.
Gregg, OF Brooklyn, o. "Loyalty to Amercanlsm.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-06
SHE FOLIO WE'D HER LOVER HERE.
AN ALSATIAN GIRL TRACES TO HIGHLAND FALLS
THE MAN WHO HAD DESERTED HER AND
PERSUADEs HIM TO MARRY HER

FElSSO ADHS him ~ MARRY HEX.
Newburg, N. V, July SpeciaD.-rhe Highland
Falls correspondent of so The Sunday Telegram says
there recently appeared at Stephens Hotel in that
village a welldresSed man accompanied by an equally
welldresSed woman Of perhaps twenty. The man said
that lie the attorney of the young woman, whose
name Marie Richard, and that she had been de-
serted by her lover, whose Leo GRADER. and
she believed he then staying In Highland Falls.
The lawyer then said that about -four years ago the
girl met GRADER in the village In which they both lived
in Alsace Germany, and she became his sweetheart.
Things went well for time but GRADER was en-
listed In the German Army. BY chance II fell TO
him 10 90 to Africa but before he went he gave and
received from Marie pledges of fidelity. When his
term Of service of three years had expired the young
soldier returned to his native village hero for he
had performed act of bravery which brought him
promotion. lie found his Marie grown TO be the
best-oodng woman in the village, and Marie says
ne seemed TO be more aRectlonate than ever.
Then came change. The girl finally
learned that he had taken steamer from Nev,-Yori
Marie determined to follow him and two months later
she also took passage for New York but after arriving
there found il not easy matter to find her
rccreant lover. BY some good fortune however. she
met the attorney referred to. He became interested
in the case and ascerained that in all probability Leo
would receive money remittances from his former home
Dlicent inquiry made among the bankers through
whom 1t would most likely be sent. The search wal
Quickly rewarded for upon inquiry at the banking house
Of Lazad, Freras Co. it learned that draft had
just been received by them for GRADER and that nc had
requested it to be forwarded to Highland Falls
The attorney at sent decOy letter by registered
mail The unsuspecting Leo, looking for the draft,
boldly went to the postoffce and signed the receipt
Justice Carpenter, of Highland Falls, issued
rant for the arrest of leo. lie found after
little trouble and was confronted with the girl who al
fell upon his neck and impoIed him TO redeem his
oftrepeated pledges GRADER at first seemed suen and
unmOved, but the girl talked to him OF something
that had happened in years gone by it caused him to
relent The ceremony performed by Justice Car
penter there and then. The couple took train for
New York, where il IS said the bride will establish her
husband in some business, as she has considerable
means,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-06

at once Of course, but we are making tin plate now,
and win make more of 1t in spite Of the determination
of the Democratic leaders that we shall not make IT,
Ii is discouraging TO men who investing
capital 10 have the opposition press insisting
every day that cannot make tin plate, and assert
ing that the tin plate duty which is required to man
ufacture successfully here viii be repealed That sort
of talk naturally makes hesitate about investing,
but it is going on all the same, and II viii not be
long before the false prqpheb win be without his oc
cupatlon.s
While the Major was TALKING on the subject Of tin
pate leading business of this city dropped in
to pay his respects 10 Mr.. Mckinley. This gentle
man said 1t Is all nonsense about this report that
we cannot Manufacture tin plate in this country.
have recently received Information from Mr.. Nedrng-
laus of St Louis, 10 the effect that he WILL on the
18th Of this month, open his works in East st.
Louis. lie has constructed a railroad TO the place
and intends to employ about 37j men. Since the new
tin mines have been discovered at san BernaTdino,
Cal there has been great impetus given to this
industry. Norton Brothers. OF haywood H.. win
produce tinplate in very short time BY entirely new
processes, running the plate directly from the molten
soners brothers, who Free Traders and have been
large importers Of tin, VIII hoye their new manu-,
factory IN operation by the first OF August II is filled
With the most modern machinery, imported from
Europe. The place has been open 70 the inspection
Cleveland, WIN also be running by the first Of August
Major Mckinley was asked if the contractlabor law
would hurt the new industry by keeping European
Skilled labor cut OF this Country.
No don't think Il viii. Tho Secretary. of the
Treasury has the dissection to Issue licenses 10 those
who are Interested In now Industries, authorizing them
OF course these licenses VIII be revoked as soon as
TIE Industries are established license respecting
THIS discretion ! think. has been exercised by the
secretary OF Che Treasury IN this NATTER
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-06
BENIGN BACTERIA.
From The indianapolis Journal.


1t Is the general impression that all microscopic
organisms are inmical to the heGt and happiness OF
the hunan race. This impression Is developed into
cheap microscopes and shows under the magniher
horrible crawlers and squrncrs. "As a matter Of
fact said Chemist Hurry, adjusting his glass yeste
day to give the reporter a sight at an intnltesmal
monster the man forms are the rarcr ones aud the
benign common Here the reporter sharpened his
pencil for brief chapter ON Benign Bacteria versus
Maevolent Microbes"
Onr life processes" continued the chemist are
very dependent upon benign bacteria They perform
deed The arans of the household Nearly oil nations
Of Europe have legends of elves and COLLINS and I'M
der these images portrayed the household guardians
~ which snesk The Teutons and SaxOns have given
them higher forms of life, but they have not inves ed
them with marvellous powers rs they really possess
The benign bacteria are purifying forces microscopic
Formerly the disposition Of dinner was supposed to
depend altogether upon chemical changes. Now the
on the eater are largely dependent upon the kindly
Offices of the benevolent bacteria They are disposed
about In our interior department in numerous colonies,
and when the dinner comes in they proceed to change
he harmful stuff into material that is innocuOus. The
bacteria which form alkai out Of sugar are not pro
bibtionists else they never would do such thing II
may be unpopular to speak Of these active WORKERS
bine ribbon movement but really they do i'm
pOrtant work These known as the yeast bacteria
What about the monsters that lurN IN the drop OF
That is one Of the most interesting and important
II IL was not for them all natural water would be
rendered so poisonous by pollution from gross forms
of animal life that we could not drink II. \ good
Illustration Of the work OF TINS benign NIUE 1enOW j.
given at Chelsea, England, from which place great
london town gets its supply of water. The public
smpniV cannot be drawn from the earth, for the
earth water is polluted It cannot be taken from
which turns into It daily thousands of tons Of sew
age Neither are there any lakes or other sources
work and harnesses p the benign bacteria and through
them the people Of London are furnished with good
water
How is that donor
"The filter beds at Chelsea receive this water Of the
Thames. They four In number each covering
ahOnt one hundred acres aud their sides are walled