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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-07
WASPS' NEST IN A MELON.
Panic Created by the Singing Insects
Dogs Fight the Ruzzers.

Panic Created by the Singing Insects-
Dogs Fight the Buzzers.
There was funny occurrence last
fall at Baltimore. A sailor on an oyster
pungy, which had been cruising about
the oyster grounds off Mogothy River
landed with dilapidatcd-looking
watermelon under his right ERIN. The
mariner entered nearby saloon and
laid the piece of fruit down.
1t being little late in the season for
melons II crowd gathered around to look
at the sailors find, and several of them
emphatically expressed doubts as to the
soundncss of the melon. The sailor, iu-
nocent of what was inside it, said, to
prove the melon was in good shape, he
would plug it before carrying it to his
best girl to whom he intended to pre-
sent it. lie did so, and upon extracting
piece of the rind about 100 wasps few
out and made things lively about tho
place.
1t seems that the melon was some
what overripe, and while lying neglected
in it's bed a family of wasps had bored a
small hole in one end of it and taken up
their abode therein. The man who
brought it to town rushed out of the
place with several Of the insects settling
down upon his face, and in his hurry he
knocked over an Italian fruit stand. fell
On cat, which was nearly crushed to
death, and nearly knocked two police
men into the dock. The restaurant man
put out his gas and left his dogs to fight
the wasps.-N. Y. Journal.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-07
SAL LEM
COLLEGE HoNoRs.
Two North Carolina Boys Head
the List.
ROANOKE TIMES BUREAU,
HOTEL. LUCERNE, SALEM VA.


The dec, aimers' medal given by the
Demosthenian Society of Roanoke Col
lege was awarded Friday night by
Judges DIR. o. Wiley, w. M. Montgom-
cry and A. c. Webster to G. Sheldon
Bowman, son OF Col. A. NJ. Bowman, of
Salem.
S. ]. Homer, of Onnette, Indian Ter
ritory, gave Mr.. Bowman close race
for the prize, and the latter only won
by neck. Mr.. Homer, is an Indian of
tina Chickasaw Nation, and his subject
was Ia remarkable one for an Indian)
.'Our Duties to the Republic"
DIR. Yonce, Maj. w. w. Ballard and
Rev. c. N. A. Yonce, the committee to
award the Greek medal at Roanoke Col
1ege, awarded the medal to IL. M. Smith.
of Conover, N. c., whose grade was 1891.
The other contestants were graded as
follows: c. B. Canaday, 00.75; E. V.
Cox, 99.L2; w. H. Greever and j. l..
Rendleman, 99.01.
The English scholarship, which pays
the expenses of the senior year. was won
by e. V. Cox, of Dunn, n c., by small
fraction over c. b. Canaday. The ex-
animation was in the whole English
course for three years past.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-07
The Town Council.

The town council Friday night or
dered the removal of the powder maya
zine connected with Oakey's hardware
establishment, which had been request
ed at meeting the previous night in a
petition presented by Maj. Martin.
There are 10000 pounds Of dynamite in
the magazine.
An animal dog tax was passed of 81
on all Salem cannes. This will Weld
nice little revenue, as Councilman
Shipman estimates the number of dogs
in the city at 1000.
The question of granting a franchise
for street railway in Salem will come
up Tuesday night
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-07
Merit Wins.

We desire to say to our citizens, that
Ior years we have been selling DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
Or. Kings New Life Pills, Bucklcn's
Arnica Salve and Electric Bittcrs, and
have never handled remedies that sell
as well, or that have given u.h univer-
sal satisfaction. We do not hesitate to
guarantee them every time, and we
stand ready to refund the purchase price,
II satisfactory results do not follow
their use. These remedies have won
their great popularity purely on their
merits. Budwcll, Christian s. Barbec
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-07
BREvITIES.

Geo. L. Colgate, of Bedford City, was
an the city yesterday.
G. M. Muse, Geo. w. Lewis, It. M.
Starkey and d. T. Martin, supervisors
of the county, were engaged in auditing
the county's accounts yesterday.
Miss Mary Scearnes, Of Pulaski. is
visiting Miss Berta Martin
The board of trade meets Monday
night.
John b. Hastings, of Parkersburg, w.
Va, the inventor of the triple wire. nail
machine and new chemical process of
converting pig iron into steel for cast
lngs direct from the cupola, was in
Salem yesterday.
Thomas Bruce was thrown from his
sulky Thursday and had one foot badly
injured, necessitating his walking with
acrutch. His horse was scared by dog.
A gentleman here made affidavit the
other day that Shakespeare wrote "Rip
Van Wrinkle" The Irving Lyceum
ought to do some missionary work.
Row. c. N. a. Yonce, son of DIR. Yonce.
OF the college, is in the city.
Cephus Matthews, colored, charged
with stealing watch and vest from Cid
Rogers, colorcd. recently, was dis
charged by SURE Camper yesterday on
account of insufiiciency of evidence. He
was represented by R. w. Keine.
Or. s. r. Sayers, of Wytheville, was
In the city yesterday.
c. r. Caps and Arthur Emmerson.
from Portsmouth, former students at
Roanoke College, are attending com.
mencement.
w. j. Crump, commercial tourist O!
Richmond, is in the city.
w. II. Slaymaker has returned from a
Western trip.
I. p. Ayres sold his house on the
Development Company's property, neal
Mr.. Killion's residence, for $4,000 to O
l.. Stearnes yesterday.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-07
COMMENCEMENT WEEK.

The Entire Programme for the Interest
ing Occasion.
The following is the programme Of
commencement week at Roanoke Col
1ege.
SUNDAY, JUNE :.
II a. m.-Baccalaureate sermon by
the Rev. Edward T. Horn, D. d., Char
lesion, S. c.
ep. m.-Annual address before the
Young Mems Christian Association of
the college, by Rev. Samuel II. Howe,
ID. d., Norwich, Conn.
MONDAY, JUNE s.
Sp. m.-Contest for gold medal in
oratory.
$3.50 p. m.-Promenade concert on the
campus.
TUESDAY, JUNE 9.
IL a. m.-Alumni Exercises.
sp. m.-Annual grafton before the
literary societies, by Col. Alexander X.
Mcclure, LII. d., editor of the Phila.
delphia Times.
$3.50 p. m.-Promenade concert on the
campus.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10.
10 a. m.-Addresses by the graduates.
GOn1errlng degrees; awarding medals
and distinctions
OThe college grounds and society halls
will be illuminated on Monday and
Tuesday evenings after the exercises in
the Town Hall.
The library and buildings will be open
to visitors on Wednesday afternoon.
The Alumni Associa ton will meet in
the Young Mems Christian Association
hail on Wednesday, at p. m.
The annual meeting of the board of
trustees will be held Monday. Juno Sth,
at 900 a. m, in the lecture room of DR..
s. c. Wells, secretary of the board.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-07
Rescued the Crew.

WASHINGTON, June 6.-[Speciall l.
Captain Shepherd, of the Revenue Ma
rine Service, is informed that the reve-
nue. cutter Crawford, on Friday night,
rescued the crew of the Kate Jones
which was run down by an unknown tug
in Chesapeake Bay. The Kate Jones
unk within Is minutes. The crew of
the Kate Jones was landed at Crisfeld,
Maryland.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-07
DIR. FIippo Has Returned.

Rev. o. i. Hippo, d. d., returned
from Locust Dale last evening, whittier
he had gone to deliver the annual ad-
dress at the commencement OF the
Locust Dale Academy. He also deliv-
cred the annual address before tho Har-
rlsonian Literary Society at the Glade
Spring Institute the early part of the
week
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-07
THE ROANOKE DEVELOPMENT COM
PANY.
THE ROANOKE DEVELOPMENT CON-
PANY.

Is prepared to negotiate with
responsible parties seeking the
Best Location in Virginia for
Manufacturing P urpos IS.
Fuel, Raw Material and Labor
can be obtained and handled
at this point to the greatest
advantage.
The Fine Table Lands
along the Roanoke river are
exceptionally we'll adapted for
INDUSTRIAL BUILDING SITES.
Rapid Transit by Electric
Railway to the center of the
city has been assured.
Ample Railroad Facilities
for shipment to and from all
points North and South.
1t has already located four
large and valuable industries,
employing over 600 hands.
For particulars apply to
ARLINGTON GILPIN.
General Manager Roanoke
Development Company, Roa-
noke, Va.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-07
They Must HIVE Paases.

The mayor and chief of police have
been notified by George o. Houston,
manager of the Roanoke and Salem
dummy line, that hereafter no police.
men will be allowed to ride on the limo
without pass from the mayor or chief.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-07
MIR. Albright and Miss Bout Married

John R. Albright and Miss Lillian r.
Boult were married yesterday morning
at 10 O'Clock at the Presbyterian manse
by Rev. DIR. w. c. Campbell. The bride
is native OF Altoona.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-07

u am very sorry that did not get
acquainted with you until had become
n widower." remarked Mr. Smith to his
second wife. what do you mean by
that?' asked the partner of his joys.
Nothing, except that would rather
you had been my first wife, replied tho
fond husband, carelcssly. "Why do you
wish that | had been your first wife?"
because then some other woman would
be my second wife, dArNng.n
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-07

IL you want to see the largest stock
OF pianos and organs ever exhibited in
Roanoke, call on the Hobbie Music
Company, No 1877 Salem avenue. This
is the truth, and call will convince
you.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-07
Almost n Miracle.

Britanicus-I find your American law
yers very slow to pay over clients
money, once they get it into their hands!
Amcricanus-They are nothing to the
English. A London solicitor once swal-
lowed sovereign of mine
Britanicus-Well?
Amcrican-Wc gave him an cmetic,
but all that came up was three and four
pencc.-Jury.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-07
RAILROADS.
N + = :: w AorfoIksWestern RI

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MAY "a, 1871.
wEsTBoUND, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY.
1855 a. IN. Arrives Radford 9:25 a. IN, connect
ing at Radford with New River branch
leaving daily at 9:45 a. M, Bristol LID D. M,
l0.l0 a. m. Arrives Bristol 40 p. m. Stops at
all stations.
8.25 p. M. Arrives Bristol 1l35 p. m. Connects
at Radford with New River branch leav-
ing ltadford sos p. III. daily for Dluetieid
and Pocahontas
7:b5 p. IN. daily for Radford and intermediate
stations.
NORTH AND EAsrBOUND, LEAVE ROANOKE
DAILY.
o.SQ g. m. for Lynchburg, Petersburg and
Richmond.
delphia and Now York
2;4b p. IN: daily for Richmond and Norfolk
5'U pm. daily. Arrives Lynchburg 7.3U D. IN,
$40 p IN. for Shenandoah
Ito p. III. for Richmond and Norfolk.
l.Su 2. m; for Harrisburg, Philadelphia and
New York, and Washington via Shenan-
- doah Junction and B. NOR. r.
For I'LL additional information apply ut ticket
Office or to w n EIsVIIT Ao"
General Passenger Agent. Roanoke' Va
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Send 50 and get the weekly edition OF
The Times for one year and your choice
OF either the Waverly or Dickens novels
complete.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-04-23
Silly Duelists.

The Marquis Merle de Sainte- Mariad
duels were almost incessant; and one Of
his affairs of honor was so silly that it
helped to set in motion the current OF
ridlcule which has made dueling SO much
less honorable than it once was. One
day another famous duelist, Pierrot
d'lssac, came to see his friend, the Mar
quis Merle de Sainte- Marie. 1t should
be explained that, in French, pierrot
means sparrow, and merle means black
bird. MARQUIS he said, II am q
Bonapartist, and you are a royalist.
Moreover, am sparrow, and you are
the blackbird Doesn't it strike you that
there is one bird Of us too many" ut
does, precisely" said the Marquis; my
choice is pistols and as is appropriate
for birds of our species, let US fight in
the trees. Agreed, said D'Issac. As
if it were not a sufficiently ridiculous
thing that one mar should challenge an
other because his name was Sparrow, and
the other Blackbird, the duel was
actually fought from trees. The seconds
stood on the ground below. The pistols
were fred at the signal There was
rushing among the leaves OF one OF the
chestnut-trees. 1t was Pierrot d'Issac,
who, wounded severely in one leg, came
tumbling to the ground like q ripe
chestnut" Sainte-Maries seconds said.
Fortunately he caught on one of the
lower branches, and was helped to the
ground by his seconds. At this point
Merle de Sainte-Marie began TO chirp
triumphantly; initiating the song Of the
5lackDird. D'Issac waited until he was
recovered from his wound, aud then
challenged Sainte- Mare for the ehIrp.
This time there was nothing amusing
about the duel. It was fought with
swords, and Sainte-M Marie was badly
wounded. The sparrow had avenged |
himself upon the blackbird.-l Argon-
aut.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-04-23
The Sleep Of Princes.

Among the extravagances attributed
to American women Is brass bedstead
inlaid with real pearls. Across the top
rail the owners name ia wrought ia
pearls.
Recently bedstcad made OF gold and
silver, inlaid with precious stones, has
been discovered in cave between Bey-
rout and Damascus, bearing an inscription
declaring that 1t once belonged to Flea
nor, Queen Of England.
In point Of costliness this cannot com
pare with the historical cradle ordered BY
Napoleon for his son, the King Of Rome,
upon which all the resources Of French
art were employed, the design being pre-.
pared by Prudhomme.
In the Paris Exhibition gorgeous
bedstead was to be seen which had been
constructed at a cost OF S25, 900, to the
order Of an Indian Prince.
The canopy was supported by four an,
tomato figures, costumed In the national
dresses Of Spain, Italy, France and
Greece, who moved their eyes and waved
fans TO cool the air. The mattress was
gigantic musical box, which played
series of operate airs when any one Law
down upon it. This continuance might
not prove an unmixed blessing, when one
was too weary TO remember that Emusic
charms, and only wanted to sleep the
sleep Of the righteous. --New Kork Jour.
nal
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-04-23

"Here's an odd sort Of statements
said q friend Of mine the other day.
showing me a newspaper clipping which
set forth the announcement that Clarence
Dalrymple, q convict, had died in the
Ohio State Penitentiafy Of homesickness.
Ny friend, like the great mass Of the
people, doubtless, thought It absurd that
3 man could die OF homesickness. He
looked upon this form Of malady as q
temporary mental affection Of which a
man could no moro die than he could
die Of his yearning after rare book or
his aspirations to exalted station. Never
theless this is a very mistaken idea.
Homesickness is disease recognized By
medical authorities, classified in the text
books and provided with certain rene
dies. In scientific dicncn it Is called
nostalgia. The authorities declare that
residents Of mountaiaons countries are
particularly subject to it. The Swiss, for
instance, are prone 70 pine away and die
# transported beyond the limits Of their
beautiful little republic. So, t9a, with
the Scotch highlander, and IL is for this
reason that We End Switzerland and Scot
land furnishing 90 smsll proportion of
cur mnigraafs.-ch ioseo NaiL.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-04-23
THEY KNOW THE CROOKS.
Detectives Watch Every Man Who
Enters Wall Street.

Speaking Of the familiarity OF certain
people in the metropolis with certain
localities reminds me OF the good turn
this serves that remarkable body of In
spector Byrness department whose duty
il is to guard the wealth Of Wall street.
There are stationed at intervals in the
! vicinity Of Wall street several of the best
detectives in the country. These men
are accustomed to the faces Of the legiti-
mate residents and habitues of the brok-
erage and banking sections. They proba-
/ bly, know the face, figure and name Of
I every bank cashier, teller, broker and
/ brokers' customer who comes into the
I street. just as soon as a new face makes
I its appearance all one Of these fellows
has TO do is TO decide whether that is
| the face Of a crook or of some new
candidate for being crooked. In the
first place, these detectives know the
faces of about every crook in the
country whose talents would naturally
direct him to Wall street. Bank burg
lars and men of that stamp from which
come expert counterfeiters are not born
in day, but arc the products of criminal
skill, and during the process of their adj
vaneement their personality becomes
familiar to the expert thief-catcher in
large cities. What seems remarkable,
therefore, to a layman is a mere matter
of course to disciple and employee of
Inspector Byrnes.
Ii has been truthfully remarked that
during the decade in which Inspector
Byrnes has had this espionage Of Wall
street not single bank burglary or rob-
berry Of any importance has been COM
mitted in that vicinity. Up to that time
a very large amo int of money had been
obtained by notorious crooks. and some
of the most daring bank operations had
proved successful. 1t is said that at
least 81, 600, 900 in securities and money
had been taken out of Wall street up to
the period when Byrnes undertook to
maintain a systematic watch upon the
street, One day last summer / was
standing in conversation with a friend
in front of Trinity Church when q dap
per little gentleman carrying slender
switch cane came sauntering slowly by. |
There were several people looking
through the railing in Trinity church
yard as usual. This curious crowd can |
be seen there any day and at any hour
during the day in the summer months.
There was nothing apparently out Of the
way, therefore, in the present instance.
When the slender gentleman passed he
took good look at one of those persons
and suddenly turned on his heel and
took him gently By the buttonhole. The
man seemed startled out of his self
for a minute, and then again
recovered his mental equilibrium. II
BOT = word or two 70 send him
walking swiftly up Broadway. Then my
friend turned to me and said "Did you
iotice that? That's Byrncs' detective,
md he has discovered the presence Of
'rook in this forbidden neighborhood."
Il New York World.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-04-23
Edible Earth.

Much has been written about the earth
eating tribes Of various countries, but it
is not generally known that the iDhabi-
tants OF Penacova, q village in Portugal.
have for generations eaten a variety ri
earth found in the neighborhood. Il Is
said that any Of them leaving home Is
afflicted with q singular malady with
gastric symptoms unless he be provided
with s supply Of the earth The reason
Of thisis probably the presence Of arsenic
10 the earth. which is known to produce
these singular effects upon its habitual
Consumers. The fact that Dr.. Vogel has
found none in II by cursoTy examine
ton, but on the contrary. has detected
that il contains about double the guam
tIfy OF nifrogn found N similar soiis
from the adjacent fields, lends plausi-
bilify 70 the view that the active sub
stance may be an slkaloid- The whole
question could be easily settled By CON-
petent chemist, and il is 20 be hoped that
some one viii undertake It's invcsties-
ton New York Commercial ADVERTISE
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-04-23
rARM AND aAnprr rorrs.

Buckwheat is one Of the most valuable
grains for poultry feed.
| Change the feeding coops for the
young poultry every few days.
Buckwheat is good crop to grow In
the orchard to help build up fertility.
It will be an advantage to let poultry
that Is kept confined run out every eyen-
ing.
A little work now in providing good
drainage viii help In getting the seed in
early.
Millions Of dollars worth Of manure Is
annually lost on the roadways Of this
country.
Steamed clover hay makes a capital
feed for hogs. They win cat It even in
dry state.
Mix the radish seed, using an early,
medium and late variety in order to keep
1p succession.
Sow or plant everything In straight
rows and sufficiently far apart 70 use the
garden cultivator.
Onions, lettuce, peas, beets, radish
and spinach can be sown as soon as the
soil can be worked.
A good deal Of our trouble with swine
comes from too close in-breeding. The
remedy suggests ITSELF
Pigs should have plenty Of exercise
and a nice warm nest to sleep in If you
want them to be healthy.
BY using the garden seed drill seed is
distributed more evenly in the row aud
is covered more uniformly.
It is Important in the garden and or
chard to get the work all done in season;
planning ahead win aid in this.
Mix few radish seeds with the aspara-'
gus, rhubarb and parsnips, so that the
weeds win not hide the plants.
II the poultry house were kept white
washed, clean and well ventilated we |
would have less trouble from lice.
Burn over every spot that contains
dead grass or dried weeds. Millions Of
seeds are found under such refuge.
When the pctted plants are well grown
and become heavily rooted remove them
e a larger pot or they will not thrive.
The duckling viii eat twice as much
Iood as the chick, bat will also weigh
more than twice as much in two months.
Hens, when sitting on the nest, should
,e kept quiet and have plenty to eat and
rink, in order to obtain good hatch.
Vaseline rubbed on the comb and
Fattles Of fowls VIII brighten the color
nd guard to q certain extent agairtl
rost.
Eight pounds Of milk make shout one
yallon, but e. milk varies in quality and
weight every gallon Of milk viii not
Teigh eight pounds.
Spinach may be sown early in the
Ipring. Sow in drills twelve inches
pat, and thin Out the young plants
Ehere they may he too thick. II
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-04-23

amount fed in predicting 100 pounds Of
gain, live weight,
?, Tha; hy feeding the bone meal the
strength Of the tigh bones was doubled;
also that ashes produced the same effect
70 almost the same degree.
;. There was fifty per cent. more ash
IN the bones Of the hog receiving bone
meal and hardwood ashes than in tho
others.
4. No difference was pcrceivable in tho
proportion OF lean TO fat meat in the
several carcaSses. The bone meal and
ashes seemed to have no effect on the
size or weight Of any OF the internal
organs or weight Of blood.
The effect was evident only in tho
building up and strengthening OF the
bones and the aiding OF digestion. Tho
experiments point to the great value of
hardwood ashes for hog feeding aud
show that they should be regularly fed.
Bone meal seems to build up somewhat
stronger bones than ashes, but ashes do
the work well enough and usually cost
the farmer nothlng.--NeIc York World.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-04-23
rEEDrSo YOUNG LANES.

When for any reason, as having twins
or natural "cussedness, eve win not
permit lamb to suck, she should be nut
~ asmall pen, with sides made so that
the lamb can getin or out, and held twice
day for the lamb to suck. In a few
days either she viii submit or the lamb
will persist so strongly as to get its food
IN spite OF the ewes resistance. II all
fails, the lamb must be fed, and this way
Will be found effective: A nursing bot.
tie With nipple, or even a small oil can
with sponge fastened ON the spout, is
used, from which the lamb win take
fresh cows milk at its natural tempera-
ture. Half pint is enough for meal,
and care is to be taken not to give any
more than a natural supply. half pint
three times day is sufficient. In course
OF time eve may be mado to adopt and
foster the lamb. --Melc York Times.