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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-30

For fine watches, rings, bracelets
diamonds, ETC., call on Solomon, tn,
Salem avenue jeweler.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-30

If you enjoy a romantic drama, sec
Mayo in the Athlete at the Opera
House tonight.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-30

FRANZ MAYO tonight.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-30

DON'T fail to see Silverthorn's fin
stock Of iewelry before buying present
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-30

FRANK MAYO at the Opera House to-
night.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02
Headlone Into vesuvius' Crater

A cable despatch from Rome mentl9]
the tragic end of Brazilian trsVs]
whose curiosity led him to look into
crater of Vesuvius. Stupe6ed by sY
den outburst of sulphurous vapor,
staggered forward and fell headlong
to the yawning chasm.
During the great eruption OF Nes S,,
in the year 70 A. D. Pliny the IlI
eager to crafty his scientific cur Il ~
approached near the shower OF IAN
cinders and persisted. When the "a
dest of modern eruptions occurred cure !, !,
April, 1872, a band Of NespoIltsn J
dents ventured too near the same
canic vent and were unable to m aa
their escape, suffering horrible oe.
Seventy years ago tho vesuvla aao es
was mile in diameter and thous!
feet deep. Though its size ana t sn1
have been considerably modified III ,' 7
years, Imagination is poweriess ,1 ~
ture the horrors of such fiery gun
The only time for stuoy';n : Is
mechanism of a volcano is when II ID
in full blast, and its action is c1 W;si1
lively moderate and harmless. Nv
to Vesuvius should be warneu ~
terrible fate of its victims. N'"
Herald.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02
He Was "a Little Queer.

According to the Liverpool (Englsn|
Courier, the Rev. Mr.. Hagamore,
whose memory slab has been placed
the church at Catshoge, Leicestershll
was "a little queer" 1t seems that
reverend gentleman died in Janua1
1886, leaving all of his property, vaIu|
at s., 500, to q railroad porter.
This queer old preacher kept one
want of each sex, whom he locked
every night. His last employment o.
evening was to go the rounds Of
premises, let loose the dogs and hre
his gun. He lost his life in q carlq
manner. Starting out to let out his 3
wants the dogs fawned upon him a q
threw him into q pond of water. II
servants heard his cries, but being loc1
up could not render assistance, so the
man was drowned. When the inventq
of his property was taken he was foa|
to be the owner of eighty gowns,
pairs Of trousers, 100 pairs of boots, 4
pairs of shoes, eighty wigs (althougn
had plenty of natural hair, fifty ao1
ninety-six wagons and carts, thl7
wheelbarrows, 249 razors, eighty ploos1]
fifty saddles and 1922 pickaxes q
shovels. He surely was 80 little ques]
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02
~ am the Emperor"

Here is one of the best stories ]
told about the Emperor William, and
course in order to be so good it involV
an American girl. This girl, after 81
amount of wire-pulling, obtained Id
mission to play before the Emperor Al
Empress at Potsdam. She had ue1
Played before royalty before, nor hi
she ever seen the Emperor, and so b
nervousness can be pictured as she VI
ushered into the private apartments
their majesties. She was, howevd
much chagrined and mortified on bell
informed that only the Empress wou|
listen to her performance, as the Ksisl
was not likely to arrive in time frd|
Berlin.
The Empress entered with her sui ;
smiled greeting aud motioned for
to begin. She played, and played We
and while in the middle of an exceptio
ally intricate movement . blond you
man came into the room attired in D
dress uniform. The American lady d
not notice the addition to the commn
particularly as His Majesty intimated
8 gesture to the Empress and her u
roundings not to rise or disturb thin
by making any special obeisance.
The Emperor approached the pianos'
stood listening attentively; at the cd
clusion of one of the morceaux he turn
and paid some slight compliment to 4
performer. She received his words ve|
coldly and did not rise, but fixed I
eyes on the Empress and suite, in 4
ident anticipation. The imperial lad
however, made no sign. The Emperd
noticing the indifference with Will
his remark was received, looked for \
moment angry, but his countensn
cleared the next second, and turning
the American he smiled and said: ~
not think we are acquainted; permit 1
to introduce myself am the Empero1
New York Recorder.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

nuisance. That is the survivor of the
Spirit Lake massacre. To know that
there had been a massacre might give
the place some shadow of romance,
but to be inflicted with survivor Of
it is too much, particularly when thu
survivor has written prosy book in
gorgeous covers and bad English.
Aside from this life flows smoothly al
West Okoboji.
Here and there upon it's shores thu
most slightly spots have been pre-
empted by the cottagers, who in littll
communities have ensconced them
selves among the trees and by the peb
bly, beaches They stick together in
groups which take the names of tn,
localities whence the tenants come
Thus one is Fort Dodge Point, am
other Des Moines Beach, and of
there on the far arm of the lake il
Omaha. The residents of this lattel
point have put up a water toboggaI
slidc-a long reverse curve of wood
supplied with rollers on the inside
surface. 1t starts from the top of q
big oak and ends in the lake. The
bathcr drags the toboggan up fight
of stairs behind, launches it, goes
down like a rocket, and slides ovel
the water until the momentum is
lost and the slender affair sinks be.
meath the bather's weight. 1t is ar
exciting sport. TO drop over the
curve in the slide is like a straight
away fall through midair. 1t takes
the breath and is apt to take ones
nerve. But the subsequent slide ovel
the water with the white spray flying
before is delicious.
The bathing is the popular daily
amusement of course. The costumes
worn in the water are not abbreviat
cd on the lines so conspicuous at the
sea shore. They are modest in cut
and i'm material and finish, and it re.
quires a high order of female beauty
or manly dignity to survive one. II
is a sight for the gods to weep over
to see a passe Orleans belle arrayed in
one. You have heard of the Colos,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

1t is a somewhat tumble-down build
ing set in a grand old grove Of great
Trees. When one approaches the
house he is apt to hear a noise which
leads him to believe the famous Spirit
Lake massacre is being re-enacted
with some new features and modern
improvements in the way Of noise.
The crash of dishes and the cracking
II furniture mingle with the most
blood-curdling yells.
But this is nothing. 1t goes on all
the time. 1t is merely the playful
ness of the brainy dining-room walters
who have been imported from the
college halls at Mount Vernon. These
model college youths seem to hold a
mortgage on the place and to be ex-
tinguishing it by running IL to suit
themselves. Aside from these con-
Ipicuous members OF the hotel staff
there is only one other vllble
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

and his stan stopped To DIM -
Holly. Some little boys we,e az Mo,
about the house where the British PAY pa
were, and peeped into the ,onn ofhc}
redcoats. An officer near thu Som at
grabbed one of the little felIo s Wlndd
arm. and pulling him in tbsaoy
window WIND. made him sit at the taSIa
drink glass of wine. The oftic soae q
all amused, but whom Lord 1,e W
said to the youngster, Whose h on1,Sa
you drink, my little mann and , -
youngster spoke up in a ln..r sne g
George Washington's,' the expresip; lsc
humor faded from some Of tbs Iss'on
around the table. That brioht e lag
man who drank the health Of Wo YOU
ton under the British Comman asn'a|
Chiefs nose was Samuel HuzlebM'aef
dead" "seF "
NEp1ELYA, . weekly iourpa, ., |
Petersburg, unfolds a sad picture " " !
state of agriculture in the Blacl gu w. Y
gion. Millions of acres of the hos aes 4
belonging to the Government o or ~ lam !
highest nobility, are lying idle fo ~ \
want OF laborers, and there is mt
of unclaimed property where settlers y I
form colony and develop the exca Ic
natural resources of the region. Har]
does colony Of farmers settle IN " ~
place before the claimant of tho d
comes with exorbitant demands y, y
Tchinovnik Government apentl demos
taxes, so that the industrious farm.
compelled to withdraw and the oron
he has broken is again given to x ,sa
and the farmers quit the lands in LAZY
parties, and waste stretches extend !.
ways further over the entire region nj
traveller notices along every road he'd
built around land once broken rs
houses falling into ruin, fruit oreba ~,
and vineyards, once planted by ind,,
trious hands, overgrown with shrub
At the same time, it has been nrov1
that these lands were good not oplv 4
vine culture, but for every kind Of /
munerative farming and husbandry,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02
He Was Hungry.

An old time darby walked into
Kinsley's the other day and sat down
to a table. A colored waiter APP
preached him and said, "Boss, you
KANT git no dinnah in dis place."
"Kain't git muffin to eat?" exclaim-
ed the old fellow. "Wha' fou is de
reason dat a hongry man KANT get
no dinnah in dis placer"
AKase," was the reply, I'VE doan
serve cullud folks. Marster Kinsley
doan bleebe in soshul equality OBJ de
races"
Oats right" answered the old
man, OATS right, neither does 1.
Some niggahs am bettah than some
white folks, an some udders agin, boe1
white an black, am too blamed trif,
lin to lib. Yes, sab, Use wild Marstel
Kinsley on dat pint, so you kin jess
brung erlong dat dinnah, quick as you
kin, kase Pse pow'ful hungry"
you doan unnerstan', uncle" ex.
planned the waiter, you doan unner.
STAN; hits kase de boss doan bleebe
in soshul equality dat he's done glib
orders dat no culled folks KANT eat
here"
"Yas, but hold on, honey" broke in
the old darby, Il didn't come in heah
after no soshul equality; I come in
heah kase Use hongry. l doan want
dish of soshul equality; no, say;
jess plain polk an beans I'll do TO- me. i
KANT help it, uncle" answered
the waiter who was now getting a lit
tie impatient. "Kain't help it, and, y
he continued, you'd better be goin
right now befo' de head waitah sees
you, 'relse dere'll be trouble"
The old fellow got up and, without
a word, started for the door; but as
he went down the steps he was heard
talking to himself afther this fashion;
"Dese white folks mighty curious,
pears ter me-. Jess kase poor mig
gah's hongry, an wants bite te,
eat, dey think he's after soshul equal
ity. didn't 60 in dat place kase dey
wuZ white folks in dar, but kase
wanted my dinnah. / didn't ak NJ
white man ter jine me, an no white
man didn't AK me ter jine him. No
sah," he concluded with emphasis
when cullud man is huntin' hi
dinnah he hain't keerin' so much er
bout soshul equality as he am erbou,
de dinnah; but desc white folks doar
pear ter see it dat way"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

THE Empress Of Austria, the Gar.
ina, Queen Marguerite Of Italy, the
Queen Regent Of Spain, Queen Nata-
lie of Servia, the Queen of Roumania,
the Comtesse de Paris, and the Queen
of Portugal are said to be inveterate
cigarette smokers. Hereafter it will
be remembered of the American dude
that he had one distinguishing char
acteristic in common with really no.
table people.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02
scum or of the Acropolis? Well, as .

scum or Of the Acropolis? Well, as q
rule they are not in it!
This year the lake season has been
very short and Improbable. 1t has
been too cold. The people at Arnold's
Park sat around the stoves until the
middle Of July and in vain attempts
ed to let imagination play pranks
about the delights of midsummer out
ings. But it wouldn't work. So the
hotel men are sad, the horny-handed
boatmen smile not, the clearinghouse
man YEARLY losses you a suit with a
rip in the back, and the weather.,
beaten steamboats, have a wheezy
note Of complaint in their asthmatic
whistles.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

value of privileges and concessions
will be greatly enhanced between
now and this time next year. There.
fore no rights or privileges should as
yet be contracted for. Let there be
no jobbery or speculation in these
concessions,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

The report that Ben Butler had
dropped dead on his yacht was quick
ly contracted. He is hale and hearty
at his home in Lowell. The rumor,
however. will make an excellent adj
vertisement for General Buffers me
moirs, soon to be published. 1t
beats the farewell appearance" all
hollow,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

BLIND people rarely smoke. They
say they cannot taste the smoke I'M
less they see it. This almost proves
the theory that if you blindfold a
man in a room full of smoke, and put
a lighted and an unlighted cigar in
his mouth alternately he cannot tell
the difference.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

THE French tictions about Emperor
William are getting too wild to be
bclieyable. 1t would be comfort,
however, to think that the Partisan
novelists had turned from the produc-
tion of erotic fiction to the concoction
of political lies.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

WE dread hard times because they
bring numerous raffies of watches an6
shotguns. Every man who is little
hard up, who owns a watch or a shot.
gun, gets up rattle, and if you don't
patronize him, he will hate you for
ever. A ten dollar watch is usually
ratified at fifty. Some of the fiercest
hatreds in this country are due to the
fact that some bold man refused tt
buy a ticket in rattle.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

TAKE down the tea cup as an en-
blem of gossip and put the street
corner in it's place. Half the bad
talk you hear originates on the street
corners among the loafers. Women
may afterward whisper it over their
tea cups, but they do not originate 1t.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

CHICAGO is certain to pass New
York in population, and the poor old
town ought not togetso mad about it.
1t is as impotent to stop the growth
Of that great city as it is to build its
monument to Grant.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

No ONE will believe that your work
is greater than your time. Your best
friend is of the private opinion that
you have all the time that is needed,
and that it is your lack of ability
that is to blame. If you must give
an excuse, don't give that of having
no time. No one will believe it.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

The lightweight champion among
the powers Of the earth is Switzer-
land, and she has just celebrated the
600th anniversary of her organization
and capture of the belt. Long live
the bantam, and long may the war
cocks OF France, Italy, and Germany
keep their spurs from her plumage.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

THE Shah of Persia, who for some
months past has been supposed to be
dying, has walked up sufficiently to
kill of one of his REGULATING govern
ors, Abdullah Khan, by putting him
alive into hot water and boiling him
until he was dead. May we respect
fully inquire if this might properly
be called s'boilocution?"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

THERE is evidently some mistake
in the dispatch to the effect that the
Samoans are on the verge Of war.
Extinction must have been meant,
for how can any people who only paid
their kings about seventy-flve cents a
day support four sets of functionaries
English, American, German and
Swedish-at an expense of many
thousands Of dollars year? In a
small way the occupation of Samoa
is the partition of Poland over again.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

FOURTEEN Kansas babes have been
pamed for Jerry Simpson SO far.
They were all born without socks.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

THE Navy Department hurried
cruisers to China to protect the Amer
lean missionaries there. The mis-
sionaries might have done equally
good work for the cause of humanity
and saved good deal of bother by
going into the slums of almost any
American city. However, there'd
have been no romance in that.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02
GEMS ON IOWA'S BOSOM.
SOME OF THE BEAUTIFUL RE-
SORTS FOR VISITORS.

Delights Of Existence on the Shores OF
Clear Lake and Okoboji-Spirit Lakes
Attractions-Thc Water ToboEksn-Ob-
servations by y Somewhat Sarcastic Cor
respondent.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

So THE old warship, or rather hulk,
Pensacola, is to be permanently estab.
lished at Honolulu to prevent the
British party from gaining control OF
that island. If the Pensacola doesn't
fall to pieces or sink with all hands
she may be formidable enough in ap
pearance to exercise wholesome in
tiuence, but in case of trouble it
would be more dangerous to be be-
hind her guns than in front of them.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

Too MANY people talk shop wher
they are away from their places Of
business. 1t is good plan to lock
your prices and schemes up in the Of
flee when you close the Office door at
night. Your friends will enjoy your
company better if you will let them
forget that you are a lawyer, OF that
mackerel is advancing in price. You
might az we'll wear a placard on your
breast telling what your occupation
is. as to be forever talking of it.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

LOAD q man with dollars and often.
times you will drive out his sense.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

TIRE Worlds Fair directors will do
we'll to remember that many months
must still intervene before the open
ing OF the exposition, and that the
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

IT now appears that the Russian
heir-apparent either ran away or
fainted,. or both, when attacked by
the little japanese policeman at To
kio. The dispatches about his hero
ism were heroically doctored at Yoko-
hama. This man will be noble
successor to the long line Of fearless
monarchs founded by the boyer
ROmanOff.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02
ACCORDING to summer novel. the

A LEARNED doctor in New York,
treated patient who had couple of
pieces of bullet in his brain. 1t was
proved the brain had been seriously
lacerated, and according to the code
recognized by the Irregular" school
this patient must die. But the doctor
fixed him all right, and he is now
about his usual occupations, appar7
entity none the worse for the extra
lead in his system. But, inasmuch as
he did not die according to the code,
that same instrument now steps in
and prevents the doctor explaining to
the world how he accomplished his
task. The code is big thing. If it
can not kill it can at least minimize
the doctors skill.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

HE CdUIeS are UeIHB WOTKtu 10 III
form the American public that PATHS
vOise is still good and that she uses it
with less effort than ever. AS Patti
Is So years old, and her voice could
not in the course Of nature be as good
as when she was younger, the cabled
statements bear the impress of shrewd
advertising for the next farewell
tour
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

EDISON prophesies that in thirty
years houses will be both heated and
lighted by electricity at cost of less
than $50 a year. If Mr.. Edison would
discontinue prophesying good things
for the distant future and reduce
somewhat the present cost Of some
little devices in daily use from which
he is drawing large royalties he would
be better appreciated.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-02

Pill, it VI
)eie mani
Bta Alt
b its 81
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Wen TO
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-08-06
PAIp 3LDoLIARs DocToRs, BllL
TnE resalt of lhe election In Ken.

TIE result Of the election in Ken
 lucky and of the contest going on in
 liississippl ought to be enough
 convince the misguided peo-
 eleN back of the Peoples party move. Epent that theirs Is a forlorn hope. he ills which beset and inviron
 Inc interests of the masses in the
 Vest and South can best be reme |.died by the democratic party when placed in full control Of the executive hnd legislative departments of this Government, and the sooner the bur |den bearers. wage earners and vic |tims of republican duplicity awaken Ito full realization of the force of bs self evident fact the better it will be for them and the country. The office seekers and blatant dem agogues dictating the policy and di- recting the course of the third party movement, will dissent from this view but the rank and file can we'll afford |to renounce allegiance to cause so hopeless, especially since their homes their families-everything dear to them is at stake. Will they see it, and seeing it will they do it.
The Russellville Democrat., 1891-08-06
A Sensible Yrew.
The Arkansas Farmer takes this

The Arkansas Farmer takes this sensible view Of the situation:
 The corn crop is practically made and the cotton is laid by to await results of the season. This leaves the heavy work of the farm disposed of for time. It is, however no time to be idle. Every farmer ought to prepare to offset in every way possi ble the effects of the low price of his cotton. which he has every reason to believe will barely pay the cost of production. He still has time to carefully save fodder, already made, make all the hay he can. plant for fall crops, field peas, turnIps, ruta- bagas, SOW buckwheat, sorghum and corn for fodder crops. There is much which can yet be dono to forti- " against the low price of cotton, which surely will come, and no pru- dent farmer should neglect the im portant time, which is now. He can save more money from now on than he has made this year up to this time on his cotton crop.