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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-15

tcrf1ies and eggs set with diamonds and
pearls. Easter eggs of rare and curious
design, in finest china and porcelain,
abound. The most beautiful of the
new varieties are of Scvres china, in
exquisite standings of cgg-shell tints,
tipped with gold and silver. Exquisite
porcelain eggs, in u variety of colors,
with fine porcelain flowers in relief
trimmed about them, are filed with
bonbons for Easter gifts. These little
conceits may be put to service after the
bonbons have vanished, as they make
dainty receptacles for jewels. One of
the most appropriate of these is an egg
covered with pale pink trailing ar
butus, all in porcelain, each tiny petal
nodded and tinted in faithful represent
alton of the hardy little spring
flowers that gladden. and brighten
tho Easter season with their
fragrance and beauty. Some Of the
egg-shells made from china are as thin
and transparent us the shells them
selves, and show the same delicate
tints. Many of these have broken,
jagged aperture ut the top. Filled into
this is bright sillSen bag, which may
be drawn with cord and tassels. Across
the egg is printed in gold letters some
appropriate motto, such as "a joyous
Easter" or Christ is risen"
dainty, graceful little wicker bas-
ket, filed with flowers, is another offer
ing which is in great favor. A bow of
ribbon of some delicate shade is tied
jauntily at one side of the handle. After
the flowers have withered and faded.
the basket may do service as receptacle
for Il thimble, needle-case. and some
bits of fancy work.
pretty banner may be made by TAX
ing n piece of ribbon six inches wide
and nine inches long: ravcl one end ont
to the depth of an inch. to form Il fringe
at the bottom. If you have the touch
of an artist, You may paint some soft
looking, trailing design diagonally
across the ribbon. This may be hung
on n little brass or wooden stand Zone
may be bought for trine), to place in
front of a-lamp, to shade the eyes from
too bright light. American Agricult-
,,-icf
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-15
SALEM
THE TIMES KODAK.
Snap Shots About the Streets
of Salem.
ROANOKE TIMES BUREAU,
+ HOTEL LUCERNE, SALEM, VA.


Miss Annie Lee Nash, daughter of
Col. C. A. Nash, Of Norfork. is expected
in Salem on visit to Miss Lille
Strouse.
J.F. w. Allemong has returned from
his trip to the Shenandoah Valley.
]. D. Logan, of Hinton, w. Va, is in
Salem.
Russell Martin, who has been attend
ing college here, returned to his home
in West Virginia yesterday
j. Davenport, young lawyer of
Abingdon, is in the city and will re-
main some time.
w. A. King has returned from New
York.
Mr.. Reynolds, of Blacksburg, was
here yesterday.
The entertainment committee of the
Irving lyceum, consisting of Messrs
Montgomery and Taylor and Misses
Wright and Roberts, meet to-day to ar
range for the public entertainment.
Thos. Coles, confined in the county
Jail here, was released yesterday upon
taking the pauper's oath. We was con-
fined for retailing spirits.
The n attress factory building is now
finished.
The Salem Driving Park Association
is being organized. The stockholders
will organize meeting soon and elect
officers. The track will be laid off by
w. H. Slaymaker on the Dixie Land
Company'S property.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-15
ABOUT CHINA.

An Interesting Address by DIR. DuBose.
Rev. DR.. III. C. DuBose, the missionary
from 500 Chow, China, who lectured at
the Presbyterian Church Wednesday
evening, told some very interesting
facts about China. In speaking of China
as being a peace-loving people, he said
there were cities in China the size OF
Baltimore and Philadelphia wishout
policeman in the streets. If murder
is ever committed it is the duty of the
governor of the province in which the
murder is committed to find the MUIR
derer or else lose his place as governor.
1t is only the very largo and walled
cities Of China which employ policemen.
Another peculiar Chinese custom is
their final day of accounts. On the
last day of every year every account in
the Empire is settled up and the &C
counts all burned. The clerks are to
be seen all night with their lanterns 60
ing about the streets squaring up &C
counts.
DIR. DuBose illustrated his lecture
with maps and pictures of Chinese gods
and with silk embroidered work made
by Chinese women.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-15
TO PREVENT DISEASE.
The Chinese Medical System Has Ono
Advantage Over Ours.

The Chinese Medical System Has Ono
Advantage Over Ours.
Chinese physicians are under contract
to keep their patients we'll, and am
inclined to think that that is the cor
rect principle and one which sometime
will be generally adopted. A
doctor should be paid. not
for curing people when sick.
but for keeping people well. lie
should see that the sleeping rooms of
his patrons are we'll ventilated, that the
water supply is uncontaminated, and
that the general surroundings of fam
lily are conducive 10 health. That
would be much higher vocation than
that of following disease around just a
little ahead of the undertaken
So few people live to ripe old age
nowadays, and how dreadful death is
just as we are learning how to live.
When we have gathered store of wis
dom which will enable us TO bc some
thing to ourselves and the world; then
we have to die. A doctor ought to be
fighting death at better advantage than
is possible at the time he is usually called
that is when disease is we'll seated.
He ought to keep death at bay instead
OF fighting him hand to hand.-Dr. j.
ii. kellogg.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-15
a Chapter Added.

WOOSTER, Ohio, May 14.-[S Special
Another chapter is added to the famous
Shelly robbery by the finding of old
Michael Shelly in death with bullet
through his head. Shelly is tho farmer
VINO was robbed of over S6,UUU last Au-
gust.
preliminary hearing of Dan Brink
ley, policeman of Kansas, his Ia.,nr
Henry Brinkley. and Henry Webb
charged with the crime, was hognn
Tuesday. Shelly was ON stand nearly
all day and gave very damaging tcsti.
rnony against the Brinkleys. The old
man was put through very rigid eH.
animation. This. it is supposed. shat
tered his nerves and caused him to com
init suicide.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-15

The labor of picking cut the meats
sometimes dcters one from making
this cake, which is alwa~s favorite.
This part of the work ma* be done the
evening before by the litt!a ones, while
sitting around the table IT, the sitting
room. Care should be taken that no
bits of shell are dropped in the cup
Save all the halves possible and place
on the top of the cake after baking and
frosting. Three eggs, one and one-half
cups of sugar, one-half cup of butter,
onc-half cup OF milk, two and one-half
cups of flour, one and one-half tea
spoonfuls of baking powder, one cup of
the meats of any kind of nuts.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-15

beak in it; stick on the legs; stick the
legs in the stand. Can any thing be
simpler?
Never chop 4 cork; cut it as if you
were saving it. Above all, do not use
new corks; their roughncss is their
chief artistic merit.
TO make figure that will move, take
four sticks for the arms and legs, cut q
cork for his body and thrust in his
limbs Cut round knob out of another
cork, mortisc in nose, cut out mouth,
and, with n skewer or hairpin, burn out
his eyes and buttons.
Then, with piece of match, fix on
his head, and if you can find some
feathers, give him toplxnot.
Cut nick in the side of his right foot,
and in his waist fix a couple of table
forks. Then stand him on string
sloping from one end of the room to
the other, and away he will go as
gracefully as any live rope-walkcr.-
VIM. Alva in Golden DAYS.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-15
ORIGIN OF DOLLS.
The Meaning of tho Word doll" 4
plalned at Length.

The Meaning of tho Word "DoIl" Ex-
plalued at Length.
1t is 4 safe assertion to make that
every girl has at some time or other
played with dolls; in fact, it is almost
impossible to imagine girl without n
doll. OF course, the older ones have
outgrown their dolls, and only keep the
old favoritcs as souvenirs of childish
days and pretty playthings, and it is
quite likely that they would be puzzled
to explain why they call the little
image doll" and not, as the French
90, "puppct," or, with the Italians, a
"bambino," or baby.
What is the meaning of the word
"doll?" TO explain, it is necessary TO
go back to the middle ages, when it was
the fashion all over the Christian world
Tor mothers to give their little children
the name of Il patron saint. Some
saints were more popular than others.
and st. Dorothea was at one period
more popular than all.
Dorothca, or Dorothy, as the English
nave IT, means gift from God" But
Dorothea or Dorothy is much too long O.
name for little, toddling baby, and so
II was shortened to Dolly and Doll, and
from giving the babies n nickname Il
was an easy step TO give the name to
the little images OF which the babies
were SO fond
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-15
A Few Domestic Remelies.

For nausea, lay little piece Of
pounded ice on the back of the neck.
Powdered alum applied to n fever sore
will prevent it from becoming very un-
slightly or noticeable.
For stomach worms in n child, mix
one teaspoonful of powdered sage in
two teaspoonfuls of molasscs and give n
tcaspoonful every morning.
Swelling of the feet, when of such
character that little hollow, or pit, is
left behind after a few seconds pressure
OF the finger should always excite alarm,
as 1t is an indication of the system
which may be serious.-Woman's Work.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-15
MILLIONS OEPOUSDS.
Winston's Grent Tobacco Sales-The Far
mers' Alliance is Iustling.

WINsToNSALEM, NC, May 14.-lSpe
cial l--Since the opening of the tobacco
year, October l, 1880, up to May /, 1891,
Winston has sold twelve million pounds
of leaf tobacco on her four warehouse
floors. The tobacco men estimate that
during the ne1 FIVE months at least 1--WE
million more pounds of the weed will
be disposed Of.
The Farmers Alliance of North Caro-
lima is arranging for two great mass
meetings Of that party to he held some
time this summer, one at Greensboro
and the other at Asheville.
The North Carolina Press Association
will hold its annual meeting at Winston
in July.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-15

are four matches; his tail is another
match; his nose, his mouth, his eyes
are made with a red hot skewer. To
stick the head on to the body, use a
double-pointed match, and thus give
him the power of twisting his head
round if you feel so inclined. A com
ical little fellow is this cork bulldog,
and when you get so far as n dozen of
them they look very we'll indeed.
Having succeeded with dog out Of
cork, try storll out of cork, or any
other bird more or less recognizable.
Materials for bird: One bottlc-corls
(used), two matches, one hairpin.
Average cost, nothing; time, ten min
utes
Cut the body first. Cut the head out
of one of the body fragments. Stick in
the neck; stick on the head with the
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-15
TOKENS FOR EASTER.
Dainty Little Souvenirs Which Cost Bu
Few Cents.

Dainty LIttIc Souvenirs WHICH Cost But
Few Cents.
Easter is the high church festival
which bounds the winter and begins
the spring in the empire of fashion; the
carnival of new bonnets and gowns.
Within the last few years it has as
sumed u new Importance in the fem
mime world, rs it has become one of the
great gift days of the year. Therefore,
it is 1.-The proper thing" to prepare
tokens or momcntocs for Easter, as well
as for Christmas or New Years. The
shop-windows abound in dainty little
souvenirs, which cost anywhere from
ten cents to ten dollars, or many times
ten dollars, for there are displayed, in
some of the jcwelry stores, crosses, but
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-15
Speakers for the Celebration.

The speakers at the joint society cclc-
bration during commencement week are
Messrs. Frantz, StickleY, Funk, Rendlc-
men and Woods. of the Ciceronian, and
Greever, McCauley, bowman, Kyle and
Morton, of the Dcmosthenian.
c. Il. Canady, of Roanoke, of tho De-
mosthenian, will deliver the salutatory,
and r. M. Kelly, OF the Ciceronian, the
valedictory
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-15
WENT UP IN SMOKE.
Philadelphia Oil Works the Scene of an
Immense Blaze

Immense Blaze.
PHILADELPHIA. May l4.-[Special l.
The Belmont Oil Works, branch of the
Atlantic Refining Company, were al
most entirely destroyed by fire this
afternoon. There were several explo-
sions during the fire of immense tanks
containing thousands of barrels of oil,
but SO far as learned no one was in
jured. The fire was burning flerccly
late this afternoon, and it is thought the
entire plant. consisting of ten buildings
add about fifteen large tanks, will be
consumed. Tho plant covers about six
acres Of ground
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-15
P1tAGING FOR Ram.
Jupiter Piuvius' Help is Needed, or Fir.
Losses VIII he Doubled

BIG RAPIDS, Mich, May 14.-ISpe-
iall-The forest fires in the lower
peninsula are still burning from Mani
stee to Huron. The ssloss from these
conhagrations is already estimated at
S2'ooO,oOo or more, with a probability
that the sum will be doubled unless the
flames are checked by rain,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-15

be inappropriate,
Their e f fore, to
mod el out of
cork ano t h G r
source of bark
more or lie S S
worthless.
Try n bulldog.
His body is one
cork; his head is
another; his legs
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-15

angle; and in this way you will produce
the "inciscd work"
If you want four rays, make two cuts
across; if you want six, make three in
the manner shown by the artist where
he has put the knife in.
The cork tree is said to be an oak
yielding valuable bark. 1t NAV not
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-15
RAILROADS.
NJ s. :: w horfo|ksNestsrnRR.


SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JANUARY IL, 1891.
Westbound, Leave Roanoke Daily.
7.50 a. III. Arrives Radford $50 u. m; bristol,
1.l5 p. IN: connects with e. Il. V. s.
G.. X. X. for all points South
1910 a. m, Arrives Bristol 40 p. M, Stops at
all stations. Connects at RadfOrd al
l2.l0 p. III. with Now River train.
$40 p. m, Arrives Bristol | 20 D. III. Connccta
with L. L. V. IL G. Il. X. for all points
South.
North and, Eastbound, Leave Roanoke Daily.
620a. m.l for Lynchburg, Petersburg Rich
mond and Norfolk. Connects with
Y. NJ. X. r. for Washington.
o2S a. IN. for HagcrstOwn, Harrisburg, phla-
dephia and New York. Has through
Pullman slocpcrs.
4u pm. Daily. Arrives Lynchburg $50 p. m.
$40 p IN. for Basic, Shenandoah and intormo-
date stations.
lib p. III. for Lynchburg, Petersburg. Rich
mond and Norfolk. Connects with
V. ~. H. K. for Washington.
ll.oo p. M. Tor Hagcrstown, Harrisburg, PhIla-
delphia and New York. Has through
- . PULLMAN SleepcrS.
For all additional information apply at tickle.
Office or to w H. 1iEVTIJ
General Passenger Agent. Roanoke. Va
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g a. II o. X. X. co.
TIME TABLE TO TAKE EFFECT 1901 AM
SUNDAY, MARCH Is, 1891
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-27

The Denver Ne,os gives four important
decisions rendered by the board of commits
sioners of the Western Traffic association
now in session in Chicago, which affects
all the western roads more or less. The
first denies an application for the reduction
of minimum freights on fruits shipped in
refrigerator cars from 1000 to 10000
pounds. The second sustains the action of
the Western Freight association In asking
the classification committee to change the
classification of sewing machines set up to
third class, minimum 10000 pounds. The
third sets forth that the the Southern Pa
citic and the Atchison roads acted in viola
ton of the presidents agreement in with
drawing the leather traffic between Cali
fornia and Texas from the jurisdiction Of
the Western traffic association, and that
the rates on such shipments should be at
once restored to their former basis. The
fourth opinion authorizes the Northern
Pacific railroad to establish a rate of eighty
cents per 100 pounds on material for the
construction of merchant marine vessels
from Pittsburg to Tacoma, with the under
standing that if the rate is found to be ap-
piled on other material or is likely to in
volve similar reduced rates to other Pacific
coast points the tariff thus authorized shall
be forthwith withdrawn.
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$4,000 FOR A DONKEY.

The most costly donkey in the state has
just died in a town ia the Lehigh valley.
A few years ago gentleman from that
part of the state yielded to the importuni-
ties of his little son for a donkey, and
bought fine one To pay for him aud his
trappings he bought 500 shares of Northern
Pacific comm on stock. expecting to sell out
on a half-dollar advance. The stock never
went even an eighth above the price he
paid, but started down hill at once, and at
| rapid rate. After a sharp break the gen
tleman bought 500 shares more to average,
but the price never went up enough to let
him out. He has tried to average several
| times since, but the only result was to tie
up respectable fortune in Northern Pa
cific common stock, which showed him q
loss, when the donkey died, of almost
$40 000. Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-27
Notes and Personals.

Superintendent Welby of the Rio Grande
Western returned home yesterday.
j. A. Munroe, general freight agent of
the Union Pacific, with headquarters at
Omaha, is stopping at the Kuntsford on
mis- way home from Portland
The Union Pacific is laying in large
supply of coal in the company's yard in
this city in preparation for winter For
lack of sufficient shed room it is piling the
coal out of doors until the new sheds are
completed.
The Wabash officials mentioned in yes
terday's HERALD who are taking short
vacation in this city, spent the day at Gar
field beach. They are much pleased with
Salt Lake.
The Colorado Midland advertises an
excursion from Denver 6nd all intermedi-
ate points to Salt Lake, comm encing on
the same date as the excursion via the
Denver & Rio Grande, and with the same
rates; tickets good for fifteen days. With
the competition between the two roads
there ought to be large number coming
to Utah from Colorado.
The Tribune said yesterday that the
Rock Island had appointed general pas
seDger agent to relieve Mr.. j. E. Oglesby,
the general passenger and freight agent in
this city of part of his duties. Mr.. Oglesby
says he knows nothing of it, while he prob
ably would if there were any truth in the
report
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-27
RaYtAr's Position.

A special from Omaha to the Denuer
Ne,rs settles the question of the position of
Robert Baxter is to occupy. The rumor
has been correct that he was to fill the
place now occupied by Superintendent
Wurtle OF the Wyoming division.
Robert Baxter has resigned his position
rs western superintendent OF the Baltimore
g. Ohio and will be appointed to the west
ern division of the Union Pacific. The ap-
pointment will take effect about the middle
of October. Mr.. Baxter is well known on
the Union Pacific, having been superin
tendent of the Wyoming division under
MIR Dickinson. He resigned shortly after
that gentleman left the Union Pacific and
w6s appointed to position on the Baltime
e. Ohio, under MIR. Dickinson. Baxter will
be made superintendent of the main line
on the Oregon between Portland Hun ting
ton, under Mcneil, to sacoeed Buckingham
This is said 10 in local Union Pacific cir
cles to mean wholesale complications
among the employees of that line on the
rQQet
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-27
lmnnrtant to Shinners

The following circular has just been sent
from the Office of Assistant General Man
sger Dickinson, of the Union Pacific to
shippers all oyer the system. Those using
cars will do well to notice the following:
Commencing with October !. 1891, demurrage
will be charged at all points on the Union
Pacific system not already included in Demur-
rage or Car Service associations for detention
TO cars and use of track, as follows
Unloading-A charge of one dollar fSD per
car per day or fraction thereof will be made on
all cars not unloaded within forty-eight (4s)
hours after arrival not including Sundays or
legal holidays,
Loading-Forty eiqht (4s) hours will be al
lowed for loading, after the expiratin of which
time a charge will be made of one dollar (sl)
per car per day or fraction thereof, Sundays
and legal holiday excepted.
The above rules will be strictly enforced
without discrimination TO agents.
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The washOut on the Bio Grande Western.

The washout on the Rio Grande Western.
Superintendent Welby of the Rio Grande
Western returned on the 4 30 train yester-
day afternoon from his extended trip over
the east end OF the road, investigating and
experimenting in person the repair of the
damage done by the recent rains which
caused the washout at Green river. A
HERALD reporter dropped in on him in his
Office just after his return last evening and
asked him what injury had been done, as no
suthentic reports had hitherto reached the
public.
He stated that six panels thirty feet high
of a bridge across the Green river, between
Green River station and Little Grand. were
washed out, and two entire bridges. In the
embsnkment several holes sixty feet in
length and twenty TO thirty feet deep were
made by the water. Six hundred feet OF
track was washed away, also several
bridges and culverts east OF Thompson, and
the track for several miles was more or less
damaged.
Trestle work was temporarily built, sc
that trains were delayed but short time,
and q large force of men is now at work
making permanent repairs.
The rain which occasioned the damage
continued for two days, coming at inter
walls in torrents and doing damage almost
a. fast as repaired. MIR. Welby also took q
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-27
The Accident on the Utah Central.

There was derailment on the Utah Cen
trial near Summit on Friday evening which
delayed the train few hours. No one was
Injured by the accident nor was any serious
damage done. The train was just rounding
curve on the stiff grade near the summit
when two cars left the rail. The engineer
noticed it instantly and the brakes were
promptly applied and the train immedi-
ately stopped. The trains were all running
on schedule time as usual yesterday.
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AUCTION.

The furniture of my residence of twelve
rooms, comprising parlor. dining, kitchen,
bed room and laundry furniture, carpets,
bedding, paintings, pictures, stow S, etc.,
will be offered at auction at my house, No
4O5 East Second South street. on WedDes-
day, September 80, 1891. at 10 a m.
JOHN H. HINMAN
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run down on the Thistle branch which
likewise was somewhat damaged by the
rain. The people in that part of the coun-
try say it was the hardest rainstorm that
mas visited them for fifteen years. All
along the entire Thistle branch the road
bed Of the track was made soft and un-
stable but no washouts were occasioned.