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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-14
ROANOKE, VA. FEBRUARY II, 1891

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Those Sweet Girls

did you know that Miss Bjoncs was
going to marry young Smith?"
81 know it; but ! can not understand
how girl as intelligent as she is can
consent to marry man stupid enough
to want to marry her."-Life.
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THE CITY SCHOOLS.
The Teachers, Superintendent and School
Board Have n Meeting.


The school board mot with the
teachers of tho city schools yesterday
afternoon in their regular Friday after
noon meeting. Discipline was the lead
ing topic of the discussion.
Drawing, which has recently been in
troduced, is meeting with general favor
ana promises to produce beneficial re-
suits.
After consultation with the superin-
tendent tho board revoked n recent
ORDER that no pupils be admitted to the
inherent rooms after 8 o'clock in the
morning
Some pupils were sent to a lower
room, having failed to mako the re-
CURED average at the recent examina-
lions: The mat .cr was laid before the
board and the action of the teacher sus-
pined.
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After tho Robbery.

Unresisting Passengcr-You divided
the plumber among your friends l see."
Snapshot Dicl1-Wcll, what of it?
Passengcr-Nothing, excepting that
the ten thousand was left to YOU by
your unclc's will. and I've come way
out here from Boston to hand it over to
YOu?-.ludpc
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VIM. G. holland,
ARCHITECT,

Commercial Bank Building, cor. Jeffer-
son st. and Campbell ave-, Roanoke.
Late chief assistant to architect, Phila-
delphia City Hall.
VIII be glad to have all persons who
intend building come and look over hi
drawings and photographs.
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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-01-15
THE DAIRY.

A COW can not make sound milk out
OF unsound material
The butter-maker who attempts to
wander through the mysteries OF his
business without thermometer IL quito
as foolish as the mariner who trusts him
self afar on the deep without compass,
and will quite as certainly come to grief
American Dairyman.
1t Is recommended in ono Of our ex.
changes to battle q cows teats in hot
water when the COW attempts to hold.
up her milk It Is claimed that the
muscles are relaxed and the COW is
powerless. II Is simple remedy,
worthy OF a trial at least
1t Is stated adherence to Anticipated
methods in dairying. careless feeding,
and waste Of manure. that makes dairy
ing pay so little. No business can bring
much success that has no thought
or study given to t-Massachusetts
Ploughman.
"A correspondent asks US which is
the cheapest food that can be grown on
the farm for the dairy next to hay?
Well. hay is not always the cheapest by
any means On land worth hundred
dollars an acre, or even less, hay is
costly food. As rule the grains that
best serve the purpose are the cheapest
Of the grains. and the bone and muscle
forming grains best serve the purposes
of the dairy.-Western Rural
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EXHIBIT OR EXIT.
Why Tom should Learn to Read Before
Another Oct ober Comes Round.

Why Tom should Learn to Read Before
Another October Comes Round.
Tom and Helen and Kate and Jack
all went to the same school. and were
great friends.
In October. when they were at home
from school. they kept hearing their
mammas and papas and older brothers
and sisters talk about the exposition
that was being held in the great new
hall. built for the purpose. in the city
where they lived.
They heard of the wonderful ma
chimes of the beautiful dresses and
dress fabrics. of the elegant furniture
and the splendid toys. of the lovely
jewelry and the fancy pickle depart
mcnt and of the man who painted a
landscape in oil for you free i'm three
minutes.
They heard of the monograph ex-
hibit where lady sung out of ma
chine. and the sewing machine exhibit
and the piano and organ exhibit. They
heard about the fine band that played.
and about the apple and popcorn stands.
until they were wild to go and see all
lneSe Inlngs loT tIltHlSclNtS. ana asd
not wonder that they were.
So they talked about it after school
one day. 1T costs twenty-five cents
apiece to get in" said Jack
Who is ever going to give ns Il dol
lar?" said Helen, in despair.
Lets each earn our own quarter.
said hopeful Tom, land thea wei = II &c
together"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-01-15
FOR GIRLS AND BOYS.
WHAT THE CLOTHES DID.


Mother called, and called, and Father called,
and Kate:
Johnny. johnny, Get up, johnny. John,
get up. It's late"
Not ripple. all our shouting, on the current
of his dreams.
Others. though. were lighter sleepers. some
thing else was reused, IL seems.
First rustic. then whisper, then queer
and muiiied cry
From the nook where Johnny's jacket
chanced i'm tumbl.d state TO lie:
"Fie upon his lazy Johnny. Brother Clothes.
observe tile sun.
Two full hour. ago. believe me. was this
glorious day begun
Piped tile cap from off the washstand: ooh.
the sky il blue and red
What II joy to look up at It from the top of
JOhnny's head
Groaned the shoes beneath the bureau .ih.
the grass Is cool and sweet.
What "A frolic with the clover were We once
ON Jonnny's feet
Socks and shirt and tie and trousers in in
disnant chorus cried
"H> "A shame to make Us lie here when the
worlds so fine outside
"Frienas,. the socks cried. '.lct us punish
this great sleepy. lazy lout.
We. NJ lea~t. when he does want us, " i'll III
found turned inside out -
Instantly the shirt a>Scnted, muttcring With
sarcastic cough
"Iyea button, Master johnny, which fear
is coming off,
And the ~ho.strings from the bureau added
themselves to the plot
"When Sir johnny goes to tie us he will find
an ngiy knot"
said the cap; I'll run and hide me-" The
suspender~. old and thin,
Threatened breaking. and the necktie in
.ssnfi r last it, nh
Thus they schemcd and thus they plotted Till
at length persistent Kate
Woke up lazy Master Johnny Mt precisely
half past eight
And the school at nine, Young Johnny, half
slut eyes and sleepy face.
Falls to dressing in pane. At most alarm.
ing pee.
But the shirt sticks at his elbows as he tries
to draw it on.
And. in all his lifetime. never were the socks
50 hard to don.
takes its leave.
johnns's left arm gets acquainted with the
right arm Jacket sleeve
The shoe strings knot and tangle, and un-
seasonahly snap.
And .Oh, Mother. where's my Reader and
"Oh, Mother, where's my cap
There's hurry and a worry and Il -rumble
and "A fret.
And very scanty breakfast il the best that
lie can get.
II do wonder" thought young John
stumbling. tardy. to his place
In the midst of tttering scloolnates. with a
very sheerish face.
Whats the reason I'LL goes wrong when y
chap has ayersiept:"
But he never understood il, for the clothes
their secret kept.
Amos X. Wells. in Christian Union.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-01-15
HABITS OF BATS.
How They Prepare Themselves for Winter
Weather.

How They Prepare Themselves for Winter
Weather.
At the beginning of cold weather bats
begin tn huddle together in regular
punches. in hollow trees, dark corners
i'm deserted houses or in caves in the
rocks. They gradually lose all sensi-
Dility and continue in Il drowsy state
until the return of genuine warm
weather The little hooks at the end
of the Joints of each wing of bat are
what the bat hangs itself up by when
it goes to sleep.
When the bats are clustering for their
winters sleep. one of the number
hangs itself in this way. head
downward and the others cling to it.
1t is said that sixty bats have
been found in one cluster the entire
weight of the lot being sustained by the
one bat. with his hooks clinging to what
| ever he fastened them to at the start.
| The position of the central bat in such
| "A cluster would be like that of a man
hanging to something by his thumb
! nails and supporting the weight of fifty
! nine other men. Bats that have OBJ
tanned the outside position in lunches OF
this kind have been found SO badly
| frozen that their wings could be broken
like brittle candy; yet. on putting them
| i'm a warm place. they soon 'thawe<l
out" and came to life as ii nothing had
| happened " them. Free PRESS
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CALVES IN WINTER.
How to Keep Up Their Growth Through
the Cold Nf0ntha.

How to Keep Up Their Growth Through
the Cold Months.
1t Is the common experience on many
farms that young stock do not much
more than hold their own from fall to
spring. What growth they get Is OBJ
tanned on pasture. and. too commonly,
this becomes appreciablc only when
they have entered upon their second
summer. Calves should be kept grow
ing during their frst winter. for more
than one reason. In the first place it is
foolish to throw away the feed OF a
whole winter, and get no return for it.
In addition to this, 1t is unquestionably
true that calves raised for the dairy are
dwarfed in their productive powers,
and their future usefulness crippled, by
the lack of care and proper food for
growth in their younger days. II 1t is
profitable to raise calves at all, it is
most profitable to keep them growing
thriftily from the day Of their birth
until they reach maturity.
There are three points that should be
kept in mind during = Calls first win.
ter. 1t should have dry, clean and warm
quarters to sleep in. 1t should not have
to drink large quantities Of ice cold
water 1t should have an abundance Of
such food as will promote the growth Of
bone and muscle. Pens are much bet
ter for calves during their first winter
than stanctions. They can be kept
warmer in this way. can have better
beds to sleep upon, and they will grow
better. If given . chance to move about
without the fretting caused by restraint.
When calves are watered but once q
day, and then with very cold water, the
whole system receives such q shock
that growth is out of the question. This
must be realized by every one who has
seen these little things shivering over a
trough of ice water. from which their
thirst has compelled them to drink
greedily. II older stock mus drink this,
at least let sufficient quantity for the
calves be tempered by kettle of hot
water from the kitchen stove.
Fine hay. OF which q part should be
clover, if possible, with a little bran
and crushed oats, and an occasional feed
of pulped roots will prove desirable
feed for calves at this time. They need
no fattening foods, provided they are
housed warmly, but plenty Of the ele-
ments that give growth. II skim milk
can be spared for them, it will give
good returns in increased size and in
development of the heifers 1t pays to
keep the young things growing, for
when growth ceases, not only is there
no inter - on the investment, but the
time spent in caring for them, is lost
also.-American Agriculturist
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RANK INJUSTICE.
The Leading Question before the Lair
men t.. lay.

The Leading Question before the Larry
men r.. lay.
Any one who has attended a dairy
convention, or who carefully follows the
larry lit nature of the day must have
come to rea 10 that milk testing is the
leading question before our dairymen.
The rank injustice Of paying for milk
or dividing money between patrons on
tho pounds delivered basis has been
tolerated only because it could not
avoided. When the system OF paying
for milk upon weight Is new in COM
munity. it works fairly we'll for short
time, but soon patrons learn to take
advantage, and the result is thu
as time goes on more and more
milk is required to make q pound OF
butter or cheese. OF course, there are
always few who water or skim: these
are occasionally caught and fined or ex'
PEELED, but the difficulty does not end
here, for there are other ways Of getting
ahead. The greatest trouble has been
through buying and breeding cows
which produce the greatest number OF
pounds of milk without any regard
whatever to the quality. Between the
cows giving thin milk and the 'patront
who skim or water, dairymen producing
good milk and factorymen have had q
hard time of it Factorymen have come
TO realize that their best friends among
the patrons have been the poorest paid.
Going from bad to worse. matters have
come to q point where, unless some
more equitable system is adopted, We
must expect the factory system to drap
out miserable oxistunc.. II 1T Is MOI
driven to the wall. Is !, any wonder
then, that intelligent factorymen have
come TO the conclusion that milk mus
be paid for on merit only?-Prof. Henry
In Breeders Gazette
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FROM YOUTHFUL MINDS.

Willis said the teacher. how did
electricity first come from the clouds?"
1T came a-kiting. ma am. washing
ton Post.
why don't 90 It's tumbody of Ger
size. said a three year-old girl. pout
ingly. to her uncle who had Herr Most
whiskers on his face.-Texas Siftings.
why did General Longstreet burn
his bridges behind him." asked Il history
teacher in the high school. TO keep
his men warm" was the quick response.
Roy-'Say. master. please give me
five cents worth of castor-oil and give
me very short measure. too. Drug
gist- short measure? Why" Boy
Why. I've got to take it myself. -
Brooklyn Life.
Mr.. Ringo-'''rommy. when You get
to the head of family what will you
say to your sons Tommy Thought
fully,-..I will tell them how good |
was when was boy. N. y. sun.
Teddy What does Your father dc
when you are naughty?' Freddy lie
submits me to board of arbitration. -
I'm what way?" lie takes shingle
and spanks me. st. Joseph News.
Willie who has eaten hi, applet
Mabel. let's play Adam and Eve. You be
Eve and III he Adam" Mabel:-"All
right. Wello" Willie Now You tempt
me to eat your apple and III succumb. =
Peoria Herald.
\ Detroit mother tells this story oi
her little girl The child was left alone
at the table and called vigorously fol
her mamma What do you want. Kit.
typ" inquired her mother. hurrying back
To the table. Want 90 to tickle my tea
wifi spoon. pease. mamma. was the
child's reply.-Detroit Free Press.
Florence is little girl who is just
learning to go to church. Last Sunda,
when she came home her mother aslset
her what she thought of the sermon
'Igh- was the irrcvcrent answer. I'm.
sitted an sitted. an sitted. and GO
drefful tired. an the preacher said. an
said. an keeped on sayin.--Washingtor
Star.
When Ernest was three years old ht
had some little downy chickens which
he watched with neverfailing interest
One day he caught two of the chichen
fighting. lie looked at them for som,
time. and at last exclaimed: Il CUES
these chickens were hatched from ia,
eurs,'-Iouth's COMPANION.
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SOME RARE EXCEPTIONS.

Their was a woman oil alone
Within gloomy house,
Who "a the watches 81 the night
B@held an awful mouse.
And then tie wcmaa. fair but fraii.
In widest terror fed
All. no Sac caught IL ty the tail
Aud soon the mouse was dead
A fellow loved q maiden once.
AMI she became hts bride.
And pretty soon his wGfe's mamma
Came with them 10 reside.
And then they fought like cats and dogs
AMI never could agree
An, no. They live together get
Inpeace and harmony.
Once on time thoughtless Roy
Who sought TO have some fun
Heeaicssly at q playmate aimed
A rusty. broken gun.
And one fair youth was killed AM one
Was fearfully alarmed
All. no. II wasn't loaded. 50
That neither one was harmed
A girl who'd taken lessons
AT a cooking school or two
Her heart unto her sutton gave.
As women often do.
He ate some cake she made and then
He died. poor hapless man:
All, no. lie says his wife can bake
.As good US mother can"
A youth who loved his sweetheart
As he loved his very life
rel on his knees and begged OF her
To be his darling wife.
Ha. ha! And then She told him
That she would his sister BET
All, no. They soon were married
And are living happily.
Chicago Post.
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glanced up at Mr.. Wilcox and ques-
tioningly said: "You do not mean that?"
'Indeed it is true" he replied.
''Thcn / fear some harm must have
happened him." said Mrs. Delaro.
mo, hardly think that. lie may
have had occasion to 60 up into the
.ountry hurriedly, and, anticipating
that he might have message of i'm
portanco TO send us, has delayed his
communications. In fact, there are a
hundred things which are liable to
happen on a journey of that kind" were
Mr.. Wilcox's words as he again took up
the paper.
I'm the meantime think it may be
IS we'll to caution Armida, mildly,
about making too free with Eugene
Bregy. And by the by | forgot to
tell you" there Mrs. Delaro INDUCED in
suppressed ripple of merry laughter)
that your old friend Mr.. B,odger who
,urned up again so unexpectedly few
lays since has made 1t his business to
Avsstigato into the apteceaents OF this
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-01-15
CREAM EXPERIMENTS.
Tho Results OF Tests Conducted 1t tho
Cornell station.

The Results OF Tests Conducted 1t tho
Cornell station.
Bulletin XX of the Cornell Expert
ment Station is devoted to two dairy
experiments conducted by Deputy Di-
rector Henry II. Wing and Assist
ant Agriculturist Clinton d. Smith.
The first experiment was to test the
statement made by some dairymen that
in the absence of ice the addition of an
equal quantity Of water either hot or
cold to fresh milk in deep cans would
secure rapid and complete Dreaming:
also to compare this method with tho
ordinary one OF setting the milk in deep
cans in ice-water, and further to test
the efficiency Of Dreaming by diluting
the milk with water in various amounts
and at different temperatures. The fol-
lowing is resume of the experiments:
In eleven trials where the milk was set in
the Cooley dreamer with ice water. NJ q
temperature Of A. ., the average per cent
OF fat in The skim milk " s........... %
In eleven trials where milk was diluted
with an equal weight OF cold water and
sci in tn. open air. the average per cent.
OF fat in the SIX m milk was.............. LIS
In six trials where milk was diluted with
ID aHd 20 per cent OF cold water the
average per cent. OF fat in the skim milk
WAS. l.-1
In EN- trials VIII re milk was diluted with
10 to 10 per cent Of its weight OF hot
water the averag per cent. Of fat in the
skin milk was Observation-Disclosures. LII
In tw, trials where milk was set ia deep
cans without dilution. in running water
at 5jo ,ti3o. the average per cent. OF fat
in the SIX m milk was. ................... .89
In two trials W ere milk was set In shall
low pans, at fUo6i@, the average per
cent 81 fat in the skim milk was -. -. AZ
In one trial where milk was set in sha low
pans and one. third of its weight OF water
at i2,c aided, tha per Ct Mt. OF fat in the
skim milk was ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS q:
In other words, in loO pounds Of milk
under the Cooley process, there would
be an average loss Of but twenty-thres
hundrcdths OF a pound, while under the
diluting processes there would be los.
! of from ILL to Us pounds. OF the three
! processes Of setting in cans and pans
| shallow pans at 80 to ID degrees show
! the least loss Orange Judd Farmer.
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..That.s easier said than DONE" al

"'rhat's easier said than DONE" an
swercd Kate.
But they all agreed to try. and on Fri
day to compare notes. Then if they
had the money. they would 20 TO the
exposition on Saturday. When Friday
came each one had quarter
Il got mine for pulling all the bast-
ings out of two of mammals new
dresses" said Kate.
Pooh, That isn't worth quarter"
said Tom. 9
just try it and See" replied Kate.
"IIowd You make yours
Cutting the lawn for my father"
said Tom. with IN air Of pride. There's
some work in that
And made mine rocking the baby
to sleep for mamma evenings" said
Helen.
And found mine in the alley" said
Jack.
.O-o-oh.' said all the children IT once.
On SATURDAY. thrr went To the great
building. They paid their money to the
man at the little window. and then
went eagerly through the big turnstile
in the doorway.
There they were in the great main
room. They caught a glimpse of rows
and rows Of wonderful things. like a
whole city-full of shop-windows all to-
gether. and then Master Tom said:
This isn't the room t. look at first.
know the way. We must go through
that big door over there that says 'Ex-
hibit' over it-that.s where to Begin and
then we come back here
SO they followed Tom straight across
the big room. and never stopped to look
ut any thing. not even the card over the
door
They opened it wide and through they
went the door slamming behind them.
Then they stopped short and stared at
one another.
Where do You suppose they were?
Why. the card over the door said
Exit. not Exhibit and there they
were outside again. in another entrance
hall. and right alongside of big. burly
policeman. who wouldn't let them go
back.
Poor little children. Their money was
al gone. there stood that dreadful po-
liecman. and. worst of all. it was the
very lasf day of the exposition.
The girls sat right down on the steps
and cried. and the boys came as near it
as they cou,a and not let the girls see:
while Kate sohbed out:
Il could n read better than that If |
can't NOW a lawn
But il was of no use. Tears would not
avail. SO they got up and walked home.
and that was the way they saw the ex-
position.
Before it opens again think Tom had
better learn to- read more carefully
don't Winifred Ballard Blake, in
Youths COmpinion
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-01-15
CHAPTER XIV.


Good afternoon. Mrs. Breezy" said
Mr.. Blodger. as he entered the store on
the following afternoon. lie had come
up TO Harlem TO inspect some buildings
which he was having erected. and
thought he would call on his pros
pcctive tenant on the way home. "llow
are you, and how is tho grocery busi-
ness"
We'll. my health Is good. and husi-
ness Is as good as usual, = was the ready
response.
"And where is your son to-dayw
.'lie has just Como to put the horse
in the stable ana vii. W back in few
moments"
Upon hearing this reply Mr.. Blodger
seated himself on an upturned cracker
barrel and resumed: Mrs. Bregy. that