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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-06
strntccic AIoyemonis.

First Boy-Scc here. Didn't I see
you running down street yesterday,
with Bill Bounce after you, wa0tin' to
lick YOU?
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Old papers for sale at The Times Office
10 Cents hundred.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-07-20
w ater Notice.
HONOLULU, June %, 1891.

HONOLULU, June ZZ, 1891.
In accordance with Sec. of Chap
ter XXVII. of the Laws of 1886.
All persons holding water privileges
or those paying water rates, are here
by notified that the water rates for the
term ending December 81, 1891, will
be due and payable at the Office of the
Honolulu Water Works, on the first
Of July, 1891.
All such rates remaining unpaid for
fifteen days after they are due will be
subject to an additional 10 per cent.
Parties paying rates will please
present their last receipt.
Rates are payable at the Office OF
the Water Works in the Kapuaiwa
Building
JOHN C. WHITE,
Supt. Honolulu Water Works.
LAG 24t
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Irrigation Notice.


HONOLULU, HI. l., May 81, 1891.
Notice is hereby given to all holders
of water privileges that owing to the
prolonged drouth, it is necessary that
care be used in the use OF water.
Holders of privileges and the public
generally are therefore respectfully
requested to assist the Department
by exercising economy in the use of
water.
The irrigation hours are from I to
s A. M, and to 6 o'clock p. n.
JOINING. WHITE,
Supt. Honolulu Water Works.
Approved:
C. N. SPENCER, = rs
Minister of the Interior.
l21 If
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NOTICE.

IL persons are here by notified that
; | will not be responsible for any
debts, or obligations of any kind, except
on my personal or written order.
A. A TODD.
Honouli, South Kona, Hawaii, June
Ii, 1891. l45 lm
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BY AUTHORITY.
Department of Finance.

The following persons have been
commissioned as Deputy Tax Asses
sors and Collectors for the year 1891:
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With "a little OF his wealth,
DIR Jaeger's famous Wooden
Underwear, which guarantees
Room to stretch, and grow, and pull
in
With comfort and with ease.
In the summer ut vacation,
Wheresoover he may roam;
Or at daily occupation
In his Office, store, or home;
OF his comfort and his pleasure
He will ever have a care,
Well provided with that treasure
Dr. Jaeger's Underwear.
In the fall, when fishing, rowing,
Or unto the hunt he rides
Or on yachting cruise he's going,
Tempting both the winds and tides;
Proof against I'll stormy weather,
With tlis Shield he'll not despair
Strong a. steel hul light AS feather
Dr Jacgei's Underwear,
VIII II the winters snow is falling
And he frost is sharp and keen,
Though the storm may he appalling,
ca trtcs bleak and wild he scene
Hen deiy the cud, posses, 'ng
A l,lotec ion grand and rare
In that hygienic blessing
Dr. Jaeger's Underwear!
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blackened rafters stood out like the ribs
Of whale enlivened by the gambols Of
numerous spider Blondins on tight ropes
Of their own plating, and every now and
then one of the troupe lost his hold and
fell with loud splash into one Of our
tumblers of tea and lemon juice.
One entire corner of the room was oc-
cupied by a huge tiled stove and another
by an enormous bed, the patchwork
quilt of which looked like colored map
of the United States. In the third cor
ner hung the portrait of my hosts
patron saint, with a tiny lamp burning
before it. and pious roach making a
laborious pilgrimage around its staring
gilt frame.
But there was plenty Of good cheer
and merriment in this little hovel, queer
as it looked. The corpulent brass sam
over looked down upon a brown rye
loaf rs big ~ footstool and an enor-
nous bowl OF puckwheat porridge, sig-
nidcantly called "postnaya kasha" fast
ing porndge). while perfect mount
ain Of sugared Easter cakes"-which
our hosts sturdy, sunbrowned, red
kerchiefed wife had spent the whole
Cay in haking-rose around the dainty
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from the land of Egypt, and it was usei
in the feast of the passover as part ol
the furniture of. the table with the pas
cal lamb.
The custom of dyeing eggs at Easter
tide dates back to the Fourth century
of the Christian church The Romist
church at that era prohibited the eating
Of eggs during Lent. The store of eggl
which accumulated was counted the
property of the children, and to enhance
the value of the eggs in their estimation
they were dyed with brilliant colors
and gayly ornamented.
Here Is the right way to boil Easter
eggs: Boil fresh, clean, white eggs al
least ten minutes. Add a little dissolved
dye, any color wanted, and teaspoon.
full of strong vinegar to a pint of water
Then put in the eggs, and let them re.
main until the desired shade is obtained.
The eggs may be eaten with safety after
being colored. Eggs can be colored red
by dissolving little redwood, cochineal
or carmine in the water in which they
are boiled. Let them remain in the
water some time. When done wipe
them with flannel slightly oiled. Spin.
ach water will make the eggs light
green; saffron, yellow.
The patterns of any print may be
transferred to the egg by sewing it ur
in piece of the calico, the right side
next the egg, and boiling the egg fol
about ten minutes in water in which q
tablespoonful of soda has been dissolved.
Generally it will be found best in
decorating eggs to elbow them instead
of boiling Pierce each egg with a
darning needle and blow out the con.
tents. Then the shell is ready for deco.
ration, and may be painted in water
colors or sepia.
The street gamin does not lose his
share of Easter joy, though he goes to nc
church and has no new clothes to wear.
Eggs are cheapest at Easter. and the lit
tie fellows gamble with game that il
called picking eggs" Each boy looks
for the strongest egg, testing it by tap
ping the end against his teeth. The
sound tells whether the egg is strong OF
not. When the particular young pur.
chaser is suited with the strength of his
egg he finds some boy with whom &c
'pick." The sharp end of the egg is the
pint" the round end the butt" The
pints are struck, the boy who proposes
the game striking first. The other. boy
holds his thumb and forefnger around
the top of his egg, so it can be struck
only on the pint" The striker keeps W
his blows until one egg is cracked. Then
he holds up the butt of his egg, and
the other boy strikes it until one of those
is cracked. The boy who succeeds in
breaking the others egg at both ends
wis. esa. broken egg. He can sell all
he wins for cent apiece at home or in
the stores, where there is always brisk
trade for cracked eggs.
The egg rolling in the White House
grounds each Easter Monday is a scene moi
reproduced anywhere else in the United
States. The grounds thrown open tc
.ae pn0nc 10 parents and nurses with
ciofee1 Ill ages come in the morn.
lug. carry baskets of lunch ana
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out of my head at once. In the fore
most rank of the crowd around the plat
form on which lay the symbolical coffin
stood directly opposite to the spot where
was placed a man who seemed anxious
to avoid observation, for the lower part
of his face was hidden by the collar of
his long gray coat, and the upper part
by the cap which he carefully held be-
fore it; but a sudden movement of the
throng exposed his face for one instant,
and it was that of Masha's soldier lover,
young Sergt. Dmitri Rudenko!
The look of fierce and hungry expecta-
ton in this iron mans stern gray eyes
made me shudder, for 1 saw by it that
his victim was still concealed in the
church, and that he was ready to pounce
upon him as soon as the fit moment ar
rived; and the sudden starting up of
this deadly pertinacity, this sleepless
ambush of death amid all the peace and
brightness and JOY Of the nations great
day of gladness, had an indescribably
ghastly effect.
Meanwhile the ceremony proceeded
and all went on as usual till the high
priest and his acolytes mounted the plat
form, and the former, raising the un-
fastened lid of the coffin and letting it
fall again, uttered in his deep voice the
wonted formula:
"He is not here!'
HE is here!" shouted voice OF thun-
der, as Dmitri Rudenko, springing with
one bound onto the platform, flung open
the coffin again and dragged from it a
small, slight, pale faced young man in
the dress of peasant. ''See, brothers,
the villain who would have murdered
our father the czar!''
Instantly all was confusion. A sea Of
furious faces and tossing arms eddied
around the platform, and the air rang
with a ;leafening clamor of conflicting
voices, through which pierced suddenly
a shrek Of mortal agony, as Mary Mas
loft, bursting like 4 maniac through the
heaving throng, threw her arms round
the prisoners neck and cried wildly:
Brother, brother! 1 thought you
dead! Is this how we meet again?'
For one moment the young sergeant
stood as if turned to stone by this awful
revelation, which showed him that he
had won his betrothed at the cost of her
own brothers life. Then his face hard
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already, will just make up the sum that
your father demands for your wedding
portion. and then can get my discharge
from the army, for my term of service
will be up next month, and them
The last land then" was pointed with
All emphatic kiss.
cit does seem hard, though" said the
girl, with a touch of womanly compassion
in her voice, "that a man must die to
make us happy. We shall feel as if we
were eating our wedding feast out of q
coffin
ga man!' cried her lover fercely; "a
traitor and assassin, you mean, who has
plotted against the life of the emperor ~
"True," answered his betrothed, chang
ing her tone again, nothing is too bad
for man who could plot against Father
Alexander A1exandrovitch" (the czar).
eve Cossacks have always been loyal,
and always will be"
"Always" echoed the young man en-
phatically. "And now good night,
dooshenka'' my little souD, for must
go and see that this fellow doesn't slip
away from u.s.
Here was a romance ready made to
my hand, and at once decided to re-
main in the town that night and see this
strange drama to the end-a decision
which evidently relieved the worthy
postmaster, who was at his Wits end for
fresh lie to account for tho non-ap-
pearance of my horses.
':Perhaps the noble pan" (gentleman)
would be pleased to step in and take
bread and salt with u.s." he limited.
"It's poor place, but
"Never mind, brother" said 1; "food
and shelter are always worth having,
and know that Cossack welcome is
bound to be warm one."
In truth, there was no fault to be found
with my welcome, though the postmas-
ter's hut was certainly no palace. The
walls were of logs, cemented with clay
and dried leaves, and jointed together
like the frame Of schoolboy's slate, not
a nail being used throughout. The floor
was merely trodden earth, larded with
crushed beetles and furrowed by the ex-
cavations of inquiring poultry. The
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though by doing it should lose>you for.

though by doing it I should lose>you for
ever!"
"What is all this:' askeS deep voice
from behind. and all three recognized
with a start Of amazement in the big,
hard featured. middle aged man who
had spoken the czar himself, Alexander
III of Russia! and behind him appeared
the long gray coats and shining helmets
of his guards-without whom, haunted
as he was by dread of assassination, he
never stirred a step.
The emperor repeated the question,
and Rudenko told the story in few
simple words. But, brief as he was,
Alexander heard enough to understand
the greatness of the sacrifice which this
young soldier had made for his dutys
sake, and his harsh, somber features
frightened into glow of manly admira-
ton.
"You have done WELL" said he en-
phatically, land more than most men
would have done in your place. And
you" he added, turning to young Mas
loft, "what harm have ever done you
that you should wish to kill me?''
81 had sworn it," replied the Nihilist
sullenly, land had to keep my oath"
"Foolish boy" said the car in a tone
of scornful pity, 'do you pretend to
strive for liberty, and yet fetter yourself
with an oath that forces you into treach-
cry and murder? But will not destroy
a mans life and a woman's happiness
from any mean regard for my own safe
ty. Col pardon you; you are freel'
The last time I visited Mirgorod, Dmi-
tri Rudenko and his wife were the hap
piest couple in the town, and Mary's
Nihilist brother (who lived with them)
was as loyal a subject as any man in the
cars dominions.
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II 10 M, Danville I 25 p m, Greensboro
so m Salisbury 10 20 p m, Charlotte
II 40 p III, arrives Atlanta 90 m. he
turning leave Atlanta 10 10 a III, Charlotte
: o5 m. Salisbury $50 pI;,, !; m, Greensboro es II,
Lynehburg 80 m, Washington + 50 m.
Additional train leaves Oxford daily ex-
oept Sunday IL 05 a M, arrive henderson
IL O5 p m, returning leave Henderson 2 10
N, daily except. Sunday. arrive oxford
No. 9, leaving Goldsboro - Is m and
Raleigh 4 Is p m daily, makes connection
at Durham with No. 40. leaving at 35 p m
daily, except Sunday for Oxford, Hender.
son and all points on o. & H., .. q =. and
Z. < N. roads.
Passenger coaches run through between
West Point and Raleigh, via keysvllle, on
Nos. Is and A. aud Is and IS.
Nos. 9 and 10 connect at Richmond from
and to West Point and Baltimore daily eX-
sept Sunday.
sLEEPING-CARs SERVICE.
On trains 9 and 10, Pullman Buff
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On II and 12, Pullman Buffet Sleeper
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Joe Howard says that Gen. Sherman
was largely responsible for the feeling
that obtained for long while in the
army against newspaper correspondents
Gen. Mcclellan always wsloomed them
Burnside was as gallant and courtly =
man In his tent % in his home In WaAh-
ington. Meade. although strict dis
cipltnarian, understood and recognized
to the limit the duties Of other men un-
de, 2scapaine- Grant fo- long time
was averse to entertaining correspond
ents, but his rare common sense came to
his relief, and under proper, legitimate
and absolutely welcome restrictions cor
respondents found themselves always at
home where Grant was in command
Ben Butler was a very prince Of hosts
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forth of good cheer. At midnight on
New Years eve the country lasses trip
forth to ask the name of the first male
passer by whom they meet, as an augury
of that Of their own future husband.
But Easter. and Easter alone, is to Russia
what Christmas is to England, or the
Jour de Fan" to France-a season of
universal good will and feasting and
merry making, when even strangers
greet each other with kiss on both
cheeks and reply to the salutation
.'Khristos voskres" Christ is risen) with
the traditional countersign, ''Vo istinay
voskres' (He is risen indeed).
Somewhat in this style my thoughts
ran as lay stretched on the hay of my
tarantass (traveling wagon) in the court
ward of a little Russian post house on
the outskirts Of a tiny Cossack town on
the Upper Don, toward sunset On Easter
eve, awaiting the fresh horses which
the burly. bearded postmaster had
promised me with fluent confidence
that made me feel sure he was lying
And SO it proved. Time passed, but
the horses came not; and I was just
about to spring up and give the big Cos
sack sample Of my f1uency in Russian
scolding when l was stopped short by
hearing a low. deep voice say beside me,
hardly above whisper, yet terribly dis
tinct:
II shall have him to-nightr'
The speakers tone was SO full Of dead
ly menace that the howl of hungry
wolf or the hiss of snake could hardly
have been more Ominous of evil. Rails
ing myself cautiously, peered over the
edge of the wagon. and saw young
man and girl standing together at the
yard gate-the girl in the picturesque
costume of Cossack maiden, the man in
the uniform of Russian non-commis-
stoned officer.
The young woman had her back to
me, and it was only by the fine outlines
of her figure that could guess her to be
beautiful But the mans face was
plainly visible. and even started as
saw it. Handsome as it undoubtedly
was, it looked absolutely terrible in its
grim in1exibility of purpose. It was
the face of born soldier, to whom duty
was everything-one who, if ordered to
kill his own father or brother in battle,
would have done it without moment S
hesitation.
The talk went on, and gathered from
it that the young sergeant was on the
track of Nihilist emissary sent to mur-
der the czar, who was expected to pass
through the town that night with an
armed escort.
Il followed him to the church,
Masha' Mary, said he, glancing up at
the tall, green tower of painted wood,
which, with its gilded cupola and metal
plated roof. glittered brightly in the last
rays of the setting sun; ''but he slipped
round a corner, and when darted round
after him l could see no more of him
than OF my own ears. He must have a
confederate amorg these long robed
rogues, who Let him into the church by
some secret way, for, as our proverb
says,
"They who wear wide sleeves
In their heart are thieves.
"But no matter-he can't escape now,
for six of my men are on the watch fol
him outside, ana the reward for his ap-
pYehension, along with what I've saved
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ened suddenly like congealed metal, and
wave of his hand summoned dozen
soldiers from the throng, who formed a
ring around Ostap Masloff and his sister
and led them to the church door
The cold, keen night air seemes. to re-
vive the faintinr "rirl AMI "iu'r',5H r
lovers arm with both hands she said IN
fierce whisper:
Il know that your men will do what
ever you tell them. Let my brother
go!'
"Let a prisoner escape: Neverr'
''f you do not you shall never see me
again.
The young soldiers handsome face
quivered for a moment with the agony
of a mortal struggle, and then the storm
passed and he answered with terrible
calmness:
$50 be it. shall do my duty, even
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EAST Err EGG CUSTOMS.

The chief emblem of Easter is the egg.
Many opinions as to how it came to be q
symbol of the day are current, but most
think it is because the egg is the symbol
of life, on the principle of omnia ex ovo
and hence of the resurrection.
Eggs were held by the Egyptians a.
a sacred emblem of the renovation ol
mankind after the deluge. The Jews
adopted the egg to suit the circumstances
or their history as type of their departur,
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An Easter Carol.

An Easter Carol.
She has bought an Easter bonnet
1t is pretty as a sonnet
With some flowers and some ribbons and q BIT
of lace upon 1t.
And in order all may know It,
She will go to church to show il.
You may see her witching face in smiles this
morning just below it.
When to church her way she's wended,
II her hat Appeals most splendid,
Then she'll quite adore the sermon. and be
sorry when it's ended.
But il not her pretty forehead
Will with angry frowns be forid,
And the sermon will be stupid, crude, abomi.
nable and horrid.
Selected.
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EGG ROLLING AT WASHINGTON.
trees until they get hungry and eat the
hard boiled ovals with their lunches, with
regular picnic appetites. The big band
plays in the afternoon, and the visiting
thousands are delighted with sight of
the presidential family, who show them
selves on the piazza with their friends.
OF course the little White House chill
dren are chief objects Of interest.
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His State of Mind

Dashaway-When the contribution
box was passed this morning suddenly
found that had nothing but a five dol
lar bill. Of course as it was Easter, and
I had been fasting for forty days, felt
obliged to drop it in.
Miss Summit-How noble of youl
And now, how do you feel about it?
Dashaway-I feel as if shall probably
have to fast for forty days more.
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ONE ENJOYS
NO. Is.

ONH HNJoHS
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys.
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys.
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habituA
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale In 5Cc
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
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Ny Easter egg. with polka dots,
know the girl who made you;
E's +. Z. Barnnm would give lots
20 own tie hen that laid you.
New York Sun.
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copyright. All rights reserved

~ - AAS = 4GoO-
sian village, from
the White sea to
the Black, Easter
day is the festival
of the whole year.
Christmas is cele-
b "a ted with a
"kol y adovanie"
Singing of carols)
and a liberal
burning of can
dies and setting
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Easter Lilies.

Sweet dreams are in her lifted eyes,
Sweet prayers her parted lips are praying;
She takes no heed Of lovers sighs,
Nor any yearnings earthward straying.
She gives me no more thought than she
Bestows on dead and gone Achilles:
But can bear that since see
She wears my bunch Of Easter lilies.
Judge.
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Scrambled Eggs.
Every person must have some part oi
his clothing new on Easter day, or he
will have no good fortune during the
year. That has been settled from time
immemorial. Thus an old Dorsetshir(
poet says:
Laste Easter put on my blue
Frock cuoat, the fust time, fer new;
WI yaller buttons aal o. brass,
That glittered in the zun lik glass;
Bekaise 'twer Easter Sunday.
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EASTER EVE IN A COFFIN.

AN ADVENTURE II THE CoSsACK COUNTRY.
BY DAVID kER.
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For weak back, chest pains. use DR.. j.
Fl. McLean's Wonderful Healing Plaster
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In tho Nature Of . Surprise.

Mrs. Kingley-You know what lovely
music they have at st. AIMS: Well,
they have invited me to ID the choir
on Easter in place of the blonde alto.
Mrs. Bingo-Indeed! | had no idea
they were trying to reduce expenses.
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Others filed with gayly colored eggs,
which are to be rolled down the grassy
slopes on which the children play, OF
picked" as the street gamins do fresh
ones. Thousands Of children fill the
grounds and play with eggs under the