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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-02-02
The Giant Birds of New Zealand.

The discovery of the Dinornis by tho
illustrious zoologist, Richard Owen,
is famous as ono of the most notable
feats in the history of science. From
a single imperfect bonc--a femur
broken at both ends-he dcduced tho
fact that all enormous bird of the
struthious order, but far exceeding
the ostrich in size, formerly inabited
New Zealand. This discovery, pub
lished in 1889, aroused much interest
and led to further inquiry. Four years
later, Mr.. Owen was able to show,
from comparison of many fragments
of skeletons that had reached him, that
there had been at least six species OF
these gigantic birds. With additional
materials, he, in 1860, had increased
the number of species TO eleven,
classcd in three genera, and varying
in size from kind no larger than the
great bustard Cor about five feet high)
10 one, the Dinornis gigantcus, at least
ten feet in height. Still later re-
searches have shown that even this
stature was in some instances sur
passed, and that birds must have cX-
listed in New Zealand whose height
attained fourteen feet, or twice that of
the largest ostrich. III Scientific Ameri-
can
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-02-02
Magnitude of the Exposition Buildings,

Every one who has not seen these
buildings thinks he knows exactly
what they are like, and does not want
to hear anything moro concerning
them. AT least one man thought he
knew what they were like before
he. saw them, and certainly dreaded
being told again in bewildering s,a-
titles of their area, height anl cost.
But when | saw them around the la
gooD, in front Of the main entrance.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-02-02
Youth and Age.


When all the word is young, lad,
When all the trees are green,
And every goose swan, lad,
And every lass queen.
Then hey for boot and horse, lad,
And around the world away,
Young blood must have its course, lad,
And every dog bis day.
When all the world is old, lad,
And all the trees are brown,
And all the sport is stale, lad,
And all the wheels run down,
Creep home aud take your place tacrc,
The spent and MANNED among,
God grant you find one face thels,
You loved when all was young.
-TCharles Kingsley.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-02-02

ola! old man, I'm glad to see you
ont again. You've been very sick, |
hear. Near to deaths door"
.Near to deaths door? They may
we'll say that. had three DOCTORS"
-rNew York Press.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-02-02
,Tis Better TO Hope.

ra.r to hope, though the clouds hang low,
md to keep the eyes still lifted;
-, the sweet blue sky will soon peep
through,
u.ho, .be ominous clouds are driftcd.
There was never night without day,
Nor an evening without morning,
Aud the darkest hour, the proyerb says,
Il the hour before the dawning.
-.[Dctroit Free Press.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-02-02
HUMOROUS.

The lazy man aims at nothing, and
generally hits it.
The scarecrow has its uses, though
it doesn't aid the caws any.
tIs Miss IIinotc good singerP"
"Shc must be. Every other girl in
the choir seems to dislike her."
"Was tho pug dog mad that the po.
liccman sho,p' "Gcc, whiz! no; but
the woman that owned him was"
lie (anxiously y)-You are not your
own dear self tonight, sweetheart.
She (passively)-No, darling, ! am
yours.
Diner-Waitcr, how long will my
omclcttc be? Waitcr-I can't tell cx-
actly, sir, but they average about nine
inches.
Dombey Bagley is an unfortunate
combination. Anson-How SO? DOM
bey-IIe has quail-on-toas appetite
attached to q liver and-baco income.
Travers-This ovcrcoat seems pretty
tight around the chest. Tailor When
YOU have taken the money out of your
pocketbook to pay for it, it will fit all
right.
"Do you quarrel with your neigh
Dor yet about'his dog coming over in
to your garden?" "No, that's all over
now" "Buried the hatchet?" "No;
buried the dog"
Quoth he, "These tombslones lines read
Are just little chafiy;
The epitaphs / find indeed
Are mainly epitafly."
The most difficult part Of being a
hero is the trying to look as If you
don't know you were one and yet not
looking as if you were too laundering
cocksure you weren't.
Little Dot-Oh mamma, there's
sign Puppies for SALE" Won't you
buy me Que? Mamma--Wait till you
are little older, dear. Little Dot
But then they'll be dogs.
Mrs. Earls-Your daughter has been
studying painting, has she not? Mrs.
L,.modc-Ycs. You should see some
of the sunsets she paints. There
never was anything like them.
NVhats the matter with the baby!"
asked lady of little girl, whose
baby brother she had understood TO be
aiing. ooh, no,hin' much," was the
answer. Giles Only hatchn' tccth."
Fricnd-S, your mother keeps the
strap she whips you with III the wood
she'd. Don't you think that's queer
place for it? Tommy-Oh no; that's
where all tho burning material is
KEPT.
WNhat YOU need" ,"said the physician,
ais more exercise" "No, it isn't re-
pied the young man, cmphatlcally.
dts the exercise that the piano player
on our floor practices that brought me
here"
She took my hand in sheltered hooks,
She took my flowers, candy books,
Gloves, anything | cared-to send
She took my rival in the end.
Jcss-I thought that you hated Jack,
and yet you have accepted him. Bess
i did hate him; but he proposed
under an umbrella and said if re-
fused he would let the rain drop OH
my new hat.
School Inspcctor---Your primary
class does very well in arithmetic,
Miss Bluehosc, especially in addition.
Tcachcr-Ycs, sir. 1t is when you
hear them in addition that you realize
how little things count up.
Major Costic--That young Chappie-
sor. doesn't appear to know his own
mind. Col. Sarcast-l'm glad to hear
it, for have frequently heard his
poor father caution him against FORM
ing undesirable acquaintanceships.
Agatha Esthctc--If there were only
something in this mundane world that
| would solace all these vague yearn-
ing's satisfy ones widest longlngs
and I'll tho aching void wl,hin9
Charlie Replete-What is tue matter
: with pie.
Passaic City record., 1893-01-21
The Late Henry Evers.

The funeral of the late Henry
Evers was held last Tuesday at
the First Reformed Church. The
deceased died at Norwalk, Conn.,,
after short illness. He was born
in Holland in the year I7oo. He
learned the ship carpentry and
carried on the business in Belgium.
He came to this country 40
years ago and worked in New
York City for number of years
at his trade. He then came to New
Jersey and worked in the ship yard
Of the late G. Jerolemon at Lynd-
hurst. He leaves to morn his loss
8 children, 80 grand children, fand
90 great grand children. Mrs. J..
Garypie Of this city is daughter,
Mr.. Joseph Garypie Of Newark,
George and Samuel Garypie of
this city, and Mrs. ]. Trehou of
Garfield, are grand children.
Passaic City record., 1893-01-21
AN APOSTOLIC DELEGATE.

Monsfenor SatolIf Made the Pope's
Representative In America
A dispatch from Rome says that 'sthe
Pope has decided to establish permanent
apostolic delegation in the United States,
and has nominated Monsignor Satoll, who
recently went to the Unitei States as the
Papal representative to be the first dele
..Fope Lso is said to be greatly interested
in the situation IN America, and desirous of
putting an end to the ecclesiastical differ
ences existing there. With this purpose
the Pope is preparing an encycllcai to the
American episcopate. advising harmony and
union.
Monsiguor Satolli, the Papal ab.egate, re-
ceived at the Catholic University, Washing
tan. the following cable message from DR..
VConnel, the American Secretary OF the
Propaganda, who accompanied SatolIi to
this country, and recently returned to
Rome:
ssThe apostolic dele cation is permanently
established in the United States, and you
are confirmed as the first delegate"
Information was also received that the
Rev. #. q. Rocker, Of Albany, N. T.. had
been formally appointed Secretary OF tbs
apostolic delegation, and stating furtner
that he had left Rome for New YORK ana
was no doubt the bearer or the fdpal ou.i
creating the delegation an confirming all
the powers OF Monsi gnor Satoili.
Archbishop Satoili cana to this country
as q mere Papal representative at the
Worlds Fair. Suddenly hs bscame an
Ablerate. which meant that he ha ! limited
powers in q few special cases Now as
Delegate Apostolic ne takes rank ovar the
entire hierarchy of the United States,
As Ablegate he was q minor Official AS
Delegate be represents the Pope, precisely as
q Minister Pieniporentiary represents his
country at q foreign court As tar as tha
bisnoos of ths United States are con
cernad he b the Pope himsslf in the trans
action OF church affairs. He could have
but one higher Office, that Of Cardinal
Legate, rare appointment in these days
Passaic City record., 1893-01-21
Convenient and Safe.

The many readers Of the Rec
ORD who have occasion to travel,
on business or pleasure, via the
West Shore r. Il. will be glad to
learn that the West Shores new
station building at the foot OF
Franklin street is completed and
provided with all the necessary
conveniences. The. road contin-
ues to maintain its high class ser-
vice, and for Jersey people going
up the Hudson north and east i
IS both convenient and safe. The
day coaches Of the West Shore are
among the finest that are run.
Passaic City record., 1893-01-21
The Erie Railroad Company, in


travel expected in consequence of
the Worlds Fair, has ordered five
new locomotives for each division
of the road, fifty passenger coach
es and twenty-five Pullman cars.
Some one says that if you will
draw the paster side of postage
stamps over your hair enough oil
from the hair will adhere to pre-
vent them from sticking together.
If the reader can remember this
until next summer it may be of
service to him.
Taxpaying time should be
changed to time when it will not
affect business interests so much
about the holidays. Let the time
be made in September, with five
per cent off to all who pay before
certain date. All over the State
newspapers are advocating this.
1t is proposed that New York
State purchase the picturesque.
island in the Hudson at the en-
trance to the Highlands, known
as Pollopel's, and erect on it a
statue of heroic size of Hendrick
Hudson, the first navigator Of the
river, from whom it gets its name.
"A bill to that effect has been intro
duced in the Assembly.
People who have to clear their
own sidewalks regard it a great
nuisance when two snow storms
occur with only a few hours be-
tween. The shoveling occasioned
by one storm is hardly over before
work must be begun on another.
1t furnishes employment to a good
many men and boys, however, who
are glad to earn little money by
the use of the shovel.
The new Columbian postage
stamps come in for condemnation
by the Democratic press. This is
perfectly natural. Pictures of
Tammany wigwams would have
been far more appropriate from
their standpoint. The facr is that
the engraving on the new issue IS
particularly fine and artistic, and
the printing is excellent. The
stamp is very pretty; possibly a
trifle too large, otherwise complete.
An exchange publishes the fol-
lowing Wanted-An editor
who can read, write and argue pol
itics, and at the same time be re-
ligious, funny, scientific and his
torical at will write to please
everybody, know everybody, know
everything without asking, or be
ing told, always have something
nice to say about somebody else,
live on wind, and make more mon
| ey than enemies. For such man
a good opening will be made-in
the graveyard. :
Here is a floating paragraph
that will apply to any town which
it happens to visit, and may be
we'll kept floating for season :
There are families in town whose
children do not attend the public
school for no other reason than
that the parents take no trouble to
send them, and in several instances
there are children none of whom
can read and write. Some of these
youths have only a few years yet
to attain their majority. Ignor-
ance is the mother of idleness and
crime
Passaic City record., 1893-01-21
TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
An English Teacher Kills Vile, Child
and Self.

Intense excitement was caused at Hove.
England. suburb Of Brighton. and in
Brighton itself, by the discovery Of q
triple tragedy at the former place.
Arthur Black, teacher Of classics
and mathematics his wife and his
son. aged two years. were found dead
in their homes py some OF the
peichpors. The child had been stabbed
in the necx. The body OF Mrs Biack, with
the head terribly bruised, was lying On the
fioor IN q room above that IN which the body
81 her son was sound She hxd apparently
teen beaten to death with hammer. Tnere
was no wound visible on Blacks boty. "a
table beside him were bloody hammer and
= rableknife also bearing blood-stains and
! 6oft1e that had contained poison Was
standing On chair beside Toe table II =
the general opinion that Black uurdered has
wife and child and faeu ccnmieted suicide
By taking poison
Passaic City record., 1893-01-21
Brief Matters Of Record.
PERSONAL AND orHERwIsE.

Local news solicited. short and to the
point. with the sender's name as guar
antee Of good faith, but not for publ
cation.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-10
PEACH ORCHARD.

2755 acres. ON the Shenandoah Valley
railroad, miles from Roanoke and one
mile from station. 1000 fruit trees.
enough fruit on the place this year to
pay for the land. Price 5000; come and
see this.
Nov is the time to buy; property
bought at present price will yield good
profit.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-10
For Young Men and women.

We invite the attention of our readers
to the twenty-ninth annual commence
ment OF Sadler's, Bryant & Stratton
College OF Business, Stenography and
Typewriting, which appears in this ia.
sue. This Is one OF Baltimore's repre-
sentative institutions, and stands high
In It's special line of education. It has
placed in desirable positions many of
It's students, and continues to do so,
which is one of it's valuable spe cialties'
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-10
Gentlemen'S Furnishings Reduced.

Gentlemen's percale shirts which were
81, now 75c; $3.50 shirts at 81. soc.
neckwear at 37Hc. or 8 for 81; fine as
sortment.
Call for goods as advertised. You
will be shown everything as here stated.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-10

Get Out that Old Stocking!

Turn 1t wrong side and put your money In the
Bank or debts The Countrys all right and the
Banks, too You just helping to make times hard,
making it for manufacturers shut down. throw
Ing thousands out of employment. Think, 500
withdrawn from the Banks and from Circulation About
much as is spent for bread In year Aren't you ashamed
OF yourset-to get scared like twoyear.o1d Get it
and be Man.
The Stone Printing & Manufacturing Company
ED. LIS STONE, Opposite Hotel Roanoke
President ROANOKE, VA
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-10
Last Chance at Remnants.

The last gathering of remnants has
been made and are now all on our rem
nant counter. About one.half regular
price takes any of them.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-10
BuokIen's Arnica salve.

THE best salve in the world for cuts.
bruises, sores, ulsers, salt rheuu, fever
sores. letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns and all skin eruptions, and posi-.
lively cures piles or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect salts.
faction or money refunded. Price, IS
cents DER box For sale by Christian &
Barbee.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-10

JOHN d. SCOTT, Nj. d., and D. d. S.,
OF Montgomery county, has removed to
this city and will be seen at IOI corner
Lee and Wells avenue n. o. He will be
pleased to practice for any that call on
MIN.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-10

Have a piece of the earth for your
own.
Three-story brick business house on
Jefferson street, now renting for Sl1O
per month. $4,000. This is the best
bargain in business property in Roa-
noke.
Groom house on Terry Hill, all con-
veniences, large lot. Price, $4,000; 5000
cash. This property cost 1000.
a. rare bargain in the best located
Groom house on jefferson street. II you
want bargain here it is.
Splendid 11-room house in the West
End on the car line, finished in hard
wood, all possible conveniences, S4, 900.
New S.room house on Seventh avenue
s. W., near Jefferson, all conveniences.
Price, So, 500, cost $4,000.
Groom house on Jefferson street, bath
room. hot and cold water. Price, So, $50.
Good 7room house on Henry street,
all conveniences. Price, $780,; will
take lot for cash payment.
The best lot on Fifth avenue n. @ :,
50x200 feet; $1,000.
Good room house on Tazewell street,
$3.50.
improvements, finish ed in oak, on the
West End Boulevard. Price, $3.50;
$500 cash, balance $40 per month.
A 5-room cottage near the brewery,
5000; $50 cash, balance $40 per month.
Patterson avenue lots 5Oxl5O feet,
500
We have two lots for sale in the Lewis
addition very cheap.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-10
Forcing Out Prices
ON BALANCE OF
SUMMER STOCK
HBIROuINUS & BRUGH'S,
Continues This Week.
Decided Bargains Everywhere.

A few ladies' shirt waists left. Come
see If you can be fitted. The price don't
figure.
The muslin underwear advertised last
week is moving rapidly. Still good
assortment, however. Prices fer we'll
made garments less than the cost of
the material. See them.
China silks all reduced. Grenadines
ut great reductions
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-10
in COTTON GOODS.

You may have dress ginghams that
were 17c. at 123fc. Dress ginghams that
were 1215c. at loo.
A few zoe. dinnities at lac.
Lots of odds and ends in dress lengths
in satines, dotted mulls, Irish lawns,
till cloths, et,., at decided reductions.
The morning call., 1893-02-21
THE INTEROCEAN CANALS.

In an interview printed in the columns OF
The CALL on Monday. NJ. j. Flavin pre-
diets that If the Panama and Nicaragua
canals are built within fifteen years San
Francisco will shortly after contain pop
ulation of 100000. and be the distributing
point for the entire Pacific Coast. But IL
the canals one or both of them are not built
Air. Flavin thinks San Francisco may as
well throw up its hands and cease to be
city," THE CALL thinks the Nicaragua
canal should be constructed as soon as
money will do the work, and that the
Panama canal should be bull. as soon there
after as the business outlook might justify.
In time we expect that both the canals will
be completed, and that the American flag
will wave at points along both routes. The
$500, COG, GOO the two canals are expected to
cost Is small consideration in comparison
TO the results that may be expected from
their completion. But if it should be found
that either or both proposed canal routes
is utterly unproductive San Francisco will
have no occasion to throw up its hands.
California is an empire within itself, and
San Francisco will be its commercial me-
tropolis for ages TO come. We have grown
to be a city under disadvantageous condi-
tions, but our progress has been tolerably
rapid all the same. We produce things that
are needed in all the Eastern States, and
with such freight rates as may be secured
without canal we can sell our products
among 10O, 600, 600 of people, California will
thrive whether the canals are built or not,
but more vigorously when one or both is in
operation,
The morning call., 1893-02-21
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Captain de Grandprey, Of tine Paris en-
gineers' society, has been appointed mill
tary attache to the French Legation at
Washington.
James Gibbons, who fired the first gun at
Fort Sumter. is still living at Erie, Pa. He
was soldier in the United States service
for many years.
Great regret is felt In Austria, especially
in Vienna, over the death of Daniel Splitter.
the novelist, and one Of the brightest writers
for the Vienna press.
M. Andrieux. OF the Panama scandal rev.
elaiinns, is even more suave than Is usual
with Frenchmen. he Is daring and brave
to the point Of fer0city.
Father Rocker. who has recently been ap-
pointed secretary to Mgr. Saiolli. is an Al
bantam and son OF one Of the editors of the
Press and Knickerbocker.
Mr.. CHM. Boston publisher, keeps a
barrel Of apples where the young women
employed by him can help themselves, and
he never let's the barrel become empty.
Mrs. Cleveland is to have a private secre-
tary. She has been in correspondence with
Mrs. Tourney of New York. who was rec
commended for the work by Mrs. Whitney
William Walter Phelps. United States
Minister to Germany. Will return to Berlin
next week from Algiers where he has passed
several weeks for the benefit Of his health.
1t has been definitely sscertained, Boston
papers state, thar the estate Of the late
Bishop Phillips Brooks did not amount to
much more than the sums named in his will,
which, in all, amounted TO $4,000.
Miss Julia Marlowe has been selected by
Mrs. May Wright Sewall to deliver the adj
dress on .'Woman's Influence on the Stage"
during the National Women's Congress of
the Worlds Fair at Chicago on May 10.
III. Felix. the welknown Partisan cpu-
turier. has always condemned crinoiines in
any shape, He takes some credit to himself
for having brought into vogue the infinitely
more graceful style that has reignec of late.
The morning call., 1893-02-21
THE EVOLUTION OF SCHOOL.
TEACHERS.

School Director Clinton has given THE
CALL an official Interpretation CT the new
plan of electing schooteachers. He says:
The plan provides for the appointment OF six
teachers from the city normal class each year,
the best to be selected by competitive examina-
ton conducted by the City BOard of Examiners.
All other vacancies In the ranks OF assistant
teachers In the grammar, primary and evening
schools Will be filed by each Director nominal
Ing one candidate for each vacancy, but every
nominee snail either be a graduate OF a normal
school or some other educational institution of
equal or higher rank, with a regular diploma
therefrOm, or shah have had at least one years
successful experience in teaching
Those so nominated are referred TO the CITY
Board OF Examiners, whose duty It shall be to
Investigate the merits OF each and to report back
TO the board the names OF The candidates who,
in their opinion, stand highest. and the board
shall appoint said candidates 10 fill the vacancies
II Is not contemplated that the examiners
shall submit tile candidates TO a competitive ex.
animation for the purpose OF determining their
relative scholarship. since each candidate must
possess the educational requirements condi-
toned by law. but the Board OF Education re-
quires the examiners, sitting experts TO faith.
fully and fairly examine into the general fitness
OF each applicant, including bis or her gradua-
ton, experience In teaching and physical ability,
and recommend to the Board OF Education the
one best qualified mentally and physically for
the position.
The competitive examination OF the graduates
of the normal class is merely a means of deter.
mining which OF these young ladies shall get the
appointments annually set apart as prizes.
The objection to the new plan urged by
normal graduates only holds good to the six
positions to be filled each year from the
graduating class OF the Normal School. The
question of relative fitness of applicants for
all other vacancies will be determined by
the Board of Examiners. No School Dr.
rector will have the absolute power of
appointment. Good teachers should be
selected under this rule. The provision
that applicants may substitute a years
successful experience In the place Of Nor
NAL School diplomas opens the way to the
department TO the large number of interior
teachers who are not Normal School gradu-
ates Ii the Board OF Examiners gives
proper consideration to the qualifications
other than educational which constitute the
combination Of qualities which form the
ideal teacher, the new plan should leave no
real cause for complaint. The only obvious
trouble is that there are hundred appli.
cants, more or less. for each position to be
filed.