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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-29
Mrs. shnnn's Counsel Receives Notice.

TRENTON, Aug 2S.-Counsel for Mrs
Matte &. Shann of Princeton. who was
recently tried for poisoning her son and
acquitted, has received notice to the effect
that the Manhattan Life Insurance COM
pany refuses 10 pay the insurance on her
sons life. There ure two policies, amount
ing together to $1,000. The compan
through their counsel. say that the cause
of death has not been satisfactorily astab-
lishcd. If Mrs Sham sues for the money
the whole subject will be reopened. She
has not yet decided what she will do.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-29

ROME, y. Y, Aug. IS Yesterday after
noon this city was visited by violent
electric storm. Rain fell in torrents,
and was accompanied by hail stones Of
enormous size. Every unprotected skylight
i'll the city was broken. Stores were
flooded and goods damaged. All the
greenhouses in the city were destroyed
and the plants and flowers badly dam
aged. Fruit trees were stripped and me-
ons destroyed
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-29
Well Known Thentrionl Man Dc,d

RED BANK. \. J.. Aug. 2s-Angelo Tor
riana, ST., of New York, died suddenly at
his summer home at Oceanica yesterday of
heart failure. He was we'll known in the
atrical circles, and came to this country in
1873 with an opera company, in which
were the father and mother of Nine. Ade-
lima Patti. The latter was with the COM
pany, and was then about years of age
lie was born i'll Milan, Italy, April -,
1879. lie conducted several well known
operas lie leaves II widow and three chill
lrpu
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-29
White Versus Cnler.d Miners

WEIR CITY, Kan, Aug.-The striking
miners here, it is learned OH excellent
authority, have 30 Winchesters stored ut
t1o different points in the city, snd were
looking for shipment of 100 more Feel
ing now seems daily to be growing more
bitter against the negroes A crowd Of
nearly hundred strikers gathered with
guns OH Main street waiting for colorcd
miners, when shotgun was accidentally
discharged. wounding four men.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-29
A Victim OF nIornhine.

ST. LOUIS Aug. 2S.-lIon. John y. Will
son. mine owner and politician of Car
thage. this state died in the city dspen-
sary from an overdose of morphine. His
friends declare that there was no cause for
him taking his own life. and say he must
have taken tho pills for some ailment and
took an overdose.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-29
''0h, these
Advertisements
T Tire me. I"

Some advertisements do have
that tendency, SO do some
people and some books. But
bright people understand that
the advertising columns now
a'days carry VALUABLE in
formation about things NEW
and GOOD. Things that
people for their own benefit
ought to know. One thing
that THE LADIES of Roa-
noke and vicinity ought to
know Is that at
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-29
N : = :: w NorfoIksWestern RR
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT AUGUST Or. 1ss,

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT AUGUST N. 1888
wEsTnoUKD, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY.
ESQ e. m. washington and Chattanooga limited
Tor Bristol and beyond. Stops only at Chris
Wytheville, Glade Spring and Abingdon to
let on passengers from points north and east
or Roanoke. Pullman sleepers to New Or
leans, Memphis and Nashville. Dining car
attached.
500 q. m. for Radford, Pulaski, Bristol and al
intermediary stations; also for Bluoaeld, Po-
cahontas, Elkhorn, Clinch Valley Division
and Louisville via Norton. Pullman sleeper
TO Bristol.
TAO p. m. for Radford, Pulaski, Bristol and Chat
tanooga. Pullman sleepers TO Memphis via
4:2oP p. NJ. THE CHICAGO EXPRESS for
Bl1eaeld, Pocahontas, Kenova, Columbus
and Chicago Pullman Buffet Sleeper Norfolk
to Chicago without change.
uoRrH AND HAsrBouND. LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY
ITO q. m for Petersburg. Richmond and
is:2op; m. for Washington. Hagerstown, Phils.
delphla and New York. Pullman sleeper
Roanoke to New York, via Harrisburg ano
p. r. r.
l7:2O p. m daily for Richmond and Norfolk. Pm
man parlor car to Norfolk, connects at Lynch
burg (Union station) with Durham division
1:SS q. m. for Richmond and Norfolk Pullma,
sleeper TO Norfolk and LynchburR to Rich
1852 p. m. washington and Chattanooga linn.
ited) for Washington, Hagerstown, Phiadel.
Rhia and New York. Pullman sleepers to
Washington via Shenandoah Junction and
New York via Harrisburg. Stops only at
Buena Vista, Basic, Shenandoah, Lnray,
Shenandoah, junction, Shepherdstown, An
Durham Division-Leave Lynchburg Junior
station) daily 7:10 a. m. for South Boston and
~, Durham and Intermediate stati ms.
W1nston-Salem Division-Leave Roanoke Union
siation) daily SID q. IN. for Rocky Mount,
Martinsville Winston-Salem and interme-
date stations.
For all additional inform alton apply at ticket
office or to W. b. BKyILL
General Passenger Agent, Roanoke, Va.
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Ghnstly NImrder and Suicide.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 2S.-A CHASTITY double
tragedy was enacted i'll northeast Balti
more George +. Reed, IA Belgian block
payer. cut his wife's throat and then drew
the bloody razor across his own throat.
The woman was dead when discovered.
Reed WAS still alive, but died at Johns
Hopkins hospital. \ box of rat poison,
found i'll his pocket, led TO the belief that
the man intended to poison his entire
family
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-29

FALL RIVER, Mass, Aug. 2s--A double
tragedy occurred here. One victim WIS
Charles IL. Connors. aged 30 years,
and the other, Andrew Gibson, aged
about 10 years. Gibson cut Connor's throat
with razor and afterward ran naked
through the fields for thirty minutes
slashing and tearing his own throat until
he infected wounds from which he died
1t 1t is thought Gibson was partially out of
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-29
Amateur Express Robbers.

SALTWATER. Mont. Aug 2S.-Train No
on the Northern Pacific was held up by
train robbers fourteen miles west of here.
There were five men in the gang, and they
were apparently amateurs, as they only Sc
cured So out of $1,000 which was in the
express car, the messenger hiding the bal
ance and other valuables.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-29
A Steel Works CLOSES down.

PITrsBUHG, Aug. 2S.-The Edgar Thorn
son steel works has closed down for repair
and improvements. None of the blast fur.
naces will suspend operations, and only
about GOO men will be laid off in the steel
department. The shut down will prob;,-
bly, last six weeks.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-29
Run Down by IA Ferry Bo,t.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2S.-The Glouces
ter ferryboat Sylvan Dell ran down II boat
containing four young men on the Della
ware river last night. Clarence CULLEN,
aged Is years, was drowned. John Cecil
was struck on the head by the Sylvan
DelPs guard and seriously injured
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-29
Threw vitriol to Get Revenge.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2S.--In revenge for
the non payment OF u loan of $40 to George
Stiles, 81 years old, Robert Roadway threw
vitriol upon his debtor, seriously burning
him. his mother, aged 81 years, and his
son Edward, years old. Roadway was M
rested and committed to prison. The
father and son are in serious condition.
Both will lose their eyesight, and the boy
nlnv lin
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-29

Harrison ana Voorhees, Will bs The re.
INDIAN POLlS. Aug. Ex-Governor Mat
thcws has received assurances from cN.
President Harrison and Senator VOORHEES,
hat they would be at the fair on Indians
day. Sept 20.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-29

ATLANTIC CITY. Aug. 2s.-George w.
Paxton, aged 81 years, of Pomeroy, Pa.
was drowned here while bathing at the
foot of Illinois avenue. being the first vic
tim this season. 1t is supposed he received
an apoplectic stroke
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-29

YORK, Pa, Aug. Is Edward Bocchel, a
young moulder, while pouring red not iron
at Smyser's foundry, in this city. STUN
bled and fell into ladle of molten metal,
burning himself in frightful manner.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-29
EE1
a Strange Request.

louisville, Aug. 2S.-Ashcr Stevens, of
Port Carbon, received bequest, by the
will of Il relative who died in Colorado,
which provides for the building of SD, 900
residence. This constitutes the entire be-
quest.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-29
Moro Cholera Yintims

ROME Aug. 2S.-The Tribuna says that
nineteen cases Of cholera and five deaths
have been reported in Palermo
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-29
KEYSTONE POLITICS. .
The Coming Republican Conven-
tion at Harrisburg.
THE FELL-JAoKsoN PROGRAM.

Whispers OF Opposition Which May As
sumo Serious Proportions with Regard
TO the Jackson Deal-Excitiny County
Conventions.
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RAILROADS,

SHORTEST ANDQUICKEST TO TIE WEST
AND NORTHWEST.
ONLY LINE RUNNING SOLID TRAINS TO
RICHMOND, VA.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
wIhTERlNo THE BEES.

TO Do 1t Successfully Il tho Great Point
In Agriculture.
Many hives are lost during.a long
spell Of hard freezing by getting sep
arated from their supplies. The clus-
ter being located in the center. SO long
as the bees can reach their stores they
will survive all right. But, having ex-
hausted all within the reach Of the
cluster. they will perish, though abund-
ance of food be in the remote combs
To avoid this. we have cut inch holes,
with sharp knife, in the center OF all
the combs, to render them more &C
cessible to the bees When left to
themselves to construct their own
combs, following their unerring in
stinct, they will leave passages, render
ing all their combs accessible. This is
all prevented by the use of full sheets
Of foundation. which cause the bees to
build them solid; hence, the necessity
of making artificial holes. in these
combs to correspond to the natural
passageways of the bees Another de-
vice to secure the same thing was in.
vented by Mr.. Hill. and, from the name
of the inventor, 1t iscalled Hills De.
vice." 1t is simply placed upon the tor
Of the frames, and secures an open pas
sage from one to the other. The fol-
lowing cut will enable anyone to under
stand Its nature and construct 1t. We
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MN
. IT
HILLS DEvIoE.

have made very excellent ones out OF
the slaves of old barrels that have
failed down, by cutting piece from
each end Of the stave. and using the
bulged part. By mailing several Of
these together and placing them on the
frames. with the bulged side. upper
most, we have cheap and excellent
device for securing an open passage
over the frames, whenever the bees de-
sire to change their position.
It il we'll to have all feeding done be-
fore cold weather sets in. Whatever
feeding has to be done, do it at once
and let the bees have time to seal it
over. It win then be under their inn
mediate control and management,
which will be wise and economical.
Put chaff cushions over the frames as
large as the tops OF the hives will al
low. These are made out of coffee
sacks and filled with wheat chaff. The
chah acts as an absorbent, and will
prevent the accumulation of moisture
in the hive, besides retaining the ami
NAL heat of the bees.
When the size Of the hive will pre-
vent the use Of such q cushion, it will
pay to make an outside case for the en-
tire hive out Of store box or light
boards, and, having set the hive proper
within it, pack the space between the
walls with chaff, making provision for
the bees to pass through this space by a
small tunnel into the air through an
opening in the outer case, correspond.
ing to the entrance to the hive.
Such device, when properly de-
Tended from rain and mice, will be Of
invaluable advantage to the bees, in
keeping up uniformity of temperature
during the long, cold, freezing spells Of
gloomy winter. .-....
Wintering bees safely is the great
point In successful agriculture. Those
who can do this well need not despair
in making q success of bees and honey.
As this has been and still is the dead
point Of the business, nearly all failures
have been here BY successful winter
ing we not only mean the preservation
of the life of our bees until the return
of spring, but also that they shall be
sufficiently numerous to pass the sew
eral trials OF spring in safety, and have
their hives overfowing with bees at
the opening Of the honey flow. This
is successful wintering, and when 1t Is
accomplished our labors will be
crowned with abundant success Will
liam Ballantine, in American Farmer.
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Potatoes for Young Pigs.

An excellent addition to the milk
given TO young pigs-and the mixture
is also valuable for pigs of q lager
growth-will be found in the potatoes
that are too small for the market.
Even where the largest varieties are
grown, and good cultivation. there will
be some potatoes which are not large
enough to sell and which are not de.
sirable for seed. The great majority OF
kinds, especially when not highly cul-
tivated, have quite proportion of un.
marketable. tubers. It pays well to
save these small potatoes and feed them
to the pigs. Before being offered to
the pigs the potatoes should be washed
and boiled.
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AMONG THE POULTRY.

IT is our opinion that you will have q
better potato crop next season II some
Of those seed potatoes" you are saving
are boiled and fed to the hens during
the winter.
" you have any thought of improv.
ing your Aock-infusing new blood into
it-now 10 the best time to do it. Good
young cockerels can be bought for less
money now than In the Tspring.
II the water dish is kept in the hen
house have ono that does not leak.
Some houses are made damp by the
amount of water that leaks out Of the
drinking vessel Dry quarters are
needed to give health and vigor to
poultry. fiHtf .i.E
WE believe In fresh air for poultry,
but it seems to us that the cold and
melancholy winds that play around the
tree tops just now must be little too
fresh for the good Of those hens that
are compelled. for lack OF better shell
tor. to roost in them. n M SRI
" your henhouse Is small, its Dor.
ders may be enlarged SO as to give a
summing place for the hens this winter
by building shed. A north side and a
root will do II no more can be provided.
Take some poles, make frame and
bank up and cover with straw and the
deed Is done.
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THE SHEEP BUSINESS.
Valuable HInts for Those Who Think Of
Engaging In 1t.

Engaging In It.
Prot Craig has given some valuable
pointers to those who are about to eII-
ter the sheep business. First: Study
your farm conditions and learn exact
ly what sheep will thrive best upon it.
Second: If you are not able to purchase
even small flock of pure bred or high
graded sheep then put all you can ad-
vantageously in pure bred ram and
after that do the best you can in buy
ing ewes. Start right even II upon .
small scale. The sheep will rapidly In.
crease. Third: In purchasing a ram
get one fully developed, strong in bone,
straight shaped and thoroughly typical
of his breed and sex. Fourth: Do not
purchase sheep that You have to trust
in for proper development. 1t is only
the experienced breeder who can fore
cast development. Fifth: Never take
an ill-doing sheep, even if it is cheap,
with the expectation that it will be-
come all right. Sixth: In selecting
sheep il possible handle them SO that
you may know how much Of their form
is due to themselves and how much to
the shears. Seventh: Select rs critical.
ly as you can to chosen type. Uni.
formity is q cheap feature for you to
buy and yet valuable ono in flock.
Eighth: There is no sheep that EN-.
bodies perfection in sheep qualities.
Judging between different sheep is .
checking of weaknesses and bal
ancing Of qualities Be inclined to.
wards the sheep that appears to be
better every time it catches your eye
Ninth: The purchaser will find 1t to
his interests to select from field sheep
aud thereby shun those that have been
fitted for show. Tenth: The best time
to buy is usually in the fall. Provision
may be made with the seller to have
the ewes served by ram of different
breeding from the one you buy and
thereby you add another seasons use
to the ram of your flock
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How to Figure Profits.

In computing the income from live
stock we must consider what is put on
the farm as we'll as what is sold off 1t,
and in our practice In stock growing
we should consider that poor food
makes poor manure. Starving the ami
mails is starving the land. Food that
fats the animal makes manure that fats
the land. The manure from q certain
weight of good clover hay is worth
three times as much. from wheat bran
six times as much, from oil cake meal
nine times rs much, and from cotton
seed meal twelve times as much. as the
manure from the same weight Of wheat
straw.-Farm Journal.
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introducing Nav Blood.

When the flock is to be- improved by
procuring males from elsewhere. the
farmer should so arrange his yards as
to know what to expect. II he turns
the newly acquired male out to become
q member Of the flock, where there may
be other males, his object may not be
attained. The proper plan to pursue
is to select the best hens in the flock,
about one dozen, and place them in .
yard with the selected male in the
spring, about month before the time
for Matching the chicks arrives. II will
do no harm to allow all of the hens to
be together during the winter. pror
vided they are separated as mentioned,
in the spring. Ifnew blood is to be in
troduced you must be sure that, you
are accomplishing your purpose, which
demands personal attention until the
Matching season is over, when the
males will no longer be required,
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uNsuNo.

Az doep from aight arc hidden
The jewels that are best.
So the poets dearest treasures
Are hidden In his breast:
And though full sweet his measure
He Is harp unstrung;
For Of his souls rare music
Tho best is left unsung.
Perhaps too vague its meaning,
Perhaps too short its stay
To catch the subtle beauty
OF the ethereal lay;
For. howsoever sweetiy
The poets voice has rung.
Far better In his bosom
Are songs that lie unsung.
And 10 are all men poets.
For IN each heart o string,
When rightly touched, full sweetly
With melody will ring;
And In each soul, however
Discordant be the tongue
Are strains OF rarest beauty
That ever lie unsung.
Methinks this sweet soul music,
100 low for mortal ears,
Nay b faint, far echo
Waited from higher spheres
Uucicnded realms esys!an,
From whose bright shores has sprung
The melody harmonious
That hero must lie unsung.
.Walter H. Jewet', In n. Y. Independent.
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one of the pieces, forming . moose
which tightens upon the horses jaw
whenever he pulls. When the puller
finds he accomplishes nothing except
his own discontinue, he is usually will.
ing to give up the effort The entire
halter must be strong SO he will never
succeed in breaking it. A colt should
never be tied with anything weaker
than half-inch MANILA rope, that he
may never learn his power "A. 9. West,
in Farm and Home,
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round post twelve feet long, mortise
two holes three feet from the top. slip
in two crossbars. Make q round tenon
on top, put on cap and pin above, or
put hook on back part and hook to
staple in post. Leave loose, 30 it can
turn to swing hog out of the way Of
the next"
On this four hogs may be hung. II
the post is set loose in . neat-Atting
hole three feet deep it, the post, can be
taken out after using and put under
cover.
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Tho Active Microbe.

"Just think" said Watts, impress
sively. at takes twelve thousand mi
crobes to form q procession an inch
long"
That information might amount to
something" responded Potts, III mi.
crobes were in the habit of forming
professions instead Of attending strictly
70 business. indianapolis Journal.
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MANAGING FURNACES.
Eight Good Rules to Observe in Control.
ling the Heat

ling the Heat.
The first thing to do is to get the
house thoroughly warmed. When It is
heated to the desired temperature, il
will require less coal to keep It warm
than If constantly cooling and heating.
There is more economy in filling the
frepot full of coal than in putting In
only small amount, because that
burns away more readily. iTr
Do not use poker on the top of the
fire. 1t is bad management in the use
Of hard coal. The CRATE In the furnace
will remove the ashes and clinkers,
thus allowing free passage for air
through the fire.
In filing the furnace with GOAL the
smokepipe damper should be opened
and the ashpit door and slide closed,
otherwise the smoke and gas will be
forced out Of the feed door.
When the rooms are heated, and there
is good fire in the furnace, shut II up
as close as possible.
In the morning open all drafts put
in small quantity Of coal, let it burn
thoroughly, then add fuel until full,
Let it burn for a short time for the gas
to be consumed before closing the
dampers,
II the furnace heats quick and strong
from good draft, so that in warm
weather there is too much heat, don't
shake the CRATE, but allow it to clog
with ashes-not under, but ON top Of
the CRATE. Ashes then lessen oombus-
tion,
Never shut of, all the registers at
once. IT. it is desired to shut the regis.
ters, close those on the upper floors, as
when the lower rooms and halls are
heated the air finds its way to upper
rooms.-Good Housekeeping.
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Mako On Acre Double It's Crop.

Instead Of cultivating too much land
the true system Of successful farming
is to make an acre double Its crop. To
do so the manure and fertilizer should
not be spread overa large surface. 1t
does not pay to give q plant only half
enough for its support, but rather to
give it all that it needs, as will be the
case when small plot receives the
manure. Economy of labor aud less
ening Of the cost in fertilizers, as we'll
as larger profits from an acre, will the
be assured.
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TO HANG a PoRKER.

A Contrlvancs to Lessen the Labor oi
Dressing Hogs.
As cold weather comes on the number
Of porkers slain for home use will in
crease. The labor of dressing them
may be materially lessened by the use
Of the changing post, illustrated here
with. No. 2, in sending it to Farm,
Field and Fireside, says: Take .
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FOR A PULLING HORSE.

A Halter Which No Animal WIN Ever
succeed In Breaking.
An excellent halter. for Q pulling
horse is one made as shown in the ac-
companying cut. 1t il similar to the
common halter, except that the chin
strap is double and the ring by which
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The discovery Of what is true and
the practice Of that which 10 good are
the two most important objects OF
philosophy. -voltairA
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All this happened three years ago.
Bertha Is lady mayoress this year, and
Ella Darlington is Ella Wynter, the
idol Of my heart And installed In q
palstial kennel in the garden Of our
pretty home II my white, my only,
rival. GERTRUDE WARDEN.