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Chil,lrcn In Litrraturc.

The wise mentors in conventional lit
craturc virtually tell YOU that child lit
craturc wants no real children in it,
that the real child'S example of defect
i've grammar and lack of elegant de-
pertinent would furnish to its little
patrician patrons suggestions very hurt
ful indeed to their higher morals. ten
denotes and ambitions. Then although
the general pablo couldn't for the life
of it see why or how and might even DC
reminded that it was just such rowdy-
ing child itself and that its fathcr-thc
father of his couatry-waS Just such a
child, that Abraham Lincoln was lust
such Il lovablc, lawless child-all this
argument would avail not in the least,
Since the elegant mind purvcyors of child
literature cannot possibly tolerate the
presence OF any but the refined chill
drcn-thc very proper childrcn-thc
studiously thoughtful, poetic children
and these must be kept safe from the
concentrating touch of our rough-and-
tumble little fellows in ''hotldcn gray"
with frowsy heads bcgrimcd butlaugh-
ing faces and with Such awful, awful
vul%alitics of naturalness and crimes of
simplicity. ard brazcn faith and trust,
and love of life and everybody in it.
All other real people are getting into
literature and without some real chill
dTcn along Will they not soon be get
ting lonesome, too?-Jamcs Whitcomb
Riley, in Forum
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hoaC is made of steel or stone 1t is
shipped like heart on dart and has u
stem about IN inch long. The sides of
tho stem arc nickcd or filed ont like tie
teeth of u saw. Nearly all the wild
Indians now use steel arrowhcads. they
being Il great article of trade among
Tho savagcs. Eastern firms manufac-
turc thousands of them and sell them
10 the traders. who sell them to the In
dams at Il fabulous price OF trade them
for furs.
when the shai: is ready for the
bead the warrior saws Il slit with "a
nic,cd knife in the end opposite the
notch and inserts the stem of the ar
roT mead. The slit must be exactly in
The center of the shaft and as deep as
the stem is long. When properly adj
!usicd tho teeth OF the stem show them
selves on each side of the slit. buffalo.
deer or elk Sincw is then softcncd i'm
water and the wood is wrapped firmly
10 the arrowhead taking care to fit the
Sincw in the teeth Of the stem. which
VIII prevent the head from pulling ont.
The next process is to put on the
feathers TO do this properly great
care must be taken. Turkey or eagle
qnills are soaked in warm water to
make them split easily and uniformly
The feathers are then stripped from :.
gull and put on the shaft of the arrow.
Three feathers arc placed on each sha #
aAc they arc laid equidistant along the
shaft The big end of the feather is
fastened near the notch of The Shaft
aao laid six or eight inches straight
along the wood. The feathers are
gnod to the shaft, and wrappcdat each
cna with fine sinew. The arrow is nov
painted, marked, dried and ready for
nsc.
When the arrow is fired into the
body it cannot be got out II you pail
IS the shaft the barbs catch and thc
shaft pulls ont leaving the arrowhead
IN the wound. Some war arrows have
bat ono barb and when this arrow is
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hardest he ever did in his life. So great
was his companY's proficiency in drill
that Nathaniel p. Banks chose some
twenty men out of it for his personal
bodyguard.
When the regiment crossed IIarpcr's
Ferry it was theoretically and practical
~ perfect regiment with twelve com
panics of one hundred men each. 1t
took part in the great review by Abra-
ham Lincoln and then moved down
from Alexandria with the burnside OK.
petition to North Carolina. where at
the Trent road engagement the captain
of company A was wounded i'll the
shoulder. He was wounded again at
Ashley Gap In the official volume
published by the war department this
gallant soldiers services are recorded
as follows:
Captain OF company ~, Third New York
July IL. 1861; major OF the same on May Is OF
the following year and promoted 10 lieutenant
colonel of the Twcnty-nrs. New York cavalry in
October 1868 For gallant and meriiorious scrv-
ices he was brcyctcd br:gadicr general on March
Is. lSf5 anu after serving year on the
frontier lie was mustered out OF service at
Denver, June -, 1851
Since 1881 he has been in command of
the First brigade, but n short time ago
handed in his resignation. which was
not accepted. He is every inch Il
soldier. and is loved and respected by
al his men.
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THE ITALIAN ARMY.
It Crushes the People by the Cost
It Entails.
Ihc Social Consequences of ConscrIption
"A Huge Mass cf Living Forces Lying
Absolutely Iile-Democratio
Sentiment.

The army is Il sore point with the
italian people, whom it brushes by the
cost ii entails. The military recruiting
takes away the wage earning popula
ton fer three years.. c., all men who
have entered their twcntytirst year.
The social consequences of CONSUMPTION
arc of various kinds. The military
service leads to the dcscrtion of tho
rural districts, modifying the customs
of the people; on the other hand, the
boor who enters the army acquires be-
fore leaving it some instruction and /.
little polish, says writer in the Leisure
Hour. Weighing one thing against an
other. the conscription is perhaps tenn
porarily useful. and forms II powerful
agent for the future formation of the
Italian people by making those from
different regions acquainted with one
another, and also by diifusing the COR
rect spoken tongue. Students and pro-
fcssional men can serve their time under
certain favorable conditions in one
year. but they can never have absolute
exemption from military service, Il fact
which bears very hardly upon their
scientific training often temporarily
uniting them, and in any ease fire.
qucntly proving Il serious delay and in
corruption in their course of study and
commencement of earning. The day
can surely not be far distant when com
pulsory military service, the cause of
notable weakness to all European
states. will be abolished. A time may
como when the people will no longer
bear these heavy, useless. unchristian
and provocative burdens When every
thing that can be said in favor of the
system is said, it corresponds to several
years of idlcncss on the part of half the
nation, and in the best time OF their
lives, when they should be fitting them
selves to become useful members OF
their country.
The huge military and administrative
establishment has brought another evil
upon Italy. This multitude of officers
and employees acquire ut the compare
lively early age of iifty-two RICH: to Il
pension. and this represents mass of
living forces lying absolutely idle. Their
| life as public servants has robbed them
Of every idea OF initiative and they re-
enter the national hive like to those
bees OF male sex who produce no honey,
but would cat the whole store of the
working bees did they not, as they pru-
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for war and hunting.


"Icll me the story of an arrow"
qrcricd. Tell me, Pedro. the whole
process OF making n fine bow and ar
row
Pedro. 'vho can talk broken English,
then began this interesting story.
The first western Indians to use ar
rows were the Chcycnncs I@nc Indians
cut their arrows in the fall, in the ar
row season. when the wood is hardened
TO withstand the blasts of winter. The
shoots must not have any branches or
knots on them. They arc not quite as
thicl, as ones little finger, and they are
sorted and tied III bundles Of tvcntvand
Twenty-Five. These bundles arc two
0r two and onc-half feet in length
and wrapped tightly from end to end
With strips OF rawhidc or ell, skin The
sticks arc then hung up over fire, in the
tcpcC. To be smoked and dried. and the
wrapping keeps them from warping or
bending. When they are seasoned,
which takes several weeks the bundles
arc taken down the covering removed
and Tie bark scraped off. The wood is
very tou"h then and of ycllowish
color. The next thing is to cut the
arrow shafts exactly one length. and in
this great c;,:c must be used. for arrows
Oh different lengths fly differently,
anu, unless they arc alike. the hunters
ain is destroyed. Another reason for
measuring the length of arrows
is 70 identify them. No two
warriors shoot arrows of cx-
;lctl| the same length. Each warrior
carries y measuring or pattern stick,
Dnd it only necessary TO compare anar-
row with the stick to find out to whom
II belongs. Bat should the arrows by
chancc be one length. then there arc
other mark; of identifying them Every
hunter has his own private marks in
the head. the shaft or the feather. The
SHIFTS hcin" made even. the next thing
is IL form the notch for the bow-string
This IS Conc with Il sharp knife. and
WHOM done properly the bottom of the
notch viii! he exactly in the center of
the shaft. The arrow is then scrapcd
and tnpercd toward the notch to pre-
vent the string from splitting the Shaft
ant! to mako Il firm hold for the thumb
and forctin~cr in drawing the bow.
"All the arrows are peeled, scrapcd
and notchcd, and then the warrior
cro;lsos them. To do this Be takes an
arrowhead and scores the shaft in zig
za;r lines from end to end These
crcascs or flutcd CUTTERS in the shaft
are 10 let the blood run out when an
animal is struck. The blood flows along
tn, !ittic cutters in the wood and runs
soii the end of the arrow. The arrow
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-07
a VANISHING GUN.
Unique Armament OF Our Now Coast Do
Ccnse Vessel,

unique Armament OF Our Now Coast Do.
rcnso Vessel.
This little vessel may work an era in
naval warfare" said an expert ut Sandy
Hook the other day when Constructor
Nixon submitted II design for hnrbor
defense vessel carrying four S-inch guns
mounted on disappearing carriages. The
efficiency of the disappearing gun car
riagc for fortification had been settled
beyond doubt by the firing of seventy
eight rounds from n 10-inch gun. wcigh-
ing thirty tons. The work of the board,
therefore, was principally to consider
the design of Il vessel submitted by the
Cramp Shipbuilding company, through
their superintendent, Naval Constructor
Lewis Nixon. The vessel in question is
one that will carry four S-inch guns on
the small displacement of 1850 tons.
She will have Il heavy protective deck
and an all-round belt of 5-inch nickel
steel arInor. When in action the pro-
posed vessel will present little or no
target to the guns of the enemy, her
battery being entirely below the water
line. The guns and crow will be entire
~ protected, the former being exposed
only long enough to fire and retire be-
low deck to their loading position. An
armored top or cover protects the gun
ncrs from small arm and rapid fire
projcctilcs. When the gun is raised
into the firing position this cover is
thrown back, assuming its orig inal po-
sition when the weapon is again low
cred. Even to the eye of the unn-
tiatcd 1T would seem as though this YES
sci will solve the problem of harbor de-
tense. for it seems impossible to con-
struct a better vessel, having the
requisite speed, together with light
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draft and guns that can be loaded and
fired twice Il minute if necessary. In
disappearing carriages, such as the one
tested. all the operations of loading,
etc, are performed when the gun and
all its gear are absolutely protected.
The gun is exposed only at the moment
o. firing, but none of the gunncrs arc
exposed at all. All the manipulations
of the gun are performed in an armorcd
coming tower or in the hold of the
vessel below the water line. In the
vessel proposed the armor which pro-
tects the vessel proper also protects the
guns. In all other armorcd vessels
special turrcts or barbcttcs must be
built for the guns themselves. The
amount OF money represented by the
armor necessary to protect four S-inch
guns i'll turrcts is about SlG0, 900, and
any shot that can pierce the turret will
disable IL
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fired into the body, if the shaft be
pulled, the barb catches in tho flesh and
the steel turns crosswisc in the wound,
Fortunately but few Indian tribes now
use the poisoned arrow. Each tribe
had its own way of poisoning Some
did it by pounding up ants with NOR
TAR, mixing them with the spleen of an
animal and then letting it decay. after
which they tipped their barbs with it.
ARROWS arc first smoothcd by being
rubbed between two kroOvcu stones
he'd firmly together in one hand las
Pedro spoke he slid an arrow between
two groovcd stoncs) till the bark flies
eff. Disputes sometimes used to arise
rs to who some particular carcass be-
longcd to after the slaughter of Il herd
of buffalo. If the arrow still remained
in the body the question was easily de-
cidcd by drawing it out and examining
the make of it. The Pawnccs took
good care of their arrows and never
made them detachable at the barb. Some
wing their arrows with two feathers,
as the Comanchcs; some with three.
like the Navajos and Utcs. and some
with four, like the Tonlo-Apachcs."
Hero Pedro stopped and bccloncd to
hi, beautiful little wife She handed
him Il cigarette. and having lit it he
continued his story:
Now. to make a good bow: We'll,
very tcpcc has its bow-wood hung ND
with the arrows in the smoke of the
fire we'll ont of reach of the flames ?
warrior with sharp knife and IL sand
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-07
4 GALLANT SOLDIER.
The Commander OF the First Brigade,
illinois National Guard.

Tho Commander OF the First Brigade,
illinois National Guard.
The commander of the first brigade,
Illinois national guard, Gen. Charles
Fitz-Sinons, Of Chicago, was born in
New York OF Irish parcntage. and nj
the opening Of the war recruited Il com
pany of cavalry. company a. which was
Il part of the Third New York. This
company WAS peculiarly known as Van
Aliens cavalry, and each member
owned his own horse. The regiment
calnpcd ut lIarpcr's Ferry and shortly
after commenced vigorous drill. and
at its completion was pronounced one
of the finest equipped and best drilled
that was ever put on a field of battle.
Every day, no matter what the weather,
it was out. every man in light march
ing order. and Gen. Fitz-Simons, then
captain characterized the work as the
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-07
In n NutsI,cIt.

She What is the difference between
the old game of football and the new
way?
llc-Formcrly they kicked tho ball,
now they kick each other.-Truth.
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The Wrong Time.

Mothcr-No wonder you catch cold.
Every night you kick all the covers of.
Why do you do it?
Little BOY don't know, mamma.
You'll have to ass me when Is asleep.
Good News
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Good scheme.

TO guard against poisoning a law has
occn passed in Germany that ali drug,
intended for internal use must be put
in round bottles, and those which are
only used externally must be placed in
hcXagonal bottles.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-07
I,rcnch Mon and Women.

From statistics covering the last thir-
ty-two years it is computed that the
average life of women in France has
been IS years and Of men 36 years. Dur
ing last year, however, the average rose
to 10 years for both sexes.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-07
ARROW MAKERS.
The Only Industry in Which H.
dams Voluntarily Engage.
How lows and Arrows Arc Manufactured
and tho Secret OF Using Them Sue
ccssrully In Eattle or In Chase
The Strong Row.
tcorYRicuT. 1891

\ the Navajo
rcscrv q ton l
found Pedro, the
husband of the
beautiful Anscr-
mo. in a little
hogan. with his
beautiful young
wife seated by
his side. He is
an iron and sill
vcrSn it'll an d
barbs arrow y
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iIi-l,.I.ricr,, Cnnnrics.

Five hundred pounds was paid for d
couple of canaricS in London recently.
This is said to be Il not unusual price
for fine birds Of the kind.
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THE KINDRED Coal COMPANY, f. r
Kindred, president and general man.
ager; l.. Il. Powell, salesman. Onice
and yard at Fishburne's mill. Phone
l6O
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EAGLE dairy res taurant and ice cream
parlor, l44 Salem avenue. best table ser.
vice in the city. liic.kfast, 25 cents:
dinner, IS Gems: >npp"r. 95 Parties
served. G. r. LUKENs proprietor
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pODY AZ KENNERLY

FREDERICK J. AMWEa, q. r., M.
a Am. Soc. e. q Il Bngr's Club OF
Philadelphia;eDgtDeer, contractor and
RoanoKe, Va. apr29-tf
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Why do you read this when
you know 1t Is an advertise
mcnty Ion have begun. now
finish your reading. What VIC
want You to know is: That VIC
do printing.
LOOKAblLL'S PRINTING
HOUSE,
ROANOKE, va.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-07

THR ROANOKE TRANSFER
Il Company is prepared to do ali
kinds of hauling. They keep good
wagons, good teams and respon-
siblc drivers. Prompt attention,
Offices, Freight depot and Jefferson
street, south. Telephone, 119.
uctl.1-yr
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GOETZ'S BULLETIN.

THE OLD RELIABLE AND Pop
Il nlar Dye Works IL the only place
to have your clothes perfectly dyed,
cleaned and repaired.
Prices very moderate. Goods sent
ny express will receive prompt atten.
ton. L. WALSAK, proprietor, cor
ner Commerce and Campbell streets,
Roanoke. Va. mayas-6m.
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sPMOIAL NOTICES.
in this column Will repay
pcrusel.

NEW CONCERN.-E. w. Sykes
~ has opened first-class carriage
shop next to his grocery store, lie.
tween Patterson avenue and Rorcr
avenue. on Ninth street s.w., where he
Is prepared at all times to do any and
NIL kinds of repairing, manufactured
buggies and all kinds OF wagons mt
short notice. l.. w. Sykes IL u first.
ciass carriage maker, No. 800, 3lO, Sla
Ninth street, telephone 2vS. 1 81 limo
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-05-25
ANoTABLE GATHERING.
Presbyterian General Assembly IN Ses
sion AZ Washington. ID. &.

Rev. Willis Green Craig. Of Mccormick
seminary, Chicago. was e'cctad moderator
of the PreSbyteriln genera, assembly. bv
vote OF -, 10 lJS for Rev George A Bikor.
OF Philadelphia.
DR. C.ais is cousin of Vice rrcsien.
Stevenson. Ia choosing him ~ MOI .tur
the conservative element uf tn. l,sen, sly
sroret over III. liberals and supporter. u
DR.. Briggs He /. not among the radical
leaders OF either side, however
In his Orsuing sermon he retired moder.
ator. DR.. Young. preHchri the most pro.
Rounced views OF Bible inprr,ncy. and this
Is interpreted by the Br'sgsitc- q, indicating
an intention on the part uf their autagln.
i't. 10 force the tishting HIS sermon closed
as follows
NO apprehension should he felt a. - the
safety of the Bible No JusslbIe harm can
befali II. Here % doubt j. i s,DyA!ty to
God, 20 fea- Il To- sin !; c)urts the most
searching investigation. It welcomes the
sharpest critici.m. From the alning or.
deal through which II IL now passing 10 will
come forth, ~ u has from all other tiery
tests. in lt- full integrity. without 50 much
as the smell OF tire abpnt IL. And when The
very ismes Of those radical foreign ration.
ais has = who are seeking to DESTROY iis
hi. - -. rs-f infalli.
biHQna.. na.. M tl,ll a. = .l,a .,LA- L.l...gi.
oblivion the Bible the whole bible history
biography. prophecy aud doctrine shall. by
increasing millions Of believers. continue 10
oe received read aud priced above all earth
y POSSESSIONS as the very work OF llmighjy
Cot
A resolution against sunday opening Of
the world, fair was offered ny Ray. J r.
Foster. ol Newark y !. and u wa. un1ui.
muu'lv aiout.i by a rising vote In. r-.O.
luton il ~ 10 lows
Resolved. rhst thi. assembly protests In
behalf thR -f ~ k.f
ton, against the opening ut tpa Columbian
exposition ~ Chicago on rh- Lord, dav We
1ppeal to the national rpmm,,.On-r- 10 a.
sert their r'ghtfu! authority 20 prevent the
iocl! dire riory from opening the exposition
on thNt i Hy. ami We respectfully lnyo>s
IN the enforcement utlU law. issi guud % :
calculated 30 secure that eui
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At Providence, K. l. fire burned over go
feet long and 80 feet wide. The losses as far
a. ascertained are Waterman Machine and
Tool Company. $4,000, Diamond Machine
Company, 5000; American Tubing and
Webbing Company SIS OOJ, Reynold, Man.
ufIcturing JeweIry Company, '2D,O)0. The
losses of the Rhode Island dElectricCompany.
Rhode Island Bicycle company and other
smaller concerns aggregate about $4,000,
A fire destroyed 81, ,O0l. 900 worth OF prop.
erty in Saginaw, Mich. sacrificing one life.
and making hundreds OF families home
less. The dre wa, started by spark from
a chimney falling into Il lumber pile. John
Clark was burned TO n crisp and number
Of others are reported missing. About 80
houses were destroyed
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-05-25

WASHINGTON,


secretary Carlisle has announced his in.
'ention Of proceeding in the deportation OF
the Chinese until the appropriation is ex.
hausted. But $4,000 is now available,
though sjo,oo) more will be reidy by July
He intends beginning with the Chinese
who are here In violstiou of the law OF 1884,
those having violated the Geary law coming
next.
Judge Bradley in the circuit court Of the
Dist. in the case Of P,ilaski,a a discharged let
ter carrier, decided that an employe OF tbs
government appointed under and subjec, to
the civil service laws. cannot be dismissed
without just cause and that the courts have
the right TO pass upon the sut'iciency OF the
cause.
For the first 10 months Of the present f..
cal year the collection from internal revs-
nue source, aggregated 1882. 49, i5j. an in.
crease over the corresponding period OF last
year Of t6 037. 0s9 The receipts for April.
1913 were 2'i,oo3 less than for April, 1872
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Again they summon ~. the years
Whose cal. was ,tOrmy oncs win tears.
Whose cry was fierce and Wild with woe
How soft their voices nov. aud .Ow.
Among the graves, wGers heart s-ease
grow
No bugp -iirs the blood - var.
No hillside shows the cannpn's scar
The winds ~" sweet with guOnetts,
% gentle, healing years-aui yet
ie would nor nave our hearts forget
Along the dear Accustomed way
Once more with wi~tiV. feet we stray
Alone with our 4cau past, no sounds
From the rough world may pass these
bounds.
'Tis calm beside the low green mounds,
Toll, passion. pride-not yours 90 sway
The heart pu this lis holy day,
Here grief has learuoi 10 love her seat
Here youth ami age With reverence meet,
Mingllny IA one communion sweet
. years. how tender il your touch
10 souls that sorrow over much
Deep down the laisied sOu beneath.
The sabre crumD.es IN its sheath
But death.ess Is affection wreath
--JoHS PAUL BoCOcK,