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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-14

Attorney General Little of Kansas has
decided that women are eligible to cleo
ton to any county Office in that state
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21
fro BE CONTINUED.
FIELD GUNS.
Difficulties of High velocity-A Few Extra

Difficulties Of High Velocity-A Few Extra
Feet.
The high velocity is gained not
only at the expense of the carriage
but of the prolectile The violent
forces in the bore break up pro ec;iles
formed OF the ordinary cast-iron, and
steel has to be employed for shells
material not only more costly but less
well adapted 10 the purpose or which
it is intended Ca t-iron breaks up
readily into small pieces and allows
the force of the bursting charge to
have full effect while n steel she'll is
strong enough TO resist the explosion
inside it too eiectuaIly, is only par
italy opened and does not fly into
splinters. Other difficulties also arise
in connection with fuses says the Sat-
urday Review. and these have. in
fact proved so insuperable that the
great powers of the l2-pounder cannot
be fully utilized-as regards shrlpneL
at any rate because a time fuse can
not be made TO act at anything except
ordinary ranges.
The situation is this-that il you
insist on high velocity you have to
add so much additional machinery TO
your gun carriage and have to so
greatly strengthen Its construction
TINT you destroy its mobility while
even il you gain n long range you are
still unable TO make use Of your most
efficient projectile at it Moreover
since the remaining velocity OF its
shrapnel Is a truer measure of tho
value of gun than its initial velocity.
and the two are by no means directly
proportional il does not follow that
we benefit as much as we might expect
by submitting to these disadvantages.
Thus the 12-pounder has an initial
velocity Of over l, 90 eet per second
and a remaining velocity at 5. 900
yards OF S62 feet; while the l3-pounder
with an initial velocity OF only l. 500
feet has at the same range remain
ing velocity greater by SIX feet per
second than that of its ri al. One OF
our highest authorities on field artil-
lery has indeed recorded his opinion
that as regards the efficiency of shrap-
nel we gain nothing by the increay Led
muzzle velocity OF the best fieid-gun
in Europe at all practical ranges
Moreover, it is the attempt TO squeeze
out the last few extra feet that does
all the harm.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21

yielding. aentle Lady Carew was i'll.
fitted for the caro- OF high.spirited
boy who had will enough TO hold his
own against almost anybody.
Perhaps" thought some OF her adj
mirers when the boy is older and
she has less an iety on his account
she may be persuaded to mary." But
they could not feel any resenvment
against her or annoyance Only
something like envy for the boy to
whom she gave up everything.
After the troop of governesses came
relays OF tutors; and there was less
trouble. Sir Carlos had often thought
it beneath his d,gnity that ne should
be under the tuition OF women. He re-
scented the fact that at Firholme there
were so many women. aud before he
was eight years old he rrofcssed him
sci tired OF them.
With the tutors came q new order OF
thingt. Perhaps they were more
worldly-wise than the ladies. While
they taught Latin and Greek they did
not forgeo to instruct the boy in the
sports he loved. His mother turned
pale when she saw him ready to leap
gates or enceS and the spirited little
pony he rode never refused either
She admired his reckless courage.
however and did not try to cheek it.
The boy must not he mil sop she
reelected; he must grow up like
the brave anu martial Carews of old.
30 the heir of Firholme grew up
one OF the haudsomest bravest and
brightest Of boys He was generous
beyon | measure; he had wonderfully
sensitive heart and could not endure
the sight Of pain-Hor did he ever
wilfully in iict it; the weak or help
less never appealed to him in vain.
Many time did he dismount from his
pony to carry the burden of an old
man or woman toiling along in the
MONDAY heat.
He was idolized by the country
folks Gray haired men bowed low
to him. and pretty maidens blushed
and frightened at his approach. His
word was law. his will was master;
and when he reached the age of six.
teen and looked la k upon his life he
coul not remember that at any time
he had wished for anything and been
refused.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21
CLEVER NONSENSE.

"Are Grabber's writings all original,
do you think?" Eyes; 1 guess the
writing is all that is, though"
Jinks-Dop't you think that the in
tentions of French duellists are more
honorable than is generally conceded?
Filkins-Oh, yes; as a rule they aim
high.
Dora-What road did you travel
over? Clara-The North Southern
railroad, and I'll never patronize that
line again, either. Their caramels are
horrid.
"our taycher says that livery man
should thry to get to the top" said
little Miclly Dolan. "Thrue for the
taycher," responded little Mickey S
father, confess yez hoppcn to be
startin' to dig we'll"
Jinks Hello! Well, l swan! Study
ing in a book of etiquette, eh? Old
Gruff-Yep. Jinls-Want to learn
how to treat folks politely, eh? Old
Gruff-Naw. Want to find out
whether folks are treating me politely.
Experienced Householder, at the
grocer's-What is that bunch of pie
plant worth? Grocer-Fifteen cents,
and dirt cheap at that Experienced
Householder-O, yes, it's cheap! I'll
take it Send q dollars worth of
sugar along with it.
Young Housekeeper, to n peasant
woman who brings her eggs every
week-I cannot understand why your
eggs have been so small lately.
Peasant-Nor But what can / do?
Young Housckeeper-Why don't you
leave them little longer in the nest?
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21
WATCHING THE OXEN.
Queer Maneuvers on the Part of Cattle to
Get Their Food.

Get Their Food.
live in country village, writes a
Maine correspondent of the Youths
Companion, and just outside the back
window of my office a farmer the
other day hitched a yoke of oxen. He
dropped down a ration of hay in
front of them and then left them to
enjoy it after their own fashion. An
interesting contest over it at once
arose between buck" and "Broad. !"
The intent of their maneuvers to
get possession of the toothsome pile
was as apparent rs il words had
spoken their thoughts. AS they were
attached TO each end of the unyield-
ing yoke, success depended largely
on the application of muscle to one
end of the yoke or the other.
Buck. the nigh" OK was at first
"the best feller" in this game of tug.
hnd pretty soon had nosed the whole
bundle OF hay over TO his side so far
that Broad could not get bite ex-
cept by the exercise of his wits. IL
he used no reason in his cogitations,
he certainly had something in his
noddle pretty closely akin to it.
He found by practice that he could
pull Buck better than he could push
him, and he took advantage of the
fact in a queer way.
When Buck had got the hay we'll
over to the length of the chain on
MS side, Broad braced himself and
resolutely pulled the stingy fellow
over his way, so that bote Of them
we're kept destitute.
Buck sqGirmed. hooked and tried
TO reach the hay by running out his
long tongue, but to no avail; Broad
held him out of reach. Then the
cunning fellow tried stratagem on
Broad, by pushing him off in the di-
rection in which he was drawing
Broad did not know what to make
of the new tao les, and plainly looked
puzzled But he determined TO OPP
| pose his mate even TO the detriment
of his own purposes and began to
! push Buck over toward the hay.
This. of course, was just what the
willy animal wanted. He acquiesced
= X
at the hay voraciously Broad in
stantly saw the situation and began
the pulling process again.
The result was that Buck. having
his nose deep in the hay, when he
was suddenly pulled over by Broad,
brought more or less of the coveted
food with him. and at this point
Broad seemed TO evolve new idea,
over which his big, placid eyes fair
ly tw,nkled. Buck, Of course, was
trying to resist his efforts, but when
he had hauled part of the bay over
Broad suddenly gave way and let
Buck back. Thus he was enabled TO
get possession of few mOuthfuls,
which he enjoyed hugely
Broad continued this process until
the game was stopped by the appear
ance OF the owner TO take them away.
And how like the life of mankind
it all was!
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21
SIZED AND ASSORTED.

a hens egg, resembling a pie, it is
claimed, is an oddly of Ellij y,Georgia
In Albany, n. v, about 1914, the
first carriages were made, all pre-
viously having been imported from
England
An enumerator in Fire and Water
states that there were 7e3 fires in Bos-
ton last year, which destroyed prop
erty to the amount of S1,O55, 22s.
The crown of the old Scottish kings
is still preserved. 1t is formed of two
circles of gold, the upper and narrow
circlet being surmounted by a row OF
eros >es and gem-incrusted imitation
flowers.
John Morgan, a farmer of Parks
Vile, Edgefield county, S. c., has
greatly interested his neighbors by
alternating rows of cotton with rows
of spe killed. peas. He expects to have
a crop of each.
Fritz Christen, aged twenty-three
years, from Switzerland, who arrived
at Ellis island few days ago, is re-
puted TO be one of the smallest immi-
grants ever landed, He is said to
stand but two feet and half in height.
The townships Of Earl and German
Won in Pennsylvania have each account
books which have been continuously
in use since 1899. Both townships
have purchased new books in which to
record their accounts, beginning April,
1893.
There is an old miller, ninety-four
years of age, living nine miles from
Versailles. Ky, who has been running
the same mill for about eighty years.
He started il before the war of 1919
when but a boy, and the waters of the
Elkhorn creek have kept it going for
him ever since.
Probably the largest tombstone in
the world is that of the late Henry
Scarlet of Epson county, GA. Several
years before Mr.. Scarlett's death he
selected n monster bowlder-a NINA.
ture mountain of granite, 100 feet by
$50 in dlmensions-and when he died
this huge tombstone was placed over
his grave.
Letter boxes have been attached tc
the street cars in Huddersfeld, Eng
land, and letters can be posted in these
boxes as the cars are traversing the
suburbs, the boxes being emptied by
the post office employees on the arriva
of the car at or near the central posi-
office on each trip. If a person stops
the car especially for the purpose o.
mailing letter, a penny is collected
by the conductor and deposited in the
fare box.
The projected canal from Bordeaux
to NarbonDe, France, whereby a con
nection will be obtained between tn,
Bay of Biscay and the Mediterranean
is now again to the fore. Applica
tions have been made to the govern
ment for ninety-nine years conccs
sion and a state guarantee for two pei
cent The. aggregate length of this
waterway would be some $50 miles
breadth 100 feet to 200 feet, and dept
tw.enty-seven feet, so that the larges
vessels could pass through IL.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21
a MINIATURE.
Beautiful Portrait of Washington Own
ed in Iynchburg, Va.

ed in Lynchburg, Va.
In his diary under date OF Oct. 3.
1889 General George Washington
made this entry: sat for Ramage
near two hours to- day. who was draw
ing miniature picture OF me for Mrs.
Washington. What is believed to
be this identical portrait OF Washing
ton, painted on ivory. is now in the
possession OF Harry s. StableI OF
Lynchburg Va. says the Collector.
1t was painted by Ramage, an Irish
miniature painter OF New York at
that time. for Mrs. Washington. from
whom Betty Washington, afterward
Mrs Betty Lewis had it, She in turn
left it TO her granddaughter. Otway-
ana Carter. who married DIR. w. u
Owen, OF Lynchburg. He left this
portrait together with other relics OF
Washington. similarly inherited. 10
Jenny Woodville Latham. of Lynch
burg. who married Thomas s. Stabler.
the father OF Harry s. Stabler. the
present owner OF the relics. This
miniatuS- ~ in a time-worn case oval
In form. In the back OF it Is lock
OF Washington's hair 1t is 5eauti-
full piece OF work and even under a
magnifying glass bears the closest in :
spectiou. The locket holding the
miniature and the lock of hair is
something more than two inches in
length.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21

Among the latest designs in thin
goods is q white grenadine lawn,
stuck ove~ with green and brown
gr sses in such perfect imitation Of
nature that to look at it is almost as
satisfying as a breath of the wild
meadows where the grasses grow.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21
M1KES TT9ELF FEL7

MAKES ITSELF FELT
the great gripping, old-fashioned pill.
Not only when you take it. but I'M
pleasant, from first to last, and it only
gives you little temporary good.
The things to take its place are DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. One of these
at dose will regulate the whole system
perfectly. They're tiny, sugar-coated
granules, scarcely larger than mustard
seeds. They act in Natures own way.
No reaction afterward. Their help lasts
and they do permanent good. Consti-
patton, Indigestion, Bilious Attacks, Sick
or Bilious Headaches, and all derange-
ments of the liver, stomach. and bowels
are prevented, relieved, and cured.
They're the cheapest, for they're guar
Gnteed to give satisfaction or money is re-
turned. Nothing can be "just as good"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21

The Michigan Central is selling summer
excursion tickets to all Northern Michigan
re orts, and TO ac 'ommodate the Increased
vel have recently placed an ad itional
sleep NJ car on its line between Detroit and
ackinaw City leaving Detroit at $3.50 p m.
arriving in MackinaV CITY at d ~ In the
morning. They are also rum ny a through
sleeping car TO etoskey via Grand Rapids,
leaving Detroit at % p IN arriving In re-
to- KEY at SIS a m ! assengers no desire
may remain In the sleeping car until later
hour In the morning.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21

] suffered for nearly year with, dyspepsia
in its worst firm co Id eat hardly anything
without great distress. | was finally recon-
mended try r.. cane S Dyspepsia pills.
a fter using a short time / was cured and
restored 10 my usual good health, and give
them all the credit for IL.
Mis-. j. Rem is, ordentown. n. j.
Write DR.. j. A. Deane & Co., Catskill, n. Y.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21

In addition to former service on the Mich
igan entral between Detroit and Saginaw
and Bay City. there has Ueen added a ne '
train which leaves from station foot OF
Third street at :: " p m. arriving at sagi-
ma at S:2a and Bay City at s 3 p. m
This gives to its patrons four trains IN
each direction between Detroit and Saginaw
Valley points.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21
A fool carries his name In his mouth.
ICure Dyspepsia and Constipation.

DR. Shoop's restorative Nerve Pills sent
free with Medical Rooal TO prove merit,
for &c stamp druggists &c. DIR. SHooP.
Box w. hacine, Wis.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21
Excursion Rates via The Michigan Cer

Cne kim OF happiness is to know exactly
at what DO, mt to De miserable
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21

There is no easy place anywhere on earth
for lazy man.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21

1.-THE T;nby l. Cutting Teeth,
Be sure and use that old and weltried remedy, Mrs
wISsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP for Children -eething.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21
Voice From the Alley.

VagTapt Pig (upsetting the garbage
qsrrel IL couldn't climb into) Where
there's swill there's way. New York
Sun
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21

BRECHAM's Pill s enjoy the largest sale d
any proprietary medicine In the world
Made only in St. Helens, England.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21

"Hanson's Magic Corn Salve."
Warranted to cure, money refunded. Ask your
druggist forit. Price Is cents.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21

Every man Is a hypocrite who paws one
way and lives another.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21

,self-deception Is one OF the In Ost deadly OF
all dangers.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21

There are two ways Ct telling goose-b,
its gobDle and its walk.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21

FITS-AH nts stopped free by bR. klJNE'S GREA1
NERVE kESTORkR. No nj after first dsy's use. Mar
Treatise and o. 20 trial bottle free to III
cases Send Dr Kre Q21 Arch st Philadelphia, IA
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21
Knri's Clover Root.

II you want to get happiness, try TO give
IL.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21

ShtIoh's Consumption Cure
u sold on "a gunran tre. II cures Jncipint Consumn
tIon. IL the lest cough Cure. . CTS. Scots. a Sl
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21
Perfect Train ServIce.

Nothing will do more to improve tho look:
than sunshine in the heart.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21

The great BLOOD Purifier gives freshness md clearnes
to the Comp. and cures Constif alton. Csc. h)o
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-07-21

1t is easy to be. but hard to appear to be.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-03
STATE NEWS AND GOSSIP.

The expenditure in Lewistewn dur
ing the last year for building reached
100000.
The bridge to be constructed across
the Yellowstone at Springdale will CON
tain the longest single span in the state,
its length being 90 feet.
The citizens of Kalispell got up a mon
ster ratification meeting to celebrate the
passage of the bill making kalispell the
county seat of the new county of Flat
head.
The Worlds fair exhibit from the Liv-
ingston schools has been forwarded
to the Helena committee. 1t comprises
specimens from each of the eleven grades
IN the schools, So selected as to repre-
sent work OF every pupil in attendance.
Charles Northrup, charged with
murder in the first degree, for the kill.
ing OF Daniel Durgan at the wood camp
OF the Park Coal and Coke ompan
near Horr on the 10th day of last Sep
TENDER. has been found guilty of murder
in the second degree.
Henry M. Brandegee, a leading real es-
tate man of Helena, died of heart failure
last Saturday in the district court room
while serving as a juror. He was &c
years old and a native of Berlin, Conn,
lie was a member of the Montana club.
board of trade and Unitarian society.
lie was unmarried.
Mr.. Calkins, of the late firm of Calkins
IL Dibble, Of Great Falls, was in town the
last part of the week looking for a To-
cation to start a stationary store. He
seemed favorably impressed with the
prospects OF the town and will likely oc-
cupy the building now used as a meat
market by Truchot a. Crawford on Main
street.-Teton Times.
Some days ago a party of cowboys rid
ing on Powder river discovered a large
fat COW standing in a cut %coulee, with
three gray wolves keeping watch over
her, and continually lighting her. Her
hind quarters were almost eaten up,
the cords in one leg being cut so that
she could not stand upon it, and she was
cut and torn all over the body, SO badly
that one of the men shot her to put her
out of misery.
The spelling match which was adver.
tised last week came off according to
programme at the a. o. u. w. hall on
TuesdaN.evening. About forty persons
participated and it proved Il useful as
well as an amusing event. Toward the
close all but two were knocked out, Mrs.
Harrison on one side and Lawyer Will
son on the other. With true galantry
Mr.. Wilson retired in favor of the lady.
and the prize. a a hadsome sideboard
was awarded to Mrs. Harrison.-Nei-
hart Herald.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-03
o To THE HOUSE.

Montana will look to her house of rep.
resentatives for men who will come to
her rescue at this time and prevent an
organized cabal Of robbers from blasting
her future hopes so far as her institu-
tlons of learning are concerned.
There are men in that house with in
telligence and patriotism enough, and
who have the courage and independence,
to raise their voices against the corrupt
scheme of certain members of the senate
to trade off the honor of the state for
their " petty ends or the selfish graft
fication of the sections they represent.
This "dicker" was foreseen, and it is not
at all likely that the house will submit
to its being carried out.
The state has much to gain by looking
after her business interests at this time.
There is a cry that the treasury is low in
funds, and yet those having the states
interests in charge will aid ia preventing
her from making IA sensible business ar
rangement for the location and estab-
lishment of her educational concerns. 1t
is ID compliment to men who will do this
to call them both knavcs and fools, and
we do not believe that the wise and pa
triotic members of the house will permit
these freebooters to ride rough shod over
the states eternal welfare as they have
planned to do.
Block their nefarious plot in the house
and so save the state from the looting
to which they will, if allowed. devote
hnr
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-03
WRONG OFFICIALLY ENDORSED,

There is general comment just now by
the press all over the country on the
subject Of contingent" expenses, So
called, in the senate and house at Wash
ington. 1t is time that a universal pro-
test should be raised against the abuses
that have been perpetuated in both
houses of congress on this account. The
allowance for stationery, for instance, is
5l2j per session for each member, and
the records show that scores of the
members have drawn this amount in
cash as more stationery than they had
any use for could always be had without
money and without price. The United
States senate is supposed to be a dignI-
fed and honorable body, and yet fire.
quent exposures have been made which
show the wretched pretcxts on which
an enormous contingent" fund is
~squandered each year. Here is a para.
graph now going the rounds.
y two-months' bill for articles pur-
chased for the United States senate and
paid for by Uncle Sam, running through
last May and June. contains such items
as three and one-half gallons of cologne.
live dozen combs, 400 q~uinine pills, six
gross of fine toilet soap, nine bottles of
eau de quinine, and any amount of shay
ing soap, essential oil, olive oil. castor
oil, flesh brushes, etc. Over $1,000 was
spent for such luxuries in two months,
and the fun is still going on. Wouldn't
1t be a good idea to relieve Uncle Sam of
such an imposition?
70 many Americans this is not news.
This disgraceful system has been winked
at so long that it is regarded as a matter
of course, and there is no one with the
nerve or character to denounce it and
have it suppressed at once and for all
time. 1t is to be hoped that under the
regime of reform which will be inaugu-
rated by Mr.. Cleveland all this growth
of fungi about the national depart
ments will be Topped off, and that such
petty pilfering will in future be regarded
as beneath the dignity of men holding
places as representatives of this great
republic.