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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-20
EX-QuEEN NATAIIE.
CAME TO AN END.
The Extraordinary Session OF the Senate
Brought 20 Close.

The EXTRAORDINARY Session OF the Senate
Brought 20 Close.
WASHINGTON, april 1.-THE senate
adjourned sine die Saturday. In return
for the customary resolution of thanks
the vice president made a pleasant
speech, but otherwise there was moth
ing to distinguish the day from its pre-
dccessors since March g. The extraor-
binary session lasted just six weeks.
The proposed investigation of the
charges against Senator Roach formed
the chief topic of the days discussion.
No disposition was made either of that
matter or of the question as to the adj
mission Of the three appointed sena-
tors from Montana, Washington and
Wvominp
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-20
READY FOR REVIEW.
Uncle Sans Warships in Line at
Hampton Roads.
They Greet the Arrival of Foreign Yes
sels-Ten Nations Will He Repre-
sented in the Show--COst
of the fleet.
IN HAMPTON ROADS.

FORTRESS MONROE, Va, April 49,
After a week given over to tedious
preparations and maneuvers il may at
last be said that the naval rendezvous
is under way. Almost score
of great ships lie at anchor in
Hampton roads The flags of four
nations are whipping from mast
heads, the guns Of the old fort doomed
their national salutes throughout Sun
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-20

CHICAGO, April 1s.--Joe Quest, once
famous as the second baseman of the
champion Chicagos, is said to be one of
the heirs to an estate in Germany valued
at $40, 100000. Joe has brother in Al
legheny City, Pa, who wrote here some
days ago saying that their claim to this
irmense estate cannot be disputed
The vast sum is to be divided between
but six persons.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-20
Miners FIght FierceIv.

Mn.NEsvILLE, Pa, April lin q
fight Saturday between Italian and
Hungarian miners two men were killed,
two others were pitched down into a
deep mine hole filed with water and
six or eight other meA were badly
wounded.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-20

DEFAULTER SCHARDT DIES.

His Crooked Work Causes Nashville
(Tenn.) Bank to Assign.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 1s.-John
Schardt, the defaulting cashier of the
Mechanics Savings Bank and Trust
company, died Monday night about
o o'clock from congestion of the
brain. The bank made an as
signment at 10 o'clock Monday morn
ing for the benefit of its cred
itors, with James T. Pryor as assignee.
The assets are placed at $500, 900, nom
inal, and the liabilities $500 Schardt
transferred to the bank life insurance
policies amounting to $4,000. The
other banks of the city are not affected
by the failure.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-20
victim Of Christian science.

ELKHART. Ind, April IA r..
shew, well. known resident Of this city,
died Saturday after weeks illness. He
trusted his ease to a Christian science
healer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-20
Injured al n FIre.

LOUISVILLE, KY, April II. = The
Louisville cotton works plant on
Fourth street was destroyed by fire
SATURDAY night which started from an
overheated stove. Several people were
injured by falling wall. The loss is
800. 900.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-20
Harrison is MAYOR.

CHICAGO, April 1s.-Carter II. Har-
rison was inaugurated mayor Of this
city for the fifth time at the meeting Of
the new council last evening.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-20
A Victim OF Blood Poisoning.

JOLIET, Ill, April 1s.-Col. NJ. w.
Shurts, proprietor of the Shurts hotel
here and one of the leading men of this
city and county, died Monday from
blood poisoning. He was prominent
democratic politician and popular in
political circles.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-20

HoteI-PARK HOUSE, A. w. Moore, Pro-
Drietor. Plsttevilie, VIE. The house has been
lately reAtted and refurnished throughout and
10 pains will be spar ed to accommodate g4ests.
Good stabling attached.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-20
BOstOBEL.


kttOrney-JoHE ID. WILSON, Boscobel,
Wis, Attorney snd Counselor 81 Law. VIII
yrac-ice 10 81 Wisconsin conrts and in the
United States Court. nskes Collections and
f-sRsacr- business promptly One over Raks
Bro h4rdN IRE store
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-20
CHICAGO, BURLIsGros xoRTHERs R. n
LANCASTER.

Abstract Oflce-JoHN CARTHEw, (sncces-
cor 10 Book q SchreIntr). Real Estate, Abstracts
Title, and Insurance. Lancaster Wis.
6tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-20
PLATTEvILLR.

T. F. BALDwIN.-JUsTIoE OF THE PEAcE
once st the City Hall.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-05
ADJUSTMENTS,
Lew Dockstader Coming.


The big minstrel organization hea1e
by Lew Dockstader will be the attrac.
ton at the Academy Of Music next
Thursday evening, and delightful per-
Torrance is assured. Mr.. Dockstader
takes the humorous side of nature for
MS foot-light mirror and therein reflects
the vagaries and amusing peculiaritics
Of self-possessed and am bilious raca.
Tho amusing mistakes which arc com
mon 10 humanity AMI the special fea-
lures OF tho negro Of to-day he good
naturally travesties and politely satir-
izes, and his singular genius for melody,
mirth and harmony are illustrated for
the benefit OF tho pu bile. This is legi H.
mate negro minstrelsy. Mr. Dockstader
this season has surrounded himself by
an exceedingly large and unusually &C.
complished cotcrie of artists among
whom are George Powers. Frank Du-
mont. Fake and Sermons, Blockso,n and
Burns, John G.. Harrington and the
Columbian Quartctte. Also eight superb
vocal soloists and q large chorus. Harry
j. Chaplain, the manager OF tho com
pany, is very enthusiastic over the en-
gagoment of Frank Dumont, the minstrel
Shakespeare, whose sketch Tho Cake
Walk" is extremely humorous
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-05
AN ODD OCCUPATION.
The Collector OF Tin Cans Has n larger
Ercumc Than Most Persons Thin.t.

The Collector OF Tin Cans Has a larger
Income Than Most Persons Think.
The lot OF the tin-can collector, whose
livelihood depends practically upon the
rim of solder which holds the different
pieces Of the receptacle together, is by
no means u sinccurc. says New Norl;
paper. At all seasons it is unpleasant
enough, but to 60 jangling about dur
ing the burning days OF summer upon Il
cart loaded with tin. every square inch
of which is drawing its share of the
suns rays. requires more energy than
some might imagine. The tin cans are
broken. rough and rusty. besides being
hot to the touch and often foul-smell-
ing. The collectors have to prowl
about ut unreasonable times and in all
sorts of strange places. They stand
in with servants of large hotels and
households the men who have charge
of garbage dumps, janitors of asylums,
hospitals, and all sorts of queer people,
and their compensation is simply the
permission to cart away the old cans.
which nine-tcnths of humanity are glad
to get rid of.
The can collectors start on their
rounds as carly as four o'clock every
morning, and keep going from place TO
place until their wagons are full If they
are fortunate they usually get load
by noon or Whereabouts, and the rest of
the day is devoted to burning. The
cans are heapcd high in a lot and the
patient horse and much-abuscd cart
started out once more to some sawmill
or carpenter shop for shayings. 1t does
not require great amount of heat to
set the solder running, and when there
is nothing left of the fire but the en-
bcrs the tin is swept away, the cmbers
ralSed away and the solder collected 1t
is heated once more in the kettle and
run into bars. 1t is now ready for sale
TO some local plumber, and the days
work is done
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-05
Produce and Merchandise.

New YORK. April 4.-Flour quiet,
SSaeld iirmer. Winter wheat, low grades,
81 1902 25; S. G. patents, $3.s5M4.25;
Minnesota clear, So 5000 so; patents,
l Si.25@6 05. Southern flour quiet. firm:
i-extra, S2.10@3.l0; good to choice, S3.15
@4.25.
Wheat ~ higher, closing firm; No.
2, red, slow, and elevator 75%m76,
afloat II; options were active, excited
and irregular and closing strong, 1917
1871 advance; April, 1879; May, II;
June, Tx.
Corn firm and dull; No. 2, 51@51%
elevator, 500 52M afoat; steamer mixed
49H@40&; options, 1%@515c. up; clos
sng firm; April, 4o5S; May, 4Sss; June,
1875. Oats quiet, easier; options dull,
firmer; April, 1873; May, 351a: June,
35]s; spot prices No. 2, 36@364 No. .
white, 3919 @3oS@; mixed Western, 800
SO; white do, 3S55@49
Wool fair, firm; domestic fleece 27M
30; pulled, 26@37. Beef quiet, weak;
family. 11@11%, easy; mess, 7.50@S so;
beef hams, dull, weak, at Is so; tierced
beef quiet, easy; city, extra India mess,
sI.5091S Cut meats dull, weak:
picked bellies, 93l@lOA; shoulders,
9; hams, 124@13; middles dull, weak;
short clear, oI.
Lard quiet, easier; Western steam
clears us; sales, none; city at 81;
options nominal; refined dull, lower:
continent, l0.15; South America,
1910; compound, s6s5s. Pork.
better demand, weak: sales, 600 barrels;
old mess, II so; now mess, IS; extra
primo nominal.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-05
The FLORIDA LEGISLATURE.
1t VIII Probably Elect Senator Pasco to
Succeed Himself.

1t VIII Probably Eject Senator Pasco to
Succeed Himself.
TAI.LAHAssEE, Fla, April 4.-The
Florida legislature will meet here at
noon to morrow and continue in session
sixty days. 1t consists of ninety seven
Democrats and four Peoples party men.
Tho Democratic members met in caucus
tonight for the nomination of speaker
and president for the two houses.
Tomorrow night the Democratic
caucus will probably nominate by &C
clamation Samuel Pasco to succeed
himself in the United States Senate.
His election will follow in about two
weeks. Among the most important
bills to be brought before the legisla-
ture are one appropriating 100000 for
maintaining an exhibit in the Florida
building at the Worlds Fair, and an.
other amending the city charter of
Jacksonville, so that officers shall be
elected by the people and not appointed
by tho governor, as has been the
case snca 1889.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-05
srATE.rRoOPs REFUSED.
"A Battle With Revolutionists In Rio
Grande do Sui.

"A Battle With Revolutlonists In Rio
Grande do Sui.
RIO JANElRo, April "details have
reached here of the battle fought on
March 81 at Alegrete, in the state of
Rio Grande do Sui, between the state
government troops and the rcvol l.
tionists. According to the reports that
have reached this city the slaughter of
the government troops was frightful,
while tho loss Of the revolutionist
troops was also heavy. The revolu-
tionists held an intrenched position at
Alegrete, and when the state troops
attempted to drive them from their
vantage ground they made q most des-
perate and successful resistance.
1t is said that there were 1,aOO com
batants engaged on both sides and that
of this number 500 were killed and a
very large number wounded The state
troops wero driven back and the revolu-
tionists have now undisputed sway at
Alegrete, which place is used as their
base OF operations against tho govern
mont 1t is stated that the state troops
will be reinforced and another attempt
made to drive the insurgents from their
position.
The federal government has rs vet
taken no active steps to support tho
state government.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-05
ORIGIN OF LIFE INSURANCE.
Founded About 1880 as the Result OF In
vestignting Games of Chance.


1t is n curious fact that the doctrine
of probabilities or the scientific basis
upon which all insurance rests, had its
origin i'll game of cards. That is to
say, the foundation upon which this
great economy depends and upon
which it owes its claims to the conf
dencc and patronage of the community
originated from Investigations regard
ing games of chance. As related by
the North American Review, it hap
pcncd i'll this way About the year
1850 Chevalicr dc Mere. Il Flemish
noblcman. who was both respectable
mathematician and an ardent gamcstcr.
attempted To solve the problem OF divtl-
ing cquitably the stakes when Il game
of chance was interrupted The problem
was too difficult for him and he sought
the aid Of the famous Able Blaisc
Pascal, Il Jesuit priest, author Of
Might Thoughts and ono Of the most
accomplished mathcmuticians of any
age. Pascal solved the problem and iii
doing so cnurciatcd the doctrine of
probabilities" or laws governing So
called chances. Upon this depend not
only the laws governing insurance of
all kinds, but also the laws governing
the motions of planets in space and, iii
fact, all astronomical science. This
doctrine or theory Pascal illustrated bv
the throwing of dice. When single
die is thrown the chance of turning up
an ace is precisely one out of six. oronc
out OF the total number of sides or
faces But if large number of
throws are made it will be found that
each face will be turned up an equal
number of times. From this Pascal
laid down the proposition that results
which have happened i'll any given
number of observed cases will again
happen under similar circumstances,
provided the numbers be sufficient for
the proper W rlling of the law of aver
age. Thus the duration of the life of
single individual is one of the greatest
uncertainties, but tie duration, or ri tie
of mortality, Of q large number of indi-
viduals may be predicted with great
accuracy by comparison with the OBJ
served results among sufficient large
number of persons of similar ages, oc-
:upations and climatic influences.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-05
THE WRESTLING GIRL.
She Docs Not Always Come to n Bad
End.

She Docs Not Always Come to n Bad
End.
"Thc whistling girl docs not common
]y come to Il bad end. Quite as often as
any other girl says IIarpers Maya
zine, "shc learns to whistle Il cradle
song, low and sweet and charming, to
the young voter in the cradle. She is Il
girl of spirit, of independence, of char
actor, of dash and flavor; and as to lips,
why. you must have some sort of pre-
scntablc lips to whistle; thin ones will
not. The whistling girl does not come
to a bad end at all Gf marriage is still
considered good occupation) except II
cloud may be thrown upon her exuberant
young life by this rascally proverb.
Even if she walks the lonely road of
life, she has this advantage, that She
can whistle to keep her courage up But
i'll 4 larger sense, one that this practical
age can understand, it is not true that
the whistling girl comes to Il bad end
Whistling pays. 1t has brought her
money; it has blown her name about
the listening world. Scarcely has Il
non-whistling woman been more ia
nous. She has set aside the adage She
has done SO much toward the cmancipa-
ton of her sex from the prejudice
created by an ill-natured proverb which
never had root in fact
''But has the whistling woman come
TO stay? Is it we'll for women TO Wills
tie? Are the majority of women like
~ to be whistlcrs? These arc serious
questions, not to be taken UP in light
manner ut the end Of Il grave paper
Will woman ever learn to throw q
stone? There it is. The future is in
scrntablc. We only know that where
rs they did not whistle with approval,
now they do the prejudice of genera
tons gradually mclts away. And WON
ans destiny is not linked with that of
the hen, nor to be controlled by n
neutrality-suspicious. not by anything"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-05
BUSINESS NOTICES.

DE 1T KNOWN TO ALL MEN BY
~ these presents, that the Virginia
brewing Company. a corporation duly
chartered and organized under the laws
OF Virginia, with its chief office in the
city OF Roanoke, Virginia, in accordance
with the provisions OF chapter II of tho
acts Of Assembly for the years 1880 90,
as amended and re.enacted by an act
approved February 18th, 1892, and
FOUND IN the session acts Of 1891. 1892,
chapter col, HEREBY filed in the clerks
once OF the corporation court for tho
city OF Roanoke, Virginia, and in tho
office OF the secretary of the common-
wealth, as description OF the name or
names, marks or devices used and to DO
USED upon the bottles, syphons, tins,
kegs and boxes used by said Virginia
Brewing Company in delivering beer
manufactured by 1t. the said Virginia
brewing Company has caused TO be
blown upon its bottles:
"NIRGINlA BREWING COMPANY, or RoA-
NoNE, VIRGINIA.
THIS BOTTLE Nor TO BE SOLD"
And has caused 10 be branded or
stamped upon it's boxes, crates or kegs,
syphons or tins used in delivering beer
manufactured by it, the following. 20.
wit:
VIRGINIA BREWING CoMPANY..
All and every person, partnership,
firm or corporation are hereby
warned not to fill any bottles. box,
syphon, tin or keg so marked
or distinguished as above, with
the name, mark or device above set
forth, and not to deface, erase, obliter-
ate, cover up or otherwise remove or
conceal any such name or mark or de-
vice thereon, or to SELL buy, give, take
or otherwise dispose OF or traffic in the
same without the written consent OF the
Virginia Brewing Company, under tho
penalty OF the provisions OF the stat
utes above referred to.
Witness tho signature OF tho Virginia
Brewing Company, by its president, and
It's corporate seal attested by the secre.
tary, this 10Th day OF June, 1892.
VIRGINIA BREWING COMPANY,
BY Hcrmann Crueger, Prcsidcut.
Attest; (Signed) Louis L. SANDER,
Secretary
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-05
FOR SALE,

EVENLY NINE AND THREE
~ fourths acres, miles south of Bed
ford City, now frame house. : rooms, 100
fruit trees. 1715 bushels wheat seeded,
acres in clover, near churches and
schools Price Sl,sO0; 5000 cash, bal
anco !, and years; per cent. in.
terest. Possession given one month
after sale.
140 acres (abouO 2}S miles east OF
Bedford City, Il milo railroad; frame
house. rooms and all necessary out
houses, mountain scenery grand, Is
acres bottom land, IS acres in timber,
ESQ apple trees in full bearing, up land
in trst-class condition.; near churches
and graded school. Price 50, 500; 81, OOO
cash, balance /, and years; 6 per
cent, or S2,325 cash. Ceding possession
in fall. N. d. HAWKINS & CO.,
tt Bedford City, Va.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-05

TOPEKA, Kan, April Airs. Mary
e. Lease has been snubbed by the law
students of the State University. A
proposition to deliver them lecture
was laid on the table by vote Of IS to z.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-05
President NIcLeod KcsIcns

PHILADELPHIA, April "A. a. Me-
Leod, president OF tho Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad and Coal and Iron
Companies, has rendered his resignation
10 take effect May l. He will also re.
sign tho receivership. His reason for
resigning is the belief that needed
financial assistance will not be given tho
company as long as he remains with it..
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-05

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF REAL
~ estate in Appomattox county, Va.
AS commissioner OF tho circuit
burg, il tho suit Of 5. NJ. Bococis
and others against w. 7. Bococks ex-
ecntor and others, entered at the
November torn, 1ss7, tho undersigned
Will sell in front OF tho court house OF
Appomattox county on Thursday. April
q, 1893, all the roal estate in said county
OF which willis T. Bococl died seized
and possessed, containing > 800 acres,
situated on Bent creek, about six miles
from the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
and about ten miles from the Norfolk
and Western railroad Thore are fine
and extensive buildings OF all doscrin-
tions usually found III tho country on
this land. Tho quality Of this land was
originally good, consisting OF creek bot
tom, nigh land, original forests ana
needs only tho care and attention OF 4
skilful farmer TO make il all that could
be desired. The land has been owned
by the testator for more than gene--
alton and his title has n"ver been ques-
toned. This land will bs sold rs q
whole or IN parcels 70 suit purchasers.
Judge ID. a. Christian, OF Appomattox,
Will take pleasure in showing it To per.
sons desiring 70 examine it.
TERMS: Ten per cant. OF purchase
money cash; the balance in three equal
instalments at one. two and three wears,
bearing legal interest from day OF sale
for bonds with good personal security,
retaining title. In case a purchaser
may prefer to pay down as much as one.
third Of tho purchase money, personal
security may be dispensed with
Il. w. BOCOCk, Commissioner
In the clerks Office of Lynchbu-g
circuit court: Bond given as required
by above decree.
Teste: s. G.. WINGFIEED. Clerk.
20 2taw till apr6
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-05
FOR ANNEXATION.
An Enthusiastic Meeting Across tho Cans
dian Border.

dian Border.
WISDsoR, Ont, April "A rousing
annexation meeting was held at Ander-
ton town hall yesterday afternoon.
The farmers OF the township turned out
In large numbers, and an organization
was effected with nearly one hundred
names on the list D. d. Odett, OF
windsor, who has for years been the
right hand man of Hon. j. c. Patterson,
the Canadian minister OF militia. waa
present and delivered an annexation
address. The meeting was a very on
thuslastic one, and the sentiment is
spreading rapidly among all classes of
people.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-05

NOTICE. ALL TRAN.
~ sient advertising must be
paid cash in advance, to save
cost of booking and collecting.
Advertisements In the one.
cent-a-word column are one
cent for each Of the first two
insertions and half a cent a
word for each subsequent In.
sertion.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-05
burning of n Cnrhouse

NEWARK, N. j., April 4.-The car
house of the Newark and Orange Elec.
trio railroad, at Roseville, was burned
to the ground at 2:2O o'clock this morn
ing. Twenty-six cars, valued at $4,000
each, and two sweepers were DESTROYED.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-05

II o r S A L E.-FOUR DOUBLE
Il decked boilers, rated GO horse power
each. Top boilers 13 it. in.x4s in.
Lower ones IL ttx54 in, so Sin. hues.
Complete with front safety valves and
crate bars Are insured in Hartford
Boiler Insurance Company. Can be seen
In working condition until May 10Th.
Sold only for reason of wanting higher
pressure and greater power. Terms to
suit purchaser. EYSTER & SONS.
Halltown, w. Va. 421w
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-05
light Throurh a Nurrow sir.

A slit in a piece of paper, even
though it be not more than one forty
thousandth of an inch in width, is suf-
ficient to transmit light to the human
eye.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-05

NOTICE, WATER CONSUMERS. -
~ Water rentals for the quarter
april, May and June are now due.
Consumers are hereby notified to call at
tho office OF tho Roanoke Gas and Water
Company, room 20i, Terry Building,
and pay same. Water may be cut of
from all consumers who do not pay their
bills on or before April 90. An ad-
ditional charge Of fifty cents will be
collected for turning on water.
j. c. RAWN,
45to 20
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-05

TllE FIRM OF j. L. MARSHALL &
l. co. is this day dissolved by mutual
consent. All accounts of the late firm
OF j. +. Marshall e Co. are payable to
Jas. a. Mcconnell.
j. L. MARSHALL.
j. a. MCCONNELL.
PETER KIDD.
March 20, 1898. III sod