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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-08

Penned by the Actor After
LinCOln'S Assassination.
Wilkes Was Considered Insane on
the Subject of Secession-Edwin
and His Mother.

In the Octob Der number Of the Century is
published an article by the daughter of
the late Edwin Booth ia which appears
number of letters written by her father
after the great tragedy. Following are the
letters:
SATURDAY, May 6, 1855.
To Miss Emma +. Cary, Cambridge, Mass.
My DEAR FRIEND: Pye Just received your
letter. 1 have been in one sense unable TO
Write, but you know of course what my condl-
ton Is and need no excuses.
l have been, by the advice OF my friends.
"co0ped up' since l arrived here. going out
only occasionally in the evening. My heal b Is
good, but L suffer from The want of fresh air
and exercise.
Poor mother is in Philadelphia, about crushed
by her sorrows, and my sister, Mrs Clarke. is
i'll. and without the least knowledge of her hus-
Danu, who was taken from her several days
ago. with Junius.
MY position is such delicate one that am
obliged 10 use the utmost caution. Hosts OF
friends are stanch aud true 10 me. Here and
In Boston feel safe. What l am in Phade-
phia and elsewhere L know not. All / do
KNOW of the above-named city is that there
Is one great heart firm and faster bound 20 me
than ever. Sent In answer to dear Mary's
nTayersm faithfully eeley IT, 81 H.. VIII do
ing. My baby, TOO, Is there. Now that The
greatest excl ement is over and a lul Is in the
storm feel the need OF that dear angel, but
during The heat OF 1t was glad she was not
here. When Junius and Mr.. Clarke are at
liberty mother Will come here and bring
Edwina TO me- / wish / could see with Others
eyes; all my friends assure me that my name
shall be free ana that IN little while l may be
where l was ana what L was; but, alasI IL
looks dark 10 me.
God bless you all for your great assistance Ia
my behalf; even dear Dick aided me in my ex-
tTemity, did he not?
Give my love 10 all. and kisses TO George.
do not think tile feeling Is so strong
in my favor In Philadelphia as il is here and In
Boston. l am not not known there. Ever
yours. EDWIN BOOTH.
TO MISS EMMA F. CARY. CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
NEW YORK November "a, 1865.
M Dear Friend: Pray forgive my neglect.
Pye been little bothered of late, and could
not bring my mind 10 calm. My af.
fairs quite unsettled. / don't Know yet
when shall ac , o. what l shall do next.
Ii seems long time since / visited Auburn
Cemetery last. / have lost the level run of
time aud events, aud am living In a mist. But
] am old nv health Is better than IL ever was.
/ do not realize IT,. but am bored by neOple say.
ing am getting fat. l am a lItiie Byronic in
my dislike of such compliments, because
don't feel as look.
Mother is very much broken, think, pooI
SOUL She seems 10 have still ilBger-
lug hope in her heart that ali this will prove Ia
be dream. Y'r faithful friend,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-08

In the October number of the Century is
published an article by the daughter of
the late Edwin Booth in which appears
number of letters written by her father
after the great tragedy. Following are the
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-08
OCEAN STEAMERS.
STEAMER. DESTINATION sA.

Dates of Departure From San Francisco.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-08

r Late Shipping Intelligence See Eighth Page.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-13
THE JGWELER.

A much needed novelty recently brought
ont is II silver rest FOR tea ball.
A new mounting OF pearls on a round
brooch is on the end of gold spikes set close
ly together.
From Egypt comes little idols carved in
lavalike stone. These arc used as nmulcts.
They pass for antiques.
Perforated silver rcccptacleS are taking Il
new start, and are prctticr than ever.
Without being filiSree. they approach its
delicacy.
1t Is interesting to see the new ways sill
vcrsmiths have of Attaching handles to OBJ
Jects. Wherever it is possible to- do SO
these are varied in their points of contact.
Sword chatelaines are exceedingly at
tractivc. The chain OH which the device is
attached hangs ns the officers sword straps
hang. The scnbbartl is broad and covered
with rcpousse work.
A most curious fancy is the giving Of gold
safety pins as bridesmaids and wedding
presents i'll England. At u recent wedding
gold safety pins with the brides initial Oh
them was her gift to the bridesmaids
There is certainly fancy for oriental
jewelry among women of taste and fancy,
for the two are distinct. The use of anu
let's in jewelry appeals to many women. A
necklet was recently seen Of pearl and gold
beads from which were suspended five iade
stones set with rubies and emeralds.
elers' Circular.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-13
THE CRANK.

There are associations in Great Britain
which insure against elopement, matri-
mony and twins.
Among the head hunters of Bornco IL
man is not permitted to offer marriage to Il
woman of his tribe until he brings her the
head Of a man killed by himself.
Orthodox Turks shave the head with the
exception of Il tuft on the crown, which is
left to insure tight grip to the angel Of
resurrection when he comes to pull them
out of the grave on the day of Judgment
A Chinaman buys his coffin often many
years before his death and keeps it in his
house as II most valuable article of furn-
ture. The most cherished present Il son
can make to his father is il handsome coffin.
About three centuries agoa wealthy old
maid i'll London left II legacy to the p-
geons 1t consisted in n .3ushel of grain a
day to be thrown from the sieeplc of St.
Martins. Every day at noon it is thrown
out, and thousands of pigeons assent bic to
share the old maids bounty.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-13
THE OBSERVER.

AT the present day about @ per cent of
all vessels built are of steel
Half II million lives are daily dependent
upon the efficiency OF iron and steel wire
ropes.
The growth of girls is greatest in their
fifteenth year and that of boys in the seven
teenth.
No days of grace are allowed in Paris on
bills payable ut sight, as is the custom in
this country
Thelveragc number OF demonstrations and
attempts ut transformations in Italy is said
to be fully 5000 year.
In Roumania Il duty of II shilling Il bottle
has to he paid on foreign wine There is IA
tax on female servants, on dcorplatcs and
on doctors.
Gypsies have no religion and some of
them have so strong an aversion to churches
that they never pass by one without II NUT
tered curse.
For fear that some rival chemist would
initiate his invention, II Louisville chemist
who had patented an ink eraser has de
stroyed the formula.
The little island of Malta has IL language
of its own derived from the Carthaginian
and Arabic tongues. The nobility Of the
island speak Italian.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-13
THE SCIENTIST.

Petroleum, which is popularity supposed
to he derived from coal, is, according To nd
vanccd science more probably the result of
the action of water OH metal
The results of calculations show that for
given tank capacity and carbonic acid and
air stored Mt the same pressure, the liquc-
fled carbonic acid is capable of developing
four to five times more power than COM
pressed air.
Taking the earth as the center of the uni.
verse and the polar star as the limit of our
vision, the visible universe embraces an
aerial space with diameter Of 420, OOO, COO,
600 miles, and IL circumference of 1893, 742,
0D000 miles.
An ingenious contrivance for recording
sunshine Is the recent invention of Professor
Marvin. The professor describes the in
strument as consisting in principle of q
Leslie differential air thermometer-mcr-
curry, however, being used to separate the
air in the two bulbs, and the whole Their
mometer is designed in the form of q
straight tube, having bulb at each end
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-13
Fanny Kemblc and the Shopmnn.

| went out shopping with Fanny
Kcmble one spring morning when she
thought her room would look the bright
CT for muslin curtains to admit the light.
She carried a long purse full Of sovereigns
III her hand. We drove to Regent street
to shop where she told me her mother
and her aunt used both to 60 1t may
have been over that very counter that
the classic "Will it washt" was uttered.
The shopman, who had assuredly not
served Mrs. Siddons, or he would have
learned his lesson earlier in life, pro-
duced silken hangings and worsted and
fabrics of various hues and textures, to
Mrs. Kcmbles great annoyance had
gone to another counter and came back
to find her surrounded by draperies, sit
ting on her chair and looking very seri-
Gus. Distant thunder seemed in the air.
Young man." she said to the shop
man, perhaps your time is of no value
to you; to me my time is of great value.
l shall thank you to show me the things
asked for instead of all these things
for which l did not ask" And she flashed
such glance at him as must have sur
prised the youth. He looked perfectly
scared, seemed to leap over the counter,
and the muslin curtains appeared on the
spot.-Mrs. Richie in Macmillan's Mag
aZine
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-13
THE EXAMINER.

Professor Bennett of Cornell university
af1irms that the chief purpose of Latin in
the preparatory schools is training in Eng
lish.
The women of the Baltimore cooking
school have offered to train 100 grammar
school girls i'll culinary science free of
charge.
Mr.. Arlo Bates, having accepted the chair
of English literature at the Massachusetts,
Institute of Technology, has resigned the
editorship of the Boston Courier.
An advanced schoolgirl in Morrison, Ills,
was asked, what are the carnivorous ami
mails of the torrid Zone?" She replied,
1.-THE equator, COW, horse, wolf and goat"
In France there are 1851 more male
schoolteacbers than there are female. The
last census returns show that there are 85,-
68G males and G9,0l5 females engaged in the
business of teaching
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-13
A BRloAND LOVER.

Why do you look Mt mo SO, Gcrmainc2
Why is that glare in your scornful cvcs,
1roubles wo must have. you know. Gcrmnino.
Then You're u fool to let temper rise
What though Your hair he n crown of flame.
Need you enkndlc my hate to fire?
ilovo hcrl Yes, and that's why she came.
SO you may siiile your futile ire.
Deop arc her eyes rs the dusk, Germainc.
Deep as the dusk and of mournful brown
enlles ike the faintncss of musk, Gcrmainc,
Drows ike queens, but too soft to frown
After your passionate lovo and hate.
sweet, full sweet, will her mldncss br.
hiko cooling winds when the day dies late
Like harbor after stormy sea.
Iherc' will you never DC still. Germainc?
Strange that you're woman enough to cry.
Wnatl you would strike mo to kill, Gcrmainc?
Iasto my good blade for your pains-and dicl
hero yo are, men, with tho other one
Yes, dead is Germainc. as yc Sec
lnere wasn't room enough meath tho sun
For the old iove, the new lovo-and mel
TX. &. " clsh in Springfield Homestead.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-13
A Ghost Story of the Victoria Disaster

A ghost story is told which hinges up
on the disaster to the British warship
Victoria. 1t takes the familiar form of
the ghost on the stairs and is as follows;
At Lady Tryon's party, given on the
evening of the fatal collision between the
Victoria and the Camperdown, a we'll
known lady saw the figure of Sir George
Tryon on the stairs and watched it pass
down into the refreshment room. Lady
- was surprised, and coming across
friend told her what she had seen, add
ing, 81 must go and tell Lady Tryon
what q pleasant surprise she has given
us all, and l must find Sir George to
speak to him." Upon this the second
lady, who is also well known in society,
said: "Do not say anything to Lady Try
on. l saw Sir George, too, and l spoke
to her, and she seemed annoyed. She
says that Sir George is not here He is
with his ship. "-Exchange.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-13
RESOLUTIONS uF RESPECT.

Adopted In Memory of Alfred BARLOW by
the Flat Top Coal and Coke Associations.
AT meeting of tn" Flat Top Coal and
Coke Association hell at Ennis, w. Va;
January 10, 1894, the following resolu-
lions, drawn by a c. nmittee OF five
appointed for the purp Jsc, were unani-
mously adopted.
Resolved, That in view of the death
OF their late associate, Alfred Barlow,
the coal operators Of tie Flat Top field
desire to tender to his family their sim
cere sympathy, and to express their
regret for the untimely death OF one
who was engaged with them for mum
Der OF years, and was so actively con-
cerned as pioneer in the opening up of
the Elkhorn district.
Resolved, That these resolutions be
spread upon the minutes of the meeting,
published in the loading papers and a
copy sent his family.
JOHN COOPER, Chairman.
FRANK y. HARTMAN, Secretary
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-13
THE DOCTOR.

A mixture of camphor and myrrh, few
drops in Il glass of water, is mouth rinse
for unpleasant breath.
When a delicate person Is fatigued and
has no appetite, sponging the body with
bathing whisky, diluted alcohol or milk
will nourish the system and produce rest
or refreshing sleep.
A bug in the ear may be drowned out
with n little warm water Apply with u
sponge or syringe, and after each injection
incline the head with a jerk so as to dis
lodge the contents of the cavity.
An excellent way to cure insomnia is to
bandage the eyes with handkerchief be-
fore retiring. The compress seems to drive
away tho blood from the eyes and so to
cure, or at least to temporarily relieve that
feeling so often experienced by insomniacs
Of trying to sec ~ the dark.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-13
RAILROADS
N : = :: w HOrfoIkaHestern RR

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT NOVEMBER 10, 1898.
Westbonnd Leave Roanoke Daily.
500 q. m Washington and Chattanooga
limited) for Bristol and beyond. Stops
at Christiansburg and Radford, also
at principal stations west of Radford
Pullman sleepers to New Orleans and
Memphis, dining car attached.
7:20 q. N. for Radford Bluefied and
Pocahontas
4:40 p M. the Chicago Express for Rad
ford, Bluofield, Pocahontas, Kenova
Columbus and Chicago. Pullman
Buffet Sleeper Roanoke to Columbus
without change. Also for Pulaski,
Wytheville. Bristol, Knoxville, Chat
tauooga and intermediate points. Pull
man Sleeper East Radford to Chatta-
nooga.
North and Eastbound, Lenve Roanoke
Daily.
1883 a. III. for Petersburg, Richmond
and Norfolk
1l;5o a. m. for Washington, Hagerstown,
Philadelphia ard New York.
ll:l5 p ID for Richmond and Norfolk
Pullman sleeper Roanoke to Norfolk
and Lynchburg TO Richmond
1890 IL washington and Chatta-
nooga limited) for Washington,
Hagersrown, Philadelphia and New
York. Pullman sleepers to Washing
ton, Philadelphia and New York via
Shenandoah Junction and Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. Stops only at
principal stations.
Durham Division-Leavo Lynchburg
(Union station) daily 3:l5 p m. for
South Boston and Durham and inter
mediate stations.
Winston-Salem Division-Leave Roa-
noke tUnion station) daily 1910 p. m.
for Rocky Mount, Martinsville, Win
ston- Salem and intermediate stations
For al additional information apply
at ticket office or to w. B. BEVILL,
General Passenger Agent, Roanoke, Va.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-13
A Leader,

SINCE it's first introduction Electric
Bitters has gained rapidly in popular
favor until now it is clearly in tho lead
among pure medicinal tonics and altera-
tives-containing nothing which per.
mits its use as beverage or intoxicant,
1T is recognized as the best and purest
medicine for all ailments Of stomach,
liver or kidneys. 1t will cure sick head
ache, indigestion, constipation and
drive malaria from the system. Salts
faction guaranteed with each bottle or
the money will be refunded. Prico only
soc. per bottle. Sold by Christian &
Barbee.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-13
Now TRY THE.

IT WILL cost you nothing and will
surely do you good, il you have Cough
Cold or any trouble with Throat, Chest
or Lungs. Dr. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds ia
guaranteed to give relief, or money will
be paid back. Sufferers from La Grippe
found 1T just the thing and under It's use
had a speedy and perfect recovery. Try
a sample bottle at our expense and learn
for yourself just how good a thing it is.
Trial bottles free at Christian & Bar
bees. Large size soc. and 81.
OLD papers for sale at THE TIMES OF
dee at IN cents per hundred.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-13
Encouraging.

will you be true to me AT tho sca-
shore, Maud?"
Yes, Charlie. dear. won't get on
gagged to any other man without lettlny,
you know, "--Harper's Bazaar.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-13
Eagle Dairy Restaurant.

BREAKFAST, 25; dinner, IS; supper
25 Tickets, 81 meals, S4 Meal hours:
breakfast, 90; dinner, IL to 2; sup
der, to 8. Sunday supper, $40 to 1880.
Eagle Dairy print butter, 35c. per pound
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-11
Court Gossip of the pax.

Attorney P. J. Daily felt just little
sore at losing the nomination for coun-
ty attorney on the Democratic ticket,
but since election he is reconciled to
his loss.
Judges Sutherland and Howat will
hereafter each go it alone. The former
will probably remain in the present of
flee quarters of the firm and the latter
will establish himself in new quarters.
Chief Justice Merritt is about the
hardest worked man in the legal pro-
fession at the present time. He is try
ing to get the court files worked UP to
date and puts in more hours a day on
the bench and in chambers than any
other judge on the bench.
Eugene Traughber, who for several
years has ably filled the position of
court reporter on the Tribune, last
night severed his connection with that
paper and goes over to the Argus to
open and conduct a legal department
in that enterprising weekly.
Attorney A. T. Schroeder is quite
cheerful Notwithstanding his failure to
be elected as a member of the conSti-
tutional convention. He didn't expect
to win in that precinct when he en-
tered the race, but his partner e. B.
Jones, who is a. rabid Republican, has
the laugh on him just the same. A. 7.
came to the conclusion a long time
ago that politics was a losing game,
and prefers sticking closely to his
profession to fioundering in the muddy
political pool.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-11
The survival of the Fittest.

'tMen worship the rising, not the set
ting sun There is a vast difference
between the has beens'' and the ito
be's.' In the past we have heard much
of this or that location which we were
told would be the great center of aris-
tocratic homes. Where are they now
these locations? Do you ever hear
anything about them now? Have you
ever faced the realization of a single
prediction that was made for them?
They have subsided-they have gone
to meet" the Populist party; they are
no more-let 'em go. Turn your eyes
TO poppertcn the Ierfect-that is the
rising sun. While other people We're
ta liking about other places and asking
where is popperton?" we were pegging
right along, getting rapid transit, city
water, graded streets, and such like
things, 'forninst'' the time of need
knowing that after awhile the public
would see its grandeur, as the wave
tossed mariner sees the light on the
shore.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-11
THE sPRINKLING TAX.
The Inconsistency of the City Coun-
ell Concerning It-Why Not Make
the Remedy Complete:

There are very many people OF this
city that have anxiously, yet passively
awaited an affirmative decision from the
city council in regard to their rights in
the matter of money paid by them
under protest for street sprinkling
which was decided unanimously TO be
illegal by all the judges composing the
supreme court of this territory. In
stead of being just to the taxpayers,
their rights are ignored and their just
claims are set aside under a pretense
have no rights that the city council
need respect, that business principles
do not enter into any obligations with
the taxpayers, and that reports are
adopted which would shame any bust
ness man of principle or character.
1t is not forgotten that in 1893 when
restraining order was asked for. to
restrain the collectors from collecting
! the illegal tax from those that were
testing the legality of the sprinl1ling
ordinance that the assertion was made
by the then chief justice, THAT the
city needed the money, and it must be
paid also, '"That it could be paid under
protest, and in case of a reversal would
be refunded Refunded! How it
sounds after the reports adopted by the
city council. Do the taxpayers get the
recognition Tor InSlr TlSnJS III justice
or equity? Oh, no. Consistency is no
| longer a jewel.
| It has not yet passed from remem-
brance that our city dads were anxious,
! yea, over jealous, to give $4,000 to
| help boom an enterprise which would
extend a helping hand to private in
dividuals that it might be heralded
abroad that generosity was the diadem
that so neatly fitten their foreheads.
With pomposity instead Of generosity
they say. "Get behind us you small fry:
| We are the masters, you the servants
! I propose in future article TO COM
mence at the beginning and lay the
whole thing bare from the demand to
draft the ordinance for street sprirk-
ling, with the assertion, Give US the
ordinance and d-n it we will collect
the money" and the side issues attend
ant in this matter. The wonder is that
There is so much inocuous desuetude
among those that have been Wronged
with a promise, and the promise broken
and nothing is done. Arouse We, every
one; meet together and determine what
lis to be done, then do it!
o. H. PETIT.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-11
al RemarknhIe story.

Mrs. Harriet F. Parry, residing with
her mother at 154 North Seventh West
street, has lived in Utah for over 70 years.
In a recent interview with the writer, she
said:
system for years. 1 believe worse. than
anybody ever did. I had such fearful
pains through my head and dizziness that
almost craZed me. At times L would be
entirely blind. My stomach was in a ter
rible condition; suffered awful distress
and pain and had regular vomiting spells
that would almost kill me.
my heart also, was affected. Spells
of palpitation would come on and 1 would
drop to the floor unconscious and half
paralized. Oh, it is impossible to describe
came reduced in flesh to a mere skeleton.
'sFor seven weeks at one time L was
Frustrated; could not move from my bed,
and was unable to eat mouthful OF any
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-11
TRUTH IS MIGHTY.
Warm, Pulsating Words Fresh from the Lips OF
Your Friends and Neighbors.
Carries Undenab proachabe Conviction of the Wonderful
Almost miraculous Cures Effected by Drs Shores
New System

Doctors Shores new treatment occupies
a position among the sick and aiIing far
above any other treatment ever discov-
cred, No other treatment cures like it,
no other system begins to have such a long
array of wonderful cures. Day after day
prominent and well-known people publish
their testimonials and recommend Doctors
Shores and their new system of theatment
because it cured them and they desire to
point out the road to health to other
sufferers.
Respected and we'll known people who
dress always given, would not thus give
their names to the public and advise peo-
pie to go to Doctors Shores if they did not
know from their own experience that
Doctors Shores new treatment cures.
Heed the advice Go at once to these
physicians who know how to cure and do
cure and who do not experiment.