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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
TOO MANY SPARROWS.
The English Bird Is Not Even IL Favoritc I,
Ills Own Homo.

Tho English Bird Is Not Even IL Favoritc In
His Own Homo.
1t appears that tho dotested English
sparrow is by no means general favor
lite i'll his own home across the water,
where his habits have been more care
fully noted.
III the course OF his paper on wild
Birds, Useful and Injurious" in the
Royal Agricultural society's journal,
Mr.. @. f. Archibald says: ''Tho sparrow
has received an OVERLOOKING measure of
abuse from farmers and gardeners, and,
notwithstanding NIL that has been urged
In its favor by enthusiastic advocates,
there can be little doubt that it deserves
large share of the vituperation be-
slowed upon it. The keynote to the spar
rows character is to be found in the
dclusion under which it labors that
corn growing is carried on for its es-
pecial benefit Grain is undoubtedly the
mainstay of the sparrow. This it OBJ
talns i'll the fields ut seedtime, when
sprouting, i'll the unripc, milky condi-
ton, and when fully matured. At this
last named period quantity of grain is
wasted by being shaken out OH the
EhCphh ~ Viz DllttS, III iNlllllOH 10 InC
amount actually consumed. At this
time, too, numbers of sparrows which
live for the greater part of the year in
towns are tempted to visit the field,
their grimy appearance proclaiming
their usual haunts
III gardens the sparrow finds full
scope for its destructive propcnsitics in
devouring peas, of which it is very fond,
as we'll rs few gooscberries and cher
RIGS. In the most mischicvous way, too,
1T pulls to pieces the flowers of the
crocus, dahlia, primrose, polyanthus,
hepatica, heartseasc, wistaria, the shoots
of pinks and carnations, the pods of the
laburnum and the blossom of fruit
trees 1t also does considerable damage
to beds of young radishos and lettuccs,
besides lcvying toll on tho grass seed.
sown on lawns On tho other hand, il
must be freely admitted that the spar
row does great deal of good.
Among the pests destroyed by the
sparrows arc wireworms daddy long.
legs, weevils from peas and beans,
aphides, catcrpillars of various kinds,
houseflics, blue beetles, black beetles
and white butterflies In some districts
choviss, otherwise known as Maybugs,
occasionally do immense damage, and
at such times sparrows have been seer
with their mouths crammed full OF
them The quality of weed seeds which
the sparrow eats must also be placed tc
its credit, for in this way is helps tc
suppress such Objectionable plants as
charlock, corn bind weed, gooscfoot,
lnotggrass- bnttcrcup, dandclion. chinl-
weed and dock
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
Doubtful About the Doubt.

We are justly proud of our jury sys-
tenn, but the ~ good men and true
arc not always the wisest of mankind.
AT recent session Il prisoner was i'll,
dictcd for pocket picking, and to most
people i'll court the clearest possible cast
was made ont by the prosecution
"Havc You anything you would like
70 tell the jury before they retire." said
the judge
We'll, all wantcr say is, hopes as
low they'll give me the benefit of the
doubt, replied the prisoner despond-
emily.
The jury considered their verdict.
They We're no littlo time over it.
Can assist you i'll any way, gentle.
men:" said the judge, ut last becoming
impatient.
I'VE are almost agreed, me lud, .
said the foreman, but we can t quite un.
derstand what the doubt is the prisoner
wishes us to give him tho benefit OF. .
London Tit Bits
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19

the combs, ear lobes and wattles vivid
red. The combination of colors is re-
markably handsome. III their general
characteristics they are identical with
the black Langshans.
a notified and blue variety of
Langshans are also bred i'll n few quar-
tiers, the former having been undoubt-
eddy formed by crossing the black and
white and likely to revert to one side or
the other. Fanciers place particular
stress in breeding Langshans upon Sc
curing style" in the carriage of the
birds, high station and great length of
tail. The Langshan natures more rap
idly than the Cochin, has q finer quality
of flesh and is moro prolific i'll egg pro-
duction.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19

Daniel Webster once sat for his Dor.
trait to the late G. p. Healy, and the
senator's remark when he surveyed the
completed picture became one of tho
artists favoritc anecdotes in after years.
81 think, said Webster as he looked
at his counterfeit prescntmont, "that is
face l have often shaved Hcaly
found Andrew jackson disagrceable
and unwilling Subject, and he com.
pensated himself by painting Old Hick-
DRY with absolute fidelity to nature, moi
Guessing single defect The portrait
gives Jackson an ugly, savage and pal.
lid face Chicago Herald.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
BLACK LANGsItANs.

moro commonly seen. To reach standard
weights cocks of this breed should reach
9% pounds, cockercls eight. hens seven
and pullets six pounds. These weights
place them i'll the rank midway between
the lightest and heaviest of our breeds
of poultry.
The plumage of the black Langshans
is of uniform glossy black In ap-
pearance they somewhat resemble tho
Cochin. Their flesh is white and they
have very thin white skin. Their
meat is fine grained, rich and juicy.
The bones of the Langshans are very
small. The breast is long and deep, Civ
ing an abundance of the white breast
meat The Langshan is hardy.
California has the honor of original
ing and breeding, in it's purity, the
white Langshan fowl When first
Matched, the chicks are a blush white
OH the back, with throat and breast
white and canary. When fully maturcd,
the plumago is pure spotless white,
legs blush slate, with vivid pink show.
ing through. The feet are bright pink,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19

In the United States muriatc of pot
ash is the cheapest source of potash in
every state except two. These are Della
ware and New Jersey. In each of these
kainit is cheaper than tho muriate. In
Maryland the price of potash in kainit
comes very near to the price in the form
OF muriatc. The farther you go from
tho coast tho more kainit will cost. In
Minnesota, for example, pound of
potash i'll the form of kaint will cost
7.62 cents, while in muriatc the cost is
only 5.l3 cents per pound and in sui
phatc of potash cents.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
Clipping the Wings of Queens.

DO you clip your queens wings?
What are the advantages or disadvan-
tages of the practice?' The foregoing
queries We're answered by IL number OF
apiarists through the columns of The
American Bee Journal Their replies
made it appear that the bcckccpcrs arc
about equally divided on the subject
Among those who did not clip the wings
were G. II. Dibbcrn and J. E. Pond,
who use dronc and queen traps. e.
Secor, who had tried it, summed ND the
subject of advantages-frs age of the
queen more certainly known; second,
swarm moro easily hived The disad-
vantoges-frst, trouble to hunt and clip
Among the advocates for clipping was
x. l.. Taylor, who said: Tho advan-
tages are that swarms arc managed with
much less care and labor, and by no
chance can any swarms elopc with Il
clipped queen. There are no disadvan-
tagcs, except the slight labor of clipping
them. G. G. Miller said that he liked
to have his queens marked so they can't
be changed without his knowing it. A
clipped queen can't fly off with swarm,
and that may save the swarm from 60
ing off. S. |. Freeborn said that the
greatest advantage, and it is a big one, is
that 1T saves lots of absconding swarms,
especially i'll out apiaries, where they
are not closely watched. 1t also is q
great help i'll keeping swarms separated
where several Issue at the same time.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
The IZafiirs.

The Kaffirs are great philosophers
If an OK should die the owner never
grieves but remarks: "Now l must &c
to work for master Gall white men who
treat them we'll are called masters), and
III six months he will give me COW.
1t Will have calf. If it is bull calf,
i'll year I'll have pair of oxen, but
should 1T be hcifor calf I'm all the
richer, for the next year I'll have two
calves instead of one. New York
Tribune
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19

CHANCE AND CHANGE.

''There wes rose by your gate last year.
Good neighbor, tell me now" he said,
slave the frosts Of the winter left 1t sore!
Or blooms 1t yet in your garden bed?"
1.-Two for ono
Have the red buds blown,
Two for one that there used to bel
For there's many u day
'Twixt May and May,
And many change in n ycar!" said she.
"And there WAS n girl meath your root
last year.
Good neighbor, tell mo now" ho said.
DOCS her foot fall light in the cottage
near,
Or is she wooed and is she wcd2"
She lies apart
With II pulsclcss heart,
n broken heart. meath tho rcd rose trceI
For there's many day
'Twixt May and May,
And many II change in ycar!" said she.
-katc T.. Osgood in Good housekeeping.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
Marvellous, Results,

FROM letter written by RevJ Gun
derman, Ct Dimondale. Mich, we are
permitted TO make this extract: 81 have
no hesitation in recommending DR..
Kings New Discovery, as tho results
wero almost marvellous in tho case of
nv wife. While I was pastor OF the
Baptist Church at Rives Junction she
was brought down with pneumonia sue
ceeding la grippe. Terrible paroxysisms
of coughing would last hours with little
interruption and it seemed as IL she
could not survive them. friend recon.
mended DR.. Kings New Discovery; it
was quick in its work and highly salts
factory in results" Trial bottles free
at Christian & Barbee's drug store.
Regular size, so cents and 81.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
American Fodder bricks.

These bricks are of crushed oats, corn
and chopped hay-foddcr which was
brought to tho attention of several
prominent horscmon who visited tho
United States during the Chicago fair.
The recent action of the British gov
ernment in ordering large consign:
mcnt of compressed fodder or fodder
bricks from the United States is likely
TO open up q largo trade in this commod.
ity.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
TO HORsE OWNERS.

For putting a horse in fine healthy con.
dition try DR.. Cady's Condition Powders.
They tone up the system, aid digestion, cure
loss of appetite, relieve constipation, correc,
kidney disorders and destroy worms, giving
new life to an old or over worked horse. ri
cents per packese. Tor sale b. druggista
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
KENNITu BAZEMoRr had tho -

KENNIrH BAZEMoRE had the gooi
fortune to receive small bottle of
Cham berlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhna Remedy when three members
OF his family were sick with dysentery
This ono small bottle cured then all
and he had some left, which he gave to
Geo w. Baker. prominent merchant
of tho place, Lewiston, N. G., and it
cured him Of the same complaint.
When troubled with dysentary, diar-
rhGa. collie or cholera morbus, give this
remedy trial and you will be moro
than pleased with the result. Tho
praise that naturally follows it's intro
duction and use has made 1t very popu :
lar. % and so cent bottles for sale by
The Chas. Lyle Drug Company, drug
gists
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
Special Notice.
~Furniture Given Away.

large line of elegant furniture, especially manufactured
tor us, which intend to give away premiums will soon
be displayed in establishments will also and de.
scrptons thereof appear in these columns Among them
are Ch1ld Rocker, Flora Book Rack Beauty Wall
Pocket choice of which go with SIS worth goods purchased
from US Paragon Book Rack. Music Rack, White.
House Folding Chair Maddox Table, Club Table, Wal.
Medicine Cabinet choice Of which 2 worth of goods
as premium There also other choice articles to be given
as premiums according the goods purchased
Watch these columns for notice when the books which will
the story, will be ready and don't fail call for one
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19

Chamberlain's Eye ard slip ointmenS
Is n certain cure for Chrcilic Sore Eyes,
Granulated Eye Lids, Sore Nipples, Piles,
Eczema, letter, Salt Rheum and Scald Head.
% cents per box. For sale by druggists.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19

A large part of the works of Ben JON
son We're destroyed in manuscript by
fire which burned his house.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
RAILROADS
N ! 8 :. nv RorfoIksWestarnak

Il SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MAY 90, 1894.
yyostboupd Eoavo Roanoke Daily.
$3.50 8. N. Washington and Chattanooga
limited) for Bris toll and the South and
West. Stops at principal stations west
of Radford. Pullman sleepers to New
Orleans and Memphis, dining car at
tsched.
7:20 q. 10. for Radford, Blue6eld and
Pccahontas
80 p. m. the Chicago Express for Rad
ford, Blue6eld, Pocahontas, Kenova,
Columbus and Chicago. Pullman
Buffet Sleeper Roanoke to Columbus
without change. Also for Pulaski,
Wytheville, Bristol, Knoxville, Chat
tanooga and intermediate points. Pull
man Sleeper East Radford to Chatts
nooga.
North and Esstbound, Leave Roanoke
Daily.
Has a. m. for Petersburg, Richmond
and Norfolk.
11:5o a. m. for Washington, Hagerstown,
Philadelphia and New York.
11:15 p. m. for Richmond and Norfolk.
Pullman sleeper Roanoke to Norfolk
and Lynchburg to Richmond.
7:82 p. m. Washington and Chatta
nooga limited) for Washington
Hagerstown, 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-Leave Lynchburg
(Union station) daily PAS p. m. for
South Boston and Durham and inter
mediate stations.
noke (Union station) daily 1910 p. m.
for ROpxu Mount MartiDcyi11a Win
ston-Selem and intermediate stations
For all additional inform alton apply
at ticket office or to w. B. BEVILL
General Passenger Agent, Roanoke, Va.
NJ. f. BRAGG,
Travelling Passenger Agent.
PALTIMoRE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
ID Schedule in effect May 20, 1891.
Leave Washington from station corner OF New
Jersey avenue and street.
For Chicago and Northwest, ycstibuled limited
express trains 11:15 n. m, 500 p m.
For Cincinnati, St: Louis and indianapolis,
vestipuicd limited, $3.50 p. M, express, 1910
For Pittsburg and Cleveland, express daily
11:l5 q. m aud S35 p. m
vile, Chattanooga, Memphis and New Orleans
12:05 night daily; sleeping cars through.
For Luray, $3.50 p. m. daily:
For Baltimore, weeks daily, Z loo. 300. 6:35
minutes) m. xla:Oo xia65, 1915 x2:2o, 600 45
o' -, N1~o Ao.oo, 4o.lV, oJU,
x0:20, $50, xs00 e:15 xg00, xii 80, and 11:35 D. m
Sundays 1d2o 56:so 600 As minutesl, $40. 1850
325, 4:3l, x5:O5, 15I0 G:3n, xs:OO, x9OO 1890
x11:S0, 1885 p IN.
For Hagerstown, t1i:15 a. IN. and 1850 p. m.
ROYAL BLUE LINE FOR NEW YORK AND
PHILADELPHIA.
For Philadelphia, New York, Boston and the
East, daily, AGO. SEQ, COCO Il. IN. cx. SUM- dining
carr, 1890 dining carr $780, (5:O5 dining carr SOD,
Q!:S0 p. IN. sleeping car, open at 1890 oclock).
Buffet parlor cars on all day trains.
and1
Sundays, 4:20 am 1890 noon.
81 Except Sunday. (b) daily. (c) Sunday only.
Express trains.
r b. CAMPBELL. CHAS o. sCULL
Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass. Agt
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
Part of the Bird.

Tho Young lIousewifc-Havc you any
nice chickens:
The Poultopr-Yc ma'am.
Tho Young Housewife-Well send
me "a couple i'll time for dinner, and
want them with tho croquettes left in,
do you UNDERSTANDABLE Chicago Record.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
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LANGSHAN FOWLS.
There Are Two Varieties of This Breed,
the I.laclS and tho White,

TIC lsiHcK anu THO white.
The Langshn fowl appeals not only
to the practical farmer, but to the
fancier as we'll Two varieties of tho
breed are now quite we'll disseminated
throughout the United States - tho
black and white-though the black
Langshan is much the moro popular and
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
Southern
Railway.
(PIEDM0NT AIR.LINE.)
Lynchburg. Va, July j, 1894.
Washington and Southwestern
vestibuled Limited

Great Southern Fast Mail.
Close connections made at Lynchburg
with Norfolk and Western trains. Ele-
CANT service and fastest time to all
points North and South.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-08-23
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Tennessee Republican convention is in session at Nashville.
 The National Irrigation congress will meet at Denver Sept f.
 The Tennessee Farmers Alliance is holding it's annual meeting.
 Horn lake, near Memphis, is empty ing into the Mississippi river.
 Police Captain Stephenson of Now York has been arrested, charged with bribe taking.
 The steamer Verne Swaine struck a snag and sunk iii the rapids above Rock Island, Ills.
 Elijah Dalton, an Indiana whitecap, under five years sentence at Jefferson vile, died in prison
 Charles Franeklyn Reghd. aged 30, married Mrs. Adele A. Ronalds, aged 70, of New Rochelle.
 A Vandalia passenger train near Greenville. Ills, was wrecked, and the engineer, fireman and two postal clerks injured.
 An aged negro and white woman were shot from ambush near Hot Springs, Ark. The negro was killed and the woman wounded
 The receivership of the Harney Peak Tin and Mining company, which Eng fish capitalists claim mulcted them out of $3,o0o, 900, has been made permanent.
 Patrick Donohue, an inmate of the soldiers home at leayenworth, Kan, was shot and killed by Mrs. Mary John. son. She says that he was stealing her fruit.
 Lii Hung chang's army, 5o,o0o strong, is said to be marching on Major General Oshima's army in Corea
 Spain, Italy and Great Britain arc sending warships to Masasan, Morocco, to protect thoir interests against the kabyle rebels.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-08-23
Fell in a Well.

Last night about 1l;3O o'clock, q horse belonging to Mr. sam Berlin named Doe fell in well in the rear of Berlin's stables It was an old well which had been filled up with bricks and rubbish some ten years ago and was covered over with sand and mud The horse Doe" walked over the well and sank in the mud. While the animal was in this predicament another horse fell in on him and pushed him down further in the well, resulting in his death The other horse got out with or'y slight bruises.
 Dock" was a very valuable horse and a general favorite among the patrons of BeIlin's stables, and in his loss Mir. Berlin has the sympathy of his many patrons and friends.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-08-23
The House.

WAsHINGToS, Aug. 23.-There was not a quorum when the house began it's session yesterday, but members sought to take up several measures by unani- nous consent. The senate bill allowing $64, ,000 for the public building at Little Rock was passed.
 The senate bill for the exclusion and deportation of alien anarchists was called up. MT. Warner Dem., N. Y ) objected to the consideration of the bill. The bill went over.
 The senate bill authoring the secre- tary of the treasury to allot rooms in the government building at Meridian, Miss, for holding court was passed; also a resolution to print 20,000 copies of the tariff bill; also on motion of Mir. Hau- gen (Dem., Minn..) a bill to grant to the Duluth and Winnipeg Railroad com pany q right of way through the Chip pewa and White Earth Indian reserva- tions.
 At1:l5 o'clock the house adjourned until 12 o'clock tomorrow.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-08-23
HAVE NOT GIVEN UP.
Sugarmen Still Hope to Se-
 cure a Bounty.
COMFORT IN MANDERsoN's VOTE.

They Believe tho Majority of the Sem
 ate Will Be For the Bounty and the
 Mckinley Law Will Be Reestablishcd.
 The House Does Business Without .
 Quorum Wilson to Go Abroad.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-The sugar. men have taken great deal of comfort out of the vote that was recently had on the motion of Senator Manderson to in- struct the senate finance committee to report an amendment to the free sugar bill reestablishing the Mckinley sugar bounty. It was shown that q majority of the senate was for the bounty. Of course the majority is not at all stable, and it is possible that when the senate meets in December that it will be changed. Senator Stewart may not vote, which would leave the vice presi- dent to decide against the bounty on tie vote.
 But it is thought by some of those who advocate a bounty that before the vote on the free sugar bill and tho amended bill that there will be three more Republican votes in the senate, which will give that side quite show of strength. At present there are va cancies from Montana, Washington and and Wyoming, and it is claimed that the legislatures which are to be elected this fall will be Republican.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-08-23
TRAGEDY AT HENRIETTA.
Hotel Proprietor shot and Killed by
 the Sheriff.

Hotel Proprietor shot and Killed by
 the Sheriff.
 HENRIETTA, Tex, Aug. 23.-The city was in a furry Tuesday over the cut ting of Drs. J. H. Ferris and E. A. Johnston by j. NJ. Rushing, proprietor of the City hotel. and the killing of the latter by Sheriff G. c. Wright. The circumstances leading the tragedy are substantially as follows:
 Mir. Rushing, under thd influence of stimulants, had caused disturbance at the hotel. An officer was sent for and Deputy Sheriff ". A. Payne responded. He attempted to arrest Rushing, when Rushing resisted arrest and advanced upon him with a drawn knife in his hand. Payne backed into the street some 20 feet with drawn pistol, beg ging Rushing to stop .and behave. Finally Rushing made dash at Payne, who knocked Rushing down with his pistol and called for help to disarm and secure him. Bystanders at this point begged Payne to leave, promising to take charge of Rushing and get him quiet.
 Payne agreed to this and walked away. Rushing was taken into the ho- , tel and sat down. Drs. Ferris and John ston were called to dress the wound made when Payne knocked him down. While the doctors were dressing the wound Rushing again drew his knife and made several slashes at each of them, cutting their clothes in several places, but inflicting no serious wounds. The doctors ran into the street and Rushing ran into room for weapons Sheriff Wright was then notified and went to the hotel to arrest Rushing.
 On entering the house Rushing threw down on the sheriff with a pistol. Wright was too quick for him and fired the first shot, the ball entering below the left ear and passing out through the base of the head In an instant Rush. ing lay limp and lifeless.
 An inquest is now being held by Es- quire Johns.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-08-23
LISTENED TO JUDGE COOLEY.
American Bar Association Hears Im-
 portant Papers Read.

American Bar Association Hears Im-
 por;ant Papers Read
 SARATOGA, Aug. 23.-The new con vention hall was we'll filled with repre- sentative lawyers of the east, west and south upon the opening of the Seven teenth annual convention of the Ameri- can Bar association. Most of the state bar associations of the country were represented by accredited delegates, while there was large attendance of members of the associations in their in- dividual capacity.
 Hon. Thomas NJ. Cooley of Ann Ar bor, Mich, ex-inrerstate commerce com missioner. presided and Hon. John Hinl1ley of Baltimore was secretry of the convention. Among the leading lights of the law who reported to the rollcall were: Hon. Francis Rawle, Philidelphia; John Randolph Tucker, Virginia; George A. hMercer, Georgia; Bradley G. schley. Wisconsin; Hon. George M. Sharp, Maryland; Hon. Hampton l.. Carson, Philadelphia; and Hon. Alfred Hemingway Massachu- setts
 President Cooley's annual addyess was of extreme length and dealt ill de- tail with d large number of questions srelating to the bar and the judiciary.
 Reports of officers were presented and
 
 a recess was taken until 8 P. Iii. At that hour Hon. Charles Claain Allen of St. Louis, one of the leading lawyers of the south, will present an important paper on "mjunctions and Organized Labor and which, it is said, will ex- press views that may create a wide spread discussion.