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| pay $50 forfeit. No man could, however,
| be obliged 10 serve more than one year In
| five. The commissioners had the right to
| enter and thoroughly to examine any
| premises, and when they found cause to
suspect foul air or noXious effluyla TO
| originate or be collected, then they could
order the place to be opened and ventilated
as often as they saw fit.
Any one who obstructed them in the exer-
else OF this power was liable to 81 90 fine.
| To refuse to correct the nuisance as or
dered was punished by $50 fine and S25 a
day in addition for every day of failure to
comply with the order. This ordinance,
low lots, for which the consent of the city
council was necessary.
About the close of the period covered by
the laws there was great scare from chol-
era. and very stringent laws were passed
governing the sales of fish, meats and veg
etables. All fish and quantities of other
stuff were gathered up every night and de-
stroyed. A heavy penalty was put upon
failure to turn over any leavings from the
days sales.
Irish potatoes, for some reason. Jared
better than other vegetables; their sale
was not SO strictly guarded. Extraordi-
nary powers We're given the officers en-
trusted with the enforcement of the laws.
There were carefully drawn rules for the
establishment of crematories, and appa-
rentIy much greater need for regulations
upon the subject than is known anywhere
now. The heaviest fines on the books ap-
Piled TO this offense. The figures ranged
from ST. 900 to $4,000.
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FRANCES CHILD CRIMINALS.
Astonishing Increase of Juvenile Of
tenders Attracting Attention.

Statistics prove that there has been a
very rapid increase of crime aud misde-
meanor among children IN France. A
learned professor OF law and a member Of
the Society of Prisons has studied the
question during a period of fifty years.
From s, 900. the number ofcriminal minors
In France has steadily increased, until now
It has attained the enormous number of
86, ,000-that is, an increase or 500 per
cent. The average age of initiation into
crime is growing less and less in years.
III. Henri j oily, a criminolcgtst, sees rem
sdy in the enforcement of the law of com
pulsory education. He cites what has taken
place in Great Britain, where, In 1891 Close
upon 100000 prosecutions were made
against persons who did not send their chill
dren to school. Out of the number $4,000
were punished. In France. during the same
period, there were but 500 persons prose-
cuted and few punished.
A Judge in Paris, who has pronounced
sentences on many children, blames the pub
ho for its sensitiveness, Its false ideas of pity
and its illusions. Children who commit a
crime should be severely punished. accord
ing to him. Parisiaus are ever inclined y
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| sistants 5000 each. In 1889 an ordinance
was passed making the Grief engineer fire
master and giving him 81, 900 year. Tie
fire masters, uuder the same ordinance,
were to be twelve in number. On the oc-
currence of a fire the superintendent or
the fire master who should first arrive was
to repair to a conspicuous spot, attended by
the lantern 10 designate his position. This
station was to be the point at which all
other masters aud Officers We're to report
as they arrived. The official who estab-
lished the station was to assign each one
as he arrived to some duty
Each as assigned was expected 10 ex-
ercise control within the limits OF his
post, and was not allowed to leave 1t,
except upon an emergency, 10 be reported
at once to the master in charge of the whole
fire.
The lantern used TO designate the post
of the man in control of the forces at u fire
was kept at the main guard house. to
be sent Immediately upon the alarm of fire
by an active member of the city guard.
1t was a duty OF the clerk of the board
to attend the man in control at each fire
and keep an account of the persons failing
to report, to be submitted to the council
for the purpose OF imposing fines.
The superintendent had power to order
buildings blown up to prevent spread Of
the flames, and in his absence two fire
masters agreeing could give the order. For
this purpose the principal engineer was
to keep on hand a sufficient supply OF
fuses, matches, port fires, wedges, scant-
ling and ammu milton wagons" The
blowing up of buildings was much more
important part of fighting fires then than
now.
TWENTY HEALTH COMMISSIONERS.
Twenty Commissioners Of Health were
chosen each October by the city council,
and any man who refused to serve had TO
The morning times., 1895-12-08

BY the side of the Scientific American
now appears the Scientific African, q
monthly journal of South African science,
arts, and crafts. II marks In n surprising
way the extent to which the white man has
established his civilization in the dark
continent
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In London last week 1868 males and
1925 females were born. The deaths num-
bered 1.7S9-921 males and s6S females.
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forgive, and there is . widespread feeling
that the pernioious Influence OF houses Of
correction, which are merely factories Of
criminals, is the main cause of the sad state
Of things among minors.
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Stolen Bible Recovered

A portion of the prevul.ate Latin yer
sion of the Old Testament, containing the
book of Joshua and part of Judges, and
forming part of the same manuscript as the
Lyons Pentateuch, Of the eighth century,
was recently recovered by the government
officials at the sale of N. de verna's library
and restored to the Lyons library. The
manuscript was stolen many years ago.
Lately another portion of it, which had
come into the Ashburnham collection forty
years ago, from the notorious book thief,
Libri. was given back to the same library
by Lord Ashburnham.
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Football, in the form Of the Rugby
game, has taken q strong hold on France.
Some twenty clubs belong to the Union des
Societies Franchises des Sports Athleti-
Ques. There are q dozen clubs in Paris,
and others in Bordeaux, Marseilles, Lyons,
and Havre. The association game ID con-
fined to Paris and q few places In the north
Of France. the Gibbs being composed
mainly OF English residents.
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Old CITY ORDINANCES
How Charleston Was Governed
Sixty Years AGO..
FROM A VOLUME OF ITS LAWS

Income Tax Was One of the Features
ofthe Revenue eSupplies-Mechanic
Profits Untaxed, But Aliens Had to
Pay Heavily-Twelve Fire Masters
and Twenty'Health Com nissioners.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-12
RaiIrond NInn in LUCK.

The Bristol News contains the follow.
ing item: Capt. Joseph Pickering, who
70: number Of years was considered
one of the best conductors on the Eass
Tennessee. Virginia and Georgia rail
way, Ia in the city. He will start In q
few days for Kasala, British Columbia
where he will close trade with parties
who have purchased his interest in
silver mine. The mines are valued at
100000. He receives for bis interest
in the mines the handsome sum of Si5. :
600. Aside from this amount he will
realize quite large amount Of money
for ore which has already been mined.
The captain says his intentions are,
upon returning, to enter into business
at Knoxville. We wish him success.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-12

A strange custom prevails among q
certain tribe in the Caucasus When a
single young man dies, some one who
has carried to tho grave ma1riagcablo
daughter in the course of the year calls
upon the bereaved parents and says:
Your son is sure to want wife
I'll give you my daughter, and you
shall deliver to me the marriage portion
in return.
a friendly offer Of this description is
soon come to terms as to the amount of
the dowry. which varies according to
the advantages possessed by the girl in
her lifetime. Cases have been known
where the young mans father has given
as much as 80 COWS to secure dead
wife for his dead son.-Buch fur ALE
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-12
Cleansing the Surgeons Hands.

In Germany tho usual method for sur
gcons TO clean their hands is that of Fur
bingcr, 1t consists in brushing the hands
and nails with soap and hot water and
then dipping them in an so per cent alco-
hol solution and finally washing with 2
per cent sublimatc of mercury, each part
of this proceeding to last one minusc. Re
Gently Rcincckc of Lcipsic has asserted
that IA sure distinction of the hands may
be obtained by rubbing with alcohol only
and washing aftcrward with pure stcrilizcd
water. The alcohol owes its power 70 its
action III dissolving the scbaccolIs sub
stance on the surface Of the skin and en-
abling tho bacteria which adhere to it TO he
easily washed away. Instead of brushes,
which are difficult to clean and which ir-
ritatc tho hands, he recommends loofah
spongcs. Another Irformer in this matter
Is DIR. Schlcich, who rejects all brushing
and only washes the hands with n soap in
vented by himself, which consists of do
mcstic soap Zone part), marble powder
(threc parts) and lysol q per cent OF the
whole. -Philadclph Record.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-12
The Governors Position.

The Alexandria Times says: Cow
ernor O'Ferrall was seen yesterday and
asked II the end Of the trouble in the
Flat Top region was in sight. He re-
piled that he could not see 1t. How
long will you keep the military at Po-
cahontas?" he was next asked. until
this question is settled and the princi-
pie established" said the governor with
much emphasis 81 hold" he con-
tinued, that the man who wants to
work in this State has the right to do
80 and he shall be protected in that
right to the extent of the States power.
l want this fact to be understood, and
this is as good time a, sny to estab-
lieh IT,
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miners of the Flat Top coal region.
Some OF the miners are returning to
work at Pocahontas and new men ON
ployed by the companies operating
there are beginning to arrive. The
strikers continue to hold meetings just
across the line in West Virginia, and
are doing their best to dissuade the
miners at Pocahontas from working.
While no act OF pronounced lawless-
ness has been committed, 1t is evident
that but for the presence Of troops min
ing operations would have been sus
pended early last week. Governor
O'Ferrall arrived at Pocahontas yesser-
day and delivered an address to the
troops, in which he reiterated his de-
termination to protect all who wanted
to work If 1t required the calling out Of
the entire military force Of the State.
From his remarks it is evident that
the early withdrawal OF the soldiers
from Southwest Virginia is not exs
pected, although 1t Is not thought that
there will be trouble at Pocahontss as
long as they remain. Altogether, the
outlook for an early settlement of the
mining troubles in the Flat Top coal
fields is not as hopeful as could be
desired but it Is possible that negotia.
tions are in progress, OF which the
public Is not, aware that will lead to a
conclusion Of the strike much sooner
than is now generally anticipated.
In the meantime business in that
section is interrupted to an extent tina t
cannot fail to seriously affect the inter-
ests of those Immediately dependent
on the result of coal operations, IS we'll
as of the entire country traversed by
the Norfolk and Western railroad, from
Kenova, West Virginia, to Norfolk.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-12
He Got tho Enrar.

The following necdote Of a tamo
monkey, to whom was given o corked
bottle with lump of sugar inside, in
dicatcs that the animal, though unable
to invent, could initiate. A phrenologist
would say that the monkey had per
ception," but not "causaity" How to
get at the sugar was problem that babe
fair TO drive him crazy
Sometimes in an impulse OF disgust
he would throw the bottle out of his
reach and then be distracted until it
was given back to him. At other times
he would sit with countenance of in
tense detection. contemplating the bot
tied sugar. and then. as if pulling him
self together for another effort at solu-
ton. would sternly take up the problem
afreSh and gaze into the bottle
He would tilt it one way and try to
drink the sugar out of the neck, and
then suddenly reversing it, try to catch
1T as it fell out at the bottom.
Under the impression that he could
capture the sugar by surprise. he kept
rasping his teeth against the glass in fu-
tile bites, and warming to the pursuit of
the revolving lump used to tie himself
into regular knots round the bottle.
Fits of the most ludicrous melancholy
would alternate with spasms of delight
as new idea seemed TO suggest itself,
followed by fresh series of expert
ments.
Nothing availed, however, until one
day light was shed upon the problem
bya jar containing bananas falling from
the table with crash and the fruit roll
ing about in all directions His monkey
ship contemplated the catastrophe and
reasoned upon it
Lifting the bottle high In his paws, he
brought it down upon the floor with q
tremendous noise, smashing the glass
into fragments, after which he calmly
transferred the sugar to his mouth and
munched it with much satisfaction. =
Youths Companion
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-12

THE general assembly OF Delaware
adjourned on Thursday, after tslloting
since January last for the election of a
United States Senator without result.
The Repu blicans claim that Col. Henry
A. Dupont was elected. He received
fifteen votes, but the Democrats claim
sixteen were necessary to choice, and,
besides, no one was declared elected by
the joint assembly. The Republicans,
however, will take the matter 70 the
United States Senate, and as they will
have a majority in that body at the next
session of Congress, they are more than
likely to win
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-12
THE MINISTER TO VENEZUELA.
Mixed His Diplomacy with Whiskey and
Was Called Back.


Was Called Back.
WASHINGTON, May 11.-Senecs Hasel-
ton, United States minister to Vepe-
zuela, who is in Washington ostensibly
on leave of absence from his post. will
not return to Venezuela. While
Admiral Meade was at La Guayra with
his squadron this spring he had occasion
to communicate with the United s ia tes
legation at Caracas.
What he saw there he made the SUBJ.
ject OF special report to the Secretary
OF the Navy, and the latter regarded
the matters contained therein as of suf~
fcient Importance to require it's imme-
date transmission to the State Depart
ment and TO the President.
The latter Is said to have acted inn
mediately and this accounts for the
minister's sudden departure from Vene
zuela for Washington. Admiral
Meades report, according to persons
who know Of what transpired at La
Guayra, reflects severely upon the So
briefly Of the minister.
1t asserts that the business of the le-
CATION, almost from the date when he
took charge, year ago, has been con-
Quoted altogether by the secretary of
the legation, Mr.. Bartlemann, who has
been stationed at Caracas for the past
five years.
Mr.. Hazelton arrived here Thursday,
and has since been in consultation with
State and Navy Department officials.
He has desired to present his side OF
the case to Secretary Gresham. but
owing to the latter's sickness the con-
ferences have been with Assistant
Secretary Uhl.
The minister has asked for copy Of
the charges made by Admiral Meade,
but the department. has not felt at
liberty to give them.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-12

MR. HAzLEToN, United States minis
ter to Venezuela, is accused of mixing
liquor and diplomacy to such an ex-
tent as to disgust Admiral Meade when
on q visit to Caracas. He is now in
Washington, and 1t Is not probable that
he will resume his duties in South
America. In view Of the important de-
velopments expected in the boundary
dispute between Great Britain and
Venezuela, it is very important that the
United States should be represented by
clear headed man in the latter coun
prising, under the circumstances to
learn that the administration has called
for Mr.. Hazleton's resignation.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-12
Sued HIS Wife For a Cow.

The Charlottesville Progress ontains
the following: 80. G. Chewing, who
rushed into notorlety by fsinting from
alleged hunger in the Smithsonian Park
in Washington last summer, says the
Way nesboro Sentinel, has again bobbsd
up in this community. This time he
brought suit against his wife for the re-
covery of q COW and calf, which he
claimed belonged to him. The case was
heard in the county court last week, res
sulting In o verdict for the defendant"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-12
THE business men of Atlanta are ap-

The business men of Atlanta are ap-
parently not infected with the free
doctrine now so prevalent in
various parts Of Georgia and the South
generally. At meeting OF the bust.
ness men OF that city last night in the
chamber OF commerce, L. e.. Boggs, OF
Memphis, delivered an address on the
currency question, and resolution was
adopted declaring for sound and sta
BILE currency and better banking facili-
ties. The resolution also accepted an
invitation to send delegates to the Mem.
phis sound money convention on the
23rd Of this month and fifteen business
men were selected as such One pecu-
liar feature Of the present currency agi-
tasion is the fact that as rule the bus.
mess men OF the largest cities of the
South and West are for sound and safe
money, while in the rural districts the
majority are for the free coinage OF sill.
yer on the basis of 16 to /.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-12
a Cioudburst in Ohm.

mAsSILLoN, O., May IA cloudburst
In this section late last night washed
out number of bridges on the Cleve-
land, Lorain and Wheeling and Wheel.
Ing and Lake Erie railways. People in
Summit and Erie streets were removed
from their houses in boats The damage
will be heavy.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-12
A Large Fire in Atlanta

ATLANTA, Ca, May 11.-This after.
noon fire broke out in the yards OF the
Woodward Lumber Company, one of the
largest concerns Of the kind in the
South, and spread rapidly to ad ioining
buildings under On area OF some forty
acres Loss estimated a. 500, 90; In
surance small.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-12
CrOunierA.

The croupiers of Monte Carlo have a
school of gambling in which they learn
the ms and outs of the games, the meth
DDS of defeating trickery, manual dex-
terity i'll clearing the boards and paying
the stakes, readiness in reckoning and in
dealing and shutting the cards and so
ON. Most of them come from Alsace
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-12
The First Strawberry Festival.

The ladies Of the Second Presbyterian
Church will give the first strawberry
festival OF the season next Friday night
at the church. Besides the refresh
ments, consisting of strawberries and
Ice cream, there will be other interest
Ing features. Everybody Is asked to
attend.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-12

MR.. EUsTIs, the American minister to
France, has made himself famous by his
recent London speech. In which he de-
nounced the policy of European nations
in foreign affairs as contracted with
that Of the United States. His indeS
pendence OF thought and utterance has
been highly praised, and his admirers
have suggested that the Democrats
should put his name on the national
ticket next year. The fact that Mr..
Eustis halls from Louisiana will be o
serious bar to such exalted prefer
ment, as 1t is not at all probable that q
Southern man will be given even the
second place on the Presidential ticket
for several elections yet to come. There is
no reason why this should be so, as the
South is now just as loyal to the Union
as the North, the assertions of the rad
icsl Republicans to the contrary not
withstanding. The civil war has been
over for almost generation. New men
and new issues have come to the front
and in the interests of peace and fras
tarnity the past, 30 far as all bitterness
between the sections is concerned
should be buried. In the case of a
foreign war, especially with England,
the services of the South would be not
only desirable but very essential, and
the sooner her people are given q full
seat OF the family board the better it
will be for ell the parties in interest.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-12
To Ass.stin an OperatIon.

DR.. Oscar Wiley, OF Salem. was in the
city to-day. having come to assist in q
surgical operation at Rebekah Sani-
tarium, on one OF his patients.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-12
Hollins Students Hera.

a bevy of school girls from Hollins
was in the city yesterday shopping and
making the town bright with their pres
ence. Thsy were chaperoned by DR..
Russian, of the faculty, and Miss Terrell.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-12
An Evening OF Music.

a pupils recital will bs given by Mrs
James E. Porter on Tuesday evening.
May FL, at the residence OF Mrs. D. q.
Matson, on Eighth avenue southwest.
The mere announcement Is sufficient to
assure the invited guests Of an even,
ing of rare pleasure.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-12

New York, May 1.-The Cunard
Line steamer, Bothnia. which arrived
this morning from Naples, brought 9al
Italian steerage passengers.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-12

THE T1MYs Is a member Of the Associated
Press-thc greatest newe- colecting association in
the world-and receives over special wire the
full tclegraphic news service OF the Associated
Press-thc same news from all over the United
States and the world that lie simultaneously re-
ceived by the great dailes Of New YORK, Phliad a.
phia and Baltimore
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-12
The Golden Gate Ahead

PRINCETON, N. j., May 1.-The
athletes of the University OF California
who have come East for series of com
petitions, held joint contest with the
Princeton team tc day, in which Cali
fornia made 81 points and Princeton II
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-12
Calvary Baptist Church.

Sunday school at 900 q. M, w. C.
Saunders, uperintendens. The services
at p m. will be conducted by the Rev.
MIR: Brown, pastor Of the Baptist Church
at Cave Spring.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-12

Venezuela means "Little Venice.
The early explorers found the natives
living III houses placed on piles in tho
marshes.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-12

THE justices OF the Supreme Court
have consulted as to the decision to be
made on the question of the con-
stitutionality of the income tax law.
and It is stated quite confidently for
reasons given in dispatches published
elsewhere in THE TIMES, that the az
firmative of the proposition will be
maintained. Justice Jackson, it is
believed, will vote with those Justices
who, when the question was before the
court a short time ago, were of the
opinion that the income tax law of
Congress was constitu tional. Should
this really come to pass the administrs-
ton will have matters It's own way as
TO collections, and substantial add.
ton of many millions of dollars will be
made to the receipts from that source.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-12

III 1880 the first patent for water gas
was taken out in England by Cruick-
shanlis.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-12
THE SIT UATIoN ar PooAHoNrAs

Up to the hour of going to press this
morning there was no material change
In the situation among the striking
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-12

a LIVE advertisement interests the reading
public. 1t pays. Try The TINES.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-12

One OF the very latest designs for
spring sleeves; especially suited to all
silks, mulls, chsllies and that class of
goods. 1t has coat sleeve foundation
and II required to stand up or out will
have to be interlined with lawn used
for that purpose.