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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-05

TARIFF CoMMIssIoN-R. R., City. Under the
provisions OF an act passed on the 9th of
March 1882, the following were named a com
mission to revise the tariff of the United States:
John L. Hayes of. Massachusetts, H. W. Oliver
of Pennsylvania, Austin NJ. Garland Of IL
linois, John Amber of Ohio, R. R. Porter OF the
District of Columbia, John w. II. Underwood
of Georgia, Duncan F. Kenner of Louisiana,
Alexander P. Boleler of West Virginia and W
H Mcmahon of New York
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-05

THE MooRs-J. ]. H., City. The history OF
the Moors from the earliest times fails to show
that they ever fitted out any expedition to
settle in Ireland
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-05

BY THE CONSTITUTIONAL. g., City. Whether
the president of a lodge can excuse member
and remit fine imposed for failure to visit
sick member, when il is his turn to do so, Is
matter that is regulated by the constitution
and bylaws of the lodge
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-05

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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-05

YsAYE-Reader, Wheatland, Yuba County,
Cal. The name of Ysaye, the violinist, is pro-
nounced as if written ezay, sounding the letter
as in meat. It's quite easy.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-05
at . Cents.
at 10 Cents.

No. IL ALL-SILK, SATIN AND eros
GRAIN RIBBONS, in assorted colors,
will be offered at 10c.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-05

HAIR TURNING GRAY-X Y. L., City, Hair on
the human head turns gray from number OF
causes. There are cases on record OF halr turn
ing gray in q night. Nothing is known that
will prevent the hair from turning prematurely
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-05

To ENeLAND-H. S., City. The lowest rate
from San Francisco to Liverpool by rail and
steamer is about $75. From Liverpool to Lon
don the rate is very reasonable.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-05
RIBBONS RIBBONS!

at 4 Cents.
No. 5 ALL-SILK, SATIN AND GROS-
GRAIN RIBBONS, in assorted colors,
will be offered at 4c.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-05

TELEPHONES AND FIRE ALARMS. - The
efficiency of many of the London fire
brigades has been greatly promoted by the
adoption OF new system of loud-speaking
telephones and fire-alarm posts and ap-
paratus. The principal apparatus consists
of call point, or post, for the street and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-05

CoUsINs-C. H., City. If A and are first
cousins AS children are second cousins to b.
and BIS children second cousins to A. Their
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-05

BATTLE-Reader, City. The greatest battle
of which there is any authentic account was
the battle of Borodino, village of Russia,
seventy miles west from the city of Moskwa,
one of the most obstinately disputed in his
tory. 1t was between the French, under Ma
poleon l, and the Russians, under Kutusow,
Barclay de FOLLY and Bagration. Out of the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-05

BuDDING-Brothers, City. The best time for
budding fruit trees is just as the sap is begin
ming to rise, the "buds' at that time taking
more readily and the growth is undisturbed
through the growing period. The proper time
to bud roses in this State is in August and in
September.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-05

In HALEYs TERM-T. N. City. During the
twenty-four months that NJ C. Haley was
County Clerk the expenses of mis- office were
Salaries, $6679 66 per month, total OF
$160312; stationery, etc, per month, $113 %,
or $2717 % for the term. The aggregate was
$6792 S8 per month, grand total OF
1853 ,O29 % for the term. The amount OF
Sll3 % per month for stationery is based
upon the demands signed for the last eighteen
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-05

GOLDEN GATE PARK-A. o. S., City Golden
Gate Park is maintained by an appropriation
from the taxes levied IN this City. There is no
State appropriation for the park.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-05

GoLDENsoN-H. C. g., Lodi, San joaquin
Comfy, Cal Alexander Goldenson murdered
Mamie Kelly, schoolgirl, at Polk street and
Ash avenue, in this City, on the 10th of No
vember, 1886, and was executed for this crime
in the County Jail on Broadway on the 14th OF
Sentember 1893
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-05

THE NIANTIc-W. H. B., Oakland, Cal. The
old Mantle Hotel at the corner OF Clay and
Sansome streets in this City was taken down IN
1872, and the work of erecting the building
now on the site was commenced the same year.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-05

TRANSFERRING BEEs-F. r., Berkeley, Cal.
The several methods of transferring bees from
one hive to another in order to secure the
honey would take up more room than the
Query Column can devote to the subject. A
very full account of how this is done can be
found in the GA of Bee Culture" edition
of 1891, in "Bee and Bee Keeping" and in
"The Hive and Honey Bee all of which publ
cations are to be found in the Free Public
Library of this CITY,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-05

VARA-H. S.. City. A vara is Spanish
term for measure In Texas vara measures
3312 English inches, in California yara is 90
inches, and in Mexico it is 32.992I lnches
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-05

THE INCURABLEs-The price for the care OF
incurables at the home of the Kings Daughters
was at one time from $12 to $14 a month but
now it has been increased to $25 per month
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-05

ANTI-PoLYGAMY-R R., City. On the I'd of
March, 1882, Senator Edmunds submitted
bill to restrict and eventually abolish polyg-
amy, and under it's provisions polygamlsts
have been prevented from holding office
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-25
INDIAN SUMMER.
1t Does Not Como Until tho Bright Day,
OF NIid-November

OF Mid-November.
Many persons, If thoy wcro asked about
1t, would say, without hesitation, that tho
last days of October arc the real Indian
summer Tho torn is vaguely employed.
and Mt ono time or another has been
stretched to include almost all tho attract
Two weather with which we aro blessed DO,
Gwcon tho close of August and tho LIST of
December. Thanks to tho almanac. yyo
have got tho iden very thoroughly into our
heads that summer onds OH tho 31st of
August, and when wo find tho skies still
warm and grateful after that date and
tho woods and fields still calling to us
with persuasive voices wo arc n littlo pcr-
Picked rs to what wo ought to think about
1T and whether 1t Is really autumn or
summer como again. Thus we fall back
upon the familiar term, "Intlian sum-
NOR, which seems n sufficiently appro-
pirate compromise, although there is no
special Justification for our selection of
this uncertain phraseology.
1t would DO much moro satisfactory if
we should disabuso ourselves at once of
tho notion that summon proper cnds with
tho month Of August. There Is nothing
In tho atmosphere or In tho appearance of
tho natural world to Indicate any radical
change in tho season at or about that date
anu tho increasing custom of lcngthcning
she vacation outing at tho scnshorc or in
she mountains is proof sufficient that wo
arc gradually coming to appreciate tho fact
that summer really extends through Sep
tembcr, to say the least Let us saw, for
example, that summer ends only when tho
frosts of October have put change upon
tho TACO of things, and this will not only
DO nearer tho truth than tho established
conception of tho season, but will enable
us also to get faircr conception of when
Indian summer makes it's appearance Tho
photographer Worcester quotes DR.. FREQ
man rs saying that tho term Indian sum-
1ncr Is used in North America to define n
season of pleasant weather in tho late au-
tumn, and this notion OF it's dato is brought
out in various ways by most of tho poets
and Tersifiors who have discoursod upon
this subject. And n very prolific source of
verso it has been.
Hero Is ono rhymor, for instance, who
tells us that Indian summer comes in
'tho autumn's dotagc, mid-Novcmber,
Wien skies seductive WOO the earth" and
another who places it within tho period
when 1.-THE woodland foliage is gathered
by tho wild November blast" when "cycn
tho thick leaves upon tho oakcn Dough arc
fallen, to the last Samuel Longfcllow
says: Summer Is gone, but summer days
return. Tho winds and frosts have strip.
ped tho woodlands bare" And IL fourth
poet tells us that tho season comes latter
October's biting frosts." From all of these
quotations and many more like thom, it
is apparent that tho pleasant October days
AFRO not tho Indian summer, after all.
Providence Journal.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-25
A Spleudid Repnse.

Col. R. Fl. Woodruff and Mai. w. F.
Winch have lately returned from q very
successful hunt in North Carolina, and
last night their friends were invited to
the residence Of the fest named gentle
man, where magnificent repast waited
them. While the guess were disposirg
of the excellent and elaborate cuisine,
some DOUBTS were expressed as to
whether tho turkeys so much enjoyed
were OF the wild or domestic variety.
Colonel Woodrum. however, promptly
answered all queries On that score by
producing some genuine wild turkey
feet as somo Of the trophies of tae hunt.
All present are enthusiastic In praise of
the occ aston and OF the elegant hospi-
tahty OF Colonel and hrs. Woodrum.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-25
OLD BILL vosBURa.
The Green Goods Man Gets or With a
Light Sentence.

The Green Goods Man Gets on With a
Light Sentence.
New YORK, Dec. 24.-"Old Bill" Vos.
burg. the green goods man who swind-
led Anton Cimfel, foreigner OF Clark
son, Neb., out OF $500. was arraigued
for sentence before Recorder Golf in
Part III Of general sessions to-day. His
counsel made plea for clemency, based
upon the ground that his client had
never sought to take human life, con-
tenting himself with making war upon
property. The attorney concluded: "Let
tho court be merclful in its Judgment on
account OF Christmas and the orucifx ion
of our Lord"
Recorder Golf said he thought there
should be q law declaring that the
farmers who came on to buy green
goods should be prosecuted as felons.
lie had no sympathy for them. They
were greater criminals than Vosburg,
because he was but fleeing thieves. At
o'clock Vosburg was again brought to
the bar and the recorder discharged him
under suspended sentence. Vosburg's
wife was in court and the two left the
room together all In smiles. In dis
charging him Recorder Golf said that he
did so in view OF the reason of District
Attorney Fellows and in view OF his
age and nlso In his own and his counsels
promise that Vosburg should obey the
laws in the future.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-25
HIS. 100000 BANK ACCOUNT.

Whnt Happened Whom n Capitalist Sad
denly Met His Bank's Paying TelIar.
A paying teller of q. down town bank
tells an interesting story of Cuban. OK
perience of his. "I shall never forget"
ho said, chow I nearly sent man into
fits one day last winter, all because 1
met him unexpectedly.
Il had been planning little. inunt
down to Cuba for some time. ASH was
doubtful when L should be able to get
away from the bank I said nothinglbout
it to my friends or the banks customers.
l had been instrumental i'll getting
good sized account for the bank-ene of
those $1,000 ones, that are hard to
pick up nowadays and worth. quite a
good deal of money to US. knew the
head of this concern, and, III faGt, had
got tho account through him. He told
us when ho gave il 10 us that tic was in
hurry to get it fixed satisfactorily be-
cause no was about to go to Cuba.
''As soon as. 1 was able to,get away 2
sailed for Havana. I staid III, tho island
nearly n month, having most delight
full time and keeping one eye open fer
my friend Of our new acaouns. was
just about ready TO start for home whfm
I met him.. quito by chance. i'll one of
the Havana shops. When, he SAW mo he
Jumped hack about iiva. feet, rs III he
had been shot from ont of q gun.
"'God bless my soplr-you herep he
said. Why, wha-t?' He, seemed sanuck
all i'll a heap. You here2 Good heav-
ens' I had to laugh, and laugh hard. at
that, for I knew what was troablinz
him. He was thinking of that S1oO, 600
balance, and worrying ab0ut ia littla.
You see. as was the paying taller of
the bank. the thought naturally flashed
through his mind that l had skinned
with. the banks iunds and Ange slice
| of his hundred Thousand.
"Of course, as soon as he. saw me
| laugh and his excitement had cooled
down n little he began to SEQ tho fun Of
the thing and that he and the bank were
safe, after all We found ont we were
going home on tho same steamer ant
ten minutes later we walked over to TIN
American consul's office together ant
got our passports vised And VIC had /.
jolly time of it back Oh tho boat, W
New York World.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-25
Great Men ana tho Presidency.

There is nothing more pathetic in our
history than tho successive disappoint-
ments of great men i'll the matter Of tho
presidency. They have dedicated their
lives to the service of the country with
the belief that their labors would surely
bring them what they earned, but after
all their endeavors, they have been dis
appointed and the prize has gono to
men of inferior merits, as if i'll contempt
of the rules of justice and propriety.
There is no way to explain this curious
irony of destiny. We only know that it
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-25
That Plane. Signaling scheme.

What has become of thaplanet signal
ing scheme suggested by the speculative.
astronomers two or threse years agc2 If
we remember Alright, twas proposed to.
signal the planet Mars by mapping out
aa immense right anglad, triangle sni the,
desert of, Sahara, cover the same,wihh
Eight combustibles aad sat fire to. it On
some mcon1ess night 1t was hoped. that
tho MaGsians would aoe such blnzing
figure and answer with the Pytlagorean
fgnre Of three Squares built on tho side
of the. triangle. The desert is still avail
able, and SO arc tie light com6nstibles.
st I4Ouis Renublic.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-25
The Puppy. uainted AwnY..

Speaking of dogs, said Supermtend-
ent John Horne Ge tho Mount WASH
ington railway, did you ever see dog
faint away?" No one had. "Well, I
have, said the veteran railroad official
and then no proceeded to tell of very
young, pup which, was taken from its.
mother and remained at tho signal sta
ton on Mount Washington all winter,
Several years ago. When taken down the.
mountain i'll the sqring, he mot another
dog, who undertook to make his ac-
quaintance lyon will obsarve," said.
Mr.. Horne, "the Young follow didn't
remember ever having seen.a dog, and.
doubtless thought tho one before him,
was the only other dog i'll the world. So.
he lieeled over i'll IL dead faint. -
among tho Cl0uds.'
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-25
CHRISTMAS GREETING.

Another year has nearly passed away
and once again the glad Christmas time
is at hand. All over the United States
and throughout the entire Christian
world the birthday Of the Savior OF man
kind will be f1stingly oommemorated.
in Roanoke active preparations for
celebrating the day have been in pro-
gress for week or more, and this morn
Ing there is festivity and rejoicing in
many homes.
The time for family reunions is at
hand and many who have longed for the
coming of this day will gladly greet
loved ones from whom they have been
separated during the year. In some
homes, alas, there will be vacant chairs,
but let us hope that the feeling Of sad
ness which may in q measure soften the
general rejoicing, will be tempered with
wise thoughts and grateful resolves on
the part OF those who have been more
fortunate than their fellows to lead bet.
ter lives and submit without lnurmur-
ing to the Divine will.
The TIMES has been with its resders
all the year through, giving them the
daily occurrences here and elsewhere,
accompanied by such comments as It's
ability and judgment dictated. tn
tenders its friends and patrons it's sim
cere acknowledgements for favors re-
ceived, and wishes them ono and all a
merry Christmas and happy New
Year.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-25
THE ROANOKE TIMES, WEDNESDAY, DECEMB ERss ,sas

therefore, no need Of having navy.
We have seen our military arm neg
lected and our naval arm undeveloped.
until, all at once, we sppear to be face
to face with difficulty which we had
not anticipated. Now, what we mean is
(and we apprehend that 1t will result in
q peaceful solution) 1t illustrates wildly
the need that exists for navy and for
seaboard fortifcations. They have been
delayed too long. No adequate EXCUSE
Gan be given for suoh delay, and no time
should be lost in putting ourselves into
a position OF defense.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-25

THE tone OF the Canadian press is
more beligerent even than that OF the
mother country, but II the war which
our Northern noighbors seem 80 anxious
Tor should really occur, the fate OF the
Dominion would soon be sealed. The
only security the Canadians can posi-
lively have is in peace. They are too
far from their mothers apron strings to
stand up against such power as the
United States, and as soon as the
American people got really in earnest
they would make that woful discovery.
1t would be an easy matter for the
United States TO raise million OF men
in few months for the conquest of
Canada, and as the best means of end
ing all further trouble between Great
Britain and Americl the annex alton OF
the Dominion would be insisted upon
without delay. 1t Is not believed that
hostilities between England and the
United States will BIO tho result OF the
present strained relations, but in such
On event all the power OF John Bull
will not be able to hold back the rush of
Americans upon Canadian soil.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-25

is ~ part of the established order of.
things, and no man is great enough to
be exempt from it.
In sense men Of superior ability are
always ut n disadvantage, by reason of
tho envy that they provoke and tina hos
tility that they excite, but this should
not be sufficient to deprive them offwhat
rightfully belongs tics them, as the presi-
dency certainly has rightfully belonged
to Il number of mem who have not. been
able to obtain it.
The tendency of szlch form of gov
eminent as ours should be to reward
public men according to their truo de-
serts and to keep, tho highest Office fill
ed. with tho best examples of current
greatness, but the truth is that it does
not thus Justify itself st. Louisa lobe
Democrat.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-25
THE BUSY MERCHANTS.
hundreds of People Preparing For a
Merry Christmas

huuureus Oh People Preparing For a
Merry Christmas.
The climax of the Christmas season
was almost reached last night Eyery-
oody seemed determined to enioy tho
eve of this great day. The small bow
was on hand with his pop jacks, while
the half-grown played with torpedoes
and other explosives. Grown up men
seemed to enjoy the sport of firing the
cannon crackers and baby. akers, much
to the annoyance of the nervous men
ana timid women who happened to be
out buying the last OF the presents in
tended to gladden. the hearts OF the little
ones at home this morning when they
awake 20 realizs their fondest dreams
tnst santa Claus had not forgotten them
in his visits last night.
a ZINES reporter in making his
ROUNDS yesterday stopped in to find how
the principal business houses were en-
Toying their splendid Christmas trade.
Everybody expressed themselves as
being we'll satisfied and many declared
that this was the best trade thew had
enjoyed for several years.
Many OF the dry goods and notion
houses were unfortunate from the fact
that they were not sufficiently supplied
with clerka to meet the demands of tho
people. II was almost impossible 20
get waited on in some of the stores.
notwithstanding the facs that nearly
every merchant had doubled his clerical
force.
The streets were crowded oil day long
and the merchants and their tired clerks
were all gfad last night when tho time
arrived for closing up their places Of
business
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-25
Y. M. @. A. Notaa.

Special evangelistic meetings will be
held under the auspices OF the Y. M,
@. A, commencing tomorrow night at
7:ao o'clock. The Quaker evangelist,
John W. Dean, will address meetings
for men daily at noon and at 1880 at
night. The music at these meetings will
be made special feature under the
efficient management of Prot. W. e.
Burnette. The revival aong book will
be used and the singing will be accom-.
panied by piano and other instruments.
Vocal solos will abound. Arrangements
are being made for grand reception to
young men at the Association building,
on New Years day from to 10 p. %.
An attractive programme will be pre-
sented for the enjoyment Of those pres
emit. Refreshments will be served by the
Women's Auxiliary from to o'clock
Young men who fail to take 1t in will
miss good thing. Everybody Is in
vited. The o'clock gymnasium class
Will be omitted during the special meet.
ings, but the business mems class will
continue as usual.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-25
PROPOSED STATE LEAGUE.
Winston May be In the North Carolin
Six Club Cire1it,

Winston May be In the North Carolina
Six Club Cireait.
From Raleigh comes the news lat an
effort will be made to organize State
league for next season. A meeting was
to have been held in that city last week
for the purpose OF organizing the Raleigh
baseball association.
gentleman we'll posted on the game
tells the Charlotte Observer: There are
several good ball towns in the State,
and Charlotte, Wilmington, Raleigh,
Winston and DanVille, Va. can be num-
bered among thu best, and with one
other good town a six club circuit can
be formed, which, with small salary
limit and good management, should pull
through the season.
Many of the cities have had no teams
for several seasons and there is no dou bt
in the world that the people are base.
ball hungry and will support the teams
OF their respective cities.
The above seems to be the gene raj
opinion Of the baseball enthusiasts of
the city and all they noed is some one
to take the initiatory step,-Winston,
N. c., Sentinel.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-25
Deserving Young Ladies'.

or all the patient. enduring young
ladies in the city, those who have charge
OF the telephone exchange would prob
ably take the premium in the exercises
of that great and much admired trait,
called patience. These facts can be
we'll sttested by the Roanoke public and
especially by those who are subscribers.
They are always obliging. kind and con-.
siderate. and treat the public with the
most loyal courtesy. Ready to please
In every instance, Roanoke has. by their
loyalty to duty, one of the best tele.
phone services in the South. THE
TIMES wishes them happy Chrietm as
and hopes that Santa Clau has bounti-
fully remem bered "the telephone girls
when he made his thousand and one
visits last night.