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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12

THE arrangements for soil tests by
the State Board of Agriculture is q step
in the right direction. A knowledge of
the chief ingredients of the soil in va
rious localities with view to the
proper application of fertilizers, cannot
fail to be OF great assistance to farmers
in determining what crops will yield
the largest returns for labor expended
and capital invested. No state in the
union has q greater diversity Of soil or
will produce larger variety OF crops
than Virginia, and with the active CO.
operation of the Board of Agriculture
great reforms may be made in farming
with benefits to the state proportionate
to the scientific and practical exersions
brought to bear upon this rich field of
investigation. Such experiments are
made on largo scale in Germany,
France and Belgium, where every
foot of arabic soil is made
available for crop production or
animal sustentation. The soil OF
Virginia even where comparatively exs
hausted, responds literally to the intel.
ligent application of fertilizers and
with 8 proper understanding of the
chemical elements lacking in various
localities, extensive and substantial
improvements can be made in the egri
cultural conditions OF the State.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12
The NIiscogenation BIN yetoed

OMAHA, Neb.. April ia special to
the Bee from Lincoln says: The gov
ernor to day vetoed the bill passed by
the legislature permitting miscegena-
ton' The governor based his action on
the absence OF public demand for this
change. The bill was passed through
Omaha's colored represen tn tive.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12
PRINCE BISMARCK evidently has an

PRINCE BISMARCK evidently has an
who, he fears, may yet give Germany
trouble. In replying to q deputation
yesterday, representing the Germans in
Odessa. he begged his hearers TO foster
the political friendship SO necessary
both to Germany and Russia, adding:
"Kussia is certainly better neighbor
than many another"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12
Tho Trinl OF oscar wilde.

LONDON, April 11.-Oscar Wilde and
Alfred Taylor were arraigned in the
Bow street police court to day on the
charge OF serious misdemeanors. Great
crowds of people were gathered outside
and inside the court. Wilde looked
haggsrd but Taylor was defiant. A
number Of witnesses were examined but
the details will not bear publication.
At the close of the days proceedings
both prisoners were remanded to Jail
for week without bail.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12


SECRETARY Carlisle so his friends on
nounce ia receptive candidate" for
the United States Senate in opposition
to Mr.. Blackburn, whose term will ex-
pire in 1897. Mr.. Carlisle has made,
with the assistance of President Cleye-
land, fair Secretary of the Treasury,
but has not added to his reputation as
statesman in all that the name implies
by his acceptance OF that position. At
one time he was prominently spoken of
in connection with the Demo-
cratic nomination for President,
but since his appointment to q
seat in Mr.. Cleveland's cabinet his
chances in that direction have waned.
until now 1t Is by no means certain that
he will be Senator Blackburn's sue
cessor. When man enters President
Cleveland's cabinet his personality is 80
greatly oversAadowed by that of the
chief executive OF the nation that he
loses. during the time of his service at
least, much OF his former individuality.
Even Secretary of State Gresham, who
was prominent ss proposed candidate
for President on the Populist ticket,
has been assimilated by the absorbing
powers OF the President, until he Is not
now regarded as more OF diplomat
than Mr.. Cleveland himself.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12
THE ROANOKE TIMES, FRIDAY, APRIL IL, 1895.

said, lost the fairest jewel in tho
English crown. Her experience then
caused her to modify her treatment of
her colonies, and in consequence,
though separated thousands of miles
from the mother land, the people are.
as rule, as loyal to the government
as the English themselves.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12
Captain Hamilton shepard Dead.

LYNCHBURG, Apri 11.-Oaptain Ham
ilton Shepard, collector OF internal rev.
enue for the western district of Virginia,
died here at $50 this afternoon. Cap
tain Shepard has been suffering some
time from complication of diseases,
but pneumonia was the imm ediate cause
OF death. The remains will be taken to
Warrentcn, Va, for interment. He was
So years Of age.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12

Herbert Black is the only agent author
lied to Isolicit or contract for advertise
ments for The Times.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12

SHE is the darling of my heart, up ct
Date" cigars cents.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12

The subscription of the Roanoke Daily
Eimes is O. per annum, when paid In adj
yance, either by mail or.carrIer.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12

Attention is called 10 the new adver-
tisement of Thomas S Burns on this
page.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12

EAGLE DAIRY Ice cream, 81 per gal.
lon, so cents per half gallon.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12
EASTER lilies at Massie's Pharmacy.
Now Thing in Town.
Office.

THE laughing camera at THE TINES
office
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12

Ur ITO Date" cigars arc up to date.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-24

uo,I INIT lie was all preparation and
foaming az the mouth and presented a
somewhat shocking spectacle.
My brother duly occupied a seat in the
front row of the dress circle and narrowly
watched the performance from beginning
TO end. Then be went behind the scenes
and repaired TO Macready's dressing room.
The artist was being disrobsd by his dress
er and was painting with excitement in an
armchair
We'll, beast, what was it like?''
My brother toad him that he had derived
the highest qualification from the per-
Torrance and be had never seen him play
Otheilo more superbly. lie was magnifl-
cent in his speech TO the Venetian senate,
the jealousy scenes with Iago were splen-
did, the murder of DesdeLnoua was superb,
and he died inimitably. Mscready' face
lighted up more and more as my brother
answered his many queries.
90 lis well, beast" he observed at last;
" it's well-very well, and, now, what
was my apposrance-how did I look,
beast?'
My brother cogitated for moment and
then, with perfect candor, replied, Like
a sweep, sir!''-G. 4. Sala's 'Recolleo-
tons
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-24

The actions of n pretty girl attracted
the attention Of the passengers on Mar
kst street car yesterday.
when she entered the car, there was
nothing specially noticeable about Der and
she was rot more noticed than any OF the
other female passengers But II was not
long before her peculiar actions had MADE
her the observed Of oil observers. She wa
apparently in great distress and seemed 10
be labCring under great excitement Her
movements gave the impression that she
was struggling TO restrain herself from
doing something desperate. Her face wns
flushed and one hand clUtched the corner
of her cape whilo the other WAS moving
restlessly up aud down the inside.
When the excitement had reached its
highest paint and ali eyes were On her. she
suddenly drew forth knife and turned IL
toward herself.
II flashed upon the horrifed passengers
that she was going 90 stab herself and four
or Ave gentlemen spfaDg toward her
The one behind her grabbed Der arm
and another caught her hand Her excite
ment Immediately vanished and her fsos
broke into rippIs-s 81 laughter as she said
III You won lc: mo DO IL, Gle 81 you
must pay ny fare or cat my cape 80 can
get my purse; It has slipped into the I'm
ing
vsry shesaish agrtierHen each offered him
nickel for the young lady st. Lvnls
Pesi Dispatch.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-24
LABRADOR SOCIETY.
At One Mis1ion worstipsrs Are Called "a
Cherch w.s;l a Flag.

In winter Labrador is simply frozen oct
from the rest Of the world One "komi-
tick" or dog sled, mail reaches some OF
the more southeTly settlements late in the
spring The Moravian missionaries al
the Eskimo villages farther north endeavor
at least Gree IA winter to visit by komiticS
the few scattered white settlers within l0J
miles or 20 Of the missions. Sometimes
the kcmitick Is overtai.en by a severe
srowstorm before shelter can be obtained
Then the missionary and his Eskimo dc.ger
.is a deer ditch down in the snow md
camp IN the bottom. The gases from tbs
campfire prevent the snow from floating
In, and the travellers are sheltered from
the icy blasts
At Battle Harboy, Labrador, wha-s
there IS a church there are only two
churches, think. on the Labrador coast
south of the Noravian InissioDs-tbey
have public sewing machine, and one
long winter when tho kerosene oil supply
became very low the women gathered az
the parsonage and did their sewing by the
parsonage lamp - the Battle Hasbor
mission j. too poor 70 furnish the wee
church with bell the rector signals the
call 20 service with Tag High among
the rocks At Little Bay. Newfoundland,
saw two IIttie churches One o. these haa
a small belfry pesched CT a Sill higher
rock The Others bell swung from tail
spar. and y ring !. Ons ygas obliged &c
o!irab a ladder much Ike tie shroDos Of .
vessel
The do- sle3 i also TIE regular method
CT winter travelling over TIE frozen bays Ct
Newfoundland. only i Is drawn by Sev-
foundiand dogs instead Q. ~ TIE bali
yxolish Eskimo CANNES upoa which TIC
men o. Labrador have u rely. The Eski-
mo docs, with the equally ss=Rss mos
cuitoes- make life ashore = burden duri3g
s1Esszasr lu Labrador. \ ssIcs . beat q
the dogs and veil IS > p.o,ecs.03 against
the mosquitoes ara absolutely Necessary Is
Is curious fsct that ia farther north
You 20 tss more pcslife-ous the I3o-gsiies's
te1nme. They an yTSEsc ID I-sfrs-Lsr than
n NeS jersey ard are s-in ~ re N
Greenland thar even y Labrador Gus
tav hobse n - NieAa.as.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-24

4 Peculiar Incident in the Life Of the Tfs-
csttaa NIacreatiY.

Between Nacrea;,y and my brother
Charles existed kind of ferocious friend
ship. MacTeady, whatever be may have
been in private life, had at the tEeater a
simply horrible temper, and he was in the
habit of using at rehearsals and even in
an undertone when acting the most abu-
sive language-language which my brother
sometimes passed by with a smile, but
which he occasionally h9:ly resented. He
did not mind Macready constantly ad-
dressing him as beast" but he objected
TO having his eyes, his limbs and his in
ternal organs coupled with inveotivs
terms. Yet, oddly enough, the great
tragedian, with whom he was constantly
quarreling, had grim respect and liking
for him. He knew him to be a gentleman
and a scholar and one who was compe.
tent judge of picturesque effect and an
acute dramatic critic. On one occasion
Macready having TO play ''Othe!lo," and
my brother not being included in the cast
the tragedian thus addressed him: Beast
] want you to go in front tonight and give
me afterward Il full and candid opinion as
TO the merits or my netting. Omit nothing
Tell me how l played and how l looked.
have an idea shat I shall surpass myself
this evening" Now, the great actor used
10 go through a tremendous amount OF
realistic effort II the rGrc % Otheilo and
owcrd tfe l' 80 49, '-qeoiy would etf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-24

The matter of Strengthening Law
renee avenue near Gilbert street was
referred TO the councilmen of the First
ward
The police were requested to see that
the cigarette ordinance is enforced.
Tn sewer committee were instructed
TO see If there We're not parties living
cut of the corporate limits of the city
who have had their premises connected
with the sewer, and if so TO collect a
lent irOm Inrn or disconnect their
premises from the sewer.
The matter of repairing the sidewalk
on Topeka avenue between the John
ston-Larimer Dry Goods company's
place and First street was referred TO
the public Improvement committee and
street commissioner.
The matter of placing Wichita street
at the Electrict Light company's place
on Third street also the repair OF the
dam in the Little Arkansas river at
Central avenue, was referred 10 the
public improvement committee and
street commissioner.
The clerk was instructed to notify
NJ. r. Clark that the cinder walk re-
Gently put in by him on Laura avenue
does not comply with the specifca tons
on file in the office Of the city engineer
and that il must be made 10 comply
Herewith.
On motion OF Councilman Harris the
council adjourned.
tAttesD
c. S. SMITH. L. II. cox.
City Clerk. Mayor,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-24
A Careful Cobbler.

An amusing case of experience through
ones appearance is related by lady who
went into cob5ler's shop in a town in
Scotland and left psir OF rough ana
really shoes TO be mended- She was plain
ly dressed as u traveller and evidently
made 10 Particular impression on the
mind of the shoe mender. In few days
on returning from some festal occasion
the lady stopped her carriage at the COB
bler's door and went herself into the shop
TO get her shoes But the man told her
he had no shoes belonging TO her, ard
when she pointed them out he fatty refus
ed to let her have them, insisting that they
did not belong 10 her. she left, deter
mined to get The aid of the police II neces-
sary TO obtain her property, but the next
day she concluded TO try again This time
she was more successful, but a. the man
handed her shoes to her he told her that
strange woman in carriage had tried 10
get them away from him
She was a sight BONNER than yourself.
but l wur moo carried ava wi her, La
said as he handed her the package, ard
the owner Of the shoes realized that she
was another sort OF woman in her travel
ing gown and bore no resemblance 70 her
other self in party attire. II was case
of mistaken identity that was curious and
convincing London Standard
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-24
The Utility OF Fl.ttery.

Say" began Raggles as he stopped the
man ON the street, you see before you -
"Oh, know what your going to say, 1"
Interrupted the man. Your wife is sick,
your children are starving, your house
leaks, and you haven't had anything TO
eat for 36 hours You can't get work,
and
You're on to me, amt you;" returned
Raggles.
We'll, should say was,'
been round a good deal, amt your
That's what have.' and be straight
ened up proudly.
Its pretty smart man that works
you for coin. l knowed that when /
first seen you. i says to myself THAI man
with such an intelligent face as you has
can't be fooled, bus / goes against my bet
ter jedment and tries IL, and now see what
a fool I've made Of myself l humbly
axes your pardon" and Raggles made a
humble obeisance.
"Oh, you needn feel so bad about itl''
replied the man. Here. ;ako this, and
he deposited quarter in kaggles' uncai-
lOused palm and strobe or with his head
in the air.
Fiattsry pays, and it don : cost much,
said Raggles to himself a. be started 70
find his friend Dusty and tell him TO head
of the soft and shining marx on the next
bloch. -ILGiauapolis News.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-24
HlSTOOK THEIR MAN.
Row the Game Of Poker Flourished In
Georgia In the Good Cid Days.

Speaking about cards and card players,
there was "A gentleman from one of tina
lower counties of Georgia telling his ex-
perience in the legislature good many
years ago, when he represented his county
II the general assembly.
'Poker's \ mighty funny thing" he
said. You never know when you have
run against good player. Take me, for
instance. I was here in the legislature
some time ago, and l know l didn't APP
pear to be what you call up 10 date-not
bit of It. The members from Augusta and
Macon and Savannah and the other cities
thought they had a soft piece OF pie when
they got me in the first game. Well. l
was well up. 1 had been playing tho gamo
little more'n they expected 10 see in
fellow wearing the clothes L wore.
"Well, 10 make long story short, boys,
1 was here in the legislature the whole Of
that session and had sent supplies home
to the folks every now and then, bailt and
paid for new corncrib, bought the old
lady stove and "A sewing machine and
hadn't touched my per diem, which Bob
Hardeman paid me in bulk at the close
Of the session. Them fellers were sur
prised in their man. Atlanta ConstiGu-
tinr
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-24

In the Summer of 1871 proof was pub
lishJd OF vast frauds By leading New York
city officials, prominent among them
Boss William II Tweed, superintend-
ent OF the street department Having
made Themselves supreme, these men 30
worked the city elections a. 20 control the
city gO7eTnmcHt, placing themselves in
1865 each Ia The Office be wished. 4 new
charter, CT which they secured the ad0p-
ton, gave them absolute charge q the
city purse.
Exorb.tant claims for work and ma
terial had been paid. raising the city's
debt from $50, eJ3 90 - Sii3 coo 600,
with bills 20 an unknown amount not af-
iusted Thus the courthouse. blildiBg az
this time, osicnsiblF cost SO. 900. 600 The
rings rc5berie. cbcated tie clty's taEpay-
ers, 6rss end Is1-, ous q 10 less than
Sie0, O99, o0J. ''or four times &c lue levied
On Paris - the German aTI8y. -Scrlb-
ler S Magazissa
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-24
FELL INTO \ PITFALL.
Ed Mead i'm DsZed Condition Runs a Mis-
scuri Pacific Train safely Through.

scuri Pacific Train safely Through.
Ed Mead, son of Colonel W. B. Mead
of this city is now at his home in FL
Dorado a badly crippled boy. He fell
into an excavation fifteen feet deep in
Kansas City on the night of the 18th
of March and since that time the for
mer Wichita boy has had strange ex-
perience.
Ed Mead is an engineer on the Mis-,
souri, Pacific railroad and at the time
of the accident his run was on the main
line from Kansas City to Sedalia, Mo.
Thinking that his run there would
not be permanent he allowed his fami-
ly to remain at Ell Dorado And on the
night of the 18th of last March he left
his boarding house to go to the Mis-
souri, Pacific depot to so out on his
engine.
There was cold wind blowing and
Ed walked along the north side of the
street so as TO protect himself from
the cold north wind and coming to a
dark block he remembered that there
had recently been a fire there and he
turned his eyes up toward the dark
clouds if possible to see the outlines of
the buildings.
The next thing Ed Mead knew he
was crawling out of damp place in a
dazed condition. He wandered along
the street until he came to a street
lamp ana raising MS ndnuS 10 august
his neck tie he found that his breast
and shoulders We're covered with blood.
Some of the railroad boys finding Ed
in this condition, took him TO a hos
pital and had his wounds hastily dress
ed. The daZed boy went to the depot
and run his engine to Sedalia and back
saying that his jaw was so sore that he
could not eat.
When he returned Ed was sent to a
hospital again and further eXamina-
ton showed that his jaw was broken in
two places and his knee cap dislocated.
He remained in the hospital until last
week when his father, w. b. Mead.
finding out that his boy was in trouble
went to Kansas City and moved him to
his home in FL Dorado, returning here
on Monday.
Mr.. Mead said that on investigation
they found that the falling of a wall
had left hole fifteen deep in the side
walk and there is where Ed had fallen
and the only wonder is that he was not
killed outright. He will have to lay by
for long time and it is understood
that some of the Missouri Pacific at
torneys have Investigated and found
that Eds story of the. mishap is literal
" correct
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-24
THE WEATHER.

Wichita. April %.
Local forecast for Wichita and vicinity
Fair; nearly stationary temperature We'd
nesday.
During the past twenty-four hours the
highest temperature was 20 degrees, the
lowest IS degrees and the mean 81 degrees,
with clear, warmer weather, gentle south
wind and high, followed by a marked fail
in pressure.
Relative humidity at a. n. a, and at
.. n. -.
Thus far this month the average tenn
perature has been SO degrees.
For the past six years the average tenn
perature for the month of April has been
% degrees, and for the 23rd day 90 degrees.
FRED L. JOHNSON, Observer.
Washington, April 23.-Following is the
forecast up to D. m. Wednesday:
For Kansas-Partly cloudy; cooler in
extreme western portion; warmer in ex-
IRENE southwest portion; variable winds,
shifting 10 southeTly.
For Oklahoma-Fa variable winds.
shifting 10 southerly.
For Colorado-Fair; variable winds.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-24
He LOST HIS TEMPER.
The Steamboat. Captain Was Hasty. and
Ais, Lost 5000.

An old man who has been telling gcod
many people thaE he once ran steanlbOas
on the Mississippi river has been cruising
around the down town hotels for several
days Yesterday evening ne heard man
Ieyiling boosolacS fols accidentally put
ting backing CT bis patent leather shoe.
Don { losa jour temper, kunnsl, " said
the cap'n gently "Don's lose your tenn
Per. did tEst fool thing once anu loss
tie foundation CT bis feTtana by it lt
was like this: Is was in 1900. and I was
running the bsl'e OF Helena from Menu
phis 10 New ORLEANS she was mighty
boat Tor speed, and she Was pretty near the
only sldewh eelsr on the whole Mississippi.
There was rival boat, though, named the
Deborah Burr, and that year they sent her
up and had her bilerS pat IN her. Sac was
laying down az Big Bend Landing whel
saw her first after that, ard when he-
capn see US coming he juss backed ont 70
the channel and footed three OK four times
and started for New Orleans.
= made up my mind To catch her, and
made it up still more when Bill Bryant,
the gambler, came 10 me and said ii l beat
the Deborah Burr 10 Natchez he q give ns
$1,000. Yes, sir, that was his offer. !
knew had that money sure. bat l JUST,
wanted co make old Carruli-he was the
Burr's cap 'n-sick Tor the ress Of his life,
so told the darkies 10 tote some turpen-
tine we were carrying as forward deck
load down 10 the fire anu throw her il.
Wei. sir, one niger was sort o sserry
about it and hung back. SD just sht
him backhanded blow under the Jaw
and knocked him overheard We were
right up alongside OF the Burr then and
about 10 pass her, when, Goegone II some
thing didn't get the matter with our sta5-
bud wheel. There was nothing 10 do bu5
step and find out what was the matter. It
broke my heart 20 see the Burr tearing on
down the river and taking my IS. 000 with
her, but / soon discovered that it was all
my fault. Yes, sir, it was. That miser-
able niger had knocked overheard had
got caught in the paddles of that wheel
and busted the whole business to pieces.
amt lost my temper since. Now, re-
member that experience next time you
start 10 lose yours. Have you got any
chawing tobacco?" Washington star.