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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-09-07
Earthquake Shock In Montana.

BUTTE, Mont, Sept. Cat 1925 this
morning a slight shock of earthquake
WAS felt in this city, lasting about six
seconds 1t was not severe enough to
do any damage and YVES noticed only by
few. At Helena the shock was
severe. People rushed from hotels and
buildings and much excitement was
caused The shock was also severe in
Great Falls; severe enough to be noticed
by all who were up at the time.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-09-07
To Test the Law.

DALLAS. Tex, Sept. Elm the case OF
prize fighters who were arrested here
last Saturday Chief Justice j. M. Hurt,
OF the court of appeals, has granted
writ of habeas corpus returnable on the
10Th inst These cases will determine
the validity OF the law licensing price
fighting in Texas.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-09-07
Gall for a silver Oonventien.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. Ga call
for non-political convention to take
action to further the cause OF free silver
and honest cleo tions to meet in this city
November 10 next. was issued to day.
The call is signed by Rev. Sam Adams,
State chairman of the People's party;
Capt. r. f. Kolb, late Populist candi-
date for governor, and q number of
other prominent Populists and silver
leadera.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-09-07

Mas. j. w. DANIELS course In the
United States Senate has been one of
uncompromising friendship and fidelity
to the cause of the free coinage Of silver
as money. Itremained for the Salem
convention to endorse his COURSE"
that is, to endorse his labors in behalf
OF the free coinage of silver regardless
Of the money question"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-09-07
A s5, 900 Fire In DanvIIle.

DANvILLE, Va, Sept. 6 Fire IN the
residence Of Mr.. f. X. Burton to day
did damage to the amount of $4,000 or
$1,000. The timely arrival of the fire
department saved the house from de.
struction. The loss is fully covered by
iuaurauca
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-09-07
$50 80, Midsummer Prices in
Real Estate

Broom dwelling In northwest. Garden and
stable on lot; convenient to Ronnd House; price
Sl,5oo' cash $780, monthly payments s15
broom dwelling northeast; corner lot; price
S,oV' cash S25, balance So per month.
Groom dwelling northeast; convenient to shops.
price SAoo, cash $40, balance IS per month.
6room dwelling southwest; corner lot; price
Sl,4V0, cash $50, balance S15 per month.
New 6-room house Third avenue, southwest;
price $1,000, cash 800, balance $40 so per month'
New broom house near West End round house.
price SSoO cash $40, balance $40 per month";
500 acres OF fine grazing or farming land. we'll
Watered with springs and branches; 8 m!Its from
Norfolk and western railroad: price SO per aero
one fourth cash. balance ]. . aid 3 years
100 acres we'll improved farm with 13.room
frame dwelling and all necessary out. building
ana al under good fence; price SIS per acre, one
iouItn casn, balance !, 2, and years. 3H miles
from Norfolk and Western railroad
IS acres OF fine farming and fruit lands; good
young orchard, tenement houses; 6 miles fIom
hoanoke; price S7CO, one third cash, balance /
and years.
60 acre farm miles of Roanoke; G room dwell.
ing na, barn stable aud other outbnildines; price
S3S per acre. Terms easy. f0'
mere garden farm 2E miles from civ. e. roor,
dwell ing, and stable reservoir and windmill. ny;n
$500, onc.third cash, balance and years '-'
Az acre farm; good new 3-room dwelling; under
good fence. good spring of water; ono mile Rlne
fidgc Springs; price $500, one third cash. balance
IS acre garden farm; 4 room new dwe,,na.
miles from city, all in tivation; price $50 ono
third each. balance 8. ~ and IS months. oHe'
t.. 10 acre farm; comfortable dwelling; 80 acres
Roanoke and Southern railroad; price ~ os'n oii
third cash, balance and years. wv
Groom dwelling Seventh avenue, southwest.
lot o. xloe' price $3.50, cash $500, balance Six
g. room dwelling Stuart aycrue, southeast. lot
4v1iSo' price $780, cash $50, balance IS per month
T. E. 3. HARTsooK &C. CO.
Headnuerfrrs frr Dna -
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-04
HE GOVERNS THE FlJIANS.
Sir John Thurston and His Work Among
England's Ex-Cannibals.

Sir John Thurston and His Work Among
England's Ex-Cannibals.
England's interests in the Fiji islands,
in the South Pacific ocean, arc looked
after by Sir John Bates Thurston, who
is governor of the colony. He has a for
midable contract Oh his hands, for there
are 225 islands, 40 Of which are inhab
tied, and of the total population of 1885,
600 only about 5000 are whites. The
largest two islands are VIII Lew and
Vanua Lew. which are the scenes of
considerable industrial activity, owing
to the energetic administration of the
present governor. Sir John was born in
Bath, England, and in 1868 led q botan-
ical and scientific expedition to the is
lands of the south Pacific. His ship was
lost, but he managed to reach Ovalau,
one Of the important FIJI islands, where
he Joined the British consular staff and
later became consul. He was prominent
in maintaining order and settling dis
putes and became member of King
Cakombau's cabinet. Rioting between
foreigners and natives and strife De-
tween rival factions of foreigners proved
that the native government could Lot
maintain order, and at the request of
the king Thurston coded the Fiji islands
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-04
!, o;pij l: r, ! 7o !, 4; 1nE froow1tN9:

III. M,n,.t,r5whs M sS1a,p,lse Al .i.st
u Accepting sJsha b.. RapkSsAlsrS MSsey.
\ The Rev. DE W. ". Boyd q TIE In
dependent Baptigt church q 81; Louis
recently attracted considerable attention
BY denouncing the University Of Chi
cago because it accepted an endowment
from John D. Rockefeller Of tho Stand
ard Oil company. Dr.. Boyd's remarks
were made at the regular weakly meet
ing of the Ministerial alliance and were
not intended for publication. it 10 said.
In denouncing the Chicago university
he said that it's foundation was built in
blood, that the Lord would not prosper
It and that Rockefeller's s., 900, 900 en-;
dowment was not given by the oil king
himself, but by the tributaries Of the
Standard Oil trust. AS Mr.. Rockefeller
is the wealthiest Baptist living, and as
he has given many millions to churches
all over the country, DR.. Boyd's remarks
naturally created somewhat of sensa-
ton.
DR.. Boyd is native Of Chemung.
N. Y, and is 81 years old. When he
was boy of IS, his father died, and he
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-04

was compelled to assume the manage
ment of the Springvale Manufacturing
company in Springvale, Me-, which he
did with credit to himself and profit to
the company. Five years later his moth
or died, and he entered Harvard college,
paying the expenses Of his education by
preaching and teaching. He was such
o faithful student and so ambitious and
able that in his sophomore year he won
first prize in oratory. He was graduated
in 1871 with special honors in philoso-
ply and afterward completed his educa-
tion at the universities of Berlin, Hell
delberg, Gottingen and Zurich.
His church in St. Louis is one Of the
wealthiest in the city, and it is said
that his salary is the second largest paid
in the west. For time he was pastor
Of the Peddie Memorial church of New
ark, N. J. OF late DIR. Boyd has been
paying considerable attention to social
ism and its aims.
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1HE Usgs or DENNIS MI
xhis Il Not New Subject. but II; 10 -
WI" Importaat One. N'''%'' - =

xAis Il Not > New Subject. but II; 10 ..
'"' ~ Importaat One. F''.'' ~ I =
The old fashioned blue and brown
denims are very durable and useful in
house furnishing. Denim makes neat
carpet for a bedroom, study or any
room where there is not too much wear
on the carpet. II blue denim is used, it
should first be washed to take away the
slight greenish tinge it has when new.
A very dainty carpet can be made Of
this material by working on it in out
line, with white cotton cord, clover
leaves scattered here and there, two feet
or SO apart, or two circles overlapping
may be worked instead of clover leaves
Such carpet makes very dainty COW
ering for the floor, and being smooth it
is very easily swept Brown denim may
be worked in the same way with red or
yellow cotton carpet ws|.
Denims also MAKE serviceable rug
for the bathroom by using two pieces
Of denim OF the desired size with a few
thicknesses Of any old wornout material
between them and running it across on
the sewing machine few times to hold
all together. Bind the edge with white
tape or turkey red calico. This rug pro-
teots the feet from the cold floor and is
not injured by the wet, but can be hung
out in the sun to air and dry.
In these luxurious days, when we
must have cushions under our feet, the
covers of these cushions should be of
smooth material that will not gather up
the dust from the carpet. Denim an
swers very we'll when the carpet and
other appointments Of the room are not
too rich. Embroider in outline some
large, flowing design in white cord upon
blue denim and finish the edges Of the
cushion with upholsterer's white cotton
cord. Such cushion is pretty covered
with Japanese embroidery, so called.
This consists simply of zigzag lines,
changing the color Of the yarn at almost
every turn. Denim may also be used
for covering old chairs.
Another place where this material is
very useful, says writer in Good
Housekeeping and authority for the
foregoing, is in making schoolbags.
Cut piece of blu6 denim II by "a
inches. On one half work in white COT
ton in stem stitch the initials or mono
gram of the one for whom it is intended.
Double together and sew in the form Of
i bag Bind the edges with red tape
and use the same, doubled and stitched
together, for handles for the bag. This
bag is neat and durable and can be
washed without spelling it's appearance.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-04
MARYLAND OYSTER TRADE.

Under q Democratic Administration Its
Worst Conditions Were Experienced.
While in conversation with a friend
our discussion gradually drifted into
the subject of the general state Of bust
ness. He being from the great oyster
district of the state of Maryland and
myself from tide water, Virginia, which
is also great oyster producing country,
we naturally talked over the oyster bust
ness, when he made the following state
ments:
II have been engaged in the oyster
trade in all its branches for the past Ii
years, and have never seen anything
to equal the depression in it that pre-
walls at the present time"
asked him, lin what respect?"
I'm all respects" he answered, "but
especially in the price and sale of oys.
tiers. Why" he continued, lin years
gone by we scarcely ever took into con-
sideration our markets on the oyster
rocks, always being sure Of more than
We could supply and at prices averag'
ing from 50 to rs cents per bushel on
the oyster beds, but from the time there
was prospect of having Democratic
administration, and I was one that
clamored for it, our business has grad
ually decreased in all respects until the
present time, when you can go on the
oyster rocks that used to be full Of GUS
tom, and where you used to see all the
way from 6 to 10 large vessels waiting
to load, and now you may possibly see
one or two small vessels, and they pay.
ing from rs to 334 cents per bushel,
and not anxious at those prices
I then asked him if he thought tbs
administration had anything to do with
it,
His answer was: "Yes, but l have
tried hard not to think So. don't know
much about politics, but I claim tt
have some good sense, and I know if
want an article that can get along
without, and 1 have not got the money
with which to buy it, I am mighty apt
not to buy it, and that is the case with
our oyster eating people. They have got
nothing to do, and consequently nc
money with which to buy oysters, and
they can do without oysters better than
they can some other things, and SO they
do without them, and I guess can dc
without the Democrats hereafter. -
"Well," I said, that is your expert
ence in oystering for custom, but now
you have got vessel, and suppose you
have Just got right to make some
money!"
1T will take but few words to an.
swer that. My vessel will not sell toda,
for so cents on the dollar Of her valut
two years ago on account of the dull
oyster trade" B. TH1NKEN.
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tune. 1t seems passing strange that
with the dispensing Of petticoats, the
shortening of skirts and the adoption of
all sorts of mannish ways the sleeve
should be allowed full swing. More no.
ticeable than the winter gowns them
selves are they, aud of two or three
fashions. Private letters from abroad
tell us that in France and England the
ultra sized sleeve is losing in favor, but
for awhile longer on this side of the
water the monstrosity will be the style.
The leg of mutton shape, particularly
in coats, Jackets and cloth costumes.
is the most used, but in the dinner, re-
oeption or house gowns the fancy styles
are the favorites, and they may be any
size.
The crinoline was frowned upon, and
IL would seem took it's revenge by fore
ing women to wear these huge balloons,
which SO utterly distort and destroy the
beauty Of any figure. Contrary to all
rules Of art, the fashionable woman Of
today walks about with. her arms twice
nay, three times apparently-the size
Of her shoulders There is no possible
beauty in this style, which makes tall
women look round shouldered, fat wom-
on chunky and changes the most perfect
figure into q caricature.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-04
! iffce of Farm rrodtfcts.


!. Price ofs Farm 1sroducts. =
United Stated agrfculturst buli1tin No.
14t, presents some interesting fAetS a ID
shs price 81 farm products for 1894 ID
comparison with the years Immediately
preceding. The comparison strikes most
foroibly in the two staples Of wheat and
cotton. The average price Of wheat in
the country Dec. was 1913 cents q
bushel, the lowest in 25 years. 1t is &C.
tually Sa.9 cents per bushel less than the
average price from 1880 to 1890. For
the four years beginning Jan. I, 1890,
the average price was 71.9 cents e
bushel. And yet in the face of this de-
preston. in face of the fact that wheat
is now being fed to domestic animals
because Of its oheapness all over the
country, farmers have planted a larger
acreage Of winter wheat than ever this
past fall. Three per cent more acres
have been sown to winter wheat than
were planted in the fall Of 1898. It is
hard to see what our agriculturists ale
thinking Of.
As to cotton, the average plantation
price of cotton on Dec. was 40 cents
a pound. the lowest in the history Of
this country. 1t may be remarked by
the way, however, that the price of COT
ton sheeting in the dry goods shops is
not cent lower than it was five years
ago.
The price Of tobacco averages /. 1 cents
pound less than it did year ago. In
Kentucky, the principal tobacco state
in the Union, the price averages Ia
cents less than that of last year. In the
country at large the average price of to-
bacco is 81 cents pound against 7.8
cents per pound last year. The price
in Kentucky in only 5.5 cents Potatoes
are 55.5 cents per bushel, 4. 5 cents less
than they were last year. Last year hay
was 50. Is ton. This year it is IS. IS.
Buckwheat is g. 2 cents a bushel, where
last year it was SO cents. Rye is so. 5
cents, l.3 cents lower on the bushel
than last year.
Only three farm products are higher
in price than they were last year. They
are barley, whose average price is A. 8
cents bushel against 400 cents last
year; oats, $40 cents, against 20. 8
cents last year, and corn 45.6 cents
bushel, against &c. 5 cents last year.
But when farmers have no corn to sell
tho high price affords little consolation.
On the whole, the prospect for the i'm
mediate future Of American agriculture
is not encouraging. At least. though.
farmers will always have enough toeat.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-04

~ England. In SspssnhsE, ie74 Rijl
was proclaimed a British colony, and in
1887 Thurston was made governor.
The Fijians were formally eannihals,
but tho majority = thsn have bssn a
are being converted. ;. ! - :
Tho Ntiils Formerly pesseaed naAay
cruel custdnS ON Of which 11as she
strangulssfch II 'ths sicf and aged.
These ua3oeteaa4ss were expected to re-
qUSst thss delfeaSe attention at the hands
Of their near relatives. and Il they failed
ttdo 70 tAs relatives newer neglected 10
zsmind thsm q lthet duty thsy owed to
Fijian society. Tobe strangled Or buried
alive by ones children was considered a
most honorable death. The execution
was preceded BY : joyful wake in which
tho victim toof q prominent part This
md many other savage customs have
been done away with owing to the ad-
vent Of Christianity.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-04
HATS AND BONNETS.
PlowgRs xNp Feathers. LAcE AND
~ FUN TRIM THEM.

Everything In Hate Between IL Majestic
Picture Hat and the Toque u Worn.
Bounets Arc, Equally EashisaAhls-For
Evening Wear Small Bonnets R1ls.
Only a very pretty woman can afford
to wear an unbeooming hat, and as
pretty women are in the minority the
advice is given, "Look we'll after your
bead, and the rest will take care of it.
SELF" Frenchwomen depend on the
dressing of the extremities for their
success. Given a good hat, gloves and
shoes, the dress becomes q secondary
consideration Never select a hat be-
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-04

sFYLf6H 1OQU3 IND B0NNET
LIT worn with tailm GOWNS The satin
Sst1ps ttighten up the duh felt Of the
plating and xGaks tASoe Rats very pop
u16E. "a> r.: A',"E.'s+s A,a.j: Z
Dlaek lslt toseador hats ne trimmed
With , largo bow q abboa On one side
With pomponA Smaller hats. with un-
dnlstina a Autsd brfms, ars very 81.
fl6tivs ana beoomint. Fur ID mudh
u1seed u ! timdmtng. sabas NJ bo6nnStS
ad aslsSikhaa ~ hs1k eseel n III
lsSuut deouratjoH anon ~ metallic
novelties, but there are evening honnstE
which ezs ~ hiniAo 1aaessl gold stesl
md silver and mock jsweA ~.
'1S'' .''' >,, . ALICE vARNux.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-04


cause it pleases you when seen ON the
milIiner's block or in your hand.
Await Judgment until it has been placed
upon the head that is to wear it. A
large hat viewed from the showcase is
an altogether beautiful object, with its
brim full of undulations and wayward
curves and it's nodding feathers, but the
type of women for which these hats
were originally created back a couple Of
centuries ago had profile and pres
ence. Short women, therefore, with
noses that have deteriorated from the
pure Grecian, if wise, will pass these
majestic picture hats by to make their
purchases from cases exhibiting toques,
sailors, garland and other forms Of
headgear better adapted to their special
requirements.
A great deal has been written and
said concerning the extravaganza freaks
Of fashion in respect to the bonnet Ia
mode for the season of 1S94-5: AS a
matter Of fact, however, the outre styles
are created by the second rate American
milliner, who gets her ideas from Paris
and then proceeds to exaggerate them
until Paris would blush at the soft i'm
parchment if she could but hear it. The
genuine French and best domestic hats
are neither outre nor extravagant.
Tine crude coloring and hard mate
rails Of last season have given way to
softer tones OF velvet, of which many Of
the new hats are composed. A hat that
shows one of the most recent develop
ments of the picture hat is black, with
an admixture of the new shades Of
plnky reds. There is an abundance of
ostrich plumes, as indeed in all the new
models they are introduced with a
most liberal hand, but the shape is
quite different from any that have been
worn in previous seasons. The front
curves upward from the face, and it is
shallow at the sides. Those who under
stand the laws regarding the confgura-
tion of the head and what best suits
those with large, small or uncommonly
developed craniums will recognize the
merits of this particular shape.
A pretty toque has its crown covered
with jet stars and encircled with bands
Of black velvet. Green and pink satin
ribbons are arranged in loops at the
sides and bows at the back. There are
jet ornaments between the loops and a
black osprey at one side. A new bonnet
seen has full crown of cerise velvet, q
jet coronet and ornaments There are
black satin bows and strings. An addi-
tional trimming is a black feather POM
pom, with black osprey in the center.
Rhinestone crowns that glitter like
diamonds and in wide open designs,
showing the hair beneath, are on very
elaborate bonnets and hats that have
narrow brims made up of black satin
and velvet baby ribbon plated togeth-
or. Pink roses without foliage, set about
singly, giving the effect Of rosettes, are
the trimming, to which white aigrets
are added. Wired loops Of black velvet
stand high at the back. Braided strips
Of felt and satin are used on the small
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-04
How tho Trouble Began.

How tho Trouble Began.
George was gazing dreamily at the dear
girls black hair.
Laura" he said, making a motion as
II to adjust it, lido you know there is .
lock outs'
mo-" she answered, "but I know
there's going to be strike"
And he got it on his ear.-Chicago
Tribune.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-04
WHY Not?

A young English woman is credited
with inventing new industry for her
sex. Other young women advertise for
situations as nursery maids, but this
ones ambition scars higher. She will
have no babies or children around her
They are too common. This enterpris-
ing girl announces through the public
press that she will take entire charge
Of ladies' pct dogs. She will take them
out for airing regularly. She will give
them their perfumed baths and admin
lister dog cakes and physic when the
dear creatures need them. She is quite
competent to perform all the duties Of
d. d.-dog doctor.
Well, why not? Babies have gone
much out of fashion among our better
Glasses, it seems. A millionaire lady
who let's babies, bright and handsome
ones, too, and we'll born. go to the aims
house and die for want Of somebody to
mother them will kiss and fondle a
wheeling, siokly, snarling dog and love
it as if she were it's own mother. When
she does not wish to ride in her car
riage, she sends darling Flossie out to
sit alone in state upon the cushioned
seats and represent my lady. Flossie
must have it's carriage airing.
So why not dogs nursery maids?
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-04

The linen used for duflfeg that are ID
hsve borders 81 drawn work should h
very fine or Of linen cambria lawn.
The difficulty Of drawing the threads
from such linen ii much lessened il q
piece 81 fne, dry white soap is rubbed
carefully over the space where it is de.
aired to do the work. Il