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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-28
A YANKEE BANANA FARM.

Established Modestly, But Now Employs
Twelve Steamships.
1t is of interest to Americans, as
showing what can be done in tropical
enterprises, to know that the largest
banana plantations in Jamaica are
owned by an American company. This
company was formed in 1877 and has
now capital of s5O0,0OO, with sur
plus of s1,000,Ooo, owns $4,000 acres of
land and leases some 10000 more, en-
ploys twelve steamships to carry the
fruit to the United States, and annual
ly ships about 100000 punches of ban
anas and 100000 cocoanuts, besides
considerable quantities of pimento (all-
spicc), coffee and cocoa. The labor on
the plantation is done by both negroes
and East Indian coolies, some 400 of the
latter being employed, and another i'm
portation of them being about to be
made. Upwards of COO mules are daily
in harness to carry the fruit from the
plantations to the ships, 500 head of
working oxen are used for blowing and
other work, and large additional
number of cattle is kept on the grazing
land which belongs to the company
The steamships of the company number
twelve in all and ply between Port Ar
thur and the ports of Boston, Baltimore
and Philadelphia. They are all iron
vessels and are built for speed, which
Is u very necessary point in transport
Ing fruit. Until recently tho carrying
of passengers was Il side issue; but two
new vessels, the Barnstable and the
BrcolSline, have just been added 10 the
fleet, each possess z lacSc a:ld c!cgGa.
J passenger accommodations
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-28

When lccturing before a negro con-
vention in Louisville, Ky, some years
ago he said that the question of social
equality did not disturb him. 81 have
never DESIRED" said he, ito associate
with any man, white or black, unless
my company is acceptable. However,
If white man is well educated, clever
and respectable 1 would just as soon
be caught in his company as in the com
pany of negro" While speaking on
miscegenation another time his eye
glasses bothered him by sliding from
his nose. 81 WISH" he broke out, 'we
could get up some sort of IN alloy for
the negro which would assure him q
nose capable of holding glasses."
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-28
SOME COLD WINTERS.
Records OF EiiEzaris and Cold Waves Dur
Ing Fourteen Hundred Years.

iis EOUrtccn ilufNTcu ACArS.
Pilot Charles II. Lawson keeps u
valuable scrap-book, which, among
other records, contains tho following
on cold winters il, this country and in
Europe. The information, says the ST.
Louis Republic, was obtained from
records Of the st. Louis Cathedral over
forty years ago. In the year 40S the
Black sea was frozen over In 7S1 the
Black sea and straits Of Dardancllcs
were frozen. In SOC the Danube and
Elbc froze over aud bore heavy teams
for month. IN SEQ the Adriatic sea
was frozen. In 9o1 general freezes oc-
Cured all over Europe. Crops failed
the following season, and famine and
pestilcncc closed the year. In 1907
travellers We're frozen on the roads in
nearly all sections of Europe. In 1888
the River Pc was frozen from Crcmonu
to the sea, wine casks burst and trees
were split by the frost. In 1880 the
Danube was frozen to the bottom. In
14GS the wines furnished to the soldiers
in the army of Flanders were frozen
and had to be cut with hatchets. In
1854 the ice was II inches thick on
the Thames river, and coaches drove
across on the ice. In IT'S booths were
erected on the ice of the Thames river,
in which fairs were held In 1874 and
17f5 the strongest ale, when exposed
fifteen minutes, was covered with ice
onc-cighth of an inch thick. Like
events occurred ON the Thames river
in 1909 and 1911.
The same records contain entries of
floods in the Mississippiat ST. Louis, the
first being made in IT'S by Francis
Xavier Martin, but the height is not
given. Gerere records food ut St.
Louis in 1855, aud Gov. Sargent in
ITO, 1852 and 1855. In 1896 the water
was up to Main street. Records of
floods are also made in 1882, 1911 and
1919, but the height is not given.
From his own experience Capt. Law
son recorded the results OF some cold
winters us follows: In january, 1864,
the Arkansas river was frozen TO tic
cut-o1f about. twelve miles above its
mouth. On January l of the same
year the Thermometer recorded &C de-
grecs below zero at st. Louis, which is
supposed to be the coolest weather ever
recorded here. On January 8, 1S77, the
Mississippi river was closed with ice
from Terrence to the foot of Oarl,
Island, below the mouth of the Ar
kansas river. In January, 1855, Calves
ton bay was partially frozen, and the
Ouachita and Arkansas rivers were
frozen.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-28
INDIAN AND KlNEToscoPe.
n Sioux Chlef Afraid to Toll Ills People
!sll IIc Saw MT NYashincton.

4sll He Saw Mt Washington.
Probably no Indian who ever visited
Washington TO counsel with the great
father returned to his tribe better sat
fled with the results of his trip than
the Sisscton Sioux Two Star, SAYS the
st. Paul Pioneer Press. He not only
accomplished the object of his mission,
but he was entertained in Il style that
falls TO the lot of few of the nations
wards. Agent Keller was with him. as
well as the interpreter, Joe Brown.
The latter, by the way, is somewhat
notable figure. lie is a Son of that
Maj. Brown who commanded the troops
ut the battle OF Birch Cooley during the
Sioux outbreak. He has lived ali his
life among these Indians and now
keeps Il large store on the reservation.
Two Star was sent to Washington by
his tribe to ask the immediate PAYMENT
to them of 100000 of their principal
now i'll the custody of the United States.
Ihls sum now amounts to $1,000, 900.
The Indians are in very destitute cir
cumstances this winter, owing to IN
almost complete failure of their crops.
and the interest due them is not snf-
iicicnt to carry them over until next
fall. The impairment of the principal
is matter which by law rests entirely
with tho president. In this case he has
promised to follow the recommendation
OF the commissioner of Indian affairs.
which is to the effect that the grant ba
made
1t IS n somewhat singular fact that.
although Two Star was one of Gen.
Silbcy's scouts and has always asso-
ciated with the whites upon terms of
the friendliest intimacy, he cannot
speak word of English His cniov-
ment OF the white mans amusement IS.
however, none the less keen Senator
Kylc's clerk, Duncan Mcfarland, took
him to sec the kaleidoscope. las he
looked in upon the picture in motion n
look of engagement, not unmixcd with
degree of Consideration, crcpt over
his face. lie stepped back and looked
around, above and below the case to
lind out what caused the exhibition. 1t
was some time before he could be per
suaded TO again apply the eye TO the
aperture and when the machine stopped
with click the noble red man jumped
rs If he had heard the warwhoop of
some of his tribal enemies
lie was equally amazed, but none tho
less pleased, with the photograph, and
insisted upon having q selection by the
Marine band repeated lie was taken
to an amateur athletic and gymnasium
performance at the Columbia Athletic
club, and witnessed the exhibition of
Skill and endurance with delight that
was almost childlillc. Just before his
departure Tor the west, Two Star said
to Il correspondent:
Il was here in 1867, but no one paid
any attention to me then. 1 think
Washington is Il much nicer place now.
1t Will be no use for me to tell INV
people about the things I have seen
and heard referring to The Kaleidoscope
and photography, fo:, no one would be-
lievc me They would say was not
speaking the truth"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-28
No, Neve

Physicians have never been
able to prescribe any other
emulsion Of Cod-liver Oil which
would bring as satisfactory re-
suits as SCOTS Emulsion
The reasons for this arc the
absolute purity of its coinpo-
nents and the superior process
of it's manufacture. Nobody has
ever been able to initiate it.
limitations are always inferior to
the real thing.
Remember that SCOTS Emul-
sion is the great food for wasting
in adults and children
Don't be persuaded to accept substituted
Scott G. Bovine, NY. All Druggists. Soc and ST..
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-28
Cut Out FOR a Football Player.

a young man was paying his ntten-
tions to n "bcloved object" contrary to
the wishes of her family, and, pcrsevcr-
ing in it, was seized upon one day by
her father, ga man of thcws and sin
cws," and kicked violently into the
street. In a day or two after recovery
he called at the house once more.
what, again?" exclaimed patcrfa-
milias, pulling on his boots for action.
mo, no" said the young man, 81 have
given up all hope Of winning your
daughter, but in consequence of what
took place the other day, have been
requested by unanimous meeting Of
the committee to ask you to join our
football clubin
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-28
Slips LOST AT SEA.
swift Destruction Awaits n SunlScn ysssc,
ut tho bottom or Ola Ocean.

swift Destruction Awaits n Sunlzcn yesSct
ut tho lotion or OLD Ocean.
In looking at the oceans, the mind
almost instinctivcly turns to the fate of
the ships which found their resting
place upon their floors. If the reader
were appointed to inspect the bottom
OF the drained sea, he would be sure to
look 1T once for some remnants of his
KIND, overwhelmed by storm ca battle.
Fancy has depicted these vessels as
thlckly strcwn over the bottom of the
sen and at times as hung in the depths.
unable, on account of the density of
the water, to find their way to the
earth. But all we know of the condi
lions of the deep leads lis to believe
that the sun!.en vessel finds its wav
quickly to the foundations of the sea
In few hours at most it reaches its
everlasting grave and is ready for the
swift destruction which awaits its
form.
at the stroke of its fall it must in
part sink into the ooze, which every
where IS deep. Quickly the creatures
OF the sea, VINO by long existence in
fields where food is scanty have learned
to avail themselves of every chance of
subsistence, seize upon all the organic
matter which fortune has sent to
them. Even the nasts and the other
woodwork will shortly be honcycombcd
by living species and weighed down by
cncrusting forms. Thus before long
the masts will fall and the decks will
share in the ruin
II the reader could traverse the field
Whcreunto came the shot-riddlcd ships
OF Trafalgar, he would probably, saws
n writer in Youths Companion, be sur
priscd at the slight effect they would
make on the landscape. Each wrccl,
would most likely appear as a low
mound of debris, in which it would be
difficult TO trace the scmblance of the
stout craft which wagcd the greatest
sca-fght of MI time.
Ships of European people have been
for centuries finding their why to the
floors of the ocean. Probably over q
hundred thousand vessels have met this
fate since the time when our race began
to find its way around the world. Yet
by far the greater part of these have
fallen upon the shadows near the shore.
where tho swift currents and rapidly
moving debris nrc likely to aid in their
destruction and burial.
How swiftly they disappear in these
conditions may be judged by the expert
ence of diver who has sought for
sunlsen treasures. Almost invariably.
after hundred years or SO has passed,
they find that the craft is quite lost to
sight. Far moro money has been spent
in these explorations than has been
won from them.
Curiously enough, the most perman-
cnt records of mans empire Of the seas
are being written in the ashes from the
coal-fcd fires of the steamships. This
waste is in its nature indcstructiblc,
and the mass Of material contributed in
any one year to the ocean floors is to be
rccsoned by the million tons. In time
all the great ship routes will be paved
with this debris, which will be built
into the rocks, to remain as the most
enduring physical monument of mans
sway upon this sphere.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-28
A Queer Suicide.

A young printer in Paris committed
suicide recently in n most strange man.
ner. He dressed himself as n pretty
woman, in ball costume, pink tulle
gown, wreath of flowers to match,
and rose satin shoes; after lighting
pan of charcoal he lay down on his bed,
and when discovered was found to lie
dead. The articles of female attire De-
longed to the girl that left him behind
her-foycver,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-28
FIDELITY LOAN AND TRUST co.,
ROASOKE, va.
Capital, 100000 Surplus, SIS, 900.
oes q General Banking.
Brokerage and
Insurance Business.

This bank is also authorized 10 Execute
Trust, act ~ Agents for Corporations,
Associations and Individuals. Acts as
Registrar OF Stock, londs, etc of Corpo-
rations. Receives Deposits and Allows
Interest Thereon. Loans Negotiated.
JOS. r.. ENGLEBY, President
GEO w. RAMSEY, Nicc-Prcsidcnt.'
j AS. II. CAMPBELL, Sec'y and Treas.
X. &. JOHNSTON, Insurance Department
DIREcrcRs-Jos. r. Englehy, OF Englcby s.
Bro. Morch ,nts; Jos. ii. Sauda, Vice Presiicut
aud General Manager n. " ". K H.; Jas. S. Sim
mons, R9al Estate Agent; q W. Hamscy, Chief
Clerk N. - W. k. Il. 20; c.. ". Thomas, City
Merchants; w. Z. Winch. Secretary and Treas
ureT PEOPLES Perpetual Loan anu Building asso-
citation; John Sexton, Railroad Contractor ard
Bliidc:; VIM. Booth, Coal Operator; Geo. p
Tayloe, Capitalist; JAS. d. Stevenson, Coal
Operator.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-28
wAnrnp MISUNDERSTANDING

WA >TEo-ONE ROLL.Tup DESK. MUsT
W We cheap Apply nj Noanoko 81 oct Il il-
way onicc, Terry building. 3 ~ 2t
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-28

"a MANOR LADY IT. MANAGE DtSTRIBuT-
~ ing samples. cares hooks, CIRCULARS. Do cor
Mich. ten cents for slmpios, soap, &c AMI ret
special offer 70 YOU. 3ss-lw
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-28

M ANrhD TO BUY For CASH, A REM
w ingtnn or Smith Prcmcir TYPEWRITER. Adj
dresf, with particulars, BOX "a, Roanoke, VA.
3l5ti
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-28
AGENTS. WANTED,

WANTED--LADIES AND GENTLEMEN TO
" handle The best seller on tho market to-day.
Experience not necessary. iou can easily mike
Els TO $50 weekly. Address Magic Cleaner"
care ROANOKE DAILY TIMEs 3273t
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-28

WANTED, FOR lash l." md OVER
w walnut iirsts and second rot
icss than 81 per cent. first: also
gcoh rejects. Stats particulars ava prices
delivered New YORK. Address, = o. Box 2lii,
sew '"rK ; .d .. o. d., wv.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-28
Mt,TrOn OF MEETINGS.

40 SHAREHOLDERS ROANOKE BUILD.
ing Association and Investment Company
The annual meeting OF the shareholders of the
Roanoke Building Association and Investment
Company will he held on Monday evening, April
Is. 1875, ut O'Clock at the offices of Messrs. Penn
u Cooke, sixth floor OF the Terry building, COR
Ter Campbell avenue and Jefferson etrcet, Roa-
noke, Virginia, when an election will be held for
president, viccpresidcnt, secretary, treasurer
and three auditors for the ensuing year and three
directors for three years and such other bust
ness transacted as m ~ properly come before the
meeting. d. Il. MATSON. president.
A. j. LOJGHEhY, secretary.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-28

Va ANrED-ALL YOUR WORK AT THE
Nv SWISS Steam Laundry, No. 1913 Salem Ave.
W. Phone 372. 3lGtr
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-28

eAANTED-AN ltNFUtHI,UED HOUSE, &
w TO s ro.ms. South ( Eighth nvernc south
west. Address with terms, NM" TIMES
Office. 22ju.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-28

TED-CANVAsSEKS FOR NORTH
w Carolina snd Virginia. Apply ut once ut
wv Commerce street, Roanoke. STANDARD
INSTALMENT COMPANY. asst
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-28

ARDlNG-FURNlSuED ROOMS, WITH
- hoard II dcsirci. Conveniently located No.
81! Campbell avenue southwest MRS. V. f.
MATT lIEWS. 324iw
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-28

NAANlEn-a GOOD WORK HORSE FOR
w SIXTY days far his board. Apply to u g.
BOOTH, OVER Stewards furniture store. 32i3t
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-28
NOTICES OF DISSOLUTION.

dissolution NoTICE-TO WHOM ITMAY
- concern. Take notice: The partnership
hcreto orc exisiiI g between V. p Nor ano j. o.
Moir, nnder the style and Arm nanc of Moir ~
Nor, Is this day by mutual cohscnt dissolved. V
p Moir buyrg the goodwill aid interest OF the
said D. Z. NOR in and to the stock and fixtures
1895 " p MOIR
3271nt J. G. NOR.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-28
WAN TALIAFERRO,

Justice Of the peace fHr Roanoke city
Ofico No. 1l0M Moonaw building, on
Jefferson st. between Salem ana Camp,
bell aveDuee. Also represer the Mary.
land Lilo Insurance Co. OF Baltimore.
Md
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-28

fiNllE REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING OF
j. the stockholders CT the Roanoke Electric
Light and Power Company will he held in the
company's office In Terry bnilding, Roanoke,
Va, Saturday, April IL, 1855, at 1890 O'Clock D. m
BIB I'd GEO. Q. McCAHAN, Secretary
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-28

" lie REGULAR ANNUAL NETTING OF
the stockholders OF the Roanoke Street
Railway Company will be held in the Company's
office In Terry building, Roar oke, Va, Saturday
April 49, 1876. at ~ O'Clock moor.
l3td GEO. =. McCAIIA AN, Secretary
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-01-31

substitute or adulterant Compare
lively few people know the difference
anyway. Cargoes of peanuts are act
ually sent across the ocean from Amer
lea, to be reimported as ''oliye OIL
The easiest way to distinguish the
real from the false is to pour a drop
or two of nitric acid into the sample
to be tested. Peanut oil thus treated
will char, but olive oil will not
The country depends for supplies of
peanuts chiefly upon Virginia. In that
state 100000 bushels of them are
grown annually-more probably than
the crops of ali other states put to-
gether. Tennessee comes next with
100000 bushels. North Carolina.
Georgia, Michigan and California also
raise peanuts largely; but the Virginia
''goobers" are finest of all and fetch
the highest price. The business of
growing them has become q vast in
dustry in the lower counties, and the
area Of farming land devoted TO them
is becoming greater every year, as the
husbandman learns the profit hey can
be made to yield.
The grea test peanut market in the
United States is Norfolk. Petersburg
comes second and Smithfield third. In
these towns there are many big fac
tories employed in the business of rem
dering marketable the nuts that are
sent in by the farmers. They are first
thoroughly winnowed and screened, to
cleanse them, and then are sorted, the
bad ones being picked out by young
girls, who stand on either side of re-
volving belts, upon which the nuts are
thrown. Finally, they are packed in
bags of 100 pounds each and shipped
to jobbers in various cities. The job
bers sell them raw or roasted, the lat
ter to grocers mostly. They do the
cooking in great cylinders that will
hold twenty or thirty bushels at a
time. The cylinder revolves at mod
crate rate of speed, while big iron
wings" inside of it remain stationary,
the result being that the peanuts are
kept thoroughly stirred. So
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-01-31

''Eh, my man, but I'm glad 10 see youI
week"
He gazed at her a moment blankly,
and then his watery eyes wandered
away without intelligence, without q
spark of recognition in them.
! She stopped short in bewilderment,
and the flush faded from her withered
cheeks: my manr' she faltered.
"Dicky!"
! He turned at the exclamation and
looked at her again. then moved away
a little as if annoyed by her impor-
tunity.
'Dicky," she gasped. "Dicky. don't
you-" she could not pronounce the
words.
"'E doan't know ee. missis," one Of
the old paupers, who stood by, leaning
on his stick, said with philosophical
elaboration, NOR e doan't know no
one, nor nawthing; an I misdoubt me
if e ever will again.
''What-what 'ev they done to him?"
she demanded hoarsely. "'E were a
| ale man fur is years-'ale in the cad
-one week ago-an' ed go daft fur
nawthin'."
"Naw," the old man answered, dis
passionately. Its likely a clout on
is 'ead e SGT fur not 'urrying up WI
summit"
Jordan had moved off a little and
now stood staring at him vacantly.
She ran up to him, with some vague
idea of protecting him perhaps, when
she heard those dreadful words; and
grasping her hands tight round his
arm, fairly shook him in her misery
''LOok at me, Dick, look at me-" she
cried. "On'y once-as If you knoed
mccall NE fur everythink, but, but
My Manr'
He turned the same blank gaze upon
her, then once more with an impatient
gesture, disengaged his arm from her
clinging hands, and moved away.
ZEE doan't know &c missis," the old
pauper repeated perSuasively, as if it
would do her good to be sure of the
fact
Her face became distorted as with
acute physical pain, she raised her
clasped hands high above her head,
and dropped down on her knees, ours
ing those who were responsible, then
sank huddled heap, all in the dust.
The recto1y grounds, abutted on the
road at this point, and the genial
rector, who was out with his wife,
enjoying the Sabbath calm and the
fresh air after an ample meal between
the services, came up to the low hedge
and looked over, just as this scanda-
lous scene occurred. They had began
by discussing their daughters dia-
monds, given to her on her marriage,
which naturally brought them to con-
slider how very much they had to be
thankful for, especially in that they
had been 50 long spared to each other,
drifting on imperceptibly in perfect
companionship into an old age solaced
by tho ' -riest memories. This was
what they were speaking of when they
were startled and shocked by the
coarse cursing of the pauper woman.
"How very unseemly," the rector ex-
claimed. 81 must inquire into this.
What a pest these paupers are at
ones very gates"