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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-12
A FATHERS VENGEANCE.
Kills His Daughter, Wounds Her Lover
0nd FLOWS HIMSELF to Bits.

' ''S oauChtcr, wounds Her Lover
and BLOWS Himself to Bits.
HOUSTON, Tex, April 10.-At Milican.
lew minutes after o'clock in the morn
Ing, John Brooks shot and killed his
daughter, Miss Mollie Brooks, seriously
wounded her sweetheart, a. c. Worrels,
ana then committed suicide Worrcls
anu Miss Brooks wcro lovers. and had
MADE up their minds to marry, in oppoSi.
.lon TO tho wishes of the young lady
father
mon the north bound Central train.
uue mere at2:O2 Il. IN, stopped mt the sta
ton the young people were there ready &c
get aboard and run away. Worrcls helped
Miss Brooks upon the first step of the
platform, and just us she got up her father
VINO stepped from the other side of the
car Tired upon her, shooting her through
the right breast, the bullet passing through
her body. She fell backwards in the arms
OF her lover, with the words: "Oh, Arthur
father has killed moi" and imme diately
expired.
AS Worrels bent down to lay her on the
platform Brooks fired upon him under
the car, the ball passing through his neck
and making a serious and probably fata
wound
After tho shooting Brooks, who ha.
oeen employed ut tho Rock quarry o.
Grcen & Olive, went to the quarry and
there tried to borrow n pistol, but h,
could not get one. He then went to tho
powder house, secured q box of dynamite
and going away about hundred yard
sat down upon it and applied match. y
terrific explosion followed which tore hin
TO pieces, not enough fragments being
gathered up to fill cigar box.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-12
Senator Quay stnl a Candidate.

PHILADELPHIA, April Ex-senator QUAY.
through his son, Richard Quay, yesterday
made an emphatic denial of the published
statement that he intended to withdraw
from the contest for the Republican nomi.
nation. A message was received from
Richard Quay, dated at Pittsbur9, in
which two prominent senators, one a re.
ceptivc and the other an active candidate
were told that Mr.. Quay, just before he
left for Florida, had stated that he would
under no circumstances withdraw from
the contest for the Republican nomina-
ton
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-12

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, April l0-Frank
Schaffcr, the colored man who has been
on trial for his life for the past week, was
found guilty of murder in the first degree
yesterday. Schaffer is one of the gang of
colored people who were implicated In the
mountain cut OIL murder two years ago
at which time they killed four Hunpa.
rians and injured six others, by blowing
up boarding house with dynamite for
the purpose Of robbery.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-12
The Katahdin's success Compiete.

NEW LONDON, Conn, April 1O.-The
final speed trial OF Admiral Ammcn's
ram, the Katahden, yesterday over q thir-
ty-six knot course was an unexpected sue
cess, and the naval board will report the
boat as one of the most efficient pieces of
naval warfare in Uncle Sam's navy. With
tidal corrections the average speed at.
tanned by the boat was fifteen knots per
hour
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-12
Rhode Islands vice Presidential, Candida,

PROVIDENCE, April 10.--The Republican,
state convention for the election of dele
gates-at-large will be held here today. The
dciegates-at-large will probably be f. Il.
Oiney OF Providence. John p. Sanborn of
Newport, Walter a. Reed of Gloucester
and h. l.. Freeman of Genital Falls. They
VIII be uninstructed as to presidential
candidates, but will be elected with the
understanding that they shall support ex.
Governor d. Russell Brown, of Prov.
dence, for vice president.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-12
Emperor wnlIam,s welcomo to slci1r.

MEssINA, Sicily, April 1O-The emperor
ana empress of Germany, accompanied BY
their suites. landed here from tho Imperial
yacht Hohcnzollern yesterday and paid "A
VISIT TO the points of interest Their ma.
1esties received warm welcome. The ~.
habitants throw flowers into their car.
rage during the drive which they en-.
!oyed In the ncighborhood, and they lef,
Tor Venice during the afternoon.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-12
Governor Bradley Not DIscourared.

FRANKFORT, Ky, April 1O-Governor
Bradley's managers today reiterated the
statement that he is in the race to stay.
Notwithstanding his defeat in the district
convention here on Wednesday and at
Falmouth yesterday.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-12
Deputy Sheriff Assassinated.

PENSACOLA, Fla, April 10.-A dispatch
from Milligan, Santa Rosa county. saws
that Deputy Sheriff John w. Hanchcv
was assassinatcd last night by unknown
parties, who fired upon him three times.
killing him instantly.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-12
cape May TO Have a noard Walk

CAPE MAY, April 10--City council last
night adopted plans for new board walk
sixteen ieet wide with four overhead pa.
Viiions ana an observatory on the walk,
anu large music pavilion Oh the strano
Ihese Improvements will cost $4,000, and
are to be finished by Junol.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-12
Cholera Outbreak in Ecvpt.

LONDON, April 10.-A Cairo dispatch to
The Daily News says that there has been
an outbreak of cholera ut Alexandria. and
an English merchant and several natives
hayn died
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-12
1he French Embassx.s Summer House.

CAPE MAY, April ION Jules Paten-
otre, the French ambassador to the United
States has taken n cottage here for the
use OF the embassy during the summer
season. Vhe Harrison cottage is for snlc
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-12
NOTICE.

Those having brick and stone work
or vitritied brick paveme nts to be laid
would do well to call on or address
=, - FATT 60
The Practical Contractor and Builder.
Also all kinds of carpenter-wcrk,
plasterlng, painting, kalsomining, and
paper hanging done on short notice.
All work guaranteed.
j. T. FALLS,
No. ll8 Fifth Avenue n. E.
Roanoke, Va.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-12
Elcctrocntlon in ohin.

COLUMBUS, o., April l0.-The eloctrocu-
ton bill passed the house yesterday, and
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-12
An Affidavit.

THIS Is to certify that on May 18th,
walked 70 Melick's drug store on q
pair OF crutches and bought bottle OF
Chamo erlsin's Pain Balm for inflamma-
tory rheumatisD, which had crippled
me up. After using three bottles am
completely cured. l can cheeriully rec
ON mend it"-CHARLEs III. WKTzEL.,
Sunbury, Pa.
Sworn and subscribed to before me on
August 10. 1894 -Walser Shiuman. ],
Z. For sale at so cents per bottle by
The Chas. LYLE Drug Company.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-12
Castoria.

"Castorin Is an excellent medicine for chill.
rem. Mothers have repeatedly told me of its
good effect upon their children"
DR.. G. c. OsGooD,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-12
Castoria.

"castoria is sowell adapted to children that
recommend it rs superior to any prescription
known to me-"
II. A. ARCHER, NJ. D., .
III So. Oxford ST., Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-29

him less than the best work of which
he has shown himself capable. 1.-The
Wonderful Visit was not only quaint
and humorous, but it showed -unmis-
taxable indications of soul. Under
meath his humor, the writer seemed to
be in earnest about the problems of
human character and destiny, and his
seriousness and his lightness acquired
charm from each other and made
most engaging whole 'The Wheels of
Chance" is a bicycling romance. 1t re-
lates the adventures of London clerk
out on a holiday trip with his wheel
In the course of his wondering he comes
across Miss Jessie Milton, young girl
who has run away on her wheel with
every intention of tasting life for her
self 1t is speedily borne in upon her
that the favor OF life for an unprotect-
ed damsel under these circumstances
is bitter. 1t comes in the way of Mr..
Hoopdriver, the clerk, to rescue her
from an unpleasant plight and to elope
with her from the clutches of a bold,
bad man-Mr. Hoopdriver exchanging
his own wheel for the mans in the
process. The little clerk, who is insig-
nificant physically and mentally to the
point Of being ridiculous, has a truly
chivalrOus soul, as well as the habit of
dramatiZing his experiences in his own
mind. While Mr.. Wells jeers at his
hero, he treats him kindly, too and a
touching little impression Of the un-
distinguished employe of Messrs. An
trobus & Co. is left in the readers
mind, together with dim notion that
If you would find true chIvalry nova
days you must search for it in the
breasts OF London clerks. This is all
that the book has to give, however,
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-29
THE LAND OF SUGAR. !

Visit to Lousanas Biggest Plantation Sugar Refine

Copyrighted. 1896, by Frank G.. Carpenter.)
RACELAND, La, Nov. 27.-I write
this letter on the biggest sugar plan
tation of the South. Surrounding me
are miles of sugar cane. I can stand
in the fields and see nothing but sugar,
sugar, sugar, as far as my eyes can
reach. I am on the chief sugar plan
tation Of Leon Godchaux, and God
chaux is the sugar king of the South.
He has more sugar land than any
other man in Louisiana. He owns 2,700
acres here and he has elven other big
plantations, aggregating in all more
than 10000 acres, of which fully 10000
acres are now in cane. It takes some
thing like one thousand men to run
this plantation, and his army of en-
ployes all told is greater than that
Of Xenophon when he made his fam
GUS retreat. Leon Godchaux lives in
New Orleans. He is now worth many
millions Of dollars. He came to Louis
ana when he was boy af seventeen,
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cutting, and stopped for a time where
the land was being planted for the
next years crop. Sugar cane is not
grown from seed. the stalks them
selves are planted, and out of every
joint of the cane sprouts up a new
stalk. The land must first be care
fully plowed and great burrows are run
at distance of seven feet apart from
one side Of the field to the other. Then
stalks Of fresh sugar cane with their
tops cut off are laid horizontally three
side by side in the burrows, the pieces
overlapping each other until each fur
row has, as it were, three long pipes
of cane running from one end of it to
the other. Then the soil is thrown
over these pipes with the plow. This
is done in the fall. In the spring all
but one inch OF the earth is scraped
off, and under the warm sun the little
green sprouts shoot out of the ground
making long ribbons of green, as it
were, against the black field. They
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-29

number of the Forum. These articles are
based on special tests, undertaken with more
than 100, 0G0 children, and represents an en-
tirely new departure in the field of pedagogi-
cal study.
The Pocket Magazine for the month con-
tains contributions from Joel Chandler Har-
des,> Sarah o. Jewett, viii Carleton, Howard
Fielding and Dufield Osborne.
Among the articles in the December God
frey's is one by V. Robard upon the drawings
of the late Charles Howard Johnson and one
s by Frederic Reddell upon American Women
Harpists.
McClurets Magazine for December will con-
tain an aceount OF Nansens hard adventures
in getting 1856 miles nearer the North Pole
than any other man. 1t will be written by
Cyrus G. Adams, of the New York Sun, one
of the best geographical authorities III the
country; and il will be illustrated with por-
traits of Nansen and his associates views Of
his ship within and without, and other
pictrreS.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-29
WHITE HOUSE POLICE CAUGHT.
Presidents Bodyguard Discovered
S1eeping While on Duty.


WASHINGTON Nov. 2S.-Several
members of the presidents bodyguard
of bluecoats were reported to police
headquarters today to be in trouble.
This guard is made up of details of
policemen from nine precincts, and
they are assigned to duty both inside
the White House and about the
grounds day and night. Unlike their
brethren on street duty they are not
watched and shadowed by night in
Spectors sWearing rubber-soled shoes,
but. are allowed considerable more lat
itude.
Several nights ago Capt. Dubois de-
termined to make the midnight rounds
Of the executive mansion and grounds.
He kept the matter secret, and put
in his appearance at the big white
building lat a late hour President
Cleveland; and his family were quietly
sleeping, Iandsl as the captain discov-
cred, they were not the only persons
in the mansion who were slumbering.
In one OF the. sitting rooms he found
a sergeant and private fast asleep on
duty. One was in chair, while the
other was stretched at full length on
an executive ssbfa.
Capt. Dubofs was shocked. So were
the policemen after Dubois got through
with them. Twenty-four hours later
Cnere was genefAl SnlLClnS ABOUT OF
the bluecoats. Men who had been COM
PEELED to patrol the dreary walks, lawns
and hollows in the White House
park were given births on the inside
of the comfortable mansion, while
some of the inner guards were given
wind and weather in the grounds.
The presidential bodyguard is an ex-
elusive body and is directly responsible
to Capt Dubois and through him to
Private Secretary Thurber When as
signed to White House duty the men
are practically removed from the police
department. at least so far as their
duty is concerned.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-29

Afu II is Dy 40 means enough IOf Inrce
hundred pages from the pen of Mr..
Wells.
(sThe Wheels of Chance" by H. G. Wells.
New York. Macmillan 4 Co. $1.5O. For
sale by the ST. Paul Book and Stationery
company
John Bach McMaster, of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, has printed a
number of important political essays in
several magazines, and they have been
now collected and published in a VOL
ume under the somewhat ambiguous
title, With the Fathers" The Faith
ers' alluded to are the earlier actors in
American political life. The studies in
clude 'The Monroe Doctrine 1.-The
Third-Term Tradition 1.-The Political
Depravity of the Fathers" rs Sound
Finance Possible Under Popular Gov
ernment." J" THE Struggle for Terri
tory" and several others.
In the chapter on finance under a
popular government, the illustrations
are the cases of Kentucky and Ohio
under the stress of hard times, where
after varying fortunes honesty won.
The author says:
Both in Kentucky and Ohio the
cases were extreme; yet they are strik-
ing illustrations of the fact that in this
country all questions of great impor-
tance are finally settled, not by presi-
dents, nor by congress, nor by the leg
islatures of the states, but by the hard.
common sense of the people, who, In
their own good time and way, have
heretofore adjusted all difficulties
wisely" This is certainly reassuring,
and full of comfort in times like these.
The themes treated are important, the
work is painstaking. the style appe-
tizing, and the book a real contribution
to American political history.
(''With the Fathers by John Bach Nc
Master. D. Appleton & Co. New York $1.5o.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-29
For sale by the st. Paul Book and Stationery
company

The commanding figure of France
during the first half Of the seventeenth
century was undoubtedly that of Rich
elieu. Educated and consecrated a
priest, he rose to the rank of cardinal,
but his ecclesiastical career~WaS the
smallest part of his life or influence
His genius was essentially that Of the
man of affairs, and his rule in the en-
pire as chief adviser of the crown was
well nigh absolute.
But it may be that his influence upon
literature, which, like Disraeli, he used
as a medium of political opinion, was
more far-reaching than any political
action. From his patronage sprang the
golden age of French letters. 1t was
he who organized the French academy
to purify and enrich the language and
to act as censor to literary works. But
perhaps his most influential service was
the creation of the Gazette de France,
which was the first newspaper pub
lished in modern times.
Richard Lodge, of the University of
Glasgow, in the Foreign Statesman
series has given very compact story
of the life and activity of this great
man. AS an array of events full and
interesting, without pretending to any
philosophical discussion of subtle
causes, the little book is clever and
valuable.
C'Richelieu," by Richard Lodge. Macmil-
Ian & Co. New York. Is cents. For sale
by the St. Paul Book and Stationery COM
pany)
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-29
BOOKS OF THE HOUR
BOOK OF POLITICAL ESSAYS
BY JOHN BACH MAC
MASTER.
THE WHEELS OF CHANCE.
RICHARD LODGE ON RICHELIEU-
EDWARD CHANNING's UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA
RIDER HAGGARD's LATEST NOVEL.
sThe Earth and Its StOry'-"AlI the
Year Round''-"CataIina
About Mrs. Ewing.

"The Wheels of Chance" by H. G..
Wells, viewed merely as a book among
other books, is a quaint and delightful
story, full of humor and certain un-
derlying human tenderness. Considered,
however as a new story by the author
zof 1.-The Wonderful Visit" and repre-
senting a years growth on the part of
that clever writer, it is a distinct dis
: appointment. 1t is Mr.. Wells own
: fault if he has raised our hopes so high
that we refuse to accept anything from
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-29
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
That Contain Mercury,

AS mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering IL
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physi-
clans, as the damage they will do is ten
fold to the good you can possibly derive
from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, man
ufactured by E. J. Cheney & Co, To-
ledo. O., contains no mercury, and Is
taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure
be sure you get the genuine. It is
taken internally. and made In Toledo.
Ohio. by F. J. Cheney &c Co. Testi-
monials free.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c per bot
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-29

In the Cambridge Historical Series,
which aims ''to sketch the history of
modern Europe with that of its chief
colonies and conquests, from about the
end of the fifteenth century down to
the present tinle," the task of treating
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-29
When Needed.

Truth.
Mildred-Who is the foreigner, mother?
I was introduced to him. but did not get his
full name.
Mother-Perhaps you can if you try, daugh-
ter. This is leap year.
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Notes.


The interesting. announcement is made by
the Critic company, of New York. that It Is
ABOUT TO begin the publication of a literary
magazine, to be called 1.-The Month: in Liter
azure, Art and Life" The new monthly will
be edited by. Joseph B. Glider and Jeannette
L. Glider, editors Of the Critic; and will be
made up, IN part, Of matter that has ap-
peared in the weekly issues Of that journal
There Will be about 100 pages of reading mat
ter and Illustrations, and buff cover print
ed In black and red.' The Month will be a
point OF view, and vigorous in its treatment
OF men and books. BY happy combination
OF circumstances, it has been possible to
max MAKE q Ihe price ext extremely low-lO scents a
will appear about the middle of December
How Shall the Child Be Taught?" the
series of articles on 'tThe Problem of Ele-
mentary Education" by DR.. ]. M. Rice
which has been in process Of preparation for
nearly two years, will begin in the December
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-29

Desirable ofaces and stores
Are advertised for reus La the Sunday
G o b q.
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the instructiveness and the novelty Of
the subject matter.
FIFTY Famous Stories Retold," by James
tied by Kate Stephens. 30 cents. "Stories
OF new yersey,i.. by Frank r.. Stockton. 80
Genus Genus; The American Book company. Chi
cago.t )rF ~
Laird e. Lee publish 1.-The Home and
BUSINESS Instructor" a useful little
compendium of general information
dealing chief1ywith banking, everyday
law, penmanship, etc.
CLee's Home and Business Instructor" rs
cents. Laird &c Lee. Chicago, Ill)
ni s. -Cornelia Ttwood Pratt
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-29

The American Book company pub
fishes in it's series of Eclectic School
Readings an adapted edition Of Rob
inson Crusoe" and Fifty Famous Sto-
ries Retold.' a collection which includes
king Alfred and the Cakes Bruce
and the Spider, William Tell" tHor-
atius at the Bridge 'Casabianca" and
all the rest Of the delightful tales
which the wise ogres are trying to
make us believe are legends nowadays.
The same firm publishes a collection
of Stories of New Jersey" by Frank
r. Stockton, a collection of chronology
cally arranged incidents connected
with the history of that state and Sc
lected with reference to the interest,
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-29

friend of the late Juliana Horatia
Ewing, Of gracious memory, has gath
cred together a number OF Mrs EW-
ipg's letters written home to England
during the two years that her husband
was stationed in New Brunswick, to-
gethe;' with several water color sketch
es. designed to convey to her friends
some notion Of the country, scenery
and Foliage around her Canadian home.
and published them In g. pretty volume
together with an account of Mrs Ew-
ing's life in Canada, as furnished by
her warm friends there. The book is
attractive both in subject and manner
and deals with a period Of Mrs. Ew-
irg's life concerning which Miss Gatty,
IN her volume about her sisters life
and books, has said little or nothing.
Mrs. Ewing was as sweet and gracious
a personality in her life as in her work.
and these Leaves from Juliana Ho-
rata Ewing's Canada Home will be
welcomed by the many readers to
whom the memory of the author of
"Jackanapes" and THE Story of a
Short Life" is something to be cher
ished with tenderness.
c'Leayes From Junana Horatia Ewing's
Canada Home" by Elizabeth s. Tucker Bos-
ton. Roberts Bros. S3. For sale by the
St. Paul Book and Stationery company
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