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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-05
SENSATIONS OF BATTLFIELDs.
How Soldiers Feel When Facing Storm
of Missiles


What was the first sensation of the
battlefield: lola, Tolstoi and Stephen
Crane have imagined them and soldiers
have experienced them Something
whizzed past me like IA big blue bottle en-
the wing" says Lieut., Herbert, of Plevna
fame, land the current of air caused by
its passage touched my ear Another
another. All at once realized hat these
were the enemy's bullets and, mirabile
dictu, the discovery brought on sudden
violent attack of cholcra-lIke DISPOSE
ton. The passage may he compared
width Iola's description. ''The now con
slant kissing of the bullets, with their
sharp ping and buzz Whispering around
and sometimes into us, gave me a sckcn-
ing feeling and n cold pers piration. ! felt
weak about my knees, Il sort of faintness
and Lack of strength in the Joints of nv
legs, as if they would sink from under
me- These symptoms did not increase
when several of my comrades were hit, .
says Lee Gross Il former private in tie
army of the Potomac. no one knows
quite how he will behave ''No mani
am quoting Wilkinson's stirring nara
tive really enjoys a battle. One has
to string up his nerves and take Il strong
grip upon himself morally and hold him
self in the battle flames for n few mo-
ments until warmed to passion The
impulse is to run out of DANGER
" the raw soldier is there and then led
forward towards the enemy the trials to
his nerves will be less severe than if he
has TO wait under a heavy shell and
shrapnel fire, to which he can make no
reply. In the one case he will be NOV
ing and occupied; in the other case he
will have his danger TO think about.
This was perhaps the reason why in the
war of 1901 the German soldier rushed
impatiently against the French positions
Tine beat of the drum went before the
thunder of our guns and our powers were
shattered by the fire of the foe 5 mistaken
infantry" He was anxious to end the
period of tension and TO come to hand
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-05
AHMED LEAsE HOLDERS.
The Schenley Estate in Allegheny Will
Raise All Rentals.


pittsburg, Nov. Lease holders of
property on the Schenley estate in ALLIE
gheny We're intensely worried by circu-
lar they received last week. The circu.
lar notified nearly 1000 lease holders that
their leases expired next \ prii, and asked
each lease holder to state the amount of
ground he occupied and character of
building upon it.
1t was learned tina, all the property
owned by Mrs. Schenley in Allegheny
embracing about 100 acres in the very
center of the city, is scheduled to be i'm
proved and the new leases will he in
| creased in value. The lesses will he
called upon to increase the value of the
property by means of improvements. 1t
is the plan of the Scheney estate owners
TO make their property the most i'm
prove q, if not the most valuable, in the
city of Allegheny
The agents of the estate will agree,
with the consent of the owners of the
Scheniey estate, to renew all leases on
Allegheny property provided that the
lessees are willing to put up buildings of
three stories or more on their holdings
Though the value of the property in
volved in the transactions cannot be def
nitely stated, City Assessor Brown saws
that it is not less than 50, 900, 600, and
when the property Is improved il will
add ut least 100000 more Though the
Schenley estate is in the very heart of
Allegheny, there is much unlmproved
property, but all holders have leases.
The Schenley holders want to catch those
who lease the unimproved property If
holders of the Schenley property cannot
guarantee to improve the property they
will not be able To get extensions of their
leases, but if they can there will be 10
trouble
Within the limits of the Schenlev
estate are sohle of the finest residences in
Allegheny OF course the holders Of this
Kind of property will he allowed to re-.
new their leases, but not at the old
figure. Every piece OF leasehold ground
owned by the Schenley estate will he ad.
vanccd in price and the yearly dues pro-
portionately increased.
The sending out of the circular caused
connection yesterday in the best part of
town. IL was the common topic OF dis
cussion 1t was generally agreed that
the demands of the Schenley agents
would have to be acceded to, and within
the next few days all lcaseholders will
send IL definite statement of their hold
ings and the amount of property and the
improvements :hcy have made A great
many of the lease holders did not know
that their leases expired next April.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-05
OFFERED A SQUARE GAME.

y young attorney, Just startling out in
his profession in Chicago, was commits.
stoned to collect Il number of bills by d
prominent tailor of the town. All these
accounts were against gamblers. Some
of them had been sued on and judgments
had been obtained. These judgments,
however, had not been collected a
liberal percentage was offered the LAWYER
if he could succeed in collecting any of
them. The attorney had his own notions
as to how to 90 to work on these ac-
counts, and listened to the tailor's advice
about going for them hot with Il dur
bious smile.
He selected a bill of SO for suit Of
clothes against Il quite noted knight Of
the green cloth, and preceded to try his
plan Coming on this man he told him
that he had not come to threaten him
With IL law suit or to bluff him: that il
the bill was correct he would call at any
time the debtor would designate fora
part or the whole of the bill: that if The
debtor would say that he would not pay
the bill the lawyer would not call AGAIN.
that all he asked was a square deal. that
he would call only when the debtor made
an appointment to pay money, as he did
not propose to inaugurate Il system Of
''dunnne
The gambler heard him through with
perfectly impressive face and then said
That's fair. The other collectors didn't
know their business. They tried to bluff
me and they 'dunned me. Your gameis
square one and I'll give it whirl.
Here's my card. Call on Tuesday and
I'll pay you half. Have you got any
more bills against the boyss'
ON being told of the other accounts he
sat down and took dozen of his cards
ana wrote across them 80. X" and said
to the attorney: Hand one Of these to
each man you go to; tell him your ganis
and you'll get your money"
The lawyer did so. III not one single
instance was bill repudiated and in
every case all appointments and engage.
ments to pay were kept with scrupulous
hdelity Every account was finally paid
to the last penny and the tailor wondered
at the collection of these, to him, des'
perate accounts.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-05
WATT, RETTEW & CLAY.
81 y FAIR REBUKER REBUKED.
She Did Not Know Him ut Il Critical Time.
He Countercd Later

Man is IL tickle and untruStworthy
creature sighed the girl in the sailor
hat. e.
"He is, replied the girl in the Leghorn
hat. II believe he knows it, too, ann
that is why he is always crying out about
our fickleness when nobody has said a
word about it. The worst of it is that he
does it to distract attention from him
self, ard he usually succeeds. BY the
way, how did you manage about that nice
Mr.. Lovely you saw so much at Mackinac?
Have YOU met him since your return"
why, yes; ! was just going TO tell YOU
all about ii. You see, must have somc-
how forgotten to mention to him the fact
that am to he married in October, and
that Harry is as jealous rs Othello.'
''Oh, well, you had 50 much else to
talk about that"
$50 we had. But, rs i'll luck would have
it, met him the other evening while
Harry and | were out walking and he
greeted me quite warmly. Harry and /
had just made up after an awful row, so
| didn't care to. risk another, especially
as hadn't thought to mention Mr.. Love
ly to him. l drew myself up, therefore,
looked him full in the face and said:
Pardon me, you are evidently mistak.
en- -
GRACIOUS! w nat reply did
'IIe looked first at me, then ut Harry,
bowed and said, ccolly: a thousand par
dons. | see now that have made mis-
take. -
Mercy, what narrow cscape.i
ut was. When Harry had Just prom
ised me pearl pin as ii peace Offering,
too
'IIow nice. BY the way, have You hoard
that Alice has suddenly made up her mind
to 20 abroad?'
II have. She ran in this morning to tell
me that she'd -buy.me anythng..I wanted
in Paris
"lIow delightful OF course you
Hadn't Il cent? OF course not, but !
knew | could coax some out of nv father
by judicious reference to our approach.
ing separation. / was to meet Alice,
with the money, at the station so | went
To papa's Office FIRST
and did he give you the money!
He wrote me check. He was busy
with man who must be n cook, though
he doesn't look it, for he kept talking
about New York biscuit and stock.
However, ] knew | could get the check
cashed, for know the-who is the man
that pays your money!
They call him the teller, | think
- m; suppose that is because he al
ways tells You To go to the other window
Well, when | got there he was away;
didn't know a soul to identify me, and il
only wanted five minutes to closing time
Just then, to my joy, 1 saw Mr.. Lovely
| behind the next window"
How nice; he could IDENTITY
So thought. l said: "Oh, here il
somebody know. He can identify me.
| But, oh, Grace
Don't stop; 90 on and tell me- -"
lie looked up coolly, and said: Par
| don me, but you are evidently Mistaken
Then you didn't get the money il
time?'
HOfcourse not; did you ever hear of any
! thing so outrageous Alter all the ice:
we had eaten together and all the mic,
| things he had said to mer'-Chicag,
| Times. Herald
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-05
{ 10th Capes.

One 10. heavy Black Cloth Capsu,
trimmed with braid, you will Fl nd them
is good IS the So ones at other storss,
only 50 so.
One lot heavy Black Cloth Capes,
trimmed with braid, reduced from 81 20
So AZ 20 close.
One lot heavy fine Black Beaver
Cloth Capes, trimmed with cloth APP
pl!ques piped with velvet, faced with
brocsded satin, only So. Sec it. We
claim 1t worth IS.
One lot very hne Black Beaver Cloth
Chpes, with slashed rolled collar, ap-
plique' trimmed. positively worth 81 so,
for only SIS.
One lot heavy fine Black Beaver Cloth
Cspes, trimmed with Astrachsn ap-
pliques, only SIS. and really would be
cheap at ST.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-05
PASSING OF THE RAVEN.
The War On the Bird Because of His
Attacks on Game.
(From Longman's Magazine


The whole domains, the large timber,
and the ancient families survive, but the
raven has vanished. 1t occasionally takes
IA young rabbit But the human ravens
OF Somerset-to wit, the men and bows
who have rs little right to the rabhts-do
the same. | do not suppose that in this
way fewer than 10000 to 1000 rabbits
are annually picked up or ''poached''
III any one likes that word bcttcr-in
the county. Probably a larger number.
The existence of Il pair os rabbits on an
estate of 10000 or 10000, or 10, 900 acres
would not add much to the less. No doubt
the raven Kills other creatures that are
presented for sport but il does not appear
that its determination has improved
things in Somerset.
Thirty years ago, when black game was
more plentiful than it is now, the raven
was to be met with throughout the coun-
ty, and was abundant on EXmoor and the
Quantocks. The old headkeeper on the
forest of EXmoor told me that when he
took the place, twenty five years ago ra-
vens, carrion crows, buzzards and hawks
OF various kinds were abundant. and that
the war he had waged against them for n
quarter OF century had well nigh eXtir-
pated all these species. He had kept a
careful record of all the birds killed, not
ing the species in every case. us he was
paiu FOR all, but the reward varied, the
largest sum being given for the largest
blrds-ravcns and buzzards. His book
shows that one year, twcnty-three years
ago, he was paid for ffty-two ravens shot
and trapped. After that the number
annually diminished rapidly, and for sew
eral years past not one raven had been
killed
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-05
| IA Salem Ave.
MGR. CAPEL Is NOW on HIS FARM
Growing Rich Raising Horses and Fruit
in California;

in California
Interest in the whereabouts and do
ings of Mgr. Capel has been manifested
of late, particularly in the British Isles.
where he was once Il conspicuous figure
in high social life and in church affairs
He is the Catesby OF Disraeli's "Lothair, -
and nc it was who converted the rich
Marquis of Butte and other members Of
the English arstocracy to the Catholic
faith, and his name was familiar one
throughout the United I[indgdom.
He got under a cloud however, in some
way, and was sent to the United States
i'll Il sort of exile. The clergy OF this
country did not take To him much and he
swung Il lccturng tour circle, finally tax
ing himself to California, where he has
since remained in complete isolation.
He bought il large ranch and went in
for raising fine horses and blooded stock
generally. young priest who knows
HIM we'll and has kept up with him in
forms me that he has grown rich. For
mel ~ the pink of perfection lin his dress
he has grown Indifferent of his garb and
dresses and looks like Il typical ranch
man. 7 He is IL man of rare culture and
elegant plshments. He is of most
imposing presence and imperial bearing.
His dark, deep-bluc eye flashes from
seemingly IatnonlieSS depths, and lndi
Gates IL masterful mind. His hand is as
perfect as 'rrilby's foot, and he has way
of laying it across his manly and mag
n1icent chest that fetchcs the admiration
of the ladies' to an alarming degree.
1t was at Il brilliant and fashionable re.
ccption at Louisville, given by the late
millionaire, DR.. Stamford, whose wife
was Catholic, that the Commercial
Gazette correspondent met the captivat-
ing Capel complaccntIy slipping his
champagne and fascinating all about
him-men and womcn-with his wit and
superb physique. He Wore his smart fit
ting robe trimmed with purple, denoting
ecclesiastical rank. Whenever he laid
that lovely hand across the purple above
his heart the ladies SIGHED. He singled
out one very attractive young lady and
made her three distinct and pretty
speeches in the course of the evening, all
OF which apparently touched tender
spot. | should like to see him now in his
cowboy costume. Buffalo Bill would
not he in it for Il minute.
T. 1t was. said that Capcl was tutor to the
son of wealthy Italian widow, who owns
an adjoining ranch. He and the widow
may swap horses and Chickens incin-
natl Commercial.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-05
a Disappointed Shah,

During his stay in Paris the late shah
managed to shock intensely NJ. Dufaurc,
who was n rigid moralst. The shah asked
the venerable premier to take him around
and show him the Partisan elephant F"
Dufaurc, however, begged OFF on the plea
of age and slyly suggested ms his substitute
Barthclcmy Saint liilairc. That cmincntly
respectable statesman was then introduced,
and lie took the shah to two well known
placcs-the institute and the national IL
brary
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-05
FIRE INSURANCE.
LAWRENCE s. DAVIS

Represents the following old line companies:
London; North British and Nc camille OF Kdin.
burg; Norwich Union. OF England: New York
Underwriters. OF New York; Philadelphia Under.
National, of Ednburg.
Prompt attention given to any business en-.
trusted TO my care.
Office: No. 3 CamnOell avenue w. rcnr Com.
mercial National Bank. Sill
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-05
WATT, RE7TEW & CLAY.

One lot extra heavy Black Beaver
Capes, self trimmed, OF Sc We claim
they are positively worth S.
Ono lot long Black Beaver Doubls
Cape we'll worth IS, for only SC.
One lot Black Astrachsn Cepes.
trimmed with cloth straps and edged
with real marsen fur, silk lined, only S.:
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-05
NO EXCUSE TO KEEP A GIRL.

"Mrs. Hoskins, is your new flat conve
nicnt?n
II should say So We can sit ut the
dining table and turn our own batter
cakes on the kitchen stove. Chicago
Record
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-05

Fresh lot Of marshmallows, coaconut,
chocolate and vanilla ilavors, just received
at Catognj's confectionery.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-05
w. X. ANDREWS g. co ,

The upto.date coal dealers, 2l0 Salem
avenue, handle thc.cclebrated West Nir-
gina spsint coal. Won't you try some
OF it,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-05

grips with the enemy. But he paid, and
paid very dearly, for his impatience.-
Eortnightiy Review.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-05
Oysters by the quart at Bowman's
ROCK CANDY.

\ fresh supply just received and i
sale ut Wholesale and retail at Catogni
confectionery.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-05
every woman needs Dr. Miles Pain pills.

Fried oysters, stewed oysters, broiled
oysters on toast ut Catogni's.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-05

School books and supplies ut lowest
prices. Gravatt's Fair, 8 Salem avenue.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-05

Cream puNs,..25 cents dozen, at Ca
togni's.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-05

During the Sixty Days Facilities
Just Passed Facilities
We have printed nearly Fifteen G5oo)
Hundred pages of book work, and have
orders IN THE HOUSE for nearly as
much more
The Stone Printing & Mfg. Go.
EdW IT, Stone PRESIDENT. Roanoke, Va.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-06

Dresden pattern to great. massive
struggling designs, big enough to stray
gle all over the bodice.
One of the prettiest and smarte5t Of
these muslin frocks is with sage
green ground work, run through "ith
broad stripes Of cedar brown, broken by
punches OF pale blue forget-me-Nots
The skirt is made to hang in full godets.
and is decorated with three tiny Grills
at the foot, the top one finished by q
thick cord run through for heading,
The blouse waist is made in full fash
ion from the neck to the waist. 4
crushed belt Of sage green velvet con-
fines the fullness at the waist, while a
crushed band Of velvet reaches across
the bust, finishing in big bow on the
shoulders. The stock collar Is but
a continuation of the shirrred muslin,
finished at the top by ruching of
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-06
Mrs. Cleveland, Gift,

A trait that has added greatly TO Mrs
cleFeiand's popularity is her wonderful
memory for faces and names. A WON.
an visiting Washington during the last
winter was most anxious to see Mrs
Cleveland. Upon inquiry she found
that the only way in which this could
be accomplished was to attend the pub.
lie reception. This she accordingly
did, but when she found herself in the
procession composed of the queer med.
ley Of people who usually attend thess
functions she was greatly embarrassed
Beside her in the line WAS an old wom-
an fresh from her stand in the market.
Tho had left a basket of produce out,
side; IN front was cowboy from the
prairies in SLOUGH hat and TOP boots:
near by she saw an old woman flower
seller, with her basket of half-faded
carnations In her hand.
When at length she reached Mrs,
Cleveland, she said few words OF her
distress of being one of such a com
pany. Mrs. Cleveland was all gra-
Ciousness, IF You will tell me your
name and address," she said, with one
OF her beWitching smiles, IT will send
you a card to my private reception.
You will find that pleasanter, think"
The visitor told her where she was
staying, and was much pleased at her
pleasant reception, but it did not occur
to her as possible that the presidents
fife would remember the card. What.
then, was her establishment to receive
the invitation the next morning.
When she attended the private recep-
ton her cup Of bliss was quite full
when Mrs. Cleveland recognized her
and called her by name.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-06
She Wondered.

From the Indianapolis Journal: "Ah
--um-really, you will have to excuse
me said the young man 10 whom the
young woman was about 10 sell three
tickets for mush and milk supper.
i have a pressing engagement" And
he passed on.
A few minutes later and a few doors
further on she saw him dive into a
"tro1sers-creased- while-y5G-wa es-
Enlistment.
a pressing engagement she unused.
L wonder, she continued. relapsing
from English into Chimmjefadien. Il
wonder If he was ioshing me-"
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-06

We didn't get i.to London until
about seven o'clock Wednesday night
but it was fine travelling coming up
from Southampton. You'd nave thought
the cars had rubber bicycle tyres on
their WheelS-See that word tyres!
that's English for tires-I saw it on a
sign. They rode along just as smooth.
II as a bicycle would Oh a tar pave.
ment, and go-Jerusalem how they did
go, That little toy engine when once
she got started just leaped over the
ground You'd almost think you were
travelling on a streak of lightning and
in a packing box. That's all the cars
are, just little packing boxes pettioned
of into stalls and the gu1rd-they call
brakemen guards over here-the guard
locks you in ana off you 90. 1t isn't 4
bit like travelling in America, and I
don't know as like it quite as much
~ the American cars with asles down
the middle of EN- because the broken
mixed candy and banana boys can't
walk through and sell you things!
Haven't seen broken mixed candy
and banana boy over hero, and it's oil
because their cars haven't any aisles.
There aren't any comic paper boys
either but | guess that's a good thing
Pop bought copy OF one of the Eng
llsh comic papers ami he nearly ruined
his eyes trying to see the jokes. their
points were so awful fine. From Har-
per's Round Table
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-06
Quaint Nuslin TrOrls.

Our grandmothers would be delight
d'with the dainty muslin frocbs shown
for our summer wearing. They are
quaint enough to have been the mode
of half century and more ago, instead
Of belonging to this era. Very few
plain muslins are seen, and then they
are so deliberately trimmed as % show
very little Of the ground work. All
sorts of dainty quaint designs are
shown, ranging from the exquisite
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-06

From the Washington Star: THE
base ball season will be in full blast
very soon," remarked the enthusiast.
eyes; l suppose so"
"You don't act as if you we're going
to take your Old-time interest in the
fortunes of the home team"
well. you see, heretofore. I've been
impressed that they were rushing
things too much. We scarcely get
through looking after Easter eggs be-
fore we're called up TO turn our at
.tention to goose eggs"
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-06

From the Washington Star: "Heze-
kiar," said Farmer StaCkins to his son.
whom he was visiting, how be ye
gett'n' long with this college eidicl-
tion?"
First rate, father"
Are we a good football player?"
No. devote all my attention to my
studies"
An ye don't play base BALI"
Never"
Nor row boat"
NO"
We'll, s'pOse it's all right. But I
dunno how ye're goin' ter let folks
know we've been ter college when ye
git back among the neighbors. They'll
gay they don't see no reason fur yer
comm all this way jes' ter set down an
read books"
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-06

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