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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-09-03

Attention is called to arsenate of
lead as an insecticide. This new in
secticide which was discovered in 1898
by the Massachusetts, board of agricul-
ture in connection with their work of
eXterminating the gypsy moth. has
proved to be the best so far, 1896, of
the arsenical compound insecticides.
When used at killing strength of one
and One-half to four pounds to $50 gal
Ions Of water it will not burn the most
delicate foliage. 1t is, therefore. SUI
periOr to Paris green or London pur-
pie, and is pre-eminently the best in
secticide, says the New England Farm
err.
Many experiments have been made
with as much as 20 pounds to $50 gal
ions of water without apparent injury
to the foliage. 1t can be safely ap-
piled to plants and trees. either clear
or mixed with plaster, middlings. etc.
as in case Of Paris green, or used on
plants or trees as a spray when mixed
with water at the rate of one and one
half to four pounds to $50 gallons
Another advantage of this poison is
that it leaves a white coating on the
foliage, thus indicating the places
sprayed Trees sprayed in June have
showed the white coating plainly in
August.
Owing to the bouyant character of
the arsenate of lead prectpitate in
water it does not settle so quickly
nor as cOmpactly as Paris green
therefore requiring very little or no
stirring to keep it agitated in suspen-
sion, and as one pound of arsenate of
lead will spray over a surface twice as
large as one pound of Paris green,
and with its selling price 25 per cent
lower, it is much the cheaper to use
1t is also liable to fill up the spraying
nozzle with sediment. The chief yalue
Of arsenate of lead, however. lies in
us lnsolubIllty in water, which obvi-
ates the danger of burning the foil
age. This has always been the prin
clpal objection to the use of arsenicals
such as Paris green or London DurDIe
since foliage burned" soon falls to
the ground, and a tree thus deprived
OF its leaves in the middle of the sea-
son is, of course, unable to ripen its
fruit or successfully complete the
years growth of wood and in addition
is materially injured by the exhaustion
OF the reserve force necessary to DrO-
duce the second crop of leaves, which
NEST specious of the deciduOus trees
bring forth when defoliated early in
the season. Thus the damage to the
tree from burning is often as great
as that from defoliation by insects.
For the patato bug, canker worm,
gypsy moth, cotton worm, ETC.. applied
as a spray use one and a half to four
pounds of aTsenate of lead to $50 gal
Ions Of water 1t is well to add two
or four quarts of cheap molasses for
every $50 gallons of the poison mixture
used, as this helps the poison adhere to
the foliage. This mixture can be kent
Indefinitely before using without los
ing its chemical properties or effect
iVeness.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-09-03

The anxious popularity of a man who
is eXpending two thousand crowns sat
on their host. A valet-de-chambre in
ing room, whittier every one went
without ceremony and took his place
at an enormous table
Raphael took a last look around the
room before he left it, His wish had
been realized to the full.
Talliefer made a point of stimulating
his guests and piled them with the for
midable wines of the Rhone, the fierce
Tokay and heady old ROussillOn.
A time came when the footmen
smiled while their masters all talked
at once. A philosopher would have
been interested, doubtless, by the sin
gularity Of the thoughts expressed; a
politician would have been amazed by
the incongruity of the methods dis
cUssed in that melee of words or
dOubtfully luminous paradoxes, where
truths, grotesquely caparisoned, met
in conflict across the uprOar of brawl-
ing judgments, of arbitrary decisions
and folly, much as bullets, shells and
grapeshot are hurled across battle
field
The revenue of a German prince
would not have betrayed the cost of
this arrogant display.
Words were no longer distinct, glass
es flew in pieces, senseless peals of
laughter broke out.
Animal likenesses, so curiously
traced by psychologist in human faces,
came out in gestures and behavior.
Only the loud voice of wassail could
be heard. a voice made up of a hun
dred confused c'amors, which rose and
grew like a crescendo of Rossini's. In
siduCus toasts, swagger and challenges
followed
And they drained the chalice filled
up with science, carbonic acid gas
perfumes, poetry and incredulity.
If the gentlemen will go to the uraw-
ing room, coffee is ready for them,
said the major-domo
Beneath the shining gas Ii. It's in q
golden chandelier, round about a table
5 inlaid with gilded metal a group Of
women whose eyes shone like dia
monds suddenly met the stupefed stare
t of the jewellers. Their toilets were
splendid, but less magnificent thar
t their beauty, which eclipsed the othe,
1 marvels of this place. A light shon,
| from their eyes, bewitching as thos,
1 of sirens, more brilliant and arden
. than the blaze that streamed dow
e upon the snowy marble, the delicatel,
e carved surfaces Of bronze, and lit VI
the satin sheen of the tapestry
It 1t might have been Fashionable
it drawing room where ladies and youn
a girls offer after dinner the assistanc
I that coffee, liqueurs and sugar accor
Il to diners who are struggling in tn
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-09-03

and of more consequence than a con-
stitutional king"
Turn round" said the merchant,
suddenly catching up the lamp in or1er
to light up the opposite wall; LOOK at
that leathern skin" he went On
! The young man rose abruptly and
/ showed some surprise at the sight of a
piece of shagreen which hung on the
wall behind his chair. l. was only
about the size of foX's skin, but it
/ seemed to fill the deep shadows Of the
place with such brilliant rays that it
/ looked like q small comet, an appear
arce at first sight inexplicable. The
young skeptic went up to this so-called
taisman, which was to rescue him
from his woes, with a scoffng phrase
in his thoughts. He had no wish to
cry one more puzzle to his grave and
hastily turned the skin over like some
child eager to find out the mysteries
of a new toy.
All" he cried, here is the mark of
the seal which they call in the East the
Signet of Solomon"
The mysterious words were thus ar
ranged:
POSSESSING ME THOU SHALT POS
SESS ALL THINGS, BUT LIFE is
MINE, FOR GOD HAS so
WILLED IT. WISH, AND
WISHES SHALL BE Full
FILLED; BUT MEASURE
THY DESIRES ACCORDING
TO THE LIFE THAT IS IN
THEE.
THIS IS THY LIFE.
WITH EACH WISH I MUST
SHRINK EVEN AS THY
OWN DAYS. WILT THOU
HAVE ME? TAKE Me.
GOD WILL HEARKEN UN-
TO THEE. so BE IT!
Very good, then, a life of riotous
excess for me" said the stranger,
bouncing upon the piece of shagreen.
Young man, beware! cried the
other, with incredible vehemence.
L wish for a royal banquet, a ca
rouse worthy Of this century, which, it
is said has brought everything to per
fectiOnp'
DO you imagine that my floors are
going to open suddenly, SO that luXu-
riOusIy appointed tables may rise
through them and guests from another
world? No, no, young madcap. You
have entered into the compact now,
and there is an end of it. Hencefor-
ward, your wishes will be accurately
fulfilled. but at the expense of your
life"
II shall soon see, sir, if any change
comes over my fortunes in the time it
takes to cross the width of the quay"
He fed with the haste of a robber
caught in the act. Blinded by a kind
OF delirium he did not even notice the
unexpected fexibility of the piece of
shagreen, which coiled itself up, plant
as a glove in his excited fingers, till it
would go in the pocket of his coat,
where he mechanically thrust it. AS he
rushed out of the door into the street
he ran up against three young men
who were passing arm in arm.
why, it is Raphael"
Good! We were looking for you"
Emile said eagerly.
"Taillefer, our amphitryon, has I'M
dertaken to surpass the circumscribed
saturnalias of the petty modern Lucul-
Ius. He is rich enough to infuse pomp
into trif1es and pomp and style and
charm into dissipation * Are
YOU listening, Raphael" asked the or
atOr, interrupting himself.
Yes" answered the young man, less
surprised by the accomplishment of his
wishes than by the natural manner in
which the events had come about.
He could not bring himself to believe
in magic, but he marveled at the acct
dents of human fate.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-09-03

1t is not often that any of the grain
crops are plowed under as green ma
nure, says the American Cultivator.
They are worth too much to be turned
under early N the season for any ordi-
nary crop. Besides, the grain crops at
this early stage of their growth have
very little manurial value, and that
soil. Rye is sometimes sown in the
fall on corn or potato ground, mainly
for the purpose of blowing it under as
green manure if another hoed crop is
desired. The blowing can in such
case be delayed until the middle of
May, by which time the rye will be
nearly ready to head It must be
plowed before the stalks appear. or
else these will hold up the soil and
make it too light and dry. The mass
of green leaves ploWed under just be-
fore the time for rye to head out will
rot very quickly, and will help to in
crease moisture in the soil rather
than decrease it.
The only green manure that it pays
TO grow purposely for that use is clo-
yer. But it takes two full years to get
the largest benefit from a crop of
ordinary clover, and that is too long
to wait The crimson clover will
grow more quickly, but it cannot be
sown late in the fall and live through
the winter in this latitude. IF sown
in the spring its seed is small and its
early growth is so slow that it cannot
be grown Of sufficient size to be worth
while even for the late spring crops.
But we have seen young oats and bar
ley plowed under when six to eight
inches high as a preparation for late
planted hoed crops when apparently
there was sufficient benefit to the crop
to repay the slight expense. It is bet
ter to have the ground covered thus
than with weeds. The grain will at
this early stage exhaust the soil very
little. 1t will provide moisture for the
crop, and its heating when turned
under the furrow will make the soil
warm, and what mineral fertility it
contains more available than the same
soil that grew nothing but a few
weeds. Keep the surface covered with
some growing crop, either to be har-
vested and sold and fed, or to be used
as green manure. There is great waste
from washing away or blowing off OF
the surface Of naked fallows, and any
sort Of covering, if only for a few
weeks, that will prevent this waste is
better than none. For this reason il
may sometimes pay to SOW grains for
green manure, even though the direct
result from them may not more than
repay their cost.
Horses hard at work need water be-
tween the morning and noon meal, anG
also between noon and time for clos
ing the days work. If a handful o.
oatmeal is thrown in the pail of water
it will prevent any danger of injury
and it will also give strength as wei
as refreShment. This stimulation ha!
no bad after effects, and the horses
watered thus in the middle of the fore
noon and afternoon will be less likeI7
to injure themselves by drinking a
noon or night of cold water while the,
are heated and exhausted by the la
bors they have performed. 1t pays t,
give the horse good care, for the NOR
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-15
STRANGELY FOUND.
A Stolen Ring Picked Up by q Magnee In
. Cottonseed Nill.


Cottonseed Mul.
One Of the Union Oil company's big
mills is located at Denison, Tex, and 1t
is surprising the number of queer finds
that are made in the cotton seed that is
ground there, so the engineer tells.
An interesting attachment in oonnec-
ton with the intricate machinery of
the mill brings this about Before the
seed is crushed 1t is necessary for it to
pass through very close ginning proc
ess, where saws with almost infinitesi-
mally small teeth do the nipping. OF
course the smallest bit of metal that
might make its way with the seed would
do infinite damage if allowed to strike
these fine saws and to prevent this q
very ingenious device is used. This is
nothing more than powerful magnet,
over which the seed is compelled to pass
In reaching the gin. 1t falls so gently
that the least bit Of steel or iron that
may be with the seed clings hard and
fast to the magnet 1t is almost incredi-
BILE the number Of nails. screws, pins,
bolts and such things that are captured
in this way, things that have made
their way into the seed through the va
rying processes that it must undergo
OF course man is kept busy watching
the magnet and removing whatever
may lodge upon it, else the weight of
the seed would eventually sweep them
on again.
One day last month this magnetism
CHANGED upon q most curious find
Clinging to the magnet, in the midst of
an unusual number Of nails and taps,
he discovered what seemed to be black
ring of singular workmanship, set with
n diamond. The man at once reported
his find to the manager, who in turn
submitted it for inspection to an expert
jeweler. The jeweler pronounced the
ring n valuable one, Of wrought iron of
intricate workmanship and set with a
diamond OF the first water The mana
ger at once advertised the ring, and II.
Z. Navarro Of San Antonio claimed it
Navarro proved his ownership beyond a
doubt, and the ring is now in his posses
sion
He says that the ring disappeared
from his possession five years ago, when
he strongly suspected q half breed cow
boy of having stolen it. An attempt to
capture the supposed thief was made
without avail. Nothing was heard of
him until recently, when the authori-
ties discovered that no was working in
a cotton gin in the neighborhood of
Gainesville Navarro says he hasn't a
doubt that the ring was lost by the half
breed while he was ginning, finally
making its way to Denison in consign-
ment of seed. The authorities have been
notified, and the thief may yet be
caught, but in the meantime Navarro is
overjoyed with the return of his ring
which is valuable heirloom. -Phila-
delphia Times.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-15
COURTED HIS SISTER.
But seely Didn't Recognize Her Under an
Assumed Name.

But Seely Didn't Recognize Her Under an
Assumed Name.
Ralph Seely, New York farmer,
who is a bachelor, inserted an adver-
tisement i'll q Toledo matrimonial news.
paper some time ago for a wife, and
gave the assumed name of Winifred
Hale
The advertisement was answered by
a Dayton woman, who gave the name
Of Miss Maggie Sloan, also assumed,
her real name being Mrs. Sarah Weeks,
q widow.
Over the assumed names q correspond
ence was opened and marriage was
arranged. Seely met his intended at her
home in West Dayton.
Then followed denouement.
The betrothed couple discovered that
they were brother and sister, who had
not seen each other for many years.
OF course the engagement was de-
clared off, but the meeting was happy
one, after all.-New York Recorder.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-15

Train No. 30 from Bridgewa,er and Dayton
connects at Harrisonburg with b. & o. train for
,MlnehesteI, Harper's Ferry, Baltimore, Wash.
1ung.on' ana All points North. Also connects at
Eikton with Norfolk u Western train for Basic.
! Bpena Vista, Natural Bridge, Rosnoke. Knox
vile, Chattanooga. and all points South, West
and Southwest, and at Roanoke with Winston.
salem Sa Divieion) for Rocky Mount, Msrtinsville,
Winston, and points in North and South Carolina.
Train No. g connects at Elkton with Norfolk Il
Western train for Luray, Front Royal. Riverton.
Gnar!estown, and points North via Shenandoah
junction and Hager.town.
Passengers from Hagerstown, Shenandoah
junction, Charlestown, Front Royal. Riverton
ana Luray, connect t Elkton with train No. ! Tor
points on q w. r. r. Passengers from Roam
oKe, bnena Vista, Natural Bridge, Basic, and
points south with train No. 10 for all stations on
@. u w. X. Il.
Passengers from points on Valley Branch (B.
SOl North OF Harrisonburg desiring to reach
points North OF Elkton on Norfolk IL Western r.
X, can take Chesapeake u Western train No. q.
leaving Hsrrisonburg at S.2a p. m.
Passengere for Rockingham Virginia Spriues
take staYe Mt Mc9aheysville.
For Information as to rates. routes etc applv
to any agent Q. q w. X. r., or
u. ID. u. CORNELL, A s. wEISIGER
Acting Superintendent GENT Pass. ACT.
Harrisonburg, Virginia
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A GENEROUS WOMAN.
Mrs. Bradley VIII Build and Endow a
Polytechnic Institute.

hAAos DA"uAoJ VIII tSulld ana EndOw q
Polytechnic Institute.
Mrs Lydia Bradley, the wealthiest
resident of Peoria, Ills, has followed up
her gifts of charity by announcing her
intention Of at once commencing work
ON apolytechnic institute, the buildings
of which will cost $3.50, 900 alone. With
the ground, machinery and endowments
for ten years, the total cost will approx
mate 81 100000
Work is to be commenced at once. and
the structure will be finished by fall,
when 1T will be turned over to the local
board OF school inspectors. Mrs. Bradley
has previously donated to charity a
church, an aged women's home, a hos
pital and park of 145 acres. Chicago
Times Herald.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-15

No: 1.-6room house. northeast. large lot. near
Machine Works, 800; $40 cash and Sl1 month;
q bargain.
NO. 2-ss, ZOO worth property, including nice
dwelling and three vacant lots one on corner, the
whole can be bought for 81 COO on easy payments.
NO. IA good 7.room house on Terry Hill,
$i.0OU, on te:ms to suit purchaser. Worth look.
ing at.
NO. Elegant Groom dwelling near market
for only $3.50 on easy terms.
NO. 5-7rOom house, Dale avenue, lot 60x13O
something nice, terms easy, conveniencee
NO. 6.-Good Groom house near st. James
church on Fourth avenue, $500; $25 cash, SO per
month.
NO. LOOK ct this 10-room dwelling. First
avenue n. W.. Sl,d5O; $50 cash and Sl2bU per
month. A fine boarding houee.
NO. S.-S'x room house, Gilmer avenue n. W.
$3.50; $50 cash and $40 per month.
NO.9.-Three-room cottagee eaet railroad good
per month.
NO. 10.-New room house, southeast, near
shops and Belmont school, $3.50; SiO cash and $40
NO. i1.-one OF the beet residences on Terry
Hill. cost IS. 0Oo now it can be sold for 50 eco.
Terms to suit purchaser.
NO. 1910 room house. stable and carriage
house, lot 60x900. Salem avenue. Look this up.
NO. 13-A great tempter, S.room house. south.
vest all conveDiences, large lot, for only 81 25lJ:
$sO0 cash and $12 80 month.
NO 14.-Six.room house, bath room and other
conveniences, additional tenement house, lot COX
100. Price $500; terms right.
~ II you want farm zee our list Also a
thousand other bargains.
PACE g. BOBBITT,
No. 1O Jefferson st.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-15

The Ohio legislature has passed a law
winch provides that the heirs of a
iynched person may recover So, 900 dam
ages from the county in which the
lynching occurs, but it remains to be
seen II jury can be found that will en-
force suoh form of life insurance. st.
Louis Globe-Democrat
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-15
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00 u. u. G6 ~Sa0s " os'sAs
SCHEDULE IN KFFKor APRIL 10, 1896.
WestSound Leave Roanoke Daily.
500 a. m. Warrington and Chattanocsa
imited) for Bristol, intermediate sta
lions and the South and West. Pull.
man sleepers to New Orleans and
Memphis. Connects at Radford for
Bluefield and Pocahontss.
4 IS p. m. the Chicago Express for Rad.
ford, Bluefeld, PooAhontas, Kenoyn.
Oincinnati, Indianapolis, st. Louis.
Kansas City, Columbus and Chicago.
pullman Buffet Sleeper Roanoke
to Columbus. Also for Pulaeki.
Wytheville. Bristol, Knoxville, Chat.
ianooEs and intermediate points.
Trains Arrive at Roanoke.
From Norfolk 7:35 .. M. AIS o. %.
haRerstown TAO .. m; 4:05 D. M.
Winston 400 p. M.
Bristol and the west 1905 noon:
$50 p. m.
North and Easthound, Eeave Roanoke
Daily.
IL Is noon for Petersburg, Richmond
and Norfolk.
12:ls noon for Washington. Hagera-
town, Philsdelphia and New York.
1910 P. m. for Richmond and Norfolk.
Pullman sleeper Roanoke to Norfolk
and Lynchburg TO Richmond.
1905 p. m. Washington and Chattas
nooya limited) for Washington.
Hagerstown, Philadelphia and New
York. Pullman sleepera to Washing.
ton, via Shenandoah Junction and
Baltimore and Ohio railroad
Durhsm Division-Lesve Lynchburo
Union station) daily $3.50 o. m. for
South Boston and Durham and inter.
mediate stations.
Winston-Salem Divition-Leave Ros-
noke Union station) daily 1898 noon
and 500 Q. m. daily, except Sunday
Campbell street station). TOR Rocky
mount, msrtinsville. Winston-Salenr
and intermediate stations.
For all additional inform alton apply
tioktt office or 10 w. B. BEVILL,
General Passenger Agent, Roanoke, Va
N. e. BRAGG
Travelling Passenger Agent.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-15
SCRATCH
SCREAM

My baby broke out with rash. He would
scratch aud scream. 1t would take two to hold
him. and one to put medicine on him. We had
to hold him sometimes an hour before we could
get him quoted down. All said that they never
saw such n face or body on any baby on him.
day, for five months. Ny sister had used CUTI-
CUkA, and L began to use 1t. AJtsr only one
application, ne lay docn and slept rs he had not
on him now, and is as fair and his flesh is as eoft
ne any baby. While he had this disease had to
cut the sleeves out Of his clothes, and put gauze
underwear on him 20 keep him cool. had to
keep pieces Of soft cloth around his neck, II was
so wet with moisture from the sores, and had to
change the cloths sometimes ten or twelve times
day. Mrs. A. HAYNES, Lisbon, N. ID.
SPKEpr CuRB TRRAraKrT BABr HuMoRs-
Warm baths with Cyr.cuR. Soar. and gentle appliea-
lions OF CurtcuRA (ortment), the great skin
Sold throughout the world. foIrER DRuo AND
CHEN. Corr. Sole Props. Boston. u. g. A.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-15
ATHLETIC Piano Tunine and Repairing.

WALTON NELSON. plano and organ
tuner and repairer for the Hobbie Piano
Co.. lie nov ready to make annual tun-
Ing contracts for piano tuning. Prompt
attention and firss class work guarsn-
teed. Best Of references from manu-.
factories and numerous patrons OF high
musical standing in Roanoke. Call or
leave orders ct the Hobbie Piano Co.,
1877 Salem avenue.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-15
Lots

Two beautiful lots on the boulevard, West
End. These are something handsome, 6Ox15O,
only sc each
One OF the prettiest lots South Jene, con
streer, 50x150, $500.
A lovels lot In Lewis addition, 50x130, S210.
Two OF the prettieet lots in Exchange addition
near Franklin road, only $3.50 each.
Lot corner Wells avenue and Henry street, O
beauty, 40xlhS, only 500.
Two lots Chapman avenue, West End 50x16O,
only S2t0 ach.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-15
Cincinnati Produce Market.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. May l4.-Flour
quiet, steady; fancy 3.25@3.5o; family.
2.75@3 .05. Wheat steady; No. Q red,
6sH. Receipts, $500; shipments, 1,lOO.
Corn quiet; No. Q mixed, ak Oats
firm; No. mixed, 31H. Rye steady,
No. Q, 40H. Lard firmer 465. Bulk
meats easy. 4.37N. Bacon quiet. 5.25.
Whisky, steady; sales $50 barrels at
12S. Butter barely steady; fancy Elgin
creamery. IS. Sugar barely steady.
Eggs easy, &c. Cheese STEADY,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-15

Also all kinds Of carpenter-work,
plastering, painting, kalsomining, and
paper hanging done on short notice.
All work guaranteed.
j. T. FALLS,
No. 1l8 Fifth Avenue N. E.
Roanoke, Va.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-15
NOTICE.

Those having brick and stone work
or vitrified brick pavements to BIO laid
would do we'll to call on or address
J. a Ills
The Practical Contractor and Builder.