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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-03
The Work of Honeybees.

To secure pound of honey, which is
equivalent to something like 8, 900 cells,
would take bee several years. In fine
weather the beo makes calls upon 80 to
so flowers i'll a days outing. During
this time it collects what is equivalent
to grain Of nectar, which is thin
sirup and has to be evaporated to mako
honey. The bee, after working all day,
spends the greater part of the night
tanning the nectar with its wings to
evaporate the surplus water. In this
way it shortens its life by wearing out
its wings. Langstroth says that bee
at the height of the working season
lives about three working weeks and
then dies. Bees frequently perish on
the way home because their wings are
so shattered and splintered that they
refuse to support the body. If disabled
bee reaches the hive alive, it spends the
remainder of it's days as nurse. house,
keeper and in general utility work. A
good and fertile queen bee keeps the
hive full Of bees during the season.
When the honey flow stops, she ceases
laying at once; then the workers kill all
of the drones and manifest other symp-
toms of a consuming desire for retrench-
ment. New York Ledger.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-03
The Initiative Quality.

To that fur distant region lying be-
low Hudson bay fur trader took his
Boston bride and on the following Sun
day proudly led her to the seat Of hon
or i'll tho little chapel. The congrega-
ton, to be sure, consisted chiefly Of
converted Eskimos, but there were "a
few English and American residents,
and the natives, as the story will show,
were not unappreciatiye.
The bride wns dressed in tho yolumi-
nous fashion of 80 years ago. A gener-
Gus circle indeed would have been re-
quired to outline her skirts, and CO
quettish little veil shaded the upper
half of her pretty face.
Entranced sat tho Eskimo women,
but with the call to prayer their heads
bent reverently i'll the customary atti-
tude of worship. We're they following
the earnest words of the minister? We're
their petitions rising with his? On the
contrary, all the women were busily en-
gagged i'll dragging forward to the tips
of their noses the nets which, after long
urging, the missionaries had induced
them to adopt to contine their flowing
hair. The veil of the bride had demon
allied their religious devotion.
Such was the honesty of these Hud-
son bay Indians that never but once
did the missionaries lose any possessions
by theft. The week following this
memorable Sabbath the Americans
could not keep u barrel for themselves,
even the one devoted to ashes falling
apart one night because its hoops had
been purloined. Where they went, how
ever, the former possessors had album
dant evidence at the next chapel service.
1t is not alone among primitive peo-
pie that the initiative quality is promi-
nent. After Fox made his brilliant
speeches in parliament it was the fash
ion, even as far as Paris, to be a think
ing man, to think like Fox, while tho
story of some naughty Lady Imogen or
of wrecker of the west has ruined
many n young follower. 1t is by imita-
ton of what is trivial and false or of
what is beautiful and good that we
descend or mount few steps toward
the likeness of what we admire
Youths Companion.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-03
A Poet PI,ysician.

Hearing of DR.. Goldsmith great hu-
mainly, poor woman. who believed
him to be physician, once wrote to
him begging him to prescribe for her
husband, who had lost his appetite and
was altogether in very sad state. The
kind hearted poet Immediately went to
see her, and after some talk with the
man found him almost overwhelmed
with sickness and poverty.
You shall hear from me in an
hour, J" said tho doctor on leaving, "and
shall send you some pills which / am
sure will do you good.
Before the time was up Goldsmith's
servant brought the poor woman a
small box, which, on being opened,
was found to contain 10 guineas, with
the following directions:
ITO be used as necessities require
Bo patient and of good heart. Ram s.
Horn.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-03
a Lively Chnse.

OF all hotels, some that you strike
in small southern places are the worst"
commented the travelling man. "Not
long ago had 'quite an exciting adven-
ture in Louisiana hostelry The boni
face, who looked as yellow and bilious
as one of the perverted clay caters of
that locality, showed me up to a room
at the top of his wooden hostelry. J.
looked Mt the bed, glanced over the sur
roundings and concluded to retire with
out undressing. About midnight some
thing clammy touched my face, and /
jumped up and lighted n match. As I
did so great rat scampcred from the
bed.
Il saw his hole and placed tho wash
basin over it. Then in tho dim light
from the lamp began one of the greutest
chases of my life. tumbled over n
chair, barkcd my, shins, tipped over the
table that served as dresser and broke
the mirror with boot let fly at the
intruder. I lodged under the bed. I
pulled 1T out into the center Of tho
room. l dived under it with the other
boot and raced around wildly after that
artful dodgcr. Just as I thought I had
him tripped, broke the wash pitcher
and fell among the wreckage. At the
Same time the door was burst open, and
the yellow skinned boniface confronted
me with brace Of pistols in his hands.
Look outP Iyelled. He'll get outp
What'll get out?' he said, glaring
at me us though was crazy.
The rat.
He's got en- said tho landlord to
the boy who followed him. Help me
throw this rope around him..
1T was only when tho rat really ran
out of the door that he appreciated the
situation, and then he bestowed upon
mo look of pity, advising me to keep
quiet and not to arouse peaceful Sleep
ers for no reason ut all. "--Detroit Free
Press.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-03

ing than for tho street. The "soleil' or
sun plated skirts are new this season.
They are entirely circular, and the plnits
radiate from the center. Silks and thin
woods are the most suitable goods for
these skirts
The trimming on skirts is placed at tho
top or near the middle rather than Mt the
foot, although sometimes the lower edge
is decorated horizontally OF vertically.
Corsagcs of most gowns arc made with
p boloro or " blouse. Tho boleros vary
greatly in style, Tho blouscs are mado very
full with great deal of trimming.
Bodices with "a round belt IRE advan-
tagcous to small women and to slender
ones, but should BIO avoided for stout fig
ures. An unbclted, close corsagc, point.
cd back and front, makes tho waist ap-
pear longer and smaller, MS does plain
\ losing down the middle of the front.
y L
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-03

Double breasted and crossed effects SIM
pity the form, while vertical lines dimin-
ish it.
The picture given today shows an odd
and novel bodice. 1t is of green taffeta,
fitting tight to tho figure, aud is covered
with white guipure. A drapcry of milo
green taffeta begins at the right shoulder
and Is carried obliquely across tho front to
tho left side below the arm. At tho back
tho same sort of drapery begins at the left
shoulder and runs transversely to tho
right side under tho arm. Tho drapories
are fastened by ohoux of tho same ma
terial. Tho close sleeves of milo green
taffeta arc covered with white guipuro and
have shoulder puffs of milo green NOUS
seline do solo. rho collar, cravat and
sleeve frills are of green moussclino do
solo. JUDO CHoLLET.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-03
Chickens Iseared ON MIX.

A special breed of chickens, known
rs the poulet de lait or poulet mignon,
has been reared i'll France for eating
purposes. The fowls are hardly larger
than pigeon and when cooked are said
to appeal particularly ogournets. The
chickens themselves are reared on diet
of boiled milk and barley flour, which
makes them plump aud gives their flesh q
particular delicacy. New York Word.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-03
MILLINERY NOTIONS.
Gauzo Ribbons For Summer Hats-ouills
and Straw Rosettes.

Gauze ribbons, plain, striped and fig
urcd, arc largely employed in millinery for
summer wear and in delicate colors arc
very pretty, although not durable. Some
of the plain g;,uzc ribbon isas transparent
as muslin and has u charmingly light and
delicate effect.
Lilies of tho valley aro among tho fash
ionable flowers of tho season. They arc
used alone or mixed with other varieties
and are particularly pretty on green, gray
or black hats.
Chiffon and mousselinc de sole, with
gauze, figure prominently in millinery.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-03

or course this implies that frequent re-
newals are necessary, for these materials
nre exceedingly short lived and fragile and
do not bear much usage
Changcable and miroir ribbons AFRO seen
on summer hats, and changeablc effects arc
seen in straws themselves, obtained by
braiding two colors together. Black
spanglcd straws are among tho novelties
andrequire very little trimming.
Scarlet hats trimmed with peoples or
gcraniums arc much seen. They are very
pretty in themselves and becoming to
women. OF not too much delicaoy and
tragiiity. Very fair, pale women must
avoid them, however, under penalty of
looking washed out" by contrast
Quilts arc favorite trimming this sea-
son not only for outing hats, but for moro
pretentious headgear. There are also TO-
settles made OF straw and straw ribbons
and netting, the latter to be used us dra-
perry around the hat, twisted, loopcd and
held In place by ornamental pins. Foliage
enters largely into all trimming, giving
the fashionable touch of green.
Todny's sketch shows a dinner bodice
OF nile green satin. 1t has full guimpe
and bertha of old point Tho front is
draped and crossed closing at the right
SIDE under narrow garland of small
roses, which follow tho lower edge as far
as tho left side, outlining the point which
the corsago forms. The collar of old point
Is trimmed with bows of nile green satin,
ana loops of green satin arc placed at the
shoulders. Tho shirred satin sleeves tor
inmate in frills of lace. Tho back of tho
bodice, which Is plain, may be cut in prin-
cess forln-that is, in one piece with the
hack of the skirt. JUDO CHoLLET.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-03
NEW SKIRTS.
F1ounces Ara Again In Favor = New
Bodices.

FIounces Af9 Again In Favor = New
Bodices.
The prevailing skirt is from AZ to S
yards around and has no godets in front
or at the sides, all the fullness being car
ried to tho back. The haircloth lining, or,
rather, facing, grows narrower and mar
rover and does not now exceed inches in
width, at least in the new French mod
els. Hero in America stiff skirts are still
seen, but they are not the mode.
Flounccs are coming into high favor
again. Some skirts are entirely covered
with them, the flounccs being either gath
cred or cut in faring, circular form. Tho
latter variety is not suited for thin wash
goods which look much better made full.
Accordion plated skirts arc much
worn, but moro for domitoilet and even
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-03
What Else Could She noa

II was surprised to hear that Pencil
ope had broken her engagement. 1t
thought she was determined to stick to
him in spite of the opposition of her ia
ther."
"She was. but the idiot wrote her
some poetry, as ho called it. And he
rhymed her name with let us then
clone That settled him.''.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-03

The loneliest house in the British
Isles is said to be tho gamekeeper's cot
tagc i'll Skiddaw forest, approached
from Keswick by path along Whit
Beck, which offers 515 miles of as
rough walking as can be well compress
ed into that distance.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-03
Literally Described.

"I hear that our friend recently met
with some serious reverses."
YES replied the man who wears
bicycle clothes I'LL the time. 81 was
with him when it occurred. He was
trying to do some fancy riding and acct.
dentally turned two backward somer.
saults. "-Washington Star.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-03
An Imperial catechiser.

Sometimes it is inconvenient not to
DO able to use quotation marks in speech
as they are used in print. A German
soldier of the First regiment of the
Royal Prussian guards found this fact
out not long ago
The Emperor William is the honorary
captain of the first company of this reg
iment and takes especial pride in it, He
was lately engaged in putting its SOL
diers through an examination to test
their military knowledge and expert
ence.
What would you do" he said to one
soldier, if, when OH duty as II sentinel,
you saw crowd gather near you?''
II should politely request tho people
to dispense, your majesty"
Good But if one Of the men in the
crowd approached you and sought to
worry your
II should say to him, Don't worry
me, your majesty
The whole of this remark seemed SO
obviously addressed to ono person
either to the supposed man in the crowd
or to the emperor-that the emperor
burst into n laugh and said, every
well, my man. I'll dispense and will
not worry you any more. Youth s.
Companion.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-03

The incorruptibility of General Walk
er, late president of tho Massachuso it's
Institute of Technology. was above all
suspicion. A characteristic anecdotc is
told of him by j. j. Spencer in The Re-
view of Reviews:
At one time, when General Walker
held government position. a place
shared in a measure by another, he was
approached with the suggestion that,
since the whole department was under
their control, by working in harmony
they could have whatever they desired.
] have no DESIRES" said General
Walker.
But, general" said his coadjutor,
"do you not see that wo can push for
ward our friends and relatives into good
II have no friends" was the renlv.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-22

Cotton-Market firm: rates quoted arc
per 100 pounds; Boston, per bale, Slips:
New York. per bale. S1.00: Philadelpbia'
per bale, Sl0O; Baltimore, per bale, s.. 90:
TO Liverpool, via New York, zoe; Bremen
via New York, SSc; Amsterdam, via New
York. 45c: Hamburg, via New York, lOc:
Genoa. 46c; Reval, SIC; St. Petersburg. SIC
Lumber-By Sail-Freights are steady
at ruling rates. Foreign business is more
or less nominal. The rates from this and
nearby Georgia ports are quoted at $500
G450 for a range-including Baltimore
and Portland, Me. Railroad ties, base a
feet, Ice. Timber rates, 50cdSl.00 higher
than lumber rates. To the West Indies
and Windward, nominal; to Rosario, $l2O
GlS.00; to Buenos Ayres and Montevideo
s10.00al100: to Rio Janeiro. sl4O0: TO Span
ish and Mediterranean ports, 1901. 30;
to United Kingdom for orders, nominal
for lumber. 4-pounds SIS standard.
BY Steam--To New York, 500; to Phil
adelphia, 500. to Boston, $500; to Balti-
more, $500.
Naval Stores-By Sail-The market IL
firm. Large-sized, Cork for orders. are as
follows: Rossn 2s Cd; for barrels OF $40
pounds and per cent. primage; spirits, 3s
Cd; Genoa, rosin, Ss 3dd3s Sd; Adriatic, rs
6dd2s Cd; South American, rosin, Csc per
barrel of 296 pounds. oastwise-Steam--
To Boston, lie per 100 pounds on rosin, soc
on spirits; to New YORK.. rosin. size per 100
pounds.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-22
THROUGH A DREAM.
Relatives Of a Dead Man Find His
Buried Fortune.
From the Portland Telegram.

From the Portland Telegram.
A family named Marriott. living at Ber-
tina. a few miles from here, received ON
the 18th of February last advice Of Mrs.
Marriotts fathers death at Marietta.
o. Five nights later Miss Elsie. the
eldest daughter dreamed that her de-
ceased grandfather appeared before her
and giving her a map of his place near
Marietta instructed her where 10 dig and
recover his buried cash. He admonished
her to delve for it in person.
The following morning at the breakfast
table the girl related her dream, and to
the amazement of the others Mrs. Marri-
Oft stated she had had similar dream tho
preceding night, with the exception thai
her father told her none but Miss Elsla
must unearth his buried money.
There was a greater tangibility abotrs
these dreams than would appear on the
surface. just before the pancky times
in 1898 Mrs Marriotts father was known
to have considerable money on deposit 10
the banks, but when the crash came he
frequently said that he had not lost a dole
lar. However. he refrained from stating
how he escaped the unlucky fate of many
other depositors. Inquiry ELECTED the fact
that the old man had Withdrawn his funds
a month or two before the banking houses
began TO crumble.
The Marrlotts were so Influenced by
those dreams that Miss Elsie returned To-
Ohio the middle of last month"; and she
and her brother. Harold, began an inves-
tigation From time to time the Mari-
otis received letters from her but none of
them of a hopeful nature. Her parents
we're about TO write to her to abandon the
search for dreamland fortunes and return
home, when on Sunday last intelligence
reached them that her perseverance had
been richly rewarded.
Miss Elsie wrote that the dream chart
she accepted as a guide had proved in
correct but, nevertheless, after she and
Harold had plowed over twenty acres OF
ground the latter struck an old coal-oil
can at a depth of about two feet lit
contained the money and bonds her grand
father had taken out Of the banks. In all
they amounted to $1,000, of which $4,000
was I'm gold coin.
The rest of the Marriott family went
back to their old home last Wednesday
night.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-22
RICE,
FINANCIAL.

Money-The market is easy; demand
good.
The bank .clearings for the past week
were $l,76S, DISH. against 81, 664 OO5 20 for
the same week last year. and 81, 454, 7sO. OF
for the same week In 1895.
Foreign Exchange - The market Il
steady. The following are net Savannah
Quotations. Commercial. demand. S4.87i5 /:
sixty days, A.8; ninety Gays, S4.S5ss /:
francs Paris and Havre, sixty DAYS
SIS; Swiss, sixty days. 5.19k; marks
sixty days, % 1-l6.
Domestic Exchange-Steady. Banks are
buying at par and selling as follows; IN
20 $25. l0c premium; SIS TO $50. l5c premium.
$50 TO 500. zoe premium; $500 and up q
$1,000, u per cent. premium; 81 900 and
over, 81 per $1,000.
securifies--Market Is quiet and dull.
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-GeorRia
slh per cent. bonds Of 1880, 102h bid. foslk
asked; Georgia SA per cent, due 1915, 1919
bid 1921 asked: Georgia AZ per cent
bonds, 1915, 1l4h bid 1854 asked: Georgia
per cent, due 1926 10 bid. III asked !;
South Carolina as, l0s bid. 100 asked.
City Bonds-Atlanta Z per cent. 1O4 bid
i05 asked Augusta as. 1925. 1903 bid, 10i
asked; Augusta 7 per cent, li2 bid, 1i3
asked; Augusta per cent, III bid, 1i2
asked: Columbus per cent. 1903 bid, 1O4
asked; Macon 6 per cent. li5 bid, iis
asked; Savannah 8 per cent, quarterly
July coupons. 1914 bid. lOs asked; sa-
vannnh per cent. quarterly August cou.
pons. 1914 bid 1884 asked; Charleston 4s.
90 bid. 81. asked
Railroad Bonds Savannah. Florida and
Western railroad general mortgage bonds.
per cent. interest coupons. 1921 bid, :
asked: Atlantic and Gulf, first MORTGAGE
consolidated per cent coupons, January
and July maturity. 1897 l0ih bid. lO2ib ask
ed: Central Railroad ana Banking Com
pany cola teral gold IS. 90ia bid, 9ih asked.
Central Of Georgia railway first mortgage
81, 50-year gold bonds. ~ bid. 1i3 asked I;
dated mortgage 81. s. bid, 50 asked Central
OF Georgia railway first preferred jn
comes 2Tis bid. = asked; Contra. or
Georgia railway. second preferred In.
comes. 20 BID. 1917 asked; Central Of Georgia
railway third preferred incomes. a. bid. 81
asked, Georgia railroad Is, 1910, ITO bid,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-22

is no change in the discouraged feeling
among merchants. who continue buying
from hand to mouth, and while there are
many more men employed at present than
al this time last season, the most econom-
ical policy is being pursued by everybody.
There is not the slightest desire to antici-
pate requirements of any character, willis
one who advises investments. either in
new enterprises or in merchandise, Is con-
sidered to be rather daft than otherwise,
and is looked upon as not worthy of re-
spect. Such a condition Of affairs mas
not been seen in America since 1877, and
il Is difficult to forecast when this will
change. as the ailment appears to be more
mental than physical
In our own trade the demand for ex-
port and spinning continues at such
rate that the market Is drifting into q
natural corner without any one to take
advantage of the situation. That we
should see our supplies reduced below any
point reached in the last quarter of a CEN
fury. without any material effect upon
prices, will be looked upon as a curious
phase of commercial history in the years
TO come.
our contracts for July delivery com
mand a premium, owing TO the demand
which we have mentioned, and the COW
ering of foreign short interest uneasy
at the reduction In the supply in America
Our growing crop is in fair condition.
but backward in Southern Texas, though
the past week has been generally favor
able east of the Mississippi while not good
In the west We should now be receivinr-
excellent crop accounts from the cotton
belt, as from now until the middle of July
the crop usually looks its best"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-22
REVIEW OF THE MARKETS.
CONDITION OF GENERAL TRADE
DURING THE PAST WEEK.

only a Moderate Business Done In
the General Observation-Disclosures
Were Busy Entertaining Visitors
FROM the Country - Cotton Market
Dull and Easy With Light Trans
actions Spirits Turpentine De-
cIfned y Cent on the Week-Rosin
declined on the Low Grades-Secu-
ritv Market Quiet-Lumber Trade
Brisk.
savannah, May 21.-The city was given
,, TO the knights of Pythias during the
rast week. The wholesale departments
did only a moderate business, orders from
the country being limited. Numbers of
merchants from the country were enter
t,ined by the merchants of Savannah.
While business was somewhat neglected
in consequence, there were numbers of
orders left on the spot. The cotton mar
ket declined 1-16c early in the week and
continued dull and neglected until the
close to-day. There was steady decline in
spirits turpentine, from 251a to Is cents.
Rosin declined on the low grades, but
males and mediums were unchanged and
quiet The lumber trade was steady, sew
eraI vessels having cleared with cargoes
for northern ports and a number arrived
to lead The security market was quiet
and dull. The following resume of the
different markets, both local and tele-
graphic, will show the tone and the quota
lions at the close to-day: