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The Portland daily press., 1889-02-27

The Ladies' Aid Society will give an en-.
tertainment with vocal and Instrumental
music and readings by Mr.. Andrew Cross
and Miss Ruby Cross at Mystic Hall, Friday
evening next.
e. ii. Elwell, Esq, will lecture in the Me-
chanic Association course next Friday eve
ming on "A Pioneer of Maine and His Ac-
count Book
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-27

DHOTOGRAPHs enlarged in crayon at a
IL reasonable rate; best Of references can be
given. 38 BROWN STREET. 14-4
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-06
What Woman Can DO.

\ student of the sex cXalts woman
and covers man with contempt thus:
She can come to q conclusion with
out the slightest trouble of reasoning
on it, and no sane man can do that.
Six OF them can talk at once and
get along first rate; and no two men
can do that.
She can safely stick fifty pins in her
dress while lie is getting one under
his thumbnail.
She is cool us Il cucumber in half a
dozen tight dresses and skirts, while a
man viii sweat and fume and growl
in one loose shirt.
She can talk us sweet rs peaches
and cream to the woman she hates,
while two men would DO punching
each others heads before they had eX
changed ten words.
She can throw a stone with a curve
that would be Il fortune 20 Il baseball
pitcher
She can say no" in such low
voice that it means yes.
She can sharpen q lead pencil if
you give her plenty OF time and plcn-
t. Of pencils.
She con dance all night il a pair Of
shoes two sizes too small for her and
enjoy every minute of the time.
She can appreciate a kiss from her
husband seventy-iive years after the
marriage ceremony is performed.
She can go 10 church and afterward
tell Won what every woman in the
congregation had on, and in some rare
instances can give you a faint idea OF
what the text was.
She can walk half tie night with
coliclly baby in her arms without
once expressing the desire OF murder
ing the infant.
She can-bu: what's the use2 A NO
man can do anything or everything,
and do it we'll
She can do more in a minute than
man can do in al hour, and do it bet
Yer.
she can drive man crazy Tor twen-
ty-four hours, and then bring him to
paradise in two minutes by simply
tickling him under the chin and
there does not live that mortal son OF
Adams misery vino can Go i..--Ey'
change
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-06
s,oy White Bachelor Sparrow.

At Twelfth and Oxford streets, four
groups of interested sightseers stood
upon the four separate corners intent
ly watching the antics Of a snow
white English sparrow, which seemed
to be Q sort of king among It's so6erer
coated fellows, demanding and re-
ceiving fs0n them an amount OF no
mage aas. respectful attention that
would have done the heart Of his
highness the shah of Persia good. \
resident of the neighborhood said that
he had noticed the albino for two OF
three years !,
He has a nest in yonder church
steeple, he explained, land l have
Rpent considerable time in watching
him and studying lis peculiarities.
lie is male bird and bachelor.
That may sound strange, but there are
lots OF bachelor and spinster birds
among the English sparrows. Season
after season they refuse to mate, set
up establishments Of their own, and
live in them, despised and quarreled
9Th constantly by the married birds.
This white sparrow seems to have
some authority over the others. They
bring him food and even build his
nest for him. Life with him is an ex-
istence of idleness and luxury. When
any bird refuses or neglects to pay
him tribute he attacks the derelict,
gives him sound drubbing and even
tually brings him to terms. "-Phlla-
delphia Inquirer.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-06
THE ENGINEERS STORY.
Which Caused Justice to he Done to the
Extent of Nine Dollars.

Which Caused Justice to he Done to the
Extent of Nine Dollars.
In yhe smoking car along with half
dozen others of us, was an engineer
WHO was going down to Peoria, and
after time the judge started to draw
him out by saying:
II presume you have had your
share of close shcves, along with other
engineerss"
II have, sir" was the reply.
Been in many smash ups9"
IA full dozen, ] guess.
"Any particular adventure that
might be called wonderful2"
"Why, yes l did have one" replied
tie man after relighting his old cigar
stump. II didn't think it any great
shave myself, butthe boys cracked it
up as something extra.
LET lis hear about it," said the
Judge, as he passed him Havana.
well, ono day about three years
ago | was coming west with the
lightning express and was running to
make up lost time Down here about
twenty miles two roads cross, as you
will sec, and there arc q lot Of switches
and side tracks | had just whistled
for the crossing and put on the brakes
when the coupling between the tender
and the baggage car broke;
81 sec, see. murmured the Judge.
AT the same moment something
vent wrong with old No. 40, and
could not shut off steam She sprang
away like a flash, and as she struck
the crossing she left the track and en-
tered meadow filed with stumps,
Good heavens"
"She kepta straight course for about
forty rods smashing the stumps every
second, and then leaped a ditch,
struck the rails OF the D. and r. road,
and after wabhle or two settled dowa
and ran for two miles"
Amazing! .AHaazing!"
Then, at a crossing, she left the
metals, entered a cornlield, and, bear
ing to the right, plowed her way
across the country until she came to
our own road again. She had long
Jump to make over marsh, but she
made it, struck the rails, and away she
went
"You-don't-say-so."
Il was now behind my train, and
after run of two miles | got control
of the engine, ran up and coupled to
the palace car and went into Ashtop
pushing the train ahead of me. "
Great Scottl And was no one
hurtl"
Not n soul, and not thing brok-
en-. The superintendent played a
mean trick on me, though. :"
How"
why, the farmer who owned the
meadow paid the company SIS for the
stumps | had knocked out for him,
while the ccrnfeld man charged 80
for damages. The superintendent
pocketcd the balance of the money"
THE scoundrell And how much
are you paid month";
Ninety dollars"
'fThat's for running on the roadl"
Eyes.
"And nothing for !ying1"
"Not red. 4"
That's an outrage. The superin.
tendcnt is an old friend of mine, and
III see that you get the 50 on the
stumpage and a salary Of 5000 month
as long as YOU live. 1t is such men as
you who make line popular New
York Sun.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-06
Known by Pennlanship.

Handwriting has its characteristics,
and is a study in itself to those who
want TO become familiar with its pc,
culiamties. 1t can be very easily told
whether person whose writing you
want to identify is man or a woman,
a minor or adult. 1t is very seldom a
handwriting assumes its permanency
before tia writer is rs years old. The
age of tie writing can approximately
be determined by various methods. Ii
it has a Spencerian appearance you
may know it was written after 1882,
as at that date the Spencerian system
was introduced. If it is the black ami
line ink that is generally used every
where now, you may know it was
written after 1878 The older inks
.hsa iron or some diluted dyestuf for
4 basis and. preceded the aniline. An
analysis of the writing will most gen
orally determine the date of the writ
ing.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-06
ONCE BEFORE.
Q before. this self same air

Once before, this self same air
Passed me- though knew not wherc
Strange! how very like it camel
Touch and fragrance were tho same:
Sound OF mingled voices, too
With light laugh ringing through;
Some one moving. here or there,
Some enc passing up the stair,
Some Que calling from without
Or far off childish shout;
Simple, home like, nothing more,
Yet it ali hath been heforel
No Not today. nor yesterday
Nor any day But far away,
So long ago. so very fur
1t might have been another star.
How was il Spent9 and whcref and when?
This life that went. yet comes again?
Was sleep its world? or death its shcre'
still the silent past implore,
Ahi never dream had power TO show
Such vexing glimpse of Long Ago,
Never death could follow death
With love between. and home and breath.
The spell has passed What spcadthrifts va
OF simple household certainty
What golden grain we tramp!a low
Searching for flowers that never grow
Why, home is real. and love is real;
Nor false oar honest high ideal
Life, il is bounding, warm. and strong
And all my heart rcsounds with song
Ii must be true. whate'er befall,
This, and tho world 10 come, are all
And yet it puzzles me, aacl'
When life that could not be- comes back!
Mary Mapes Dodge in Washington Post
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-06
"And nothing for !ying2"
IN Outlaws Dumb Plckets.

There lives in wilderness section
of this (Columbia) county hermit.
He has welded q destructive knife
and revolver in half score of TRACE
dies and is constantly on the alert,
ef pecting to be assassinated. This
tsan, who has forfeited the compan-
ionship of mankind, is guarded by
animals that are well trained watch
men. He has magic control OF the
brute creation, and owns six large
goats and an equal number of dogs.
His lonely cabin stands in the middle
OF a fifteen acre field. When he goes
70 blowing three of the dogs are plac-
I at each side of the field at his rows
ind. The dogs are trained to patrol
the adjacent forest, and no human be-
ing can approach without being ex-
posed by these vigilant sentries.
at night the dogs and goats lie
about the cabin-the goats without
the yard Enclosure and the dogs with,
in. When any human being ap-
proaches these goats set up an I'M
earthly series of bleating. The dogs
within understand the signal and rush
suriously at the intruder. Armed to
the teeth the proprietor halls the visi,
tor. If found to be friend one word
from the hermit silences both goats
and dogs and the guest is invited in.
Thus guarded the desperate man says
he sleeps more securely than the car,
because, unlike the imperial cohorts
of the latter, his faithful sentinels can
not be bribed or otherwise renderel
unsafe by collision with their owners
enemies. -Magnolia (Ark.) Cor. At
lanta Constitution.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-06
Glassmakins and Blindness.

There is one terrible circumstance
IN connection with the Venetian glass
industry, and that is that after many
years of work. when these good
people are between 40 and so years OF
age, they begin to lose their sight, and
after short while are wholly blind.
There seems to be no remedy for this
unfortunate state of things, for many
protective devices have been tried
without success. The blindness is
caused by the excessive heat and also
by the glare of the never ceasing
flames from the glass furnaces. 1t is
some comfort to know that these poor
victims to art are content to live very
simply, and as their wages are high
they are able to save large sums. Thus
their declining years, although passed
under such sad conditions, have not
the additional misery which want en-
tails.-Chambers' Journal.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-06
A Snecial Exhortation.

At recent impressive prayer meet
ing at Squirrel island, led by pastor
formerly Of Lewiston, there was an
anti-climax just before the benedic-
lion. The pastor gave out a hymn,
and the congregation were exhorted,
the young especially, to go away and
put into practice the sentiment OF the
song. The pastor noted irreverent
filters all the while the hymn was be-
ing sung. The leading sentiment OF
the hymn sas this: Draw Me Nearer. J"
It was moonlight night, and the
youths and maidens adjourned to
South Shore.-Lewiston Journal.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-06
,ran ard Horse ggIlea b. a :lr.

Moses Elvich, junk dealarof Punx-
sutawney, Pa, had team of horses
and he thought great deal Of them:
He had been engaged to han! Il load OF
furniture for man who was moving
from Brookville to this place Il is a
billy road and the horses needed care
full watching. While going down a
steep hill Moses saw a large liy OH the
neck of one OF the horses. II annoy
ed the man as much as ii did the
horse, and the little insect caused the
death of the animal, and also that Of
Moses. Elvich, in leaning forward to
brush away the tly, fell to the ground
and broke his neck. The horses took
fright, and, running into the fence,
the one on which the fly was sitting
broke its leg and had to be killed. El
vich was picked up by his father,in-
law, who was following with another
load Of household goods. Chicago
Tribune.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-06
Commissioners.

I'VE the undersigned Banks and
Bankers aDiU pay all prizes drGaon
in the Louisiana State Lotteries 10hach
mag be presented at our counters.
R. M.Walmsley, President Louisiana
National Bank.
Pierre Lanaux, President State Ma
tional Bank.
A. Baldwin. President New Orleans
National Bank.
Carl Kohn, President Union National
Bank.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-06
One for His Honor.

A sarcastic lawyer, during the trial
of a case, made use of the expression:
"Cast not your pearls before swine. !"
Subsequently, as he rose to make the
argument, the judge facetiously re-
marked, "Be careful, Mr.. s., not to
cast your pearls before swine" Don't
be alarmed, your honor; I am about
to address the jury, not the court. -
T,,ieh Times
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-06
The Citizens Bank Of Roanoke
Roanoke, Virginia.

ROanOiKc, TSinia.
Salen, Avenue, bettUeen Jefferson
and Henry Streets.
J.B. LEVY, President. Late cashier
Commercial Bank, Roanoke, Va.
JOHN OFT, Cashier. Late cashier
City Bank, Richmond, Va.
Accounts of banks, bankers, corpor-
ations, merchants, and individuals
solicited. Our facilities for doing a
general banking business are equal to
to any banking house in Virginia.
Collections speciality and prompt
remittances made. Interest allowed
on time deposits mlS-bm
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-06
The most persistent rodenl

The most pefslstent rOueHC m tness
parts was one that monkeyed with
Mai. Walls steel trap. The first pass
he made at the trap he got his tail cut
clean off to where that appendage
formed junction with his spinal col
umn Not being satisfied with the
tondling he received at the jaws OF
the trap, he returned after his wound
healed, and had ant ! set to with
the trap, in which encounter he lost q
hind leg which was shaved off close
up to his abdomen After this had
gotten well he returned to the trap
and thrust his head in it. Maj. Wall
exhibited the remains of the rat which
was marred,. as told, by the steel trap.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-06
,3uckIen,s Arnica Salye.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chill
blains, corns, and all skin eruptions,
and positively cures piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money re-
funded. Price 25 cents per box. For
sale by Budwell s. Christian. +
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-06
Use of Ice I'm Pneumonia.

The London Lancet refers to the sue
cess which has attended the treatment of
pneumonia by the application of ice.
The method adopted is to apply over the
affected lung an India rubber bag con-
tanning ice continuously for from twelve
to twenty-four hours after the crisis. In
addition to the local treatment the pa
tents are given such medicines as are
usually employed-that is to say, opium,
ipecacuanha, digitalis, brandy, etc.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-06
Anin.n. Lire In The Gnlf Stream.

The surface waters of the Gulf
stream TEEN with minute life of all
kinds. There the young Of larger ami.
mails exist. microscopic III size; and
adult animals which never grow large
enough TO be plainly visible 10 the
naked eye occur in immense Quanti-
ties. BY dragginga fine silk net be-
hind the vessel, these minute forms
are easily taken, and when placed in
glass dishes millions amounted are
seen swimming backward and for
ward. When looked al through a mi
croscopc we see young jelly fishes, the
young OF banacles, crabs, and
shrimps, beside the adult microscopic
species, which are very abundant.
The toothless whale finds in these his
only food. Rushing through tho
water, with mouth wide open, by
means of his whaIcbonc strainers the
minute forms are separated from the
water. Swallowing those obtained
after a short period Of ,jraining, lie re-
peats the operation iiie abundance
of this kind OF life can be judged from
the fact that nearly al! kinds of
whales exist exclusively upon these
animals, most of them SO small that
they are not noticed on the surface
Ralph S. Tarr in Popular Science
Monthly.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-06

The Roanoke Manufacturing COM
panY are now unloading carload of
sashes. doors and blinds. Prices will
be made lower than ever before. Call
before purchasing.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-06
T:35 n III.
EASTERN DIVISION.
LEAVE ROANOKE.
1910 a III,

LEAVE ROANOKE.
1910 a IN. Daily; FIR Lynchburg, Pc
tersburg, Richmond. via
Petersburg and r. & p. r.
r., and via Burkeville
and r. s. 0. Il. r., Nor
folk and intermediate
points; connects at
Lynchburg with V. NJ. Il.
r. forWaslington and the
east, leaving Lynchburg
1880 p Ill daily arrives
Norfolk els p IN connect
ing with steamer lines to
Baltimore and New York
200 o m. Daily; for Lynchburg and
intermediate stations.
1910 an. Daily; arrives Lvnchburg
200 m, connecting With
v. M. r. r. for all points
north, arriving Washing
ton 1000 a III; arrives Pc
tersburg 600 N; arrives
Richmond. via r. & P. R.
R., 7:12 m; arrives Nor
folk $40 T III;
Cripple Creek Extension-leaves
Pulaski 700 M. Daily except Sun
day, and 800 p m. Daily, arrive Ivan
hoe $50 III and 4:30 p m: Returning
leave Iyanhoe $50 m. Daily except
and $50 p m. Daily; arrive
Pulaski HOO a III and $50 p III.
All enquiries as to rates, routes, etc,
promptly answered.
W B. BEvILL,
Gen'l Pass. and Ticket Agent
CRAs. G.. EDDY, vice-president.
General Offices Roanoke.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-06
NORFOLK x " t>1tlH RAJ
y ROAD.
Schedule in effect Nov. %, 1889.
WESTERN DIVISION.
LEAVE ROANOKE

LEAVE ROANOKE.
900 a III. Daily; arrive Bristol 300
pm. Stops at all sta
tions, connecting at Rad
ford with trains on New
River Branch; arrivingPo-
cahontas at 2:40 p III.
500 p III. Daily, arrives Bristol 11:2O
pm, connecting with b.
T., V. l. G.. R. K. for all
points south and west;
las Pullman Palace Sleep
er. Roanoke to New Or
leans, via Calera and Roa-
noke to Memphis without
change.
7:35 III. Daily, arrive Radtord $40
III, connecting with New
River Branch; arrives Po-
cahontas 2;40 p ~, arrives
Bristol - Is pm, connects
with Z. r., V. & q. +. Il.
for all points south and
west: has Pullman Palace
Sleeper from Roanoke to
New Orleans without
change.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-06
M an1moth Drawing

at the Academy of Music, New Or
leans, Tuesday, December 18th, 1852
Capital Prize, 100000.
100000 Tickets at $40; Halves,
SEQ; Quarters, $40; EiGhths, So; Tween
tieths, So; Fortieths 81.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-06
PAST ALI 2sEIE9GEf !!
OVER TWO MILLIONS DISTRIBUT E
I
louisiana state Lottery COMPANY

Incorporated by the Legislature,
for educational and charitable pur-
poses, and it's franchise made a part
of the present state constitution in
1879 by an overwhelming popular
vote.
Its Grand Extraordinary Drawings
take place semi-annually, June and
December), and its Grand Single
Number Drawings take place in each
of the other ten months of the year,
and are all drawn in public at the
Academy of Music, New Orleans, La.
"We do hereby certity that zoe super
UiSe the arrangement for all the
monthly and Semi-G7lDuaI drawings
of the Louisiana State Lottery Com
pany, and imperson manage and con.
troll the drawings Themselves, and that
the same are conducted aOath honesty,
fairness, and in good faith toa0ard all
parties, and zoe authorize the company
to use this certificate, aOith fac SimateS
of our signatures attached, in ats ad-
U6TtiSeme7tS.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-06
Address REGISTERED LETTERS tyNI,INIyC CGlEEN,

Address RLGISTEKED LETTERS i5NI iIMI IIl.ELNUI
to New Orleans National Bank, New
Orleans, La.
Remember that the payment OF
prizes is guaranteed by four Ma
tional Banks of New Orleans, and the
tickets are signed by the president of
an institution whose chartered rights
are recognized in the highest court;
therefore, beware of all limitations or
anonymous schemes.
One dollar is the price of the small
est part or fraction of ticket issued
by us in any drawing. Anything IN
our name offered for less than dollar
is q swindle.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-06

W. r. Camp is prepared to move fur
n ture and all other movable property.
i've him call. I
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-06
IMPORTANT.
Address NJ. \. DAUPHIN
New Orleans. La .

-ftW VIIetI9' i''''
or NJ. A. DAUPHIN,
Washington, D. G.
BY ordinary letter containing money
order issued by all express companies,
New York exchange, draft or postal
note.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-02


MILWAUKEE. Wis, April MIRA Margaret
Lmln aud be- tlr, q daughters were burned 70
dnalu "a thcIr home go 20 Fifteenth street early
% .- morning Tho house ~ a small two-story
fame building Two doors from walnut street,
ana ~ hinnn with her children occupied throe
rooms ou tho lower hoor Upstairs an old man
Na.ucI lawrence Jung lived 9th his ron and
irn daughters, sud they Woro Awakened about
O'Clock ~ r. aneN of emoke, which seemed 10
como from me room hoiOg. The son got up
AND. going outside. saw smoke pouring from the
lower rooms. uc smashed IA the window. bat
c. b. - res tuu9e Gud Then turned tn rre-slnrul.
I. was On awful sight that met the nrtmen
wio arr wed at thc house soon aftcr2 Oclock IN
D.. rion-o o. Tho alarm. On no lover uoOr moro
w-ro turoo looms. aud in She middle rooms, the
rnurs OF which hnl becr tightly closed, the
haired fo0rt- ~ Mrs. hfnlln and nor two sons,
J.lu ana George. aSed TX AMI four years re-
.ft.ilvcly. We're fouud. Later ne body - htr
s.. f1rf sou. ici.ari. agci two years, was found
i. tr' basement. hole having been burned
l.r.u-n thc floor. through Whth tie body hal
f.. There was every Indication mar lhe
I..u..r hn1 deliberately tIrHcI herself anl
i.. iinl to ID aih. Tito .d ali occupied
OIL. t.... ted. The pfnotc rom tue are tuht
Do t.f. 10 taf sg0fhoroi tuom all Mrs k!n-
.- U .'y w1- terribly dianEIIei. Her clothing
Hn. a.4r La been hurlct on and her Two ioet
Woo rrsriF g,u.. Io childro'. too, were Dor
f...r u.fuet, auj 10 wa checking slgit MAJ
r..af ar lfeonru when they had forced Their way
f... fte little mon. Mrs hiniin's husband, Who
vs. s tnru.utor. dled abuuttcu months ago, aud
o., lIported herself by taxing IN washing