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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1889-07-19
DENNY'S LUCK,
BY WILLIAM G. PATTEN.

Dennis Lowry was his name, but every
one who knew him called him Denny.
He was tall, rather good-looking, yet
slouchy-appearing young fellow of twen-
ty-two or three. He had always lived in
the sleepy little country village of New
ton and every one for miles around knew
him. He was called lazy and shiftless,
and it was true that he had never excited
himself great deal to prove the charge
false. He was inclined to lay his poor
circumstances to luck. Worse than
being born poor, he had been unlucky.
This was what he told himself, but pco-
pie who knew him, averred that he had
never made any vigorous attempt to
change his luck. Denny was dreamer
1t was his delight to wander away through
the woods or fields, and to lay all alone
amid the sweet-scented grass and watch
the clouds as they sailed along above, or
to follow the swift flight of the swallows
heights. He would lie thus for hours
with his mind filed with wild fancies of
the future when his luck had changed
Denny had a poets soul, but lacked a
poets power of expression.
Denny and Inza Porter grew up to-
gether. They were playmates while chill
dren, and their friendship seemed to
grow stronger as they became older.
Denny was so kind and gentle that he
seemed much like girl himself. Inza
was little, dark-eyed, red-lipped witch,
whose very soul seemed always a-bubble
with mirth. She was unlike Denny in
many respects, yet something seemed to
bind them together.
Denny never knew when he began to
love Inza. 1t seemed to him that he had
loved her always. She seemed a part of
his life, and his dreams by night and by
day were colored by her presence. And
So the days became weeks, the weeks
months, and the months years, still
Denny was the same shiftless, dreaming,
unlucky fellow.
One night they wandered away across
the fields to an old moss-covered wall,
where they stopped to watch the sunset.
Inza sat down upon a fiat stone and Denny
flung himself at her feet. The sun had
just sunk behind the western hills, but
the purple and gray clouds were painted
with the various colors of damask, crimson
and molten gold. A rich purple haze
hung about the distant hills, and stretched
down over the woodlands, growing
fainter and fainter as the distance became
less. A little,stream wound through the
hollow at their feet, from the farther side
of which came the plaintive bleat of {
lamb. A slowly circling crow shouted
hoarsely from away in distant wood.
For several moments they sat there en-
yaptured at the beautiful scene. Finally
Inza spoke:
"Isn't it beautiful, Denny?" sh,
breathed.
He drew long breath as though
sweet spell had been broken, and his eye
sought hers.
''Beautifull" he whispered, in a soul
thrilling way. ''Yet the word does no
express it. Painter or poet cannot repro
duce the beauty, the peace, the 1--we O
God there is in such scene"
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1889-07-19
BULLS AND BEARS.

The farmer with the banker ranks;
He's not afraid Of bulls and bears;"
He manages substantial banks,
In which he holds advancing" shares.
Tender his lambs fit for the slaughter;
sJdyely" the stock he has to water.
His banks are banks of loan and clay,
He shares his plow-shares in the mould.
Nature he trusts, and gets his pay
In dividends of green and gold.
His margins" are in fields grown over
With crops, and he con 'live in clover"
His stock if down" is sure to ''risc''
When he ''calls' white face" spot and
''roan;"
And he is 'cute" and worldly wise
When spectators ask a loan.
He prospers well ut moncy-making
Fen when his richest banks are breaking.
The farmer with his spanking" team,
sLichtfoot" and ''Swift" can sweep the
plain.
His splendid sorrelr' and his cream"
Will take no DUST" with might and
name;
They speed in triumph fast and faster,
Uphill and down without diaster.
His face is bronzed, his hands are brown,
But on his name there is no stain.
He sleeps we'll when his stock is down,
For well he knows twill rise again.
And when time brings fate's rainy weather
He'll discount what he's putt together.
In field and orchard we behold
The plowmans promissory notes.
His green backs are redeemed with gold,
And not with 'stuff" the broker floats.
His best protection his good sense is,
Nor bulls nor bears break down his fences.
George w. BungaB in Ha,pers Weekly.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1889-07-19
Census Superintendent Porter has ap.

Census Superintendent Porter has ap-
pointed S. N. d. North, of Boston,
Secretary of the National Association of
Wool Manufacturers, to have charge of
the statistics of wool and worsted in
dustries and of the newspaper and
periodical press throughout the United
States. Mr.. North was formerly editor
Of the Utica On. " Herald.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1889-07-19
CURIOUS FACTS.

The 'swatermelon center" of the world
is Quitman, Ga.
The first shoe was patented in 1911 by
two Massachusetts, men.
A three-legged alligator was shot the
other day near Albany, Ga.
Conemaugh is pronounced Kon-e-maw
with accent on the first syllable.
The rattles off rattlesnakes fetch 81 a
string in the snake centers of Pennsyl-
vania.
There is man in Hart County, Ga,
who spells his entire name with two
letters, Bob Bobo.
sprenger computes that during the
Christian era no fewer than nine million
witches were inundated.
A Selma (Ala.) paper says there are
1922 girls, 222 boys, and one Chinese
boy" in that school district.
Another portion of the old city wall by
which London was surrounded has just
been brought to light in the neighbor-
hood of Ludgate Hill.
George Shank, Philadelphian, has
spent $4,000 trying to find way to pre-
serve watermelons the year through, and
he hasn't struck it yet.
A boy twelve years of age has been
sentenced to one months imprisonment
at Miltown, Ireland, for melting the
people to boycott sale of cattle.
A Canadian paper figures that in the
event of war between England and the
United States it would last at least five
years, and that 1, 500, 600 men would be
killed.
Little No Heart is the name of Sioux
Indian at Cheyenne Agency who always
wears tailor made suits, and is said to be
as dudish as the Little No Brains tribe
found the larger cities.
The proceedings of the japanese Parlia'
ment are reported verbatim by means OF
stenographic system original to Japan
The characters are written in perpendi-
cular rows from right to left.
A foreign paragraph announces the es
tablishment of " subscription" bar, il
Europe, where man by payment of a fee
of $50 per aunum can obtain all ht
wishes to drink without further cost.
A grocer at Lexington, Ky, had {
picture of the prettiest girl in towr
painted on the cover of his delivery
wagon, and her brother shot it off with &
shotgun. The grocer dropped to the
hint.
The Emperor of China is seldom dis
turbed in his sleep. A Pekin paper an
nounces that s'strict surveillance is kept
by the gendarmerie around the palace tt
prevent the imperial repose being broker
by firing of crackers, street cries or wrang
ling voices, the blowing of horns or nois.
marriage or funeral professions"
Clerks in the postal service say: Neve
use square envelope. Women are mor'
in the habit of using them than men. 4
square envelope, large or small, but es
pecially large, is anathema in the eyes o
postal clerk. He likes an oblong en-
velope of me 'erately large size--aaPv
ernment numbe Z or S, corresponding
to the stationer lumber 6.
A prominent en- of Parsons, Kan.
determined to ST 18th party of friends
against the viii his wife. He was re
solved that he We I'D, and she that b,
should not go. His friends missed him
and just for fun envaded his residence
where they found him and his wife sitting
in their chairs fast asleep. He had givel
her an opiate that he might slip away
and she had given him one that b,
might not
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1889-07-19

Life is no chestnut; it is story that is
only told once.-Nep York Herald. =.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-17
MINING AND RAILROAD ITEMS.
Coal sbipments-Gold Ore---RaiIroad
Accidentally

AccIOichtss-G CEbOhhAHs
The shipments OF Pocahontas coal
from Lambert's Point for the week
ending Thursday amounted to 1880
tons.
A large number OF division superin-
tendents, roadmasters and foremen
of the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia road are now making their
annual trip Of inspection over all the
lines. The road beds in east Tennes-
see are found TO be in excellent con-
dition.
A yellow substance resembling gold
ore and implicitly believed to be such
has been found in field on the farm
of Francis Markell, near Frederick.
Specimens have been submitted for
analysis. Great excitement prevails
at Urbana and other sections of Fred
erick County over similar discoveries.
Hagerstown News.
Mr.. John L. Hutzell, for several
years past yard train dispatcher for
the Cumberland Valley and Shenan-
doah Valley Railroads at Haserstown,
has been retired, and is succeeded by
Mr.. s. j. Flagle, Of Chambersburg.
Mr.. Hutzell was an efficient and cour-
teous official, which we are glad to
note can also be said Of his successor.
Thursday night an accident oc-
Cured on the Norfolk and Western
Railroad between Ivor and Wakefield,
by which a locomotive was badly
wrecked and colored train hand
named Dick Jones, of Petersburg,
was so badly injured that he died
shortly afterwards. The place where
the , accident occurred is at the
bottom OF a, heavy grade, where
there is g coal shute. 1t appears
that the engineer had cut his
locomotive and tender loose from his
train and gone to the shute for coal
and wood. He then started back
up the grade to get his train and
in the dark ran into the front end OF
it with the result as stated. Jones is
to have been caught be-
tween the locomotive and cars.
lndeI-Appeal.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-17
ROANOKE. VIRGINIA, NOVEMBER loso
HIS LIFE WAS INSURED.
Tie Mother OF tho Fireman in the
Recent Wreck Gets 1000

TIE Mother OF tho Fireman in the
Recent Wreck Gets 1000
r. E. Lee Jones, the fireman who
was killed in the collision at Bufords-
vile, on the Norfolk and Western rail-
road on the 3Oth of last October, had
his life insured for $1,000 in the
Travellers Accident Insurance Com
pany.s of Hartford. The policy has
been lost, but the company has gen.
erously agreed to waive all claims for
delay on this account, and to pay the
moneY'over to the dead mans mother,
for whose benefit the policy was. made
out.
Mr.. Edward w. Jones, OF Bedford
County, father of the deceased, was a
gallant Confederate soldier, and is
now helpless from rheumatism,
brought about by exposure while in
the army. The son was the sole sup
port of; the old gentleman and his
wife, and the receipt Of the 81 900 will
be great help to them in their de-
Ginning days.
Judge s. G.. Williams was yesterday
appointed administrator Of the estate
of the dead fireman by Judge Robert.
son, of the Hastings Court, and will
proceed ut once to secure the money
and invest it to the best advantage
for the father and mother Of the de-
ceased. Judge Williams knows the
elder Jones very we'll, and remembers
his gallantry as soldier. Had he
been brother to the judge the latter
could not have been more gratified at
the pecuniary assistance which he is
about to receive.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-17
Personal POINTS.
The Coming and Going of PEG,
We Know a *

Tic Coming and Going of reg o
We Know No
Mr.. Fred. E. Foster and family left
last night for Pulaski.
Mr.. E. d. Frazier, of Max Meadows
was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. B. c. Moomaw, of Beuna Vista.
was in the city yesterday.
Mr. J. W. Bennett, of louisville
KY, was guest at the City Hotel
yesterday.
Mr.. L. &. Bale. of South Carolina,
is in the city prospecting with view
to locating here.
DR.. j. F. Spinner, wife, daughte
and son Frank, of Bufordsville, WEIR
in city the yesterday. e
Mr.. L. c. Bell, of the firm of Camp
& Bell, Dillon's Mill, Franklin County,
was in the city yesterday.
Mrs C. w. Crow and three children,
of Hagerstown, Md, are visiting Mrs.
5. D. Barnhart, of this city. ~I
Mrs. J. A. Fishburne, her son { ~
ley and Miss Lulu III. Duncan left UP
terday for Franklin County to visit
relatives.
Councilman j. A. Mcconnell re-
turned yesterday evening from visit
to Crewe on the Norfolk and Western
Railroad.
Messrs. James Elwood, of Bran
we'll, and G. E. Goodwin, of Elkhorn,
West Va, were guests at the City
Hotel yesterday.
Thomas Adams and Charles Groner.
OF st. Louis, advance agents of Pro-
fessor Nichols Gift Entertainment,
were guests of the Palace Hotel yes
terday.
Mr.. Charles Harris, Of the Auditors
Department of the Norfolk & Western
Railroad Company, left for Lynchburg
Yesterday on short visit, accompanied
by his wife.
Mr.. J. McLambert and wife, of
Cham bersburg, Pa, and Miss Ellen
Sawyer,of Allegheny, the same State,
stopped at Hotel Roanoke Yesterday
while en- route to Princeton, w. Va.
Rev. Dr. o. F. Hippo returned yes
terday evening from Charlottesville,
where he attended the Baptist Gen
eral Association. He will be assisted in
the services at the Baptist Church
here today by Rev. w. C. Tyree, of
Fincastle.
Mr.. E. G. Pechin, general manager
of the Virginia Development Com
pany, returned yesterday from a trip
70 Southwest and West Virginia,
where he superintendent the COM
mencement of work on the new iron
furnace at Graham.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-17
DESERVES GREAT CREDIT.
The Times Most Active in Promoting
Roanoke's Interest.

80
ST Think said a prominent and
progressive citizen to a TIMES repor-
ter yesterday, "that your paper de-
serves great credit for the work it has
done and is doing in keeping the
people of Roanoke acquainted with
all the facts in regard to the Roanoke
and Southern Railroad. Indeed, the
TIMES has always been most active in
promoting the material interests OF
Roanoke. Our people, whatever may
be said Of them otherwise, are thor
oughly united on one point, and that
is the building up of the city, and
however much they may differ in
politics or religion, they are always
ready, when called on, to join hands
in any effort which will add to the
wealth or increase the size and
Importance of Roanoke. This is
as it should be. slI great and
prosperous communities have be-
come so by subordinating private
interests to general good"
The completion of the Roanoke and
Southern Railroad is a very important
mater, and / am satisfied that thrs
additional 100000 subscription w5eG
be voted as soon as the next assess
nlent Of real estate shall have been
made. This will show great increase
of taxable property, and the 100000
will not add perciptibly to the finan-
cial burdens of the city. The first SHOW
elful of dirt thrown up at this end
OF the line will be followed by q rush
Of capital and an increase of business,
which will add thousands in q few
months to the population of Roanoke.
The rapid growth of the South will
open new markets for all kinds of
manufactures, and our fortunate loca-
ton guarantees us full share of in
dustries and command of an extensive
and constantly increasing trade. Our
proximity to the cotton-raising dis
tricts of the South insures the estab-
lishment of one or more cotton mills
here in the near future. We will be
compelled to have stove works and a
pipe foundry, along with a paper mill.
glass factory and numerous other in
duStripS y
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-17
NErGHBoRnooD NOTES


Wesley Hardy, colored, was brought
to Liberty Tuesday afternoon and
lodged in jail Hardy is charged with
having committed an outrage on the
person of Miss Sarah Meadow. a
respectable white lady, living in the
neighborhood of Carriers Island, and
aged about 60 years. The people Of
that vicinity were very much in
censed, and the talk OF lynching the
fieud was so strong that he was
spirited away to Lynchburg on a
freight train Tuesday night.-Bedford
Index.
Hog cholera is prevalent in certain
sections of Bedford County, and the
farmers are becoming uneasy about
their porkers.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-17
HUSTINGs COURT.
Tho Business Transacted There Yes.
terdRE.


terdsy.
On motion of Mr.. Ed. W. Jones, Of
Bedford County, Judge s. G.. Williams
was appointed administrator OF Rob-
ert E. Lee Jones, deceased, and gave
bond in the sum Of $50.
The case of F. H. Wilmeth, charged
with felonious cutting, was then taken
up. The prisoner pleaded not guilty,
and the demurrer to the indictment
was overruled. After the examination
of a number Of witnesses and argument
of counsel, the case was given to the
jury, which rendered verdict, fixing
his punishment at ninety days in the
city jail and fine Of 500. His
counsel then made motion to set
aside the verdict, which was over
ruled by the court. A motion
for stay of execution was granted,
however, for sixty days, in order that
the prisoners counsel might apply
for a writ of error. the prisoner giving
bond in the sum of $500, with s. T
Wilmeth as surety.
John NJ. Hart qualified as notary
public before the court.
In the case of j. G. Jones VS.. j. B.
Owens and others chancery decree
was entered.
On motion of Mrs. Susan Morgan,
the estate of John Morgan was com
rnitted to the city sergeant for admin
istration. Owen Duggan, w. Staple,
J. j. Buslin, G. A. Turner and John
NJ. Hart being appointed appraisers.
The case of the Commonwealth vs..
William Avis, charged.with felony,
was argued and submitted to the jury.
The case of Antonio Miletti is set
for Monday.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-17
The Citizens Bank Of Roanoke

EEOA nOkc, VtrS1NIFs
Salem Avenue, betsUeen 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-
atoms, 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-6m
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-17
Injured by an Explosion.

Three men, whose names could not
be ascertained, we're injured by an
explosion of dynamite at the Bertha
Zinc mines, on Cripple Creek, yester-
day morning. One of the parties was
attempting to thaw four sticks of the
explosive by holding it to the fire,
when from some unaccountable cause
the sticks exploded, tearing one mans
hand all to pieces, crushing another's
arm and another's leg. Physicians
from Pulaski were summoned, and the
hands of the first, arm Of the second
and leg of the third were amputated,
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-17
What VIII Make Roanoke Prosper:
The TINES question as to what will

What VIII Make Roanoke Prosper:
The TINES question as to what will
make Roanoke grow has already been
answered by number of citizens in
Yesterdays paper, but the following
from Mr.. +. L. Reynolds, general
manager Of the business of Reynolds
Brothers, tobacconists, is not only
worthy Of publication, but deserves
the thoughtful consideration Of all
who are interested in building up this
city. Mr.. Reynolds says:
1.-THE most important thing that
Roanoke can do is to build the Roa-
noke and Southern Railroad. Make
that a fixed fact, and you at once
secure the building of the Valley
Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, with its terminus at Roa-
noke, as well as all other railroads
that may hereafter be built north OF
us and coming in this direction,
"a few years ago | met Captain
Swearingen. a large iron manufac-
turer, Of Pittsburg, Pa, who was
prospecting through West Virginia.
He asked me about the minerals
through this section, and all the way
to Georgia, and said they would be
compelled to construct road down
through West Virginia and Virginia
to develop those mineral lands. The
demand was imperative and could not
be ignored. as they could not afford
to ship by q roundab bout route.
when thege railroad projects are
secured, then let MS study WHAT is
most needed and what is contained in
the city and adjacent country and
have it manufa ctureG here. Finally,
let our prod uctio on be inexcess OF con-
sumption. and Roanoke viii cantinns
to grow: @s9|
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-17
Hunting Game INSTEAD of yorers.

Mr.. W. P. Camp returned yesterday
from a visit to his father in Nelson
county. lie reports great jubilation
over the defeat OF Malone in that
section and says the hunting of
squirrels, rabbits and quail has taken
the place of hunting for votes.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-17
hnspectinE 80
BY AssociatedSi

-.
RICHMOND, Nove1E
pont Morgan OF DE-
Co. John King, pres
Road, NJ. q. Ingalls,,
H. w. Fuller, gel
agent of the Chesap
and a number of 81
capitalists left here (
tour of inspection Off
and Ohio Road Rl,
Natural Bird !
Springs and the e5H
furnaces along che
retweene hepe and H
Va. The Zip viii Bel
cinnati, the western
road.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-17
Es Mayor Hewite Purchases an Island

ah''00ieI' IeeS'
NEW YoRK, November lex
Mayor HeFftt has become the pos.
SCISSOR of Plum Island, one of the
small islands which lie between the
Long Island and Connecticut coasts,
east Of Orient. The island was sold
under foreclosure on Wednesday, last,
and was bought by Mr.. Hewitt for
$4,000. this $4,000 or 60, 000 inhabi-
tants.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-17
IN DRESS GOODS

We still have nearly everything desired
All wool silk wraps, SS-luch henriettas
sold for 81, al SO cts; all wool silk
finish, 46-inch henriettas, sold Tor
al at so cts; all wool 46-lnch
henrietta. sold for IS cts. now 62s cts.
all wool SS-inch henriettas, sold LOT
so cts. now 37} cts; all wool oS-lnch
benriettas, sod for 37a cts. now % cts.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-17
+ o r. S Al.
Public Auction.

To close copartnership between W
M. Yager and E. 81. Campbell. / will
offer for sale on Tuesday, November
the 10th, lat 5 o'clock p. M, two valua-
BILE vacant business lots situated on
the north side of Campbell street.
Size of lots 25x1O0 feet each to ten
foot alley. Beginning 1872 feet east Of
Commerce street.
Terms:-One third cash, balance
one and two years. w M. YAGER.
j. r. HOCKADAY, Auctioneer.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-17
DIphtheria Prevalent.
By Associated Press.

ELKHART, Ind, November 16. --Diph-
liberia has been SO prevalent here that
all the schools have been closed. Sew,
eral deaths have occurred. Mr.. and
Mrs. e. N. Bullock lost within q few.
days all their children, four in num-
Der, and four other members of the
family have the same disease in a bad
form The authorities are taking.
strong measures to stamp it out.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-17
Salisbury, hass
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Montgomery Z
the runOrs of I
Three Par
; Thick

the rumors of q
there, and he MH
reports about fabaiA =
been discovered tke}
find is said to be the
covered in the state
veins were discoyereI4
inch in thickness and q
apart. The ore pans r.
cent. of pure gold.
representative ascerti
bushel of solid gold haS
taken from the deposit
owned by three Sam
Two of them have q
Texas, but have started
in response to a teIegrs
element is reported il
hood, and people ara
work to search for goISl
one man in two hours-s
1000 pennyweights ots
was then compelled i
leave off work.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-17
Accident ON the w
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