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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-12
Down on Agriculture.

The basest fraud on earth is agri-
culture. The deadliest ignis fatuus that
ever glittered to beguile and dazzle to
betray is agriculture. We speak with
feeling on this subject, and we've been
glittered and beguiled and dazzled and
deceived by the same arch dcceiver.
She had promised us bees and they flew
away after putting head on us; prom
ised us early potatoes and the drought
has withered them. She has promised
cherries; the curculio has stung them;
they contain living things uncomely to
the eye and unsavory to the taste She
has promised us strawberries and the
young chickens have devoured them.
We were in the sheep business and q
hard winter closed down on us and the
lambs died in the she'll No wonder
that Cain killed his brother He was q
tiller of the ground. The wonder is he
did not kill. his father and then weep
because he did not have a grandfather
to kill.-Walla Walla (Ore. Journal.
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AT ANCHOR.

I am going journey, brother. Or would it be
better 70 say,
am ending up long voyage, and dropping my
kedge In the bay
Coming home and In debt to the purser, with
mover dollar 20 pay.
Six decades Twas q wearsome voyage, made
over mystical sea-
In n poorly rugged plebeiau lugger that always
was drifting o-lee;
And where arc the lofty square riggers that
started the voyage with me!
stunSais aloft aud allow,
Some beading for tropical islands, some bound
for tho Islands Of snow.
And where ore the weatherly clippers the nler-
chants delighted to know?
Some drowsily swing to the anchors, as the
meandertng tides 20 by;
Some battle in frozen oceans, where the north
orly gales are high;
Some drift in the seething tropics, with keels
upturncd TO the sky.
oh, grand Is the lofty clipper, rs she dashes tho
ycasty brine
From the crest of tho midnight pillows, where
the waters flash and shine.
But love the plebeian lugger-tho little ugger is
mine.
And lofty clipper or lugger, it comes to the same
ut last,
Or whether we count the wreckage, or hold to
our moorings fast.
And we swing TO a final anchor, and the voyage
OF life is past
Washington Post.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-12
Swallowed q Dollar.

James Clemens, prominent young
farmer, who lives near Athens, Ga,
swallowed silver dollar Clemens was
lying across bed at his home and had
q dollar in his mouth. Being very tired,
he suddenly dropped OFF TO sleep. He
awoke very soon afterwards with most
excruciating pain, and it developed that
he had swallowed the money. He arose
Immediately and came 10 the city. DR..
w. \. Carlton endeavored to draw the
dollar from the throat by means of
an instrument, but owing to the merry
Gus condition of the patient he was
forced TO postpone the operation day.
The money had passed down the throat
and lodged in the esophagus. Clemens
was placed under the influence of ether,
and after difficult and dangerous oper-
alton the dollar was brought up through
the mouth. Savannah News.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-12
xtBeats Them All.

The Old Dominion Building and
Loan Association of Richmond, Va,
since February 22nd, has granted
loans in the city of Roanoke to the
amount of 100000, being more than
all Others combined. 1t is home in
stitution and has for its officers sucn
we'll known men Of financial ability as
J. Il. Ellyson, mayor of the city OF
Richmond; n. V. Randolph, president
of the Virginia State Insurance Com
pany; J. B. Purcell, president OF the
Chamber of Commerce; JohnI. Elicit,
president State Bank of Richmond;
Colonel j. A. Pattie, superintendent
of agents. For stock apply to w. NJ.
CHATHAM, agent, Office with James ).
Simmons 81 Co., or E. E..Cole. secre-
tary and treasurer. mysS I'M
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-12
The Whistling Nuisance.

y change in navigation in New York
harbor has demoralized real estate in
Brooklyn heights Notwithstanding
the location commands a splendid pros
pect of New York bay and has the
finest air general effort is being made
to dispose of houses there. The trouble
is that steam whistling prevents sleep,
and is destroying the nerves of oil the
nearby residents The East river once
was occupied by the largest shipping,
but this has now gone over to the
North river, and its place is filed by
tugs and small steam craft, which ply
at all hours of the day and night, and
their whistles are continually piercing
the ear.-Exchange.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-12
ERIN Go Bra.n

War cries, meant originally to keep
the fighting men aware of the place of
their own clan in battle, or when scat
tered in woods and hills, came down to
the baronial period, and were used by
the Anglo Norman mobiles out of con-
sideration for their Gaelic retainers.
The comnonest shout was sorle name
of famous place or famous man with
the addition aboo word well fitted
for the clamor of band OF fighters,
being at once more musical and less
wearying to the voice than our thur
rah. The Kildare rctainers cried
"Crom aboow in honor of Crom castle,
citadel in Limerick county, originally
stronghold of the ODonovans, which
one of the intrusive Geraldine families,
named after the town of Kildare, occu-
pied while turning Irish.
The O'Neills cried out, 'Lawv darcy
aboo" because the Lawv darcy or Red
Hand was the badge of the family and
clan. The O'Briens cried, sLawv Laid
er!" or "Laudlr aboo!" or Strong
Hand abooI" The translator of Geoif
rey Keating's History Of Ireland" sug-
gests as the meaning of aboo the Irish
word booa, victory; but analogy would
point rather to boa (beotlla), lively,
awake, spirited; when aboo would be
an exclamation Like the French alerte.
and vive! a parallel in Irish is the
well known Erin go bra! ERIN till
judgment day" where go bra, forever,
implies the same idea of living which
the word beotha actually contains,
since the latter is the Kettle equivalent
of Greek bios.
"Yabu!n is the exclamation of Tartar
horsemen when urging their steeds for
ward. While on this topic it may be
interesting to note that this Irish word,
or its Welsh equivalent yu byw, cor
rupted to boo and bob, is found in our
colloquial expression, HE doesn't dare
say boo to goose;" or in other words,
he is too cowardly to sound his war cry
in the presence of the most peaceful of
creatures. Charles de Kay in Century.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-12
A Glimpse Of Walter Damrosch.

Mr.. Walter Damrosch undoubtedly
stands near the head of American con-
ductors; if not in experience, at all
events in musical culture. He is Is
years old, rather slight, but with well
squared shoulders and straight as an
arrow. He has none of the foppery Of
long hair and outre dress that lesser
musicians affect. A keen faced, intel
lectual American, with deep set hazel
eyes and fine manners-that is Mr..
Damrosch. Perhaps his manner is
hardly American. There is a hint of
European suavity in it that is not ma
tive to young and busting country.
This comes naturally enough. Mr.
Daanrosch was born in Breslau. When
9 years old, however, he went to New
York, and New York has since been his
home. Chicago Tribune.
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The comml.sary,s plsnppenranee.

The two lines were facing one an-
other, with only short distance separ-
ating them. y farmer rode into the
Confederate camp on a mule. Most OF
the soldiers had been farmers and were
good judges of horsetiesh, so that in
conversation with the old farmer the
merits and dement's of the mule came
up naturally for some discussion. 1t
was good mule, they agreed with the
farmer-"but, added the owner, I've
never seen another man that could ride
him. "
This remark brought on another dis
cussion. Several of the soldiers pro-
tested that they had never been thrown
from mule and were willing to bet
that they could ride this one. One of
the most vocifcrous in praising his own
Workmanship was commissary. He
swore he could ride that mule, and
finally it was decided to let him try.
He had no sooner mounted than the
mule began plunging viciously, and
then he ran around in Il circle several
times at breakneck speed, the commits
sary holding on for his life.
Suddenly that mule made II break for
the front The commissary sawed and
shouted in vain. Every attempt was
made to stop them, but tie mule was
wild and the commissary knew that if
he once let loose he would have to be
buried.
On like a tornado-anda as straight as
the crow hies-on past the Confederate
outposts and heading for the Yankee
lines. They watched him until themule
was lost to sight.
That was the last seen of them, nor has
one word ever been heard, from that day
to this, of the commissary or the mule
Atlanta Constitution.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-12
a Rare collection of Books.

The faculty of the Wharton School of
Finance and Economy, at the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, have been steadi-
ly developing during the past months q
library which, now that it has reached
very large dimensions, is making its i'm
portance felt. The foundation was laid
by the great collection of the late
Stephen Colweil, comprising between
seven and eight thousand volumes, and
including nearly every important book
on the subjects of finance and political
economy in the English, French and
Italian languages published before 1860.
This was supplemented by the bequest
of the library of the late Henry G.
Carey, which embraces many later
works and pamphlets, and is especially
rich in statistical literature, European
government reports and the like
Some time since, in addition, a col
lection of about 5000 English pamph-
lets on financial and economical sub
jects, formerly the property of Mr.. Me-
Calmont, of London, was obtained,
covering the period from the close Of
tho Seventeenth century to our own
time, and bound in chronological order.
Professor Bastable, of Dublin, has pro-
nounced this TO be better than the SINH
lar collection of the British museum. 1t
is necessary, of course, In order to keep
pace with the times, to buy the best Of
the new books within the scope Of the
Wharton school. An annual fund has
accordingly been provided for this pur-
pose, and q number of works, several
of them fresh from the authors hands,
which were selected by Professor james,
have arrived at the university. A de-
partment of the library Of especial in
terest is that pertaining to municipal
government New York Star
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-12
For Physicians.

In an address before the Harvard
Medical school DR.. David W. Cheever
gave the graduating class some advice
which all physicians might protitably
heed. "Cultivate good manners" he
said. "Be reticent. Always show q
cheerful face. Never give up case
while the patient breathes. Stay at
home; be ready in your Office. Medi-
cine is not a trade, it is the noblest pro-
fession; cling to that thought. The
Golden Rule is the true code of ethics.
Be gentlemen, and not rude, grasping
Doors; respect others rights and you
will be respected"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-12
Is CONSUMPTION Incurable.

Read the following: Mr.. c. FL.
Morris. Newark, Ark, says: WAS
down with abscess of lungs, and
friends and physicians pronounced
me an Incurable Consumptive. Began
taking DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, am now on my third
bottle, and able to oversee the work
on my farm. 1t is the finest medicine
ever made"
Jessie Middlewart, Decatur, Ohio,
saws: HAD it not beer !:rr Or. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption |
would have died of lung troubles.
Was given up by doctors. Am now
in best of health Try sample
bottles free at Budwell, Christian q
Barbee's drug store.
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A Safe Investment

Is one which is guaranteed to bring
you satisfactory results, or in case of
future return of purchase price. On
this safe plan you can buy from our
advertised Druggist bottle of DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton. 1t is guaranteed to bring relief
in every case, when used for any alfec-
ton Of the throat, lungs or chest,
such us consumption, Inflammation
of lungs, bronchitis, asthma, whoop-
ing cough, Group, etc, ect. 1t is
pleasant and agreeable to taste, per-
fectly safe, and can always be de-
pended upon. Trial bottles free at
Budwell & Christians drug store.
my25 tt.
The Burdock Plant is one OF the
best diuretics or kidney regulators in
the vegetable world, and the COM
pound known rs Burdock Blood Bit
tiers is unsurpassed in all diseases of
the dneys, liver and blood.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-12
DIR BEST PEOPLE.

Confirm our statement when we
saw that DR.. Acker's English remedy
is in every way superior to any and
all other preparations for the throat
and lungs. In whooping cough and
Group. it is magic and relieves at once.
We offer you a sample bottle free.
Remember, this remedy is sold on q
positive guarantee by Budwell, Chris
and Barbee. my25, If.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-12

A new telephone has been brought
out in England which is said not to in
fringe on any existing patent. 1t is of
the most simple construction, consist
ing of an electromagnetic and celluloid
diaphragm.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-12
r,. r;rs, svmntoms of peath.

Tired feeling, dull headache, pains
in various parts of the body, sinking
at the pit of the stomach, loss OF appe-
tite, feverishness, pimples or sores,
are all positive evidence of poisoned
blood. No matter how it became
poisoned it must be purified to avoid
death. DIR. Acker's English Blood
elixir has never failed to remove scrof.
ulous or syphilitic poisons. Sold
under positive guarantee by BudweB,
Christian & Barbee. may25.tJ
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Club Rates: 6 Tickets for $50.
Special Rates arranged with
Agents.

AGENTS WANTED in every town
and city in United States and British
America.
The payment of prizes is guaranteed
by II special deposit of five hundred
thousand dollars $500, 000), with the
State Government, and approved by
Jesus Arechiga, Governor.
Drawing under the personal super
vision of Lie. Herminio Arteaga, who
is appointed by the Government as
Intervention
Il CERTIFY that with the State
Treasurer all necessary guarantees are
deposited, assuring full payment Of
all prizes of this drawing.
''HERMINIo, ARGTEAGA,
'Interventor.
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THAT TERRIBLE COUGH.

In the morning, hurried or difficult
breathing, raising phlegm, tightness
in the chest, quickened pulse, chilli
ness in the evening or.sweat at night,
ali or any of these things are the first
STAGES of consumption. DR.. Ackers
English Cough Remedy will cure
these fearful symptoms, and Is sold
under a positive guarantee by Bud
we'll, Christian Il Barbee, druggists.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-12

The aborigines OF New South Wales
show great ingenuity in shaping their
harpoon heads for spearing fish. In
stead of shaving the wood up and down
the grain as we are accustomed to whit
tie, they turn it round and round and
chip it off across the grain.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-12
no NOT suFFER ANY LONGER.

knowing that cough can be
checked in day, and the first stages
of consumption broken in week, we
hereby guarantee DR.. Acker's English
Cough Remedy, and will refund the
money to all who buy, take it as per
directions, and do not find our state
ment correct. Budwell, Christian q
Barbee, druggists.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-12

Experiments have been made in
Spain on the action of sunlight in ma
turing wines. Layers of new wine in
bottles of colored glass have been ex-
posed to the direct rays of the sun,
with the result that both flavor and
quality have been improved. In the
south of Europe there has been prac-
tice of ripening cognac by exposing bot
ties on the roof for years.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-12

Before any building shall be erected
within the fire limits of this city the
party proposing to build shall first
make statement to the City Engineer,
showing size of proposed building and
stating the kind of material of which
the same is to be built. And no build
ING shall be erected within such pre-
scribed limits unless the City Engi-
neer, after receiving such statement,
Shall grant permit for its erection.
Any person violating This ordinance
shall be fined not less than one nor
more than three dollars for every day
such violation continues.-(Sections
Ii ond u, chapter xiii, General Ordi-
nance my3ltf
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-12

A new electric lantern has been de-
signed in Vienna for the use of lecturers
and medical classes. Bya combination
ofienses the magnifed image Of an OBJ
feet Is projected on a white screen in its
natural colors.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-12
mr. Leker,s English pills

Are active, effective and pure. For
sick headache, disordered stomach,
loss of appetite, bad complexion and
biliousness, they have never been
equaled, either in America OF abroad.
Sold by Budwell, Christian & Barbee.
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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-12
A NOVEL BEAR HUNT.
After the Nimrods Found Their Game
They Employed Others to Kill Tt.

They Employed Others to Kill Tt.
Ex-City Auditor Vernon Whitesides
tells one of the most interesting Of
hunting experiences Walden's Ridge,
about twelve miles from Chattanooga,
Tenn, Is yet in state of nature. and
here can be found almost inpenetrable
forests and the widest of glens and
gorges 1t is favorite place for hunt
ers, the woods being full of the larger
game-bear, deer, catamounts, etc.
The city auditor thus relates his expe
rience on one of his hunts:
II started out with Bob Hagen and
two or three others for bear hunt.
We had told good many of our friends
that we were going after bear, and
that we wouldn't come home without a
bear We all climbed into farm
wagon and started 1t is a rough road
up the ridge, and we did not get TO the
place where we expected to find the
bear until night Here we saw an
empty cabin, and concluded to take
possession. SO we stretched ourselves
out on the puncheon floor, and were
just falling TO sleep when Bob Hagen
jumped up, crying:
Boys, Joe's caught something.
'.He took off his boot to see what lie
had caught, and found that it was
house snake, which had crawled up his
trousers TO keep warm We all ad-
journed to the wagon for the night,
and the next morning, bright and early,
we started to look for q bear Meet
ing O native, we asked him if lie knew
where we would be apt to find such an
animal.
Why, saw bar tracks Il spell ago
up on the shelvin' rock bout five mile
down yer, he observed.
so we went TO the shelving rock,
meanwhile beating the bush in every
direction, so that it was Il o'clock by
the time we reached the rock. At first
we could see no wey to get upon the
rock, but finally we noticed that a
small tree stood close enough for us to
climb up that way, so we were soon on
the rocks.
81 don't see amy bear, said Bob.
81 don't believe there is any bear,
replied Lets eat.
I'VE agreed to that proposition,
spread our lrnch, placed our guns
against tree and started TO supply
the inner man.
81 wish we could at least see q
bear, said Bob.
&" Hello, look there said one of the
party. We all looked and saw a bear
that looked rs big as horse between
us and the guns. l was nearest TO the
tree, and consequently first TO the
ground; but the others We're not far be-
hind me. When we reached terra tirma
we began TO discuss the matter We had
come afterthe bear, we had found bear,
and now it was clearly our duty TO so
back and kill the brute l felt as though
! hadn't lost any bear and having
nothing against bruin l didn't want TO
kill it; so we drew straws as to which
should go back first I got the unlucky
straw and started, but when the top OF
my head was even with the rock grew
faint hearted and slid back. Bob tried
it then, and carefully looking over the
rock he made a break and got the guns.
Then we ell went back and beat around
the bushes for while, but we did not
find any bear Then we started for
home, and on the way we met the
native.
9 Did You find the bear!'
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a Narrow Escape.

She-Do you know, your nccktie is
so harmonious that I almost feel like
singing on accompaniment to it'
He-Then shall take care never to
wear 1t again. -Clothier and Furnisher.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-12

You may only drink from sorrows
cup but once in your whole life, yet you
will never be able to get the bitter taste
of the dregs out of your mouth there
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r1TY ORDINANCE.

The owner of any animal which shall
die in the city shall have the carcass
carried beyond the city limits and
buried in some suitable place.
Anyone violating this section shall
be fined Eve dollars. --(Sectlon 10,
chapter ri, General Ordinances.)
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IMPORTANT.

Remittances must be either by New
York Draft, Express or Registered
Letter, American money. Collections
can be made by Express Companies or
Banks. Tickets sent direct to manage
ment will be paid by drafts on New
York, Montreal, st. Paul, Chicago,
San Francisco or City of Mexico. For
further information address
JUAN PIEDAD, Manager.
my2f-1y Zacatecas, Mexico.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-12
NITY ORDINANCE.

AT meeting of the Council, held
May 2Sth, the fire limits were enlarged
and extended to run with thclines OF,
and include the whole of the territory
embraced in the Second and Third
wards of the city. No person shall
erect within the fire limits any build
ing not constructed with brick or
stone walls, or walls encased with at
least one row of brick and tile or
metal roof.
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w ednesday, june IL

10 a. m, Commencement Exercises
proper, including an address by Rev.
II. y. Topper, ID. ID. OF Ky.
4 D. ~, Art Exhibition.
s p. H., Society celebration, incIud-
ing IN address by Hon. John Goode,
of Virginia.
Exercises will lie held open to the
public. As the institute is always
taxed TO the utmost with guests from
distant parts, it cannot furnish re
freshments to local attendants. There
is no objection TO basket dinners" on
the grounds provided the proprieties
of place almost exclusively occupied
by ladies are duly respected.
CHAS. l.. COOKE,
ie7 Of Superintendent.
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"Did Won find the bear

iiSttANS.
Did You find the bearH
No, we answered in chorus
Well, he war thar, replied the
aforesaid native.
Il offered him SO TO go and get the
bear, and he started Inside of half an
hour he came back dragging bruin by
one of its hind legs. He got the SO
and we got our bear. st Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Washington bee., 1890-07-19
The National
UNIVERSITY
Under the auspices Of
THE COLDREI BAPTIST DENOMINATION

Founded and located at Wash
ington, D. c., with the Rev. Il. 5.
laws, ID. D., as president. Is now
omen to students from II over the
country. No other distinction than
moral fitness. Tuition for admlS-
ssiOn is aS follows.
Resident students Sl.OO per
month and boarding students SIS
per quarter or $50 for one school
wear including boarding and lodg-
ing. All tuition in advance, Pri~
mary, Normal and Theological
depar mentS are open 3l6 H street,
s. W.. unu Otuer quarters are pro-
vided for which contributions dona-
tions and SequeathmentS are most
earnestly solicited.
OTHER OFFICERS:
Vice President, Rev J. H. Lee; Record
ing Secty.. Rev. a. :. Thomas; Corr Sec.
Rev. A. Brown, OF Baltimore, Nd, editor
ofthe Baptist Messenger, South GreId
ST. Rev. wm ]. Howard, Ire Isur'r
Rev. wm. H. Seoty, 1908 + ST., dealer in
all kinds of books and stationary Is libra
an Rev. DIR. J. Allen of Baltimore,
olicitOr of funds.