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Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-18
Much Virtue in Culf Water

Probably you never beard Of it before,
but the water of the Gulf stream is con-
fidently believed by certain old people on
Staten Island to be a sovereign remedy
for disorders Of the stomach. hey drink
half glassful after each meal, smack
their lips, and in about three days they
get well. So they say. So pilots and
other seafaring men who get out to the
Gulf stream are frequently importuned
to bring in jugs of the gulf water for
the invalids. There is saloon keeper
down there whose faith in this sort of
thing is unlimited, and he has been be-
sieging for about three years certain
pilot of his acquaintance to bring him in
some of the water. But the pilot always
forgot.
The other day, however, he tickled the
old man almost to death by bringing
him three jugs of the precious liquid.
The saloon keeper began to brace up at
once, and three days later he chased, the
pilot half way around the island to over
whelm him with gratitude.
80 it did you good, did it?" says the
pilot.
'Good?' says the old man. "Why,
bless you, my boy, it has added ten years
to my life. I feel like ayoungster again.
I'll bet I can beat you in foot race
right here
And the pilot did not smile nor jibe
nor jeer. But when the flood tide had
been running about an hour that even
ing he went softly down to the end of
Stapleton pier, drew out tin bucket
and dipped up about a gallon of the
impid stream. And the next morning
the saloon keeper was overjoyed to get
two more jugs of Gulf stream water
from his thoughtful friend
''Its kind of a shabby trick" says the
pilot apologetically, ''but as long as
there are buckets handy around Staple
ton I guess Uncle Josh needn't go with
out Gulf stream water. New York
Herald-
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-18
Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction,t

A well known novelist of this city was
telling how he finds his plots. Il have
found nearly all of them in real life by
intercourse with people in all sorts Of
society. There are no plots to be drawn
from the imagination that are equal in
interest to those that can be learned by
knowing the actual experiences of many
of our men and women. Here in New
York you can hear of plenty of lovelorn
damsels and bold swains; you can find
heroes and heroines a-plenty; you can
hear of marvellous adventures; you can
find people whose career has been ro-
mantle; you can hear of intrigues and
their denouement; you can meet charac-
ters who would shine on the printed
page; you can easily find in the actual
experience of your acquaintance all the
material needed for tragical tales or
humorous yarns. Why, the best plot l
ever wrote up was not of my invention,
but was in the story of her own life
given me by my cook. New York Sun.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-18
A CHEAP NEWSPAPER PLANT.
Twenty Dollars Purchased an Office and
Good Will in Wyoming.

Twenty Dollars Purchased an Ofice and
Good Will in Wyoming.
Bought newspaper for $20?'
''That's what l said," replied a tall,
lame man with G. A. r. button.
Young Smidgely went out to Nebraska
in 1877, about the time Bill Nye started
his Boomerang in Laramie, Wy, and
bought out the Lone Tree Courier, good
will, Office fixtures, plant and everything,
for $40. He sold the same paper in two
years for SO .250."
"Great fnancier?'
Eyes; a judicious combination of
finance and journalistic instinct. Smidge-
ly arrived in Lone Tree with only $25,
and put up at a hotel where the two men
or rather boys-who owned the paper
boarded. One of them was a printer
the younger one; the other was stock
man up on the Loup river who didn't
know an EN- quad from a tripenny lath
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-18

nail. The price asked for The Courier
was 81 400. Smidgely looked the office
over, said he'd take it, paid the BOYS SEQ
down, pulled off his coat and went to
work. There was of course mortgage
on the outfit. never saw country pa
per in that state without one. One note
of $500 was due the next week. Smidge-
ly got out a rafting good paper-it was
a weekly. The first issue showed up
signs of improvement, and then he went
down and introduced himself to the
county treasurer
Before he left he got that official to
promise to use his influence with the
county commissioners in getting the tax
list to publish, and finally succeeded in
borrowing $500 on the promise of a good
bonus on the tax list fat. The list came
to 81 100, all clear money by the way,
and then Smidgely got the county com
missioners to publish the official proceed
ings of the board-something that had
never been done beforehand this at 40
cents an inch, he fatted up to be worth
at least $50 week-all net gain. The
whole town fell dead in love with
Smidgely, advertising rolled in, they
elected him justice of the peace, sent
him to the legislature and doomed him
for all there was in sight Well, when
the man came along. as I said, Smidgely
sold out for So, $50, went to Denver and
sunk the whole in some mining specula-
ton. Every word of this story is true,
and it shows the possibilities which are
always looming up in young states for
young, enterprising men. st. Paul Pho
neer Press.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-18
NOTICE OF CONSOLIDATION.

ITO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN-NOTICE is
Il hereby given, that the Los Angeles and Glen
dale Railway Company; the Los Angeles, Pasa-
dena and Glendale Railway Company, and the
Los Angeles Terminal Railway Company, have
consolidated and amalgamated all their capital
stock, debts, property, assets and franchises in
the manner required by law into new COM
pany called Los Angeles Terminal Railway
Company" and that such consolidation will go
into effect in month after the first insertion
OF this notice in this paper.
Dated November 27th, 1890
7. B. BURNETT, President,l Los Angeles & Glen
WM WINCUP, Secretary, dale Railway Co
B. F. HOBART, President,) Los Angeles Pasa-
Z dena & Glendale
T. B. BURNETT, Secretary Railway Co.
b. F. HOBART President Los Angeles Ter
II. B. BURNETT, Secretary minal Railway Co.
11-29-3Ot
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-18
SHERIFF'S SALE,

r OS ANGELES TRIBUNE-THE COMPLETE
II newspaper outfit of the Los Angeles Tribune
will be sold at sheriff7s sale to the highest bid
der for cash, on Saturday, December 13, 1890,
at 10 O'Clock a. mr., either as a whole or in sep
arate parcels, at No. 100 North Spring street,
Los Angeles. The plant comprises newspaper
(brevier, minion and nonpareiD and advertising
type, stands cases. leads, rules, imposing stones,
chases, .galleys, proof press ink, mailing outfit,
composing sticks, furniture, etc. Also one 20
horse power boiler and engine, shafting, piping,
pulleys and betting: one complete stereotyping
outfit office desks, safe, library and other furni-
ture. Also equity in a Potter web perfecting
press.
Postponed to December 9th, at 1Oa m.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-18

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE COUN-
L ty OF Los Angeles, State of California.
In the matter of the estate of James German,
deceased
Order to show cause why order of sale of real
estate should not be made
Richard Dillon, the executor of the estate of
said deceased, having filed petition herein
duly verified, praying for an order of sale of
real estate OF said decedent, for the purposes
therein set forth.
1t is therefore ordered by the said court that
all persons interested in the estate of said de-
ceased appear before the said superior court on
Friday, the 9TH day OF January, 1891, at 10
O'Clock a. m. OF said day, at the court room of
said superior court, department 2 thereof. cor
ner OF Franklin and New High streets, in said
county of Los Angeles, state of California, to
show cause why an order should not be granted
to the said petitioner to sell so much of the
real estate of the said deceased as shall be
necessary.
And that a copy of this order be published at
least four successive weeks in the Los Angeles
Daily Herald, newspaper printed and pub
lished in said county OF Los Angeles,
w. II. CEARK,
Judge of the Superior Court.
Dated 9th December, 1890. 12-10-td
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-18
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT THE
~ semi-annual examination of teachers will
School building. corner of Grand avenue and
Fifth street. beginning on Monday December
%, 1880, at 10 O'Clock a. M
All teachers now holding temporary primary
grade certificates granted upon primary grade
certificates from other counties, and all appli
cants for certificates must be present at the
beginning OF the examination
All teachers now holding temporary gram
mar grade certificates, and all teachers whose
certificates are about TO expire. must file their
renewal, with the secretary of the county
board on or before December 49, II 800.
By order OF the County Board of Education
3-30t-d&wky w. w. SEAMAN Sec
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-18
SANDY LAND WELL WORKED IS RICH.

We don't bank high on theories
Down yere whar the river forks;
Black, waxy land don't grow sech truck
Along with its cotton stalks.
Two noticed tho that whar the soils
Too deep fur twelve inch share
To tnn the trash up to the sun,
An hits trifiin' roots lay bare,
You're gwine ter raise heap er weeds,
Bigger than the crop you SOW;
An when you lay your cotton by
These no account weeds still grow.
But whar the sod Is toler'ble pore,
An you've gosaSour Twin to make,
You'll work your land for all she's wuth,
An you'll plow an harrer an rake
From sun up till the chickens roost
On the post oaks in the lot;
An sandy land well worked is rich,
An ''Ole Caney's" pore, that's not.
Frank Chase in Commonwealth.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-18
The Value of Cathartics,

Paradoxical as it may seem cathartics
are remedies for diarrhea as well as con-
stipation. That is, in the earliest stage
of diarrh9a the first thing needed is to
wash out the intestinal canal. Castor oil
has peculiarities which recommend it
for this purpose. In most cases if the in
testines are properly freed and the diet
is restricted for a few days to bland
foods the diarrhoea will subside without
further treatment. If it does not small
doses of paragoric will generally greatly
favor cure.-Boston Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-18
Height of Cruelty.

Nervous women seldom receive the sympathy
they deserve. While often the pictures of health,
they are constantly ailing. To withhold sym
pathy from these unfortunates is the height of
cruelty. They have a weak heart, causing
shortness of breath ,huttering pain in side weak
and hungry spells, and finally swelling of
ankles, oppression, choking smothering and
dropsy DR.. Miles New Heart Cure is just the
thing for them. For their nervousness head
ache, weakness. etc, his Restorative Nervine is
unequaled. .Fine treatise on Heart and Nervous
Diseases and marvellous testimonials free. Sold
and guaranteed by r. W. ELLIS & Co.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-18

Some time ago Vienna butcher was
accused of numbering his wife, and the
facts in the case being clear he was con-
demned. Now new trial has been Or
dered, as indisputable evidence has been
secured that during the former trial two
members of the jury were fast asleep. A
true case of bandage eyed justice.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-18
PROPOSALS TO FURNISH AND
EQUIP.

SEALED BIDS FOR THE EQUIPMENT OF
- the Reform school for Juvenile offenders,
will be received by the board OF trustees as per
perintendent's office, on and after the 18th OF
December, 1890. All bids must be. in writing
and sealed, and In the hands of said superin-
tendent by January l, 1891, and accompanied
of bid.
The board reserves the right to reject any and
all bids.
By order of the board of trustees,
HERVEY LINDLEY,
12-13-tojan1-inc Pres. of Board.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-18

A daughter of Gen. Rosecrans is an
Ursuline nun, who until recently was as
signed to the convent at Santa Rosa,
Cal. Fifteen years ago she was one Of
the most charming and most popular of
the society ladies of Cincinnati.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-18
POSTPONEMENT OF SALE.

A T A MEETING OF THE DIRECTORS OF
n the Southern Cal Blue Gravel Mining Co +,
held at the Office of the secretary, 1876 South
Spring street, Los Angeles Cal, December 5,
1890 the sale of the delinquent stock ON ac-
count of assessment No 2, of 20 cents per
share, was postponed until December 22, 1890,
at 9 oclock n. m, to take place at the office of
ne secretary. GAY w. BROWN,
Secretary.
Office, 126 South Spring street, Los Angeles,
Cal. 12-i6-td
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-18
In the Luray Caverns.

The Guide-This is the Giants cham
ber.
Mr.. Shortstopple-You ought to see
their quarters up at the Polo grounds in
New YOrki-Puck
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-18
SALE OF DELINQUENT STOCK.

Southern California Blue Gravel Mining Com
pany's office No 126 South Spring street. Los
Angeles, California.
NOTICE-THERE is DELINQUENT UPON
~ the following described stock on account
OF assessment No. 2, levied on the 22d day of
the names of the respective shareholders, as
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-18

and IN accordAnce with law, and an ORDER OF
the Board OF Directors, made on the 22d day of
october, 1880, so many shares
OF each parcel OF such stock as
may be necessary will be sold at the office of
the company, No. 1876 South Spring street, Los
Angeles, California, on the 18th day of Decem-
ber $50, at 10 o'clock a. IN. of such day, to
pay delinq nquent~sesessme ents- thereons togctser
with costs of advertising aud expenses OF sale.
GAY W. BROWN, Secretary.
Office, 126 South Spring street. Los Angeles,
Cal 1-2E-td
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-18
For Durability and Beauty,

House owners should insist on having their
painters use only the Sherwin- Will Jams paints
FOR sale by Fl. Mathews, cor. Second and
Main
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-18
California Vinegar and Pickle Works,
TnIanInna No 2HQ-

Removed to 555 Banning street. opposite soap
factory, near Alameda and First Streets one
half block from electric light works.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-18

Thursday, the LIST Of October, dawned,
but it brought no prospect of the Ferrises
dining at Kensington.
There came instead small note which
road as follows: =
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-03
CITY BULLETIN.

For sale by T. Kelly e Co.. 10 lots.
squares from the baseball grounds. at
$500 each: one tive-room house on John
street, 5000; - acres of land in cor
porate limits, with . cottages and a good
quarry, Sll ZOO; one business house, cor
ncr Nelson and Salem avenue, $40. 900;
lour business houses on Salem avenue:
one lot on Nelson street, $4,000
LOOK out for the Woodland Park Land
Company's auction sale about the middle
OF October. l.. l.. POWELL. IL Co. can
give further information.
Signs signs. McNamee e Hayslip
have first-class sign painter, and can
40 your work neatly and promptly. Ad-
dress Lock Box o, Roanoke, Va. sep2s-4 It
Let people know where YOU arc and
what is your business by placing Il sign
over your door painted by McNamcc a.
Hayslip. Address ORDER, lock box o. Roa-
hoke' va. Sep2S-4t.
Try Paul Jones famous old Baker
whiskey, j. +. MARsHALI.t Il Co.,
aug Sole agents for Roanoke.
Hughes IL Camp carry the largest
stock of carriages, huggies, harness. sad
dies. horsc-furnishing goods. and horse
boots in the city. Repairing done on
short notice. Telephone No. I4I. l53
Salem avenue, -. Ferry avenue.
sep43-l I'm
'Sl.Oo to $500 saved on railroad tickets
bought OF $. \. Wick. Palace Hotel. ONLY
association broker in Roanoke sepl6-lrn
JOHN f.. PECK. auc tioneer. with Hughes
~ Camp, will serve the public in that
capacity on reasonable terms. Call or
address 1913 Salem avenue. sepl0-tf.
Mattresses of all kinds made to order
by +. II. Stewart X Co. ieaI-tf
Evans Il Chalmershavc the largest
stock of oils, varnishes and I.ongman
and MARTINEZ paint ever brought TO Ro-
anoke.
Stoves! stoves. stoves. chcaper
than ever at NJ. II. Jennings e. Co.. Sa-
lem avenue. near Market House.
octT-tf
Jennings Il Co., near Market House. Sa-
lem avenue. +
Road plows, road scrapcrs, and all
kinds of railroad and mineral supplies
at Evans IL Chalmers.
Refrigcrators and ice chests of vari-
Gus makes and sizes at e. H. Stewart
" co. je21-tf
For fire insurance call at the Office of
the Roanoke Trust, Loan and Safe De-
! post Co. dec2Stf
Evans & Chalmers Lave just received
Il car load eacn of sash weights,
powder. old hickory wagons, cider mills,
sash, doors and blinds.
A large and beautiful stock of carpets
and rugs in newest styles can be found
at r. Ii. Stewart 6, Co.'S. ie21-tf
Evans & Chalmers have just received
Il large stock of guns, rifles and sporting
goods. Call and examine their stock.
The largest stock of lace curtains in
the city and at bottom prices at T.. II.
Stewart " Co.'S. je21-tf
beautiful stock of English Amer
lean, and French plain and decorated
china tea, dinner and toilet sets at L. III.
stewart ~ Co.. S. ie2l-tf
An elegant assortment of chamber
and parlor suits have just been received
by f. III. Stewart & Co. ie2l-tf
OLD exchanges for sale at THE TIMES
Office: 20 cents per 100.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-03
PERSONAL ITEMS.
What People are Doing In and
Out Of Roanoke.

A marriage license was issued yestcr-
day TO James Ii. Lacy and Harriet Hale.
both colorcd
Mrs. j. II. Terry and Mrs. r. j. Bos-
man left Yesterday morning for Norfolk.
where AIrs. Terry will be the guest OF
Mrs. 1;osman fora month or more.
Chief OF Police NJ. c. Morris and OH
Ger j. a. Vest left on the morning train
yesterday for Pocahontas with w. II.
Cabell. who is wanted there to answer
the charge Of murder.
Miss Annie Nichols died at her home
on Gainsboro avenue last night and the
remains will be inferred in Fairvicw
Cemetery at p. M. to-day.
Mrs. Henry Neal of No 1872 Fifth av-
enne, II. e., is recovering from a severe
illness.
Flfty-seven wagons paid the curbstone
tax at the Second ward market yestcr-
day, and thereby contributed $50 to the
city.
Judge Blair will hold special term of
the circuit court at Salem on the 18th of
October to consider the question of CON
tirming the recent sale of the Shcnan-
doah Valley railroad, made in this city
on the both ultimo.
Booker Mitchell was arrested ycstcr-
day on Railroad avenue for making an
assault on an unknown colored man.
lie will have hearing before Acting
Mayor Hawthorne this morning.
The sidewalks on Salem avenue and
several other important thoroughfares of
this city could be greatly improved if the
bricks were taken up and relaid
Harold w. Whitcway. of Dover Eng
land. is at Hotel Roanoke, tho guest of
Mr.. w. T.. Cobb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart l.. Jones, of Al
gonna, West Va. who have been on
tour Of the South, are at Hotel Roanoke
for a few days.
Mr.. James McFall, recently q clerk
in the Auditors Office of the Norfolk
and Western. has resigned his posi- ton
to take place with the real estate firm
OF Carter & Whitescll.
Air. j. l.. Cowles. of Pennington
Conn. with his wife and four daughters.
are at Hotel Roanoke.
The darkness these nights might lie
greatly illuminated by a moderately use CT
gas on the part of the city authorities.
The rainy and chilly weather of the
past four CT five days has been very de-
moralizing to people of Il nervous tenn
permanent. OvercoatS and straw-hats
look like an anomaly. but they have
been frequently seen on the streets OF
the city during that time.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-03

Last April we began to advertise our town lots making
would do. Through the non-completion of the Clncl
Valley extension of the Norfolk and Western railroad
facilities at that time very limited We had rail
road station and indeed old farmhouse was the total
sign of life about the place Since then the railroad has
erected fine brick and freight station one the
largest the road and will shortly erect fine passenger
station while the Clnc Valley Company has spent or is
under contract to eXpend $35oooo four-story hotel
the finest il Southwest Virginia is under roof hand
iron bridge, of $50 feet SPAN crosses the Clinc1
river; secondcass hotels have been built and large
number Of stores are building under contract The COM
pany has erected handsome ree-sory building for it's
Offices and fine bank building is nearing compile
ton Machinery for the rolling mill is OH the grounds
and the track the coal mines three miles awav is COM
peted and coal is coming steam brick plant
the most complete i'll Southwest Virginia. III operation
and large amount of grading and other work going on
This work attracts great deal of attention. while Rich
lands is merely at the end of non-compleed line The
completion of the Clinch Valley division this fall and the
running of through trains between Washington and
Louisville putting Richlads Immediately on through
line, will give impetus the prosperity of the town
sufficient to throw ahead of all competitors and the at
tenton of investors is called estate here as giving
greater promise than any in Southwest Virginia
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-03
OPENING IN ROANOKE.

Manager Bartlett, of the Washington
Zinc Works, Taking II Hand in this Sec
ton.
Mr.. j. II. Bartlett. manager of the
Washington Zinc Works, at West Lynch
burg, has secured two rooms in TIE
TINES building in connection with his
mineral Investigations. and will be in
the city quite often with his assistants.
although the working OF his zinc fur
mace in l.ynchburg will require a large
share of his attention. The vicinity
OF Roanoke and the rest of Southwest
Virginia, according to tho opinion of an
eminent gcologist. will yet prove 10 be
among the richest and most valuable
zinc producing sections of the United
States.
There arc plans on foot, which bid
fair to be realized, that will bring Il
large manufacturing plant here with
skilled mechanics. Such contracts have
already been signed. and are in Mr.. Bart
let's possession. as will insure this.
provided certain preliminary conditions
can be completed.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-03
POsToFFICE DIRECTORY.

The postofiice is open from 8 O'Clock n. M. tc
p: III, MQ 2 order and registered letter dc.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-03

Commissioner of the Revenue Turner
issued sc licenses for the State during
the month of September, receiving
therefor Sl.o63.l7. For the city during
the Same period he issued 60 licenses
for which he received Sl.l99.Gs, of
which last there were IS merchants. 3
liquor dealers, II dealers in tobacco and
cigars, auctioneer. billiard table
owner. - drays, attorneys. 3 doctors,
private banker. land agents. 3 eating
houses, insurance agent and 3 board
ing houses.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-03
SUNDAY HOURS.

General delivery and lcttcr-carricrs' win
u. III. to p. III. ' '-'' LAWN
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-03
MAILS CLOSE.

MAILS CLOSE.
and 5p. III. ." Az
and 6:}0 y. III. ~ ~ '' i'''
For Lynchhu,g. Virginia Special" 3D.. IN.
for the North via 5. V. II. H., II. H.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-03
MAILS OlE,

MAILS OPEN
From the West and South Sam
from inc North and East. H. M and G H. m.
l0:}0 a. IN. po'ii's'
NIX! Inom Pocahontas ana intermediate points,