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Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-12
Some District Statistics

The committee on finances and boun-
diaries reported. and the reports were
adopted. From the statistical report it
is found that there are l4.42i full MEM
bers, % itinerant preachers, IS local
preachers, :33 church ediiices, valued at
S432, sos: IS parsonages, valued at so,
$50; conference collection was $l2S. %;
orphan collections. $l51.7l; missionary
collection, A,3l1.S2; Sunday school and
tract collections. $l0G; chlldrens day
collections, $}2i45; educational collec-
tions, $32l.26: 2l9 Sunday schools, 2,s6S
officers and teachers, ~, BOG scholars
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-12
stonned had Aha sultan.s Kenuest.

PARIS, March IN. Tirard, the
prime minister. has, at the request OF
the sultan of Turkey, stopped the per-
Torrance of NJ Borniere's tragedy,
"Mohammed," at the Odeon theatre.
The sublime porte has been advised
that it is not altogether reverential in
tone toward the alleged prophet of the
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-12
c,uh. Coinc Soutb

Boston, March 1.-THE members of
the Boston Players League team have
been ordered to report at New York
next Saturday, to leave for Savannah
by steamer in company with the New
York Brotherhood team.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-12
A Valid Reason.

Two friends meet.
Glow is it, Vladimir, you pass all your
evenings at the widow KS houseF"
IT am in love, my dear fellow"
"Then marry her."
"Ah, but then where shall pass my
Notwithstanding.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-12

Capt. Hugh R. Garden, the new
president Of the Southern Society OF
New York, proposes to make the IN
stitution q depository OF Southern
literature and history and its nome
a meeting place for Southerners IN
stead of q mere clubhouse.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-12

A tall young man disguised as
female and representing himself to
be an agent for ladies' corsets and
other underwear has been taking Or
ders in Bordentown, n. j., for a few
days past. Ladies in Bordentown from
whom he received orders and on whom
he fitted them himself are very in
dignantoYer the matter.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-12

The Wythe and Speedwell Mining
and Manufacturing company have
concluded negotiations with the Viz
ginia Developme company by which
they transfer all their properties on
Cripple creek to the latter company
for che sIm Of $3.50, 900.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-12
CAN'T SLEEP NIGHTS

Is the complaint Of thousands suffer
ing from Asthma, Consumption,
Coughs, etc. Did you ever try Or.
Acker's English Remedy? 1t is the
best preparation known for lung
troubles. Sold on o positive guaran-
tee at 25 and SO cents by Budwell q
Christian.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-12
Charge the state with Stealing

TRENTON, March 1.-THE authorities
OF Salem county are about entering
suit against the state of New Jersey for
the recovery of an old brass cannon
taken from the Pole tavern in that
county and which is Iow in Trenton.
They claim that the state stole the
cannon.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-12

PARIS. March 1.-THE minister of
foreign affairs has asked Jules Simond
to represent France at the Berlin labor
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-12
Sloct1m's Trial.

New YORK, March 1.-The trial of
Of James Slocum, the baseball player,
for the murder of his wife begun. Sew
eral witnesses testified that Slocum had
threatened to kill his wife. Counsel
for Slocum said that no case had been
made out and he would offer no testi-
mony for the defense. The case will go
to the Jury today.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-12
Merit Wins.

The desire to say to our citizens, that
for wears we have been selling DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton. DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Buck
.len's Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters,
and have never handled remedies that
sell as well, or that have given such
universal satisfaction. we DO not
hesitate to guarantee them every
time. and we stand ready to refund
the purchase price, if satisfactory re-
sults do not follow their use. These
remedies have won their great popu-
Iarity purely on their merfts. Bud
we'll &Christian. druggists.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-12
Meath If 81 Well Known Citizen.

PERTH AMBoY, N. j., March IL
John Manning, an old resident of Perth
Amboy, died here suddenly. He was at
one time very we'll to do and held sew
pral city offices of trust and emolument.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-12
Destructiye FLOODS in SpaIn.

MADRID, March IL. - Heavy rains
have prevailed in the province of Muir
cia. The rivers have risen much be-
yond their normal height and have over
flowed their banks and done much
damage to the surrounding country.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-12

NJ. Z. Blair, alderman, fifth ward.
Scranton, Pa, stated Nov. g.. 'SS. ae
had used DR.. Thomas Electric W LOT
sprains, burns, cute, bruises and rneu-
matism. Cured every time.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-12
a BOY Murderer.

HAMILTON, O., March 1.-THE jury
in the case of Elmer Sharkey, the boy
matricide, returned verdict of murder
in the first degree.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-12

Bad drainage causes much sickness,
and bad blood and improper action OF
the liver and kidneys is bad drainage
to fha human system, which Burdock
Blood BiftsH remedy.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-12
ap q. BOX 90. ROANOKE VA
A BIG DEMAND.

b, An persons having vacant property
z. tbe lewis Addition or elsewhere in
|i !, 80. soi1fhern portion of the city, are
Eae sssted to eall and list the same
anifffi MS at once, as w; haSe 9 !, Dig.
|a'sSnai1d for properly. OF tRas kln assE
4 ssss ij.ff DC. 8 a esEfs Y GO
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-12
A Disturbed Reverie.

a Dl6turDeu neVeflc'
Loves tender flower that blooms
Chow my corns are hurting med
Only once and then consumes
All the hearts vitality.
Love may bring us veal or woe,
Sun or shadow. peace or pain.
Couch! Confound that little toe.
Guess it must be going 20 rain.)
When within the trusting heart
Loves pure bud Of hope Is born,
It becomes of life part.
(Shades of Plutol what corn.)
Under soft and sunny skies
Guess my shoes are rather tight,
Though got the largest size)
It will blossom glad and bright.
But cloud Of doubt o'erhead
All its fair unfolding stunts,
q must visit-) Love lives dead.
G. chiropodist at once.)
-Chicapo Herald.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-12

A contract for gravity railroad
through the tunnel under East river
from New York city to Brooklyn has
been given out.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-12
Mr.. Taulbee Very Low.

WASHINGTON. March Ike Con-
gresham TaulDee is very low and his
physicians think it doubtful if he will
live through the day.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-12

George P. Whitaker, the Cecil
country iron manufacturer, is very Id
at Principle Furnace with pneumonia.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-12

Arrangements are being perfected
for the double tracking Of the VIZ
ginia Midland railroad.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-12
chicaro Down. the ouakers.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, March INA
tional League baseball: Chicago, 10;
PHILADELPHIA, 3.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-12

Christiansburg is on a boom, and
they talk of changing her name to
Huger City. after Colonel Frank
Hu0er- of Roanoke.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-12
THE
w EEKLY TIM Z S

h made snaly attractive only once seven
days
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-12
Puzzles the Doctors.

Strange about Brown"
"Why?
"He never tastes water and yet he has
a crick in the back. Chicago Times.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-12
IT'S PRICE is ST. PER YEAR.

II will conen sermon every by the world renowned
II will have devoted to agriculture ana
tcnlar interest oarmers addition 1t will contain all 81 the
week in condensed form.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-05
0utwitting the Teacher.

It requires a pretty smart school.
teacher nowadays to gc> any the best
Of 8 modern kid" This was never
more fully demonstrated than il was
the other day, right here in one of
the Chicago schools. In some of the
schools the old-fashioned and unnat-
ural method OF teaching free-arm
writing is employed. and the children
are obliged to twist their hands over
unnsturally in order TO obtain the free
arm movement. In order TO insure
this position, the teacher places a small
shirt-button on the back of each little
right hand, as piano teachers some
times place pennies on the backs Of
their pupils hands. This is done to
insure the keeping of the hand in the
'correct" position, for If tipped in the
least the button slides of, and thus be-
trays the erring scholar. This button
arrangement is quite tiresome to the
children, and they complain of it at
home. The other afternoon a bright
little girl returned from school and
said to her mother: Mamma, | kept
the button on nv hand nearly sll d.y
to-day" The mother expressed some
surprise at such feat. Yes" said
the little one, Il gummed it on with q
piece Of my gum. ."-Ex-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-05

This Thrush Was Wise.

There is much more intellect in biris
than people suppose, as q recent inch
dent proves. A thrush. not aware of
the expansive properties of gunpowder,
thought proper TO build her nest on
the ridge Of q quarry, in the very
centre of which they were constantly
blasting rock. At first, she was very
much discomposed by the fragments
hying in all directions, but still she
would not quit her chosen locality.
she soon observed that a bell rang
whenever a train was about to be fired,
and that at the notice the workmen
retired to safe positions. In a few
days, when she heard the bell, she
quilted her exposed situation, and flew
down to where the workmen sheltered
themselves, dropping close to their feet.
There she would remain until the ex-
plosion had taken place, and then re-
turn to hes nest. The workmen OBJ
served this, narrated il to their employ
ers. and il was also told to visitors who
caIne TO view the quarry. The visitors
naturally expressed a wish to witness
so curious q specimen of intellect; but
as the rock could not be always blasted
when visitors came, the bell was rung
instead, and for a few times answered
the same purpose The thrush flew
down close to where they stood, but
she perceived that she was trified with,
and it interfered with the process of
incubation; the consequence was, that,
sfterward when the bell rang. she
would peep over the ledge to ascertain
If the workmen did retreat, and if they
did not, she would remain where she
WAS.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-05
Intelligent Polar Bears.

The female Polar bear is taught BY
wonderful instinct to shelter her
young under the snow. In December
she retreats TO the side Of q rock, where
by dint of scrsping and letting the
snow fall upon her, she forms q cell
in which to live during the winter.
There is no fear that she should be
stified for want of air, for the warmth
of her breath always keeps a small pas
sage open. Within this strange nur-
sery she produces her young, and re-
mains with them beneath the snow
till March, when she comes out into
the open air with her baby bears. As
the only use of the snow burrow is to
shelter the young, the male bears do
not hibernate like the females, but roam
freely about during the winter months.
Before retiring under the snow the
bear eats enormously, 30 that she be-
comes very fat, thus laying in an inter-
nal store of food, which enables her
not only to support her own life, but
10 nourish her young during her long
seclusion. By an admirable provision
of nature the young Polar bears are
extremely small at birth, and grow
slowly so long as they are in their crys-
tai nursery, thus needing little food
and space. When they emerge from
their shelter the mother bear is ex-
tremely thin and very fierce.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-05
The sun Cure.

Mrs. Mona Caird- the woman who
distinguished herself by trying 20 get
st the worlds family affairs through
asking II marriage is failure, is now
in Austrian Tyrol, undergoing what IL
called 'ssun cure" This sun cure has
been described TO US as 8 very pleasing
remedy for whatever sils you. 1t con-
sists in drinking grape wine with .
bead on il until you don't know
whether you are q sick man or an in
Hsted balloon. Then you sleep il of in
:hs SUM- and whe. you wake up and
ask for q monkey-wrench to screw
your hat on with, they give y0a an
other treatment. We have i from
persons who have tried il, that next to
taking dinner with Chauncey n. De-
pew il is, for the time being, the most
effective cure that has been devised
since the good old days of Medford
rum in New England. From the lin-
tied experience we have had with imi-
tstion sun cures we are prepared to be-
Eeve that if Mrs. Card only guzkles
enough Of the real cure she will reach
. conclusion that everything, even
marriage, is a bowling success.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-05
Ideas OF the Arabians.

Their general opinion OF an English
traveller Is, that he Is either q lunatic
or Il magician; lunatic, If, on closely
watching his movements, they discover
he pays little attention 10 things around
him a confirmed lunstic, if he goes
out sketching, and spends his time in
spelling good paper with scratches and
hieroglyphics; and magician, when
inquisitive about ruins, and given to
picking up stones and shells, gathe-
ing sticks and leaves of brushes, or
buyiag up old bits of copper, iron and
silver. In these cases, he Is supposed
by aid Of his magical powery TO convert
stones and shells into diamonds of i'm
mense price; and the leaves and sticks
are charms, by looking at which he can
bestow comforts upon his friends, and
snakes and pestilence upon his luckless
enemies. If a traveller pick up a
stone and examine it carefully, he will
be sure to have at his tail a host Of
malapert little boys deriding him,
though keeping nj = very respectful
distance, in Difference TO his magical
powers. Should he indeed turn round
suddenly and pursue them few steps,
they fly in an agony of fear, the very
veins in their naked little legs almost
bursting, and they never stop 10 look
back till they have got well 4mongsi
the crowd again, where, painting fol
breath, they recount to their auditorI
the dreadful look that devil of Frank
gave them, making fire come out OF
bis eyes and adders out of his outb
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-05
Let the Young People Work.

Teach your children that although
:lrudsery is not desirable, work should
be sought after. Every moment of
the time should be filed and idleness
unknown. In this way only Is happi-
ness assured. There must be breaks
in the routine, of course. Sleep is
essential and work has no right to en-
croach upon that. Pleasure is neces-
sary q. 8 relaxation and must not be
crowded out. There must be plenty of
time for eating and digestion. In
other words, work Is used here in the
sense Of employment, and means quite
another thing than continual manual
labor or unbroken mental strain.
When one reads OF such instances A.
the secret suicide of 8 seventeen-year-
old lad, whose mother was . widow
and who preferred to slip out of the
burdens and responsibilities Of life
rather than work for living, it ind-
Gates something entirely wrong in the
education of such youths Their peo-
pie work like drudges and encourage
their idleness until they attain maturity
with a natural Incidence which makes
them prefer the support OF charity, or
that obtained by theft, rather than that
gained by honest toll
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-05
Confining Jurors from Meat and Drink.

The Gothic nations were famous of
old, in Europe, for the quantities of
food and drink which they consumed.
The ancient Germans, and their Saxon
descendants in England, were remark
able for their hearty meals. Gluttony
and drunkenness wore so very common
that those vices were not thought dis
graceful; and Tacitus represents the
former as capable of being as easily
overcome by strong drink as by arms.
Intemperance was so general and
habitual that no one was thought to be
fit for serious business after dinner /;
and under this persuasion il was en-
acted in the laws that Judges should
hear and determine cases fasting, and
not after dinner. An Italion author,
in his "Antiquities, plainly sfiirms
that this regulation was framed for the
purpose of avoiding the unsound de-
crees consequent upon intoXication ;
and DR.. Gilbert Stuart ingeniously
observed in his Historical Disserts-
ton Concerning the Antiquity of the
British Constitution" that from this
propensity of the older Britons to in
dulge excessively in eating and drink
ing proceeded the restriction upon
jurors and jurymen to refrain from
meat and drink, and to be even held in
custody, until they had agreed upon
their verdict.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-05
Three Rude scamps Well Answered

Two or three idle young r~nn were
iounging around a street corner the
other evening just as the downtown
stores were sending home their en-
ployes. "Let's have some fun with
the girls!" said the ringleader Of the
trio. "See that girl in the front seat
of the grip? Let's speak 10 her."
Then, as the car stopped at the corner,
the impudent fellow tipped his hat,
with, "Why, how do you do Kitty
Johnson Why" SAYS another, If
that isn't Kitty Johnson" How
dye do, Kitty" said the third. The
young lady, young, pretty, ladylike
girl, was surprised and indignant.
Her face grew red and white by turns.
Most of the passengers understood the
situation. Finally, the girl, her eyes
twinkling with merIiment, and
conscious of the support Of her fellow
passengers, answered in a clear, ring
ing voice that every passenger could
hear, "Why, how do YOU do, Tom,
Dick and Harry! When did YOU get
out of Jail? Who went bail for you
alp" The car started up amid a sorm
of applause, while the dudes on the
corner smiled sickly grins at each
other.-Chicsgo Journal.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-05
An Accommodating Boss

A gang Of men were al work On a
city street when a slight, beardleSs
youth, laid down his pick, and Rp-
preaching the foreman, said TO him:
"Can | take fit, sirf"
Take what?' asked the foreman.
"a fit feel one coming on" re-
Piled the young man with emotion.
why, certainly" said the foreman.
SO the young man walked over to q
bit of grass under leafiv tree-it was
q new street in the suburbs-and had
a fit.
Then he went and washed Is face,
came back to his place in the line, took
up his pick and struck into work
After the days work was over the
young man said to the foreman: You
don't mind my having fits?"
"No-I guess not if you DO q fair
days work"
"Well, you see | used to work for
a butcher an he wouldn't let me t1Ks
fiits-said il interfered with his busI-
ness-an' / thonght you might feel shs
same way about il"
Ard the young man works hard with
pick and shovel, and takes a fl oucs
in while as you and l might take -
drink Of water.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-05
Brothers and Sisters.

Brothers and sisters are all the bet
ter for sharing one another's studies
and games up to certain point. The
girl who can handle a tennis racket and
a croGuet mallet vindicstes her right TO
consideration. The boys Will never
speak Of her as "only a girl" and she
will be all the franker and none the
work and play. Good comradeship
between bro hers and sisters is thing
much to be desired; it saves the girls
from prudery and the boys from boor-
ishness, sweetens the natures of both,
and acts by restraining every one from
doing or saying what would be shame
full in the eyes OF the ssother side"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-05
A Well Known Writer.

Eugene Field, the talented Chicago
journalist, is thus described by all sd-
mirer in the Minneapolis Journal: a
smooth-faced gentleman who might be
taken-while you wait-for clergy
man or gambler, is Eugene Field. Mr..
Field is the Sharps and Flats of the
Chicago News. His father, r. ".
Field, of Missouri, was the attorney
for the negro in the celebrated Dred
Scott case. 1t was the intention Of
Mr. Fields parents that he should be-
come President of the United States,
but the youthful Eugene put d damper
upon that emineutly proper ambition
by early evincing an aptitude for the
newspaper business. He received
college education, polished until it
shone By six months visit TO Europe.
Here he gained a knowledge of the
French Language that was as bread
cast upon the waters. for when Paul
Coquelin and Nine. j. Hading visited
Chicago a few months ago NJ. Field
was made their official interpreter. lie
was also chiefly responsible for the in
troducti9n of the Hading veil into thi'
country.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-05
A A..nILLISu EAPERIENCE.
NOW n Man Feels When q swoeds~a,
Cuts Apples ON His Had.


once let q professional swordsmaa
eat apples in two while bald ths,> on
my head ana on the palm of my hand,
and III never do it again, says . writer
In the st. Louis Globe-Democrat. The
experience is too thrilling for the plain
citizen who is not military h his tastes.
L was with a show when tie regular
asuistant of the swordsman went on .
arike. The swordsman was in Q
dreadful fume as he thought of disxP-
pointing the crowd Of spectators that
night. He came behind the scenes ut
rehearsal and called for q volunteer.
'Il give S25 TO the man who'll hold
the apple for me-" said he. No one
volunteered, and 1 daringly put in my
osr. "Il do it if you give me 9 re-
hearsal." "No rehearsal, - said he en-
phatically; it will shatter your nerves
SO that you'll tremble like an aspen leaf
when you come out At the perform
auce"
80 L went out when night came, the
upper part of my body covered with .
thin silk vest. II was cold, ANYWAY,
and trembled abominably. He saw
It, but said nothing TO me. held the
apple on my extended hand, and il
shook. l could feel it shaking, and
felt ashamed, but l couldn't control
the nervousness l turned away my
head; he made few rapid feints, and
l knew by the applause that the apple
had fallen. L didn't feel the blade at
Ill as it cut through. Then knelt
down and he put another apple on my
neck knew this was really danger
Gus, for if his hand slipped he might
decapitate me. l shut my eyes. In q
second, which seemed an hour to ne,
felt thin cold line touch ms neck
and there was more applause.
''In that instant l thought of Mime.
Roland and the guillotine, and came
aesr fainting. He told me to get up,
and 1 followed him, feeling rather
dazed, to the dressing-room. thought
must b. cut, the touch Of the steel
had been so plainly felt, but the look
ins-glass showed me that there was
not a mark on me. But 1 was swfully
pale. The next night we got reguLa
man to hold the apple"