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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-21
BUILDING INSPECTOR WANTED.
Bernard Clark Talks Sense About Roam
oke Buildings.

oAe
f'Srhere is one thing that has not re-
ceived the prominence it deserves in
connection with the late Storm said
bernard Clark, of the firm of Oliver 81
Co., lumber dealers and builders, TO q
TINES reporter yesterday.
And what was that?" reioined the
reporter.
well, it Is the evident fimsiness Of
many Buildings in the city which shell
ter people, property and animals. The
city council should pay more attention
To the construction of houses.
"A building inspector should forth.
With DO appointed, q practical mechanic
aud experienced builder, whose duty It
should be to see that buildings are
properly constructed. A more whole
some regard should DC paid to modes of
exit, fire escapes should be placed on
all high buildings, and stairways should
be SO built rs not TO provo flues in time
of ire
MANY buildings now constructing
are veritable fire traps, the brick work
In instances Is OF u kind which would
crumole and fall should fire occur in
the building. and then-after - few
poor fellows have lost their liyes-the
subject of providing for inspection of
buildings would receive tho attention
which should be bestowed upon it now.
Tho many new houses going up GER
tainly show the progressiveness of Ro-
anoke, but it certainly would increase
the comfort and satisfaction of the
prospective dwellers in them if they
knew there was an inspector to guard
against shoddy and poor construction.
Some may think that this inspection
VIII increase the cost OF buildings and
prevent the erection of cheap dwellings,.
This does not Of u necessity follow.
eff the proper man were appointed
Inspector, and laws were enacted to aid
him in his work and enforce his au-
thority, 1t would compel contractors to
exercise moro care in selecting material,
procuring skilled labor and putting up
their structures III substantial manner
"The laws which govern in this re-
spect the cities OF the North could be
administered here with great deal of
profit, and we would see healthy
growth OF the city.
Then the snow might beat down
without causing such dcplorable acct
dents us were witnessed this week.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-21
Sec OFT Christmas Chimes advertise
ment en- the third page. It's "a thing OF
beauty.
Coal Miners Shot at by strikers.

NASHVILLE, Dec. 20. Special AT The
Coalburg mines, near birmingham, Ala,
yesterday number OF striking miners
signed an agreement with the Mine
Workers Union and returned to work
last night. The party were engaged in
cleaning out the opening OF the slope,
when they were hred on by parties in
ambush. Later jim Calvin. 4 striker,
was arrested and jailed charged with
the shooting. Written notices wero
found posted all about tho Coalbnrg
mines warning all striking miners not
to return to work under the penalty OF
death. The notices were ornamented
with skulls and cross bones. The com
pany has officers guarding the men who
returned TO work.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-21
FIRE AT GKAlIAM.
Methodist Church. Patterns Hotel and
Several Stures Burned.

GRAHAM, Dec. :o.-ISpeoiall Fire
broke out in tho Methodist Church here
this afternoon at . O'clock. AS there
WAS no fire apparatus tho flames sooR
destroyed tho church and spread TO adj
Joining buildings. Patterns Hotel,
Pcrry's store, and four other stores were
totally destroyed, with thoir contents.
The furniture in tho hotel WAS insured.
The loss is about SIS 900. The fro "a
supposed to have been OF inocndiarY
origin.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-21
Rev. sfr. Wharton to Preach.

Rev. T. p. Wharton, OF Steel Creek,
Mechlenburg county, N. c.. will preach
in tho Presby terian Church tonight.
Mr.. Wharton is one Of tho rising young
minister's in the North Carolina synod.
and also ono OF tho ablest orators. He
is q thorough student of the Bible. and
always charms his audiences. Mr..
Wharton's congregation composcs tn 8,
largest country church in the Southern
General Assembly.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-21
Clearing Sidewalks.

Gangs OF laborers were yesterday en-
gagged in removing tho snow from in
front of vacant lots in tho business
center under the direction of the city
authorities. In places is had been
beaten down and 50 thoroughly packed
by traffic that it had to DE dug up with
pickaxcs before removal. This work
will be charged against the owners OF
the property, and the sums collected as
taxes
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-21
Hotel Burned In Thornasvi,,e.

TuoMAsvILLE, Ga, Dec. 90. Fire
broke out III the Illinois House, q largo
boarding house, at 1870 O'clock yes
tcrday, and owing to q lack of water
in the reservoir, EXTENDED to the main
building, which WAS totally destroyed
The furniture was saved. Mr.. Diaker-
son, the proprietor. had $4,000 insur-
ancc on The building and $500 on the
furniture.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-21

II. =. Strasbaugh, of Crcswcll, Md,
has been in Roanoke the past week look
ing after his extensive interests here.
Since Wednesday last, however, ne has
sought his real csta;c ii vain, as it has
been concealed beneath mantel OF
snow.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-21
ROANOKE POSTOFFICE TOPICS.
An Interesting Talk With Assist
ant Postmaster C'Brien.

Tho Territory of the Carriers Soon TO DO
Enlarged. Making an Allowance for
Car Fare Eeccssary-An Additional
Cloris Recently Allowcd--Nogotlatio
Keat Question.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-21
NOTICE TO WATER-c CONSUMERS

On and after this date and until fur
ther notice tho water will DO shut off
between tho hours OF Il p. m. and a.
M, in order to store IA supply in the
reservoir for use III case of fire. j. c.
RAHN, Manager. decol-1t
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-21

A FINE LINE OF FURNITURE,
"a cook stoves, carpets. crockory, sill
yer plated ware and Christmas presents
will be sold in the large room over Der
Inns Auction House Tuesday, December
%, ut 10 a. N. q. M. BERLIN,
dcc2l-It General Auctioneer
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-21
MovISG at The RAILROAD OFFICES
Some OF ta,e 6. Y. oDic:ais Swapping Room.
with \. 4 W. Onlccrs.

The Shenandoah Valley railroad
Offices are being overhaulcd and n largo
number of men were whitewashing yes
terday.
Supcrintcndcnts Flickwir and Ilippey
will move into Mr.. pope's rooms in the
Norfolk and Western building.
Superintendent iaupt will move Il
part Of his force into President
Eddy's rooms.
Mr.. Coke will make room for Mr. Nc
Dowell
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-21

FENO LEASE-COAL YARD-rho coal
Il business Interfering with tho de-
livery OF lumber, no will lease tho priv
ilege to any responsible party. CLARE
81 READ, Office 3l6 Roanoke street
,Phone 20. dec2ltO innl
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-21
SPECIAL NOTICES.
EoR SALE.

Two hundred shares OF Lake Spring
Land Compsny, stock for 81 per share.
The land OF this company is entirely
paid for; over two-thirds Of the lots re-
main unsold, and the stock worth IS per
share on the books Of the company.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-21
SALEM.

SALEM, Doc 2c.-ISpeciall The town
has employed lot of hands, who have
been shoveling snow from tho side
walks. a great deal moro should be
done, rs only limited portion has been
shovcled- or so far.
There were some prominent citizens
caught on tho ordinance against snow
balling.
There arc some fno paintings dis
played in tho postoilico windows by DR..
NJ octer They are finely executed, so
pronounced by competent critics.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-21
.AN USIC HAS IT'S CHARMS.

AN USIC HAS IT'S CHARMS.
We desire to call the attention OF the
citizens Of Roanoke and Southwest Vir-
ginia to our extensive stock Of superb
pianos Of the following makes. We
ncntion separately tho celebrated
Evorett," ono OF the best; also tho
Weber. Stock and number of others of
fine make. We sell them en- easy terms
and guarantee all of thom to give entire
satisfaction. Nil you havo to do is to
call, see Thorn and be convinced. Organs,
all of tho bost makes, constantly on
hand NJ. l.. SMITH.
dcc2i-tf
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-21

There is no need to puy Baltimore,
PHILADELPHIA or New YORK; per to find
the news. By subscribing for THE TIMES
you can have 1t served to you every
morning ct your breakfast table twelve
hours in advance of the Northern papers.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-21

4 HAVE JUST RECEIVED THE
largest consignment Of singing
eanarics over brought to Norfolk at one
time. Every bird is guaranteed singer.
AS a special inducement to out of town
buyers l will make the following
Christmas offer: Ono guaranteed male
singer. one fino brass cage, one spring
hook and chain, one box seed, one box
silver gravel; all complete for So, pro-
vided you will cut out this advertise
nlent and send with order. Write for
prices Of gold fish and aquariums. W.
[. WICKERMAN, IS and G7 CRANKY ST.,
Norfolk, Va. dcc2l-3t
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-21
THE WATER SUPPLY.
Five Feet of winter in the Reservoir This
Morning.

Five Feet of Wntcr in the RESERVOIR This
Morning.
The work on tho wrecked pump house
and boiler rooms at the water works
still continues. The work Of rebuild
ing will be begun Ut once and pushed
rapidly to completion, sass a
The management told TINES repre-
sentative that they intend to build such
structure as will stand the test of
heavy SHOWS and raging winds
The parts of the building that arc
standing, but which may be considered
in the slightest degree unsafe will he
pulled down and rebuilt from tho
foundation.
temporary structure will be erected
over the pumps and boilers to protect
thcm until the building is up.
1.-The lower part of the CITY," said Mr.
Lyons, OF the Water Works Company,
to the reporter, ''usa rs most OF the water
that we pump into the mains by the old
pump, but to-day at o'clock we turned
OF the water from the Machine Works
and sentit to the high parts OF the
city.
Until II o'clock last night there had
not been gallon OF water pumped into
the reservoir since the roof OF the pump
house fell in. But at tho hour above
mentioned the city mains were cut or
and the old pump worked to its full
capacity to give the reservoir an emer-
gcncy supply in case OF fire. This was
carrying out the careful plans OF Mana
ger j. c. Rawn to protect the city from
danger, with the least possible dcpriva-
ton to the water takc-s.
BY this morning half million gal
Ions Of water will be put to the 5-foot
mark in the reservoir and tho emergency
viii be over for the present. House
holders on the upper levels of the city
will be able to get water from 7:30 to
0:30 this morning, and those who have
been using snow water will be allie to
give praise for u taste OF pure spring
water once again;
The same plan will be continued OF
shutting OF water for &; few hours
nightly until the regular state OF affairs
can be resumed. The fire department.
is in close communication with the
pump house. 80 that the pressure can
be put on instantly in case Of fire.
MOVING At TIE RiIIE;nt!l rIrCIr,y
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-21
WILBUR S. POLE & CO.,
Rooms and 4, Exchange Building.

NOTICE
We can sell lots in the heart Of
tho town at s5 to 40 per cent.
lowor than any other lots near
them oan DO bought for.
SIMMONS, AMBLER &c CO.,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS,
Buchanan. Va.
0nlse corner Washington and Water
streets
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-21
4 SPECIAL BARGAIN.

Eight hundred feet, street front, Com
mOnwealth avenue and Rutherford
street. Price $4,000. J. T.. HUDSON
REAL ESTATE CO., 11S jefferson
street, q. W. dec2O-2t
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-08
The Strangest Fish in the World.

The strangest fish in the world is said
to be the humble herring. He is as
common as mud, and as cheap as dirt,
but he cannot be beaten for flavor; an6
it is claimed for him that he supports:
more persons than any other creature in
the world-in the catching, the preserv
ing, the selling, or the eating. Another
curious thing is that he assumes so many
shapes and names. Catch him in one
place and he is a bloater; in another, 8
sodger; in a third, sprat, and, wher
young, he is taken from the Thames an6
called whitebait, while across the Chan.
mel in Brittany, before he is more than q
couple of inches long, he can be found
timed and labeled in pure olive oil as 6
sardine. He is a wonderful fish and from
the out-and-out genuine ancient and fish.
like smell during the herring harvest
that obtains in the neighborhood about
Amsterdam, it is not very hard to believe
that that ancient and highly-respectablt
town is really built, as they say, on her.
ring bones.
Once upon time the herring used tc
be wo-shiped in Holland, custom that
obtains to. day in Scotland in a very prac
tical manner. They have a cheerful
method at some of the fishing ports in
that country of insuring luck before they
start out with their boats on fishing
trip. Each man thrashes his wife, and
the one who first draws blood is sure &c
have the biggest haul. For self-protec'
tion the women invented a peculia,
method Of lacing their corsets, which
thus became known as herring boning, 8
term now in everyday use among sea
faring men. The men will not go out
however, if woman wishes them "gooC
luck" or if a rabbit or a pig crosse
their path, being perfectly sure that the.
will have nothing but their labor TO
their pains.-NeD York Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-08

Father Augouard, Apostolic Pro'Vicar
Of the Oubanghi, contributes to the
Missions CatholiQues the narrative of
Journey which he has just made from
Loango to the Oubanghi, an affluent of
the Congo. He states that it Is his IN
tention to found station upon the up.
per OuDanghi, 100 miles from the
coast, among the anthropophagous tribes
With whom the slave is regarded simply
As an article of food. lie gives some
curious information as to these tribes, re-
marking that while in certain parts OF
Africa cannibalism only exists an an in
cident of war, to deprive the vanquished
Of even the honor of burial, in the Ou-
banghi country human flesh is an article
Of regular consumption, not day pass
ing without village immolating some
victim destined to provide feast.
Sometimes it is the death of chief, at
others the celebration of a victory, at
others the arrival of piece of good news,
which serves as a pretext, and one chief
will vie with another TO see which can
immediate the most victims. These saw
ages regard human flesh as a dainty
morsel, and prefer it to any other food,
considering that it is noble kind of
food, far superior to that of animals.
When told that 1t was horrible to eat
their fellow-creatures they simply re-
piled: "No, it is delicious with salt and
spices" When Father Augouard went
on to point out to them the difference
between man aud the animals, and to say
that if they fell into the hands of their
enemies they might be eaten in their
turn, all they said was that that was the
fate OF war, and that, just as man was
uobler than the animal, so his flesh was
"more noble to eat. London Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-08

went into the damp alley of the back en-
trance and waited there. Twas kept a
tremendous time, and when at last a
young woman rushed in, gave her the
parcel-like an idiot-without asking
who she was. gave it to the wrong
woman, Fifteen minutes after the real
maid arrived. Oh, there was a row All
/ was worth would not have paid for the
dress. But was dismissed at once. l
deserved il. It was the act of an idiot.
How well do remember what I said to
her--'you'll get roasting, mamselle.
Well it was l who got the roasting. Al
first they accused me of stealing the
dress, but"
81 am sure you tell the truth, said
Effie, and engaged the man at once.
That day Sonora V was astonisheC
by receiving box which contained the
long-lost dress uninjured.
A letter which was inclosed told the
story in full, but without giving any
names, and Camille-the new waiter
never guessed that the liberal gift he re.
ceived at Christmas time was offered moi
to the accomplished waiter, but to the
demon who had brought about so much
happiness by his gift of ball-dress.-
Ffrestde Companion.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-08

Next April the British census will be
taken. So far as possible the work of
enumeration will cover the British En-
pire, and the effort will be to make the
census the most comprehensive yet taken.
To this end the schedules will be simpli
fed. No inquiries will be made as to
religious faith or creed, aud those bear
ing on occupation will be condensed
The census will be stripped Of everything
that could make enumeration cumber-
some, and the great end and aim will be
to ascertain the number of subjects of
Queen Victoria. There are sections of
her dominions where only approxima-
tions are possible. In British Zambesia
or the Niger Protectorate the work of
the enumerator would encounter peculiar
obstacles, not only in the unwillingness
of the inhabitants to be enumerated, bat
their willingness to reduce totals by
slaughtering census attaches. But max.
ing all these allowances, the forthcoming
census will doubtless be satisfactory. 1t
will at all events show that the British
Empire has somewhat more than $780,
10000 cnumerable inhabitants. The
current calculation is that at the opening
If the year 1890 the population of tho
British Empire was very nearly 32S, ,000,-
700, Of whom 3S, 1875, 600 were dwellers
the United Kingdom, 27l, $50, 600 in
India and the remaining 10, 900, 600 in
other possessions Two years ago the
Indian Government estimated the popu-
alton of British India at 2OS, 793, $50,
md that of the native States at 60, ,6S4,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-08
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

To make labels adhere to tin use q
freshly made solution of gum tragacanth
In water.
A large deposit Of glass sand has
been discovered near the mouth of Lewis
River, Washington.
N monstrous brass casting was sue
cessfully run at foundry in Pittston,
Penn, the other day. 1t is a pump
chamber weighing 5000 pounds.
II has been estimated, from a micro.
scopic examination of the impress of the
word "hello" on phonograph cylinder,
that It contains sixteen thousand indenta-
lions.
The census of 1880 placed the number
Of weter wheels operating as motive
power in the United States at "a, 4O4.
This tally represented a total of ], 1,225,-
379 horse power.
The owner of a new tire, made of hol-
low spring steel, circular, oval, or
square, thinks that it will succeed rubber
tires for wagons or bicycles. 1t can be
fixed on so that it can never come of.
1t Is now said a new industry will
spring up for the manufacture of rope,
twine, paper, ETC., from hop vines. Ex-
perts have made a test, and it is said
they are well adapted to those purposes.
Frank B. Crockett, of Upton, Ind,
has built a midair railway for passengers
and freight traffic. The only motive
power he calls "the power of gravity"
The track consists of an iron cable sus-
| pended by slides which work between
posts arranged in pairs forty rods apart.
His track is a half a mile long. lie gives
exhibitions daily.
Workmen were sou ding for founda-
tions for railroad bridge in the Oconee
River, Georgia, and struck an artesian
well in the centre of the stream. The
piping projects into the river bed some
! iftv-two feet, while the other end pro-
| iects a few feet above the surface of the
water. From the end of the pipe bold
stream Jets high into midair. The water
is almost as cold as ice and as clear as
crystal.
Electrically heated fat irons are now
made which are very seryiceabe. The
fat iron is of the usual form, but made
hollow. The interior contains a lot of
coiled wires, through which the electrical
current passes and heats the wires red
hot. The latter are arranged between
protecting sheets of mica and asbestos.
You turn switch, and the fiat iron at
once heats up ready for use. The street
wires supply the electrical current.
Oil varnlsh is made as follows: Three
pounds of resin melted is mixed with
two pounds of Venice turpentinc and one
gallon of drying oil (boiled llnseed oiD,
when well mixed by stirring while hot il
is cooled little and one quart of turpen-
tine is added. Another way is to melt
three pounds of resin with half gallon
Of drying oil, and when nearly cold add
Two quarts of turpentine. The first men
toned is least liable to crack and most
.lastic
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-08
Tanning Cows Hides In India.

What is India coming to7 Her chiv.
alrous BARRIERS of Bombay refuse to shave
widows heads. And brace of Brah
minis have started lanyard and leather
business in Upper India. TO add, as il
were, insult to the injury thus inflicted
upon the holy Brahmin caste, both these
courageous tanners are named afteI
Krishna-the favorite deity of the Hin
dus. Does the "White Brahmin" know
what all that meansl He does not. The
COW is the Hindu's sacred beast; the
reverent kissing of her tail, the pouring
of prayers into her long hairy ears il
one of the most curious sights at sacred
festivals and elsewhere. To kill COW,
to skin a COW, and then to have the au.
dacity to handle her hide-will not the
deities of Mount Meru toss India into the
boetom of the Kali panic What uexti
Here's Hindu paper, the Mirror, writ.
ten and edited by Hindus, some of their
Brahmins, as we'll as Brahmos, praising
these two Krishnas up to the skies.
Others of their race are joining IN the
chorus of laudation and expressing tn,
hope that native tannerics may start up
in thousands all over dia.-LoRaoi
! Daily Netcs.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-08
Heat and the Growth of the Hair.

1t is generally understood that the haii
and nails grow faster in hot weather than
in cold; but, perhaps, few are aware thal
any temperature can impart SO great 8
stimulus to tho growth as Colonel Peje.
valsky, the Russian traveller, says the
Central Asian heat did during his jour.
ney in those regions in the summer Of
1889. In June the ground and the aiI
became excessiyelyhot, SO great, indeed
as to render travel in the daytime impos
sible. Within fortnight after this op.
pressive weather began it was noticed
that the hair aud beard of all the party
was growing with astonishing rapidity,
and strangest Of all, some youthful Cos.
sacks, whose faces were perefectll
smooth, developed respectable beardi
within the short period of twenty days,
- Commercial AdVertiser.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-08

The skeleton of a large amphibious
animal was uuear,bed at Shellulle, Cal,
the other day. 1t measures twelve feet
from the Uranium TO the tip of the tail.
The jawbones are four feet long. The
fore legs are five feet in length, but the
hind legs measure but eighteen inches,
and are joined only at the hip. The toes
are five inches long. Two strong tusSs
project from the upper jaw, aud on the
skull are two horns of three branches
each. The skeleton was found in :
stratum Of clay twenty feet below the
surface.-AeiC York SiH,.