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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-26
BREvITIES.

J. w. McDearman has returned from
Danville.
r. M. Echols, travelling auditor of the
Norfolk and Western railroad, was here
Sunday.
William Simpson, special commits
sioner, has been holding commissioners
court to determine the assets and liabil-
tiles of the Philadelphia Brick and Tile
Company in accordance with Il decree Of
the late circuit court.
Robert Jordan, of Lexington. was
here Sunday.
w. j. Clements, Of the lumber firm
of Adams, Clements & Co.. accompanied
by his best man, j. r. Thomas, has gone
to Pottstown. Pa, TO be united in mar
rage with Miss Marie Frees, of that
place.
Kent Carper's stolen horse was found
in Roanoke Sunday.
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esprit de corps, and to let the little ones
fully realize that they belong to a great
body"
school teachers most essential qualifi-
cations?"
"a teacher must have average in
telligence and common sense; more
than this is desirable but not necessary.
The one thing that can not be dispensed
with is the conservation to do some
thing for God. 1t is not that you do it
for your own souls sake or even that
you do it for the good of the children,
but that you do it for God. This carries
every thing else with it; whatever YOU
do for Him you must do well, and so the
conservation carries with it the study,
the constant effort, the concentration of
the powers"
you do not attach Importance, then,
to the higher education of Sunday
school tcachcrs?"
81 have had in my school at the same
time comparatively uneducated work
ing woman and Il brilliant young man
fresh from college, and the woman went
far beyond the other in the results she
obtained because her heart was warmer
to the work; if the college man had had
her fervor and had then added to it his
education he would, of course, have
been more efficient, than, as things
stood, was either of them.
You can't stand out for classical
scholarship; I've got to have two
hundred and eighty teachers and
If have that number of class
ical scholars in my congregation don't
know where to lay hands on them.
but Sundayechool teaching is grow
ing all the time more and more intelli-
| gent. The Sunday-schools have fully
purged themselves. think, of the COM
plants that used to be lodged,
and in some cases with justice, against
them. I attribute this largely to the
public schools. Such n public school
system as that of this country trains a
body of clear-headcd, intelligent citi-
zens.
THE international Lessons, against
which so much has been said, have also
good deal to do with it. With all
their disadvantages the lesson sheets
give the average teacher far moro than
She would be in any way likely to get
for herself. They do such prclimin-
nry work of study and exposition that
She has no excuse for going before her
class without full, intelligent compre-
| hension.
''Thc International series has won its
way. Not religious paper in the
country would dare ignore it, and the
secular press finds itself obliged to give
it progressively more and more atten-
| tion."
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Indians as Smokers.

Every Indian worships tobacco. Give
the Sioux sufilciency of beef and to-
bacco and there will be no more war
between them and the United States.
They do not get any tobacco from the
Government in these days, SO they sell
what little else they do have, and with
the proceeds procure cigare tics and to-
bacco. 1t used to be that the red man
was satisfied with dried red willow
bark, but he has been civilized very
materially, and now insists on the best
brands Of the most thoroughly cult
waited and manufactured weed Some
of the older fellows still mix the willow
with their smokc-thcy prefer the Kin
nick-Kinnick-but the younger men
take the tobacco straight. Their love
for cigarettes amounts almost to a pas
sion, and yet the Indian is master of
the situation. lie Gun smoke enough
cigarettes TO kill every dude on the face
of the earth, go on the war path for u
couple of months and starvc, and yet
turn up with physique that seems un-
injured. The suggestion that unlimited
cigarettes were cheaper than soldiers
thus falls to the ground and becomes
valuclcss. Washington Star.
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SUNDAY-SCHOOL WAYS.
Rev. DR.. Meredith Interestingly
Describes Them.
How tho Largest Sunday-School in the
Country Is Houscd-hIusic, Teachers,
tho International Lessons and
Chinese Pupils.
ICopYRIGur. 1911

Rev. DIR. r. r. Meredith is an author
ity on the modern Sunday-school. Per
haps he is the most generally recognized
authority in the country. His command
ing influence in Sunday-school work
dates back from dozen to fifteen
years. In Boston his weekly eXposi-
ton of the international Lessons filled
fremont Temple winter after winter
every Saturday afternoon. When he
left the Hub two or three years ago for
Brooklyn large offers were made him to
remain and devote himself to that work
altogether.
Since he became pastor of the Temp
kins Avenue Congregational Church, in
the City of Churches, great audiences of
Sunday-school workers have gathered
every Tuesday evening to hear his dis
cussion of the lesson for the succeeding
Sunday. Without regard for dcnomina
tional lines, people of all creeds and OF
both sexes fill his enormous normal
class, which thus becomes, probably,
the most forccful agency in the country
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The Speed of Thourht in Dreams.

During the Franco-Prussian war a
telegraph operator was receiving a
press dispatch concerning battle that
had just occurred. In it Prince Bis
marck's name was frequently repeated.
Worn out from three days and two
nights continuous service, without
sleep. the poor operator took down the
Obs" of the old warriors name and
then fell asleep. In his sleep he
dreamed that he visited the scenes of
his childhood's day; went hunting with
some Indians: had u great deal of sport,
passing through m experience that
would take days to perform, and final
ly, after returning from the chase, and
during n dispute over dividing tho
game, he woke in time to hear tho
instrument click out the final syllable
of Bismarck's name and succeeded In
making 4 complete copy of the mes
sage. AT the rate of about forty words
per minute (the average Mt that time
the operator could not have slept moro
than tho 4i-1O0th of a second; only
during the time that the middle letter
of the name was being recorded by the
instrument.-St. Louis Republic.
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older pupils, while twenty or twenty
Ave minutes is enough to tire the little
ones.
"In my Sunday-school we have ON
one side, off the main floor, one large
room for the primary department,
which includes what people used to
call the infant classes, that is children
who have not yet learned to read. We
throw all these into one great class and
teach them together. They have rising
seats arranged in conccntric semi
circles, so that all may sec the black
boards. We give them object teaching
to interest them and call out their in
teliigencc, and we make great use Of
large colorcd cards and pictures"
at how early an age do you think it
profitable for a child TO come imp"
Many mothers bring children of three
and sit with them. approve of this
ccausc the cl,ill's mind thus opens
ON the Terry first amid the right sur
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HE CERTAINLY HAD NERVE.
Crazed by Drink IL Knoxville Man Stirs nj
the Whole City.

OraZeu Dy DRINK u knoxville Man StirS up
the Whole City.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, May a5.-JSpc-
cial]-About o'clock last night man,
with shot gun in his hands walked up
in front of two colored men sitting on
Crozier street. When within few
PAGES of them he elevated the gun and
fired two shots. One took effect in the
abdomen of the older and the other in
the upper arm, side and face of the
younger one. The man then ran out
Crozier street and avenue about one
mile.
A large crowd, which had followed at
respectful distance, reached within
three hundred yards of Kim when he
darted into a pine thicket. lie was
next heard of two miles to the west
ward and about two miles from the city.
Fred Il. Carpenter, son Of one of the
leading citizens of Knoxville, was driy-
ing towards his fathers country home.
When within short distance of It he
noticed man running towards him
and calling him to have Il short colo
guy, when the unknown man demanded
Carpenters money and jewelry. These
were refused him and he levelied the
shotgun which he had kept behind
him and fired. Carpenters face was
filled with shot and his wounds arc con.
sidered very dangerous. 1t is believed
the robber was crazed by drink. lie
will probably be lynched If apple
hended.
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ers should be mature women, not young
girls When u Chinaman makes love to
his teacher, in ninety-nine cases out of
hundred It's the teachers fault. She
could have inspired him and ought to
have inspired him with very different
feelings She needs tact and-ycars."
"uas there not been marked adj
vance of late'in Sunday-school music?"
Indeed, yes; off in the Wilderness
somewhere there may be schools still
singing Hold the Fort and other such
jingle music matched with nonsense
words, but all the new music is of a
much higher order. In our school we
use the 'Laudcs, Domino teaching the
children the same hymns that arc sung
in church and prayer meeting"
THE superintendent position must
be becoming, in the larger schools, of
more and more importance?"
I'm no long time the superintendent
will be engaged at high salary to give
his entire time. Then instead OF as
sistant pastors we shall have pastors
assistants. The superintendent will be
such an assistant, and if he is, rs he
ought to be, the best business man in
the parish, five thousand or six thou
sand dollars will not be too much to paw
him. He will work throughout the
week among the congregation for the
Sunday-school. The South Church in
New Britain, Conn.,, has q salaried SUI
perintendent, and the practice is sure to
be followed. City Sunday-schools are
becoming great and complicated organ
izations." ELIZA PUTNAM UEAToN.
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''1n your Tuesday evening normal
class do you mark out courses of read
ing for teachers in Oriental history and
customs?"
mo; some of the teachers dose them
selves for their pupils. My aim in
popular exposition is to make the Bible
practical. 1t is not worth the paper it
is written on except for what it can do
for us to-day. l don't caro- any more
about what happened to Jesus than do
about what happened to Julius Cesar
except so far rs Jesus is living force
to enter into our lives now; boys and
girls must take Him home and have
Linn with them Monday morning"
what do you think of present meth
DDS of teaching the Chinese in Sunday
schools?"
81 can not say any thing about them
except us | have seen them in one city,
Boston. There I was for some time ia
miliar with the work of Miss Carter,
who had as many as two hundred and
sixty under instruction. She went
about among the poor laundrics and SO
entered into the lives of the poor
creatures that they felt toward her
as to n mother, and they came to her
with every trouble. She did infinite good;
but she was Il very judicious woman
and very careful in her selection of
teachers.
81 do not believe the present system
of assigning a teacher to every Chinese
pupil can be changed; the Chinese can
not be taught in classes. But the teach
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roundings. The Sunday-school room
seems homelil<e to it, and there is q
good deal of value to be attached to
these first impressions on the conscious
ness.
"Thc room above the primary depart
ment belongs to the Juvenile depart
ment. Children are transferred to this
just rs soon as they can read. They re-
main in it until they are twelve or thir-
teen years old. The Juvenile depart
ment occupies one room only, but it is
divided into thirty-five different classes
under as many teachers. 1t is the nim
to keep the classes small so that each
pupil may get individual attention.
Some classes include as many us twelve
children but the most not above nine.
For my part, think eight about the
best number.
The room is furnished with thirty
five tables and each class gathers with
the teacher about one of these.
''Thc floor of the main Sunday-school
hall is given TO the intermediate depart
mcnt, broken into seventy-four classes
of young people from twelve to seven
teen or eighteen years This also is
furnished with tables supplied with
maps, reference books, etc, and about
these sit classes and teachers
"All the work of the Sunday-school
library is attended to outside the scs-
sion. We do not allow any running
about of librarians to distract attention.
''One side of the Sunday-school hall
opens, as said, upon the ante-rooms,
and about the other two sides are the
Bible class rooms. There arc two
stories of these, twenty-cight in all.
The rooms vary in size, accommodating
from forty down. Some of the classes
are mixed, in others the sexes arc sep
aratcd this is rs circumstances dictate;
we have no rule. Some OF the classes
are taught by mep, others by women;
the largest mixed class is taught very
successfully by young man."
'Thc large majority of Sunday-school
teachers are womcn?"
mo, full half of mine are men; l
have just about as many men as women
right through the school.
''But before we drop Sunday-school
architecture, let me say that the pres
ent general arrangement of Sunday
school rooms was originated by Dutch
architect of Akron, o., whose name was
Snyder. lie planned the first modern
Sunday-school for Louis Miller, of the
Chautauqua Association, when Miller
was settled ut Akron about twenty
years ago. Snyder's ideas have been
greatly developed and modified, and 1
myself have introduced convcniences
he never thought of, but for the main
outline now followed by all progressive
city schools the credit belongs to him.
Many Sunday-school workers do not
agree with me, you understand, as to
the advisability of keeping the primary
department all In one great class or as
to having the little ones present with
the older scholars at the opening of the
school. Some would divide them for
more individual teaching, and would
have their rooms wholly separated and
would almost make of them separate
school with separate administration.
But believe in getting for a short time
all pupils together, for the sake of tho
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RAILROADS.
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SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MAY "a, 1891.
wEsrDOuND, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY.
1:55 a. III. Arrives Radford OBS a. m., connect
ing Mt RRdford with New River branch
leaving daily ut 945 Il. IN. Bristol LIS d. M:
connects with L. II. v. 6. X. II, for ali
points South.
1910 a. ~, Arrives Bristol 40 D. IN. Stops at
oil stations. Has no connection with New
River train.
6.25 p. H., Arrives Bristol II .35 D. m Conneots
at Radford with New River branch leav-
ing ltadford sos y. III. daily for Dluetield
ana PocahOntaS. Connects ut Bristol with
Il. Il. V. Il G. X. Il. for all point, South.
400 p. III. daily for Radford and intermediate
stations. Has no connection beyond Rad
NORTH AND EAsTBouND, LEAVE ROANOKE
DAILY.
$50 O.. IN. for Lynchburg, Petersburg and
richmond. Has no connection for Nor
1850 p IN. for Hagcrstown, Harrisburg. Phi1a-
aeiphia and New York. Has through Pull
man Sleepers. 49,
l245 D. H. daily for Lynchburv potors,,,rr
Richmond AMI Norfolk.
oG PIN daily. Arrives Lynchburg $50 %. IN.
o.4u III. Tor Basic, Shenandoah and intermo.
date stations. 0
ll.2O p. IN. for Lynchburg. Petersburg. Rich
inond and Norfolk. Has sleeper for Nor
folk and Richmond i 'oi
ll.2u p. III. for Hagerstown Harrisburg Pbi,o-
man slecper5 to Now York and TO Washinv-
ton Via Shenandoah Junction and r. & q.
r. X. N " ~ W
For all additional information apply at tickle.
Office or to w a. REVII J'
General Passenger Agent. Roanoke. Va
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THE ROANOKE DEVELOPMENT COM
PANY
THE ROANOKE DEVELOPMENT COM
PANY.

Is prepared to negotiate with
responsible parties seeking the
Best Location in Virginia for
Manufacturing P II p O e S.
Fuel, Raw Material and Labor
can be obtained and handled
at this point to the greatest
advantage.
The Fine Table Lands
along the Roanoke river are
exceptionally we'll adapted for
INDUSTRIAL BUILDING SITES.
Rapid Transit by Electric
Railway to the center of the
city has been assured.
Ample Railroad Facilities
for shipment to and from all
points North and South.
1t has already located four
large and valuable industries,
employing over GOO hands.
For particulars apply to
ARTHINGTON GILPIN,
General Manager Roanoke
Development Company, Roa-
noke, Va.
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LITERARY SALEM.
Interesting Closing Exercises OF
Prof. Painters Glass.
ROANOKE TIMES BUREAU,
HOTEL LUCERNE, SALEM. VA.

The closing exercises of Prof. +. "
N. Painters literary class were held
yesterday afternoon at the graded school
building, which has been the regular
meeting place of the class.
On this occasion essays were read by
the class upon the various characters of
the "Merchant Of Venice" which play
has been the subject of the study Of
the class for several months past. Only
members of the class were present.
Prof. ii L.. Keen, principal of the Salem
graded school, read an essay on shake
speare's Married Life" Miss Marguerite
Buchanan's subject was 'Portla;" II. a.
Banks read an essay on the play OF the
.'Merchant of Venice"
M. G. McClung discussed the charac-
ter of Shylock. Mr.. Meetings. essay
was unique, inasmuch as he attempted
"a valiant defense of the old jew, main
tanning that, as he had been called "a
dog of jew" and spit on by Antonio; as
his daughter had eloped with Chris
tan and stolen his ducats, and as his
race and himself had been spurned and
despised by mankind in general for
centuries, there was much to be excused
in his desire for 'the pound of flesh"
Mrs. Frank Chalmers discussed
shakespeare as Writer" w. NJ.
Montgomery discussed the Trial
Scene" Miss Cobbs read paper on
miracle Plays" Miss Matte Ferguson
read an essay on THE Value of Study
ing Shakespeare, Miss Harlowe dis
cusseo the Formative Influences OF
the Elizabethan PERIOD" Miss Kate
Ferguson collated the Literary Gems
of tho Merchant of Venice
Papers were read by Messrs. o. L.
Stearnes for the affirmative, and w. M.
Montgomery for the negative, on the
subject, "Resolved, That the Church
has Gone Too Far in Its Condemnation
of Going" Strong points were
presented on both sides of the question.
Professor Painter closed with brief
and appropriate address.
Professor Painter occupies the chairs
of English language and literature in
Roanoke College, and his mode of teach
ing has lent great interest to the cause
of classical study as pursued by the
class.
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Another Clubbing Amir.

Frank Darst was arrested Saturday
night by Officer Boon near the Bank of
Salem building for drunkenness. On
the way to Jail he resiste the officer by
striking him in the face. Mr.. Boon
soon euieted him, however, by the use
Of his billy. The mayor yesterday fined
Darst SEQ for drunkenness, using OBJ
Gene language and resistance to officers.
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Hail storm at .siartin.yilIe.

MARTINsvILLE, May 25.-(Speciall :
The most terrible rain and hail storm
ever experienced here passed over the
town Saturday hail falling as largo as
hen eggs for half an hour. Windows
were broken and fruit and vegetables
arc total loss. The wheat crop is
ruined. No loss of life is reported.
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Coed Cooking

Is one Of the chief blessings of every
home. To always insure good custards,
ruddings, sauces, etc., use Gail Borden
Eagle" Brand Condensed Milk. Dircc.
lions on the label Sold by your grocer
and druggist. myi:.tu4t
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The greatest offer ever made. The
weekly edition of The Times for one wear
and your choice of either Dickens or
Waverly novels complete for 50.
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The Roanoke Development Con-
paHy.

The Bridgewatcr Carriage Works, with
an enlarged plant and increased capital,
will go at once upon the property Of the
Roanoke Development Company. No
section of the United States OF the same
population is buying as many fine car
riages as Southwest Virginia. 1t is pre-
pared to furnish all kinds of vehicles.
Manufacturers of spokcs, hubs and
wheels, springs, tires, axles and other
parts of carriages and wagons, will find
at Roanoke a center for their industries
for which n market of hundreds of miles
in extent is ready and active. The tim
Der supply is ineXhaustable and of the
best qualities. In the Same line har-
ness and leather manufacturers will
find markets which need no drumming.
The Roanoke Development Company
desires to negotiate with such industries.
For further particulars address
ARLINGTON GlLPIN,
General Manager Roanoke Develop
ment Company, Roanoke, Va.
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ARLINGTON GILPIN,
THE ROANOKE DEVELOPMENT COM
PANY.

Among the industries located by the
Roanoke Development Company is the
Duvall Engine Company, manufacturers
of steam engines and boilers. About
10000 already in use in the South. This
company is equipped to furnish castings
for machinery, and make repairs to all
classes of machinery, boilers, etc., etc.
1t will make great change through
this section Of the South, shortening
the haul on all it's manufactures hun
dreds Of miles over Northern competi-
tors. besides furnishing superior pro-
duction. For particulars address
ARLINGTON GILPIN,
General Manager Roanoke Develop
mont Company, Roanoke, Va.
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THE ROANOKE DEVELOPMENT COM
PANY.

Another of the valuable industries Sc
cured by the Roanoke Development
Company is the Virginia Blanket Mills,
manufacturers of wooden blankets of all
grades. spinners of yarn, and scourers
and sortcrs Of wool. These mills will
secure the pick of the fieeces of South
west Virginia, where the shcep-raising
industry is developing more rapidly and
more proiitably than in any other part
of the United States. Manufacturers
of fine cloths should seize the opportu-
nifty to locate in the midst of wool
raising country and close to their yarn
supplies. For further information adj
dress,
ARTH!N GTON GILPIN,
General Manager Roanoke Develop
ment Company, Roanoke, Va.
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THE ROANOKE DEVELOPMENT COM
PANY.

One of the valua bic industries secured
by the Roanoke Development Company
is the Norwich Lock Manufacturing
Company, manufacturers of all Shelf
Hardware for Builders purposes. Their
goods are known throughout the entire
country to be first-class. 1t is therefore
important that all industrial concerns
using this class of goods should know
that they can locate in Roanoke TO great
advantage. This is particularly appli-
cable to Door, Sash and Blind Manu-
facturers, as we'll as to many others.
For particulars address
ARLINGTON GlLPIN,
General Manager Roanoke Develop
ment Company, Roanoke, Va.
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Wonderful Progress.

as Cumbcll progressing in art?"
tremendously. A year ago he had
studio; but now he has an atclicr."-
Puck.
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REAT SACRIFICE.-TWO SEC
~ ond-hand thoroughbred Columbus
buggies at remarkably low figures for
sale at SALEM CARRIAGE WORKS.