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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-06-11
A HOME CELEBRATION.


How Jack and Prissy Surprised Mamms
On Decoration bay.
I'm most sure we could ride with
Dclla's folks said little Prissy. 20
Jack she coaxed. cant we 20? DO
ask mamma. She'll let us il you ask
her.
But don't you see, Prissy," said Jack,
1--WE mustn't leave poor mamma with
that horrid headache. and no one to
take single step for her. You didn't
think Of that, did you?"
Prissy looked sorrier than ever, and
rather ashamed, too. She loved mamma
just as well as Jack did, but, being
Younger. she was not so thoughtful.
Jack had always taken special care Of
mamma since papa was gone.
lie was very good to Prissy, too, and
soon set his wits to work to find some
way to comfort her. lie almost forgot
how disappointed he was himself. He
had counted on the bands and banners
and the grand parade quite as much
as Prissy had on helping to carry the
| flowers.
Never mind, Prissy," he said, at
last, IF we can't go and decorate the
graves, well decorate the sitting-room
and the tea-table, and II mamma only
| feels able to come out to tea, how 1t
will s'prise her,
| So they were soon Mt work in the
garden and arbor, clipping, punching
and twining the fragrant blossoms and
fresh green leaves. Every few minutes
Jack tiptoed to the door Of mamma's
room, and brought her a fresh drink or
spongcd her forehead or changed her
pillows according to her need. At last
he found her asleep.
II really think now she'll be able to
come out to supper" he told Prissy.
You and ! know how to make the tea
and set the table, don't we? I'm glad
mamma has let us do it sometimes. for
now it will be such help to her.
by this time they had made two love-
~ wreaths and two large bouquets.
We'll hang one wreath on papa's pict-
ure and one on mammals" said Prissy.
"And we'll set one bouquet on the
center-table and one on the tea-table, -
said Jack.
Yes" said Prissy, land make q little
bouquet for each plate. Won't that be
pretty"
Just the thing!' said Jack.
And they worked and chattcd away
az cheerfully as if this home decoration
had been their first idea.
At last it drew near tea-time. and
then they boiled the kettle and Drowned
the toast. and deckcd out the little Ia.
BILE as they had planned.
Mamma came out. looking very pale,
but she was SO pleased with the nice
supper and the flowers, and most Of all
with the dear, loving little folks who
had done SO much to help her, that her
headache soon went away. She Rugged
Jack and Prissy over and over, and
looked SO happy that they were more
than satisfied with celebrating at home.
/ -YOuth'S Comma Mon
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the contrary, It is an unmistakablc Agn
OF weakness, ignorance and vulgsrity.
United PRESBYTERIAN.
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The experiments OF European nations
notably the French-seems to have
definitely determined the value of salt
for stock of all kinds Modern OBJ
servers have reached the conclusion
that salt Is necessary to the best health
and performance of a cow. Prof. Rob-
ertson. of the Guelph experimental
station. Ontario, says series of expert
:.ents convinced him that to deny cows
salt for even one week reduces their
flow of milk fourteen and q half to
seventeen and half per cent in guam
tity and lowers the quality. Milk
given when the cows are deprived of
salt, he. says, will sour twenty-four
hours sooner than that given when they
have full supply Of 1t. 1t is greatly
relishei by all animals, which is q
strong presumptive evidence In it's
favor, and there can not be q reasonable
doubt at this late day that salt Is bene.
fetal to mich cows.-Orange Judd Far
mer.
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BY EXAMPLE.
How the Use Of Had Language by Schoo
Bows May he stopped.

How the Use Of Had Language by School
Bows May lie stopped.
Boys alone can put stop to the prac-
tice of using bad language out of
school: the teacher can not know what
his scholars say in the ball-icld or the
streets. Parents can not know for the
same reason, and least of all mothers.
who would be most shocked by i'm
proper words, and could do most to pre-
vent their utterance.
There is one power only that can put
down low talk in a playground. and
that is the public opinion of the school,
But that can do it! There is nothing
boys fear SO much as the disapproval of
their school-mates, particularly if it is
expressed in a mode which conveys con-
tempt.
1t is curious thing that the boys
who are most likely to use bad words
are most susceptible to this kind Of in
fiuence. They are pretty sure to be
weak characters, with much vanity in
their composition, and therefore more
likely to be afraid of the opinion Of
others than of falling in their own es-
teen.
Unfortunately, many boys, otherwise
pretty good, are slow to perceive either
the evil or the disgrace of using bad
language, and are apt to regard the
practice as a sign of a sort of courage
that takes no note of tritles. Others
feel the need of eking out their short
supply of words by EXPLANATIONS more
or less violent or indecorous.
An Elton boy, in describing recently
the ideal Etonian. remarks that he
must have courage, truth, scif-reliance,
tact and resolution, but need not mako
his conversation at all times lift for the
Ladies' Pictorial"
Eton is not the only school where a
notion of this kind prevails No mat
ter what inexperienced boys may think
about it, all reflective men, accustomed
to trace effects to causes. know that
, bad words are most closely related to
bad conduct.
1t is surprising how easily and quick
ly the custom of using bad language
can fall into disuse, If there are only u
few boys who hate and despise it. A
single boy has brought it about in a
large school.
The reform does not take place in a
day, nor in month, but one after an
other the boys catch the better feeling,
perceive the beauty of decorum. and
soon he who uses vulgar words is either
exceptionally reckless or new scholar.
We are very well aware that boys do
not like to be preached to on this sub
short. We merely remark, in conclu-
sion, that the use Of language either
violent or improper is not sign OF
strength eou-sgs Or Independence. On
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BOTH WE'RE WRONG.

How Miss Hunter settled q Dispute he
tween Two Boys About Snakes Tail.
81 say it ISL mo. 'tisn'tv' "'Tis!"
"'Tisn't.' "'Tis!'' ..'Tisn't!' "'Tis"
"My! oh my! What's this that is and
isn't?" demanded Miss Hunter of her
two bright pupils, who had, alas! fallen
into disgraceful dispute.
"A snakes tail doesn't die till sun
down, does it, Miss Hunter?" said Fred.
"Yes, it does, too. Doesn't it?" said
Perry.
"Wcll,' said the teacher, ''that de-
ponds. You should take time to prop
erly state the question: DO the tails
of all snakes die at shutdown every
dayr"
''Oh, we mean if the snake is killed
during the day." said both boys together.
"The body Of snake contains, like
the bodies of other animals, a great
many nerves-very small tissues which
are able to carry the senses of touch,
smell and hearing from one part of the
body to another. When You kill a
snake. yeu do not Immediately stop the
action of its tail nerves, and they con-
tinue for some time to move, especially
if touched, though the snakes brain is
dead and does not feel them. These
nerve movements soon cease; but not ut
sundown-that is, the going down of
the sun does not affect them"
Then was right" said Perry.
WAS not. Miss Hunter?"
Il decide that both of you were
wrong" said the teacher. because you
disputed over il" - Harper's Young
People.
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CHAPTER x.-CoHTIxuED.

Copyright. 1891. by A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Co
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-11

l. INSTALLN1ENT STOCK. = Nom
bcrship fee, 81 per share, which carries
the stock the first month"; after that tho
monthly dues are 60 cents per share.
2. PAID UP INTEREST BEARING
STOCK.-S50 per share (par value, Sl0O),
yielding dividend, payable scmi-an-
nually, January l, and July /, of per
cent. per annum, which is duly remittcd
by check to the shareholder.
8. The stock is expected to mature in
seven years from date Of each series re-
spectively, tho same being issued
monthly.
4. There is no inves tment anywhere
safer or more profitable than its stock
With the assets of the Association in
vested in first mortgages on improved
town real estate, duly insured for the
benefit of the Association, on basis
not exceeding so per cent of it's value,
as ascertained by appraisers who are
themselves stockholders of the Associ-
alton, while the debt of the memb
borrowing is being curtailcd every
HiOIIu VI lIS cA ISIcHCc, IL Is ullllCulC 10
conceive of safer investment than it's
stock affords to the prudent investor.
Apply at Home Office, ITO Jefferson
street, or to
JAMES Il. TERRY, or to SIMMONS,
CARPENTER e TINSLEY, Roanoke,
Va.
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looking at From being described as
that peaked little gal," she became O
"ra'al lilI'ly un," then "pcart an chip
per and kcrGummcxed good lookin'."
That was the no plus ultra Of compli-
mentary expression. The force of de-
scription could no further go.
The landlady of the Brook Trout
house told Irene about Anastasia. Only
She called her by the two first letters
of her remarkable name.
There's hull family livin' up on
tn mounting in cabin, nm they take
in washin' n scrubbin'," she told Irene.
One evening when Irene was sitting
in her room writing to the doctor,
somebody walked in and stood beside
her. The apparition was black and
good looking.
"Evcnin, missy. Use the lady kim
hyah foh yurc washin'."
The voice was soft and musical rs
the nights lullaby among the pines.
Irene laid aside her writing and studied
this new poem of nature. When she
heard that many-syllabled name she
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vaguely AS "the south. ,

vaguely rs the south.
lyon need change" the doctor said
to her when he found that his medi-
cine did her no good; ''changc is good
for everyone, if it is only change from
hot food to cold Go and get relaxation
and amusement"
But where shall go, doctor? l am
alone in the world now, as you know,
SO far as relatives are concerned L do
not take kindly to strangers. Where
shall go?"
go where glorv waits thee" chanted
the doctor, mclo-dramatically II
have it. Go to the Black mountains. "
"Oh! 1t is case of NIahomet going
to tho mountain, since the mountain
will not come to Maholnet DR..
Gregory, If you will map out the route,
will consult my bank book, and if it is
possible l will go TO your Black noun
tain"
This is how the pale Yankee school
mistress happened to be located at the
Brook Trout hotel, Il two-story wooden
judges, colonies, mountain moonshin-
ers, crackers and other picturesque
characters sat around all day wearing
Tapping hats and free and easy fatigue
dress, flannel shirts and buttcrnut
trousers ornamcnted with one sus-
pcndcr, which, doing duty for both,
hitchcd the aforesaid garment up to
the shoulder blades of the wearcrs.
And it was there she met Anastasia,
and through her sundry other appoint
mcnts in life.
There was nothing the matter with
Irene Muncy except the slow fever of
n loveless life. People say of some man
or woman breadwinncr that lie or she
ought to succeed, with only one person to
wcrS.for and worry about. And that
is just the secret of their non-success
There is no incentive, nobody to worry
about as dear, blessed incumbrance,
watching our efforts with lovclit eyes.
It is but tread mill existence, without
one precious obstacle to break the
monotony.
With the Black mountains for O back
ground and the Tennessee valleys at
her feet, Irene made silhouette worth
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THE iRREPREsslRLE BOY.

he worried tho cot,
Ho played rattat-tat
On tho window panes, fully an hour by tho
clock;
He tried roller skates
Where dishes and plates
In jeopardy 10y, till some fell, with shock
With m Indian yell
On n dolls house no fell,
And edded that poor dolly's scalp to his belti
Then knocked OF Its toes, 49,.
And It's fair Grccan nose,
Which same was OF wax-he proceeded to melt.
Two tubs he upset
Without ono regret:
be stood on his head till his race turned sky
blue;
A curtain he tore
And then sighed for moro
Inventively mischievous things he might CO.
Hc hid granny's "specs"-
But that didn't vex;
her face frightened up with his fun md his
noise.
"One sweet kiss repaid
For alli" 80 she said,
Resigningly adding that 'boys will be ooysi"
But strangest Of all
At nights quiet full,
How meekly, how p!acidly this rogue would
say
GOOD night mamma, deari
Good night, papa dcari
I've tried hard to be such good boy to daytr
George Cooper. IN n. Y. Independent
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BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS.
The Iron Belt Building and Loan
Association
OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA.
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL, ss5, 600, ooo
OFFICERS:

PREsIDENT-GEN. FITZHUGH LEE
ox-Governor of Virginia.
1sT VICE-PREsIDENT = PEYTON l..
TERRY, President Roanoke Trust,
Loan and Safe Deposit Co.
Cd VICE PRESIDENTS. w. JAMESON,
Secretary and treasurer Roanoke
Trust, Loan and Safe Deposit Co.
SECRETARY-JOHN OFT, late Cashier
City Bank of Richmond.
TREAsURER-J. G. DAVENPORT, Cash.
Ter Commercial National Bank, Roa-
noke, Va.
GENERAL CoUNsEL--Hon. c. A. Mo
HUGH, Counscllor-at-La late OF
Charleston, S. G..
GENERAL MANAGER OF AaENCIEs-D
B. JESSE, late of Lexington, Ky.
GENERAL TRUsTEE-HON.. HENRY S.
TROUT, President First National
Bank, Roanoke, Va.
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY - Roanoke
Trust, Loan and Safe Deposit Company.
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B{sENIfII:S.

Frank II. Clark, of Washington, of
the Thompson Houston Electric Com
pany, WAS in Salem yesterday and said
Salem will have the finest electric
light plant in the State.
Miss Ella Shipman, of Houston. Hall
fax county, is visiting Miss Lillian
Shipman.
W. w. Moifett and A. Il. pugh, of
Salem, have formed law partnership.
j. f. Walker has returned from a
Western trip.
w. 0. Crawford leaves this week fora
trip North i'll the interest of the South
Salem Land Company.
o. ID. Oakley has moved into his hand
some new residence on Broad street.
The Me .hodist Sunday-school picnic
is set for next Tnursday at Washington
Heights.
a large force Of lands havo been at
work grading and paving east Main
street.
George Gro,c close who has been very
sick for several mcnths is out again.
Everett Strouso and Alfred Burdcttc
are positive that burglars attempted TO
force an entrance at the house Of ID. d.
Stouse, on Broad street, where they
were taking care Of things in the absence
OF Mr.. Strousc. They fired several
shots.
The Salem Baseball Association has
been organized and L. 5. Straycr made
president.
The work at the electric light plant is
progressing satisfactorily. The large
boiler is in position and tho brickwork
around it nearing completion. The en-.
CINE is on tho way. and the company is
trying to get things in shape to turn on
the light in two weeks. Mr. Hill, an
expert electrician, is in CT arge of the
work.
The Real Estate Exchange directors
yesterday afternoon appointed com
mittee. consisting OF S r. Crabtrce, r..
5. Stearnos ana Vincent GRAY, to repre-.
sent the Salem Real Estate Exchange
at tho meeting OF the State Exchange at
Wythcville July 10.
The Bradshaw Arsenic and Iron
Springs Company met in j. H. Terry's
oiiice in Roanoke yesterday and decided
to put an agent on the road and to put
their water on sale in Roanoke and
Salem. The springs are ten miles above
Salem.
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KEEP YOUR EYE
This Column and Find Out
Where the Bargains Are.

Seven rooms, Franklin road, an Gle
giant bargain. First class in all respects,
So, 500.
Twenty-Five feet on Robinson street
near Roanoke and Southern depot at a
sacrifice. Don't fail to see this.
House of 6 rooms on Centcr street
near Park, So, 100, 800 cash balance on
easy terms.
Fifty feet on 9th ave. Something
handsome and cheap, S1.SOO.
House and lot corner jefferson and
4th ave. II. w, cheap, "sec this
% feet on Commonwealth ave. next to
Bee Hive, % per cent. off If sold at once
So, 600 will buy Il Salem ave. lot 5Ox2O0,
between 7th and Sth streets.
13C feet within ono block of r. IS S.
depot, S75 per front foot-improvcd.
Ask us to show Won our houses on tho
installmont plan. $500 cash, balance easy.
Will give some party with 2,5o0 q
chance to double his money in six
months in business property in New
Town.
The above is only partial list of the
many bargains we are now Offering.
F. w. CRAIG g. CO.,
No. 10 Salem Ave. S. w. (up s.airs.)
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THE ROANOKE TIMES, SATURDAY, JULY II, 1891.

nearly tainted. accustomed, as she was
to tho short, simple appellations of the
north.
my nav do th' washin'; jes' tote
dc clus," she explained, in lofty way.
Irene counted out tho pieces. The
washlady took no responsibility in this
matter.
"Herc are thirteen handkerchief"
said Irene, adding them to tho wash.
But Anastasia started back.
81 amt goin' tcw tech 'em," she said,
stifly.
"Why not?" asked Irene, in surprise.
"Dom's hoodoo numb. JOS mako
'em one mo-, missy, or yoh keep 'em
outcn dis yeah washin'. It am drefful
onluclSy, it am, an Use q lucls-chile,
is"
What do you mean by that?"
Use dc libin' pictcr Oh me fadcr.
When gal in dis yeah parts desscm-
bles de fadcr den she luck-chile."
"Oh," said Irene, much amused
We'll, now, here arc fourteen hand
kerchicfs, all have, and I hope you
will do them up nicely"
She handed the clothes to girl, who
tied them up in bandanna of her own,
making compact bundle with which
she crowned herself.
Thar" she said, 81 specs I kin tote
them easy, sure nuff," and she bal
anced them on her head, and walked
off with the grace of an African prin-
cess. 1reno watched her, delighted
with the novelty of tho whole proceed
ing.
IN trr1,f %
appeared at the Brook Trout hotel, cry
ing as if her heart would break.
'Lawd," she sobbcd, nobody know
de trouble Use got; Oh, missy, 1 specs
it gwinc done kill mel"
Poor child" said Irene, consoling-
", don't cry SO; is-is-your mother
dcad?"
mo, missy; wuss'n thet wuss'n thct. "
"Your father"
"Wuss, an orful sight wuss, missy!
Them amt no account 'casions SIDES
this"
Finally she dried her eyes, sat up
very straight, and said:
"Missy, done los yoh wcshin' and
Diet oh anoder rich woman what CUB me
hers"
Irene was provoked '.I hope the
other rich woman can stand the loss
better than l." she said sit is too bad to
be SO careless How could you lose
them when you carried them on your
hcad?"
Anastasia was creature of light and
shade She stopped crying dry tears
and frightened up.
Use thinkin' powerful deep, an 1
specs glib my he'd toss an them clus
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ALnnd CompanylRcorgnnized.

The Queen City Land Company. whose
land is in north Salon, adjoining the
Monteiro, met yesterday and reorgan-
lied. Active steps will now be taIen
toward the development OF this COM
pany's property under the new manage
ment. Chas. r. Towson remains presi-
dent, Tho following compose the board
of directors: Il. c. Burdette, j. Il.
Shipman, a. &. Duncan, w. Il. Whites
carver, c. Il. Towson, of Salem S. r.
Smith, or Culpepper, j. C. Mckenzie,
of Charlottesville; J. C. lIerndon, of
Danville, and l.. f. Christian of Rich
mond.
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s SAL LEM
ROANOKE COLLEGE.
Different Nationalities Repre-
sented in the Alumni.
ROANOKE TINES BUREAU,
HOTEL LUCERNE, SALEM VA.

Tho Roanoke Collegian for June,
giving full account of the past COM
mencement and the future plans of tho
+, college, is just out. The question of
the removal of the college across the
river is discussed. The matter has been
referred to the meeting of the trustees
next September. Tho following ex-
tract is interesting:
sit has been a subject of remark that
Roanoke College has the distinction of
having number of nationalitics repre-
sented among it's students. 1t is now
some twenty years since the college re-
ceived it's first Indian student and since
that time it has been aiding in the
higher educati Of the Choctaws. Roa-
noke had Indian students some years
before IIampto and the first full
FLOODED Indian to take diploma at Il
Virginia college graduated from Roam
oke in 1883. Hon. S. L. Dwight, who
visited the college last fall, was the
fourth Choctaw uperintendento of schools
to visit Roanoke in an official capacity.
The Choctaws who have been trained
at Roanoke have occupied prominent
positions in their legislature, in their
government, and in professional life.
O"Roanoke College was tho first insti-
tuition in Virginia to receive students
from Japan. The young Japanese gen
tleman enrolled the past session, isssthe
son Of Hon. MuIemitsu Mutsu, lato
minister to the United States and now
member of the Emporor's cabinet. AS
this young man has been adopted by his
uncle, Mr.. lchibei Furukawa, tho lead
ing operator Of mines in Japan, his name
appears in the college catalogue as
Junl1ichi Furukawa. Mr.. a. Sato, sec.
rotary of the Japanese legation in
Washington, visited the college to enter
this young man as u student.
Roanoke has had sons of two other
members of the imperial privy council
of Japan, Count Munenori Tesashima
and Viscount TAX achilla Fukuoka.
sat various times Roanoke has had
students from Mexico, and ono of these,
graduate OF tho college, is now study
ing law at the University of Mexico.
During the past session two Mexicans
were enrolled and they are spending the
summer in Salem to continue their
studies next session"
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Miss Ellen Blair gave quite pleasant
entertainment to number of friends
Thursday evening. There were present
Misses Logan, Shanks, Taliaferro, Burks,
the Misses Phlegar, Of Christiansburg;
the Misses Edmundson, Of Montgomery
county; Johnston, Strouse, Bessie Wi
ley, Douglass and Armstrong, and
Messrs. Thomas, Taylor, pechin, Ham
nah, Riddick, Rush, Burdette. Saunders.
Wiley, Nugcnt, Stearnes, G.. Armstrong,
Simpson and Armstrong.
Mossrs Burdette, Pcchin, Taylor and
Iearnes added to tho evenings enjoy
mont with songs and music
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The st. Adams (vt) Messenger
tells good dog story. The owner of q
dog in that town has q brother who
is quite sick, living in the suburbs
During recent dark and stormy night
he decided to send his dog to the
brothers residence to learn his condi-
ton. a note of inquiry was written
and given to the dog, his master open
ing the front door and pointing in the
direction which the dog should take.
The messenger" trotted mcrrily away
and in about one hour and half re-
turned and made his presence known
by barking at the front door. The dog
brought an answer in the shape of n
letter from the wife of the sick brother
replying 10 the inquiry made, much to
the qualification OF the household re-
ceiving the news.
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ANASTASIA.
a Little Love Episode Of the
Block Mountains.

HEN pale Irene
Nluncy was told
by her doctor
that she must
go "south or
die" she began
looking for a
spot of southern
soil where the
air was balmy,
resinous w i t Ii
pines, gol d c II
with sunlight,
and, above ell,
not mon oton-
GUS A Oarn-
disc IN IN O
n o u n t q i IL s,
somewhere in
that vast terri
tory KIN o w n
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In order that the public may have full
opportunity to Judge Of the merits Of The
Iimes' special telegraphic service, and O,
Tho Times as newspaper, it will be sent
1T ee to any address not already on our
books for one week.
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On the -Maud-"Ethcl,
dear, how old will you be on your next
birthday" Guard CLOSING the car
door}-"Thirtyfour next" Maud
Dear me. How did he know?"-N.
Y. Sun.