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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-11

Much Business Transacted at
Yesterdays Session.
THE ROANOKE TINES BUREAU,
HOTEL LUCERNE, SALEM, VA.


The A. NJ. L. Conference transacted
its third days proceedings yesterday,
Bishop A. w. Wayman being in tho
chair. Devotional exercises were con-
Quoted by Rev. b. ]. Iiargrove. of
Drummondtown, Va.
j. I. Schofeld, J. A. Boon, James
Parago, Jordan Lemons, and George
Lee were elected to the deacon's orders
and will DO ordained Sunday. b. j..
Hargraves was admitted into full mem
bership.
Revs. Brown and Poindexter, of the
Baptist Church of Roanoke, were intro
duced to the conference.
The following delegates were elected
to the general conference, which con-
venes in Philadelphia in May. 1899:
Revs. j. e. w. Moore, Z. H. Bolden,
the secretary, J. ID. Jamison, and j.
Strange.
The alternates were: DR.. w. II.
Hunter, Revs. R. Davis, j. E. Cook and
Ed. Scarborough.
The committee to investigate the
charges against Rev. J. II. Scott, found
him not guilty of characterization and
Immortality, which had been brought
against him.
The following were elected to elders
orders: Revs. j. II. Garner, Joseph
Duckett, Lemuel Series, M. Tony,
Daniel Mayes, j. c. Young.
Supernumerary relations for one year
were not granted to Rev. Dr.W. Ii. Hun
ter. After this tho following places
were put in nomination for the scat Of
the next annual conference: Ports
mouth, Smithfield, Berkeley, and Win
chester, the last named being chosen.
Rev. j. w. Moore offered resolution
that the conference celebrate the
seventy-fifth anniversary of the a. nj.
e. Church at o'clock in the afternoon,
which was carried. The programme was
as follows: To sing tie opening hymn,
Rev. j. w. Moore; first speaker, Rev. j.
A. Handy, of Washington, financial Sec
rotary; second speaker, Rev. L. j. Cop
pin, of the A. NJ E. Review; third
speaker, DR.. c. S. Smith, secretary of
the SundaySchool Union, of Nashville,
Tenn. Rev. L. Ii. Baden offered a reso-
luton that the conference celebrate the
twenty-ifth anniversary of the Virginia
Annual Conference, which prevailed.
The afternoon session began at 3
o'clock, and the programme adopted in
the morning was carried out
DIR. w. Ii. Hunter, of Portsmouth,
preached last night.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-11
Southwest Virginia Mineral,
Timber, Farm and City Property
Agency.
Principal ONCE, Roanoke, Virginia

The undersigned have opened an Of
fee for the sale of mineral, timber and
farm land, and city property on commits
sion. They will develop mineral lands,
analyze ores, give instructions for de-
veloping on reasonable charge, sell
farm and timber lands. All mineral
farm and timber lands listed with them
for sale will be extensively advertised
through agencies in the Northern States
and Europe. A record of all ores, their
analyses and location will be kept in
our office for inspection of buyers.
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TIE ROANOKE TIMES, SATURDAY., APRIL Il, 1891
g SALEM NEWS.

instrumental solo, "Clayton's grand
march, "by Miss Bessie Moon;vocal solo.
Miss Roberts, "When tits starlight"
defamation, Drifting into love-" by
Miss Strouse; vocal guitar solo, Tho
farmers daughter" by r. S. Stearnes;
an original essay, 1.-The world and it's
elysium," by Ed. Joter, an exquisitely
written and roundly applauded produc-
ton by talented and cultured young
man of Salem; instrumental selection,
guitar and mandolin), Messrs. Mont
gomery and Comp.
The club was favored by some very
appropriate remarks by Prof. Josiah Ri
land, of Richmond, Va, who was
present by invitation.
A committee, consisting of Misses
Blair, Wight and Killian and Messrs.
Pechin,- Hannah and Johnston. was ap-
pointed to arrange the next meetings
programme, which will be published in
The TIMES.
The next meeting will BIO held at the
Misses Palmer'S. NJ
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-11
CITIzENs' NATIONAL BANK.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. !
OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER OF THE CUR
RENCY,
WASHINGTON, March 10, 1891.

WASHINGTON, March 10, 1891.
Whereas by satisfactory evidence
presented to the undersigned, it has
been made to appear that "The Citi-
zens' National Bank of Roanoke" in the
city Of Roanoke, in the county of Roa-
noke, in tho State of Virginia, has COM
piled with all of the provisions of the
statutes OF the United States required
to be complied with before an associa-
ton shall be authorized to commence
the business Of banking.
Now therefore 1, Edward S. Lacey,
Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby
certify that "The Citizens National
Bank OF Roanoke" in the city of Roa-
noke, in the county of Roanoke, in the
State of Virginia, is authorized to COM
mence the business of banking as pro-
vided in section fifty-one hundred and
sixty-nine of the Revised Statutes of
the United States.
In testimony whereof. witness my
hand and seal Of Office this 10th day Of
March, 1901. e. S. LACEY.
Comptroller of the Currency.
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$3.50, TO LOAN
ON REAL ESTATE
IN ROANOKE, VA.
Save Your Money-OWn Your Home.
National Mutual Building and Loan ASSo.
citation of New York.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS !:


CHARLES Ii. PEET, President, late
of Rogers. Poet & Co., clothiers, Nos
500 to SIS Broadway, n. Y.
JOSEPH j. LITTLE, First Vice Presi.
dent, of j. j. Little 81 Co., printers and
bookbinders,, Nos. 10 to 20 Astor Place,
N. Y.
J.EDWARD SIMMONS, Second Vice
President, president of the board OF
education of the city of New York and
president of the 4th National Bank,
New York.
GEO. R. SUTHERLAND, Secretary
and General Manager, president of the
Bank of Campbell, Campbell, N. Y.
GEORGE. PEET, General Attorney,
lawyer, No. $50 Broadway, N. Y.
WIN. BRO. SMITH, Special Attorney,
lawyer, No. $40 Broadway, N. Y.
JAMES r. PITCHER, Treasurer,
secretary and general manager OF the
United States Mutual Accident Associ-
alton of New York. Nos. 800, 322 and
324 Broadway, n. Y.
Having already loaned within the past
twelve months Ono Hundred Thousand
Dollars in this city, are now prepared
to place additional shares to the
AMOUNT OF $I5o,ooo.oo.
L. Walter Weed, the Virginia state
Agent, is in the city for few days, and
can be found at w. NJ. Wager & Co. s.,
LOG Jefferson street, through whom
arrangements can be made by parties
contemplating building or improvements
the coming season.
Remember, for few days only.
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a Valuable Relic.

w. j. Moon, of Salem, has in his
possession a valuable relic. 1t is brass
knocker that he took off the door of the
house in which George Washington's
mother lived in fredericksburg, Va
MIR. Moon formerly owned the house
The knocker is massive, and is sur
mounted by brass eagle with wings
spread. 1t ought to be in the possession
of the Society for the Preservation of
Virginia Antiquities.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-11
MINERALS A SPECIALITY

All persons having E.inaral, farm or
timber lands are requested to list them
with us for sale. The long experience
of our senior, Mr.. j. A. Daily, in mining
and sale of real estate warrant us in as
surfing our patrons that their interests
will be properly guarded in tho sale of
their property, and all money coming
into their hands will be promptly paid
over. Owners may, if preferred, employ
their special agent or ttorneys.
Persons, in sending descriptive list of
property, are specially cautioned against
giving overdrawn descriptions, as it
lessons chances of sale. We also advise
against giving options on mineral
properties, they often Interfere with
sales and lead to litigation.
We shall do a legitimate commission
business.
Active, reliable agents wanted in
every county in Southwest Virginia.
All city property listed with us will
have prompt attention, and sold to best
advantage.
We have booked for sale list OF i'm.
proved and unimproved property, bust
ness and dwelling houses in different
sections of the city.
Persons wishing to buy or sell are
respectfully invited to call on us.
Office, Room 8, Moomaw Building,
Jefferson street.
Refer to First National Bank of Roa
noke, Virginia.
J. A. DALBY, SONS g. co.
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The Board of Trade.

The board of directors of the Salem
Board of Trade met at the Critz building
Thursday night aud adopted consti-
tuition and bylaws, which will have to
ratified by the members of the Board of
Trade at the next meeting Monday night
at o'clock in the Town Hall.
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Commencement Orators.

The young men who will debate for
the orators medal at the coming COM
mencement of Roanoke College are C..
E. Keedy, J. r. Huddle and L l.. Day,
of the Demosthenian society, and j. l..
Rendleman and r. NJ. Kelly, of the
Ciceronian society.
These young gentlemen spoke yester-
day their trial speeches for admission
into the contest for the orators medal.
The judges were Rev. Armand Miller,
w. M Montgomery and Ii. A. Banks.
the latter supplying DIR. Oscar Wiley's
place, he being professionally absent.
All the young gentlemen did remark
ably we'll.
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J. A. DALBY, SONS g. co.
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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-02-11
A Very Queer Old Hen.

Hens are funny critters" says an
old farmer, land 1 have one on my
place that is about the funniest of the
lot. A few months ago she took a
most violent liking for an old brindle
cow of mine. At first all she did was
to 90 out to pasture with the COW, but
after while she began to jump on the
cows back. For a long time the cow
resented this novel arrangement and
Indignantly shook the hen off. But
it did not do any good. the hen hop
ped right on again, until at last in
Sheer despair. she philosophically ac-
cepted the situation. She was proba-
bly, the more inclined to do so when
she discovered, as she soon did, that
Biddy. as much as possible, kept all
the insects from annoying her. In
fact, she even went further that that;
for when she discovered that the COW
would like to have her back scratched
she scratched it in way to make the
cow very happy. As a result of this
the COW soon began to enjoy the COM
panionship of the hen; and now, when
the hen gets off for a while to eat, old
Brindle is evidently uneasy until she
comes back again"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-02-11
Origin of Familiar Fairy Tales.

''The Babes in the Wood" accord
ing to an English authority, is founded
upon an actual crime committed in
Norfolk near Wayland Wood, in the
fifteenth century. An old house in the
neighborhood is still pointed out. up
on a mantel-piece in which is Vlrved
the entire history. Cinderella" has
been traced to an Egyptian story.
About go B. c. Princess Rhodope was
bathing and left her shoes upon the
bank of the river. An eagle pounced
upon a shoe and carried it off to King
Psamitticus at Memphis. The King.
struck with the smallness and beauty
of the shoe, sent forth proclamation
for the owner. In due time a mar
riage was celebrated. Jack the Giant
Killer is said to be based on the tradi-
ton of Corineus, the Trojan King OF
Cornwall, and one of the companions
of Brutus, who amused his leisure by
routing out the native giants. Blue
Beard' was Count Conomor of Brit
tany, who. having murdered his pre-
vious wives. married Tryphynea, the
eighth. She, having learned his char
acter. fled. but was pursued and
slaughtered. Tom Thumb" Little
Tom of Wales. no bigger than mil
ler's thumb" was King Arthur s
famous dwarf. sometimes confounded
with Tom of Lincoln, who married the
daughter of the mysterious Preste1
John. 'Humpty-Dumpty'' was bold,
bad Baron. who was tumbled from
power in the days of King John. His
history was put into "A riddle. the
meaning of which was an egg.-M T.
| World.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-02-11
Girls Who Make Poor Wives.

never see petted, pampered girl
who is yielded to in every whim by
servants and parents, that l do not
sigh with pity for the man who will
some day be her husband. 1t is the
worshipped daughter, who has been
taught that her whims and wishes are
supreme in household, who makes
marriage failure all her life. She
has had her way in things great and
small; and when she desired dresses,
pleasures or journeys which were be-
yond the family purse she carried the
day with tears or sulks, or posing as a
martyr. The parents sacrificed and
suffered for her sake, hoping finally
to see her well married. They care
fully hide her faults from her suitors
who seek her hand, and she is ever
ready with smiles and allurements to
win the hearts of men. and the aver
age man is as blind to the faults OF q
pretty girl as newly-hatched bird is
blind to the worms upon the trees
about him. He thinks her little pet
tish ways are mere girlish moods; bu
when she becomes his wife and reveal:
her selfish and cruel nature he Ii
grieved and hurt to think fate ha
been so unkind to him.-Ett1 WheeIei
WiLcOr, in Ladies' Home Journal.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-02-11
Dutch Windmills.

You scarcely can stand anywhere in
Holland without seeing from one to
twenty windmills. Many of them are
built in the form of two story tower,
the second story being smaller than
the first, with a balcony at its base from
which it tapers upward until the cap
like top is reached. High up, near the
roof, the great axis juts from the wall;
and to this are fastened two prodigious
arms, formed somewhat like ladders,
bearing great sheets of canvas, whose
business is to catch the mischief-maker
and set him at work. These mills
stand like huge giants guarding the
country. Their bodies are generally
of dark red; and their heads, or roofs,
are made to turn this way and that, ac-
cording to the direction of the wind.
Their round eye-window is always star
ing. Altogether, they seem to be keep
ing vigilant watch in every direction.
Sometimes they stand clustered to-
gether; sometimes alone. like silent
sentinels; sometimes in long rows like
ranks of soldiers. You see them ris-
ing from the midst of factory build
ings, by the cottages. on the polders
(the polders are lakes pumped dry and
turned into farms); on the wharves; by
the rivers; along the canals; on the
dykes; in the cities-everywhere! Hol-
land wouldn't be Holland without its
windmills, any more than it could be
Holland without its Dykes and its
Dutchmen.-Mary MapeS Dodge, IN ST.
Nicholas.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-02-11
Architecture in California.

The Americans have not the art of
making houses or a land picturesque.
The traveller is enthusiastic about the
exquisite drives though these groves
of fruit, with the ashy or the snow
covered hills for background and con-
trast, and he exclaims at the pretty
cottages, vine and rose clad, in their
semi-tropical setting. but if by chance
he comes upon an old adobe or a
Mexican ranch house in the country,
he has emotions of a different sort.
There is little left of the old Spanish
occupation, but the remains of it make
the romance of the country, and ap-
peal to our sense of fitness and beauty.
1t is to be hoped that all such histor-
ical associations will be preserved. for
they give to the traveller that which
our country generally lacks. and
which is so largely the attraction OF
Italy and Spain. Instead of adapting
and modifying the houses and homes
that the climate suggests, the new
American comers have brought here
from the East the smartHess and
prettiness of our modern nondescript
architecture. The low house with re-
cesses and galleries, built round an in
u0L COulls VI putto, WHlCu Ho"CfOl
small, would fill the whole interior
with sunshine and the scent of flowers,
is the sort of dwelling that would suit
the climate and the habit of life here.
But the present occupiers have taken
no hints from the natives. In village
and country they have done all they
can. in spite of the maguey and the
cactus and the palm and the umbrella
tree and the live-oak and the riotous
flowers and the thousand novel form:
of vegetation, to give everything g
prosaic look. But why should the
tourist find fault with this? The
American likes it, and he would not like
the picturesqueness of the Spanish oil
! the Latin races. Charles Dudles
Warner, IN Harper's Magazine.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-02-11
How to Train a Horse.

Never play a trick on a horse to see
what he will do. l instantly discharged
a man because I found him poking a
stick at my mare in the box stall lust
to see her kick" says a writer in the
N. Y. Ledger. Never fool horse.
Give him what oats you were shaking
when you went to halter him in the
paddock. Remember how you dislike
mere teasing. 1t maddens you. yet
you have a moral sense and know
enough to overlook it, while the horse
has none, and attributes your teasing
to malice pure and simple.
Do not let everybody and anybody
draw rein over your favorite. There
are some people who can spoil good
mouth in two hours drive. Some
nervous people will tell your horse
secrets in an hour that you cannot get
out of his mind in month; they will
prate their fear-cry "Ohn' and in
short, let the horse know what you dc
not wish him to know-namely, man!
weakness and horses strength.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-02-11
Between schoolroom and Altar.

When the girl enters the world after
her education is finished" she does
not always find it what she expected.
The school-room is one thing, the
world another.
She may have been popular with
her teachers because she was dill
ors of the school. But she finds that
book knowledge does not make her
popular or successful socially.
Some of the most intellectual peo-
pie have known have been among
whose intellect is aggressive, who pa
rades her knowledge before those of
inferior intellect or education, is an OBJ
ject to be dreaded.
Mere learning in a woman is never
attractive. 1t is, on the contrary, of
fensive, unless coupled with feminine
graces. School learning should sink
into the character and department. and
only exhibit itself as the perfume of a
flower is exhibited-in subtle. name
less and unobtrusive manner.
A woman's knowledge of grammar
should not make her talk like an orator
in daily life-it should simply make
her conversation gracious and agreea-
BILE.
Mathematics should render her mind
clear, and her judgments true; her
geographical studies should teach her
that the world is too small for false
ness to find hiding-place; and his
tory should impress her that life is too
short for unworthy ambitions.
The time between the school-foom
and the altar should be not a mere
harvest-time of pleasure. but sowing
time for all the seeds of kindness and
self-sacrifice for others. and of unself-
ishness and benevolence which alone
can make her a successful wife and
mother.-EUG Wheeler Wilcor, tn La
dies Home Journal.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-02-11
The Prince of Naples.

Of the prince of Naples little is
known as yet, except that he adores his
parents, and especially his mother. and
is adored by her in return. She has
nurtured him in the best traditions of
his house, and one anecdote in especial
about this has become favorite theme
for poetry and picture throughout
Italy. Having gone to visit Palermo
in company with her boy, it happened
that on the return journey to Naples a
great storm arose. and the commander
feared for the safety of his precious
freight. He consulted with the officers
as to whether they had not best put
back. 1t was decided to lay the mat
ter before the queen and abide by her
decision. She happened to have in her
hand paper. Rapidly, without hesita-
ton, she wrote on it the words, ',Sempre
avanti Savoia, passing it on to the
captain.
Pretty stories are told of the prince
how in his childhood he saved up his
pocket money in order to buy his mother
trinkets. He is shy, retiring youth,
who has developed late, but of whose
heart and intelligence all who know
him speak highly.
Like his father, he is frank of speech,
and often narrates tales of the home
life. Here is one. The king. in con-
trast to the queen, is quite inartistic in
his tastes, and above all, has no ear for
music. Of late the queen has found it
needful to wear glasses in order to
read. These glasses annoy the king,
who, when he sees them going up, says
at once, ''Margherita, put down those
glasses" Mamma does not obev,"
says the prince. Then papa says,
''Margherita, if you don't take off those
glasses, shall sing" And mamma has
such dread of papa's false notes that
she obeys at once to save herself from
that torment.
His tutors praise his application; his
military teachers his zeal and strict
fidelity to duty. In appearance he re-
sembles his mother, and like her he has
the popularity of being short-legged,
which makes him look when seated
taller than he really is. Since his late
journey to various European and east
ern courts he has developed more indie
pendence and has also come more to
the front. There is every reason to
hope and think that he will prove no
unworthy scion of that most ancient
and honorable house of Savoy from
which he has sprung, and that when his
time arrives he, too, will do his duty as
Italy's king.
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C. SNOW CO.
ADMINISTRAT SALE OF
REAL ESTATE,

DY virtue of an order Of the Probate Court
ID of Portage county, Ohio, the undersigned.
administrator of the estate of Daniel Z.
Brcde will offer for sale a public auction. on
the premises, about two miles south RI the cen
ter of Charlestown. Portage county. Ohio on
SATURDAY. MARCH z, 1891.
between the hours of one and four O'Clock p m.
the following described real estate:
Situated in the township OF Charlestown,
county of Portage. and State Of Ohio, and
known as part OF lot No. 10; bounded on the
north by lands of c. j. Canteld; east by the
highway: south by lands of George Brown and
the P. g & L. r. r and west by lands of the
estate of e. 6. Austin; containing seventy i've
acres of land
Also, tract of land in lot No. q of said town
ship. county and state; bounded north by
lands above described; east by lands of George
Brown; south by lands of T. LoWrie; and west
by lands first above described; containing about
six acres of land.
Said two tracts appraised at S3040
Also the undivided one-half of the following
real estate, situate in the township. county and
lands of Munyan and Curtis; on the east by
lands first above described; on the south by
lands of John Lowrie; and on the west by
lands of K. L. Coe; containing about fifty acres
of land.
Appraised at $625.
fine new house on the premises. worth
$30O0 good bank barn, with shed; the lands
are well improved ard o. good quality. No
better opportunity can be afforded to purchase
an excellent home and farm.
Terms: one-third cash one third in one year
one third in two years; deferred payments to
bear interest and be secured by mortgage or
the premises sold.
THOMAS H CLARK.
ITO Administrator of Dan'l 2. Brode's estate