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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-07
A Wonderful TRANSPORTATION.

1t Is on record in medical literature
that in the year 1881 n poor old man,
residing in Tarentum, near Naples, was
the subject of n marvellous change when
ut the age of nearly ninety years. His
skin peeled off and new and soft skin
supplied its place; his muscles again be-
came strong and plump; the wrinkles
disappeared from his face, and the white
hairs from his head; black, curly hair
grew on his head again, and his com
plcXion became fresh and youthful.
Sixty years later he again became de-
crcpit with second old age, and died
after passing his one hundred and six
ticth ycar
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-07
.E0ANoKE's MILITARY COMPANY.

The Roanoke Light Infantry had
jolly time last night. The company is
fortunate in having so staunch friend
as Col. S. S. Brooke, and they fully ap.
preciate this annual hospitality.
Roanoke has many things to be proud
Of, and one Of Thorn is the Light In
fantry. The company made good selec-
tlons in electing it's officers, and needed
well Colonel Brooke's advice, that much
depends upon the officers.
The company is now in a flourishing
condition, and ranks among the first
military organizations of the State.
Public spirited citizens will do good
thing when they aid the company to
erect an armory.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-07
ROANOKE. VA. APRIL z. 1891
NOTICE.

The Roanoke Times Publishing Com
pany has entered into n contract with MT.
III. C. White to take entire charge of the
city circulation of THE TIMES. He has
entire control of the delivery of the paper
In Roanoke, and has full authority in the
collection of all subscriptions. Complaints
as to the non-delfvery of the paper should
he made to him at the business office.
Payments for subscriptions must be made
promptly every month, either to MT.
White at the business Office. The free
Hist is positively suspended.
G.. T. GRANDY,
General Manager.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-07
LICENSE THE BooTBLACKs.

II the Council wants to do wise
and patriotic thing, something for which
twill have the thanks of every gentle
man and lady who walks the streets of
Roanoke, at the meeting tonight it
should insert clause In the license tax
ordinance which it will adopt placing a
license tax of SIS on every blootblack
that "shines" on the streets.
The negro boys with box and brush
who congregate on the principal corners
and make the day hideous with their
yells of "Shine! Bootblack!" have be-
come nuisance. A license tax of IS
would make them less numerous.
Almost every we'll regulated city in
the country requires bootblack Ii.
cense.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-07
Abrahnm.s HIrthnlacn.

Not far from Aleppo is situated the
little village of Orfah (thc ancient Ur Of
the Chaldces), which is of great histor-
ical interest, it having been the birth
place of the patriarch Abraham. The
inhabitants, mostly Arabs and Jews,
still point out small building lying
outside tho town which they declare TO
be the place where Abraham first saw
the light 1t Is known among them us
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-07
The Funeral of Miss Spencer.

The funeral of Miss Matte Spencer
took place Sunday afternoon alta o'clock
p m. from Lee Street NJ. E. Church,
Rev. w. +. Schooley officiating. There
was some pretty floral offerings. and a
large number of sympathizing friends
turned out to pay the last tribute of
respect.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-07
1t Should Have Been ESQ.

To THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES: In the
publication of the interview as to sani-
forums it is stated that jackson SAM
torium has now fully fifty guests and
will average that number throughout
tho year" 1t should have read fully
$50 guests. The fact s, that when we
left there the whole number of guests
was over 300, about fifty of whom occu-
pied adjacent cottages.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-07
ROANOKE THE LEAD.

The Lynchburg Virginian of Sunday
contains an article that makes good
showing for the growth of the Hill City.
According to the Virginian's figures
buildings are under contract to cost
$500, 900, and the total amount of i'm
provements Of different characters is
placed at 81, 347,Ooo.
The Virginian is mistaken when it
says that no other city in the State,
save Richmond, can make so good a
showing.
The TIMES recently published an
article showing that the cost of build
ings contracted for in Roanoke
aggregates million and half dol
as, exclusive of tho many costly
structures Hthat are contemplated,
the improvements that are to be made
by the Norfolk and Western and the
Roanoke and Southern railroads, the
public improvements that are to be
made by the city, and large number
se$ important industries that are sure
stSbe located here this year.
All these things that are practically
certain swell the amount of Roanoke's
improvements for 1901 to three million
dollars, and Roanokers will be disap-
pointed if the figures do not foot up
more than this at THO end of the year.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-07

THE result of the discussion OF the
recent report of City Engineer Dunlap
on plan for city survey was practic-
ally an endorsement of the report,
though some slight changes were sug-
rested.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-07
A WONDERFUL CAREER.

Boston Tailors Daughter Who Married
Prince and Played for Throne.
The Countess d'Edla Is tho widow Of
Dom Fernando, the late ex-King- Regent
of Portugal, who was Prince of Sake
Coburg before he married the heir to
the Portuguese throne. She is woman
with remarkable history, which has q
peculiar interest for Americans The
Countess was once n Miss Elise Hensler,
OF Boston, whose father, Swiss tailor,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-07
Marriages Yes.erdnxs

s. i. Scwallcnberg and Miss Annie
O'Conner were married yesterday after
noon ut O o'clock in the Catholic Church
by Rev. Father Lynch.
James III. Summeville and Mrs. Mollie
IL. Wilhide we're married yesterday
evening by Rev. j. w. Drffey.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-07

THE real estate exchange has lost
faithful officer in President Hockaday,
but bis mantle has fallen ny on worthy
shoulders and the exchange will not be
disappointed in expecting much good
work from President Dupuy.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-07
EDWIN HURD CONGER.

Portrait and Life History of Our New
Minister to Brazil.
Hon Edwin Hur6 Coppar o,,, ra1r1,-
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Entered at the PostofRce at Roanoke as sec
pud-claeB matter.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-07

Items of news. communications, ETC., should
be addressed to the Editor Of THE TIMES.
Remittances, by express, moncy-order, reg
1stered letter, cheque, or draft, should be adj
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THE ROANOKE TIMES PUBLISH1NG.CO.
Roanoke, Virginia.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-07

THE WEEKLY TIMES.
TIE WEEKLY TIMES, containing the news of
the week in q more condensed form, one year,
&l.O0 In advance.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-07

Advertising rates made known on applica-
son.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-07
THESE HOUSES ARE ENTIRELY NEW

And are models IN arrangement and design You will be
pr1sed when you learn terms upon which we sell
these houses Call at and take first choice.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-07
TELEPHONE NUMBER "a.

THE TIMES is delivered in Roar oke, Salem
and Vinton every morning by carriers for 80
cents per month.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-07
THE ROANOKE TIMES.

All papers sent out OF the city must be paid
for Invariably in advance.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-07

Are pleased to be able to state that they Eight very
slrable houses in Eastern portion of the city which
they can sell at very low figures.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-01-31
THE DEVILS OWN DANCE.

= FontoStlc African Orgy Witnessed ON tHso
West Coast by British Oncers.
A fantastic orgy was witnessed at the
town of Loongi, the capital of Bullion,
west coast of Africa, by party of OFF,
GERS from the West India regiment
quartered at Sierra Leone. The people
of Loongi are Mohammedans but the
dancing devil himself is relic of not long
departed Paganism, and SO also proba-
bly, is the dance itself. It takes place in
the courtyard of the chiefs premises,
which is entered through circular hut
The scene which presents itself to any
one coming suddenly out of the dark
ness into the noise and glare is decidedly
uncanny.
In the center of a circle which fills the
courtyard, the devil, with an orthodox
tail, great crocodile's head, and long
grass, looking like hair, depending from
his body and legs, and swaying as he
moves, leaps, beating time with his feet
to the beat of the drums, while the
women, two deep, wall chant and
strike their palms together in slow
rhythmical measure, those in the front
row bowling down between each beat.
The young men in long robes and
caps wall with the women. Both are
under vows, the dance being one Of
their rites. They look dazed to begin
with, but gradually work themselves
into frenzy; and the black faces, the
monotonous wailing cry, the thrun-
ming of the drums, the rattle of the
clackers, and the beat of the devils
feet, as he springs up, crouches down,
and swings about, make scene to
shock the quiet moon and stars and
gladden. Gehenna.
IT, N
hammedan, south Pagan, and the
southern people have this devil. When
peace is declared between two native
tribes, the peace devil, who is fetish,
comes leaping into the town, but if he
stumbles or falls it is considered a bad
omen, and he is put to death for his
pains. His dress is sacred, but his per-
son is of no consequence Chicago
Evening Journal
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-01-31
What Girls Eat.

Four hundred and sixty -seven sirls
lunched in a large New York restaurants
the other day. Thirteen orders CON
tained meat-two of steaks. three lamt
chops. five ham and three mutton stew.
Twenty-scven bowls of soup, chowder
and broth We're served: six damsels
called for fish. one hundred and forty
had an oyster stew, and sixty-seven took
lobster or chicl1en-salad An even two
hundred made a meal on ice cream and
cake, with glass of ice water. Forty
five had hot apple-dumpling; three hum
dred cuts of pie were consumed. with
one hundred and two charlotte russo,
seventy chocolate eclairs, thirty-nine
cream-puffs. and one square yard of
Washington pie cut into sections of
three inches each. One hundred and
seventeen drank tea, twenty called for
coffee: twenty-three for pop, ale and
beer: two had claret. seventeen soda
water, and the rest, one h-ndred and
sixty-seven in all, filed them selves with
ice water.-San Francisco Algonaut.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-01-31
The oldest Chair in America.

The oldest chair in America is carved
out of single block of wood, and in
full size is about thirty inches long.
The front is cut out in the shape of the
''man-turtle, the legs stand for the
clumsy limbs of the animal, and you sit
on his back Remember that the oldest
piece of parlor furniture in America
came from the Bahama islands, the spot
where Columbus first landed, and that
the natives did not have high-backed
chairs as we have. They rested and
slept in hammocks, hamacas they called
them, and we borrowed both the iorR
and the uame.--Wide Awslse.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-01-31
GlOBUUAR LIGHTNING.
The Uncertainty Concerning an Electrical
Phenomenon.

The Uncertainty Concerning an Electrical
Phenomenon.
Among the disputed points lnthe sub
yect of electrical discharges is the phe-
nomenon of globular lightning. Many
treat this as an optical illusion due to
the excessively minute duration of the
spark discharge. just as. when we have
for an instant gazed upon the monday
sun and turned away, we see a reddish
globe of fire float slowly straight before
our eyes. So singularly do the descrip-
tions of globular lightning tally with
this well-llnown phenomenon. that this
explanation would be irresistible were
it not for the fact that these portentous
spheres are alleged to terminate their
alarming promcnades by deafeninS
explosion. On the other hand. it is inn
possible to explain away the many rec
ords of persons who have seen the slow
ly moving globes of fire. Among these
persons was the electrician Cavallo. who
saw luminous ball slowly ascend the
stem of a Leyden jar, then slowly de-
sccnd and burst with load report At
a recent meeting of the Academic des
Sciences at the conclusion of a paper
on this topic by NJ. Faye, the meteorolo-
gist. the ex-Emperor of Brazil narrated
how. nearly forty years ago, when trav-
cling on horseback III the southern
province of Rio Grande, he saw globe
of lightning fall, traverse the fields for
some instants. and then burst with a
loud sound.-Thc Electrician.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-01-31
WHEN TIME IS DONE.


Hereafter in better world than this.
! shall desire more love and knowledge o3
you."-As You Like It.
Now and again. amid the thronging street,
AS fastening through our daily round we go.
Our pulses to unwonted measures beat,
To see some face of light,
Seen and then lost to sight,
Whereat we muse: .sdow fair . soul to know r.
Now and again, in quiet peaceful hours.
Some precious page will steal our hearts
away;
The while we read We feel ife's dormant pow
ers:
ITO touch that robe Of white,
Live in that presence bright
Why dwelt we not near that sweet saintf' wo
say.
Now and again the patient waiting faces
OF aged folk whose days are nearly run.
Gentle manhood, childrens tender gracea
Bring wistful Joy like pain
Could these with us remain.
How different were life beneath our sum-
Once and forever, from beyond tho sun,
Shall come tho light to show all longing heart
Their never.found, their loved and lost. each
one;
And thus great promise give
That all on earth who live
Shall love and knowledge have when time 10
done.
w. Henry Winslow. in Youths Companion.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-01-31
Skipping n Meal.

When the stomach is Slightly disor-
dered, skipping a meal or tw"is the best
possible remedy. The stomach is in re-
volt from having had too much work to
do and period of rest give. it time to
recuperatc. have known good many
dyspeptics cured by reducing! their diet
to one simple meal a day and have
known others cured by talkfag a rest of
week. There is great de,.l in fast
ing as remedial agent, although the
ajcrity of people think it .s a dreadful
thing to lose as much as ons aeal.- Dir.
]. II, Kellogg.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-01-31
THE R,CE-FiELD DARkY.

A Distinct Type, Both in Aspect and Dia-
lect. From the Negroes of the Interior.
1t is of the rice-fields of the tide-lands
Of the Georgia and Carolina coast, and
of the adjacent islands, that we would
speak To those who have never been
among them, these rice plantations
would afford much that is both novel
and interesting. This evergreen region,
where the plaintive notes of the whip
poor-will and song of the sweet-throated
mocking-b bird float up through the moss
covered trees; and negroes, fever and
ague, rice-birds and alligators abound,
would indeed seem to be a new world
to our Northern brethren, and the pict-
stranger artist. The rice-fieId darl.y Z.
himself distinct type. totally different
in both aspect and dialect from the ne
groes of the interior; and a not uninter-
esting sight is the force, as with song
and shout they take their way along the
embankment to the rice-feld. Their
ancestors for generations back, or, as
they would tell you, mi farrar an mi
granfarrar, have lived and labored in
these malarial regions, and they accept
chill and fever and other infelicities in
cident to these localities as unavoidable
evils. plodding on with no higher aim
nor hope. careless for the future, and
not over-anXious for the present. The
cost Of living is small, as not many nor
very warm garments are considered
necessary, and the rice-field darky's
ideas of a wardrobe are extremely lin
tied. from both blissful ignorance and
choice. Fish and game are plentiful,
and in these regions heavy diet is to
be indulged in only at great risk.-L.
w. Roberts, in Popular Science
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-01-31
a FLEMlsA LEGEND.


How . shrewd Fleming Got tAs Deetsf q
tho King.
The Flemish people Of Belgium and
Holland are simple and slOwgoing
race, but are by no means without
sense of humor. They have an imagin-
ary character-La Guerliche they call
him-of whom they tell all manner OF
stories; a bantering, boastful old fellow.
who speaks in parallels and proverbs,
but often to the point. He Is always
very ready in his replies, as the follow
ing story Of his wisdom illustrates:
On certain occasion the King of the
Netherlands visited mis- faithful subjects
of Flanders, On his way through the
country he passed through what he de-
clared was the finest farm he had ever
seen; and within but a step he came
across the most beautiful windmill that
had ever met his gaze.
ssWhose mill is that?'' the King asked.
''It is the miller La Guerliche's mill,
sire"
ssAnd whose farm is that?''
SIT belongs to the bailin Carefree,
sire.'
ssCarefree, eh? Well, he must be a
happier man than am. Let word be
sent to him at once that shall give
him audience tomorrow, in order to put
three questions to him: first, how much
the moon weighs; second, how much his
King is worth; and third, what / am
thinking. If he answers any one OF
these questions wrong he will be
hanged
Bailiff Carefree was in despair when
he heard this summons from the King,
but La Guerliche offered to take his
place before the King on the condition
<b,< 1a r. Oh his
claim for the hand of Trinette, who was
beloved Of both.
Carefree accepted the terms, and next
day La Guerliche appeared before the
King.
"Well, WE'LL" said the monarch,
fiercely, land can you tell me how much
the moon weighs?"
Exactly hundred weight" said Ls
Guerliche
"How do you know that?''
because it consists of four quarters"
Chats fact" said the King. ''Now
tell me what you estimate my value
att
"Twenty-nine silver pieces
What! Scoundrel, what do you
mean?"
'sAh, sire, our Master was sold for
thirty pieces, and as a good Christian
l should have to rate you little low
er.''
"Um-very we'll" said the King. "And
now perhaps you can tell me what
thinlx?''
Precisely, sire. You think am Bailif
Carefree.''
"Yes."
well, am not. I'm La Guerliche!'
the spot!' said the King, with great en-
thusiasm-Toledo Blade.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-01-31

Played Three Thousand Years After Burial,
They Show That the Egyptians Had Our
Scale.
A number of eminent musicians were
invited to listen to a highly interesting
lecture delivered the other day to the
Royal Academy students by Mr.. T. l..
Southgate upon ancient Egyptian music
al instruments in general, and upon
the double pipes recently discovered by
Mr.. Flinders Petrie, in the tomb at
kahun in particular. From the fact
that the flutes shown in the frescoes
We're of various lengths, Mr.. Southgate
conjectured that the Egyptians almost
from the time of Moses must have had
knowledge of some sort of harmony,
while as in one of the frescoes seven
flute performers were simultaneously
playing, an eighth had what he whim
sically described as fifty bars rest
Still more interesting was the exhibi
ton of the actual flutes discovered in
the lady's sarcophagus atKahun, and in
disputably dating before the time OF
King David of Israel. Performed upon
land the task of playing these archaic
instruments is now most difficulty by
Mr.. J. Finn, they gave practically the
exact notes of our diatonic scale, thus
proving-in every sense of the term td
was known to the Egyptians many
centuries before the Greeks, from whom
it had enormously been supposed we
borrowed it. No attempt was
made to perform upon the
double flute. and, indeed, il
ever the two were played together, the
art is now lost. But upon copy of one
of these ancient flutes Mr.. Finn per-
formed an ancient funeral dirge entitled
1.-The Song of Sonus.'' The tone of
these instruments, we may add in no
way resembles that of the flutes of to-
day. 1t to a certain extent recalls the
drone of the bagpipe, although one
prominent musician irreverently Hl>ened
| it to the sound of the small-tooth comb
| and tissue-paper of childhood's days.
Many other copies of ancient instru-
ments were tried, among them a replica
of flute discovered two years ago by a
| French savant), with eleven holes, the
| approximate date being 1878 B. c., that
is to say, during the period that the
Israelites were still in Egypt. To stop
| eleven holes in a flute would seem to de-
| mand that one of the hands should have
an extra finger; but Mr.. Finn, after
| many trials, succeeded in doing it, and
| the notes given were practically those
| of our chromatic scale. From these
and other facts Mr.. Southgate, in the
| peroration to his very valuable lecture,
contended that the tonality of the ancien,
| Egyptians was the source of our OWL
music, and certainly none of the musi.
| clans present were willing to contradict
| a doctrine which seemed quite feasible
| London News.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-01-31

Jane coming up the stairs) to
Missus-"I should feel extremely
obliged, marin. if you would do me
little favor" Missus (who knows the
value of even an inferior 'general')-
well. Jane, what is it?" II hardly
know what to say, marm." well, of
course, can't comply until l know"
well. marm. my young man is at the
back door, and 1 thought, perhaps, YOU
would be so very kind as to speak with
him for few minutes while l run up
stairs and make myself presenta ble.''
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-01-31
Tho Niaiden's Wish.

She gazing pensively ont at the first
snowl-Oh, how wish lived in Russia
He (astonished)-In Russia?
She-Yes. I've just been reading
that a Russia lover will sleigh his sweet
heart rather than give her up. What
glorious men those Russians must be-
West Shore.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-01-31

Mrs. Greeneye-''John, who was
that pretty girl in your Office to-day?"
Mr.. G.-''You blessed old second hand,
that was only book agent Mrs. c.
And why am l second hand, I'd like to
know Mr.. G.-"Because you're always
on the watch. ."-Pittsburgh Bulletin.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-01-31

She-I learned how to cook when |
was in boarding school
He (sampling her cake)-And when
did you forseta-Mupsey's Weekly.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-01-31

-Baldwin-'Rambo bo, You are looking.
very rocky. Go and take Turkish
bath. 1t will do you good. have just
had one" Misunderstanding himself
with great ort)--"Gl-glad t hear it.
my steamed friend, Chicago Tribune.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-01-31
TRESPAsS NOTICES.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVENTHAT HUNT.
~ ing on the Ambrosia and Independence
places is prohibited. Nioators will be prose-
cuted to the fun extent of the law.
j. w. DEDERICK.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-01-31
FLUTES FROM THE PYRAMIDS

the spot" said the King, with great en-
thusiasm.-Toledo Blade.