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Extracts from r Downs Letters.

The experience of the last ten years has
taught us women many lessons, and one
most easily learned has been, that there is
no power on earth that the rumseiler breads
but Ian and lar enforced. And they only
dread us as we insist upon this at the hands
of our brothers, and they are jealous of the
influence We exert upon men. Is it any
wonder women. knowing these things, feel
ing their utter helplessness in themselves,
rant tie ballot as the short road to success?
Moral suasion work is God-like, but ne must
not stop there. Crystalize our desire to save
men into ballots for their protection, help
TO blot of cur statute books the license
laws which disgrace our civilization and
put in their place wholesome enaetments
which will protect the innocent and throw
around the tempted victim Of the drink
habit a all OF defense and safety. Strange
that the world cannot discern why women
advocate these views. But they never can.
No computator ever estimated yet the
price of a boy to his mother. His price
is above rubies.
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DEPARTMENT OF TIE ". C. 7. U.
OF WOODSTOWN. N. j.

ozYIcERs oFTHs SALEM COUNTY xoxAS+sCasIsT
FaS TEMPERANCE UNION:
Pres..MBs- REBECCA P PATTEESoS. salem
Cor. See., MRS. EoESELI4 HIsTAB, Salem
Mas. o.J. % Pe~nnsgroye.
Treas. MES. 8AeGIE CRIsPIS. sharptow1.
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o-EFICEss ". t, wooDSTowS.
President, Mrs ANNA r. SOLDER
Cor secretary, NEs. J. w HUMPHREYS
Recording secretary. liza p. GIBSON
Treasurer. MRs. AMY DAVIS.
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MONDAY, DECEMBER II. 1891.

MONDAY. DECEMBER II. 1891
In front OF the Court House, in the city OF
salem. n j., between the hours OF ana ) in
the afternoon of said day. The property situate
near Auburn, in the Township of PilesgT0ve,
in the County of salem and State OF New Jer-
sey, on the main road leading from Auburn 10
Woodstown about one mile from the former
place, all those certain tracts of land known
as the Garrison tract and the Ambruster
tract, containing in the aggregate about 200
acres.
The Ambrusfer tract, containing about .
acres, will be sold as a whole. The Garrison
tract, containing about $50 acres, will be offer
ed in parcels of which a map viii be prepared
for the examination of those desiring TO bid.
\ small part of both tracts is in heavy tin
Der and the balance Is excellent truck land
well worth the attention of truckers. There
Is an abundance OF mari easily reached, on
both tracts, an excellent quality of stone for
building purposes is on the Garrison tract.
Conditions, which will be liberal, will be
made known on day OF sale. Parties wishing
to view the premises will be shown the same
by William Mattson who resides in AUBURN,
DANIEL GARRISON, NJ. d.
VIRGINIA A. KING,
ll-2e-ts Executors.
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Executors Sale
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE

ID virtue Of a power of sale contained T.
ID the last viii and testament OF Daniel J
Garrison, decd. the subscribers, executors G
saii Wil. Will nffer for nnhlic -aia. on
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NAuDE II. MATS Bressmaker. Ssi south
Afl Main Street, W~oodstown. Ioscist
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Notice.

FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
woodstowasN ~, 18th mo. -. 1891.
FIfHE annual meetinE1f~ stockholders forfhe
l. election of Direetnrs ~ i'll be held at the
Banking House on Third-aay, First month
IL, is92, AT ? O'Clock, p IN.
1s-ist wM. FLITeRNfT, Cashier.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-25
TRICKS WITH COINS.
a Mystifylng Performance Which Is Easy
of Accomplishments.

a certain class of ingenious persons
devote their time to finding out odd
things that are not at all important
to know but servo to interest and
nmuse
n gentleman went into hotel one
day recently, took out of his pocket ten
silver quarters and laid them carefully
on the marble counter.
One of the clerks selected Il quarter
Mt his bidding, looked at it carefully,
SO as to be able to distinguish it from
the rest, and held it while the gentle
man shook up the quarters in his hat
Then the quarter was thrown into
the hat and shaken up with the rest.
The gentleman then laid them down on
the counter. carefully placing them one
by one so rs to form n triangle Then
no moved them mysteriously into the
form of 4 square and then into the form
of cross.
Now the figures tell me-" said the
performer that the quarter you Sc
lcctcd is the last one in the right arm
of the cross
Eyes, that's it," said the clerk, in
amaZcmcnt.
He was tried many times and found
infalliblc every time. The secret was
that the quarters lying on the cold
marble were all especially cold as COM
pared with the one held for the mo-
mcnt in the hand while the clerk
found its distinguishing marks.
Picking them out one by one the per-
former told by the warmth which one
was selected, and his subsequent NOV
ing of the quarters was for the purpose
OF nystification while he kept his eve
on the warm quarter and later pointed
1t out.
DO you know?" continued the same
gentleman, that silver dollar twirlcd
nn smooth surface will always came
calls up?"
The clerk didn't know it, so n dozen
times the gentleman twirlcd q dollar
on the marble counter a dozen times
more the suspicious clerk twirlcd it
himself Almost every time the dollar
stopped tail up.
Talk about loaded dice" said the
man, langhingly; ''yon see Uncle Sam
loads his dollars"
The dollars arc so stamped that more
weight lies on the head side than the
other and, rs the piece twirls, it is al
most certain to fall the same way
every time if the surface is smooth and
lcvcl.-Golden Days
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Ryc short-Cako Toast.

One cup white flour; one cup rye flour
or rye meal; onc-half teaspoonful soda;
one tcaspoonful cream of tartar; one
half tcaspoonful of salt; one tablespoon
fm sugar; one cup milk (about), and
one tablespoonful melted butter. Mix
the flour, meal and sugar. Sift tho
soda. salt and cream of tartar through n
very line straincr into the flour, and
mix thoroughly. Make it into a stiff
dough with the milk, using enough to
enable yon to roll the dough. Add the
butter. Turn ont on the board and roll
ont quarter of an inch chick. Cut into
rounds and bake in a quick oven. When
done tear them open, pour thickened
cream over them and serve ut once,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-25

lions of first love the lost umbrella
never returns. One of the most ro-
mantle episodes of my life is connected
with an umbrella.
Peterby very much Interestingly
don't say so? Was there lady in the
case?
Van Slyck (mysteriously)-O to
my not having an umbrella two Young
lives were wrecked.
Peterby-You must tell me all about
Ii, but first let as go and see that man
with an apron.
(After having gone through the man.
nal OF arms once more they resume the
conversational
Van Slycls-It occurred ut Brighton
Beach. She and her folks were stop
ping at the swell Oriental hotel, wherc
1t costs ten or fifteen dollars n day, and
ii you stump your toe II waiter in livery
comes up and collects two dollars from
you was stopping at Coney Island
where paid two dollars u week for q
room and browsed around among the
hot sausage jungles and peanut stands,
Tor ut that time | was in humble cir
cumstances, financially speaking.
Peterby-Was the lady handsome?
Van Slyck Observation-Disclosures
tiful as n dream. She had n tall.
quccnly form, large, languishing eyes;
she was as amiablc as she was lovely
and her folks had money to throw at
the birds. 1t was a case of love at first
sight. We kept our engagement secret,
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FRAME FOR PHOTOGRAPH.
a Dainty Way In Which to Mount Pic
lures for Presentation.


lures for Presentation.
If girl intends to present one of her
own photographs to dear familiar
friend, who would not wish to shut it
away from sight in an album, let her
frame it, according to tho following di-
rcctions. with her own favoritc color.
1t will not only be doubly suggestive of
herself but will make pretty holiday
or birthday gift or valentine of what
would otherwise bc-only II photo
graph.
Take Il cabinet photograph or one of
larger size, put few drops of paste
on the back side, lay it on piece of
heavy cardboard. an inch and IL half
larger than the picture all around and
rounded off at the corners, and press it
firmly down so that it will adhere to
the back securely.
Over it lay IL square of good clear
glass little larger than the photograph
card-or what is still better, u slightly
convex glass made for the purpose,
which may DC obtained ut photogra-
piers. Then take strip of cambria,
cheesc-cloth or any thin cloth that will
absorb paste readily, saturatc with
paste, and fold it like binding all
around the picture, letting it lap over
the edge of the glass ut least half m
inch.
Press it on smoothly. rubbing out
supernuous paste, and turn the other
edge over on the back side and rub it
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-25
BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS.
The Iron Belt Building and Loan
Association
OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA.
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL, s25, 600, ooo
OFFICERS:

PREsIDENT-GEN. FITZHUGH LEE,
Ex-Governor of Virginia.
1sT VICEP 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.
SECRErARY-JOHN OFT, lato Cashier
City Bank of Richmond.
TREAsURER-J. c. DAVENPORT, Cash
Ter Commercial National Bank, Roa-
noke, Va.
GENERAL CoUNsEL-Hon. c. A. Nc.
HUGH, ounscllor-at- Law, late oil
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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and while sitting on the sand by tho
sad sea waves we planned our clope-
mcnt. We were to meet ut the Jersey
City ferry, fly to foreign parts, get
married, and after tho old folks had
Gained down return and receive the
patcrnal blessing.
Pctcrby-l understood you to say
that an umbrella, or the lack of an
umbrella, had something to do with tho
failure of your plans.
Van Slycll-That's what said, and it is
true. If we had had nice large Opaque
umbrella the promenaders on the beach
would never have known who we were.
AS it was, my prospective bride had
only an elegant sunshade, which was
totally adequate. The consequence was
that her big brother, who was Nom
Der of the athletic club, and who had Il
scnseless prejudice against me, saw US,
and made brutal assault upon me.
Peterby-Why didn't you stand him
off with your siX-shootcr?
Van Slyck-I was unarrncd. After
exchanging n, few blows we clinchcd.
He got both undcrholds-lct me show
you the grip he got on me.
(IIcre the fascinating stranger put
his arms around Judge Petcrby, and
explained the wrestling match.)
Van Slycls Il was hurled to the
ground with such force that 1 became
scnseless. When regaincd my senses
she was gone and have never seen her
since.
Here Van Slyck suddenly remem-
bered that he had an engagement, SO
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closely down. When dried it will be
firm and solid, and no air can reach the
picture.
Nor is the picture marrcd in any way;
it can be removed and put in an album
if one should tire of the frame. The
back may be finished with n neat paper
cover or a piece of thin lining satin
may be fitted smoothly over it by being
drawn closely over n little way on the
right side by Il strong draw-thrcad run
into the narrowly folded edge.
For the frame take any pretty rib
bon-threc-inch satin ribbon is very
pretty for a large picture-and arrange
it rs illustrated or in any original way
that is pretty or characteristic and
tack it securely beneath the folds and
knots through the cardboard beneath;
millincrs' stitches, long and loose but
still firm and invisible, are better than
finer ones for this work.
Bright or delicate ribbons arc only
suitable for framing childrcn's or
blooming girlish faces, while such
colors rs golden brown, old gold and
olive are better for their elders
Youths COMPANION.
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FAMILY SCRAP BASKET.

If the complexion is greasy and thick
soap, with carbolic acid or sulphur; is
excellent, and flour of sulphur, n tea
spoonful to n basin of water, should be
used for washing.
LITTLE alcohol in the water in
which mirrors arc washed helps to
all over when cleaning, but dnmpen
and instantly dry q small part at d
time.
If lace is narrow wind it tightly
around bottle and pin it on. Wet it
thoroughly with alcohol and let it re-
main until perfectly dry. 1t will be
like new.
MAGIC preparation for keeping
frizzcs i'm is found in mixing equal
parts of glyccrinc and rose water and
amounting the hair freely with it be-
fore curling, or an equally good mixture
is made of perfumed olive oil with bees
wax dissolved therein.
IF ink is spilled on the carpet throw
a quantity of salt on it which will
quickly absorb the ink; take this up
and put on more salt. Keep repeating
this rubbing it well into the ink spot
until the ink is all taken up by the
salt, then brush the salt out of the car
pet.
To TAKE coal Oil out of carpet satu-
rate with benzinc and then rub dry
with clean white cloth. If the first
application does not take it out 20
through the same process until it is out
as benzinc is very explosive be careful
and not have light in the room nor n
hot stove.
ALWAYS wash baby's mouth and
gums every morning with water in
which you have put pinch of borax.
1t keeps the mouth fresh and sweet and
prevents that uncomfortable aflliction,
sore mouth, with which so many poor
babies are Troubled when their mouths
are not kept perfectly clean.
TO DRIVE away reaches take three
pounds of oatmeal or meal of Indian
corn and mix it with pound of white
lcad moistcn with trcacle so as to form
n good paste and put portion down in
the infested building. Repeat for u
few nights alternately, and in the
morning remove the paste and the
corpscs to II convenient place.
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{ NEW YORK LETTER.
Sad Experience Of a Texan in the
Metropolis.
Sudgo Peterby nIcots "a Polite Stranger
Who Tells n Good Umbrella Story ana
feGets Away with tho Unsophisticated
Southcrner's Watch and Purse.
Special New York Correspondence

summer months
the hotels and
boarding houses
of N c w York
n r c absolutely
congested with
people from all
parts of the
western Ii c m
isphcrc. A great
many of these
v i S i t ors are
FIR ON Mexico,
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Old papers for sale at Tho Times office
10 Cents a hundred.
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Cuba and South America; but the great
majority of them are from other sec
tions of the United States. The west
furnishes q great many, and SO does the
south, particularly Texas.
Among the Texans visiting Gotham
WAS Judge Peterby, of Austin, Tex. Ho
!his faith in his fellowman received u
severe jolt, as will be seen by perusing
the following little comedy:
, Scene-Lobby of the Uptown hotel.
pudge Peterby and q young man with u
BLACK mustache are seated in chairs, and
talking in an animated vein. Tho
fudge is evidently charmed with the
wit and gcntlcmanly manners of his
new friend, who claims to have been
born and raised in New York, and who
gives his name as Van Slyck.
Judge Petcrby-Spcal1ing of the New
York climate, I wanted to ask you
seriously if it ever stopped raining for u
whole week at IL time.
Van Slycll-O yes, in the fall we
have delightful weather for weeks ut
time and even longer, but just at this
season the umbrella is u very useful
article. But for umbrellas there would
he many more deaths from pneumonia
and rheumatism. for it is not safe to get
fwet at New York even when it is very
warm.
(Judge Peterby asks his young friend
pit he ever heard of the remark made by
the governor of North Carolina to the
governor of South Carolina about what
a long time it was between drinks.
They go to the bar and study the frcs-
Goes on the ceiling through the bottoms
of their glasses. after which they re-
sumo their seats in the lobby
Van Slycll-Speaking of umbrellas,
it is very singular how men who are
otherwise perfectly honest will not hest
tate to make way with an umbrella
fhat does not belong to them.
Judge Peterby-Yes; 1 have noticed
something of the sort myself.
Van Slyck-Therc arc six million
umbrellas manufactured in this country
every year, which would give an UNI
brella to every eight persons, but one
man buys an umbrella and the other
seven steal 1t from him. don't see how
our republican system can last very
long under these discouraging circum-
stances.
Peterby-It does look bad, for n fact.
Wouldn't it be good idea for the own
er of an umbrella to have his name en-
graved on it?
Van Slyck-In that case n man
would be continually robbed of his good
name.
Peterby (meditativcly)-I hadn't
Thought of that.
Van SlyclS-I have wealthy friend
who has gorgeous silk umbrella with
n gold handle, which is SO arranged
that it can be taken off, and which is n
great Improvement on the old-fash-
toned way where the whole umbrella is
taken OFF.
Pcterby-SpeakinG of making way
with things, you should see how the
colored gentleman in the south goes off
with wntermelons
Van Slyck-Thc renson more UNI
brellas than watcrmclons are stolen
I'm this country is because the thief does
not have to plug the umbrella 1t is
always ripe (sighing). Like the sensa-
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he departed abruptly with quivering
chin and husky voice, leaving the kind
hearted old Judge Pcterby completely
broken up. A few minutes later the
judge astonishcd the hotel clerk by de-
claring that the hotel was Il den of
thieves, that he was going back to
Texas on the next train, and shaking
his fist in his face, dared the gentle
manly and efficient clerk to take
it up"
1t appears that during the brief cm-
brace, so essential in explaining to
Judge Pcterby the brutal assault made
on Van Slycll by the athletic brother of
his prospective bride, the new made ac-
quaintance of the judge had relieved
him of valuable gold watch and n
large wad of greenbacks, the aforesaid
Van Slycll being an expert pickpocket,
with which class New York fairly
swarms.
The moral of this true story is that
visitors to New York should not allow
anybody to embrace them on the Euro
pean plan under any circumstances
whatever. In fact they will find it to
their pecuniary advantage at least not
to be familiar with strangers on n short
acquaintance, for the bunco steerer
and the confidence man are going
about like roaring lions seeking whom
they may devour, and it is n sad but I'M
deniablc fact that the best business men
of New York are to be found among
the criminal class, their gifts in some
instances amounting to positive genius.
ALEX f. SWEET
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KEEP YOUR EYE
This Column and Find Out
Where the Bargains Are.


Seven rooms, Franklin road, an clc-
CANT bargain. First class in all respects.
$4,000.
Twenty-Five feet on Robinson street
near Roanoke and Southern depot at
sacrifice. Don't fail to sec this.
House of rooms on Center street
near Park, So, 100, 300 cash balance on
easy terms.
Fifty fcot on 9th ave. Something
handsome and cheap $500.
House and lot corner jefferson and
4th ave. n W., cheap. ''sce this"
% feet on Com monwealth ave. next TO
Bee Hive, % per cent. off If sold at once.
$1,000 will buy Salem ave. lot 5Ox2OO,
between 9TH and 9th streets.
13C feet within ono block of r. & S.
depot, SIS per front foot-improved.
Ask us to show you our houses on the
installment plan, 5000 cash, balance easy.
Will give some party with $4,000
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 stairs>
mar1o-Gm
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1. INSTALLMENT STOCK.

1. INSTALLMENT STOCK. = Mem
bership fee, 81 per share, which carries
the stock the first month, after that the
monthly dues are 60 cents per share.
2. PAID UP INTEREST BEARING
STOCK $50 per share (par value, s1Oo),
yielding a dividend, payable semi-an-
nnally, January 1, and July /, of per
cont. per annum, which is duly RENTED
by check to the shareholder.
3. 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 investment anywhere
safer or more profitable than it's stock.
With the assets of the Association in
vested in first mortgages on improved
town real estate, duly insured for the
benefit of tho Association, OH a basis
not exceeding so per cent. OF its value,
as ascertained by appraisers who are
themselves stockholders of the Associ-
alton, while the debt of tho member
borrowing is being curtailed every
month of its existence, it is difficult to
conceive of safer investment than it's
stock affords to the prudent investor.
Apply at Home Office, 10 Jefferson
street, or to
JAMES r. TERRY, or to SIMMONS,
CARPENTER & TINSLEY, Roanoke,
Va. aprl9-1y
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heavyweight = You'll stick to me,
darling, through thicl; and thin?
Darling Doyou think you'll get thine
Texas Siftings.
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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-11-19
Phrenoiogical.

Henry Ward Beecher from the phreno-
logical point Of view is the opening paper
OF the chronological Journal and Science Of
Health, and in it we learn how much the
great preacher craved for his power to
his understanding of human nature.
Frederick Bly,, the blind phrenoiogist,
well known thirty-fve years ago, follows.
Lines OF Beauty is a classical study in
the physiognomical line. Illustrated.
The Fifth Prize Essay is by lady known
up in Maine for editorial capacity, and is
q very readable sketch of experience and
observations that will give the reader
much useful information. identity and
imitation. Practical Mental Science in
Education is a well written article for
skeptics to ponder The Essential Of
Early Education is from the pen of an
eminent teacher, and in the same depart
ment the Journal English correspondent,
Jennie Chappell, pleasantly describes a
very we'll managed nursery and child y
hospital in London. The always vel
come, because well furnished, Health De-
partment has it's full complement OF
practical suggestions. Common Sins
Against Health is by the author OF The
Talent OF Motherhood, an article that
received not little attention a few
months ago, and Father kneipp's Sys.
tom OF Cure tells of famous Bavarian
sanItarian. 4 good paper. Is Hypnotism
Harmiulf comes from a subject of thir.
teen years experience, and is unique in
Its way. The editor discusses somewhat
ironically That Criminal Type that some
scientists are trying to create, and also
Convict Labor and Mutual Life Benefit
Associations. Price OF the number, !:
cents. For the year $50. The thre
numbers, October, November and Decem
Der, 1891, offered on trial, for % cents
Address Fowler & Well Co., IT'S Broad
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