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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-08
BIsEVITIES.

lightning struck yesterday afternoon
at o'clock just beyond c. X. Bowers
new house. II made hole in the ground
about foot deep, about ten feet distant
from the boulevard.
Miss Claudine kizer left with her
uncle, r. e. Kizer. of Salisbury. n. c.,
to visit her cousins in that place.
Speer Dickson, young lawyer of
Nc Veytown, Penna., will shortly arrive
in Salem to practice his profession.
There was heavy rain two miles
south Of Salem Yesterday, bit very little
rain fell in the city.
N. P. Frantz and wife, j. L. Frantz
and Ernest McCauley left yesterday for
Craig All-llealing Springs.
There was pleasant german at the
Lake Spring last night
The Salem baseball nine went to Bed
ford City yesterday to play thai city.
Miss Nellie Willis, from Richmond,
is visiting the Misses Moon.
Col. A. NJ. Bowman has returned from
Monroe Red Sulphur Springs, W. Va.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-08

store You go. whether II lie ON Eighth
avenue or upon broadway, very near
the door, upon IL long counter You viii
find box after box Of these Stanley
sashcs- They are made OF surah, and
are, when hooked around the waist,
about half yard loriy-that is the
ends hang down half yak, at the side,
for the Stanley sash Is always hooked
on one side and always hangs perfectly
straight without loop or TIC. II is Inadu
of the full width of sarah and is 50
fashioned over crinnline that it forms
girollc nt front and Mtc.t. and is narrow
on either hip. TGn ends are fringctl.
AS il has been sail these are worn tn
every style and v0rictY OF make and
material
Az odd cxafnp!e of tbs was H>cn q
few days nCo 1T It fashionable Sixth nv-
cnrc d.r>smnlicr's- Upon tire dummy.
or Maria" in one corner 0f the fitting
room. awaiting the customer who WINS
coming to Try it on, WAS a beautiful suit
of very light gray iady's cloth The
waist VuS Il round one. and the skirt us
scnnty as tine ;iHc FOR whom it was
mace would permit iaAi tliciy.. upon
this really elegant dress, uniting the
waist and skirt, was a r.avy blue Stan
ley sash, hooked Ut the side and falling
down struight and plain tn the length
of about half u yard just us thousands
of other sashes hang every day upon
palmer suits.
Those who DO not wear the Stanley
sash wear tho Victor bolt which is just
the same us the Stshnley, except that It
is girllc shaped only In front being
narrow in tho back and having no dang
ling ends
1t Is truly, with ali these belt demarls-
ations and waist diScrimtnators, n year
for slender women and stout people
who cannot call attention to their
waists by tying sashcs around them.
would do well to undergo some course
of treatment for the reduction of super
fluous avoirdupois. Tor indications point
to the fact that saslies and belts and
girdlcs will be more popular than ever
all next fall and winter.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-08

from the neck TO the waist line, both IN
the front and In the back? Or shall it
be surplicc waist gathered at the
shoulders and crossed In nunlll1e SIM
plicity over Your breast, You willy littlo
siren, if you arc thin and would add
cubit TO your breadth? Or shall you
hive shirt front, dicly and vest
In man and cutaway jacket3
Shall You have pancake hat as big
us platter or little bit of poke that
upon investigation proves to DO only a
wreath of flowers with u couple Of web
vet strings fastened to the back Of It?
II you arc wise woman you VIII
choose the latter, for You will bear In
mind that the former independent ag-
grcssivc style of hcudgear is admired
by men rs being chic, smart and nifty
not to say '-hy"-but the latter is
loved by them us something altogether
approachable, womanly and sweet, and
the only thing that II woman ever ought
to wear upon her head, anyway.
And then about your parasoL Is it to
be for show or for use, for shade on for
to TO dinphlnous or solid, substantial
On CifOSSH INH IT'S WetirllhS quaIlC+eS!
The fashions nro really SO varied that
y0, cannot we'll go wrong il Your
choice of dress II you bear always in
mind three or four things First, you
must DO Fat In the bacis-not n sign OF
q hustle or c:tnolinc; you must have
shopping bag dangling ut your side; you
must have skirt that dra9s- and You
must be all alike in tint Your whole
costume must correspond in Some way.
Suppose you have dress of one of
those lovely soft new spring blues,
striped In white. You must, with this,
wear pnir of white gloves, stitched in
blue and on your head must he Il little
wreath OF flowers with blue velvet
strings or. should you choose TO bc
natty, pancake sailor hat If you
have chosen brown India silk with
lovely pink and white thistles upon it,
remember that you must wear tan
gloves, shaded almost into brown, md
that a pink bonnet with brown velvet
loops upon II, or brown tips standing
upright upon Some aggressive point in
the hat, will be stylish and bccominS.
Speaking OF feather tips, one is re
minded TO take note of the exceedingly
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-08
A DEPARTMENTAL PICTURE.
Tho Pleasant Situation Of u Chief of a
Government bureau

Tho Pleasant Situation Of u Chief of a
Government bureau
saw q picture in one of the bureaus
of the customs divisions in the treasury
department yesterday, picture which
explains, perhaps, the chief charm OF
official existence, says q Washington
correspondent of the New York Tribune.
Here was great, rokund, portly, com
fortable-loolling chief Of bureau He
was in large, clegantlJ--furnished
room. well lighted and ventilated A
bright wood fire sperltlcd under q broad
oak mantcl at one side of the room. He
sat in great leather-cushionrd chair, at
one side of bluc-covercd desk, Uttered
with papers, Upon the opposite side of
this broad desk sat a blonde haired, reg
ular-featurcd, Ldyli!ce looking type
writer secretary. She vrs neatly
dressed in black. She SGT with her
notebook in front of her, pencil poised,
and look of earnest devotion to duty
in her eyes, as she gazed into the rug
gcd-featured face of her chief, ready to
take down every word I've should utter.
At his left, in response to call of an
electric bell, stood co@orcd servant,
dressed In black. in IN attitude of re-
spectful attention. At his right was a
chief of division, also bowling low as he
presented lSnotty point involving some
construction OF the tariff law for the
consideration of tho mighty intellect of
his chief. ct the doors On the right and
the left stood messengers and clerks in
attitudes of frozen attention gazing at
the dignitary who sat cnthroned in the
center of the room, not daring to ;,d-
vance until he should nod his Jovclilsc
head. At the moment of my call official
duty for the moment had relaxed. The
dignitaiy turned from Che mighty task
of oiliag the wheel, / the government
of the United State, ui.d was relating q
pleasant story. Every face was turned
with prepared smile which forcshad-
owed the hearty laughter sure TO como
at the end of the story. 1t was an in
teresting picture, and perhaps explains
the happiness that men have in official
life and their reluctance to retiring to
the rude buffets and cold disrespcct
often found in the transaction OF private
business.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-08
COLLEGE NlCkNAMEs.
They Arc Queer Things. but All "Good
Fellows " IInve Thorn.

Fellows" IInve Thorn.
College niclsnamcs are queer things,
anyway. A student is, us the phrase
goes, mo good" unless no has u nick
name, and II professor has no place in
the college world unless he has label
of this sort. Nicknamcs for the under
graduates arc generally fixed early In
the college career, and often express
the sophomore idea of frcshman's
characteristics With tho professors it
is different, for their niclSnnmcs are
based on traditions dear to the college
heart, says n writer In the New York
Tribune. Thus, q professor goes along
from year to Year with the label
fastened upon him way back in the fiji
ties it may be, and, Quccrly enough,
time, which changes all things, never
sees fit to question the Appropriateness
of these nicknalncs or TO change an old
one for a new one.
The president is s,,se to have @ handle
to his name. lie ,nay be "Prexy," as
at Yale; Jimmy" as every graduate
of Princeton loves to coll cx1Presidcnt
.McCosh, or Charlie" us they dub Pres
idcnt Eliot at Harvard For the pro
fessors there are Thousand and one
names suggested by personal character
istics, affiliations, duties, habits, etc. A
college in Now jersey, where nick
names are as thick as lcavrss In Vallo1a-
brosa, has its ''Donn,n its Duff" It's
Charlie" grny-haired reverend; its
General an old army officer; its
Daddy" fathcrlcss teacher; its
pat" from Erins Isle; it's big Mac"
SO called because there is no Little
e.. ~
its "Granny," its Fatty" its Mary"
its Chilly" etc, etc, and 50 on through
all sorts of ludicruus names suggestive,
at least to the student, of some we'll
known peculiarly of the person whose
name has been taken in vuin OF course
the professor is aware of tho fact that
he is dubbed in this undigniAod way,
but nothing he can do or say can change
the sanction of tradition, and the nick
name sticks.
With the students the range of sobri-
qucts Is wider and more varied, con-
dition due to the close relations be-
tween the niclsnaner and the nick
named. Some well defined rules OBJ
tain, however, which show there is some
method in this phase OF undergraduate
madness. Surnames often carry the
same nicknomes, although the persons
may not be related, and may be scpar-
nted by five OF ten years in the time of
their residence ut college, For instance,
Jones, 10, is dubbed Buck" and the
chances are cNccllcnt that Jones, so,
will receive the same nickname. Why,
no one knows, 6tlt 1t Is curious in
stance of persistent personality. Again.
nicknames received previously at school
or at home count for naught, for the
collegian Is no rcspccter of traditions
outside of the college world So BILLY"
becomes "Sistcr," Jack" is trans.
formed into "Rcddy." joe is elevated
into Senator" etc
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-08
AN ASSIGNMENT IN LYNcnnunG.
John w. Kohr. II Dob Printer, Fails For
About $1,000.

LYNcHBuRG, Aug. 7.-ISpecial)- "A
deed Of assignment was filed in the
clerks Office Of the corporation court at
u late hour yesterday evening from Mr..
John w. Rohr, proprietor Of the Job
printing establishment in the Advance
building, to w. M. Lille, trustee
The deed conveys all of the presses,
tYpe, stereotyping outfit, bndery tools,
shafting. pulleys, betting, fixtures and
appliances owned and used by him in
the conduct Of his business, and all ac-
counts, bills, notes and other debts due
him, together with all stock, material,
supplies and finished and unfinished
work now on hand.
The deed sets forth that the effects in
the printing establishment are subject
to the lien OF deed of trust to G. Il.
tuition, trustee, to secure debt of
$500 due to Charles w. Buttoa.
The total liabilities amount to about
S3,5O1
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-08

the present style. On oil street dresses,
whether they are light, dark or medium,
little trnin of from two to eight and
even ten and twelve inches Is seen. Of
course, these trains become terribly
soilcd from constantly sweeping tho
streets, and of course, they nrc worn to
rags In n few weeks time. But fash
ION requires that they shall be worn
thus and 1t is of no mortal or womanly
use TO kick against the t;lste Of the dame
when that lady has put down her foot
IN as emphatic IL manner us she has
upon this occasion. All the women
must wear trnins-tl1ld that settles 1t.
Some very good facings n,r found 81
the stores for the protection of the dress
skirts. There is 4 waterproof lining
and then II rubber lining, and thirdly,
r1ltiling. All three are intended TO bc
worn ut the same time upon the under
edge of tho same skirt. This, In meas
lrc, protects the fabric, SO that instead
of being wholly vile mt first wearing
tho dress Is only partly soilcd, and it 10
reserved for two or thfee weeks of street
sweep to make the drcss "a nasty Us it
would otherwise have been ON tho first
trip down town
Ancnt sense in dress some one SAYS
that she saw n pair of hoops displayed
outside of u broadway stoU yesterday,
and that IN hour or two later, before
she had recovered from the shock of
seeing hoop skirt ugain, she saw u
woman wearing one. 1t WIS u fully
fledgcd hoop skirt with hoops I'LL tho
WY round, and grSit big hoop ut tho
bottom. Later the same woman saw u
nr,aSS rNQHy- IpDAe, fOr In An. e 1,n
shops that hud u great reed run around
the bottom OF the skirt to hold It ont IN
grand balloon fashion. The shock OF
the discovery and the fear that another
season might compel her TO go swing
Ing around In one of these hoop skirt
structures 50 affected the woman that
it drove her home with Il nervous head-
oche- Upon relating her experience to
friend she WIS told that the discovery
WINS not new one. that hoop skirts
were being offered for sale ut nll the
stores and that the dleesmakcrs were
now beginning to pnt reeds around the
bottoms of the skirts
Thus it Ia that fashion Arst reveals Is
self to common mortals IN glimpses,
leaving 1t for time, with It's healing
balm, to soften the harshness of
changes that ut first glance seem unen-
durable, but to which one becomes he
bituatcd after days ind days and days
AS n rewurd for having penetrated
darkest Africa, Mr.. Stanley has had
sash named after him, and is has re
ceivcd tho stamp OF popular approval
II Is worn with tennis suits In place of
the tennis belt. 1t is worn with
cambrics nnd muslin and chall,e dresses
1t Is worn with cheviots uud silks. It
Is worn with everything. In every
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-08

novel way IN which they are now fixed
upon hat Instead of being snugly
nestled In n nest of velvet loops, bows
and ends, they arc put all by themselves
standing boldly upright us upon sol
dier's hat. Right in front of the pnn-
cake sailor like IL spire upon church
stecplc stands little bunch Of black,
red. blue, pink or whatsoever color
feathers the wearcr may have selected.
There seems TO he no excuse for their
being there, and no special reason why
they should remain, for they do not mp
pear to bc very securely fastened and.
unless one is educated fully up to
the style, truth TO tell, they are not or
namentaL But they are sturdy, up
right, bold and aggressive little UPSTAIRS.
so to speak, that seem to say that for
once in their lives they are given fair
show.
All the world OF women have come &c
realizing sense that they must wear
trains II they would be anywhere near
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-08
THE FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Several subjetlllo OF Interest to Farmer.
Ably Discussed

Several subjetlll OF Interest to Farmer.
Ably Discussed.
BEDFORD Cry, Aug. THE Farmers
Institute met in the Academy to-day.
Several subjects were discussed dur
ing the morning session, of practical
value to the farmers. One on "Fruit
Trees and their Fruit" by Prof Atwood,
was specially 30. He told them how t.,
plant and caro- for their trees. how t.
treat the various diseases to which they
are subject, and many otaer things
which every fruit grower ough, TO know
Another subject was Tntensive Farm
ing" or how to make the most and was
very interesting
Among the men present prominently
connected with the agricultural inter
est of the State, are Captain Thomas
Whitehead, commissioner Of agricul
ture; Major r. w. Gaines, of the board
of agriculture, and others.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-08
RAILROADS
H.: :: w RoTfeIksHestera

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT AUGUST s. 1sl

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT AUGUST s, 1891.
wEsTB0uSD, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY
900 q; H.: for Radford. Pulaski, Bristol; nlso for
biucnelI, Pocahontas, Elkhorn, Clinch VAL
icy Division and Louisville via Norton
leans. ~"
1910 a. M for Bristol and intermediate stations.
U2S D. III. for kadford, Pulaski Bristol Con
meets at Radford for Bucicld. No conncc-
tons beyond Blucncld. Pullman slocpers tc,
Memphis via Chattanooga.
NORTH AND EAsTDouSD, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY
G:3O n. III. for Petersburg ana Richmond
l2:JO y. Ill. for UagcrSLowu. Pullman slecDcrs To
New York via Harrisburg and philntclnhio
l2:l5 =. III. daily for Richmond and Norfolk Pull
man parlor car to Norfolk.
go r. M for iSnchhurI; no connection beyond
ll:2J y. III. for Richmond and Norfolk Pullman
sleeper TO Norfolk and Lynchburg to Rich
mond.
ll:2o ?. III. for 1lagcrstown. Pullman slecpcrs to
Washington via 81 cnandOah Junction and TO
$500 New York via Harrisburg.
Clinch Valley Division-Lcavcs Blucneld daily
tUJ u. M. for Norton, and 1855 p. III. for Nor
ton, Louisville and points ON l.. " n. r. r.
via Norton. ~
North Carolina Division--Lcavc Pulaski daily
40 II. III. and 300 y. m. for lvanhoc and Cos
san ana S:oo II. III. except sunday for Berry
For all additional Information apply ut ticket
Office Or 10 W g. BfSVII,I,
General Passenger Agent Roanoke. Va.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-08
Two Runn,vays.

There were two runaways in the city
yesterday. The horse OF Allen Hoff-
man, which was standing in front of Lee
81 Whitescarver's store, became fright.
ened at clap of thunder and made Off,
breaking a quantity of crockcry. lie
was finally stopped while en- route to the
freight depot. The horses of Tom
Mitchell, at the freight depot, also took
fright at one time during the day and
ran away, doing but little damage.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-08
THE WOMAN OF FASHION
Trying to Decide Which CT the
Styles VIII Suit Her Best
Shall Sho DO Long Short, MARROW ur
Isrond. Dull or Cleaning, Plain o.
Gorgcous-The Stanley Sash and
tho Victor Belt Wave.
tcopYRiC,rr. 1Spl.l

What aro you going to wear, my prcS-
ty maid, this summer of grace, when
the fashions smile on SO many varicxl
creations? Shall you choose tight
Citing bodice setting-close as Your
skin until 1t reaches the waist limo. and
then ending In n fluffy founcc, or shall
your bodice bo tight and extend over
the hips until you soon to be al v-aist2
Shall you choose IL Louis NV. coat with
ruiiled wnistcout, or Louis Nv. with
smooth one? Either Is In the height Of
style, you know.
Or will your Taste lead You to whist
with two rows of full, old-fashioncl
rufilin;, OF the same material, running
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-08
Not "a Marriage for Money.

Father (steinly)-Do yyu expect my
daughter to be n party 30 marriage
for money, sir?
sh,itor Observation-Disclosures. sir-but it
can't Ike. SIR. | really haven't q cent
Daily Continent
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-08
The Correct. Term.

Elitorin-chicf Ito managing etlitor)
i understand that James h;s resigned.
Managing &!itor-Jamcs has nbdicat-
cd, sir, not resigned. Janes, you know.
was ce-boy.-Tury.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-08
They We're Arrested.

Edward West, colored, yesterday
swore out warrant against Wilson
Woody and Minnie Lee Lane both
colored, charging them with unlawfully
living together. They both gave bail
in the sum of $50 and will appear for
trial Monday.
The action on the part of West was
spite work. The day before Squire
Camper had sent him up to the grand
jury for twice shooting at Woodward, as
the result of little quarrel Of theirs.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-08
ROANOKE & SALEM DUMMY LINE

On and after Monday, February 10th.
1891, trains will be run as follows:
WEST. EAST.
LIZ. Roanokc.Ar. Salem Lv. Sacm.Ar. Roanoke
200 am. 1880 am. 7;i5 am. s:15 a. N.
$3.50 am 900 4. IN. 1913 I'm. 9:45 a. N.
1000 a. m. 80 a. m l0:I5 a.m.1l:15 a. N.
1880 PIN. 1900 I'm. 1918 p.ln.12:45 p. NJ.
100 pm. 1880 pm. l:45 pm. 2:l5 p In.
2:30 pm. 800 pm. 3:l5 pm. 3:45 p. m.
400 pm. 4:30 pm. 4:I5 pm. 5:l5 p. III.
$50 pm. 600 pm. 6:i5 PIN. GAS p. M.
700 pm. 1880 pm. 7:45 pm. Sis p. m.
On Sunday same. commencing with
$40 a. n. from Roanoke. jan1-tf
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-08
SALEM
THE N. 6 w. OBJECTS.
Seventh Street Extension Dis
cussed in the Council.
ROANOKE TIMES BUREAU,
HOTEL LUCERNE. SALEM, VA.

j. Allen Watts. attorney for the Nor
folk and Western railroad, together
with Messrs. Hardee and Thompson, of
the road, and Depot Agent Wade, OF
Salem, appeared before the town coun-
Gil Thursday afternoon and protested
against the opening of Seventh street.
as ordered by the council, across the
Salem wagon works.
There are already four tracks at this
point and the road expects to put more
down, which will not only make a cross
ing there very dangerous TO rasserS, but
would be never ending source of OK
pense to the railroad, which would have
to provide watchmen and keep the cross
ing in repair.
So argued Mr.. Watts. Further, as it
was maintained that this crossing was
necessity for people living on the south
side of the railroad and across the river,
Mr.. Watts proposed as almost as con-
venient route that by way of road
parallel with and just south Of the rail-
road track to Colorado street, where an
overhead bridge is to be built.
A. b. Pugh, of the Salem bar, who
represented number of property own
ers in the vicinity of the proposed cross
ing, argued in favor of the crossing,
when the council was entertaining a
motion for consideration of their
order.
He said there was no assurance from
the Norfolk and Western that the over
head bridge at Colorado street would be
built, and that the convenience of the
people living across the railroad were
to be consulted as we'll as the railroads.
The matter was considered in executive
session by the council and referred to
committee consisting of Councilmen
Chalmers and llarveycutter and Col. R.
II. Logan, city attorney, to investigate
and report again to the council.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-08

THIS SPACE IS RESERVED
FOR ELLIS BROS, REAL ES-
TATE AGENTS, li2 JEFFER-
son STREET. janl5-ly
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-21
WALLETS Foa THE BACHELORS.
How the Wealthy Bohemian of New
York City Lives Nowadays.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.


York City Lives Nowadays.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
"Over in New York. said young Phila-
delphian yesterday. "a bachelor can live
comfortably and not be considered on the
same plane as a lone cat For example:
Richard Mansfield occupies a suite of apart
ments at the Croisie, on T wenty-sixth street
near Fifth avenue They consist of a par.
lor, two bedrooms and a bath, fitted up
elegantly, possessing the most perfect sani-
tary arrangements. An elevator runs all
the year. and corps of competent servants
attend to everything. He can have his
meals sent TO hin if he chooses, or he can
eat wherever he happens to bs when hun
CRY. The apartments unfurn.shed proba>
bly, rent for s., 600 year.
I'm some apartment houses for bachelors
one OF two Wallets are stationed in the build
ing, and they attend to the young men Us if
they we're private servants. No extra
charge is made any moro than for the gas.
The tenant can be walked up, have his bath
placed in readiness, his clothes laid out, his
collar buttons and stud placed in the shirt.
get shaved, in fact, be made perfectly CON-
Portable by the valet; you may be sure this
valet idea is a very attractive one. and ii
pays, too"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-21

II want you to send the finest hat you've
got in the store TO m wife,
Thus the long-suffsring husband to the
milliner.
but your wife herself ordered the finest
we had yesterday"
''Sbe didg' Then, Musingly: Now
what in the world was her object il getting
that attack Of Mysteries this morning9"-
NetUdrk Standard.