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

He had been bounced out of West
street saloon, and was much ruffled,
when an observer took step nearer
and asked:
''Throw you out?"
Eyes. threw me right outr''
ANY particular reason2"
81 haven't any money"
81 see. Wcll?"
"Wcll, the blooming blol1e didn't get
any the best of me. and don't you forget
i'll"
"Did you hit him?"
"IIit himl Forty times worse than
that! told him right in the presence
OF five other blooming blokes that he
was no gentlcman"- Detroit Free
Press.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-04
ROANOKE, VA, APRIL A, 1891.
NOTICE.

The Roanoke Times Publishing Com
pnny has entered into contract with Mr..
II. G. White to take entire charge of tho
city circulation of THE TIMES. He has
entire control Of the delivery of the paper
I'm Roanoke, and Inns full authority In the
collection of NIL subscriptions. Complaints
as to the non -delivcry of the paper should
be made to him or mt the business Office.
Payments for subscriptions must be made
promptly every month, either TO Mr..
White or Mt the business office. The free
list is positively suspended.
G. L. GRANDY,
General Manager.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-04
UNJUST TANES.
oAtShA' A. -
General Manager.

THE TIMES presents in detail in
another column the results of license
taxation in Roanoke. The liquor licenses
may be commended, as they are the
product of a universal system, and such
taxes are exacted from business which
requires an unusual degree of police
protection. But the remainder of the list
needs the most inquisitorial scrutiny.
The basis Of all legitimate taxation is
conceded by economists to be real es-
tate. Real estate derives, especially in
towns and cities, it's principal value
from location and density of population.
These values, not due to exertion on
the part OF individual holders, but to
the presence Of the community itself.
have always been regarded as peculiarly
subject to tho demands of the commun-
ity in the form of taxes. All other
taxes arc secondary and supplemental.
1t follows, then, that all user, Of
ground (and everybody uses ground,
even though a renter,) pay taxes, either
directly i'll person or indirectly through
landlord.
This being tho case, all secondary
taxes on personal property are double
taxes and license taxes are three-fold
taxes.
Take a merchant. He pays taxes on
his store in the first place. The collec-
tor meets him again with a tax on his
goods. A third time he is encountered
with demand ranging from SIS per
$1,000 on his purchases down to 81 per
$1,000 on all above $50, 600 He of course
adds all these taxes to his expense &C
count and increases the retail price of
his goods enough to place the taxes on
that all indirect secondary and license
taxes fall in the end upon the consumer
with good round percentages added.
Does any one doubt that the pri-
vate bankers. who are taxed 500 a
year and one per cent. on accumulated
profits, charges it all upon his Gus
toners?
The whole system needs overhaulinr.
The license system is radically wror g,
and the people are waking up to it. Can
any one point out an iota Of Justice in
taxing physicians, civil engineers.
architects, or lawyers, SIS Il year for
doing business in Roanoko?. WHY
should that very necessary institution,
Tie Express Com any, DE taxed $50?
Will not the Council tako a business
view of this matter and lop Off. just a
few of the more unjust taxes as a start
toward tax reform ?
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-04

From the Bedford City Reporter.
Probably no young city in the South
is moro generally regarded as an ex-
ample of booming than Roanoke. The
science OF how not to do thing is I'M
known to her philosophy and her faith
in the axiom that nothing succeeds
like success" is only equallcd by her
effort to prove her faith by her works.
Roanoke has voted by handsome
majority to issue $4,000 in bonds, the
proceeds to be spent in furthering NUM-
cipal improvements and growth.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-04

it known for all the world" In most
cases the editor feels quito safe in
promising them that the general public
will never know any thing about it.
He wishes that he might be as ignorant
of this knowledge as the general pub
lie.
My friend Blank Is such an editor.
He is one of that blunt, straightforward
sort of mon, much given to telling the
truth. and abhorring any thing that
savors of beating around the BUSH"
He is terror to these persons who
write n little" and who beg him to
tell them 1.-The exact truth" about their
productions.
l sat behind n screen in his Office the
other day, when there came Il timid lit
tie knock on the door, and Blank
roared OUT Como in!" in "a voice that
cracked the plastcring. A timid, girlish,
little thing of forty-four or forty-five
years 1luttcrcd in.
as this Mr.. Blanll?" she asked.
eyes mi"
"4es? I'm so glad to know you, Mr..
Blank. J have long been subscriber
to your paper, and really don't know
how | could get along without it. And 1
think your pieces are just splendid. How
envy You writers! And II know it's.
dreadful bold in me to try, even; but,
then, write a little myself, sometimes"
"Do, ch?"
"Oh,yes; just very. rcry little bit. 1t is
all so crude and poor that hardly dare
show it to anybody. Really, it is too
foolish in me to try, even; but, some
how, just can't help 1t! 1t just seems
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-04
A Change Not Wrought by limo.

Maine woman one hundred years
old says that in her day children wero
taught to write by making Impressions
on birch bark. To-day birch bark
closely Unfolding the parent bough is
used to teach children by making i'm
pre- ssions with It upon Them Chicago
TimD-
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-04
An Ant TeacI,er.

Mr.. Bcaurcgard-I sec your name on
this painting Why. you must have
painted it!
Miss Oily Taunt-Yes; have been
taking lessons of Mrs. Stillyfe for three
weeks
Mr.. Beauregard-I had no idea you
could paint so beautifully.
Miss Dilly Taunt-Oh. only did the
namc.--Puck
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-04

association will be ono Of the most inn
portant bodies ever assembled in the
South.
THE TIMES will present full detailed
report Of to-day's proceedings, with
other valuable and interesting matter
in connection Herewith tomorrow
morning.
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to me that must write. I'd give cords
If could write as you do. Would you
be willing to tell me erdctly what you
think of some of my poor little scrib-
blings, my brain children, as I love to
call thcm?"
Got en- with you?"
eyes; just one or two foolish little
fancics that dashed off in an idle hour.
I kno,c just how crude and poor they
arc"
Let me see them"
you'll tell me exactly what you
thinlk?"
EXACTLY"
Thanks; it is best that I know the
truth"
Blank reads"the foolish little fancies. f"
peep out, and see triumphant smile
on the authors face. Blank hands back
the verses.
Aren't they too drcadfully awfully
bad?"
They're pretty bad"
"Sir!"
at is the exact truth"
".Sir"
"Thcrc is no poetry in them"
''Sir, you shall answer for this!'
'You begged me to tell the truth"
81 did not beg you to vent your petty
jealousy and spleen over verses of
which you are manifcstly jealous.
pity you'll / supposed, sir, that you
were incapable of such envy and IN alice,
and that you were al,eays ready to do
honor to real talent But see am
mistaken. Remember, sir, that the
verses were not offered for sale Indeed
they arc not for sale to such paper as
this. l bid you adicu, sir!"
THE woods arc full of EN-" says
Blank, scntcntiously, as the door bangs
behind the woman who wrote little. p"
Puck
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-04
Tho CannIbuI.s Cnnvert.

"And tell me, Prince Totoe, did my
predecessor, whose disappearance has
mystiflcd the world, succeed in convert
ing you?" asked the missionary.
"No. Um not converted. Me convert
him."
you converted him?"
"Yah. Me convert him from mission
ally into hash."-Jury.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-04
Not So bad Aftcr All.

Mrs. McFaddcn-I'm very queer
again, doctor. My cough bothcrs me
SO; I'm afraid I'm going to die.
Genial Medical Person-Nevcr mind,
it's not very difficult thing to do. Tho
last year OF our life is much easier than
the first. You see, there's no teething.
Jury.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-04
Real Parlslan Art.

Mrs. Bullion-I bought to-day gen.
uine Partisan work of art.
Mrs. Billsdoo-Onc of Dctaille's paint
ings?
Mrs. Bullion-No. A bust of some
young woman named IIebe. Tho dealer
assured mo it is the real plaster Of
Paris.-Jcwclcr's Circular.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-04

Emmcline-Oh, Daisy, hardly know
what to do, dear John is SO jealous!
Daisy-You poor thing: is that true?
Emmclnc-It is, and it's just horrid.
He won't even let me throw u kiss to
him after he leaves the house because he
says it's sui'e to miss him and go to some
one clsc.-Chicago Times.
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the week in more condensed form, one year
al 90 in advance.
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SHE WROTE A LITTLE.
An~Embryo Poetcss Meets an Editor VIII
Is Strictly Truthful.

OTEIING gives
the average edit
or such u thrill
OF keen delight
as to meet these
modest, u II u S
Stunning perso n S
w h o 81 IN ly
write n little"
themselves.
The delight is
int n S i fl Z Il if
these Eliots and
Thackcra Us in
embryo ilnpa + t
this information
in low = vol c G d
confidence, with
the further infor-
nation that they
wouldn't have
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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-04
THESE HOUSES ARE ENTIRELY NEW

And models in arrangement and design You will be sur
pr1sed when you learn upon which we sell
these houses. Call at and take first choice
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-11-28
The Turkey Shoot.

Jim Virgins as usual, handled the
Thanksgiving turkey shoot in Empire
up to top notch standard. As long
as the marksmen were willing to try
their sights Jim stuck up the birds
and watched them die. There was
no wrangling about the shots and the
participants say that the decisions on
wounded birds, were fair and impair
tial to all corners alike.
The dance in the evening was the
feature of the occasion and the hall
was packed with masquers. After
the unmaskiug more couples piled
in and the shuff1ing feet were active
up to the next morning. Mr.. Fred
Noblock handled the floor like a
French dancing master, gliding in
and out of the maize of trippers and
placing the couples in READINGS for
the "salute partners, etc. Al Lind
say and his wife furnished some ex-
celIent music and all went merrily on
till the day broke.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-11-28
The Pinenut Crop.

The Indians of Nevada are without
a pinenut crop this year. The pine
tree is an unreliable producer of its
highly aromatized nut. For periods
of FIVE and six years, it yearly fructi-
ties to the great delight and pecuni-
airy benefits of the aborigines. This
productive season ayextend through
period of drought, or it may be q
time of heavy precipitation, climate
changes, such as affect other trees,
having apparently no bearing. Then
again, under what would be termed
most favorable conditions, the pine
will be unprolific. and remain barren
for one, two, three or as long as siS
years ar a stretch. The cone shaped
burrs containing the nuts are a year
in maturing, so the red man has am
pie notice of the prospects or condl-
ton of his crop. Now this Fall
there were no burrs to gather and
roast. The Indians knew last Win.
ter that there would be none, but
this month the resinous, sticky, YER
dant cones. about the size of mar
BILE, cover the trees, so next Fall
when the nuts have ripened and the
cone has grown to the size of a base
ball, huge bontires en- every pine
range, gyrating columns of smoke
high into the air, will mark the In
dams husking grounds .-Nevadan.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-11-28
ALL SORTS.

Senator Williams is back from San
Francisco.
Dallas Dodd, the optician, left last
evening for Chicago.
Wentworth won the clay pigeon
shoot on Thursday with a score of
IS; Frank Oliver second.
EGen. Marlette is in the city. He
came down to feed during Thanks
giving.
There was a Thanksgiving celebra-
ton in the public schools in Mrs.
Brumsey's and Miss Bertha Wagner's
rooms. The rooms were handsomely
decorated, and the programme
consisted of singing, recitations etc.
Pat Lynch, x-Senator, Irish Re
publican, agitator, etc, Is in the
chain gang. Got drunk and obstrep-
erous on Wednesday and was sent
to the jug for ten days by Justice
Hawthorne. Tribune
Ex-senator Lynch was on the
street yesterday afternoon
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-11-28
COAST NEWS.

A landslide near Canton Station
on the Northern Pacific Railroad
Thursday, killed two men and Sc
verely injured seven others.
st. Pierre, charged with the muir
der of John Colman, Superintendent
of the Ruby mine at Downieville,
has been acquitted by a jury.
The Fresno County Board of
Trade has on exhibition sweet po-
tato weighing 444 pounds. 1t is
believed to be the largest ever grown
ID the world.
A man named William James, who
is charged with killing negro near
Coultervllle some months ago, was
acquitted by jury at Mariposa
Wednesday.
The Postal Telegraph Company
has been stopped in its construction
in San Diego, the Western Union
claiming an exclusive right of 100
feet on either side of the railroad
track
Eight men were held up at the sa-
loon of Robert Crew at Waterford,
Stanislaus county, and robbed by
two masked men Wednesday night.
Two IN IN have been arrested and
charged with the crime.
A d nvey syndicate has bonded
the ia nous Meadow Lake mines in
Nevada county, Cal. They have
discovered a successful process for
working the ores and intend to pros
ecute work vigorously in the spring.
Keeper Joseph Hodgson of the
Coos Bay Life Saving Station, Or,
has been presented with a gold watch
and chain by the Oregon Coal and
Navigation Company for assistance
in rescuing passengers and saving {
steamer when off Coos Bay.
Robert J. Walker, son of Major
Walker of Helena Mont, and neph
ew of James G. Blaine, while suffer
| ing from delirium tremens, walked
out of his window in the sec
ond story of the Fanny Paddoci
Hospital at Tacoma, Wash, and wa
killed.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-11-28
The Mania Spreading.

Hawthorne has an amateur mia7-
trel company, composed in most part
of boys attending the public schooL.
They have been rehearsing for the
past week and are equipped with
bones, tambos, fresh gags and other
paraphernalia requisite. If the re-
ports of those who have witnessed
the rehearsals are correct, we have
some Billy E.Aersons, Charley Reeds
and Backuses embryo in Haw-
thorne. The boys will give public
show early next month.-Hawthorne
Bulletin.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-11-28
Death of Mrs. Brown q.

Mrs. ID. III. Brown, the lady whose
leg was amputated recently died at
$50 on Thursday evening. Mrs.
Brown was the widow of the Supt.
of the Vivian Mil, who also repre-
scented Ormsby county in the legis-
lature. Her death was the result of
a disease known as embolism or
clothed blood in the arteries. She
suffered intense pain for some days,
but bore it with great fortitude. Her
death was only regarded as a question
of time by her physicians. She had
lived many years in this county, and
was highly esteemed and respected
by a large circle of acquaintance.
She leaves behind her an aged mother
and son, Harry Brown, engaged in
the Bullion Bank. She leaves in
property $1,000 to her son, and
$1,000 to her mother. She was In
her 59th year at the time of her
death The funeral will take place
from the NJ. E. Church in this city
on Sunday at IL A. NJ, and the body
will be inferred at Empire, beside
the body of deceased's husband.
Neil Correcco and Newton Brown
ing were thrown into the cooler last
evening fer fighting on the street.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-11-28
The Blaine Movement.

The Washington Post, speaking of
the Blaine sentiment put forward
prominently by some members of the
National Republicans Committee on
Monday, says that there is no doubt
that the friends of Mr.. Blaine, who
have called upon him while IN this
city, have left him with the impress
sion that he is still in the field. They
say if this is not the case Mr.. Blaine
owes it to his friends to let them
know their mistake in assuming this
position.
There seemed to be a belief yester-
day that it would not be many weeks
before such an announcement ap-
peared, and prominent politicians
undertook to predict that Mr.. Blaine
while urging the party to recognize
the excellent work of the President by
denomination, would add that if this
is now the wish of the party he would
accept the nomination if it came to
him as the unanimous expression Of
all the delegates.
A rumor has been current for some
time that Mr.. Blaine would resign
from the Cabinet in January and
seek to completely regain his health
by Winter spent in the West Indies
leaving his cause in the hands of his
friends. There SCENE to be no doubt
that those who called upon the Sec
Rotary felt impressed with the belief
that he is healthy and fully equal to
the task of enduring campaign.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-11-28
RentOn's Linimep

Which has been used in Carson tor
over twenty ave years, has saved
many an ache and pain to those who
know it. 1t is really intended for
horses but works with the same mag
ical effect on the human. 1t is a
powerful remedy and for rheumatism
is the king of the world. Aches
knocked out in short order. Nc
horseman should be without a bot
tie. n6tf
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-11-28
Odd Fellows Reunion.

The Odd Fellows of Virginia,
Carson and Rem, will meet in this
city this evening at Capitol Lodge.
After the usual ceremonies they will
adjourn to the Briggs House and
there fall forward on sumptuous
repast. The Odd Fellows know
about as well as anybody how to
eIioy themselves when they meet.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-11-28
Pastarage.

Mrs. a. Werner is now prepared
to supply good pasturage for from 20
to 80 head of stock, and is also desl-
erous of selling few head of Hol-
stein cattle at reasonable rates. The
ranch is situated below the State
Prison. Call and secure rates. n3Otf
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-11-28
Rupture Cured

Without pain, operation or deten-
ton from business, by DIR. Free
man & Tibbits, at Arlington Hotel,
Carson December LIST. One day
only. n21td
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-11-28

ADVICE TO MoTHERs.-Mrs. Wins
lows Soothing Syrup should always
be used for children teething. 1t
sooth. 20 the child, softens the gums,
allays the pain, cures wind collie
and is the best remedy for diarrhea
Twenty five cents bottle.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-11-28
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

A Hard Finished Dwelling
House, corner lot (s51s5), good
location.
Building Lot, S5xS5, $3.50.
Building Lot, 5Ox2OO, on North
Carson Street, frontage on three
streets, 500.
1 have cash purchasers for i'm.
proved or unimproved Carson
street property.
J. d. KERsEY,
o22 Real Estate Agent.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-11-28
Acquitted,

The trial of John Sweeny, charged
with selling liquor to minors resulted
in an acquittal. The cases against
Farrell and Connolly were dismissed.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-11-28

Lost-At the race track during
the District Fair, a French cook
knife. The finder will please leave
the same with John Carroll or at
this office.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-11-28
There is no Secret

About your buying shoes to advantage. You may
know any about the quality of leather than
you do about lost comet but that is why
you should get "stuck Either you get your moneys
worth you don't and if you don't is is your fault
We are in the shoe because we happen to know
something about shoes and leather. 1t is dread and
butter" to us, therefor we make it STUDY. OF the
knowledge you get much benefit though you pos
sessed yourself for place it entirely it your disposal
and if you think that other houses quote lower
prices than do, and look at the goods and
and prices. We will put time against yours and we
feel confident that the result will be mutual benefit
j. l.. Burlingame,
OPPOSITE POSTOFFICE, CARSON, NEW
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-11-28

class manner. Jason 5. Burlln-
gone. o10
DR.. Fox treats all diseases of the
rectum, including hemorrhoids fiis-
tula, assures and ulcers, on modern
scientific principles and radically
cures without pain, without loss OF
blood and detention from bust
ness.
DR.. Fox treats private, chronic
and nervous diseaars Of men, ner-
vous debility, impotence. structure
and all other weakness of man.
hood
For fine watch and jeweley re-
pairing go to Golden's. We are
receiving new and elegant designs
in jewelry every day. sitf
IL you don't use Lily White
Flour you don't get the best.
Structure treated with phenom-
email success by new method.
m12 DR.. Fox,
If you want something nice use
the celebrated Lily White flour.
Horse, cart and harness for sale
Apply to Geo. Hark. oS
Diseases Of women speciality.
m12 Dr. Fox.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-11-28

Having secured the services o.
the well known Carson shoemaker
Mr.. E. F. Morton, we are prepared
TO do all custom work and repair
ing at short notice, and in a first
class manner. Jason s. Burlin-
gone. o10
Morning journal and courier., 1891-02-16
A DRESS REHEARSAL.

OF the Oratorio fthe Redemption.
Owing to the continued application for
seats for the oratorio of the Redemption,
which came pouring in, the management
have decided to open the dress rehearsal
to the public. This rehearsal will be
held on Friday afternoon, February 81, at
2 o'clock with all the soloists, orchestra
and chorus. The prices of seats will be
rs and so cents and the sale will open on
Tuesday, February "A, at the Hyperion.
This will enable many people from out
of town to attend who otherwise would be
unable to do 80.
The seats for the evening concert are
nearly swept clean and standing room
only will be the case everywhere save in
the family circle.
The next regular rehearsal and the last
but one, will occur on Thursday evening
this week at United church chapel