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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-05-21
This Fine Imported Horse

Registered in England and America under the
Nos ,0ai and 3l!1, will make the season ct
1881 at the following times and places: At
my barn until the 18th of April. 1871. after
that date will he at my barn on Mondays and
Tuesdays; Wednesdays and Thursdays at the
barn of Mr.. Morgan on the J. W. Harris farm.
two miles west OF Memphis; Fridays ana SAT-
urtiayS ut the barn of Ed. Webb five miles
west of Memphis.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09
Medieval AIummnrx.

The investiture of clergyman with
the rank of bishop in England is attend
ed by some curious survivals Of medi-
eval mumery. When the bishop Of Pc
terborough was ordained recently he
raped his pastoral staff on the door
OF the church and waved his hand for
the purpose of exercising all evil spirits
from the interior. Then when he en-
tered the sacred edificc he was preceded
by q chaplain bearing crown and
marched up the broad aisle arrayed in
an antique cape of white satin clabor-
ately and ornately trimmed. On his
head he wore inter Of white satin
covered with red trimmings of silk
braid.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09
a RuplouNp oRPHE,,s.
How a Benevolent Man Furnished wind
for y Poor FlutBst.

nov DoneVoient Man Furnishod Wind
for Poor FlutIst.
In "a Book of Vagrant Mon and Va
grant Thoughts" Alfred r. Story gives
the following graphic description of a
street incident: 81 was once" he saws,
IAN eyewitness of an amusing, and at
the same time pathetic incident in an
East End thoroughfare, in which poor
hutist was the chief actor. 1t happened
one bleak night in December. The
streets were almost deserted, and a bit
ter wind was driving down the streets,
carrying everything before it. Few
people were about. Nevertheless, n
wretched tiute-player, despite tho wind,
was trying TO blow few coppers from
the pockets of the chance wayfarers.
he seemed to be in the last stage of
consumption. His long, black coat was
pinned across his throat In q way that
suggested his shirtless condition, while
on his face was written a whole icrcmi
ad of woe.
Although he blew into his pipe with
all the might he could command, vet he
produced no sound. The gale was too
strong for him. The fierce gusts seemed
to be blown through and through the
poor fellow, and with such searching
keenness that the wonder was that tho
soul of the man was not blown out of
his lean body.
Presently big, lusty, well-favored
man came along. He observed curious
ly for minute or two the poor flutist's
efforts to raise the wind; then quietly
taking the instrument out of his hands.
he applied it to his own lips, at the
same time telling the poor fellow to 20
before and hold the hat
lie did SO, whereupon the worthy
citizen commenced to blow out such n
liquid flood of melody that every passer-
by stood and listened, and many of the
listeners put their hands into their
pockets, and cast their marayedi into
the reversed headcover.
"Thus the two men went. the lcneth
of the street. Then the rubicund Or
phcus returned the flute to it's owner,
wished him goodnight and better sup
per and turned to go.
but the poor flutcr, grateful for his
unexpected windfall, gently detained
his benefactor, and thinking he was in
the profession, proposed to divide with
him the results of their joint efforts;
but the stranger would not hear of it
1T, and fastened quickly away, the 9th
er meanwhile delaying his much-needed
supper to look after him with dimming
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09
Russian supsrstitlon.

A curious case of gross superstition
was recently brought before the GRIM
inal sessions court at Samara, in Rus
STA. Six peasants were tried and SON
fenced to Imprisonment for terms of
various duration up to four months for
deliberately disinterring the body Of
woman who had died of intoxication
and floating it down the volga as u
means of causing rain. 1t seems to be
quite fixed belief among the Russian
peasantry that throwing the dead body
Of a drunkard into the river is sure
cure for want Of rain.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09
FIVE HUNDRED Oars
Have Boon Ordered BUILT for the Ohio Eek
tension at Once.

Havo Boon Ordered Built for the Ohio lex
tension at Once.
Superintendent Soule's statement to
TIMES reporter that there would be
plenty Of work in the shops in short
time has been amply sustained by facts
An order has been placed for the con-
struction of 500 coal cars as rapidly as
possible. These cars will be of
10000 pounds capacity, fiat bot
toned with drop ends, and are
for use on the Ohio extension.
They are made with traps instead of
hoppers, as in Ohio there are no coal
trestles and cars have to be unloaded on
the fiat.
There are some thirty cars yet to be
built at tho shops on the last order.
Last Thursday and Friday saw twelve
cars completed each day. Work can
not, however, be rushed on the new
order until the lumber supply is in
creased, which will be shortly. Then
things will hum.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09
NATURES WONDERS.
Tho Strange Intelligence of DrainIcss
Creatures

Tho Strange Intelligence of DrainIess
Creatures.
1t is not often that we find animals
giving mutual aid, except in the line of
their domestic duties. To meet with
instances of helpfulness in creatures so
low in the scale as are the 'sea-urch-
.ins' on our coast is really remarkable.
Prof. Elder, of Colby university, com
municates to London Nature what he
observed amoug the cchini of Casco
bay.
Among the specimens brought back
from one excursion were four of the
common echini. The last one taken
had been left exposed to the sun some
time before it was noticed and properly
cared for.
These four animals were placed alone
in small aquarium, and, as we wished
to study their action, each was turned
mouth up. Soon the action began, with
which every naturalist is familiar, and
three of the captivcs slowly rose on
edge. and then deliberately lowered
themselves into the normal position.
The fourth, the injured one, made
much less rapid progress; all it could
achieve was slight tipping on its disk.
The two nearest cchini. from six to
eight inches distant, now moved up
and stationed themselves on opposite
sides of their disabled comradc.
Fastening their tentaclcs for a pull,
they steadily raised the helpless urchin
in tho direction in which it had started.
AS soon as it was possible, one of the
helpers moved underneath the edge of
the disk on the aboral [back] side, and
when the half-turn was accomplished,
the other took station on the oral side,
gradually moving back as the object of
SO much solicitude was gently lowered
to the position nature had made most
convenient.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09
roIaoning jack Rabbits.

In southern California jack rabbits
are pest, and many plans have been
tried to reduce their number. The
latest scheme is for poisoning them,
suggested by a citizen of Hanford. He
cuts u watermelon in two and sprinkles
strychnine over 1t, then smoothes q
knife over the sprinlfled surface. This
tends to send the poison through the
fruit. and the rabbit partaking Of any
part of the fruit will surely die. by
drawing q board or scantling through G
field Of alfalfa, thus breaking a road,
the rabbit will follow the trail, which,
if supplied with poisoned melons, will
result in death to all that eat.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09
The Commercial Association Meeting.

The meeting at the Commercial AS
ISOLATION last evening was purely in
formal and no set discussion was had
Col. Pope gave some interesting per-
sonal "reminiscences of Speaker Crisp's
early life. Mr.. Crisp's parents were
English actors who appeared in Athens.
Georgia, and at other points through
the South in the '40's and early SOS
They Jared tho usual life of actors,
though people.of refinement, education
and good families. Young Crisp knew
privation and is Largely self-educated.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09
Mrs. NJ. nj. Enkin pead.

Mrs. M. nj. Eakin, widow of the late
Colonel Eakin, died at her residence
No. a35 Campbell street early yesterday
morning after an illness of two weeks.
Mrs. Eakin moved to Roanoke from
Fincastle shortly after the death of her
husband. She was fifty years old and
for many years member OF the Presby
terrain Church. She leaves eight child
rem, the youngest being twelve years of
age. Her son, William Eakin, who is
in the service of the Southern Express
Company in Texas, has been telegraphed
for. The remains will be inferred in
the City Cemetery.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09
Loading TheIr Machinerv.

The Norwich Lock Company is load
ing machinery, patterns and material
for their plant on the cars at Norwich
There are goo tons to be shipped and it
will all be in Roanoke before Christmas,
a tidy present to the enterprise of this
progressive city. The belt line will be
across the bridge as soon as the pier
which was washed out by the flood Fri
day night, can be repaired, and then
the rails will go down in hurry.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09
The New York Stars.

The second entertainment of the Y.
M. c. A. Star course was concert given
at the Opera House last night by the
New Yark Stars. There was quite a
large audience present. Everything on
the programme was received with ap-
plause, and encores were frequent. The
next event of the course will be a lee
ture on Stonewall jackson by Hon.
George r. Vending.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09
MIR. H. G. COLE RETURNS.
He has Visited the Pacific Coast, But Likes
Roanoke the Best.

Roanoke the Best.
Mr.. III. G.. Cole has returned to Roam
oke after tour through the West. He
has been as far as Washington visiting
Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, Oregon, and
other points.
81 have seen all the boom towns in
the West" said he, land mono of them
will compare with Roanoke. This is
the best town in Am erica, and I am GO
ing to stay here, straighten out all my
affairs, take fresh grip and go ahead
in business again. There are ten or
portunities for success here to one any
where else"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09
Justiflable NIansinuchter.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. s.-ISpeoialI
"A dispatch from Goodrich. Tenn,
says that in difficulty thore yesterday
Henry Crutcher and Anthony Locke
bridge, both colored, we're shot by
James Lawson, white. Lockebridge
died almost instantly and Crutoher is in
a dying condition. Lawson is a young
man. Perfectly jnstifable was the YER
dict returned by the coroner's jury.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09
PUSHING THE BILL.

Representative NJ. C. Thomas is not
letting any grass grow under his feet.
He showed the Roanoke public building
site bill through the house of delegates
before it was a week old.
Now if Senator Marshall will get that
big north paw of his hold of the bill he
can yank it before Gov. Mckinney for
approval before Saturday.
Then it will be our turn in Roanoke
to take hold and get the building started.
1t means the disbursement of SIS, 900 in
Roanoke.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09
MRS r. NJ. BURTON DEAD.

Consumption, Resulting From tho Grin,
the Cause.
FARMvILLE, Dec. s.-ISpeciall Mrs.
Captain r. M. Burton, wife OF the
Prince Edward legislator, died here
this afternoon of consumption following
the grip. She was a young woman pos
sessed of many stirling qualities of
head and heart.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09
KNOCKED IN THE HEAD.
An Unknown Negro Comes in Contact
With tho Butt of n Whip.

An Unknown Negro Comes in Contact
With tho Butt of n Whip.
An unknown negro was brought to
the station house last night about 10
o'clock by officer Tinsley in very bat
tered up condition. Ben Neal, who
drives one Of DR.. Whites teams, left
his vehicle standing in front of Mar
shalls Cafe, when this negro got into it
and drove off. Neal started after him
and caught him near DR.. Whites livery
stable.
He grabbed the whip and pulling the
negro across the seat beat him across
tho face with the butt of it. The man
had been drinking some and together
with the beating he received he became
unconscious. When he reached the
stationhouse DIR. Buckner dressed his
wounds. Neal was arrested by Officer
Tinslsy, but was released on $50 bail,
which DR.. White furnished.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09
The Engineers, Assooiation.

The regular monthly business meet
ing of the Engineers Association OF
Virginia, will be held at the associat ton
rooms in this city Saturday night.
Officers will be nominated for the ensu-
ing year and arrangements made for
the annual meeting in January. There
will be some papers read followed by
discussions, and a full attendance is
expected.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09
Loaflng at dine City,s Expense.

The manner in which the street
gang, which was engaged in scraplng
mud off Of Jefferson street yesterday.
loafed at the city's expense, was some
thing that should be investigated. One
gang gathered the mud into piles and
another one shoveled it into carts.
There seemed to be deficiency in the
number Of carts, and the latter gang
spent most o. the time in standing
around doing nothing. It would be
fair average to say that they worked
about ten minutes out of every hour.
This kind of sojering is costing the city
about $50 day
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09
Crent-BHnfly,

James Cre9t and Miss Mollie A.
BanGy. both of Bedford City, were
married Sunday at the residence OF
Samuel Dickinson, Camden street 8.
O., by Rev. w. E. Schooley, Of Lee
Street Methodist Church.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09
bIr. PatteraonOut.

MIR. w. F. Patterson has so far re-
covered from his recent attack of the
grip that he Is able to travel, He is
now in Washington and will be in Roam
oke to-day or tomorrow.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09
Lovelace Improving.

Mr.. G. L. Lovelace, who was injured
by the falling walls of the Thurman
and johnson building, is still at the
residence Of Mr.. G. A. Miller and is
doing we'll. He will probably be able
to leave for his homo in Mt. Airy N. c.,
to day.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09

IF MILLS is any relation to those of
the gods, he not only ground slowly. but
was ground exceeding fine.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09

OQUEEN VICTORIA has some thirty odd
children and grandchildren, and Albert
Edward alone has cost the British tax
payers 5000 900. The British tax
payers ought to give fervent thanks
that Queen Victoria's approximation
to the record of the Goldfish went no
further.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09

THE Car could fill a profitable an.
gagement in New York by lecturing on
elbow to Build Bomb Proof"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09

The Congressional Record has re-
sumed its accustomed place on the ex-
change list.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09
To Start UP Next week.'

The engine Of the Cushman Iron Com.
pany will start up next week and active
operations begin in their plant in the
West End
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09

THE TIMES is in receipt of the report
OF the State auditor through the cour-
tesy of Representative M. C. Thomas.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09

BEAUTIFUL silverware at Solomons,
the jeweler. 108 Salem avenue.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09

SPEAKER CRISP was escorted to the
chair by Mills and Reed. He had more
nerve than Russell Sage would have
had under the circumstances.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09

WITH trustee sales disappearing and
work increasing in every industry in
Roanoke, there ought to be no occasion
for the blues.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09

BRoNzEs at Solomon's, tho jeweler,
l08 salem avenue.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09

If Judge Robertson makes the in
junction perpetual on the jail plans
Roanoke may get the Jail removed to
some more suitable location.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09

OPTICAL goods at Solomon's, 10
Salem avenue
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09
Opening tho Ohio River Bridge.

The Ohio River Bridge will probably
be opened on Thursday. With tho
opening trains can be run from Column
bus to Ironton. from Ironton to Coal
grove and Kenova eight miles, and
forty-seven miles southwest to Dunlo.
From this end Of the line twenty-six
miles have been completed.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09

ST. PERKINS in Our Country Cousin a.
the Opera House tonight.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09

THE TIMES can De found regularly on
sale at the following places:
Roanoke-George Gravatt. Jr.. M. L..
Smith 8, Hotels Roanoke. Ponce de Leon,
Eik's News Stand, "a Salem avenue. and
Sands News Stand, 8 Jefferson st. s.
Bristol, Tenn.-W. a. Ward, Front
Street.
Bluefeld-Blueheld Inn.
Lynchburg- Observation-Disclosures Hotel.
Pocahontas-Pocahont Inn.
Pulaski-Maple Shade Inn, Brown &
Brown.
Radford-Radford Inn, Jenkins News
Depot, Norwood Street.
Salem-W. Taylors Book Store.
ashington--Wllard's. The Metropoli-
tan.
Norfolk and Western trains.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09
ROANOKE, VA, DEC. 9, 1891.

Food for Reflection.
From THE TINES Anniversary Edition.
A comparison of newspaper statistics
with our esteemed contemporaries may
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09

DIAMONDS set in latest style at D. l..
Soiomons. los Salem avenue.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09

The book agent of the future-"Buy
this beautiful edition of Dickens, only
S1S,,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09

Customer-T positively refuse"
Book agent-"Fitts! bang-boom
-ah!!"
Ambulance carries off remains of both.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-09

The above figures are fair com
mentary on the progress of the three
daily papers in Roanoke.
The morning call., 1891-08-21
BOOMING LINES IN DRY GOODS.
j. j. OBrien Co.'s Great Bankrupt
sale of the Stock of Sullivan, Burtfs q

j. j. O'Brien e. Co.'s Great Bankrupt
sale of the Stock of Sullivan, Burtfs q
Dewey Takes the Town by Storm.
That j. j. OBrien & Co. have captured
the town, or at least the feminine portion OF
1t, with their great sale of the bankrupt
stock of Sullivan, Burtis & Dewey, success
sors to Keane Bros, will be unanimously
conceded by all whose business took them
TO the vicinity of Market and McAllister
streets yesterday, for the enormous crowds
that all day poured through the lofty portals
OF the firms immense dry goods establish
ment at the above mentioned location al
tested the extraordinary character OIL the
attractions presented within.
A visit to the interior revealed scene Oh
activity that will long dwell in the memory
OF It's fortunate participants, for the Droa9
alSles OF every department. were crowded
with buyers. whose explanations OF wonder
and delight, supplemented by their liberal
purchases, proved their thorough apprecia-
ton of the truly marvellous bargains with
which every counter was piled high.
These bargains embraced everything In
black and colored dress goods, silks, laces,
parasols, 1bO0nS, trimmings, gloves, hand
kerchiefs, hosiery, muslin and merin0 under
wear, children's coats, gentlemen'S furnish
ing goods, house furnishings and the
innumerable other lines that comprise a
first-claSs dry goods stock, all of which are
being sacrificed at small percentage OF
their actual values.
Although the firms immense force OF
employees had been largely augmented for
the sale, it taxed them to the uttermost to
handle the enormous volume of business
transacted, and, lu iging by the way the
stacks of goods melted away during this,
the first day of this truly wonderful sale, Its
successful termination will be reached FAR
in advance of its projectors most sansuine
antlcipatiOnS.
The morning call., 1891-08-21

soon fellow. Section 1751 (amended): "The
father or mother of a minor child under IA,
IL competent, is entitled to be appointed
guardian, in preference to another" Hlther-
to the widow, If she knew the law, could be
but haunted by the fear that another might
be appointed guardian OF her children; now,
II the father is not living, she is quite sure
Of being their guardian, of controlling their
property, and-because of the dignity aud
power such Independence gives-of con-
trolling them. In case both parents are
living. tho father still comes first. Section
172 says that 1.-THE community property is
under the control of the husband the same
as his separate estate" Now it is am ended
as follows: provided, however. that he
cannot make gift OF such community prom
erty, or convey the same without valuable
consideration, unless the wife
CONSENTS THERETO IN WRITING"
Still. for valuable consideration" he can
sell and dispose of the money; still, he Gao
mortgage or sell without the wife's knowl-
edge, but he cannot as hereto fore deed to
another for love and Affection" or deed to
pay gambling debt. The amendment does
not amount to much. but recognizes the in
dYiduality of the wife. The law makes all
the earnings of either community prop
erty," and the husband has full control, no
matter in which name. No property is
separate In the eye of the law unless held
before marriage or acquired by gift, demise
or descent. A place decided to woman, eX-
cept by her husband, il community prop
erty, is not hers. She can give no good title
to it, and formerly she must prove that
property in her name is Separate" Now
there is improvement The burden OIL proof
is taken from her, for an amendment reads,
property in wifes name is presumably
separate property" Instead of her being
obliged to prove that it is hers, some one
else must prove that it is not hers. If
proved not hers, but bought with commu-
nifty property, however, her deed is not
valid. Women ashore ought to feel interest
in those in peril of shipwreck. Most wo-
men, no matter how hard they work, are ir
financial shipwrcck. Every true man and
woman should help to get off their legal
manacles, so that they can help them selves
Girou. .4unnst. 1851. S S