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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-12
EDUCATED FOR MArRIMoNY.
a Young Woman Exerts Herself to Equal
the Man She Loves.

n Young Woman EXerts Herself to Equal
the Man She Loves.
Among the graduates of the year one
brave young woman has completed a
course frankly taken in preparation for
matrimony. Like many girls, says the
boston Journal. who make society
anusements their Chief existence this
young woman did not realize the de-
ficicncics in her education until she had
won the friendship and love of one who
was her superior in intellectual require
mcnts With the realization of her ir-
norancc came the determination to study
for self-improvcmcnt.
Entering as a pupil ut wcll-llnown
school for girls, she took courses in
literature, philosophy and other studies
which would enable her to write and
speak with accuracy and would teach
her the best methods of thought. She
entered classes of political economy and
studied the newspapers under compc-
tent direction. Urging her teachers to
correct all impcrfcctions in her speech
and manner. she made constant effort
to attain the standard which might
bring her to an equality with her future
husband The struggle was not easy.
There were trials of pride in studying
with girls of Il moro youthful age; there.
were many moments of modification
from the exposure of her ignorance
Determination to succeed won its
usual rewards. The society girl, whose
bright mind had been cclipscd by the
routine of pleasures, became renowned
in the school rs one of the most earnest
and satisfactory pupils. When she
graduates this year into the refined
homo that has been IN preparation for
her she will meet her husband on an
equality and entertain his friends with
feeling of cheerful confidence. She
says that the whole world seems more
stable since She has been sure that her
sentences are grammatical and her pro-
nunciation according to the best author
tiles.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-12
a Queer Pct.

The Biddlcford (Me) Journal has
found Saco lady who has very odd
pct in big garden toad which has for
three years yasscd his existence in the
lady's front yard. No dog ever knew
his master or mistress better than this
toad does the lady OF the house. When
she puts in appearance the toad invaria-
bly, comes out from under the step to
greet her and blinks wisely and at
tcntivcly as she talks to him, but should
any other person or voice intrudc upon
the scene, Mr.. Toad quickly retreats
to his abode under the steps. During
one of the hot days the lady went out
into the yard TO water her plants and
the toad promptly appeared, wearing
an Enthusiastically oppressed aspect. 1t
seemed to the lady that he was begging
for shower bath and she gave him
one. She says that the toad actually
smiled his gratitude to her and sang
contentcdly until she left him. Upon
warm days since the toad has come in
rs regularly for his shower bath us the
plants have for their sprinllling.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-12
A vORAClOUS FISH.
lie Eats Everything from Other Fish to
Mice. Spnrrows and Cheese.

lie Eats Everything from Other Fish to
Mice. Sparrows and Cheese.
In the watcr-trough in front of Sulli-
vans hotel on Chelton avenue, German
town. there is Il black bass that has at
tractcd the attention of hundreds of
people because of his pcculiarities
and the degree of intelligence
exhibited on many occasions, says the
Philadelphia Times. The fish is the
only inmate of the trough and has nc
cupicd it for two years, to the exclusion
of two hundred others which had been
put in it for propagation purposes, but
the bass killed them one by one until
the entire number had fallen victims
to his voracity. He not only killed the
fish. but ate them. lie swallows flies
by the dozen, which the boys of the
neighborhood gather for him, and the
more they give him the better he apprc-
ciatcs them. He is fed almost daily on
cheese, Holsters and choice bccfsteal1,
and after he receives his morning com
plement of the latter lie rises to the sur
face and splashcs the water furiously
with his tail. This is presumed to be
his method of returning thanks.
lie also cats mice, and several times
during the past week John Lcithcad, of
cngine 10, provided him with this quail
ity of bait, only to be swallowed with
out any ceremony. lie likewise cats
birds, and hardly n day passes that he
does not dispose of ut least two spar
rows and two chippics. The fact that
the feathers arc upon tho bodies of the
birds makes little difference to him. and
If is only WHOM tho Loo. 1,o,o ,,c+ TO-.
removed that he rcfuscS;. to touch them.
Otherwise he gulps them down with
great rapidity. Although he measures
eighteen inches in length and weighs
about five pounds he causes no trouble
to horses at the trough, and never has
been known to modest one of them, cx-
ccpting Joe Ladlcy's gray mare, and
several times he has risen out of the
water and snapped at her while she
was drinking.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-12
THE WOLVES OF FRANCE.
They li-o Very Numerous. But 1t IL DiGl-
cult to XIII Thorn.

They li-o Very Numerous. But 1t IL DiGl-
cult to XIII Them.
j. j. Rousseau attributed any nat
ural superiority that England possessed
over France to her freedom from wolves,
writes Paris correspondent. In 1889
five hundred and fifteen wolves were
killed in France, and the bountics paid
for their destruction amounted to thir-
ty-siX thousand francs, or nearly
seventy francs per head. The reward
varies, following the age, the sex and
the ''antecedents" of the wolf. The or
binary sum is forty francs; if Il She
wolf is young, one hundred and fifty
francs; for Il wolf that has attacked a
human being, two hundred francs.
Most wolves were llillcd-cighty-tw
and scvcnty-six-in the departments
of the DordoGnc and Charentc. Under
the ancient regime the lieutenant for
the destruction of the wolves was an
important functionary. To-day he is
the largest landed proprietor in the
forest district chosen by the project, and
who binds himself to keep n pack of
wolf hounds, etc, to hunt down the
wolves in December and March. In re-
turn the proprietor is allowed two days
free shooting per month in the govern
ment forests. The wags say the lieu
tenants arc the natural friend of the
wolves, in order to uphold their sport
ing rights. 1t is difficult to run to
earth an old wolf, because the animal
can run its one hundred miles Mt pinch
in single night. The Prince de Join
vile has the best pack of wolf-hounds
liz France. Anyone who captures n
wolf, no matter by what means, has
only to bring the cars and right fore
paw to local mayoralty to receive the
reward. The ears arc then slit to pre-
vent Il second presentation and the paw
is nailed against the office wall and
registered.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-12
Honesty in n Machine.

A novelty in the way of automatic
selling machines has been placed on the
market. 1t is honest, says the New
York Times. When n penny is dropped
into its slot and for any reason it fails
to send out Il sample OF the wares with
which it is charged tho patron docs not
so away swearing at pcnny-in-thc-slot
machines. The penny rolls out into the
little pocket made to catch it or the
sample and no harm is done. One of
these honest machines has been run
ming for several weeks in the rotuntla
OF the county courthouse. 1t is stocked
with chocolate bars. a lawyer dropped
in five pennies at ono time the other
dcy aad VIXEN he got only three pieces
of chocolate lie said the machine was q
cheat like Ill the rest. The next day
he dropped in another cent, for which
there came out one piece Of chocolate
and u penny. Another trial brought
out another piece of chocolate and an
other penny, and then the machine ran
regularly again.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-12
RAILROADS
N & e !: NJ N0Ite!ksWesternR.

SCHEDULE IN EFFEt AUGUST 30, 1871.
wEsTnouND, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY.
S:e S a. m. Tor Bristol and intermediate stations
o'o R Al i9r hadford, Pulaski, Bristol; also for
iuenSII, Focahontas, Elkhorn Cllnch Val.
PES,IDani s ion aud Louisville via Norton
e.,. ,c"ns ana to Louisville Via Norton =
VIZ p r.: n,' nor kauford, Pulaski, Bristol Con-
ho oS,s Ut nadford for Blucield and Poca-
r G3bn,as, Pullman slcepcrs to Memphis vis
20, E96'an AND E4sTBoUND, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY.
T Io.Sn d. =, H. L., LOT petersburg and Richmond
i~''v y. ~; lor Hagerstown. Pullman slecpers to-
TO- new 19rK via harrisburg and Philadelphia
iz'4o p. m. uaily for Richmond and Norro,t Pn,
o,r man parlor car to Norfolk
e eSo p m lor Lynchburg; no connection hcyond
9;SSP III. LOT Snenandonh; no connection bnynnd
il'@c p. III. Tor Richmond and Norfolk pnfinnn,
sleeper to Norfolk and Lynchbure 70 Rich
LEU P. IN: Tor Hagerstown. Pullman slccncrs "a
washington via Shenandoah Jnnction e,d ~.
-, New York via harrisburg. "'" W
Cnncm alley Divlsion-Leaves Blueneid dntlv
GU q. M Tor Norton, and 1875 D. m for Mr.
tnn, louisville and points on l.. Il N. r. r.
North Carolina Division-Lcavo Pulaski daily
I:OO n. III. for Ivanhoc ana 1890 D. M for iraIy
a noe ana Gossan and 500 a. m. (cxcopt sun
For all additional information apply at ticket
Office or to " n kEVfrT A's
General Passenger Agent. Roanoke. Va.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-12
THE ROANOKE TIMES, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER p. 1891,
GREELEY AND LINCOLN.
Tho Great Editors Interview with tho
War-Tino President.

War-Tlmo President.
In u most characteristic address by
Horace Greeley, on Lincoln, which was
written about 1SGS, and now published
for the first time in tho Century, the
great editor says:
81 saw him for Il short hour about a
fortnight after his Inauguration; and
though the tidings of Gen Twigg's
treachcrous surrender of the larger por-
ton of our little army, hitherto employed
in guarding our Mexican frontier, had
been some days at hand. saw and
heard nothing that indicated or threat
ened bclligcrency on our part. On the
contrary, the president sat listening to
the endless whine of office seekers. and
doing out village post offices to impor-
tunatc or lucky partisans just as though
we were sailing before land brcezcs on
smiling, summer sea; and to my in
Quiry: MIR. President! do you know
that you will have to fight for the place
in which you sit?' he answered pleas
antly, will not say lightly-but in
words which intimated his disbelief
that any fighting would transpire or be
needed; and L firmly believe that this
doggcd resolution not to believe that
our country was about to be drenched
in fraternal blood is the solution of his
obstinate calmness throughout the
earlier stages of the war; and especial
ly, his patient listening to the demand
of dcputation from the Young Chris
tians of Baltimore, as well rs of the
mayor and other city dignitaries, that
he should stipulatc while blocl1aded in
Washington, and in imminent danger
of expulsion, that no more northern
volunteers should cross the sacred soil
of Maryland in Fastening to his relief.
We could not comprehend this Mt the
north-many of us have not yet seen
through it; most certainly if he had re-
Quircd committee of ten thousand to
kick the bearers of this prepostcrous,
impudcnt demand back to Baltimore.
the ranks of thai committee would
have been filled in an hour from any
northern city or county containing fifty
thousand inhabitants"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-12
HOW THE GRIP TRAVELS.
1t Is Communicated by Personal Contact
and Is Not Carried in the Air.

1t Is Communicated by Personal Contact
and Is Not Carried in the Air.
DR.. Parsons has presented to parlia-
mcnt the government report on the re-
cent influenza scourgc. The report con-
tains IL mass of interesting evidence, but
does not solve tho problem rs to the
origin of influenza, nor docs it provide
any sure prevention of the disease On
the other hand, the report dispcls the
common idea that influenza is spread
by atmospheric conditions, and proves
that it is propngatcd by personal con-
tact. This is shown by the fact that
isolated persons, such as those confined
in prison, lighthouse keepers, and 9TH
crs, enjoy immunity from the disease,
while the greatest mortality from its
effects has been found in large commu-
mites. In this connection it is n curious
fact that the general post Office heads
the list of large communities" where
the disease has been most prevalent.
The communities" represented by
railroad stations. etc, come next to the
general post Office in showing them
solves spots where influenza has played
sad havoc. The period of incubation is
short, sixteen hours to three days being
held to be sufficient to account for the
simultaneous incidence of whole com
munity where only one or two people
originally suffered from the infection.
1t is expected that in accordance with
precedent the disease will disappear
after two successive years of epidemic.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-12
A BusTLINa OLD MAID.
sho Concealed n Fortune In tho Part OF
tho Drcss Sacred TO Old pnpeSs.

viz hHSoo coSENSh w OR stpttVS'
Mrs AT2.-ss--;;io ScAutt, Of Derry, t.,
died one day recently. She was sixty
five years OF arc, c-id rince her fathers
death, twenty years ago, had been liv-
ing out us u raid OF all work. for n
long time having been employed by
family named Bennett. For years Miss
Schutt's relatives have been puzzled to
know what she did with her money.
She lived. says tho New York Jour
nal, Ike IL perverso old maid and in
dulgcd il 70 lucurics or frivolities.
Three days after her funeral two of the
women Of the house concluded to clean
up the room occupiedby Miss Schutt. Her
wardrobe was not extensive but the ac-
cumulltion OF old lniclS-knuclSs for
years vas quite bulky. Several arti-
clcs of wearing apparel were consigned
to the fire.
Suddenly Miss jennie Bennett I'M
cartSed L large, well-ma;lc heavy hustle
OF telling. For years it had adorned
the pc:Soa of the departed. With the
remark: well, here it goes, Kate"
Jennie threw it into the flames, but,
taking II second thought, she pulled it
out again. 1t seemed awful heavy for
n hustle, she said. Lets rip it open"
On turning over to insert the scissors
piece of green paper was seen stick
ing out of 4 hole in the seam The
green paper was n bright twenty dollar
bill. Scissors were thrown aside and
dcft fingers took their place, The whole
thing was ripped open. There was n
feminine scream of delight. There
lay tens, twcntics and fiftics from the
new scrip issues of the present day to
those of Il score of years ago.
Nesting in the bed of grcenbacks
were shining gold eagles and double
eagles and small silver coins The find
was hastily counted. Nine thousand
dollars is what it nettcd
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-12
A DESERVED RECUkE.
The Painful PretlIcaInent OF Pair of
Chattering Young Women.

The Painful Predicancnt of n Pair of
Chattering Young Women.
pair of chattcring young women
met with deserved rcbul1c the other
evening Mt the commencement eXcr-
ciscs of the Brooklyn high school. AS
the different young men appeared on
the platform to deliver their orctions
these young women kept up running
fire of comment and criticism most an
noying to persons near. A gentleman
sitting just in front of them looked
around several times and frowncd
sharply mt the continued buzzing, with
out. however, producing any apprccia-
BILE effect. At length young speaker
came upon the stage il whom the gen
tleman was evidently interested. If
possible, rear conversation was noisicr
than ut any preceding moment and no
body in the vicinity regretted when the
gentleman squared himself about and
said, in q voice loud enough to be heard
up and down the line:
1.-The lad speaking is my nephew.
will be obliged if you will allow me to
hear him."
The silence that followed could be
felt.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-12
MORE RINGS WORM.
Tho "Frlendship Ring and When 1t May
Properly 10 Given.

Tho "Friendship Ring" and When 1T May
Properly 10 Given.
The use of jewclry by women, par
ticularly rings, is more common than it
has been for great many years. You
can hardly see II woman to-day in the
streets or on the ears whose fingers are
nnadorned. And the wearing of sever
al rings on the one finger is no uncom-
mon practice. The gift of n ring, Says
the st. Louis Globc-Democrat, is more
popular now than it has been for a long
time. In the older times, and even up
to n few years ago, n young man pre-
sented ring toa young lady only when
in the vcrnacular he had intentions"
But the gift of Il ring signifies little or
nothing nowadays. Even the diamond,
that was once considered the invaria-
bic indication of engagement, is worn
by young women who have no idea of
giving up single blcsscdncss. The
friendship ring is the name of ring
that is very common, and it is worn by
nearly everybody. 1t is usually made
up of an emerald, an opal, pearl, an
amethyst, Il moonstone, u garnet or
some such pretty thing, and thousands
of them arc worn by young girls and
boys particularly, but great many are
used by the older folks as well. The
friendship ring is permissible present
at almost any stage of acquaintance,
and the Young men are seen with them
quite as frequently as the ladies. But
among the women the use of icwelry is
phcnomcnally common just now.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-12
Chinese Kitchens.

feature Of Chinese economy just
discovered 1T San Francisco has ere
ntcd some alarm. On the tops of
many of the buildings in the quarter
occupied by the Cclcstials wooden
Kitchens have been constructed. They
are made of rough boards, and the
chimncys in them e::tcnd scarcely above
the slab roofs. Here all kinds of cul-
mary and laundry operations arc car
ricd on, with u reckless disregard of the
constant danger from fire. Tho space
between the buildings on narrow alleys
has been utilized in the same way
Sometimes these firc-boycs are three
stories in height, with fires blazing in
them constantly.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-12
BREVITIES.

Frank Nininger has sold out his in
terest in the livery stable and feed
store to his late partner, Mr.. Perrick,
who will continue the business, while
Mr.. Nininger will return to his fathers
large plantation near Hollins; which he
will assist in managing.
Dummy tickets can now DO purchased
at the Brunswick restaurant and pool
room on College avenue.
Samuel Cox, of Smytho county, book
keeper for the Holstein Wooden Mills. on
Wednesday moved his family to Salem,
where they will in the future reside on
Union street.
Mr.. w. M. Montgomery returned yes
terday from his long and wearisomo trip
to Jonesville.
Will Chapel, colored. confessed iudg-
ment Wednesday morning To violating
section 10 Of town ordinances Monday
night, when he laid out Farrer Frog on
Water street. and was fined SIS and costs
by Mayor Younger. The charge of
carrying concealed weapons was not
sustained.
Col. Shanks left this morning for
Flint Postotfice, Floyd county, where he
goes on insurance business.
Mr.. j. S. Thomas, who went West
from Salem six years ago, is home on
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pennybacker, of Mt.
Jackson, are visiting Mr.. d. b. Strouse.
Mr.. Pennybacker, is retired capitalist,
who having many investments in Salem
will probably locate here permanently.
AS predicted the furnace went into
blast Tuesday night and is now running
just as though it had not been banked
for nearly a week. Superintendent
Bachman has been at the furnace night
and day since the last engine broke
down, and the intense strain is begin.
ing to tell upon his usual foundry pig
iron constitution.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-12
Read and Digest.

Now, l badly know how to commence
to tell you about the grand bargains,
and want you just to go to Berlin's
Auction house, II and IA Salem avenue
and IL Railroad avenue, where you can
find anything lady or gentleman
wears, and in addition all kinds of
table wear. furniture, clocks, lamps, ct
least anything You need in this life. A
special agent in New York sweeps in
the bargains, and Berlin gives his GUS
toners tn" advantage OF the low prices.
Call at once.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-12
An Eytrao binary Family.

Robert Packard and wife, of New
Hartford. Ia, are the father and mother
OF twcnty-ninc living children. The
first of the offspring, man now forty
nine years of age, is married and lives
on farm adjoining his parents. The
other twcnty-cight are single and live
under the parental roof. There is only
one girl among the number. The first
child was born alone. The next five
births were triplcts and the remainder
arc sets of twins.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-12
Smoke "Nickelby."
For sale by A. Canfarotta, Salem, Va.


] HAVE again opened up my shoe store
that purchased of Mr.. Goetz. Every
thing is all satisfactory now, and will
continue to run the shoe business, and
promise to give the people the advan-
tage of a stock of shoes that cannot be
duplicated in the South. Many thanks
for pastfavors, and asking for your pa
tronage in the future, promising to
serve you with the best and at reason
able prices. Very respectfully, JULIUS
GoLDsTEIN, 81 Salem avenue.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-12
S SALEM
AN EVENING BAPTIzINe.
Rev. L. a. Cutler Immerses TWO
Candidates.
ROANOKE TIMES BUREAU, !
SALEM, VA, Nov. IL. J

AS a result of the protracted meeting
which Rev. l.. 4. Cutler has been con-
Quoting at the Disciples Church for the
past few nights, two converts to the
Disciples faith were baptized about
dusk this evening in Roanoke river.
The time set for the ceremony was
five o'clock, and at that hour quite
number of people from West Salem were
on the banks of the river, in the neigh
borhood of the church. At $3.50 Rev. l..
A. Cutler, accompanied by Rev. I. j.
Stone, of Franklin, and Elder b. f.
Ammen, of Salem, drove up, and dis
mounting on the river side below the
log foot bridge, few remarks were
made by Mr.. Cutler, followed by prayer
from Brother Stone, after which the
little band of Disciples sang with fervor
the hymn, "Am Soldier Of the
Crosse"
Then Elder Cutter, bareheaded and
with long stick in his right hand,
waded into the river, and having selected
safe and suitable spot returned to the
bank where friends had prepared Miss
Lula Paul for immersion, and leading
her into the cold waters to near the
middle of the river, the minister in the
usual manner baptized her. AS the
young lady was raised out of the water
she coughed in manner which sug-
gested. what the bystanders were pleased
to term "being strangled."
j. w. Duke, good old Methodist
brother. having thrown off coat and hat,
next seized Elder Cutler by the hand,
and having answered few questions
asked by the divine, plunged bravely
into the river, and in the name of ''the
Father, Son and Holy Ghost" was also
immersed, and returned to the bank,
where the benediction was given and
the ceremony ended. AS Mr.. Duke
ascended the tall bluff above the river,
his daughter, grown young lady, over
come with intense emotion, threw her
arms around her fathers neck and wept
bitterly.
AT 1870 Rev. L. A. Cutler preached
again at the Disciples Church, and to-
night the meeting was continued by
Rev. w. Fl. Book, of Pulaski, assisted
by Rev. f. F. Bullard, of Lynchburg.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-12
Major Longley resigns.

Maj. j. P. Longley. for long time
manager of Hotel Lucerne, Salem, has
resigned and returned to his old home
at New Orleans. T. Clay Chapman, son
of the genial proprietor, Col. j. f.
Chapman, takes the position of man
ager, and j. j. Cox, late of the Palace
Hotel, Newport News, that of clerk.
The many friends in this section of the
venerable major will be pleased to
learn that he will manage Lake
Spring, at Salem, next season.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-12
Her Shoes Never Gets Muddy

SHE wears rubbers, any one can get
them at j. w. Wonders & Co., lO5
Commerce street.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-12

A FiRST-cLAsS S TORE ROOM
n rent in the Hickman Block. An
ply 10 SIMS g. CANNADAY, Mont.
gomeIy Block, Salem, Va. nov7-iw