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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-15
A MATRON TO MAlDENS.
quiet Whispers in Girls Ears About Love
and MutrmOny.

Quiet Whispers in Girls Ears About LAVA
and Matrimony.
Girls, don't think that every vounr
man who calls upon you once or twice
is in love with YOU.
Don't think because You are prcttier
than your neighbor across the way and
have prctticr gowns that it is right to
try to firt from your front stoop with
her beau when he calls upon her.
Don't astonish your friends and nc.
quaintanccs with magnificent gowns
while your mother wears cheap bonn
Dazine and cloak and bonnet that
everyone can see have done at least five
years service.
Don't show up lily-whitc taper fingers
II hers are scanned with work.
Don't be always drumming on the
piano when yonr visitors call.
Don't expect that mans intentions
are sincere until he informs YOU in plain
English that they are.
Don't hint to man that you like him
and that he is your ideal, and that Won
wouldn't mind leaving the state of sim
gle-blesscdness if 'Barlsis is willin'."
Don't make yourself obnoxious by
appearing pcrsistcntly at places you
know to be his usual haunts until the
young man has Il fear in turning each
street corner he comes to lest he will
meet you.
Don't accept your wedding outfit from
the hands of your lover.-Young Ladies'
Bazaar.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-15
A Thriving Plaza

An up-conntry gentleman was riding
along on the cars with his daughter
and as they passed through a railroad
yard at station of large dimensions
the old gent was noticed to be closely
rcmarking certain signs and omens in
white letter on the sides of freight cars
Suddenly turning to the young lady lie
Launched this 'nttcrance into her aston
lshed ear; Great place, this Cana
City. See it put down at 40, 900. Must
be on the boom, that town" "Whv
where do you sec that?" said the young
lady inquiringly. "Why, there it is"
triumphantly pointing to car on a sid
ing, and the merry peal of laughter
proved infectious, for she read "Capac-
ity 10000" Cincinnati Commercial.
Gazette.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-15
BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS.
The Iron Belt Building and Loan
Association
OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA:
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL, sss, 200, 900.
OFFICERS:

PREsIDENr-GEN. FITzHUGH LEE,
ex-Governor OF Virginia.
1sT V1cE-PREsIDENT = PEYTON T..
IEkKY, President Roanoke Trust,
Loan and Safe Deposit Co.
I'D VICE PRESIDENTS. w. JAMESON,
Secretary and treasurer Roanoke
Trust, Loan and Safe Deposit Co.
SEcRErARY-JoIIN OFT, late Cashier
City Bank of Richmond.
TREAsuRER-J. C. DAVENPORT Cash.
Ter Commercial National Bank, Roa
noke, Va
GENERAL CoUNsEL--Hon. c. A: Nc.
HUGH, Counsellor Law, late OF
Charleston, S. c.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-15
A Leader.

SINCE it's first introduction, Electric
Bitters has gained rapidly in popular
favor. until now it is clearly in the lead
among pure medicinal tonics and alter
disseminating nothing which per-
mits it's use as beverage or intoxicant
it is recognized as the best and purcst
medicine for all ailmentsof Stomach,
Liver or Kidneys.-It will cure Sick
Headache, Indigestion, Constipation,
and drive Malaria from the system.
Satisfaction guaranteed with each
bottle or the money will be refunded.
Price Gully soc. per bottle. Sold by
Christian IL Barbee.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-15
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

-Ihe average salary of the mis-
tresscs in the London board schools is
$3.50.
The Salvation army holds abou;
10000 meetings every week in diffcrcn.
parts of the world.
The Cumberland Presbyterian
church in Indiana. has forty congrega-
lions, with about 5000 members
Mrs. Leland Stanford has pur-
chased $50 handsomely bound Bibles to
go III the students rooms at the Palo
Alto university.
The accommodations of the Vatican
may be imagined when the pope put
1900 beds in it at the disposal of the
French pilgrims, free of charge
In North Warren, Me, weekly
prayer meetings have been ncld unin
terruptedly for seventy years. without
help of any minister, except for an oc-
casional lecture.
Miss Sophie b. Wright, of New Or
leans, teaches free of charge night
school for working men and BOYS This
school numbers some fifty men and
boys whose daily labors dcbar them
from attending day schools.
The youngest collegc-prcsidcnt
record is believed to have been broken
by the university of Utah, at Ogden,
which has elected rs its president Il
brother of Congressman Dollivcr of
Iowa. lie is twcnty-four; salary. s., 200.
Something new in school-bools
literature appeared short time ago in
Berlin. 1t is n sycophant's history Of
Germany, which begins with the reign
of Emperor William II. as the most i'm
portant period in German affairs, and
backs down to Frederick the Great and
other predecessors of the present sovcr-
cign.
The Women Servants Home Soci-
ETY. is the name OF Christian organza-
ton in London, which shelters female
help from the perils that infest the in
tcrval between leaving one place and
securing another. OF the 100000 fc-
male domestics in that great city. 1O,-
600 are always seeking employment. a
great field for practical philanthropy
Western Christian Advocate.
The Savoyarde is the name of the
bell offered to the church of the Sacred
Heart at Montmartre by the town of
Annecy, where it was cast. 1t is said
to weigh 5000 llilos, exceeding that of
the famous Kaiser bell of Cologne by
l,500 kilos. 1t is true that it is only
onc-fourth as heavy as that of Moscow,
but it is also true that the latter has
never been suspended. = Revue DIES
Revucs.
The Baptist Missionary Union sends
out this year the largest number of
ever sent in single year.
Forty of the sixty are newly APP
pointed. The largest band eighteen
go to Burmah, that field where Baptist
effort has been SO greatly blessed from
the beginning. Ten go to Tclugus of
India, eight to Assam, and the remain
der are scattered in China, Japan and
Africa.
The Brooklyn Young Women's
Christian association. although but
three years old, has over 1900 mem
bers, 1000 of whom are associates, 500
sustaining and 400 acting. Classes in
practical and educational work arc cs-
tablishcd and largely patronizcd A
fine lot and nearly 500, 900 have been
given by various benevolent people of
the city, to provide Il suitable home for
the association, the latter sum includ-
ing gift of $685. 600 from MIR. c. d.
Woods, in memory of his wife, who was
one of the organizers of this good work
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-15
Who Should Attend TO Thiso

The condition of Campbell street at
the market house should certainly re-
ceive the attention Of the city officials.
During market hours, and in fact all
day long, this street is numbered up
with old wagons and stands Of all sizes
and shapes. After market is over each
day some of these things are piled up
on the street and occupy the space on
the south side of the street This is
Clearly in violation of the law.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-15

An ingenious lady living in the SUI
burbs OF this town has hit upon a
method Of Speeding such parting guests
rs must be off by II particular train
she had long been panied by that IL {,
nai1 tour of nervous suspense and
fnrtve consultation o. watches. so sI,e
bit upon the idea of employing an alarm
clock set at such AN hour AZ Ia len,.
ample tiaie for sdicus and ret MAJ,
cezsain tslat no one missed HE ,sa.U. L
=. = Saa
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-15
Home-AIadc Proverbs.

A mule is no coward when he takes
to HIS heels.
Silence is golden, hut not when you
shake your pocket.
When thou shootest, aim at the mark
md lay the blame on the gun.
lie that wallscth from the stern of the
vessel To- the bow. TO hurry the voyage.
gains hut little time.-Kata Fields
.wEshisgsca-
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-15
a Dubious situation.

Rev. Joseph Gravely giving his views
on the evils of card-playing during
pastoral calD-As l was saying, am
in doubt
Parrot (interrupting eagerly
you are i'll doubt, play trumps
(And no member of that family has
been able to account for the parrots
uttcrancc to the satisfaction of the
pastor).-Katc Fields Washington.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-15

GENERAL TRUsrEE-HoN. HENRY S.
TROUT, President First National
Bank, Roanoke, Va.
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY = Roanoke
Trust, Loan and Safe Deposit Company.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-15
a Generous Offer.

Playwright-In this scene the starry
ing baby is rescued from the hands of
the blood-thirsty villain.
Manager (doubtfully)- where can
we get baby to impersonate the
part?
Playwright (eagerly)-You can have
mine.-Lifc
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-15

Voice from Doorway-Mary! what
are you doing out there?
Mary-l'm looking at the moon
Voice from Doorway-Well, tell the
moon to so home, and you come into
the house. It's half-past cleven.-Life.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-15
On the Wheel.

First Bicyclist-Here comes a woman
with baby carriage. wonder if
she'll turn out enough to let us pass or
whether well have to get down and
walk.
Second Bicyclist- it's pushed by a
nurse she'll give us room. If it's pushed
by the mother she'll want the whole
rOad.-Good News
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-15
ais Dinner Ready?"

A bright little tot. who was impatient
for her dinner, kept running to the din
ing-room to sec if the table was spread
at last She rushed back jubilant, say
ing: 1.-The water is in the pitcher now,
mamma, and let's go in and begin on
Embellishments Young People
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-15

Epson Downcs-Last evening I was
introduced to girl worth three mil
lions.
Rowne dc Bout-Great Cmsarl What
did you do?
Epson Downes-I asked her if she be-
licved in love ut first sight. Puck.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-15
Violent Exercise,

Mrs. Fogg-What in the world are
you doing with that dress Of mine?
Mr.. F.-Only hunting for the pocket.
The doctor said l needed exercise; hut
I'm afraid this is rather too Violent
Boston Transcript
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-15
Patrick at tho Cato.

He (pcrsuasivcly. over the area gatc)
Come along ont for moonlight
shtroll wild me, Biddy. We don't be
afther havin' night loise this livery
asys-Life-
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-15
Too Mild n Descrlnt,on.

Gaspar Griggs-That's pretty loud
pair of trousers, Howell.
Howell Gibbon-Ah-ya-as; it is u
wathcr pronounced pattern.
Gaspar Griggs-Pronounccd? Why,
dear boy, it shoutcd!-Pucll.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-15
City sportsmen Not Admitted.

City Sportsman (sadly)-I sec you
have mo Trcspass" signs all over your
property. Why are you SO afraid of
having few odd rabbits shot?
Experienced Farmer-Oh it hain't
tn rabbits I'm skecrt about. It's tn
cOWS.-GoOd News
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-15
The Secret Out.

Hartman-Do you think your sister
likes to have me come here so much?
Effie-Oh! yes. She says she does;
for if you didn't come, she wouldn't
have anyone to make Mr.. Wclloff jcal-
OuS.-Once Il Week
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-15
4 Narrow Escape.

Ibid you ever deliver an after-dinncr
specch?"
NO. I came pretty near it. though"
GLOW was that?"
well, You see, the dinner was in
definitely postponed. Judge.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-15
Noble.
THAT was Il sacrifice"

THAT was 4 sacrifice"
"What?"
barton wouldn't so bathing at Sea-
bright because he didn't want people to
know he had cork leg; but when q
girl who'd snubbed him was thought to
be drowning Barton took the leg off
and threw it out to her. 1t saved her
life. Judge
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-15
4 Proverb Reversed.

Raggs-It isn't always the coat that
makes the man.
Jaggs-No; if the man happens to he
n tailor it is the man who makes the
coat.- Brooklyn Eagle.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-15
BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS.
A FlRST-CLASS INVESTMENT,

W. oaS S the best security in the CITY
"nu pay somi.annual dividends.
As A WINGS BANK
m un,S institution offers special induce
ste ou.s. raid up shares $50 each. In
MAJ he n H. snares III per month. Shares
fnribou ;;uoscr1sed for at any time. For
III ~ rEoPLE'S PERPETUAL LOAN
AND BUILDING ASSOCIATION.
VIM. e. WINCH,
N1oso; secretary. and Treasurer.
-onple' jan4-tf
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-15
nucklen,s Arnica salye.

TIE host salve in the world for Gus,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheim'
Fever Sores, letter, Chappcd H;nds,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
lions, and positively cures Piles or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteedto give
perfect Substitution or money e1unded.
Price 25 cents per box. Fo' sale by
Christian s. Barbee.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-15

KNAnE, Kranich & Ra,h, Sohmer,
Shaw, Lester and Gilbertpianos. Also
tho Estey organs are epresented by
Iobbie Music Company,i57 Salem ave-
nue.. Factory prices ans easYpayments
guaranteed.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-15

Violet-Can glass eyes cry?
Mother-No, certainly not.
Violet (rcgretfully)- it's no use
spanking Dolly any more. can't tell
whether it hurts her or not.-Golden
DAYS.
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JAMES R. TERRY, or to SIMMONS.
CARPENTER g. TINSLEY, Roanoke,
va apr19-1y
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-16
When Your Head Is Of.

AS human curiosity has never been
satisfied as to the precise moment of
death in cases of beheading, the account
of the experiment on decapitated Grim
inal by a leading scientist of Lyons is of
absorbing interest. This time the re-
suits are more satisfactory than has
hitherto been the case, the doctor MAX
ing the following statement with regard
to the manifestations of consciousness
after the head had been separated from
the body: That the head, on being sep
arated from the body, remains in possess
sion of all its faculties, if the hemor-
rhage does not pass certain limits. The
proportion of oxygen in the blood is suf-
ficient for keeping up the nervous func-
tions for a brief space, never exceeding
half q minute. That the repeated OPEN
ing and closing of the jaws after the
separation of the head from the body
are nothing but the reflex action COM
mon in cases of acute asphyxia.--S
Louis Republic.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-16
OPEN AIR BATHING.
Practical Rules for Escaping ChilIs or
Other Injurious Effects.

Practical Rules for Escaping ChilIs or
Other Injurious Effects.
The following instructions, accredited to
the Royal Humane society, of England, are
of especial interest at this season, when sea
and river bathing are INDUCED in by such
great numbers of people;
Avoid bathing within two hours after a
meal.
Avoid bathing when exhausted by fatigue
or from any other cause.
Avoid bathing when the body is cooling
after perspiration.
Avoid bathing altogether in the open air
If, after having been short time in the
water, there is sense of chilliness, with
numbness of the hands and feet, but bathe
when the body is warm, providing no time
is lost in getting into the water.
Avoid chilling the body by sitting or
standing undressed on the banks or in boats
after having been in the water.
Avoid remaining too long in the water,
but leave the water Immediately there is
the slightest feeling of chilliness. The
vigorous and strong may bathe early in
the morning on an empty stomach. The
young and those who are weak had better
bathe in two or three hours after meal,
the best time for such from two to three
hours after breakfast. Those who are sub
ject to attacks of giddiness or faintness, and
those who suffer from palpitation or other
sense of discomfort at the heart, should not
bathe without consulting their medical ad-
wiser
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-16
Seen During q Shower.

A phenomenon was presented in the
electric shower which passed over Lee
Friday evening. A huge bank of clouds
advanced rafidly from the northwest,
the edge rolling and stretching in a
straight line from northeast to south
west until half of the heavens seemed
covered with monster blanket, when a
brilliant fire red light appeared in the
northwest directly over the upper part
of the village. Everybody thought it
was fire caused by lightning. The ap-
parent flame grew rapidly, and shone
upon the black clouds above, and many
hurried up town. In five minutes it had
spread to an extent which showed it to
be freak of the elements. The shower
which followed was not severe, and gave
rise to the explanation by the wise ones
that the unusual sight was caused by
the setting sun shining through thin
but compact body of falling water
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-16
AnnelLte d 4 varaelous tsaaa.

In a'water trough in front of Sullivan's
hotel on Chelton avenue, Germantown,
there is black bass that has attracted
the attention of hundreds of people be-
cause Of his peculiarities and the degree
Of intelligence exhibited on many occa-
sions. The fish is the only inmate of the
trough and has occupied it for two years
to the exclusion of 200 others which had
been put in it for propagation purposes,
but the bass killed them one by one un-
til the entire number had fallen victims
to his vo1acity. He not only killed the
fish, but ate them
He swallows flies by the dozen, which
the boys of the neighborhood gather for
him, and the more they give him the
better he appreciates them. He is fed
almost daily on cheese, Holsters and
choice beefsteak, and after he receives
his morning compliment of the latter he
rises to the surface and splashes the
water furiously with his tail This is
presumed to be his method of returning
thanks
He also eats mice, and several times
John Leithead, Of Engine 10, has pro-
vided him with this quality of bait, only
to be swallowed without any ceremony.
He likewise eats birds, and hardly q day
passes that he does not dispose of at least
two sparrows and two chippies. The
fact that the feathers areupon the bodies
of the birds makes little difference to
him, and it is only when the legs have
not been removed that he refuses 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
molest one of them, excepting Joe Lad
ley's gray mare, and several times he has
risen out of the water and snapped at
her while she was drinking.-Philadel-
phia Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-16
A General Dies a Monk.

Just thirty years ago General Nicolai,
son of the well known ambassador. and
whose name was once on everybody's
lips in connection with the Russian war,
mysteriously disappeared. Last week,
as Father John Louis, he died at Grande
Chartreuse in consequence of an acci-
dent, and it turns out that his cell has
been given to a nephew of one of the De
Broglies, who is known as Father Dom
Charles, and he had long been believed
by his former friends of the Jockey
club to be travelling in the interior of
Africa. Buffalo Enquirer.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-16
Ten Dozen Bananas for a Cent.

A lively banana war took place the
other afternoon between two rival de-
partment stores on State street, Chicago.
Each store had purchased a carload of
bananas to use in special bargain sale.
1t was accidental that the purchases
were made at the same time. One store
opened out by selling dozen bananas
for cent. The other offered three dozen
for cent, and the rivalry waxed hotter,
until for an hour nice bananas were sold
at ten dozen for one cent. Both stores
closed out their stocks. Many fruit ven
ders were among the customers at the
latter part of the sale.-Philadelphia
Ledger.