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Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-24
A Travelling Man's Snake Story.


 A travelling salesman who is in the em- ploy of sn eastern medicine firm has had an experience that he will not soon forget. He was driving along in the timber which skirts Grindstone Greek, Mo. The warm weather had made him drowsy and he hsd fallen into & doze, when his team suddenly stopped as if in fear.
 He was awake in s moment, says the Msrysvills (Ao.) Republican. and looks to see what excited his team. He could see nothing except large leg that was lying across the road ahead of him some thir- ward, but the animals refused to move and showed that they were thoroughly frightened He was puzzled.
 Finally he became suspicious that prob ably some men were lying behind the log waiting for him to drive up, when they would rob him. Getting out of his vehi- cle he turned his team around in the road and securely fastened them. Then, talk ing from under the seat a heavy revol- yer, he advanced toward the log, expect ing each moment to see a gun pointed at him. But he kept on advancing until he was close enough to look over the log and see that there was nothing to fear. The peculiar appearance of the log attracted his attention, and, stepping up, he put out his hand to feel the bark.
 Horror of horrors. The supposed log was nothing else than a monstrous snake. Springing back some twenty steps he fired upon the reptile. The ball struck it and glanced of and went whizzing through the leaves. With an unearthly hiss the serpent dashed of through the weeds and underbrush with & rapidity and roar that could have been heard at a considerable distance. In its maddened speed it broke of bushes as thick as a mans wrist, and as it dashed through the creek the water went churning and boiling into the air as if sent up by cyclone.
 The medicine man stood awestruck for 8 while, but finally recovering his senses, he began to investigate matters for his own satisfaction. He concluded from what he could see that the reptile must have been not less than twenty-five feet long and as large around the body as an ordinary sack of four. The color was of an sshen hue, with slight mixture of green. Near the place where the head of the reptile lay the medicine man found a short pencil and 8 small piece of paper, on which was scrawled something that could not be read.
 The supposition prevails that this mons ter caught and swallowed some unfortu- nate person, and that while the reptile was covering him with slime Jas all serpents dol preparatory to the act of deglurition the poor victim tried to write upon the slip of paper the awful fate that befeu him. Our informant stated that it was the most thrilling and exciting episode in his life, and that he would not repeat it again for all of Dskalb county.
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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-29
BOOMING TOWN
A
WYTHEVILLE

Advances In the race OF progress
Called the Saratoga of the South. In.
dustries nearing completion and con.
templated. Its churches and schools.
The scenery surrounding magnificent
Wytheville's boom is attracting the
attention of the country.
Wythe county is noted Tor it's blue
grass and fine herds and rich agricult.
ural area. 1t embodies the mountain
scenery and climate and fine mineral
waters of Ashevillo, n. c., with iron
and coal vastly superior to Birmingham,
in the midst of an agricultural soil uni
versally superior to either. Located
upon the Norfolk and Western railroad,
half way between Roanoke and Bristol,
the former Of which is situated upon
tho eastern border and the latter the
western border of tho great upland
mineral basin known as Southwest Vir-
ginia. The proposed Virginia and Ken
lucky railroad, on which work will be.
gin soon, crosses tho Norfolk and West.
ern at this point. Tho Parkersburg,
Little Kanawha and Virginia railway
has also decided to build the proposed
connecting link between the Black Dia-
mond system and the Cape Fear and
Yadkin Valley via Wytheville, making
Mytheville competing railway centre.
These lines will bring the Gossan ores
OF Carroll, the mountain ores of Bland
and the limonite ores of Cripple Creek
and New River and the coal fields of
Wythe, Bland and tho Flat TOP to.
gether at Wytheville, making it tho
great iron and trade centre of Southwest
Virginia.
New factories and industries are be-
ing located every week, among which
are two hotels costing $50. 900 each.
Steel Range and Stove Factory SIPS, 900,
while applications for sites are con.
stantly coming in. The Wythcville
Manufacturing Company, organized with
a dozen hands few months ago, cngag-
ing in the building business, has in.
creased its force to rs hands, with
twelve months work ahead engaged,
and Will now increase their force to $50
hands. Streets are being graded every
where, rail sidings for factories, while
every movement goes to indicate that
tho place will be the growing industrial
town of 1891. Tho Wythcville Develop
mont Company, the pioneer mover in
the good work, owing IT'S acres of land,
had its first sale of lots from its choice
property, beginning September 3Oth,
when all tho lots offered were soon
taken up, and to meet n growing demand
Tor purchasers 900 more lots will be Of
fered December 18th and 18th, intrin.
sicily considered as valuable perhaps as
that of any company being offered in
Virginia, yet at prices extremely reason
able, which it is earnestly hoped will
encourage actual settlers rather than
lot speculation.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-29
The First Step.

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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-29
MINERAL LAND.

offer for sale 2Ol acres of Coal and
Iron Land, situated in tho Catawba val.
ley of Virginia. eleven miles from Roam.
oke. The outlook for great develop
ments on this property is splendid. The
ore is a vein OF soft brown hemat;te 80
feet wide and assaying so per cent, me.
tallic iron. And the coal prospects are
tine-two shafts having been sunk, one
20 and the other % feet, through solid
coal slate. Tho property also contains
a mineral spring, which the analysis of
Lehman * Mayer proved to possess re.
markable curative powers for all kidney
troubles, especially for diabetes. Tho
enormous quantity of coal and ore that
will be required for the large number of
furnaces and other industrial plants in
course OF construction in Southwest Vir.
ginia will greatly increase the already
large demand for these minerals, and
consequently enhance the value of such
property. Two railroads have been sur
veyed near the property, one Of which
the Roanoke and Craig railroad, and the
other, the Virginia Western railroad,
will afford valuable connections. Fuller
information can be had by addressing
II. RoSENHEIM. Alb w. Baltimere St.
Baltimore. Md. novs-3m
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-29

irons for her. Hans q livin' exam6le,
Jeems, Of the old sayin' that where
there's will there's way I'm Altered
she'll overdo herself sometimes, but
she's so techy about being called weak
ly that dasn't say nothin'. Pears like
she's got so she don't want nobody to
notice her laIneness, so say nothin' an
jest let her have her own way"
She's n tender little thing" said Mr..
Gray, IAN she ort to be made over an
encouraged Now, I'm goin' to town
to-day, an I'll bring her n new dress.
She's so willin' and uncomplainin'."
"Shc amt needin' no dress list now"
replied the mother, "but You can buy
it to please her. never see her be at
for talein' to heart any little attentions q
body shows her."
It Is doubtful If Han was more de.
lighted with the new dress than sha
was with her mothers permission to
make it herself. She took great pleas
uro in the task, using the greatest of
care; and all the scraps were carefully
placed away for future use in quilt
piccing.
Han showed such good taste in select
ing the style and such skill in the exc
cution OF her work that a neighbor lady
who saw the dress offered her plain
sewing, saying:
"For practical purposes, Hannah,
your work is superior to that of nv
seamstress, and can afford to pay YOU
Us much as pay her."
Hannah accepted the proposition, and
then and there laid the foundation for
what to her was fortune She soon
had all the sewing she could do, and her
work being carefully finished she was
we'll paid.
Certain it Is that from her earnings
made in this humble way she was en-
abled to live in comparative case in
after life, having n sufliciency to raise
her above dependency twas her priv
ilcgc and pleasure to support her par
ents in their extreme old age when
they were ovcrtaken by helplcssness
and poverty. She is growing old her
self now, but she need not work unless
she chooses to do so. for she has n homo
NIL paid for and snug little sum of
money to bear her expenses through
the remainder of her life. BESIDES, she
has many warm-hcarted friends. who,
knowing her history, appreciate her eff
forts to make herself useful and help
full. Mns. n. A. MoNrFonD.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-29
The New Discovery.

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SOMEBODY'S BABY.

Somebody's baby has fallen aslocp
Over there mid tho city's din;
over thore whore thoy toll and spin
And sell and bnrtcr and lose and win:
spite OF tho clamor and strife thoy keep,
somebody's bnby has fallon asleep
Somebody's baby hos fallen asleep,
Hushod It lies In tho dnrkcncd room.
Tear watched oil through this long dny'a
gloom,
Flowor- bcdeclsod for this tiny tomb,
Aissod aud kissed whore the wee peorls pecp.
Somebody's baoy has fallon rsloop.
Somebody's baby has fallen asleep;
Somebody's precious, peerless pct,
Ioverockod erst, In It's robo tonr.wot
Here win lie ere the sun has set;
Hero poor oyos will weep and weep
For somebody's baby fallen asleep
Somebody's baby hos fallon osleep;
Woo for us II the end wcre horel
Woo for US II VIC know no cheer
Post tho mystery, past tho bierl
Woo II for oye wcro tho slumbor deep
o. somebody's baby fallen aslocp.
Somebody's body has fallon asleep;
Thou. o Christ who for ayo and ave
Rolled tho stone from tho grave away,
Speak to tho grtof-swcpt hearts to-day;
Whisper to them that Thy strong arms keen
Somebody's baby Just fallen nslecp
-m n Maitland In Household Monthly.
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some girl, but ut the age of twelve she
was stricken with terrible malady
which left her partially paralyzed.
Often during the summer that followed
her prostration she lay with longing
heart and wistful eyes, looking after
her younger brothers and sisters who
romped about the yard or scamporcd
off to tho orchard whore apples lay in
delicious heaps on the ground Yet no
word OF complaint escaped her, and
only now md then tear stole down
her pinchcd checks
AS the months passed the anxious
parents noted with sorrow that IIannnh
grow no better and great fear pos
sessed Thorn lest sho should always DO q
cripple. They refrnincd from express
ing their thoughts in her hearing, but
they knew from the look Of patient res
ignation, which grew to be fixed OK
PRECISION OF her countenancc, that she
fully understood their fcelings md had
resolved TO submit to the inevitable.
Though thore WINS no hopo OF her re-
covcry She was not miserable She
longed for the sunshine and freedom of
youth. but tho excruciating sufferings
through which sho had passed had de-
veloped In her spirit of patient cndur-
9nco that matle her nothing less than O
heroine and philosopher
II have the use OF my hands
an eyes yct,~ she one day said
to her mother, IAN that's heap
to be thankful for. IL sather be lame,
than to be blind like little Noll Black,
nm besides Nell has no kind father on
mother to caro- for hor. IN have"
"l'm powerful glad to hear you talk
that way" replied Mrs Gray. eve
boon afraid you might think your lot
harder than anybody's, but now you
can think OF somebody who is worse OFF
than you your lot won't seem so bnd.''
'"Thero's lots O things I can do to
help you. man," Hannah continued
shortly, 'if ANT able to walk. know
how to knit an can knit NIL tho gloves
this winter for pap an the boys
know enough about scwin,' too, so can
mako tho dresses an aprons for tho lit
tic 'uns. I've already pieccd three
quilts, you know"
eyes, of course you're great help to
me, Ham," said Mrs. Gray, consolingly,
IAN l don't soc how I'd git along 'thout
you. Because You can't run around it
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THE ROANOKE TIMES, THURSDAY, JANUARY %, 1891.

IT she had the strength you have she'd
do twice us much, I'll be bound"
The truth of this remark nettled
Steve, and, scowling ut his sister, he
stalked sullcnly out of tho room.
All that afternoon Hannah lny on her
httlo cot, her delicate fingers keeping
tino to the clicking needles, while her
face wore look of unusual anxiety
and interest Evidently she was devils
Ing plan to make herself less depend
ent. 1t was great affliction to be
cripple, but to be tainted with her help
lcssness was more than her sensitive nat
uro could bear
Pap" she said that evening, don't
you think / could walk if 1 had
crutches? could help man SO much If
could only go about, an it don't seem
like knittin' an scwin' an plaitin' straw
for tho boys hats is much work. Any
how, Steve don't think it is"
Don't pay no attention TO Steve,
Ham," Mr.. Gray said. I'VE oil know
how penrt you air, an so does Steve.
He's jest n teasin' of you I'll make you
pair O. light crutches tomorrow an
you can try EN- If you could walk
with 'em they'd be power of enjoy
mont to you; an it 'ud do my old heart
good to SEQ you goin' about agin."
Tho crutches, or ''sticks" rs Hannah
called them. were duly presented to her,
pnd she surveyed them critically, her
black eyes swapping with happy antici-
patton At first she used her new sup
ports very awkwardly and was able to
take only n few steps at n time. Though
she had long since learned the value of
patience, never before had she felt moro
in need OF that virtue. Her whole soul
was crying out for freedom, yet how
slowly her strength returned and how
heavy wcrc those cumbersome limbs.
But Hannah struggled bravcly on, and
if any rebcllious thoughts came to her,
she sternly dismissed them, happy in
the knowledge that she was less unfort-
unatc than many others and much i'm
proved over her former condition.
Its better than lynn helpless in
bed" She said to n sympathizing friend
on one occasion. 81 know it amt as if
could walk an run as other children
do, but it's better than not wallzin' at
NIL. I'm lcarnin' to do so many things
that mann thought l couldn't do, an
can help in SO many ways" she con-
tinued, chccrfully, that don't feel as
though I've any right to be sad about
my condition"
Indeed Han had grown TO be so help
full and so unmindful of her own disad-
vantagcs, that her Affections, though
never decreasing, seemed less noticeable;
and she went about her duties in such O
cheerful, self-confident spirit that she
carried strength and courage to those
with whom she came in contact
II do b'licve, Jccms," said Mrs Gray,
that IIan'll make smart woman.
She's the particulnristc rectur' bout her
work l ever see, an she don't slight
nothin'. She done nearly the whole
weeks ironin' an had ever thing in its
place long afore dinner"
why, didn't low she could stand
long enough to do the ironin'," replied
the father.
''Oh, she didn't stand. She set In her
cosy cheer an the children carried the
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-29
LEMON ELIXIR.
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SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JANUARY IL, 1891.
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l.l5p. M: connects with T. Il. V. L
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$40 p. M, Arrives Bristol IL. 10 y. m Connects
with l.. L. V. G. II. Il. for all points
South.
North and Eastbound, Leave Roanoke Daily.
A62Oa. IN. for LynchbIrg, Petersburg Rich
mUnd and Norfolk. Connects with
V. NJ. r. II. for Washington
O.25 n. IN. for llagcrstown, Harrisburg, phiIn-
dolphin and New York. Has through
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$40 p. IN. for Basic. Shenandoah and intcrme-
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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-29

amt no sign You don't do no work.
know some that has good use O their
limbs that don't use 'cm much for any
good purpose, an don't see but that
them as has got the will amt lots
moro account than them that hain't
nothin' but strength"
Hans brothers and sisters, however,
were not so considoratc Of her feelings,
and often they made remarks in her
presence that hurt her sensitive heart
sorcly. One day Steve, her elder
brother, shainblcd rudcly into the room,
saying:
"Ilan, it pears like you ort to be
dom somcthin' nsidcs lynn abed all the
time. The rest Of us has to work from
mornin' till night; an don't sec no use
o so much gruntin' nohow."
Steve" cried his mother. "you ortn't
TO ils to Han that way. She's jest ms
US .ul in her way cs you aro in yourn.
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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-29

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Eclectric Oil according to directions. 1t
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Or: "Where There's Will There's
a Way"
lWritten for This Papcr.1

. Tupcr.I
10 UT
t h @ p o S s u IN
Ridge neighbor-
hood and for
miles around
there was no
onewho had not
known or heard
o I ii q n n q h
Gray. She had
lived in til o
same dill +
dated old farm
house since tho
earliest recol =
lie C t 1 on S o T
many who had
grown sons and
daughters.
Hannah was
once n strong
limbcd, 1.-the
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ROANOKE STREET RAILWAY.

On and after Sunday. November 30,
1890, the Salem extension of the Roa-
noke Street Railway will be open for
passenger traffic
Until further notice regular trips will
be made from Roanoke Corner Shenan-
doah avenue and Commerce street, to
Salem Corner Fourth street and Roa
noke Boulevard) by the following seized
ule:
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