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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-29
WILD HOGS ON THE COLORADO.
Fcrocious Creatures Tint Inhnbit tho
Region South of Yum;.

Fcrocious Creatures Tint InlnbIt tho
Region South of Yuma.
Roaming over the lands of the Lcrdo
colony, seventy miles south of Yuma,
are drovcs of wild hogs, varously csti-
mated ut from one thousand TO three
thousand in number. They arc de-
sccndants of tame hogs placed on the
ranch when Thomas ii. Blythe was
part owner, about thirteen year, ago.
After Blythc's dcccasc and subsequent
rcvcrsion of his interest to Gen. An
dradc, the hogs were turned loose and
allowed to SO at will over the rich bot
tom lands of the Colorado river. a
few generations transformed them into
savage beasts, who would attack and
eat Il man if they had the opportunity.
They subsist chiefly on the wild potato,
tubcr which grows the size of Il
walnut and i'll great prcfusion The
present owner of Lcr.C. Gen. Andradc.
conceived the idea OF ha~iilr the hogs
caught and the meat cured for the use
of the colOniStS.
Operations were begun about Il year
ago, says the Chicago Post, and. though
not conducted on IL LARGE scale, have
proven successful. The hogs are
caught in a circular corral about thirty
feet in diameter. having IL trap door.
Plenty of bait in the shape of corn and
potatocs is scattered about the entrance
and also buried III the canal. A band
OF hogs are attracted by the bait
enter the corral, commence roofing for
the buried corn and potatoes, and when
the right spot is struck by them the
trap door falls and they are prisoners
The hogs are fed awhile before slangh
tcring. Their meat is of fine quality
and the lard sweet and delicious.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-29
A GOOD GIRL TO MARRY.
How Sho Set Steam md Storm mt Do
nanco and Sailed Into Port.

nanco and Sailed Into Port.
From the vicinity of George Washing
tons old home Of Mount Vernon comes
as good II chapter of reading for grow
ing girls as the cherry trcc-and-hatchct
story is for younger boys. This new in
cidcnt is from the Washington Star,
which says:
''Thc excursion of the high school
young people down the Potomac car
ricd II pretty miss of sixteen and n
lad of eighteen. Lingering too long,
the pair in question missed the last
boat by the width of Il gang plank.
"Now, here was Il pretty pickle, and
the girl almost had Il fit; but she soon
recovered and vowed She would go
home some way, even if she had to
swim. The servants ut the house in
sisted that the ladies living there be
awakened and the young miss go in
with them, but she dcmurrcd and asked
about rowboat. 1t was finally learned
that boats were to he had Il mile or SO
up the river, and taking the helpless
mans arm she started off in the dark
ness to the place designated. Arriving
thcrI safely, She got the boat and two
men to row it, and, assuming command,
self in his macintosh and set sail for
home, where she said her mother was
awaiting her.
about 1880 o'clock came up that
terrible rain you remember, rs You
turned over i'll your nice, dry, warm
bed to hear it pattcr and batter on the
roof, and the girl was out there on the
Potomac in an open boat taking it all.
The old skipper ut the bow oar said he
had never seen an angricr Sky. But
rho girl said never word save one or
two OF encouragement to the rowcrs
and to her escort, who in his nice
light spring suit was dripping and
shivcring by her side. The bait filled
half full of water and there was no way
of bailing it out. but still they kept on
Then the rain stopped, and the biting
north wind came down. and the crew
and passengers were nearly frozen. and
the young mans clothes were blown
dry on his back. and he was as blue as
Monday, and his teeth chartered till
they almost shook his tender lnustachc
out by the roots.
"At 400 in the morning they put in
ut Alexandria, but only to find no train
or ferry for two hours, and the girl gave
the command to move on to Washing
ton, and once more the tiny bark
breasted the waves and the sturdy oars
men bent beneath their strokes, and
the young man shivcrcd and shivcrcd,
and wanted to throw bricks at his con-
founded luck
''At $50 they landed 1T tho wharf,
and after paying the men ten dollars
for their heroic, all-night work the
young fellow followed the girl to the
strcet-cars and they came up town, not
altogether as radiant as the morn, but
the girl was ticlilcd half to death that
she had had her own way and had
come home safely to her mother, who
was not expecting her, as her brother,
who was in the party, had seen how
his sister had been left, and had very
automatically told his mother that
she had gone with another sister down
town.
$50 it all ended happily except to the
callow youth who paid ten dollars and
ruined his new spring clothcs.''
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-29
ONE OF THE OLD RIG GUNS.

the right calibcr, and the jacket was
shrunli on the tube by the process of
heating and cooling. Then the hoops
were shrUnlI on, and the gun was riflcd
and completed in all respects
The l2-inch gun, however, is supposed
to be far from the biggest thing which
the Watcrvlict works can produce. The
next step there may be the turning out
OF even IL l6inch gun. This monster
will have IL length of about 4al5 feet
and a weight Of l25 tons. 1t will use u
charge of about 900 pounds of powder,
with 4 projcctilc weighing over n ton,
and having muzzlc penetration in
iron of about three feet, with Il maxi
mum range of about fifteen miles. This
is the largest gun contemplated for our
forts, since no more powerful one is car
ricd on warships.
Bnt the 12-inch guns will form the
great majority in orr scacoast de-
fcnsc. Indeed only forty-four of the
16-inch arc included in the plans
of the fortiiicaton board, and thirty
six OF these are for New York, San
Francisco and Boston. They are to be
mounted i'll pairs, in turrcts command
ing the principal water approaches,
and the expense of these turrcts will
prevent many of them from being con-
structcd. But of the l2-inch guns
hundreds will be required, and, indeed
Il much greater number of them than of
all other calibcrs pat together. 1t is
this fact which makes the completion
of the present gun matter of special
interest. What our navy department
thinks of the effectiveness of the H.
inch gun is shown by the fact that two
of that calibcr are TO be mounted on
the Monterey IL place of the l6-inch at
lii'st contemplated. while the 1;;-inch is
the largest To bc carried on the new bat
tie Ships Massachusetts. Indiana and
Oregon.
The l2-inch gun will bc supple
mcntcd for coast defense by l2-inch
mnrtars, of which several hundred
will be supplied. Indeed, it is now
only question of a short time when
some of the guns and mortars will be
put in position at the principal ports.
The pioneer gun just completed may be
retained 1T Sandy Hook after its trial,
since an important new fort is now
under construction there.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-29
Are We Physically Aavancinge

Edward Atkinson has examined the
records of hundreds of rcadymadc
clothing establishments to discover
whcihcr the white man of the United
States is dc;Hriorating in size and
weight. As the general result it was
found that the average height of the
Ncw Highlander is ) feet So inches and
Of the soctheriic:' > feet ten inches. The
average .rirht OF the American Of TO-
lay is between l5j anil 100 pounds. Mr..
Atkinson discovered that the average
hcis'ht and wciNht Of men III this conn
Try has perccplib'y increased since tho
war of lsji-ij. anl' that we are slowly
increasing rather than decreasing in
Size and strength
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-29
A Queer Endemic.

1t is alleged that for IL generation the
people of Alexandria, Va. have been
afflicted with the whistling distcmpcr
1t has often puzzled the good people OF
Alexandria 10 know why Gen. Albert
Pike changed his place Of residence
from this place TO Washington ~ few
years ago, says Il Richmond corrcspon-
dent. His residence at the corner OF
Cameron and st. Asaph streets was one
OF the incest in this town. lie had his
magnificent library there, and when, Il
few years ago, he announced that he
had determined To remove to Washing
ton, many were the conjccturcs rs to
the canse of the move and many were
the causes assigned. Only a few days
before his death the matter was cleared
up. In conversation with a gentle
man from this city the general was
asked why he left this city for Wash
ington. and his reply was because the
Alexandria people whistle too much"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-29

The use of bells in places devoted to
religious purposes is very ancient, dat
ing many centuries before the Christian
era. III China, long before the time of
Christ, bells were hung at the temple
gate and the worshipcr on entering
rung them to attract the attention of
the deity he was about to honor Bells
were common in India at the time of
Pliny, and it is believed that they came
into Europe in the first or second cen
tury. They were first used on Chris
tian churches \. d. 400. in Nola, Italy,
no; SO much to give notice of the time
of worship rs from an idea that their
ausic drove away evil spirits and pro-
tcctcd the people of the parish from
thunder and lightning.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-29
RAILROADS
81 : 3: +: va vs ilcfIoIksWesiGrn m
II
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT AUGUST 10 1891,

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT AUGUST -. 1881
wEsrn"rSD. LEAVE noASoKE DAILY
G:'j Il III. for bristol and Intermediate stations
500 4, M for kadiurd. Pulaski, Bristol also Tor
Blucncld, Pocnhontas, Elkhorn, Cliuch VAL
Icy Division and Louisville via Norton.
Pullman -lecPcr> To Memphis and New Or
leans and 10 Louisville via Norton
G:l5 =. m for l;adfurd, Pulaski. Bristol Con
meets at kadiord for Buciicld and Poca-
honlas Pullman sccpcrs To Memphis via
Chattanooga.
6::N II. IN. for Petersburg, and Richmond
New York via ilarri-hur: and Philadelphia
l2:i5 y. IN. daily for Richmond and Norfolk. Pull
man parlor car to Norfolk.
S:4 r. m for Lynchhur.: no connection beyond.
5:2j p M. for Shcnandoah: no connection beyond.
ll:2r p. III. for Richmond and Norfolk. Pullman
sleeper 10 Norfolk and Lynchburg to Rich
inOnd.
11:2U p. III. Z = lla-cr-tOwn. Pullman slecpcrs to
Washington via Shenandoah Junction and TO
New York via Harrisburg.
Clinrh Valley Dvi-ion-l.cavcs Bluclcld daily
200 a. M for Norton. and l:}5 p. III. for Nor
ton. Louisville and points on l.. ~ y. X. X.
via Norton.
North Carolina Division-Lcavc Pulaski daily
900 Il. III. Tor Ivnnhuc and l::,D D. H. for Ivan
hoe and Go--an and 500 II. III. except sun
day Tor Betty Baker.
For all additional Information apply at ticket
Office or 10 W B BEVlII,
General Passenger Agent. Roanoke, Va.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-29
SALEM
MORE HORSE STEALING.
The Thief Captured and Is Now
in Jail.
ROANOKE TIMES BUREAU, I
HOTEL LUCERNE, SALEM, VA. }


Late last Saturday evening special
constable arrived at the Roanoke county
Jail with young negro man strapped
on horse behind him, whom he had
brought from buchanan, where he had
been arrested the day before for steal
ing horse from Mr.. Leo Teller, who
lives on an nd Looming place to the Davy
Reed farm, three miles North OF Roa-
nokc. The horse, valued at 500, was
stolen from Mr.. Fellers' pasture carly
Friday morning, and in its place was
found an old horse, which had also been
stolen by the thief, who answered to the
namc of William Johnson, from William
Lewis. a colored resident of Old Lick.
Mr.. Fellers soon got on the track OF
his horse and rode to Clovcrdalc, where
he sent note by mail to an acqualnt-
ance in Buchanan describing his prop
crty, and that afternoon about p. nj.
the negro was arrested on the street,
where he was endcavoring to sell the
animal for Si3 He was committed to
Jail bv the mayor of buchanan for that
night, with Il chain and ball attach
ment, and before morning nearly escaped
by battering hole in the jail wall
with the ball which was chained to him.
Yesterday afternoon VIM. johnson was
brought before Justice j. III. Camper,
and MIR. Fellcrs, William Lewis and
number of other witnesses recognized
the said VIM. johnson as Albert Step
toe. native of Bedford City, but moro
recently living in the Old Lick, and
who for some time had worked for Mr..
Brady in the Roanoke market. Prisoner
seems to be about 10 years of age, and
looks tough" The justice sent him
on to the grand jury and remanded him
to iail.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-29
THE Y. NJ. {. a.

The SUPERINTENDENT Announces tile stand
ing Committees.
In accordance with a resolution passed
at the annual meeting of the Y. M. c.
A., President Charles Il. Towson has APP
pointed the following committees;
Mem bership-Alcssrs. G.. +. Meyer,
j. A. Ramsey and A. J. Thomas.
Programmc-Messrs. W. w MoHctt,
Robert Logan and w. II. Snuff.
Entertainmcnt-M essrs. James Wy
lie, A. b. Pugh and Il. L. Campbell
ReIief-Mcssrs. j. Il. Shipman and
]. j. Scott.
The executive committee arc ar
ranging for "star" course of four or
five entertainments of high order, to
be given in November, December,
January, February and possibly March.
The course will include, if arrange
ments are pcrfec led. an art lecture by
the noted caricaturist, s. M. Spcedcn,
of New York; literary and musical
concert by q company Of New York
stars, composed of operate vocalists,
elocutionists, and a lady whistler, the
latter pronounced equal to the cele-
bratcd Mrs. Alice Shaw; a lecture by
the Hon. George X. Vending, of Wash
ington, ID. c., and Il concert by the
celebrated Shubcrt Quartctte and lady
soloists. Lists are now being circulated
for subscription and the securing of
this very desirable series of entertain
mcnts will depend entirely upon the
support given in the way Of subscrip-
tions The receipts will go towards de-
fraying the expenses OF the course, as it
is not intended that these entertain
mcnts shall be given for purpose OF
making money.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-29
EICliSll ,IuSticr.

The wcll-known freaks of English
justice arc illustrated b. The case of n
man ct Ar"ndcl. charged with having
injured some ;;ivnip tops. The foreman
OF the prosecutor testified that some
taraip tops found in the pocket of tho
rrisono: fitted thc tvruipS in his mas
::i''s field. a:id on this cT;lcncc the ac-
c'lscd was sc;:tenccd TO pay 4 lnc Of
savr,: dollars and fifty ccnts. or 70 to
prigo:Nfc fourteen layg.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-29
COLONIAL TITLES.
Only tho Minister'S and IL Few Others
Called Mister.

The founders of Boston were thor
ouEhly English in their social tratli-
tions, says the YOUTHS ConpaEion.
They believed i'll distinctions of rank.
Only few persons of unQucstioncd
cinincncc, including ministers, and their
wives. received the title OF mister and
mistress The higher magistrates also
took the title. but deputies, to the gen
cral court were not lionurcd with it.
They. along with the great body of citi-
zcna. were dubbed roodrncn and their
wives gOodWifc.
If "A mister lost his rcputation--in
those days that followed immediately
upon his loss of charactcr-hc was de-
graded to the rank of goodman On-
GERS of the church and of the rnilitin re-
ccivcd the titles of their rank or Office.
Servants were not honorcd by any pre-
fix to their names. They were plain
John or james.
The distinctions OF rank were also
preserved by differences i'll the style
and material of dress. But Il demo-
cratic lcavcn and Il desire for fine
clothes were both ut work. They soon
told upon the manners of the settlers.
Within fifteen years of the settlement
OF the town men in humble station be-
gan to dress as their bcttcrs. Doubtless
they felt as Pat did, who gave it rs his
opinion that every man was a., good
as any other man, and n great deal bet
ter"
The statute books show that the
magistrates were sorcly troubled, both
TO preserve the traditional distinction
in dress and to keep the fashion within
the bounds of dccorum.
n man not worth two hundred pounds
was forbidden to wear gold or silver lace
or buttons or points at the knees
Women whose property did not reach
two hundred pounds in value were
ordered not to wear silk, or tiffany
hoods, or scarfs. or any apparel with
any lace OH it. gold, silver or thread.
The general court was plain. spoken
i'll giving its reasons for cnactinr this;
law. 1t records Its utter dctcstation
and dislike that men Il of mean
condition should take upon them the
garb of gentlemen"
The courts 'dctcstation and dislike
also extends to women of the same
rank, who wear the garments "allow-
able to persons of greater estates or
'in persons of such condition" the court
Judges ''intolcrablc."
One cannot help but ask what would
the general court have done with the
servants of these days, who not only
initiate their mistrcsscs' dresses, but
sometimes wear them.
But though ''intolcrablc," the court
had to endure not only the lcvcling
spirit, but the desire for display. They
passed laws against "slashcd clothes"
which showed the line underneath, and
against short sleeves, whereby the
nallcdncss of the arm may he discovered.
But the democratic spirit, aided by the
womcn's fondncss for dress, was too
strong for the Legislators to master it.
They reluctantly acknowledged that
the colony had outgrown it's minority
and was not to be retained in leading
strings by abolshing these sumptuary
laws. The tops and coqucttcs thence
forth were allowed to dress as their
want of taste should dictate
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-29
4 Minstrel Entertainment

The Salem Silver Cornet Band, aided
by several good amateur artists, will
give minstrel entertainment to- night
(Tuesday) at p. m. in order to pay Off
a portion of the Indebtedness incurred
in the recent purchase of new instru-
ments- AS the band is a public nstitu-
ticn it is to be hoped their show will be
literally patronized. The entertain
ment will be high class and free from
any Objectionable features.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-29

SrmNGfiELD, III, Sept. 2T.-ISro-
cial Reports to the State board OF
agriculture from twenty eight counties
in different parts of the State say that
in all but one Of them there has been
no rain for over six weeks. In every
county heard from pastures are entirely
parchcd by the sun. Wells are drying
and stock suffering greatly for want OF
water.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-29

Mr.. Charles Dent, one of the pro-
prictors of the Times Register and the
Salem candidate in the recent Demo
cratic convention. was considerably
clatcd Monday morning by the arrival
OF ten-pound boy and as this is the
second baby boy in his house within
the past two years his friends suggest
that he dandlc one on each knee.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-29

Another invoice OF those SOS. 30 oak
bedroom suits, with bowel plate mirrors
and oxidized trimmings, Just received
by Copper 81 Stone, No. ~ Salem ave.
nuo S. @.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-04-23
Consider the stomach.

The evil habit OF going too long with
out food is one from which many pco-
pie suffer in the present hurrying age.
Men sit in their offices, women rush
about at their shopping, and both be-
come so absorbed in their interests that
the period of hunger is allowed to pass
and that OF fatigue and depression to
set in. The worst of it is that once
the second stage is reached. the desire
for food is gone: and after many hours
abstinence the man or woman is too
exhausted to digest meal.
To avoid this extreme it is only nee
essary to take the most light and rapid
repast during the hungry stage. y
glass of milk or merely a biscuit while
hungry will prevent the after loss OF
appetite. And yet many prefer to ruin
their health rather than take the trou-
BILE to turn into Il dairy shop and drink
q glass of milk London Hospital.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-04-23
Sole by druggists, price ,5c.
COURAGE I'm Life.

Life is not entirely made UP of great
evils or heavy trials. but the perpetual
recurrence OF petty evils and small
trials III the ordinary and appointed
exercise of the Christian graces. To
bear with the faiiings Of those about
us-with their infirmities their bad
judgment. their ill-breeding, their per-
verse tempers; to endure neglect when
We feel we deserve attention. ana in
gratitude when we expected thanks; to
bear with the company Of disagreeaole
people whom Providence has placed
in our way, ana whom he has perhaps
provided or purposed for the trial OF
our virtue--these are best exercises of
our patience and self-0enial, and the
better because not chosen by ourselves.
This haDitual acquiescence appears TO
be more of the essence of self-denial
than any little rigors OF our own i'm
posing. These constant, inevitable.
but inferior evils, properly improved,
furnish a good moral discipline, and
might in the days of ignorance have
superseded penance. Hannah More.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-04-23
6 August
Flower

For two years l suffered terribly
with stomach trouble, and was for
all that time under treatment by
physician. He finally, after trying
everything, said stomach was about
worn out, and that l would have to
cease eating solid food for a time at
least. l was SO weak that I could
not work. Finally on the recon-
mendation of friend who had used
your preparations
A worn-out with beneficial re-
suits, I procured a
Stomach. bottle Of August
Flower, and COM
menced using it. 1t seemed to do
me good at once. I gained in
strength and flesh rapidly; my ap-
petite became good, and I suffered
no bad effects from what I ate.
feel now like new man, and con-
slider that August Flower has en-
tirely cured me of Dyspepsia in its
worst form. JAMES E. DEDER1cK,
Saugerties, New York.
w. B. Utsey, St. Georges, S. c.,
writes: I have used your August
Flower for Dyspepsia and find it an
excellent remedy. g
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-04-23

There is nothing more agreeable to
q warm-hearted man or woman than
Il cordial hanG-shake with friend, but
there are circumstances under which
even Misunderstanding is superfluous ana
undesirable. For example. take II re-
ception by some prominent official in
Washington. Say there are thousand
people in attendance. Each shakes
hands with the host and hostess on AZ
irving. When the time for depart
ure comes, no visitor feels at lib
erty to leave without bidding the host
ess goodbye with another hand shake.
BY the time everybody has gone the
hostess will have shaken hands at least
1000 times, and feels as tired as n la
| borer after a days work. Here is an
opportunity for a reform that will be
agreeable to hospitable people in
Washington and elsewhere as we'll.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-04-23
Man the LlTc Boat

Ere your wave-battered. dsmasted halk
Ia dashed to pieces upon that cruel reef bs
the resistless waves. Save, too. Il shattered
physique, fast yielding to the attacks OF dis
ease with that Imperial renovator OF health
and strength. Hostetter's stomach Bitters
The range Of its powers is wide, its action
prom pit and thorough. its use always safe.
Chronic indigestion. debility and nervous
ness. Malarinl comp ANTS rheumatism, neu-
ralgia. inactivity T the kidneys and blad-
dor, and that physical decay without APP
parent cause which is often premature, are
speedily checked and ultimately cured ny
this medicine OF many uses and sure results.
Sleep. appetite and vigor are improved by
this helpful tonic and regulator. the use OF
which likewise tends to remedy undue lean