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reluctantly and with bad grace. She was
next driven in complete harness ana
without the halter. 1t short. she was
broken
I'm embarrassing" said Mr.. Moser.
''never let GO Of your rein II your
colt should get away from you at this
time every thing is spoiled. have .
stable boy at one end embarrassing
while am at the other, and what l can
do with one hand ! do, but the other
h-nd keeps fast hold of the rein You
must never under any circumstances let
. COLT turn loose while being broken TO
harness Now, instead of unbuckling the
crouper leave II buelxled and slide the
harness off. letting it drop on the floor
around the colts hind feet. Rather an
untidy way, you may think, but it ac-
customs the colt to any kind of hand
hing, no matter how unskillfnl. Sup
pose q novice-a shoemaker, as horse
men would cali him, was TO undertake
to unharness this colt II she was used
to only correct methods of unharness-
ing, his methods would brighten her. As
it is she is getting used to almost every
thing. Colts broken properly don't scare
easily.
'Let me also say that don't believe
in breaking colt double. A colt prop
eriy broken single can always be used
double, but a colt broken double must
be broken again TO be used single Do
my methods differ much from those OF
other breakers? Yes, in some respects.
Many people still break colts as their
grandfathers used to do, with diversified,
chatting bits ! do not, and the halter,
on which 1 depend so largely is, be-
Ieve, used solely by me. / have found it
SO eficacious that would not part with
it for any invention under the sun. Rock
wells theory SO largely accepted by
horsemen, is to punish the mouth. i
obtain as prompt obedience by having
control of the head. A slight jar of the
head, caused by quick jerk of the haf-
ter, is sufficient punishment for apy
colt. Don't destroy the delicate sensi-
bnities in a colts mouth. When you
do destroy them you lose forever the
best means of controlling your horse.
Then, too. my advice is to be sparing
with the whip. Supposing / am driving
Q horse in a real hard race to close
finish and my horse becomes tired. Ii
use the whip then, the chances are
that I'll be beaten. But let me rally
him by that fne sense of touch, known
only to genuine horsemen, and he'll
strain every nerve to win that race for
me. Kindness and acquaintance with
your horse will bring about better re-
suits than severity. No biting a colt
for me. If man tried to break colt
for me that way I'd feel inclined to break
his head"
1t was q very quiet remark, that last
one, but the man who gave utterance to
IL undoubtedly meant what he said.
Then he took stroll over the farm,
looking at the blooded stock. the brood
mares and the occasional little herds of
weanling colts. Every animal there
seemed to know him, even the wean-
linas, who on most farms toss up their
heels and dash off at the approach OF
human being, awaiting his approach
quietly and accepting his caresses with
evident pleasure. 1t was clear that to
them all he seemed a friend and protec.
tor. W. Ii. CURTIS, JR.
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-05

sn6la hnSe sunspa - - hn1tsw. Iss :
~ tinns nos - shpw ~ tsDpeA -
pnsisnes e~asuss nees - > Ss44tn1o
swsse rAss ever hsfoss New, - gesr
~ - posp5eis bss srxaiy. dweys eynr
lS.-&ssa gear eslss new - - sagAt zzld
nsw 70 lie l<zA tt's her frss isssos ~
suxnsng il sk&rss sHd - 9ass issrn 4
sAsresgAty- Thea teach hsr Ao~ =
back Now il j. sals 70 drive her. stzll
keeping tks halter reps IN year graz
Lee : n~s iesd bar nrss. - yss drive
hes, and sseD yoa can drive her aione-
Doast yos think abe has done pretty
vel Ia two weeks
The b<autifsi little animal seemed 10
know that she was ON exhibition and
arched her neck proudly As she promptly
opey~d every motion Of rein or halter.
Backing alone seemed still Ia rune hes
temper. but even that she did, although
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-05

- - Unuee e fpuw - aneopdin9 -
- onmonoem1ua u - - Ln9 ~
eunnkkew now 90 - hnUo 60 hos
Ank>.s bvotnH
s6ew. vkh>,nA puuwavin9 - hn1teR-~
for 81 = scSA ~ m>an dspsndanes 4
pszs a a opsa tri<z5s 1n1 paain sn1af1s
~ msdp = 81 % eo1a's noush. snd
vubhsx-eos~rsa 1 den's hslk~se h tAs
ED baxesre.s - - . 80 eznpis anA
kin<1zy usshsds 80 1884 oak nsssr kszs
yS<s tzzaas~s ssd yo.r nsrvs. and iss3
y1sx wnD aks1< goa The rube<r CO..
sring a. - ~ kegs yoar eolsss
neuih - v.sd ssal6tsun- ofsss yo~
heay psopL< eoznplAin thai thsr colts
have scAlded nooshA That never
happens On this fsrn II oae Of nay
eolts xot . sore uoa1h there wou,d be :
speedy investigator 70 ind oat who
was rssponsib ls for IL. Dont approach
your colt vita shs biz ~ shonxh yos
were 2Do2x - capture wila bali Go
ssstfy. Mss-s around The colts Assd
until ysa eAa ges The biz IN her mouth
without fri<htsaing her. Ii. in spite Of
al cAressss, sac continues ugly. . few
Jerks Of tbs halter, which you must
never len 90 of, viii teach her that you
are master aa9 she must behave. Tie
Temporary eisc.piine ended. resume
kiaA and ea-essing methods You can
drive her now by walking behind hsr.
holding beth the reins and the halter
rope. She azy kick and get tangled in
The rsins. In that event depend solely
on your halter rope. Letting every thing
go, il necessary, but that. and get In
front Of her head, where you can easily
control her.
In putting ON the saddle. buckle tho
girth at frst moderately loose, 70 allow
for natural expansion under the ex-
element of nrst Harvesting. Buckle
the girth, however. FIRST so that the colt
can not kick out of the harness. Now
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-05
MAKE NO ERROR!

IfyOu have made ND your
mind that you need medical
assistance, employ only the
best. Go at once to DIR. S.
Clay Todd, AZ MOnrOe-st.,
room 4, Grand Rapids, Mich.
He will save you much ex-
pensc aud loss of time. DIR.
TOdd's hospital and other
experience in foreign cOun-
tries, together with his
purely vegetable and harm
less remedies imported de
rectly from those countries,
and % years special prac-
tice in the largest cities in
the United States, render
him peculiarly fitted for the
work of curing apparently
hopeless cases.
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-05

swsr, with illustrations. for I'm break
ing beautiful ysarling now. She's
sister Of sudis ID, and two weeks ago
shs was absolutely unbroksn."
The invitation was accepted, for
Charley Moser's colt-brsakiag methods
arc not to be despised- The ParlvIlle
farm. owned by John H. Shuts, has
turned out some of the best blooded
stock ever produced in the vicinity Of
New York City. Mr. Moser, who has
been on the farm since its establish
meat four years ago. is there for the
purpose of handling and breaking all
the young coltA He Is q born New
Yorker and. when . boy, broke dogs
and goats IN bis native city, from pure
love Of the prnstics. Before he was Of
age he had owned and broken and bred
colts. and naturally found his way into
the livery stable business Thsn he
became superintendent u ee New
York and Brooklyn Driving Park Asso-
citation. and when its track and grounds
became absorbed tN the Parkville farm
hs became . manager for John II.
Shafts.
In TIE ffrst place sid Mr.. Muser,
- he led the way 10 the farm stables
over the homestreteh of the old mile
track "a man who wants 10 break acoit
must arss know how 70 keep his own
temper. Tia man who can NOE do that
win newer be successful colt bfsalses."
Handle colts from the very begin
ming" he confirmed. "You can't han
die . colt TOO much. Get II used tn see
ing you on all sides sf It. caress Il on
all parts Of its body; take its feet mp In
your hands-shst's . most important
fsakur~s talk 10 the colt - you handle
IL IL viii soon got used ~ having you
asc1nd ID, and that's move than half the
breaking.
Then take yo~r colt at from four b
sir nonshs old. OF, II you like, wait N
ca u h . yesriing. and halter break IL
10 that IN the stall FIRST. for the CON
there b not 80 apA ~ be frightencd OF
confused BY strange objects. Just come
over to this stal now and III show
you"
He sutessd che roomy stau Of the year
ling he hsd SPOKEN ID. The colt had 81.
ready become acquainted with him and
her sns sensitive ears pricked qmcldy
up 1t his spproach- She showed a.
plainly rs = spirited and high born cob
eeusd show. that she regarded hsr Wait
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-05

.or ~ her friend as veil as master. Mr.
Moesr spoke kindly and cheerineiy
10 her ss he fir~s caresssd her and taer
fastened on her head ard nose an ordi
cary rope halter with = shank between
tan and twelve fest long
The object at this he said, IS u
educate The head and that can be done
far better with haltsy than with bit
Nothing gives ron such complete con
trel over q eolsFs head - halter. For
that resscu I always uss the halter frst
Have sosnssAinT cheerful 10 say 10 yeur
colt always ssd after you have the
halter On. keep moving around Teach
her ~ follow you. arss 70 ons side ans
then ~ The other. ssudy her tenpes
and Disposition and SO that yosr srn
Ine~s keeps pace wtsh ycur kindness
lNeet smpertSnt Of all srrr controlling
the hesA keep mp yorw handling Of ths
feet Thk yesxlinx vii let me Asndi>
her fses'
The ecn made no protest a. one foos
sfser she ether was taken up ard hslS
a s>~ r>c-leuts .sI'hss : <asf ~
Hc~pr. evfu msse 10 comparatively
,>~v 20 shoe her ard ID tends 60 stop in
advance anv kicking prop~nsities she
.hs ray ssve. BE careful in breaking
her - h~-ak her On both sidss You
osli see. a. lea6 her. hhss walk sorne-
,ir>~ On sh~ rs9ht and sou,esirnes
an ne leN <sd~. snd aSssn
D, sdvanseL Keep All around h<~. IA
w. ~ she v .xiv eood sharp Jerk
~-f,s the halter rofe vii sesch h~-.
.;shoss hardening her ssasfssve. eslS-
cate pnoush taas Jon sre psseer ard
sAe VII Sccn turn - yen ~ane her 70.
Hr.auiu1x Il this kiad mar 20 en ore or
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-05
DR.. s. CLAY TODD
the famous
NERVE SPECIALIST!
kss@ I lnmsa Bleck. - Monroe Street.
GRAND EArIpS MICH.

Cures pAzsiysas, t~a,ckanxs. psachins or
pficAhnk sensa1ons, tfenuieur fcei-
ihks, hack 81 head ache. back Of neck
pslns--somel, mes running down the
arms ar hack, dIzEsaess and other ssmp-
toms leading 20 psrslysls. nersons
eehlsty, and female complaints and
ohnonlc diseases Consultation free
aud confidential. No charge for ser-
vices until cured. Dsrectaons in ali
languages.
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-05
YOUNG AND MIDDLE AGED.

NERVOUS DEBILITY, NERVOUS
Weakness, resulting from early indis-
cretions and excuses of manhood,
overwork of the brain, improper treat
ment of some other diseases, improper
use of instruments in examinations
and treatment of some other diseases,
hereditary weakness, etc., causing lost
manhood, impotency, barrenness, ina
bility TO collect ideas or remember a
word during conversation; making the
sufferer lose confidence in every one,
even himself, causing continual worry
and anxiety about troubles that never
come; sometimes causing Epilepsy,
often causing Insanity, one form of
Deafness, Paralysis, Nervousness and
Heart Disease, inability TO conduct
business, etc
This disease, with all its complica-
tons, is always cured by Dr. S. Clay
Todd, az Monroe-st., Room 4, Grand
Rapids, Mich. Call Immediately.
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-05

In \ recent visit To Boston was very
much interested in observing the va
rious kinds of weeping trees 20 be seen
in that vicinity. Many that are not at
al common. yet quite hardy wishsl, are
90 be ssen planted in permanent loca-
tions and growing thriftily, says a
writer In Weeks Magazine The finest
specimen have ever seen stands close
.o Tire lake near TIE bridge, N Boston
putlie Garden II il nearly or quite
three feet IN diameter. with . stem Of
three sect where n branches And spreads
fts magnificent dropping spray ever q
oir~as Of seventy Eve or esshv fe>< T,s
hsizs4 D abort sfty FEET A drizxlin9
rafn prevented M skesoAing = bot
hope sozae erterprissns hortaeult~ral
tosrnal win have i Photographed and
hsnd il dswa 20 poeterisv ~ tse most
perAecs weeping -iAle~ ever grcvn-
the king ef Willows il fact.
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-05
RECOVERING
FROM A
DR. EADFUL- FEVER
In vicksburg, Mich.

Hearing of DR.. S. Clay Todd,
43 Monroe-st., Room a, Grand
Rapids, Mich, I called on him
in regard to my brother, Mr.. Joel
Shick, at Vicksburg, Mich. My
brother had been sick four weeks
with Brain Fever and had two
of the best doctors in Vicksburg.
and after doctoring him four
weeks they said he was a hope
less case, and all of his friends
would call to see him for the
last time. But 10 our surprise
DR.. Todd's medicines did just
as he said they would; they
helped by brother at once and
he is fast recovering. / have been
with my brother 3 weeks and he
could not recognize me ia ell
that time, and after taking DR..
Todd's medicines SIX hours he
spoke my name the first time for
8 weeks, and he knows every
one now. Saturday night, Dec.
AZ, first gave Or. Todd's med
icincs to my brother, and Tues
day, the goth, he was able 80 ST;
up in bed and feed himself with
a spoon and hold glass in his
hand and drink-sonething he
has not done since be was sick.
JOHN SBlCK,
49, South Union Ct,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Dec. 20, 1890.
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-05

Are ron . suffer for Mis- Bruws'
Asrd2-
~Fes. bot didn't
s-Dsdnf WHAT
aisor-~--Nsnseyas Weekly.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-19
a PRACTICAL SUGGESTION.

To THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES: You
have shown great interest in behalf of
the bar and suitors in reference to the
crowded condition of our docket, and
have been calling attention to the pro-
visions of the constitution in reference
to the power of the legislature to estab-
lish another court of record. The mat
ter is one of grave Importance and is
fraught with difficulties which have ap-
parentlY been overlooked.
If the legislature should establish q
new court for this city with criminal
jurisdiction. the matter might at any
time be carried to the court of appeals,
and If that tribunal should decide the
act unconstitutional every prisoner who
had been indicted or tried and con-
victed would at once be entitled to he
discharged. This would be matter of
grave consequence. The difficulty can
be obviated as to the accumulation of
business upon diffe rent pl an, the con-
stitutionalitY of which can not be-
denied or questioned.
1t is this, let new circuit be estab-
lished by the Legislature composed of
Roanoke city and some one of tho
larger adjoining counties, Bedford or
Franklin, or Botetourt with a circuit
judge for such circuit, with the pro-
vision that four terms shall be held in
each year.
This is thrown out as suggestion
with the hope that the charter COM
mittee will before taking any definite
action call meeting OF the bar and
such citizens as may wish to discuss the
matter. Besides the criminal court, 4
established with right Of appeals to the
Hastings Court, would at best give but
little relief to the civil docket.
MEMBER OF TILE BAR.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-19
wYrHEvILLE.
New Buildings Erected-nIoro About tho
Firo-The Grip Sufferers.

New buildings Erected-hIorc About tho
Firo-The Grip Sufferers.
WYTHEvILLE, Va, Dec. 1s.-lSpe-
ciall-The new bank building on the
corner of Main and Church streets has
been recently completed and is one of
the prettiest and most convenient bust.
ness houses in town. The Farmers
Bank and the Wytheville Insurance
Company have moved into it tt is week.
A. p. Walker moved his drug stock
on yesterday to allow the building he
formerly occupied, which was damaged
by the fire last Sunday, to be repaired.
The damage to the building as we'll as
to tho stock was more than was first
supposed. The floor of tho store-room
had large hole burned in it, and the
supports and rafters were badly charred.
The damage to the stock was assessed
at 5000.
A new church to cost about three
thousand dollars will be built by the
congregation of the African Methodist
Church on the lot purchased by them
from Mr.. w. ii. Spiller, IN exchange for
their old church and the lot on which it
is situated, on Tazewell street.
MIR. Nathan Stern is having a nest
Land Company's reservation.
The open weather has enabled build
ing to be pushed all winter, and the
work resumed on the Jackson Park
Hotel, with that going on on several
private houses is still progressing.
Rev. L. Nj. Mcconnell Is convalescent
after an attack of grip.
DR.. R. e. Moore is also able to be out
again.
DR.. Gibboney continues i'll, but is
somewhat better.
The death OF Mrs. DR.. Gibboney last
Monday night, though it had been ex-
pected for days, brought sorrow to
large circle of friends and relatives.
Eggs and butter have been very scarce
and are selling at25 cents per dozen and
per pound.
The Whist Club was delightfully."- en-
tertained Thursday evening by Mrs.
Harry Green, at her residence in jack
son Park
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-19
THE. COMMITTEES.

It is earnestly desired that the char
ter committees of the City Council and
the Commercial Association will exer-
else all diligence in preparing a draft
for tho new city charter for submission
to public inspection. We take it that
public sentiment will sustain them in
any radical departure from the prese mt
charter which will
Reform the administrative depart
ments.
Perfect the system Of public accounts.
Throw safeguards around the expen-
diture OF public moneys.
Take away the executive functions
from the Council Which should be
strictly legislative body.
Create board of public works.
Relieve the Hastings court.
Establish police court and free the
mayor from his magisterial duties.
Provide for the establishment of
proper building regulations.
Reform the police force and
Enlarge the city limits.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-19

OF pillow against the hollow of ones
back, and four or FIVE are not too many
to pile up on n divan or couch.
Cushions for this purpose should be
stuffed with down, because it absolutely
refuses to knot up in Jumps, but shakes
out and fulls up again however much
pressure it may have been under. Large
couch pillows are frequently filled with
tine quality of feathers, in which case
an inner covering is requisite so as to
prevent the feather quilts from sticking
through.
The two illustrations give suggestions
for the quaint decorative necdleworls'
called Cretan embroidery, which is n
very remarkable description of silk en-
oroidery on linen, found only on the
island of Crete in the Egean sea. In
all cases the one stitch prcdominating
In tho Cretan work is kind of very
close herring bone. the stitches being
taken in so close proximity to each
other that the effect of plat or twist
Is produced. The method of the
execution of this stitch is very
clearly demonstrated in the small
Illustration, which shows the needle
Threaded with four strands of filoselle
silk. but occasionally six strands
may DO threaded to advantage, as wide
portions of foliage and the like
may thus be moro quickly covered.
Frequently heavier twisted silk is
used. Tho coloring of the square de-
sign given includes deep golden
brown. fawn. brown, yellow, cream, two
shades OF dull green, and very lovely
tint of azure blue, with an occasional
touch of bright red. The bird in the
center is outlined in chain-stitch in
fawn brown, with the exception of the
eyes and wing feathers, which are out
lined with gold silk, the interior portion
OF the wing being filed with red sill,
satin stitch. The small circular flowers
above the bird are likewise in satin
stitch, with creamwhite centers out
lined with fawn brown. The two large
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-19
Stop Fighting the Railroads

From the Baltimore Manufacturers Record
Will the politicians OF the Southern
States never learn to let the railroads
alone? and bow long are the business
men of these States, who are vitality in
terested in attracting capital for their
development, going to sit down quietly
and let the politicians pass laws that
inevitably retaro railroad building and
the investment of outside capital? are
questions that demand consideration.
AS though the bitter experience of
Texas, with its alien land law and its
railroad commission, were not enough
to show the effect of suce hostile legis-
lation. strong efforts are being made to
establish a railroad commission in Vir-
GINA, and to make the railroad laws of
South Carolina even more unjust and
burdensome than they now are.
Virginia owes its present magnificent
development, its many new furnaces
and mines, its great coal business at
Norfolk and Newport News, it's i'm
mcnse foreign shipping business and
regular European steamship lines at
these ports to the work of tho railroads.
1t is such men as Mr.. Kimball and Mr..
ingalls, that have opened tho way for
greater prosperity than the Old Domin-
ion ever knew, even in its palmiest
days. These men have drawn not
simply millions, but tens OF millions of
dollars into Virgins, and they have
scarcely CONNIE need in the great work
they can do IL the people of that State
are wise enough to insis, that the
politicians shall keep their hands off
the railroads.
The business men OF Virginia and
other States. II they have any regard
for their own interests or for the pros.
perity of their section, must make their
influence felt. and do it at once. The
politicians of the South are its greatest
enemies.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-19

flowers are in diverse colors, one hay
Ing Its outer circle worked in green and
the other in blue, the little intermedi-
ate lines of stem-stitching being of
golden brown. and in the center of the
dower-forms white and gold and fawn
are judiciously blended. The foliage is
brown. green, fawn and blue. the
amount of each color being introduced in
rather haphazard fashion, but in such
q manner as to produce charming re-
suit AS to the uses to which Cretan
work may be applied at the present
day. scarcely too much can be said in
Its favor as decoration for tea cloths,
table centers, sofa pillows, towel shams,
nightdress cases, footstool cushions,
head rests and other articles for which
the possibility Of being frequently
washed Is a consideration. Italian linen
Is the most suitable material for Cretan
work. being pure homespun, and so
soft and free from dressing that the
needle passes through it without the
slightest resistance. while it's moderate
cost is also greatly in it's favor.-Ella
Starr, in Leslie's illustrated Newspaper.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-19
TO RELIEVE THE COURT.

The discussion of the establishment
of a second court for Roanoke receives
o new light through suggestion in
The TIMES this morning from one of
the lending lawyers of Roanoke. THE
TIMES is welded to no particular plan
of relieving the situation, though it
has no doubt of the power of tho legis-
lature to erect another court in Roam
oke.
Those who hold the contrary opinion
will discover that the criminal jurisdic-
Ation of corporation courts rests on the
same ambiguous and hating grant of
power by which it is proposed to erect
another corporation court, II the legis-
lature could do one it certainly can do
the other.
The suggestion that new circuit
court be established is worth investiga-
ton, We have circuit court already,
but its valuable jurisdiction and powers
are nullified by the superior machinery
of the Hastings Court. II the terms OF
both could be properly assimilated and
correlated, the circuit court could be
raised to it's natural dignity and power
and the congestion in the civil docket
of the Hastings Court relieved.
Public sentiment Is in line. Now for
the practical plan. 1t rests upon the
oar of Roanoke to mature the solution
and present it. THE TIMES will then
aid by every means in its power to carry
it through to adoption.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-19
FOR Cleaning Laces.

Here is recipe for cleaning delicate
laces. which an old lacemaker who has
woven many n gossamer web for the
great connoisseur and lover of laces,
Nine Modjeska. gave to her pupil and
patron: Spread the lace out on paper,
cover with calcined magnesia, place an
other paper over it, and put it away be-
tween the leaves of book for two or
three days. Then all itnceds is skill
full shake to scatter the powder, and it's
delicate threads are as fresh and clean
as when first woven.