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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-17

smooth sandstone caps. The front to
be finished with o G siding.
The finish will be of pine throughout
the entire house. All floors are to be
of pine except the kitchen and pantry,
which will be of maple. All glass to be
American. The house will be plastered
throughout with two coats, one coat to
be of brown mortar and the finishing
coat to be plaster of paris, hard finish.
The first story is to be 10 feet in the
clear and the second story feet @
inches in the clear. The mantels are
to be of wood and of a neat design. The
carving shown on front elevation is to
be of composition carving. All closets
are to have five shelves and twelve
hooks. The shingles are to be Of the
star A star brand. The cutters on the
front and rear of the house are to con-
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-17
Chine Pays Indemnities.

LONDON, Nov, 1o.-[Special]-Th
Chronicles correspondent at Shanghai
says: The capture of Tehwel, near
Foochow, Tuesday by 900 rebels was
we'll organized. The rising rebels were
armed with repeaters and led by ca.
pable men. The officials were power
Less. 1t is notorious that the real Gull
prlts are still free, being protected
against arrest by exalted officials.
The agents OF the Pekin treasury
to-day paid the indemnities agreed
upon, SO 900 to the sufferers at Wuchu
and 81, 900 to the families OF Europeans
killed at Wusich.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-17
BREvITIEs.

Among those Roanokers attending
county court yesterday were Messrs
j. A. Mcconnell and John Chalmers.
Mr.. J. Edgar Walters and wife have
returned from a visit to Washington.
Mr.. w. Fl. Slaymaker, civil engineer,
is in town.
Mr.. Ed. Triplett, of Holmes & Trip.
lett, grocers at the dry bridge, left last
night for Fauquier county and will re.
turn next week with bride.
Mr.. 81. E. Renich, of Greenbrier
county. w. Va, is visiting Mr.. j. II.
Hannah.
Mr.. w. s. Oakley, of I.ynchburg, was
here Sunday on visit to his father.
At the Disciples baptizing Sunday one
lady was immersed.
Mr.. Charles D. Denit. of the Times
Register, left last night for Bristol,
where he will vote for James A. Pugh
as president OF the Virginia Press AS
ISOLATION.
Smoke "Nickelby."
FoR sale by A. Canfarotta, Salem, Va.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-17
THE PROUD PENNY.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox Tolls the Children n
Story with Moral.

Story with a Moral.
penny. having travelled around the
world bit, became very proud and
conceited. 81 belong to the peerless
aristocracy of money" it said to itself
and to all who would listen. There is
no one who does not bend the knee to
my family; we arc sought after by the
proudest people on earth ind we rule
the world"
One day the penny was talking in this
strain to an iron nail. The nail and the
penny CHANGED to rest side by side in n
workman's pocket. The man was q
carpenter who had been engaged in
completing some work upon the balco-
ny of n now house. His wife was busily
engaged scrubbing tho floors and clean
ing the windows of the new house.
ut must be very dull and humiliating
to be nall" said the penny. "You are
obliged to occupy such mental posi-
ton in life"
"Oh, do not know about that" IN
swered the nail. 1--WE nails help to
hold homes together, nnd That is noble
mission am sure; and whatever our
niche in life may be, we realize that we
belong to the great iron receive are
iproud Of the stuff we are made Of"
"Oh, as for that, you have little to
boast about" sneered the penny.
"Think of my family-the proudest and
greatest on earth. We could buy yours
up and pitch you into the seq If we
cared to do so and the world would 90
on without you. Men would invent
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-17
WHAT 1T is TO BE A KING

Some of tho Things Which Arc Not 80
Delightful.
"You may Think" said tho king in
exile, according to the Irish Times,
that it is IL glorious thing to be n king.
Listen, will tell you what happened
once to me. You will thcn'sec how de-
hghtful thing n crown can be some
times. / was giving u dinner party to
my ministers and my officers. At the
moment of sitting down an aid-dc-camp
came hurriedly into the room. Sire,
he said, there is dispatch which must
be signed ut once. Pardon my disturb
ing you saw that there was some
thing more than n dispatch, and 1 left
the room with an apology. What is
it?' asked. Drink no wine ho whi3-
pered. 1t is poisoned
:" Who is the chief conspirator?
"'Your prime minister
81 returned to the table, and during
dinner drank nothing. After dinner
the premier proposed the prosperity of
the country. rose to drink it, my
glass in my hand. my poisoned glass. 1
said that SO deeply did appreciate the
sentiment of his cxcellency that in
drinking the toast I would honor him
by exchanging glasses.
lie turned white, he turned green,
but he could not refuse. drank his
glass, he drank mine. l assure you
1t was twenty minutes ut least before
his writhings-in his chair-wcrc over.
Then they carried him out. And yet
you think it is q fine thing to be u king"
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eMnzaHwLhz

meet with cistern that must contain
forty barrels of water.
The lumber used in this house to be
OF b quality. Furnish and set in place
a sink 1sxe4 inches and pump. Con-
meet the pump with the cistern by lead
pipe. Lay board walk three feet wide
from front sidewalk to front en-
trance of house and from the front to
the rear of lot. The front door will be
q sash door. The opening between par
lor and living room will be cased.
~ GEORGE A. w. KNIT.
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LUCKY JACK GLAssCoCK.
He Finds an Old Tin Can Containing
Two Thousand Dollars.

He Finds an Old Tin Can Containing
Two Thousand Dollars.
WHEELING, w. Va, Nov. 16.-Jack
GIasscock, the baseballist, is in luck.
In addition to being signed by Won der
Abe. he yesterday unexpectedly came
into the possession OF 81, 900 in cold cash.
He is building new house at North
Front and Maryland streets. this city,
and it was necessary to excavate the
foundations half a dozen feet larger
than those already for the old family
residence. Yesterday the workmen
turned out an old oyster can. Jack saw
it and carelesslY picked it up. Then
his eyes bulged out. The can was filled
with gold and silver coin and thick
roll of widowed bills. aggregating
two thousand and some odd dollars.
The original owner of the cash is un.
knOUn.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-17
a Kid Glove THIEF.

Last Saturday night the dry goods
store of Messrs. Hunton & Saunders
was full of colored customers. when one
of them informed Mr.. Hunton that a
youth with Ratchet in his hand stand
ing near the door had just pooketed sew
eral pairs OF kid gloves. Mr.. Hunton
went up to the fellow, took the Ratchet
out Of his hand. and then asked him for
the gloves, while Mr.. Picket, clerk in
the store. ran his hand in the negroes
pocket, pulled out the gloves and then
went for an officer, whilst Mr.. Hunton
hold the negro prisoner, until the po-
Hceman came, when he was put in jail
Monday morning he was tried before
Magistrate Weber, who gave him three
months in jail for stealing the gloves,
and three months moro for stealing the
hatohet, which he had borrowed from
w. III. Shuff & Co. The Negroes name is
Farrow Frog, regular criminal and a
bad character.
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something to take your place. But So
ciety could not exist without u.s.
"But you are mere nobody in your
own family" retorted the nail, becom-
ing angry. "Your gold and silver rela-
tions look down upon you-common
copper that you are."
''Oh, it is mere spleen which makes
you talk like that" replied the penny.
'You know very well that 1t is taking
good care of me and treating me well
that gives men chance to possess my
grand relatives. Anyone who despises
me is never the associate of silver or
gold. / am welcomed in every circle, l
am petted and sought after wherever I
go. Already have travelled over half
the world. My life is full of adventure
and excitement. Although now am
housed in IN obscure workman's pocls-
ct, tomorrow may be rcposing in tho
purse of q prince. No such future
awaits you. You are doomed to an OBJ
scure and humdrum existence"
Just then the workman's wife COM
planned that she could not remove the
paint stains from the windows she was
attempting to clean.
"Why, let me tell you how to do
that" said the workman. "a painter
told me only the other day. Take O
penny under your thumb and rub it
over the paint spots. They will all dis
appear 1t is far better than q knife.
Here is n pcnny-try it,
He took the boastful penny from his
pocket and the woman did rs directed.
The paint disappeared as if by magic.
II am SO glad to know about this"
said the woman. ~ will keep this pen
ny with my scrub brushes and securing
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Unforglven.

Tho pet of the household knclt as
usual to say his prayers Mt his mothers
side.
God bless papn and mamma and I'm
Gle Ed and-and-" here he hesitated.
"And Polly" prompted his mother.
Polly was his nurse.
MAI" he cried Indignantly, looking
up, cant skip Polly9 She spanked
me to-day"
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RAILROADS
RAILROADS
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SCHEDULE IN EFFEt AUGUST 50, 1891.
wksrBoUND, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY.
S SSo a. m Tor Bristol and intermediate stations
0'oo q m; ior Rsdf0rd, Pulaski Bristol; also for
iecmTeld, Pocshontas, Elkhorn, Clinch VAL
by DIVISION and Louisville via Norton.
i.ansa an seepers to Memphis and Now Or
s.,k ,oauS anu 70 Louisville via Norton
o'io y. III. Ior kadford, Pulaski BRISTOL Com
hhe o at hadford for Blucheld and Poca-
Cba,ts s; dulifnan sleepers to Memphis VIC
.n MSnah AND kAsrBoUND, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY
p 1oen =. III. LOT Petersburg and Richmond
10y - ~, III .or Hngerstown. Pullman slecpcrs to-
,o AZ VOW i9rK via harrisburg and Phlladelphia
A~'so y. IN. only Tor Richmond aud Norfolk Pul-
90. man parior car to Norfolk.
S.SS III .or Lynchburg; no connection beyond
PIP PIP ID. ior SHENANDOAH; no connection beyond.
liza p. m Tor kichmond and Norfolk InimarS
sleeper TO Norfolk and Lynchburg to Rich.
1l:S9 p 10; for Hageretown. Pullman slecpcrs to.
washington via Shenandoah Jnnction and -
~, new 1 ork via harrisburg. ~
Clinch Valley Divison-I,cnyes p,uos,,a aa,,.
100 a. m. for Norton, and 1875 n n, FOR Nn+SS
tom Louisville and points on L. Il N. r. r.
Via Norton. ~ Az ~ As'
North Carolina Division-Leave Pulask, da,,v
I:OO n. IN. for Ivnnhoo and 1880 D. m. for Ivan.
noe anu Gossnn and S:0O o. In. (cxcopt SIM.
day. for Betty Baker. o1A
Office or to w. RI kEVfSITqeAes
General Passenger Agent, Roanoke. Va.
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A ]. EN-
A FIGHTING WOMAN.
She Creates Scene in the Mag
istrate's Court.
ROANOKE TIMES BUREAU,
,a HORNER BUILDING,
SArnxr VA Nov I

SALEM, NA.s NOV. ~.
There was hot time this morning in
City Sergeant Frier's Office. Magis-
trate Weber had just finished trying
BERTHE cambridge. strapping black
negro woman of bad character, for bru-
tally beating child belonging to her
neighbor, and had fined her SIS and
costs, requiring her also to give hun
dred dollar bond for good behavior for
twelve months, and in default, as she
could not furnish bond, to be jailed till
she could. Before the police could take
her, with o Comanche yell and nails
spread like wildcat, she sprang at the
prosecutor, and would have made mince
meat of him had not the sergeant and
the police grabbed her.
Then ensued such o scene as has
never before been witnessed in Salon.
The woman fought like tigress,
screaming and cursing and throwing
men around like ten-pins, every once in
q while losing portions of her garments.
After several minutes of this kind of
fun the officers put the twisters on her
hands and she was carried, still yelling
and disappearing, by four men to the
jail, where she was placed in cell to
cool off, which she soon did, having left
most of her clothing in the street.
This woman is sister to Will Dand-
ridge, the man whom Nowlin, the
doomed murderer, accuses Of being his
accomplish in numbering Mosca at
Buchanan.
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Court Notes.

Judge Griffin issued an order for a
special grand jury for Tuesday.
T. Speer Dickson, Esq. qualified as
attorney, to practice in this court.
Tho cease OF Hofanger, indicted at
last court for felonious wounding, was
continued till next Monday.
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Florence Out Of Danger.

PHILADELpHIA, Nov. TO- Speciall-
VIM. j. Florence, the actor, who was
attacked by pneumonia Saturday night
and whose condition was serious yester-
day, improved this morning and his
physicians believe him to DO out OF
danger.
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cloths, that I may always be prepared
for such an emergency"
And thereafter the proud penny re-
manned with scrub brushes, while the
nail was afterwards used to fasten a
United States banner to the mast of a
ship.-Ella Wheeler Wilcox, in N. Y.
World
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XATANTED-A Roy TO DELIVER
Wv TIE TINES in Salem. Apply to
,. ERNEST WALKER. Horner build.
1ng, Salem. novI5-tf.
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For clothing go to Berlin, the cloth
ing man, at 10 and II Salem avenue and
IL Railroad avenue s. @.
WHEN you wish presents 60 to Solo
mon, the jeweler.
BERLIN, tho auction man, at IL and II
Salem avenue and IL Railroad avenue,
keeps everything you wish to have.
Wholesale and retail.
WHEN you wish presents go to Solo
mon, the jeweler.
SOLOMON has all kinds of engagement
presents.
GET your peanuts from Irving Jen-
nings;roasted by Steam roaster, which
roasts with regularity. Try him. He
keeps all kinds OF fruits, SO Salem ave.
THE "Solid Comfort" and the Doug
las shoe only at Goldstein's 81 Salem
avenue.
WHEN you wish presents 60 to Solo
mon, the jeweler.
| For fresh sausage try Old Man
Bready, stall 6, City Market.
SOLOMON has the best displayed win.
dows Of any jeweler in the city.
FOR lresn sausage try Old Man
Bready, stall Q, City Market.
For fresh sausage try Old Man
Bready, stall 6. City Market.
SOLOMON has the best displayed win
dows of any ieweler in the city.
FRESH chocolate drops at Booth s.
Co.'s, liz Commerce street.
BooTs, shoes, slippers for woman,
man, girl, boy, baby or anything that
wears shoes. Can find them at Gold
STEMS, 81 Salem avenue.
FoR souvenir spoons go to Solomon,
the jeweler.
Doors, shoes, slippers for woman,
man, girl, boy, baby, or anything that
wear, shoes. Can find them at Gold
stems, 81 Salon avenue.
For souvenir spoons go to Solomon.
the ieweler.
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Smoke "Niokelby."
FoR sale by A. Canfarotta, Salem, va
The Iola register., 1891-04-17
AMOUNT OF TAXES LEVIED 1868 1890.
shows that Wi

This shows that with the
increased assessed valuation there
has been gradual decrease
in the levy from G15 mill in 1868
to $40 mills in 1891, and is a conclu-
sive demonstration that there hai been
no extravaganza.
Mr.. Speaker, your garbIed speech was
necessity. You were conscious that
the house, OF which you we're the guild
ing and ruling spirit, fell far short, not
only OF its promises, out of
an honest effort to redeem them. On
the blackboards in every school house
were written your promises to encono-
mize, and as the hour of adjournment
approached you and your political asso-
ciates dreaded to meet the reproaches of
your victims. To gain an election you
made many foolish promises, beyond the
power of anybody to perform. When
he hour of trial came you were found
wanting, both in purpose and
method. In the extremity of despair
you fondly hoped that glowing speech
charging extravaganza on republican
legislatures and carefully prepared
manifesto charging q republican gov
crnOr and senate with derelictlon of
public duty might hide the enormity OF
your own violation OF plighted faith
md wiilful omission Of patriotic duty.
Bot you are mistaken, both as to the
capacity and patriotism of the peo-
pie of Kansas. You did tire
credit and good name of the state
much harm by your attempted legisla-
ton. Three times you refused to make
an appropriation FOR an exhibit Of
our resources at the Worlds fair. You
spent fifty thousand dollars Of the peo-
pies money trying to fasten scandal and
corruption on republicans and republ-
can management. For more than sixty
five days you and your political associ-
ates, to the number of ninety-two, oc-
cupied seats in the house and never
originated one measure of legislation for
the good of the people Of this state. Re-
spectfully, WIN. j. BUCHAN,
Chairman Senate Ways and Means
(IOnmIttPe
The Iola register., 1891-04-17
THE ELECTIONS.

The result of the election in Chicago,
so far as the Office of mayor is concerned
is in doubt. Only upon the completion
of the official count, now in progress,
will the result be positively known.
There were five candidates, but the
contets now is narrowed down between
Mayor Creigor, democrat, and Hemp
stead Washburn, republican.
Cincinnati reelected Mayor Mosely
by 400 majority. Columbus, Ohio elect
ed a democratic mavor and Cleveland,
Ohio, a republican. The democrats
carried the municipal election in ST.
Louis.
In Kansas the newly elected mayors
OF Atcihson and Kansas City ran on re-
publican tickets. Mayor Cofran of To-
topeka, democrat, was reelected by the
woman vote. InWichita and Ft Scott
where the democrats and republicans
combined in citizens tickets, they were
successful against alliance and personal
tickets. The woman vote was unusually
large everywhere except at Atchison.
The republicans carried the elections
In Michigan, electing the supreme court
judges and regents of the state univer-
sity, by very small majorities. The
democrats carried tho following cities:
Grand Rapids, Saginaw Bay City, Ian
sing, Marshall, Adrian. Monroe, Ponti-
&C, Easton Rapids, Mason, Hastings,
st. Clair, Sault Ste. Marie, Marine City,
Muskegon, st. Ignace, Mannistee, She
ooygan and Menominee, While the re.
publican candidates were successful in
Battle Greek, Hillsdale, Charlotte,
Grand Haven, Lapeer, Flint, Big Rap
ids, Port Huron, Albion, Jackson, Kal-
smazoo and Corunna-
The Iola register., 1891-04-17

TIE convention OF delegates called
together at Sidney from all the Austria
lisn colonies for the purpose of consid-
ering a general Australian federation
having hit upon an excellent title for
their new atate. The name, it seems,
is to be the commonwealth of Australia
Only one name could have been better
and that would have been the Republic
of Australia. Republic is a shorter,
handler word than commonwealth, and
in the meaning Of the two there is
little difference. However, the longer
word has a more English sound, and it
is possible that the men of Anglo
Saxon blood who approved the title re-
membered with pride the mighty old
English commonwealth with its grim
Protector Cromwell-the government
that succeeded the mis-rule of the
false Charles Stuart and that made the
name of England respected abroad as it
had Enever been respected before
In any event the name is good one,
and the American people will observe
with interest the labors Of their dis
tinct cousins at the antipodes in form
ing a federation that is undoubtedly
destined in the future to rank as a
great nation.
The Iola register., 1891-04-17

AMERICA is little known and our af-
fairs are given little attention In the
old world. Two Of the leading news
papers of Paris hearing that a promi-
nent tragic artist by the name OF
Lawrence Barrett had just died in this
country proceeded to comment upon the
fact. One paper put it thus:
THE death is announcei from New York at
the age OF So of the wsll known American ac-
trese, Lawrence Barrett.
The other paper was more explicit
and enlightened its readers as follows:
Lawrence Barret, the we'll kuo oTn American
actress, died yesterday in New York. Nine,
Barrett was 80 years old, and many Of her ad-
mirers, finding her at all times so sprightIy, so
pretty and SO youthful in appearance, thought
she had only just turned 81. NJ. Barrett, her
husband, Sc we'd In the war of secession as cap
tain Of infantry"
The Iola register., 1891-04-17

Greatness results much more from the
application of all ones powers to sim
gle object, without so much regard to
the nature Of the object, than it de-
pends on the possession of powers great
In themselves. Among the great men
who have recently passed away it is
proper to class p. T. Barnum. the great
Snowman. Barnum would hardly have
made a great warrior; he might or
might not have become great states
man, or lawyer: but he certainly did be-
come great in the business to which he
devoted his life. And it was a great
and legitimate business as he conducted
it, and thousands of Americans owe al
most all their real knowledge Of the
fauna of other lands to Barnum. And
such knowledge is useful, pleasant and
elevating. The boys of the two genera
tions had the kindliest feelings for the
kindhearted and enternrising man, and
now, many of them rather old boys,
they regret his departure.
The Iola register., 1891-04-17
To tie Bitter End.

SC0TTsDALE, Pa. April 13.-It is
now absolutely certain that the coke
strike will be fought to the bitter end
This is the unanimous decision OF the
strikers convention. Seldom before
has such general interest been taken in
a convention, and crowds Ofstrikers and
cOkers surrounded the Knights Of Labor
hall all afternoon to learn the outcome.
Secretary Parker delivered his re-
port reviewing the situation ut length
and criticising the operators severely.
The national officers were received in a
cordial manner by the delegates. The
afternoon was spent in executive ses-
sion.
The reports from the various points
were heard, which were a unit of senti-
mentS TO remain out until the operators
seek u settlement with them. National
Pres dent Rae touched on the eight
hour day. He said the miners would
join the coke region strikers on the lst
of Nav in their movement and then it
would be recorded national fight in
stead of local once. He also assured
them all possible financial support.
Resolutions were unanimously passed
that the Collinsville coke region stri-
kers stand firm, until satisfactory set
tlement be made. PinkertOn detectives
are on their way there. They will be
equipped with Winchesters.
The Iola register., 1891-04-17
Mine Inspector.
Live stock sanitary commission.
Gtnto rnknrinn

Mine Inspector.
Live stock sanitary commission.
State veterinarian.
Supreme court commission.
Board o, pardons.
Silk commission.
Adjutant general and national guard.
Railroad commissioners.
Police commissioners.
State board of pharmacy.
State horticultural society.
Number of district judges 1876, ff-
teen.
Number Of district judges 1890, thirty
seven.
1t might be valuable information to
the eminent speaker to remind him Of
the further fact that out of the annual
appropriations made since 1876 by the
repu 6llcan party the state has expended
and has now invested in permanent
public buildings, worth more than the
original cost, the sum of s4,j00,0O0. ]
fear that the speaker is somewhat dazed
by the glory and unparalleled develop
ment OF his state under republican rule
upon his return to public life after
fifteen years OF retirement.
Ii he will examine the annual levy for
all purposes, as shown by the following
table, he will discover that under repub-
licsn administration during the years of
his seclusion and in connection with this
wonderful growth and prosperity the
annual tax levy, as well as the percapita
tax, has steadily decreased.