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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02
NAPoLEoNIc SUPERSTITION.
How tho Two Bonapsrto Empcrors Re-
Eardcd the Lcttcr M.

How tho Two Donaparto Emperors Re-
garded the Letter NJ.
1t is not generally known that Napol-
con |. and Napoleon Ill. attached n most
supcrstitious Importance to the letter
Nj, says the New York Recorder. This
will be understood when it is rcmcm-
bcrcd that Marbocuf was the first to
call attention to the genius of young
Bonapartc ut the military college, that
Alarcngo was Napoleon's first great
victory, that Mclas was the name of the
general whom he superseded in tho
command of the French army in Italy,
that Mortier was one of his best gen.
erals, that it was Morcau who betrayed
him, and that Murat. king of Naples,
was the first martyr to his cause.
Marie Louise shared the eliminating
point of his success, Moscow was the
scene of his greatest disaster, and it
was Mcttcrnich who defeated him in the
field of diplomacy.
No less than six of the field marshals
had names beginning with NJ, and
Maret, duke Of Bassano, was his most
trusted confdant. His very first battle
was that of Moulnotte and his last that
OF Mont Saint Jean, subsequently and
more universally known as Waterloo
Among his victories were those of
Millcsimo. Mondori, Montmirail, Mon
tcrcau and Montmartrc. His first cham
bcrlain was M. dc Montcsquieu; his
his last residence in France was Mt
Malmaison. He surrendered himself to
Capt. Maitland, of his British mniesty's
ship Bcllcrophon, and his attendants at
st. Helena were NIontholon and Mar
chand.
The superstition attached by Ma
polcon III. to the same letter may be
accounted for by the fact that his wife
was Il countess of Montiio, that his most
intimate friend was the duke of AIorny,
and his most dreaded enemy Manzini.
The most glorious fcats of arms by the
French army during his reign were the
capture of the Malal1off and of the
grim Mamclon during the Crimcan war.
His most famous field marshals were
MacN1ahon, duke of Magenta and the
duke OF Malakoff. The great victory of
Solfcrino, in 1859, took place on the
banks of the Mincio, and the cities of
Mantua and Milan played an important
role during the campaign. The Mexi-
can war and the execution of EN-
pcror MaEinilian caused his power to
wanc perccptibly. Malmesbury was
the name of his most intimate frind in
English political life. Sedan, which
witnessed his downfall, is on the banks
of the Mouse; the surrender of Metz
rendered his restoration to power i'm
possible, and Moltlse was the name of
the man to whose genius he chiefly
owed his defeat.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02
THE MINERAL wooLPLANT.
Ground Broken Yesterday by the Stock
holders of the Company.

Ground Broken Yesterday by the Stock
holders of the Company.
Ground has been broken for the Min
eral Wool Company's plant, which is
to be erected on the Lynnwood Com
pany's tract, just north of the stock
yard hotel. Stone, lime and other ma
terials have been placed on the ground,
and force of workmen are now digging
the foundation.
The lot was purchased less than two
weeks ago, with the understanding that
work was to begin within ten days
The time had nearly expired and the
election of the officers had been neg
lected. There was no ono to give
orders concerning the work, SO the
stockholders got together just in time,
and being around with picks and
shovels, they repaired to the site and
began tho work.
The stock holders Of this concern will
meet at the Office of Powell, White
hurst S Co. to-day for the purpose of
electing officers and direc tors. The
stockholders are very enthusiastic, and
say the concern will not BIO run by
theory, but by business and practical
energy.
MAGICIAN and Prescott at the Opera
House tonight.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02
A FEW PLAIN FACTS
To those people in Roanoke
who have never dealt
with us.

we carry nothing but exclusive Hats
and Gents Furnishing Goods, tho very
latest in style, tho very best in quality
and the lowest in price.
word about our Hats. All tire latest
shapes at $1.9O, $3.50. 50 80.
Unlaundered Shirts. We have n sbirt
that is made OF N. Y. Mills muslin, best
OF ply linen bosom. reinforced bn.k
and front and continuous seam, at Csc,
which is equal to any dollar shirt on the
market.
Our neckwear limo is complete, and
one which will suit the most fastidious.
Hosiery. We carry full line, one of
the leaders Of which is our all-wool
ha!f-hose, in camel's-hair, natural wool
and cashmere. at 24c.
Our Underwear it will pay you to sec.
n. I. Mills mnslin night robes, at soc.
Anchor Brand Shirts, at'Sl, sold all over
at S1.25.
Anchor Brand Collars, at . for csc.
Anchor Brand Cuffs, at 25c.
pure Black Silk Suspender, at 63c.
Handling Gents Furnishing Goods
only our aim is to give you better values
than those dealers selling general line
of merchandise.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02
WORK ON THE LUTHERAN CHURCH.
The Chapel to be Ready For Use by Christ
mas.

The Chapel to be Ready For Use by Christ
mas.
The largo trusses for tho roof of the
Lutheran Church are being raised into
positi n. There are four of them, and
they are strongly framed of 6xl2 Geor-
gia pine timbers. The first one was
raised yesterday afternoon, and it will
probably take two days to get them into
position.
The work is progressing very salts
factorily on this structure, and the
main walls have been completed. The
gables are yet to bo topped out, and
considerable building remains to be
done on the tower but, as soon as the
other stone work is complete, this will
be pushed forward to completion at
rapid rate.
Mr.. Nesbit, the superintendent of the
construction, is paying close attention
to the work and is doing an excellent
job throughout.
The chapel is separate building,
but is connected with tho body of the
church. It is nearing completion and
will be ready for use by Christmas.
Workmen are now doing the work on
the inside, which is of oak.
SPARrAcUs at the Opera House to-
night.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02
Names First Hanging.

The first execution in what is now
the state Of Maine took place on the
Limestone hill, in the town of Thomas
ton, in 1880, when Jeremiah Brown was
hanged by order of Gen. Wadsworth
for lending aid and comfort to the
enemy" Brown was hauled to the top
Of the hill in an OK cart and strung up
to an old pine tree, having first been
blindfolded with pocket handkerchief
borrowed from one of the spectators.
Being the location of tho state prison,
Thomaston has seen n great many exc
cutions since, the last having been that
of Daniel Wilkinson, in 1885. There Is
no capital punishment in Maine now.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02
BUILDING NOTES.
Active Operations in the Northwest Sc,
fiOn.

Active Operations in the Northwest Sec
ton.
The northwestern portion of the city
still keeps up it's building interest, and
considerable work is now being done in
that locality, while much more is being
contemplated.
d. E. Reed is erecting four handsome
ten-room dwellings on Twelfth street,
between Ninth and Tenth avenues.
They are of frame snd are now nearly
contemplated.
S. A. Compert is building nice resi-
dence on Second avenue n. w, between
Ninth and Tenth streets. 1t is of frame
and will contain ten rooms.
A. Il. Jeter has just started tho cree
ton of q frame building on Fourth
avenue n. W., between Tenth and
Eleventh streets. 1t will be two
stories high and will contain six or
eight rooms.
Several other buildings on Second
avenue, which were started some time
ago. are nearly complete.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02
Sent to Jail.

Ed. Lightenfoot, the negro who at
tempted to steal razor from barber
shop on Nelson street Monday evening,
was before Mayor Evans yesterday
complaint that Lightenfoot had resisted
with undue violence, and said he had to
knock him down several times. The
mayor fined tho negro S25 and in default
of payment sent him to jail. He is also
wanted by the authorities of Martins
Vile for grand larceny, and when he
serves out his sentence or pays his fine
he will be turned over to them.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02
A Railroad Avenue Row.

Lucy Chapman and Lucy Campbell,
two Railroad avenue damsels, appeared
before Mayor Evans yesterday evening
to answer the charge Of fighting. Tho
Campbell woman's face was.a mass of
sticking plasters where she had been
struck with a lamp by tho Infatuated
Lucy Chapman. The mayor fined the
latter SIS and costs.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02

Return of Mr.. Marshall and Bride.
Mr.. j. f. Marshall and BRIDE returned
home yesterday evening from a very
pleasant bridal tour to Norfolk and
Richmond.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02

THE Henrietta Cigarette is the best
smoke that the boys can have.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02

CoMrARE the Henrietta Cigarettes
with any other cigarettes and you will
find that they are the best.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02

SrARTACUs was made famous by For
rest and Mccullough. VIII be pro-
duced At the Opera House 10 night, Mr.
Il. ID. MacLean ensoiisg The role o!
Spartacus the Gladiator.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02

LOVERS of tragedy should not fail 10
see Mac Lean and Prescott at the Opera
House tonight.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02
SPECIAL NOTICE.

THE Henrietta Cigarette is the cheap
est and best cigarette made. You will
find IL with all the dealers in Roanoke.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02

BEAUTIFUL silverware At Solomon's.
the jeweler, los Salem avenue.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02

If you enjoy tragedy you should see
Spartacus at tho Opera House tonight
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02

SPARTACUs at the Opera House t
night.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02

SPARTACUs at the Opera House to-
night. He is favored personally for tho
part, nature having given him the
splendid physique and powerful voice
which are physical necessities to the
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02
RAID ON A GAMBLING DEN.

SPARTACUs at the Opera House
night.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02

MAGICIAN and Prescott at the Opera
louise tonight.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-07-19
Notice to License Taxpay CTS

Hereafter a license must be procured before the com mencement of any business liable to a license from the sheriff, and especial attention is hereby called to the follow ing provisions of the law and all persons failing to comply herewith will be held to a strict responsibility.
 Paragraph 2235, R. s. A. "A license must be procured immediately before the com mencement of any business or occupation liable to a license from the Sheriff of the county etc"
 Paragraph Z236-"When- ever any person shall violate the provisions of this act, by transacting any business whatevor for which a license is required by the provisions Ofthis act, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor etc. ''
 Paragraph 2241 - "The sheriff shall be liable upon his official bond for all license taxes which he may fail to collect by reason of his care lessness or neglect"
 All licenses payable at my office in Tombstone. Checks, excepting on the Bank of Tombstone. will not be &C., cepted. C. B. KELToN,
 Sheriff Cochise Go, Arizona.
 Tombstone Arizona, June Both 1S9I.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-07-19
SHLRIFF'S SALE.

pY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION SSUED Dout uf the District Jurt of the Flrst JadicIa District in and fJr the County Of Cochiss. Terri tory Of Aizona. 70 me directed and delivered on Judgme,t rendered in said court on the 2ist day of Msy, 1891, in favor oi 4. FAakhauseu ct al and against c, NardfBi q Co. wherein I am commanded to -aks the sum or sGO4.f2 damages with interest thereof from date of judgment &; the rate Of7 per cent Der Gnnum until paid to- gether with all costs and secruing cosis.
 have this day levied upon the following des- eribsd propsrty 10 witt
 LOt 100 feet facing sA-t, by iS5 feet ruuniBg 2 westerly, in TurquoIs Mining district. COchise eouBty situated the west s !e Of Harrison street and extending wet along the north si e O! D-s- goou street ing q corner lot and Porii-p ofthe surface of the Boss Mining Claim, owned by Alex ander Casey and Henry MEgGuard, said lot, build ings and i'm proysments thereon. being known as and recently oocaS jed by G, Nsr'ini < Co ss store and being the same as sttsehed by me in said action on June I1th 1891
 Public notice i- hereby given that oa the Third day oG A1gIst 1891, between the hour- Of g a. ID. and D, m. ID front of the sherihs office, in the City Of Tombstone, Cochise county Arizona Territory wiii sell ai iss right fl le snd intere of the said e Nsrdibi Co, in and to the above described properly At Public Aueiion 10 the high ct sni best bidder for cs h. lawful money of the United States, to -aii-fy said execution and all costs
 Dated this. the I4th day Of IuIy issI,
 C.B. KELToN. W MEADE, Sheriff.
 UBdsr Sheriff. 14tf
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-07-19

Cons table Sale.

By virtue of an execution issued out of Justice c. c. JohnsiOns court of No. one precinct. county of Cochise, Terri tory Of Arizona, dated the 1lth day of July. 1891. in A certain action wherein Pssqual Negro as plaintiff. recovered judgment against Mollie Herbert for the sum of seventy two dollars and 60-l00 1872 co and costs amounting to the sum of ten and S5-l00 dollars lSl0.85 and aceruipg costs,
 have levied upon the following de- scTibed property to wit:
 Lot l9. block 20, City of Tombstone Cochise county Ariz nua.
 Notice is hereby given that on Wednes' day the 9th day of August 1891. at ? o'clock p. m. of that day in front of the Court Honse in the City of Tombstone county of Coehise. Arizona, will sell all the right title and interest oft the said Mollie Herbert iD and to the above described property at public auc tiop for cash in hand t0 the highest and best bidder to satisfy said exc. cution and all costs.
 Dated at Tombstone the llth day ot July 1891. FRANK BROAD. Constable
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-07-19

One notable feature Of this table is the scarcity Of the signatures se well-HiGh universal a ceHtary ago. such as Your obedient servant" of which l found but two instances in 300 letters. Your humble servant seems to have departed this life. Can this be due to the dis. taste Americans have for even the sem blancc of scryility?
 Yours truly" tTite, comm onplace, as devoid of meaning as twO words can be, yet holds the lead in favor 10 an extent nos to ba wondered at in business let ters. but something sur rising in let ters of friendship, where an expression of feeling is not out Of place. Very respectfully and Yours respectfully are suitable when the person to receive the letter $ much older than the sender or bg reason of his position deserves soue marked expression of detcrence, but the phrases are too often used with out regard to their significance. There is also a common habit Of shortening the word respectfully" into resp, or even '.res.." though 1t would seem tbay, if a man deserves respect, dignity would call for something more than bob tailed fashion oi giving it.
 "Yours, etc.." seems a half-hearted- lazy sort of signature: a zigzsg line would mean as much and be easier to make. IL has not even the slight merit of 'sIn haste" or Hastily" which at least serve as an apology for bad writ ing. As far as simplicity goes Yours" is infinitely preferable. and, indeed, is the best way to say something without meaning any thing-best because the shorter the useless formula the better. Yet perhaps these and all the rest Of the phrases cited convey impressions to sther minds different from those they give me. Did you ever chance to try to prove philOsophically or mathematical ly. or in any other way that any given word means exactly the same thing to anybody else that it means to you? Try it, and then you will, with me, cease to prescribe how others shall sign themselves and be content with follow ing your own fancy.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-07-19
Notice of Forfeiture
SAN PEDRO MINE.

1NO DR. l. POOL, JOSEPH GARBETTS I and c. NARDINI, your heirs or assigns.
 You are hereby notified by the undersign ed your cO-owner in the San Pedro mining claim, situate in the Ri- con Noun tains, County of Cochise, Territory of Arizona. that he has expended the sum of one hundred dollars in the performance of the annual work for the year 1890, re. auired by the laws O congress to be per. formed upon said claim to hold the same.
 You have failed to contribute your pro- portion of the expenditures required by sec ton 2324 of the Revised Statutes Of the United States tC be made upon said claim for the year ls9o. The sum due from you to the unhersigned, your co-owner in said claim, ss your proportion of the moneys ex- pended by me Hpon said claim as above sst forth, is Szs each. for which you are de- linqueBt at the date of this notice
 You. your heirs and assigns are hereby notified that fl you should fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of the above ex- penditure within BinetY days after the pub lieatioh Of this notice once week for ninety days, your interest iu the said San Pedro aine will become the property Of your co-owner, the undersigned, who resides at the City Of Tombstone, Cochise Co, A. T. Dated July :, ls9I,
 TAMES GARRETT.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-07-19

A NEW method of storing grain is be ing introduced. which is as remarkable as the invention Of ensilags pits for storage of fodder. Steel tanks are filled with the grain, and by a suction-pump the air is partly exhausted, and ggau- tity of carbOnie acid gas Is admitted. The valves being closed. the grain is cx. pected to remain for years withCut de. cay, and not liable 70 be injIred Jy weevils, so destructive in the vast eieva- tors where grain is now stored. The cost is less, the storage per bushei be- ing about one-twelfth what it is under the present system. Farmers will be able to keep their grain till tho markets are favorable and the proceedings Of grain spectators will be checked. With e steel tank at an outlay of five hundred dollars, the grower will be able 70 store ten thousand bushels of wheat.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-07-19
Probate Notice.

IN THE PROBATE COURT TERRITORY of AriEo a, Conuty of COehirs-ss
 Tn the matter Of the estate Of George Wilson, deceased,
 Pursuant tc an order Of sst d court made on the Ilh da7 of July Ts9l. ROiiee Is hereby given that Wednesday, The tweaiy-second day Of July A D 1881. st II "'cIocE A N of said y. al the court Tom of said court, Of the Court House in ,he City Of TOmbst sa'd county, have been zpp~iated ss the time and place for proving The will Of -sid George WI son, dsceased. and for hearing the application of IsaDella Wilson. for the issuance to her of letter. rsstameHtsry, when and where any person Interested may appear and coolest the same N WOLCOTT, Dsr ed July II. 1891. Clerk ex-odlcio.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-07-19
German
 Syrup"

Here IS something from Mir Frank A. Hale, proprietor of the De Witt House, Lewiston, and the Tontiue Hotel, Brunswick, Me. Hotel men meet the world as it comes and goes, and are not slow in sizing people and things up for what they are worth. He says that he has lost father and several brothers and sis teTs from Pulmonary Consumption, and is himself frequently troubled
 with colds. and he Hereditary often coughs enough
 to make him sick at Consumptionhis stomach. When
 ever he has taken cold of this kind he uses Boschee's German Syrup, and 1t cures him every time. Here is a man who knows the full danger of lung trou- bles, and would therefore be most particular as to the medicine he used. What is his opinion Listen rse nothing but Boschee's German Syrup, and have advised, l presume, more than a hundred different per sons to take it. They agree with me that it is the best cough syrup in the market" o
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-07-19
POPULAR SIGNATURES.
How People sign Their BusIness and So
 ciaf CorrsspondeD


 A friend of mine, says a correspondent of the Writer, always used to crowd just as much as be could on the last page Of every letter he wrote, so that at the bot. tom he might have left only just room enough for his name. Thus he avoided the use of any complimentary phrase that to him was meaningless, and 10 she receiver of the letter might mean more or less than the writer would wish. l have often seen him painfully wrestling with his imagination or his memory for ideas or facts enough to make ink and paper come out even. Surely his meth cd of getting over the difficulty is awk- ward, to say the least. If the ending happened to come naturally in the mid He of the page it would be better right there to omit the distasteful phrase than to make your oHn time and that Of your reader with needless sentences. added merely ''UO ft." Custom, how ever, prescribes that all letter writers shall at the end say something polite to their spoulents, even though the body Of the letter contains the most caustic sort of Scotch blessing. No doubt, too. there are shades of meaning in the many forms that this politenesS assumes. You will seldom find man who always sign- his name with the same phrase in front of it, there being usually an attempt to make the phrase accord. at least to some extent, Bith the nature of tho rest Of sho CDis;le lt would at first seem hard. then, to learn from any given body of correspondence the comparative degrees of popularity that these phrases possess. but, curious to try It. examined 300 Of my old letters, l5O purely business letters and an equal number of a general nalarr from friends and acQuaiutanc. none from relatives, and all from d aferent persons Here are tho statistics:
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-07-19

THE Yuma Pumping and Irrigating Co. are in a fair way to outstrip Rock efeller or Jay Gould in point Of wealth. They have a mortgage on the town in the shape of an exclusive franchise to furAish the inhabitants with water for fifty years, Of ali the fine pieces of wire pulling this lakes the prize. The company propose to build a reservoir and furnish a park free with water and here is what they ask in return:
 And in consideration of the above premises, the village of Yuma to grant me, my successors, or assigns ezcltlsiUs franchise for fifty years, tO take effect from and after September l, 1892, tO suppiy the village of Yuma and its aunexes with water. The village oi Yuma to deed to me, my successors or assigns, all the lots now owned hy the village of Yuma, subject to the fulfill ment of the above conditions, except certain lots to be reserved for public and school purposes.
 This proposition was accepted by the new city council last Wednesday. with the following qualifications. O
 That the minimum price for water be g 50 per month and the maximum $5 for lot Io0xl30 and residence lots held by actual settlers reserved for them the Yuma Pumping Irrigation Co. to have right of way for existing ditch
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-07-19
Probate Notice.

Tn the Prooste Court of the Con ty of Cocbise, snd Territory Of Arizona,
 Notice is hereby gwen that TheophiIe Desjsrdens hsyinz filed in this coart petition for an order Q cell rhe Ecs and personal property of Felix simon, deeesse3, the hearing of sid petition has been fixed by ssiG court for Taesdsy August iith isai al ten clock m said y, st the court room thereof, st tSe eouri bosse, in the City of Toncrtoue, county oi ochise and Territory of Arizona, and al persons interested ia said e ate sse ae' ss then and there to appear, snd -hoS cause, fany they have, why the sAid order shouId not bs made, P.N. WOLCOTT. Dated Jaly I2 1891. Probate Judge
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-07-19

THE United States census mineral bulletin credits Yuma county with having shipped sll,550 of silver and lead ores during lSS9, when ss a mat ter of fact Silver District alone in that year produced and sold over S6O,OOO of that metal Yuma Times.
 The Times is mistaken. No bulletin of silver output has yet been issued.
 The amount, S1l $50 was for lead only.