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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-18
ERAZEN EEoGARo.
sIfoniaiting Snmpics of Impudcnco nm,
- l'rcs CLEO nf Mind.

IA sonIsii;ng Samples ar Impudcnco md
IN Ircsrhco nf Mind.
&1l n orgTar must have, ns ono CT his
S4fols OF trade. quality which ono oi
IRIiek"ns' charnolcrs terms "bingian
'sapldncss." Some hcggnrs. however. aro
|Alr more 'lirngian" Lhnn uthcrs a E"n-
eAeman was one day sitting in his Office
with IL friend. when q common
acquaintance entered. n man who was
In debt. and apparently nUvur
RSPvotod II thought to payment
| Gan you lend INC live dollcrs?" he
lsPked OF Mr.. A..
55 NO, said Mr. A.. knowing that
as money would ncvoi DO returned, II
fNn't possibly do it,"
In Turihng to Mr.. b.. tho begging Dor
s$twer ma'lc Tho same request, to DO mot
Eslpth IA courteous refusal.
Well" sad tho offended applicant,
s|Nornfnliy. IT he opepoi tho door. II
E&ait0ws. for men who pretend TO call
Elhcmscl,o, respectable"
Il And no great had bron his impmdcnce
ESsAd presence of mind that tho two lett
6ifhind felt ns If they had had tho worst
I'll it.
Is Another gontloman says TINT he WAS
lHpce walking on IL country rond when n
Ekpry MISUNDERSTANDING tramp came
ZIP to him with tho request: ''Will you
3 case give mo ton cents?'
"a "rhMts all ! have for myself" said
'9Ahe gentleman. jorosely, preferrlng to
f2uplo tho refusal with u pleasantly.
II CLEAN of mischief camo into tho
Ramps keen eyes.
81 Lots divide. tbcni" said he. putting
3Rrth his hand. which presently did
f4ose upon nickel.
Il But little Iiittio Clovor Is tho most
AFazen OF bcgsnrs.
8 Grandma. will you please lend mo
5aour gold cads?' she asked, for pt rhaps
Sho seventh time that week.
Il Grandma patiently took them from
Che dru.cr. ard said, with her usual
&hildnoss. US Bho guvo them to tho
skhild:
"Try not 10 ask for them any oftencr
Ahan you can holp, Kitty"
Nom" said Kitty. adding, rs e
Never solution Of tho difficulty occurred
Mo her. IF you don't like to lend 'cm,
Nrandnla. you could gree 'em TO me. and
Chen l needn't ask" Youths Compan-
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-18
HELPING THE HEATt:CN.

,aiow t.iitlo Man Raised Money to Send
~ Tracia TO hrrio,.
Fl lie was IL brisk little man with twink
Nfng eyes. and ;ls ho stepped into the Of
9acc OF III" hotel, wherein about twenty
~ us were l"un.ing and smoking, ho
Abecrily called out:
~ "Now gentlemen, I want your attcn.
Eion Tor II moment You hnv MI heard
sRf Afr;ca? 1t is u country OF hcathcns.
zrhe niger In his natural stn to Is lad.
pad man. lie must lie improved moral
by and rcli~iously. l am Interested In
him"
He ttk n watch fr III his dbng
Wand. holding tho face against his hand,
5soni inncd:
n Nov. then. you soc this watch? It Is
'hot going. Tho hands arc set to q GER
pain figure. Tho mum WHO gucssos near
s$Sest 10 that figure gets tho watch 1t is
sFfty cents per guess and everything
ROver ami above expenses COOS straight
20 tho hra,hcn OF Africa.
\ ''Ilow do we know it will?" inquired O
houbtiur Thomas.
q '5ecanso shall leave tho sum with
Sthe landlord. to be handed to any local
zpreacher he elects"
"Eightoen of us at once laid down our
5"halrcs" and recorded our guesscs and
awhcn The last one was In the little man
dheld up the watch and announced the
1winnor. Then no continued:
"Gcntlcmcn. TINT watch cost $3.50 ut
awholcsale. have received 50. There
gappears TO bc "a balance of so. 30 in favor
5of the dHsky henthcn who acho for relig-
i Hons comfort; but let us see. My rail
4 road fare was 81. 30; dinner and sumner.
1Si.25; tw9 drinks. 20 cen s; two game, OF
3billiarls, 40 cents, and cigar, 10 cents,
making in al S8.i5. Landlord. here is a
lniclkcl and Charge you. as youmre an hon
]ost man. to see thntit goes to buy tracts
for our fellow men in Africa. Gontle-
mon, good niGht."-N. Y. Sun.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-18
1t Reminded fIor.

Mr.. Tlankinson (waiting for Miss
iIreno)-Thats a pretty it'll watchyou
garry. Johnny.
Johnny Temporarily entertaining Mfr.
Hankinson)-Yes Irone says sho al
ways thinks OF yom whom sho sees 1t.
uiighly ploased) ibid she say that,
johnny"
"Yep. That's what she said"
'1ts--its n h 'nlt-agood roll able kind
4 Of watch. isn't it, Johnny"
''Eope. It doesn't 60"
tMr. liankinson puts johnny down
and thinks and thinks |-Chlcago Iri-
bune.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-18
merely q SuCyastion

'1s tho man who owns this hotel INV.
where arOmnd?" asked ono of tho mt
Eons Of tho intensely important clork.
mo"
"Ho's "a modest, retiring man, ism no?
Doesn't want any glory or public atten-
&ion. does hop
"rhose are his qualities. how did you
guess tbemT"
"Oh, knew he must be that sort OF n
man; otherwise ho'd give you the hotel
And DO tho clerk himself. Washington
Post.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-18
Rival Prerogntlves.

Mrs. Nagiey-lIcnry, I've got to pay
twenty dollars to Mrs FctherfluT for
CIV last bonnet
Mr. N1gley-But, my dear, We really
can spare the money.
Mrs. Nagley-Yes VIC can. I'm secro-
barry of tho treasury here, and say tho
hill must be paid.
Mr.. Nagley-But am president, and
shall exercise my right u vcloing tho
bill.-Light
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-18
Her Notions OF Grammar

Miss do lInb-And those dear little
squirrels that sportcd undor tho he'd 70
Last summer, whore are they now?
Miss Rustic-Oh, thoy re holcd ND for
tho winter.
Miss dc IIub-Ugh. My dear, your
notions Of grammar make mo shlyor; |
pre- ume you mean held up.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-18
Buena Vista, Virginia,
Offers Free Sites to Substantial
Industries.


town OF 900 inhabitants with
with the promise a few ears
The Following List the Industries Operation
Furnace (oomIetod
Oo" Saddle ana Harness Factory lin opraton sooO Fire Brick
Mills anu Lumber ards n opaon) Sao" Furniture Chair
of
a.
a. Il. Preside
d..
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-24

notwithstanding all this, the giving
of fruits TO children before they are
two years old should be very guarded,
and limited to the juices of those which
are positively fresh. known also to be
easily disposed of in the system and
not likely to cause diarrhea. As a
child approaches its third year, its al
lowance of fresh fruits may be more
generous, due cart being invariably
used in their selection; still, modera-
ton should be the rule, for intemper.
ate indulgence in ever the most digest.
able fruits is quite sure to be followed
by unpleasant, If not serious conse.
quences.
Those fruits which are very acid. and
require much sugar to make them pal
atable, should be withheld. Oranges,
apples and peaches, if perfectly rip
and sound, may be occasionally allow
ed, unless of course, there is an irrita-
bility of the stomach and bowels. Pears
are less digestible than these, but If
thoroughly ripe can do no harm if not
too freely INDUCED in.-Boston Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-24
Too Many Languages.

There is undoubtedly a good deal of
advantage in learning foreign tongues
from a nurse in childhood, but it is
easily possible to do this at the ex
pense Of English. If the child is not
to know its mother tongue there is not
a great deal of advantage in having a
smattering Of a foreign ne.
On the piazza of a summer hotel
were observed not long since a group
of overdressed children who were
about setting out for a walk under the
care of a governness who was unmis-
gakably French.
"Maudie, -" a small boy of the party
said to his sister, ''ain't the fraulein
a-goin to conner
'Nong," the girl answered, ''elle est
nein gut, and be awful glad she amt
well this morning"
These children had a French and a
German goveness at the same time,
but neither of them was bothered
about so unimportant a matter as
English. Youths Companion.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-24

Il was on fremont street. A woman,
poorly dressed, CHANGED to espy a pink
carnation on the sidewalk. 1t was near
the corner Of Winter and Washington
streets, which Is In a state of blockade
the greater part of the day. The dense
mass Of people was huAying past as
rapidly as possible, but the old woman
stood her ground, and. although BIT
feted and jostled roughly by the crowd,
finally succeeded in rescuing the tram
pied flower and passed on, inhaling its
fragrance with an almost eager pleas
ure. The scanned and wrinkled face
was lighted by a CLEAN that was in
finitely more sad than tears.-Boston
Advertiser.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-24
A Mind SPOT IN the Eve.

II is remarkable that, although the
optic nerve is of all parts of the eve the
most sensitive to light, yet should an
object tall Oh it as we look around US
and some object must always be thrown
on tit is invisible 70 Us; and in our
field of vision there is in reality a gap.
though in ordinary sight the surround
ing edges of this gap draw up together.
and so fill it. But by closing eye,
by practice q may actually force the
object which is reflected on to the optic
nerve to disappear completely from
the field Of vision. Bernstein tells US
that even the sun itself can be made TO
disappear if it fall exactly on the blind
spot where the opsc nerve enters the
eye. This may accoun for the fact
that some people a close n eve and
stare the summer sun without wineing.
-Chambers' Journal.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-24
THE oeLITeRArlNe FIEnp-


Handiwork OF an Ever Present charao
ter in EverS Public Highway.
The obliterating fend. like the poor
Is always with us
We do not, of course, mean the pos
tai authorities of the Russian empire
who obhterate in all publications enter
ing the kingdom every description o.
matter obnoxious to the ear and hi.
nation.
We refer to the man or the boy
(most frequently the latter who the
moment his eye catches the sight OF
printing is seized with an irresistible de
sire TO change the meaning originally
intended.
On private property may often be
seen the legend, mo bills allowed
here" but after a passing visit of the
tiend the warning to the bill sticker as.
sumes the form Of a caution to the
medical profession regarding an i'm
aginary patient, for does it not read,
mo pills allowed heref'
And, again, the familiar placard, INC
smoking allowed" usually exhibited in
public buildings, appears, after the
first word has been erased. as a vel
come invitation to indulge in a Whit.
But we know better, so we just smile
and say he's been at it again. When
he has occasion to travel by rail the
confinement seems Imprisonment TO
him. and TO enliven the tedium he
forthwith sets his ingenuity a-going.
Staring him in the face is the rail
way company's ~beseeching appeal that
passengers are requested not TO put
their feet on the seats. and it is not
long till he finds comfort in removing
the Objectionable little word mot. "
Quite on a par with this is the auda-
ciOus notice 20 be seen in one of the
Glasgow and Southwestern railway car
riages nnning out Of Glasgow, on
which appeared, Passengers are par
ticularly requested 70 put their feet on
the cushions and eat the carriages"
Needless to add. the company asked
the public to forbear putting their feet
on the cushions or seats of the carriages.
The name of the neigbboring line af
fOrds a tempting morsel TO the habitual
.obliterator, as witness the heading in
their coaches changed from Gale
DOMAIN railway to Ale on a railway"
The fend, be he " so clever with his
pencil or knife. seldom succeeds in hav-
ing his work passed N as genuine, al
though there is one case in which a
poor foreigner is said TO have suffered.
a Frenchman. newly arrived in the
metropolis, found himself on a particu-
larry wet morning compelled to patron
ize one of the circle trains Of the Metro.
politan railway ia order 10 pay a visit.
He was about to alight at his station
when, looking above the carriage door,
he was struck with what appeared TO
him TO be the friendly interest the com
wany took in jts passengers. He read
and reread the words, wait till the
rain stops" and passed his destination
several times before attempting TO dis
the warning and venture out.
never for a moment imagining that the
erasing of the letter u" had been the
cause of making him lose his time
London Tit-Bits.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-24
do We Teach Geoloryg

The cultural aspects of civilization
r due to geologic structure. but in
how many of our institutions are stu.
dents taught to appreciate the topog.
raphy or configuration of the earth.
surface and its relation to structure, OF
to observe with inquiring eye the forms
and contours Of the l~andscapeG The
student usually learns the chemistry OF
certain nicely arranged hand specimens
Of hard rocks and memories the names
of leading fossils or the crystallography
of minerals under the guise Of economic
geology. As a result, the study is sup
posed TO be merely the study of hard
rocks and curious fossils.
Although the student knows these by
sight he cannot tracea rock sheet above
the ground or below iu. or see the great
soft terrenes void Of fossils and rocks
which make up the larger area of our
country, and cannot appreciate the
broader relations OF structure to agri-
culture, hygiene, climate and civiliza-
ton. Hence the great unfOssiliferous
terrenes are unknown; for example.
the nonmountainous regions Of the
west and south, over which ia places
one may travel from the Rocky noun
tains to the Gulf Of Mexico without
finding a fossil, a crystal or a building
stone.-Robert T. Hill in Popular Sci
Monthly.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-24
Influence Of small courtesie..

The small, sweet courtesies are so
potent in their influence upon our daily
life, ~softening its asperities, rounding
its angles and insensibly compelling
imitation. For who could be ehurlish,
or even cold and Indifferent. when sur
rounded by an atmosphere of genial
warmth The little everyday and all
day thought for others is not hard to
some gracious natures imbued with the
rare virtue Of self f~orgetfulness; but to
those who long for the admiration of
their fellow creatures, the practice of
the small, sweet courtesies can be rec
commended as an unfailing means of
gaining that appreciation. Mr.. Brown
ing expresses it thus;
Twas her blinking Of others made you think
-Harper's Weekly.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-24

The meaning of the evil eye, the
'Ophthalmos baskanos" of the Greeks.
the 'fascinare" Of the Romans, was
probably far more than a vulgar super
stition. We find traces of il in almost
every country, notably TO this day
among the canny Scots who inhabit the
western isles of the sea, Of ''Ulva dark
and Colonsay. Of Skye and the Heb
rides; and among the Turks. who dis
trust the evil eye Of the stranger. But
in old classical days the power seems
chiefly TO have been used for the pur-
pose Of grievously affecting the live
stock of disagreeable neighbors.
So we find 10 this day in Ireland,
parts of-Scotland and the west of Eng
land, where this belief is still prevalent.
Certainly, in some form or other, mes
merie fascination by the eye has always
been known; but that any one person,
with no matter how evil an eye, should
be able TO charm frightened animals TO
any extent or number is ridiculous, and
not seriously to be entertained for a
moment@Chambers Journal.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-24
sAsY's FIRST LETTER.
n Broke Up an Interesting Card Party
and Turned n Drummer's Course.

N Broke Up an Interesting Card Party
and Turned n Drummer's Course.
The smoking room Of the Pullman
c held a merry company on Saturday
evening, and none was more hilarious
than the heavily mustached drummer,
who told stories, played cards and
laughed loudly with more zest than
any. Hes a case" whispered a gray
headed passenger, nodding toward the
leader of the fun.
Another gamer asked a player. as
the train drew near an important city.
NO" answered the drummer. 'I've
got to get off here after mail. I tele
graphed ahead TO have it brought 10
the depot"
As the train started after the halt he
re-entered the car, holding a half dozen
letters in his hand. There was one
with his firms card on the envelope,
but he did not open it first as he set
tied himself in a corner of the compart-
ment. Another was from a leading
customer, but the cover remained un-
torn.
He shuf1ed the package until he
came 70 a little square envelope, post
marked in an interior town and ad-
dressed in a girlish hand.
Quickly came of the wrapper, and
an intricately folded epistle appeared.
Rapidly his eye read the first page.
Dear husband, it began, and tender
words Of affection followed Il am so
lonesome. - it went ON, ''and miss you
so much"
Il can't be running home every few
days" thought the reader. A shade
of determination TO attend to business
instead of yielding 10 his inclinations
passed through his mind, and ne read
ON, Baby wants you, too, and here is
her letter asking If you won't come
home next Sunday"
What was this that followed? The
tracings of the sheet were not distinctly
seen in the iarring light. All. now he
sees 1.-THE outline of a chubby hand;
the pen marks have been drawn around
the tiny fingers, and as the father looks
he can almost distinguish the pink palm
as 1t lay on the paper. Dimples are in
the knuckles and delicate wrinkles
mark the joints of the dainty fingers.
Them the little pleading face and sweet
blue eyes, with the mothers brown ones
bending over, come before him and his
own fill with dreamy tears for those
most dear to him on earth. It is the
sweetest picture man can conceive and
Portrays the truest and best love posi-
BILE TO human experience.
Hurry up" comes from the card
table. Don't spoon over your girls
picture all night"
60 on with your game, boys" saws
the drummer, half laughing. Here is
the best hand a man ever held" and
he shows the party a quick glimpse of
the rude outline.
Somehow the game dragged after
that, and when a few moments after
the drummer started to leave the com
partment, some one asked. as if by in
tuition, "Going homer
Yes" was she answer. II can
catch a train in that direction at the
next station"
Baby's first letter had proved a DOW |
erful ne.-Detroit Free Press.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-24
London, for thy life,
Show me such another knife


In Corea there are two springs, stu
ated at a considerahse distance from
each other; in fact they have the
breadth of the entire peninsula be-
tween them. They have two peculiari-
ties; When one is full the other is al
ways empty, and Notwithstanding the
obvious fact that they are connected
by a subterranean passage, n is bit
ter and the other pure and sweet
North China Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-24
Impo..IbIs % T~ran.por. MosqaItoes.

From the method of life Of the mos
quito, especially In its early stages it l.
clear that it would be next b impossi.
be to transport them accidentally, en-
cept as perfect insects, from one coun-
try to another across large tracts Of
ocean, and the reports that are some
times spread Of mosquitoes appearing
In hotels in England frequented by
Americans need to be received with
great canton. Probably, In most in
stances, investigation would show that
they were simply English gnats rather
NOR virulent than usual, which had
been propagated in some neighboring
eisten or pond-Knowledge.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-24

Three Hundred Books About Gypsiss.
The gypsy fortune teller has figured
in many novels and books Of adventury
and poetry. until our imaginations
have clothed her with almost supernat-
ural powers and ugliness. In addition
to these works of fiction, there are up
ward of 500 books written on the sub
iect OF the gypsies, trying TO explain
their origin, migration, life and strange
wanderings. George E. Walsh in New
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-24

An old Lady from way back region
same 70 the city to do some trading
A she looked around the elegant store
with vague wonder a dandy floor walk
e. approached her.
What can do for you today, mad
NmF
Il wauter TO 90 TO the place where
you sell dry goods"
1T Is right here, madam. What
xind Of dry goods do you wantg'
Dried apples, mister"
And for once a hoorwalker was non
plussed-Detroit Free Press.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-24
Two Curious Knives.

When Sheffield first became famous
for its cutlery a peculiarly shaped knife.
designed for a variety of uses, was
made with great care and sent to the
agent Of the Cutters company in Lon
don. On one Of the blades was en-
graved the following challenge.
London. for thy life,
show me such another knife.
The London cutters, to show that
they were equal TO their Sheffield
brothers, made a knife with a single
well tempered blade, the blade having
a cavity containing a rye straw 2 1-2
inches In length, wholly surrounded by
the steel; yet Notwithstanding the fact
that the blade was well tempered, the
straw was not burned, singed OF
charred ia the leastl
1t is needless to add that the Shelf
field cutters acknowledged themselves
Outdone in ingenuity.-St. Louis Re
public.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-24

A Grewsome BIT of once Adjournment.
A novelty in office adornment is a
deodand-a weapon with which human
life has been taken-yet such is the
ornament which decorates the private
Office of Charles lie Barber, one of the
younger criminal lawyers Of this city.
The deodand is a broken handled
razor, upon the blade of which is the
blood of the victim in whose throat
the keen blade was buried again and
again. Within the neat frame which
incloses the blood stained razor is a
photograph of an Italian man and
woman. Below the photograph is the
legend, John Aguglio, tried for muir
der, first degree, Oyer and Terminer,
April, 1889. Verdict, not guilty"
The novel piece of bric-a-brac has
attracted attention, and it is likely that
framed deodands viii soon become a
common sight in the Offices of criminal
lawyers-New York Telegram.
Fruits fer Teune childrsn.
The subject Of fruits Is one which de
serves more than a passing notice.
Some parents would withhold them al
together from their children until after
the second year. This Is a very good
general rule, but IL win admit Of ex
ceptions. 1t is an undeniable fact that
some Of them are most wholesome
foods. and the earlier children can be
accustomed to them the better. Very
many even before they are two year.
old can safely take, and are much ben.
Gifted by. the juices of sweet, mellow
fruit. Children also frequently suffer
from habitual constipation, and these
juices act far better than medicinal
remedies.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-24

rs that eagle thoroughbredr
Yes"
How much do you want for himF'
Five dollars"
why, do you sell a whole eagle for
half eagleT'-Harper's Bazaar.
Telegram-herald., 1891-07-03

Each tent has IT. spinnlng wheel and ~
loom, hole for working the pedals Of
which is dag In the ground. and all the
women sf the ssabe were engaged in max
inx the Tar famed kAramaniAn carpeeA
There Is the wooden mortar tor grisdins
the roast coffee berries, the decorated
wooden platter In which they cool the
same. the wooden water tass made oot Of
the followed stems o. pane trees- Every
thing amost they use u Ut wood. and gsyiy
decorated WITH rude patterns. according 70
their fancy.
When rssptng . Yourouk uses wooden
gloves 20 protect his left hAad from the
sickle. When esnding his dock the YOU
rouk shepherd has . long wooden dutA
incaSed in = carved wooden case made
Of two bits Of wood glued together and
oEung with ribbons and colored beada
sesoss bic shouldsr. looking for I'll the
World like the African sssexai - some
othes primitive weapon Of war. In it he
alvays keeps . long stick, with goats hair
at one end. % clean IL, and really the weird
nusic that he produces with sAis instru-
meut, known - the mai. b very striking
end suisable 20 the surroundings
In one corner of the tent are the bee
hiv1-lonx trunks OF trees hollowsd o0t
and the ends stopped with duag eakeA
The bssy travel with them. whsrsvsr they
90. on the backs Of csmsis. and their honey
resembles cakes Of soap, for they boil II.
wax and Al. befers eating IL The You
rouks have not the renotsst idea Of let.
ters. and carry on their transactaons with
the outer world by meaas Of wooden tai.
lies-four-sided bite Of WOOD. sometimes
gayly carved. sometim0 plain.-8lack'
woods AAgasane.