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ana growing on conspicuous clcva-
ton. was spoken of as "Thc Tree" and
distances were rcclloncd rs SO many
miles to or from The Tree.
Teddy was great acquisition to our
limited society; Il good companion. gay,
cheerful, and with n fresh, candid in
tcrcst in everything that was really
contagious Why! we staid old fell
lows were actually interested in spite
of ourselves in his plans: first, of an
artesian well and system of irrigation
that should make the arid plain ''blos-
som like rosc;" then of building n
club house on his end of the lake and
inviting our wives and families to
spend the summer with us; then it was
scheme of sinking shaft for coal in
one corner of his claim. So, when he
said he was going to build u windmill,
where the farmers could bring their
corn and oats to be ground for feed. no.
body paid much attention to it.
We listened to his plans and he con-
suited with us rs to the height to
build it. lie said that on the level
prairie with nothing to break the wind,
it could be set up much lower than in n
timber country, and lie believed that
twenty-five feet would be about tho
thing; and we all agreed thinking that
would be the last of it.
But we were mistaken that time.
His father favored that plan and fur
nished the money. The windmill was
put up and its grinders were in work.
ing order almost before we knew Ii,
and with It's great swinging arms and
bright red paint, as landmark 10
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THE ROANOKE TIMES, SUNDAY. NOVEMBER Is. 1891,

quite put Tho Tree" in the shade. II
wns Teddy's design to paint tho arms
in phosphorcscent paint SO it would be
q guide by night us we'll us by day, but
this, like many other praiseworthy
schemes, was never carried out.
Teddy was delighted with his mill.
There was II coy little room about fif-
teen feet square below, and with his
camp chairs, books, and gun and some
homo picturo and colorcd prints,
this had quito luxurious air He
called it his parlor, and used his little
shanty Tor his sleeping room.
He had always wanted to learn to play
the cornct. OF course in town this had
been impossible, but here in his mill
was the very place! So he footed away
mcrrily, with the comfortable feeling
of disturbing no one that few players
upon that instrument can consc Glen
tiously lay claim to.
Late one bleak night in December
Teddy sat in his mill parlor practicing
with will He was in unusually good
tune that night, and the crealling of
the mill sails and the shrill whistle of
the wind were drowned by the shriller
wall of the cornct. Suddenly he stopped.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-15

standing army of men, the wealth of q
Rothschild, and unlimited executive
ability to have carried them out, and
Toady possessed mono of these.
Teddy was the only son of wealthy
and straight-laccd old gentleman in an
eastern city; and when in the excess of
his fun and spirits he carried his mis-
chief little too far and became in
volved in some trouble in his college,
the wrath of his father knew no
bounds. To him Il spade was u spade,
and college scrapc q college scrapo
and dishonor to himself and to his
family. In vain did Teddy plead that
it was mere frolic; in vain did the too
hasty professor try to appcase the
wrath which he had called down on his
favorite pupil. The cdict had gone
forth: NO more college rows to bring
disgrace upon their homo. Laurence
must go to Dakota and take UP claim
there"
So with brave face but heavy
heart he badc good-by to his chums and
his hopes at the same time, and start
cd for the far west. How we'll he re-
racmbcrcd the story of IIiawatha; he
mud his mother used to read it together
when hc was lad, and now he was
going himself to the land of the Da-
kotnhs; did she know about it, he won
dcred.
J.. was in May that he came, l re-
mambcr, and the sight of his handsome
young face did everyone good. We were
motley crowd, we early Dakota set
tiers; there were men of all sorts-prac-
teal men, college men, unlettercd men
good and kind for the most part; and
the courteous good morning." the
hearty 'hello," the drawing "howdy,"
or the brisk Indian chow" told n care
full observer whether the speaker was
from the east, south or west. Some
had come for health, some for change
and some to make money. l myself, .
brolScn-down clergyman little burdcned
with worldly goods, and whose treas
ure, if any, was laid up in Heaven, had
come for all three. There were but
few women among us-the sod houses,
shanties and few comforts not warrant
ing our bringing our dear ones to share
them with us.
The most of us had precmptcd our
claims; that is, we pledged ourselves
to live for six months upon each quar-
ter section of land we took up; at the
end of this term we could buy the land
of the government, or by remaining
for five years upon it, it would become
our property without paying other
price than the penalty of the lonesome,
dreary farm life, in treelcss country
whose summers are burning hot and
winters bitter cold; and where ones
nearest ncighb lives n mile away.
Teddy Andrews took up his claim in
May. Part of his land was covered by
one end of n little lake, whose exist
ence was not recognized by the govern
ment survey of some years before;
hence it had n sprung-up-in-t hc-night
sort of reputation of which Teddy was
very proud. This lake had been Dor
dered by thin fringe of timber but,
seeming sort of public property, the
trees had, with one solitary exception,
been cut down and carried away. This
being the only one for miles around,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-15

Coal and Wood.
READ & DIGGs, telephone 20, Office
Salem avenue, near Commerce,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-15
RAILROADS
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RAILROADS


sohhouLE IN EFFEt AUGUST 30, 1891.
"hsTBouND, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY.
SS9 d. y, m. ior Bristol and intermediate stations
CIV Rnn ~; i9r Radford, Pulaski Bristol; also for
Io ,uenmesid, Pocahontas, Eikhorn, Clinch VAL
Uarisl0n and Louisville via Norton
ieams ana M sieepcrs to Memphis and Now Or
6.ts n ,o a x 70 Louisville via Norton
oA' I T.. ~ ior hadford, Pulaski bristol Com
h vts Ut hadford for Blucacld and Poca
CbatdenauiI human slccpers to Memphis vim
monrh AND EAsTBoUND, LEAVE poAsourn,,,v
$40 cS =, III. LOT Ietcrsburg and Richmond
r. ~. ~ ~, Hagerstown. Pullman sleepcrs IN,
1o.aT ow 18th via Harrisburg and Philadelphia
AS'fo y III. unity Tor Richmond and NorfoiL phi,
oos man parlor car to Norfolk VI
SSS r. III ~, tor sLyhchburg; no connection beyond
10 Ill. tor SHENANDOAH; NO cnnnection hcyond
Liz !. M ior Hichmond and NorfolkS Pnjmnn.
sieoper to Norfolk and Lynchbur1 to RichD
il@V =. m Tor Ilagcrstown. Pullman slecncrs tc,
Mashingfon via Shenandoah Junction ond ~,
New York via Harrisburg anu W
Clinch Valley Divieion-Leayes R,,oo.,, ,,
.:V A. M Tor Norton, and 1885 D. m FOR No.!
ton t., louisville and points on L. u n. r. III r
North Carolina DivisiOn-Leavc Pu,osl, dau,,
t:Vo u. m. Tor lvanhoe and 1870 D. m. for Ivan
d doo ana , Gossa1 and 500 q. m Except sun
Office or to w n kiEEVpTSr iIrcAeI
General Passenger Agent. Roanoke, Va.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-15
BREyITIES.
Churches,

Stras Bros. & SPOTS, tho wholesale
furniture firm, last week sold carload
to G.. w. Palmer, of Saltville.
A piece of machinery weighing 1000
pounds arrived by freight yesterday for
the Carper Railway Engine Company.
Langhorne's mills arc doing q rush
ing business, and have more orders than
they can fill. Saturday they shipped
several carloads Of their celebrated X
flo ur to the Elkhorn extension.
Frank Minor, white, and Simon
Smith, colored, were before the mayor
yesterday for violating section 10, town
ordinances, in the last furnace scrimage.
The former was fined $3.50 and the
latter $50. His honor was evidently
in doubt as to who was the transgressor
and gave the town the benefit OF the
doubt by fning both.
Mayor Evans and wife, of Roanoke,
drove over to Salem Saturday after
noon.
Revs. J. G. Holiday and j. NJ. Har-
lowe returned from the General Associ-
alton Saturday.
Eggs are retailing in Salem at 80
cents per dozen; no egg nog at Christ
mas at this rate.
The first number of tho Salem Satur-
day Sun made its appearance yesterday
just before sunlown. 1t is o bright lit
tie weekly folio edited by Mr.. Edward
Jeter, with Mr.. T. A. johnson as bust.
ness manager, and has brilliant flu
ture before 1t.
Mr.. Julian Carroll has moved into the
Simmons house on College avenue, re-
Gently occupied by Mr. w. r. Barks-
dale, who having built himself pretty
home on Illinois avenue. has gone to
live there.
d. q. Armstrong received letter yes
terday from Bahia. Brazil, from his son,
Rev. d. e.. Armstrong, Jr in which he
stated that he and h u wife at that writ
ing October III were we'll, and ex-
pected to reach Campinas, their destina-
tiOn, in ten days
AT the College Y. NJ. C. A. Convon.
ton. now in session at the University
OF Virginia, Roanoke College is repre-
scented by Rev. c. A. Miller and Messrs.
Woods, Franz McCauley. Greever,
Hiltman, Craig, Shuey, Pendleton and
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-15
TWO BOYS FIGHT.
Eddie Taylor Gets the Worst OF a Tussel
With James Pitzer

Eddie Taylor. q young man employed
at the American Preserves COMPANY
and who boards with his uncle, Captain
L. Il. rillett. was badly beaten yester-
day by James Pitzer, who works for Mr..
4. j. Eckloff. The affair was witnessed
by DR.. Canaday, M. c. Morris, j. Crane
and others.
Young Taylor says he was coming up
the street and Younger brother Of
Pitzer's attempted to ride over him. He
said something to him when James took
the matter up, and three of the Pitzer
boys were on him, throwing stones, and
finally beat him in q merciless manner.
:, Pitzer does not deny that he whipped
Taylor, and says that he would do so
again: He called his little brother
som'' hard name, and treated him badly.
He denies striking him with a rock.
but says he used his fists quite freely.
Taylor was badly cut about the nose
and mouth, and his clothes were torn
The mayor will probably investigate
the matter Monday morning.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-15
Cooling Eggs Without rirc.

A new method of boiling eggs with
out either fire or hot water, has been
invented by Frcnchman. I'm Il little
iron vessel of some kind" reads the re-
cipc, put your egg or eggs with n
small piece of quicklimc. By means of
n stout string lower this into the bot
tom of pit. Two minutes later pull it
up and you will discover your eggs to
be cooked to q turn"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-15
SALEM
A SOCIAL EVENT.
"A Lemon Party Given at Prof.
Smiths.
ROANOKE TIMES BUREAU,
HoRNER BUILDING,
a, w. No,

SALEM, A. NON. II.
One of the most enjoyable social
events which has occurred in Salem
lately was o lemon party given by Prof.
w. A. Smith and wife Friday night to
the North Carolina students of Roanoke
College and their friends. The chief fea-
ture Of lemon party is the placing OF
q quantity of lemon seeds in vessel,
and allowing those present to guess the
number contained therein.
Quite number of young ladies were
present, among them being the Misses
McCommon, Moon, Martin, Palmer,
Tompkins and Burdette. In addition
to the North Carolina students were
Professors Morehead and McRenalds
and the boarders at Prof. Smiths.
Four prizes were given as follows;
One for the best guess made by lady,
consisting of pretty necklace, to MISS
Roberta Martin, Prof. Morehead making
the presentation.
For the best guess made by man,
Mr.. McCollum received watch fob,
which Miss Bessie Moon handed him
with pleasant speech.
Miss Edna Uncommon, in awarding
the BOBBY Prize of highly decorated
soled him in few words of pleasantly.
Then Prof. Smith presented Miss
Bessie Tompkins with a movable man
nikin for her BOBBY prize, and in his ad-
dress solemly affirmed that the Moon"
was made for a companion.
Refreshments were served, followed
by vocal and instrumental music and q
most delightful evening spent by all
<,,,.,, Nn...
The will be services held at the
different churches in Salem to-day as
follows:
At the Episcopal Church Rev. w. G..
Hubbard will conduct services at II a..
m. and z p. m.
At the Lutheran Church, owing to
the absence of Rev. c. A. Miller at the
College Y. M. G. A. convention at
Charlottesville, Professor Fox will
preach at II q. m.
At the Baptist Church Rev. j. S.
Holiday, superintendent of the orphan
age, will occupy the pulpit morning
and night at the usual hours. Rev. DR..
Tyree has not yet returned from the
General Association, and will probably
peach at Hampton to-day.
At the Disciples Church Rev. u. p.
Richardson, of Radford, will preach at
baptise number of converts at 2:30
p. m.
At the Presby terian Chuch Rev. ]. r..
Bridges will hold services at IL a. m.
and p. m.
At the Presbyterian Chapel at $3.50 E.
m. the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton will meet and the subject will be
what is Truth?" leader, Mr.. j. Ii.
Campbell.
At the Seventh Street Methodist
Chapel the protracted meeting will be
confined at p. m. by Rev. Joseph
Stras. Regular Sunday-school at this
chapel at $3.50 p. m.
At the Methodist Church Rev. j. S.
Hutchinson will preach at II a. m. and
Up. m. The night service will be the
first OF the week of prayer recommended
by the recent Ecumenical Council, and
will he confined nightly at p. m. with
the following leaders: Monday, A. b.
Pugh; Tuesday, f. ii. Chalmers; We'd
nesday, Rev. DR.. Whissner; Thursday,
A. G. Pendleton; Friday, L. A. Parker.
The usual Sunday evening meetings
of the Christian Endeavor Society will
be held at 6:15 D. M at the Presbyterian
Churches
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M ANTED-A BOY TO DELIVER
Wv THE TINES in Salem. Apply to
j ERNEST WALKER, HorDer build
iDg. Salem. novi5-tf.
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Smoke "Niciselby."
FoR sale by A. Canfarotta, Salem, Va.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-23
CLOSING EXERCISES.
Commencement Ceremonies at the Va
aus Schools.

Commencement Ceremonies at the Vari-
Schools.
The graduating exercises of the Califor-
MIA kindergarten Training School, class of
81, will be held in Odd Fellows Hall on
Monday evening. the 25th inst, which will
be the eleventh anniversary of the school.
The handiwork of the class relating 20
FroebePs occupations will be on exhibition
in an adjoining department, both before and
after the exercises.
The grades below the eighth of the Pa
cfc Heights School, jackson street, near
Fillmore, will hold their closing exercises
jointly at 80 o'clock on Tuesday after
noon, the Goth inst, the pupils of the eighth
grade meeting their friends at the same
hour and place On Wednesday.
Tuesday, May Goth, at o'clock in the
afternoon, is the date and hour chosen by
st. VincenFs Schoo! for its closing cere-
monies at the hall of the school on Mission
street. On the following day, commencing
at / 80 O'clock, St Patrick's School will &C.
cupy the hall of St Vincents School for a
similar purpose.
The graduating exercises of the class of
81, Commercial School. will be held in Odd
Fellows Hall on Tuesday evening. the Goth.
commencing at O'clock.
The commencement exercises of the Col
lege of NOtre Dame have been set for 9
O'Clock on the afternoon of Monday, 1st
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-23
AN OLD-TIME MERCHANT.
How He Helped a Nevada Man Who Had
Been Burned Out.

How He Helped a Nevada Man Who Had
Been Burned Out
The recent death in Nevada City of John
c. Abbott, at one time prominent business
man in that city, was announced by the
Transcript, and in an obituary notice that
journal prints the following, which shows
the kind Of man one of San Francisco's
merchants was in the early days In 1854,
in company with Thomas Edwards Abbott
engaged in the furniture business and
opened out on a large scale. When the
great fire occurred which destroyed the town
Mr.. Abbott lost his entire stock and build
ing, costing him over $4,000, which was
all he possessed in the world. The morning
after the fire he had nothing left but his
shabby working clothes that be had on his
back. He was Indebted TO j. Clark Of San
Francisco IN the sum Of Sl400. a few days
after the fire he went to San Francisco 10
confer with him as TO his future course.
On the morning after his arrival there he
started for Nj. Clark's place of business,
but before Re reached there he met that
gentleman. Mr. Clark asked him how
much he had left and the reply was Not
dollar"
'.AIl right" said Mr.. Clark, 'come with
NE"
The two went to clothing establishment.
Mr. Clark stating that be would not allow a
CuStUueI Ol LIS 70 At 30 SudUDlly uIeSStu
when he was not to blame for it. Mr..
CLARK ordered a complete outfit for him, and
Mr.. Abbott often remarked that it was the
best stock of wearing apparel, embracing
everyth that a man could wish for, that
he had ever owned. As soon as the goods
had been selected they were put up in a
large valise and Mr.. Clark paid the bill.
The two men then went to bath-hOuse and
barber-shop aud Mr.. Clark's injunctions
were: "MT. Abbott, skin pOurseH of every
thing you have on, throw the old clothes
away, take good bath, get shaved, fix up
generally, then come TO my store and we
will attend to business"
Mr.. Abbott ooeyed the orders. Wien he
went into the store he said, 'Mr. Clark,
what shall do about paying you and start
ing business again"
That's all right, my boy" was the reply,
'tbe Sl400 you owe me is settled in full and
placed Oh the less side of my accounts. You
do not owe me a centnow. just as soon as
1 received the news of your loss by fire /
shipped you aelittie over $4,000 worth of
goods"
Mr.. Abbott returned to Nevada City. built
a tYo-story brick building on his lot and re-
sumed the furniture business wholly On the
funds furnished by Mr. Clark
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-23
OAKLAND HIGH SCHOOL.
Graduation Exercises of the Glass of %
ESSAYS and Music.

Graduation Exercises Of the Glass of 81.
Essays and Music.
The graduating exercises of the Oakland
High School Class of 81 were held last
evening in the First Congregational Church,
Oakland, a great number of the relatives
and friends OF the students being present.
The church had been handsomely decor
ated for the occasion. The motto of the
class, Ut Labor. Sic Manus," in letters of
evergreen, was conspicuous at the back of
the platform, as were also the class colors,
pink and gray.
During the three years existence of this
class the school has been twice burned TO
the ground and the students forced to put
up with cramped quarters in the synagogue
until new building was erected. NOtWith-
standing their being driven about as to
shelter, loss of textbooks and apparatus,
the students last evening acquitted them
selves most creditably.
The following programme, under the d.
TeCtlOn of Superintendent j. McClymondS,
was successfully carried out:
March Edward HOlSO, Gertrude Allen; essay,
Progress" Louise Hawkins; essay. THE High
est Education OF Women" Grace Wilson; essay,
" Seventeen and seventy" Vida RedngtOn;
piano Solo (seected), Hida Newman; essay,
why ! Go 10 School," Charles n. LathroD; es-
say, Wonders OF Nature" May ApplegaTtb; es-
say, GOSSIP About the Word Family" Carrie
Reed boat song (COwen). senior double quartet;
essay, manual Training" Alice Young; poem,
Athena" Waiter h. Graves; chorus from the
Bob milan girl" and "PeaSautTy'' chorus from
Faust" High School Glee CLUB; essay, silence
Is Golden" Katharine Lynch; Glass History"
Bessie Peuniman; vocal solo, Z" The MOunte-
banks Song" aud " The Vocal Cat" Shirley
Baker; discussion, Did Hamilton or Jefferson
DO More TO Establish Our Government on Per-
manent Basis?" Katharine FELTON, and w. II. Cor.
rili; Come Away" (Whitel, senior double quartet;
announcement OF graduates, superintendent Nc.
ClymOuds; presentation OF diplomas by HI. I.
chorus. bridal march from "Lonengrin," High
School Glee Club.
The names of the graduates are as fol-
lows:
Gertrude Allen, May Applegarth, Shirley
Baker Mary c. Bentley. Gerret A. BigelOw,
Mary B0rland. Bertha L. Bradley, Paul A.
BrZaTd, Harry Brunn, George W. Bunnell Jr.
Edith ). ByXbee, Clyde ). Carrigan, Alice NJ.
Dunn. Maybell EiZy, Daisie (. Farr Katherine
c. FELTON,, W. II. GOrr Oscar GOwmg W. Ii.
Graves, Alice NJ Gnndiey, Roy I. Guppy,
Louise J. Hawkins, E. r. Highly, Gertrude
NJ. Hiscox q. ). Hoffman, Ross b. HOH-
man, c. X. HOitGn, L. o. johnson,
LANCE, c. n. Lathrop, Katherine Lynch +. C..
Lyon, Kate NJ. Martin, Hllda Newman, Maude
L. North, A. W. North, Harriet l.. Nye, Mary
Oiney, katherine l.. Owen, Bessie NJ. Penniman,
Vida RedIngtOn. Carrie 7. Reed. Eva ROseberry,
Mabel NJ. Rutherford. w. T. SatIerwEite, A. +.
SchuSteT, Cecil H. Smith, sadie a. Smith, Grace
Sutton. COraRL. Swales, Aigie NJ. TenBie, +. T.
Thurs on, Alice q. Trip, Gertrude NJ. Werner,
Grace d. Wilson, Alice {. Young.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-23
BY STIPULATION.
How San Francisco Lawyers Try to Run
San Jose Courts.

How San Francisco Lawyers Try to Run
San Jose Courts.
During the session Of Department 1 of the
Superior Court this morning, says the San
Jose Herald of yesterday evening, Judge
Lorigan presiding, and matters in probate
being heard, San Francisco attorney was
given permission to address the court. He
informed the court that by stipulation with
the attorney on the other side, who wa
present. to-day had been set as the time for
presenting the merits of two motions in a
certain case. and therefore asked the court
to take them up after the disposal of the
probate calendar.
The Judge had been facing a witness tes-
tifying at his side, and at the conclusion of
the attorneys remarks squared himself
around in the chair, placed his linked fingers
on the desk, took on a peculiar smile, and
addressed the attorney:
at seems that a practice has sprung up In
San Francisco among attorneys to set, by
stipulation, matters for the courts to de-
termine at their pleasure and without con-
sultation with the court
II am much pleased to see the respective
counsel in this matter before me now, and
on Monday the Clerk of this court will have
the extreme pleasure of continuing this mat
ter on the calendar, until the following
week, when you may be present, and at
which time the court will be pleased to hear
you"
The San Francisco attorney wilted. while
the remainder of the bar took on quiet
smile and the Judge returned to the cOnsid-
Grafton of probate matters.
Probably attorneys will learn from this
that the court is entitled 10 take part in the
matter of setting the time for hearing and
determining motions under It's Jurisdiction.