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bet Opsuebe Ore. Grtitelen beitriper
ben iOrunOerli9e Waabe, Buorpaa Mas
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Der 6OrtGain8er ON ioritielise SenOels
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ben al DC tore 8resier, Der anies for De
met iuOoitleoe MaIfiner / 8eroeu, CT
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met, bet err BET iamme, bpao ban netpp
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l RetninB al bppr ben ubormoniite Sup
iommer ira. Den an9ieloenOe 8reSie
itnSes fray % li8eiaa Oct an8iGlpenoe
Stso paa ben iuere Maitine. zen
famine &e9el 9ielber i Mta%itinrummet
Paa en- flor Oceanbamper.
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bsns 3uset iuier irem meo en- 6art Al
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Ro9et er gait paaf9roe ct eler anoei
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mango al benz aloeles ospe for al amber
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Decorah-posten., 1891-12-22
Gn bel Samiiie.

Reu. 8. ". Dunlap, Mount 8ernor, Mlp.,
tiger: Brine Bsru bar an9rebne al Ell Soite
iom 5sIse al Meslinser, min soHe plage.
bes al Soite, iaa bun life tuube iope, mer
eaer minbre paa 8 9lar, us 9eres White
Wine of Tar Syrup turerebe Dem. (9ec.)
Decorah-posten., 1891-12-22

Sioen 1885 bar Der paa 3slauo
life paret besaaet noset Noro isr M
nplis, ba en- Wanb br9bte i'm Gliters
inoe. Solicit er albeles oprsrt ODER
oenne Gambling.
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5000 glacntcr onIfcs.

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Srttimcr. 40 tors Stte3raps& o. AgsHttgB 6titn1Slier
isuoes fst ~ Seats | 3rimurttr. .(Hatn @riartua trans
zee. GsoreSs; skandia Co., BaEttn. Dtnn,
Decorah-posten., 1891-12-22

Cent, ia en- Bmbjertet 9ammel
Dame, iom beisste ct 8linbeinititut,
tent om ale Mennei ter a blinbe.
Sotltet isrselist Spn bet oilbe uare.
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Albert Lea Lutheran High SchooI

beauaOer llncerpt9ntngeu eiier ylgl0Gr ben
ste Sanudr. NGc 3nomCIoeticr bgr lie ina
reit muiig til Z 2 2wenion, 8rMctpat,
1888 Nlbtrt Sea, 4ilua
Decorah-posten., 1891-12-22

Sjelbent >eifab. Gn ing Bi9c,
SrBfen Bern, Ium Dor i Genuesie, ct
uDli9 bleuet gilt paa Ell mprfeltg Maaoe
@u 9tui8 baUOe uoiat ell &rnmie paa IS
aroner for et ung 8ige, Der itre0 Den
beo1te 2libanoiiu9 ont Ell "WtUnitersgGg.
temuno". 6rsten Bern uanot Bre.
mien, % belOes gibanolit9 bleO trDtt
Here 8lnoe, blanot au6et Ogiaa i "Oti1t.
neapOlis Eri6une". Ser t9ite Den rigt
Banter 6remOnt Reeo ben, % ban blet
alocle8 irOtaget al be Nnituelier, ION
uopifleOes i NrtIfelen. tSan lfrep til
ben unge 8ige, men fit isrit intet Guar,
San ltreo paarlD os enonu mere ino'
tr9n8snbe, Os bet anbet Srep blsp be-
Iuaret. Ser ubpitlebe fig en- Brepoer.
ling mslem 8antteren Os ben unss 8ige,
Oerpua siOroe be binanOcns p~erionlise
8etienbtifnb, ps bette fsrte til 9@ste.
fab. 8ielieu fanot Ste6 for fort 3ih
iiben i 8ruoens 9jem.
Decorah-posten., 1891-12-22

Gn 2isbmano / 8riitiania ipilebe
iprleoen often Sort mco Ell 8onbe. Gus
ben paa 2esen blep, at Sonoen plutteoe
8isbmanoen for 500 &roner.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-23

tCaeome out he Will make little COO
ing noise. and when we look at him he
will say: peter want 90 Gomez" but
II we don't want him out he will
90 from side 10 side, opening and
qufvering his wings, saying that over
n number Of times with 'Poor Pc
ter" as if he were most crying. He
can whistle two bars of the Rogue's
March, and as soon as the piano Is
touched he will begin 70 sing Us prettily
ms he knows how. not any tune. but one
OF his own, he lovos music, either play
ing or singing. Mamma Gun do any
thing with him. but he can't bear papa;
he will say: Want TO kiss papa" then
papa will put his face up to the cage
and Peter will bite ut him and then
laugh as hard as he can. Then he says;
WANT to kiss mamma" and will kiss
her as nice as can be. lie can say:
"lIullo," 'Good-morning." Good by. I"
"IIow do you do" "Pcek-a-boo.
"Whcrcs Petc's mammal" mice old
Peter boy" Como, Edna" and "Pop
goes the weasel" lie will walk back
and forth in front of the looking glass
and say: pretty Peter, yes no was. I"
and kiss himself Then we have to
watch him, for In n little while he will
begin to fight himself When he is up
to some mischief sometimes the first we
know of it Is hearing him say: Naughty
Peter" then when we will tell him TO
stop and take him away he will keep
saying: "Pctcr won't" lie Is a very
plain talllcr and every one can under.
stand every word he says--Edna May
Grocsbcck, in Farm and Home.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-23

a closet set apart in the Bu'vse< mau-
sion for that purpose more Su1c czlres
for coughs, colds, influenza. hay fever,
catarrh, toothache, rheumatism, con-
sumption, torpid liver, neuralgia. fatu-
lency, general decline FOLLOW fever.
smallpox. cholera morbus and lneu-
monia than any New York hospital
could uso in month
Mrs Bowser hasn'. seen NIL this stuff
come into the house without protest,
but protests have not been Cd tho beast
avail At the first word OF reproach
Mr. Bowscr would turn on her vithd
Mrs Bowser. how many docaocs and
drug stores are there in This oountrye''
II don't know"
"Of couree you don't "a isn'e your
business to know. I DO know. how
ever, and III tell you that there are over
1000, 900 doctors-onc to about e<ery
thirty of our population just think of
thati There arc also Dearly two mil
lion drug stores. each one supported by
about forty such people as you are."
"Wcll?" she asked
"Well. it must follow that there is
mighty little sense among average PEG
pie to run to a doctor every time any
thing gets out of killer. Think OF the
money thrown awayr'
''Eut nothing ever ais any Of rs bat
headache" she protested
mo; of course not but why not?
Simply because I'm d prudent and far
seeing man l lock the stable before
the horse is stolen In other words,
during the five years we have been
married have saved Us from at least
fifty fits of sickness, each one Of which
would have cost at least fifty dollars in
CASH"
We'll, have you been getting any
thing to-day?" she aslccd "lf SO, you
might as we'll throw 1t ont OF the win
dow, for we don't need it"
Don't need it. Mrs. Bo~ses- don't
need itr' he echoed. as he stood up and
waved paper package aloft "But
we do need it, all OF us need II. need
it bad. Do you know whAk season OF
the year this lisp"
'Of course, it's spring.
"Well. what taxes Place In the
spring?"
Various things"
Eyes, and one of them Ia sort OF
collapse OF the physicut system. We
lose flesh. We are spleeny. We ere
bilious and subject to chills We are
IN just that state to invite fever to
seize upon us, and in nine cases out OF
ten it would be fatal Is i. prudence
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-23

paint Say! rye eaten or drent some.
thing TO poison mel"
tits that decoction, Mn Bowser"
You don't think sor
SIN sure OF 1t"
once,"
"Do nothing OF the kind IL Will only
make expense for nothing. You have
four hundred nnd thirty-twp differcnt
bottles and boxes OF remedies in the
closet Go down md tairc specific for
spring tonic poison"
He half fell ont OF bed, lighted the
nightlamp and he was almost bent
double as lie made his way downstairs.
Mrs. Bozvscr followed him half way,
knowing whot was coming. She beard
him Gathering the bottles around for
tw,o or three minutes, ind then, seem
ing TO hold one In either hand, he NUT
tered:
us this which. or is thar which, OF
which In thunder Is which? It's the
first time ever needed any medicine
in the night, and now can't tell @ cure
for hydrophobia from re.nedyfu fits.
Mrs Bowserro
"Well9"
'Come down here. I'm dyingi Look
this Internal old drug shop over and
find mo something 20 cure these colicky
palms,
"All waat Is the mustard from the
pantry" she said. and In half on hour
she had him 10 bed and asleep again.
Next morning he was rs hlithe as IL
nothing had occurred. but Just before
breakfast, whom she asked him II he'd
forgotten his spring tonic, he turned on
ber with;
Mrs Bo1yser, conscience should have
prevented you from ever mentioning
those words ngaAnr'
"fIowe"
GLOW! Am blind? Can't I put
three and two together and make fvc?r
Explain yourself. Your language is
aInbiguous!"
IL understand all about the ambiQn-
Gus business! You were determined
not TO take that tonic! You also made
mp your mind that II took it it would
be the worse for inc. Any jury In this
land would convict you on the evi.
dcnce."
What cv{dencc9"
Never you mind! Let your CON
science answer for YOU / may feel il
my duty later on In the day to see q
lawyer-sec lawyer. Mrs Dowscr-
and il so shall, of course. be guided by
what he says!"-M. Quad in ". Y.
World.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-23
RAILROADS
n $ 8 : horfo|k:Western R.R
RAILROADS

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT AUGUST s, 1891.
wBsTB0uED, LEAVE ROANOKR DAILY.
100 a. m for Radford, Pulaski, Bristol; also for
Blucncld, PocRhontas, Elkhorn, Clinch VAL
ley Division and Louisville via Norton
ruiihnn slcepcrs to Memphis and New Or
leans.
1910 n. III. for Bristol and intermediate stations.
6:2o y. M. for Kadf0rd, Pulaski, BRISTOL Con
meets at Radford for Bucncld. No eonnec-
lions beyond Blucacld Pullman slceners IN
Momphis via Chattanooga.
NORTH AND IAsTBoUND, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY
ESQ u. III. for Petersburg and Richmond,
l2;5O p. III. for llngcrstOwn. Pullman slecpcrs to
New York via Harrisburg and Phiadelphin
49, y. III. daily for Richmond and Norfolk Pull
man parlor cur to Norfolk.
5W p Ill. for Lynchburg; no connection beyond.
6a0 p. m. for Shcnnndoah; no connection beyond
1l:2' p. III. for Richmond and Norfolk. Pullman
sleeper TO Norfolk and Lynchburg to Rich
mOnd.
11:a0 p. Ill. for lingerstown. Pullman slecpcrs TO
Washington via Shenandoah Junction and TO
New York via Harrisburg.
Clinch Valley Dlvision-Lcaves Dluefcd daily
tU a. III: for Norton, and 1888 y. III. for Nor
ton, Louisville and points on l.. q n. r. X.
via Norton.
North Carolina Division-Leave Pulaski daily
7:15 u. M and 300 p. IN. for lvnnhoc aud Coz
san and 500 q. NJ except Sunday for Berry
Baker.
For oil additional Information apply at ticket
onlce or to w. Is. BEVILL,
General Passenger Agent, Roanoke. Va.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-23

TO tone up the system, or to ha~c a
funeral in the house?"
What have you got thercs'' she
asked. avoiding direct answer to his
question.
Roots, Mrs. Bowscr. rootsl Nature
furnished man all tho medicines needed
when it caused roots to grow in the
same soil lie trcads. Hero Is burtlocls,
sassafras, sarsaparilla, swcctbud, black
berry and two or three other kinds.
each specific in itself, oil combined. a
sure pan;.cca for nearly all the ills h,,-
man flesh is heir to-"
And you are going to cat thcrn--all
OF us must cat thcm?" she anxiously
asked.
wait and see" he replied, with n
po:nposity that quite settled her, and In
due time she saw.
After supper Mr.. Bowscr took pos
session Of the kitchen to make his root
tonic. lie put all the roots in the tea
Kettle, started up good fire, and a.
intervals OF overy five minutes he
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-23

walked ont to cool his face and to say
to Mrs Dowscr:
"poctorsl Drug storcsl Faugh! In
week from nowyou won't know your
selfi"
After couple Of hours Mr.. Bowscr
poured OFF two quartz Of dark liquid
which gavo out an odor similar to TINT
OF ripo cucumber flung against the
sinol<chouse door in August. Being
alone in tho kitchen at the time, nc OF
course toolf down tho roller towel to
strain it through Lie then added to
the liquid half pint Of whisky. an
ounce of cloves, one nutmeg and half q
pound OF sugar, and put the whole in
an old fruit jar
"Therc-thnt's off my mfndr' he said,
as he returned to tho sitting-room.
Tho dose, Mrs Bowsey, will bo one
tablespoonful three times day for you
and half that for the baby"
"If VIC need It"
"If you need III Do You suppose I'd
go to all this trouble If we didn't need
itT I saw tho signs of collapse In your
eyes ten days ago, and may not be in
time to save our child The ignorance
and obstinacy OF some women Is amaz-
ingr'
She was Interested IN book and did
not caro- to pursue the argument fur
ther, and nothing moro was sold about
the tonic until bedtime. Then no went
to tho pantry and took pretty hearty
pull at it, and as he come out wiping OFF
his chin no said:
you can begin tomorrow morning.
LandsI but that Is u tontcl / really
feel year younger for that one dose"
Then you won't need to buy any
othc< kind"
Probably not, but ON the best
judge Of that If you want to collapse
hl1c an old washtub after six weeks of
dry weather thnt's your lookout, but 1
propose to live as long as possible and
to have tho company of our child"
She had her revenge sooner thon
could DO looked for Mr.. Bowser hud
snoacd about ten times when his toes
began to crock And minute later be
wos Glowing around with his legs, and
when HIrs Bowser gave him nudge
to arouse him from q supposed night
marc he sat up In bed and cxclui,nctl
LANDS! bot bow queer feel I'm
numb all ovcrt Mrs Dowsep, orc you
a1|elSeY'
~Yee.-
Well I'm nfrod Pm going to be
awfully sick"
Nonsense. T,hat root tonic fixed you
all right"
II know Il, but I'm getting an esr4ui
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-23
Attacked bya Cat,

colored man, while walking along
Commonwealth avenue Yesterday morn.
lug, was attacked by q cat. The little
animal seemed to be in great rare.
and rufiicd its fur as though dog were
after it. Suddenly it sprung at the
mans throat, but was knocked away.
Nothing dauntcd it made another spring
as though determined to grasp the in
offending man by tho throat or claw
6lim in the face. Again it was knocked
TO the groEnd where it lay for few
moments and then started up again.
The negro jumped in dray which was
being driven along the street. and the
cat even tried to follow him up in the
wagon. Two dogs were following tho
dray, and were urged on the cat, but
would not venture near it, By this
limo Pat Oliver and another colorcd
rnan came along and killed the cat with
stones. Its eyes were green and foam
was standing around its mouth 1t is
very evident that it was mad.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-23
A SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER
Who Assaulted IL Young Lady Fined $50
by the Mayor.

Who Assaulted II Young Lady Fined $50
by the Mayor.
Charles Saunders, a negro man, was
before the mayor yesterday morning on
the charge of being suspicious charac-
ter. officer Greasy, who made the ar
rest, testified that while two Young
ladies were walking in the rear yard Of
their fathers residence on South Frank
Gin street Friday night, one OF them was
suddenly seized by negro She
screamed and her assailant ran or.
The officer being notified OF the cir
cumstances, kept sharp lookout and
half an hour later saw negro sneaking
out OF an alley. On being questioned
he gave fair account of himself, but
was ordered away from that locality.
Not long after the officer saw the same
negro near the house where the negro
was supposed to have assailcd the
young womcn,an promptly arrested him
and carried him to police Headquarters
where. he gave his namo as Charles
Simmons.
Yesterday morning Mayor Evans
Hned him IS.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-23
TWO JOURNEYS.


Der this same rood. this selfsamo trip
They mEde thrco years or so ngo
How time does fly and hurry byi
That was their wedding trip you know.
And then 1t was the worst OF fears
That m atc their Joy not quite secure,
That some might guess from mien OF dress
That they were on their wedding toun
She treated him with cold disdatu;
lie bullied her in brutal way;
She rcId three novels on the trip
lie also read and smoked all dag.
They Quarrcled mildly. snubbod and 67,ccpod
And by these methods they made suro
That none would for o moment think
That they were on their wedding tour.
But now they take tho trip agnin,
Like turtle doves they're side by side,
And try for fun 70 make folk think
That they're new.made groom and trtr1n
They cuddlc close, they bill and COO
He holds her hand in stesdfoss grip;
They think roynl jest Is this
Imaginary wedding trip
Harry B. Smith IN A1drtca
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-23
EDUCATING A PARROT.
Peter II a Very Plain Tnllscr and Just q
Little isit Ati.chicvous.

Peter II a Very Plain Tnller and Just q
L1trlc isit Ni-chicvous.
Wchavc taken great care of our par
rot's education and think him very
smart bird His name is Peter and he
is an Amazon. He has light green
body, and his head Is blue and orunge;
his throat Is orange tingcd with red; his
wings are tipped with scarlet and his
tail is three colors-light green. orange
and red lie can talk, sing. whistle,
laugh and cry. lie was six months old
when we got him and now he is not
quite three years old For food every
morning it has n warm breakfast, either
cracker In water or coffee. or bread
and scaldcd milk; we keep hemp seed
in his cage oil the time. He is very fond
OF ginger cookies, apple, orange, red
peppers and lots of other things lie
has been taught to be MS clean as dog
or cat around the house and Is out OF
his cage most every morning; If be
thinks it Is some after the time for him
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-23

learn long plays and long pieces OF
music. and they nre quick and bright on
the stage and show good taste.
They sing with rich, full tones and
express the spirit of the songs
They act funny plays with great
drollcry. Their plays are not small
pieces written for them; they act the
well-knoSn famous grown-up plays.
Tho Lliputians arc very popular
wherever they go; great crowds always
go to see them play.-Sophic Scissors,
in Our Little Men and Women.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-23
A Prolific Twig.

w. f. Adkins, farmer in the Back
Creek section of Roanoke county
brought to The TINES Office yesterday
an eightinch twig containing fifteen
we'll formed apples. His section is fam
Gus for tho production OF apples. par
trI.niarly the pippen variety, and the
fine.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-23
A Good Iplnn.

IL say, doctor" said the nervous
patient, could you arrange it to send
your bill every two months instead of
monthly?"
why, certainly, what for?'
why. | thought that perhaps l
might In that way skip relapse OK
two. "-WGshington Post
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-23
MIR. BOWSER
The Family Medicine CheetOCe Of
His Many Hobbies.
Another Eecentricity Which Cots Him Into
Troublc--He Again Proposes to SEQ
Lawyer and Do Guided
by HiG Advice,

NE Of Mr. Bow
ser's hobbies is
the family med
icfne chest, and
the quacs who
wants to get his
money has only
to go to him
Will, q spring
tonic, q winter
porous plaster,
n full liver pad
OF a u cEery
day cure for
rhon IN aHSm.
There AFRO OF
this moment in
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-23
ROANOKE & SALEM DUMMY LINE

On and after Monday, February 10th.
1891, trains will be run as follows
WEST. EAST.
Lv. Roanoke. Ar. Salem Lv. Salem. AR. Roanoke
ZOO I'm. 7:30 am. 7:45 am. Sis a. m.
$3.50 a m. 900 am. 3:15 am. 9:45 a. m,
1000 a m. 10. 30 am. 1O:45 a.m.1l:l5 Il. IN.
l1:3O pm 1900 pm. 1915 p. m. 12:45 p. IN.
100 pm. 1870 pm. l:45 pm. 2:l5 p m.
2:30 pm. 800 pm. 3:15 PIN. 3:45 p. IN.
400 pm. 1870 pm. 4:45 pm. Sis p. m.
500 pm 600 pm. CHS PIN. Gas p. m.
700 pm. 1880 pm. 7:45 pm. Sis p. m.
On Sunday same, commencing with
$50 a. m. from Roanoke. ian1-tf
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-23

rical company to
give plays in tho
thenters Of Ger
many n nd the
U n 1t cd States.
They have given
ex b ! b II Ions In
h u n u red 8 of
towns. All who
go to SEQ them
call them good
actors Some Of
these small boz
ings are as young
Il 8 seventeen
and some are rs
oil d O 8 forty.
They call them-
selves Tho Lilt
putians."
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-23

TIE PET OF THE COMPANY. SO 10 a y
dwarfs have not been seen together
since the time when Peter the Great
collected all the dwarfs in Russia and
gave them feast in his palace.
Dwarfs used to be classcd with Grip
pies and idiots and monkeys. They
were thought to have no minds a
dwarf was kept by rich man as a
curiosity, very much as no would keep
an ape or a parrot.
but the Liliputians have shown that
they have strong, healthy minds They
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