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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-09-03
To Dlspei Colds.

Headaches aud Fevers. TO cleanse tho
system effectuslly, yet gently, when cos
tive or bilious, or when the blood isim
pure or sluggish to permanently cure
hsbitusl constipation, to AWAKEN the KID
neys and liver to healthy activity,
without irritating or weakening them
use Syrup Of Figs. hee
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-09-03
In Danger of Lyueains.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug 2e.4The riot.
ing miuers an srfsr al Clinton were bound
ltn the criminal oouFt-tosawait5the.s session
of tie COD c66ft. e. Some were allowed 10 give
bonds for .beir appearance. SBud''
Lindsey gave a bond and was put on The
train for Knoxville. Wmie enr0ute some
soldiers took hm from the train and held
him a prisoner .si:h threats of Jynciine.
General Carnes sent guard to hissrelief,
and the latest reports are he wiilibe pro-
tected. .,S4 IN
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-09-03

defense. 1t is impossible to learn the
cause that led up to the tragedy, as the
prisoner has decided to say nothing until
required to do so by the proper authority.
The sympathy of the people here is with
the prisoner, who is well-known and
respected.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-09-03
The Cholrra iu t,cotlaud.

J, LONDON, Aug 27.-The st. James &C.
sette says two cases Of Asiatic cholera
have occurred at Glasgow. The patients
were q man and woman, who we're emf
grants on their way from Hamburg to
the Uaited States The sutbori,ies OF
Glasgow are taking ali precautions to
prevent the disease spreading.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-09-03

Ice cream. cream sodas and soda water
every dag Ct Columbia Candy Factory.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-09-03
National Reserve to be Made Of MT.
Hood.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 90 1T is
expected the president will. soon after his
return to Washington, take actlon upon
the memorial and petition of Oregon cIti
zens asking that q national reserve of
Mount Hood and q few adjoining town
ships be made. This reservation can be
made under section "a of the last general
land law, which was passed during the
5lst congress, and provided that the pres
ident might make forest reservations
when In his discretion it seemed best for
the public good. If the people of Oregon
desire Mount Hood and the adjoining
lands to be made into nationsl reserve,
and settlers prevented from coming upon
any portion of these grounds. 1t can be
done by an executive order. In times
past nearly all of these forest reclamation
proclamatious by the president, setting
apart certain lands under this forest re-
serve law, have caused great deal OF
trouble. People living in the vicinity OF
these lands. or desiring to take up por-
tion of the land proposed to be reserved,
generally make complaints, these COM
plants being filed with the commissioner
of the general land Office It has been
the case in nearly every instance where
reservations have been made. and in sew
eral states the fight is still going on as to
whether these park reservations should
be made or not. sax5s sss
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-09-03
Brothers Caught Taking wheat.

HILLsBoRo, Aug 27-Tpe greatest ex-
cltement was created ID what is known
as the Cornelius PLAIN. north of this
place, last night. For some weeks past
farmers have been losing large quantities
of wheat and other stuff, taken from the
fields and granarles, and strict watch
has been kept to catch the thieves. Last
night some persons, supposed to be the
Pomeroy boys. Dwight and Walter, of
ScsDpoose, drove to the Bagley farm and
loaded wagon with wheat. They were
then surrounded by the watchers. and On
attempting to capture them several shots
were fired on both sides without effect.
The thieves managed TO get away and
drove furiously toward Portland, pursued
bv dozen infuriated farmers. The
thieves got good start. Jesse Cornelius
followed close after them, but he com
pletely lost them at West Union. While
1prowling around, however, in the timber,
he ran across an old slaughter house,
completely hidden in the thick timber.
On making an investigation, be found
stored in this house 100 sacks OF wheat
and other produce. and noriced every
evidence that large number of domestic
animals had lately been slaughtered there
After this, u sheriff, armed with war
rant, succeeded in arr. sting Dwight Pom
eroy, add; brought him to town. He
found him near West Union, at his
brothers house. Great excitement pre-
walls, and Ethere is much stisfaction
among the farmers over the arrest.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-15
a COMlCAL BIRD.
The Grotesque Pelican with It's Hin,
Asthmatic Whisner.

The Grotesque Pelican with It's Huskv
Asthmatic Whisper.
-Four or five mangrove trees in the
vicinity of Bird Key were occupied by
colony of brown pelicans. The nests
were simple mass of refuse, twirs
and seawccd, and the fiotsam and the
jetsam OF the ocean. upon which were
perched two large blood eggs.
~ young pelican may be considered one
OF the comical things in nature gro
tcsque, -proportioned animal, a modi-
fled do-do. and like that famous bird, of
which an old writer said it was .'as re-
markablc to the eye as to the stom-
ach." The voice of the pelican but adds
to it's absurdity. being husky asthmat-
ic whisper, writes a correspondent.
This patient bird, with its solemn.
dccorous hearing is victim of the
laughing gull. The laughing gull, be-
ing lazy and heavy, labors at a disad-
vantage i'll fishing, so prefers to borrow
from its companion, the pelican. The
operation, which have often observed
as we'll as its sequel with the frigatc
bird, is as follows: The pelican flies
along at a distance of about twenty
~N>S ~'C'A- SH> 'otS OCCASIONALLY pre-
cipitating itself upon n school of small
fry, that, not being able to see an oh.
ject directly overhead. often become
victims. and are captured by the long
bill and pouch. Having caught the sar
dimes, the pelican rights itself, and for
second floats serencly upon the sur
face, wagging its diminutive tail in sat
isfaction. To swallow the game il
losses its beall upward. which throws
the fish from the pouch between the
bills, the next movement being to swal
low.
But here the laughing gull becomes a
party to the performance. Ichas been
Il watchful follower for some time and
now alights upon the pclican's head. or
sometimes it's back, the pelican utter
ing no protest and apparently not OBJ,
jecting in the least. AS the temptinp
morscl is tossed by the pelican the gull
leans forward deity plucls it from the
long BILL and either coolly swallows it
then and there, while standing upon the
broad back of the victim or flies avav
with the stolen fish, utterirg the vic
torious "ha, ha," that may attract the
attention Of the frigate bird, which in
turn. proceeds to rob the pull.-San
Francisco Chronicle.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-15
"vyhIstle Jackets" Picture.

The following incident is related in
connection with one of the famous
Wentworth Woodhouse collection.
The picture is of race-horse named
whistle Jacket" and the curious thing
about it is that it has no background.
When the picture of the horse was
nearly finished it was suggested That
portrait of George ~. should
be placed in the saddle, and
that landscape be added; but before
this was done whistle jacket was
brought to be compared with his pic
ture, and, to cvcryone's establishment.
attacked it so savagcly that it was near
ly destroyed. This incident was thought
SO curious that the picture was hung as
it was. without background or King
George. llarper's Young People.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-15
county Cri,ninal EXPENSES.

Alta meeting of the board of super
visors OF Roanoke county held in the
treasurer's Office this morning the fol-
lowing resolution was passed:
Resolved by the board of supervisors
of Roanoke county, That in the event
the present legislature of Virginia shall
enact q law requiring the counties and
cities of the State to pay their own
criminal expenses, that there be a pro-
vision incorporated in said law to the
effect that the towns situated in said
counties which are exempt from paying
any portion of the county tax be re-
quired to pay their portion of the Grim
inal expenses of said county.
And in the event such a provision
shall not be incorporated in said law
that the legislature of Virginia be, and
tho same is hereby, memoralized to so
amend the charter OF the town of Salem
as to require said town TO pay its pro-
portion of said criminal expenses. tits
ordered that the commemorative at
torney and county treasurer are APP
pointed to ascertain and collect the
amount due from the town of Salem fer
the years 1890 and 1891 upon the county
debt, upon the terms as provided for in
tho charter of said town, adopted Felru-
airy Is. 1890. This entertainment may
DO made in connection with the authori-
ties of said town.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-15
a wATcH-THRow,Na wAeEK.
Story of u Dispute Between Two Cor
Baronp.

Story OF Dispute Between Two Cor
BaronS.
One of the stories of the rapid rise
and decline of the cow baron owes au-
thorship to Col. Jim Britton. In the
days when Texas had railroad Gem
missionership with only ornamental
functions Col. Britton was appointed TO
fill it, He discovered the lack of law
to make the office in any way cflicicn;
and sent in his resignation, saving that
he did not care to draw salary for
doing nothing. There is not another
instance of this kind of conscientious
ness i'll the latter years of pie-catng in
Texas. But while he was commissioner
Col Britton went out to Abilene The
time was the flush period Of the cattle.
men. Millionaires were thick. At
one of the Exchanges" of Ali
lene Col. Hritton was witness
to controversy between two of
the new millionaires. These cattle
bnrons had just returned from their
first trips to New York, where they
had gone to get rid of some of the cum
bersomc profits and to have royal
time.
Jim" said Jake, that's a pretty
fine watch you've got there"
Yes" replied Jim. II got the ticker
of fellow in New York. reckon il is
the finest in Abilene"
We'll" continued Jake, drawing one
from his pocket, ''herc's better one"
Reckon not" said Jim. .What'd
yours cost?"
paid three hundred and twenty-five
dollars for her said Jake. What'd vou
give for yours?'
Cost me three hundred and ffty
dollars" answered Jim, with trium-
plant grin.
Jake was blue over the discovery that
he didn't own the costlicst watch in
Abilene. He stood, holding the now
dcspiscd thermometer in his hand aud
looking at it. Bracing up after few
moments he said; There amt much
difference between EN-. But I'll bet |
can throw mine further than YOU can
yours
Everybody laughed and looked Mt
Jim. The latter was not to be bluffcd.
Quick as flash he replied: .'I'll lust
go you one on that"
The crowd went ont into the rocky
street. A scratch was drawn. IT was
agreed that the man who threw his
watch furthest should have what was
left of both watches. They threw, and
the fellow who won led the way back
into the Exchange and setup the drinks
"a few months afterward.' said Col
Britton, concluding the narrative. AZ
was back in Abilene. saw Jake and
Jim. Each had n Waterbury, and when
he pulled it out of his pocket he held
it in both hands for fear it would drop
on the floor and get hurt. st. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-15
HEREDITARY HOMES.
Few People Living in the Houses in Which
They Were Born.

Few People Living in the Houses i'm Which
They Were Born.
If one runs over the list of the per-
sons known to him he finds very few of
more than forty years old living in the
houses in which they were born. OF
the twenty houses built more than fifty
years ago nearest my own, only one is
lived i'll by the family by which it was
originally occupied, while most of the
others have had numerous successive
owners or tenants. OF my own friends
near my own age there are but two or
three anywhere who live in houses
which their fathers occupied before
them. This lack of hereditary homes
homes of one family for more than one
gcneration-is a novel and significant
feature of American society. In it's
effect on the disposition of the people
and on the quality of our civilization it
has not received the attention it de-
serves.
The conditions which have brought
about this state of things are obvious.
The spirit of equality and the practices,
especially in regard to the distribution
of property. that have resulted from it.:
the general change i'll the standards of
living arising from the enormous dcvcl-
opment of the natural resources of the
country, and the consequent uncx-
amplcd diffusion of wealth and mate
rial comforts the rapid settlement of
our immense territory, and the aston
ishing growth of our old as well as of
our new cities, have been unfavorable
to the existence of the hereditary
home.
There is scarcely town in the long
settled parts of the northern states
from which Il considerable portion of
its people has not gone out in the course
OF the past fifty years to seek residence
elsewhere. Attachment to the native
soil, affection for the home of ones
youth, the claims of kindred, the bonds
OF social duty. have not proved strong
enough TO resist the allurements Of
hope, the fair promise of bcttcrinp
fortune. and the love of adventures
The increasing ease and the vast OK :
tension of means of communication be-
tween distant parts of the country have
promoted the movement of the DoDula
tion.-Prof. Charles Eliot Norton, in
Scrbncrs.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-15
THE MULE WAS STRUCK.
Rot with the Pecuiiarlties of tho Engine,
But by the Convent cher

Rot with the Pecuiiarlties OF tho Engine
sut by the Cowcatcher-
About mile from Calera, Ala, we
came to place where tho railroad
track crossed the public highway, and
STUCK on the track was Il mule hitchcd
to riclcty old wagon loaded with
wood. The front wheels had stopped
at the rail. and the mule was fair across
the metals. lie stood there with his
head down and his ears lazily work.
ing and lying on the grass near by was
an old negro man smoking pipe.
whats the mattcr?" l asked, as we
drew up.
dat mcwl has done gigged back"
he replied.
"Do you mean lie won't pull his load
over the track"
''Iactly, sah-zactly. lie kin do it
If he wants ter, but he jest won't
He's dc obstinatest critter in dis hull
staff"
One of our party got down and took
the animal by the bit and tried to start
him up, but he hung back until he al
most sat down.
1T hain't no use tryin'," said the
owner rs he came forward Hes one
of dem breed of nevis who gifts sot
once in awhile. an when dat fit strike S
him he's bound to stay right dar."
'Bnt if you don't get him off he'll be
struck by n train"
Cant help it, sab. He's dun bin
wantin' to see dat train for long time,
an now re gwinc to let him.
We were going to seize the wagon
and boost the whole outfit over. but
the colonel said if the .'niggcr" didn't
care it was no funeral of ours. We
heard train coming aud got back out
of the way. and the negro waved his
hand and shouted to the mule:
Peel dat eye of yours now an see
dem kivered kyars, You've dun bin
crazy to git nigh dat bullgine an see if
1t was alive. an yo'll soon know all
about it,
1T was heavy freight train coming
on down grade. The engineer footed
as he rounded the curve, but the mule
never raised his head. Instead of try
ing to stop more steam was put on, and
next moment that mule went twenty
feet high, while ii rained wagon wheels
and pine knots all over the township
AS the train passed on we found the
mule in the bushes thirty feet from the
track. lie was all there, but dead rs a
door-nail. The negro came slowly up,
took long look, and then ahooll his fist
at the dead animal and said:
II dun tole yo' dat bullgine was alive,
but yo' wouldn't believe it. 1 hope yo'
feel better now. Yo' has went an got
yourself killed off, de wagon busted up.
an left me to go to de porehouse, an
mebbc dc next mewl / has will hcv
some sense in his hcad.'-M. Quad, in
y. y. World
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-15
a npIck-NIe-I1D

Did you ever try water as a piclk-me.
up after days outing or shopping,
when you know you are tired, hot and
frowsy. and that when some one comes
home to dinner for whose praise you
care he will find you looking your
homeliest: Pour ice-cold cwatcr over
your wrists, battle them in it until Won
begin to feel cool. and then stop or
you may get a chill by lowering the
temperature of the body too much.
Wiring cloth out of boiling-hot water
and lie down for five minutes, or ten IL
you can get it, with the cloth spread
over your burning face and tired ewes.
You will be surprised to see how the
tired lines will fade out. and how
brightly the dull eyes will shine. -
Christian Union.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-15
I LEM
THE BELL RANG,
And Thief James Erby Was
Captured.
ROANOKE TIMES BUREAU,
BILLIARD g. PERsINGER BLDG,
CaIvN VA Ian. Ia.


w. Price and w. S. Johnston, two OF
the clerks of the furnace commissary'
who slept in the store house at night,
were awakened about 2 a. IN. Thursday
by the bell of the money drawer being
rung. Hastily dressing, they went over
to Mr.. DurgaD, neighbor, who re-
turned with them to the store. Johnston
and Durgan then kept watch fore and
aft of the store, whilst Price ran over
on Boulevard Hill and awoke Mr.. Mat
thews, one of the proprietors OF tho
commissary.
AS soon as he got to the store he sent
to the furnace for some men, and then,
after skillful accommodating, the store
was opened, and with drawn pistols the
party ad V anced on the robber of the till.
After some search an ugly black negro
was found hidden in meal bin under
the stairs twas James Erby, formerly
OF South Boston, but latterly hand at
the furnace. He was secured and taken
up town, where Sergeant Frier was
awakened and Erby placed in Jail. At
10 n. m. he was taken before Magistrate
Weber, who, after hearing all the evil
dence, remanded him to Jail to await the
action Of the grand jury.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-15
Fire in Lynchb,irc.

LYEcHBURa, Jan. 14.-TSpeciall-A
very destructive fire occurred about 8
o'clock yesterday afternoon at the
stables of Messrs. Ford and Hughes,
contractors. on Floyd street near
Twelfth, which resulted in consuming
the stables. together with eleven fine
mules and eight horses, including Mr..
Ford's riding horse, fifty barrels Of corn,
a car load of baled hay, all of their
wagon and cart harness. among which
was sixteen sets of double wagon har.
ness, picks, shovels and other tools.
The cause Of tho fire is surrounded in
mystery and is a subject of conjecture,
either that one of the hands went in the
stable with lighted cigar or pipe at the
dinner hour, or that it was the work of
an inceudisry.
Mr.. Ford estimates the loss at fullv
5000. on which there was no insurance.
The animals consumed were the most
valuable the firm owned, MANY of the
mules having cost SITS TO 5000 each.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-15
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

The reader for u London magazine
says that as u result of nine weeks
reading he accepted just twenty-three
out of 1,227 poems offered to the maya
zine for publication.
The late head of the wcll-lSnown
publishing house of Tauchnitz, who
died few years ago, is to have me-
mortal erected in his honor ut Leipzig,
the cost of which will be betrayed by
the citizens.
Vice President Morton is loved in
Washington for his calm temper and
him when he first heard of the accident
to the Shoreham says that his first
question was: us anybody hurt?"
Mrs. Fannie Fall1cnburg, who ccle-
brated her one hundredth birthday in
New York few days ago, is a native
of Germany, and can perfectly recall
seeing Napoleon at the head OF his
troops, on black charger, Mt the time
he invaded Germany.
Frank Stockton claims to work
with deliberatiou which would hard
ly prove financially profitable to writer's
less known. He dictates to u stenor-
raphcr, and sometimes, he says, he
waits an hour for the right word In
this way he turns out about u thousand
words Il day.
The late countess of Chambrun,
who was one of the few surviving
great ladies of the French empire. had
an inspiration to be poetcss. She
wrote plays, also, in blank verse, rand
used to send them regularly to the
Coincide Franchise. but none of them
was ever accepted.
A queer sight to be seen almost any
day upon the streets of Danville. Ind.
is that of Johnny Craig, the largest
man i'll the world, wheeling along his
six months old baby in an ordinary
baby carriage. Craig weighs SOB pounds.
while young Master Craig, Jr.. is not
above the average siX-months-old child.
One of Prince Albert's wedding
gifts To his bride attracted much attcn-
ton. 1t consisted of an entire railroad
train of sleeping cars, boudoir, saloon
and dining cars, eight carriages in all,
gorgeously appointed in every detail.
Indeed, it is regarded as the finest pri-
vate or royal railroad train in the world.
The crown princess of Denmark,
only daughter Of the late King Charles
Nv. of Sweden. is n superb woman.
Her wit and intelligence have won for
her the friendship of many brilliant
men. while her striking beauty is the
admiration of Denmark She and the
queen of Portugal are the tallcst two
princcsscs i'll Europe.
Mrs. f. d. f. n. Southworth, who
has written hundred novels, has been
made an honorary member of the
Womcn's National Press association.
Mrs. Southworth and Olive Logan
Skies are the only two women thus
complimcnted. Their industry and en-
tcrprisc the one in the literary, the
other in the journalistic fcld-entitle
them to this honor
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-15
An Impudent Negroes.

An illustration of the supreme i'm
pudence Of worthless black wench
was witnessed yesterday morning at the
corner of Salem avenue and Commerce
street. She ran against Young white
lady, nearly knocking her into the gut
ter, and on tho latter demonstrating in.
solently and profanely retorted, MAYBE
you don't like It," following this rude
speech with several full grown oaths.
She then grabbed up her dirty drapery,
waltzed up Commerce street. half q
block. returned and emptied herself O,
n TRADE against poor white trash
In the meantime the young lady had
proceeded on her way, wondering, per
baps, whore the police were.
Thy our r. r. unbreakablc lamp
chimneys. Andrews. Boone g. En-.
gleby, i22 Salem avenue 9. W.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-15
BREVITIES.

At business meeting of the members
of the Baptist Church neld last Wednes-
day night, a committee consisting of
Rev. j. M. lIarlowe, Rev. G. j. HOLIDAY,
Mesars. j. p. Sadler, James G. Wiley,
and others was appointed to arrange
for special services and the placing of a
tablet in the church at an early day in
memory of the late DR.. Tyree.
Shortly before noon today, two
respectfully dressed strangers held re-
ligious services of preaching and sing
ing in front of the courthouse on Main
street. They did not tarry long, but
after distributing tracts loft on the
dummy for Roanoke, where they left
wagon in which they are travelling
through the South. They are from the
North, belong to no particular denomi
nation and do not take up collec-
ton"
About o'clock this afternoon, as the
dummy was coming into Salem and had
just passed tho residence of D. G.. Arm
strong, the engine jumped the track and
for several yards ran on the ties before
it could be stopped. 1t was late last
night ere it resumed its proper position
on the rails. Fortunately no one was
hurt.
Rev. Mercer Logan, of Wytheville, is
here on visit to his parents.
At directory meeting of the Salem
building and Loan Company Thursday,
it was decided to open up business, and
to issue the stock which has hoen sub
scribed right away. The Office of the
company is in the Improvement build
ing on College avenue. A. M. Bowman
is president; II. j. Shickle, treas
urcr, and R. III. Brown, secretary.